17 Jul 1954
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1954
Page
1
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Senator Flanders seeks a Tuesday vote on a resolution condemning Senator McCarthy for his chairmanship conduct in Senate investigations. The push comes as McCarthy faces a staff shakeup showdown and as Knowland blocks public hearings outside Washington. Flanders abandons a purge plan over seniority objections but insists the Senate is to record disfavor with McCarthy’s actions.
Babson at Babson Institute in Wellesley urges business leaders to back education beyond ad campaigns. He cites reluctance of executives to engage on curriculum, delinquency, and part time student work, noting a gap between rhetoric and action despite ads claiming education is the future of business.
W P Schenck of the Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce notified Corry that former resident Lee B Wood now executive editor of the New York World Telegram and Sun has been named a Pennsylvania Ambassador for 1954. Wood, born and educated in Corry, was nominated by the local chamber in May among many across the state. The Corry chamber hopes to host a testimonial dinner during Pennsylvania Week.
Pittsburgh Associated Press reports negotiations will restart Tuesday as Local 249 AFL Teamsters widen a five store walkout. The lengthy strike by the union, now in a second week, follows 11 other AFL locals walking out. The first session in a month was set after a union management conference. In Mount Holly New Jersey a crash claimed two lives when two cars collided head on.
Chestertown Maryland endured a tragic blast sequence at two fireworks and munitions plants with at least 13 dead. Army experts prepared to remove sensitive lead azide while nearby residents faced evacuation if needed. National Guardsmen patrolled, the armory morgue held ten identified remains, and seven more names emerged among the missing amid a mass casualty scene with eight main buildings and twenty two smaller structures destroyed.
Corry Zoning Board of Appeals will hear Hubert Vaughn and Camden Runner on Monday evening to decide if Corry Instrument may use Washington street school for light manufacturing. Petition tests 75 percent area owner support within 200 feet. protesters largely live outside the radius. The firm plans a Bird Clock kit made of wood, promising careful maintenance and no noise, with start of manufacturing before Christmas.
Red teams operate scientific stations on two drifting ice islands north and northwest of the Abssks area, maintaining observatory posts as surveys close today in the polar environment.
French forces recaptured Camp Stalin, 35 miles northeast of Hanoi, reoccupying it after sustaining 5000 before a reported 0. The two columns, supported by tanks, dive bombers, and artillery, advanced north and east out of Phu Lang Thuong and Lue Nam, joining forces to push Communist-led rebels across the Red River Delta.
A car narrowly avoided a crash on Mead avenue at 11 30 pm then collided seconds later. Homer White of 342 Mead avenue said he swerved to miss a reversing car driven by Duane Lindsey of RD 1 Corry. Lindsey fled. officers found his car in the Aero Supply lot with 10 empty beer bottles on the back seat. White, a serviceman, said his leave is over and he will return to camp.
Federal mediator Dr. Lister ruled on key points in the Aero Supply job reevaluation dispute following a lengthy strike. The decision upholds the company's position on some aspects while affirming the union's right to challenge rates, with next steps tied to future contract talks and whether the committee continues its work.
E Martin Barney known for prior visits will present a special film Revolt in Berlin at First Methodist Church tomorrow at 7:30 PM replacing the regular service due to Rev Sturt’s absence. The film portrays life behind the Iron Curtain in Germany. A two million dollar shopping center is planned for Pittsburgh on the Mayer Air field site with 30 to 40 shops and parking for 3 to 500 cars.
Seven American soldiers held 12 days in German custody described brutal pressure from Czech captors. Captain Jack Davis of Raytown Missouri and others testified at a crowded news conference that they were threatened with years in prison if they refused to reveal U S military secrets. They said no physical harm occurred but pressure and threats were used.
Senate and House leaders report quick approval for a broad housing bill after two weeks of talks. The conference panel backed a one year public housing cap of 36 000 units, tighter rules against windfall profits, and a plan to recharter the FNMA with private capital while easing mortgage down payments for both old and new homes.
Three youths crawled from a crashed vehicle after a 1998 coupe left the road and rolled over three times east of Corry. Driver Sharon C. Clayton 17 of 746 Hawk Main Street, and passengers Anthony Cottanzo 18 of Niagara Falls NY and John Ove 22 of same address. Clayton suffered multiple injuries. Cottanzo and Ove escaped with minor shock. The car was a total loss.
Harrisburg report states the rain and cooling from Wednesday night’s violent wind and storm offset crop losses. Dewey Baxter, chief statistician of the Agriculture Department crop reporting service, said the rainfall averaging about one half to one inch came during a drought relief period and did not cause tremendous damage to farmers.
Investigators probed the wreckage of a two story Ambridge business building to determine the cause of a fire that raged for about three hours last night. The unofficial damage exceeded 100000 dollars as firemen from several towns aided Ambridge, with at least three firefighters overcome by smoke and one cut by flying glass.
Harrisburg health officials report 13 polio cases so far, up from 8 on July 16, 1963, but caution against drawing trends this early. Dr William D Bohrack of the Health Conservation department notes August and early September typically bring peak cases and warns against predicting the year’s total.
An 11 month old boy died in Venango County when a four room cottage near Eagle Run exploded after a kerosene stove ignited flames. His mother narrowly escaped, while three other children fled. Fire destroyed the tar paper home as neighbors and firefighters battled the blaze. mother suffered shock and burns. The family had lived there five years.
U S Undersecretary of State Walter Bedell Smith flew into Geneva to strengthen French and British bargaining on Indochina peace as talks stalled over armistice terms. Mendes France and Eden planned meetings with Smith after tense exchanges with Molotov, with deadlock deepening over a Viet Nam partition and control of key ports like Tourane Hue and Hai Phong.
The Red Cross Learn to Swim program reports 124 participants enrolled with classes led by Norman Tarbell. Weather and the recent storm slowed sessions. Senior Life Savers class was canceled one night. Registration runs through July and August at Canadohta Lake waterfront near the hotel side. John Dumant, 68, died after a maintenance car struck him on Youghiogheny Railroad tracks in Jersey.
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