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05 Jun 1954
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1954
Page
1
Incomplete text from a newspaper page appears garbled with stray names and fragments. No clear event, person, or organization is identifiable to form a concrete headline or factual teaser.
A fragmented note describes a campus project proposal with bids and lighting considerations. It mentions union coordination and reserved bids, indicating an upcoming local session to evaluate proposals and allocate funding.
Eisenhower gains Senate Finance Committee backing for the omnibus tax revision with a 9 to 4 vote after hours of debate. The panel preserves dividend relief for stockholders as the largest revenue loss aside from accelerated depreciation. Democratic Sen. George proposes a $20 tax credit as an alternative, which fails 10 to 4. The committee plans to finish drafting by next Monday or Tuesday, aiming for floor action around June 21.
Ferris Middlemast, district manager for the Orange League Federation in Erie, Warren, Crawford and Chautauqua counties since 1949, moves to a similar post in the Watertown area. He will assume charge July 1, with Robert Grindred succeeding him over the four county district led by Corry. Grindred currently supervises Western New York territory from Batavia.
May figures show initial unemployment claims at 185 down from 261 in April while continued claims fell to 1 835 from 2 295. Only 21 new hires were placed and 17 claimants were rejected for jobless benefits for various disqualifiers.
Whoolery 15 suffered serious injuries yesterday after falling from a roller coaster at Kennywood Park. Companion Kovach 14 said the youth fell as the car neared the ground. Park president McSwigan said the boy is alleged to have been standing up.
The FCC orders a public hearing on July 28 to probe Edward Lamb of Erie Pennsylvania a newspaper publisher and owner of WICU and other stations for alleged past Communist associations Lamb denied the charges and sought a court injunction against further FCC inquiry He offered ten thousand dollars for evidence disproving his non Communist affidavits.
French warplanes blew up a Vietminh ammunition dump 26 miles east of Hanoi and bombed rebel troops near the capital. The blast damaged routes 13 and 41 used toward Hanoi from Dien Bien Phu as saboteurs attacked Haiphong area supply lines.
Babson Park Mass. leaders push research showing employers can rely on electronics and automated systems. The push to higher skills warns graduates that routine work fades as missiles and record changers automate tasks. The article notes neutral stance of Nehru and U.S. lead in these shifts. The piece ends mid-sentence.
About 1800 sewer rental bills go out today from the City Treasurer's Office to Corry property owners for the East Smith street treatment plant project. The $18 yearly charge funds operation and debt service totaling 67 448 dollars expected annually. Property owners and tenants can be held liable if bills aren t paid, with notices of initial billing errors and farms and businesses billed separately.
The annual Firemen's Festival in Columbia Townships runs from Tuesday to Saturday at the show grounds near the intersection. A carnival arrives over the weekend and rides open Tuesday evening. A fireworks display is set for Friday night with a parade Thursday evening at 7 30 p.m. Volunteers invite floats entries via Joseph Flecardi or Hollie Upperm. Proceeds aid the Corry Jamestown debt, with a booster prize nightly.
U S and Red China begin negotiations in Geneva to secure release of about 83 Americans held in China. Delegates say talks are exploratory and do not amount to recognition. American envoy Alexis Johnson notes no change in policy.
At the Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corp plant near Charleston about 200 workers were on site when a tank car explosion triggered four more blasts. Dozens were injured and property damage spread within 16 miles as water from the Kanawha River fought the blaze until power and water readied.
Raymond official Tony denied rumors of a large layoff at the First Ward plant. A spokesman said a few personnel changes involved four women, not an across the board firing. Officials cited a 12 mill crew and possible future reductions as a factor in the rumors.
In Tokyo the lower house halted the session after a tense vote for a brief order to a 10 day session. Deputies staged protests outside the presidency as a human wall formed to block the planned upper house meeting.
An AP report says a circus wagon carrying trained horses for King Brow Cheun plunged off a 25 foot embankment two miles west of Oil City Penn after its brakes failed killing seven horses and three men and injuring others. The driver Robert Black of Youngstown jumped free as the trailer toppled. victims later identified as circus workers. Firefighters freed animals for hours before confirming casualties. show en route to Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania and unlikely to perform today.
Mrs Francon Snodgrías of West Bend Street gains custody of two children a boy and a girl under a consent order approved by Judge Samuel Rossiter Attorneys Roger Brown for Mrs Snodgrass and Gerald Mosnell for Robert Snodgrass attendances noted He faced assault and battery charges linked to a rubber hose whipping The order requires 1780 weekly for the first month and 90 weekly thereafter for child support He may visit the children during summer while his attorney seeks to have charges dropped A constable arrested Snodgrass moving from his West Main Street home but he was released later to settle a bad check charge overdue rent and reportedly planned to move to Texas
A strike by 2,700 bus and trolley operators stretches into its fifth week with no sign of settlement from Pittabuey Railways Co. The dispute began over wages and working conditions and affects city transit service.
In Tegucigalpa the government cracks down as a banana belt strike provokes military deployments and jails its leaders. Poland arms shipments and Guatemalan exiles fuse with anti communist resistance led by exiled Colonel Carlos Castillo Arias as Honduras calms fears of war with Guatemala.
The Vorry Area Schools Authority will meet Tuesday evening at the public library to open bids for additional equipment needed for the new high school. Bids include home making equipment and pianos, after prior bids were rejected following the earlier advertisement. The Manneing agency for the joint school district will also approve bills and conduct other business at that time.
Reports cite Stevens denying claims of preferential treatment for Schine as exaggerated. The article notes developments viewed as stepping stones to a larger victory and reveals Symington once joined the army side.
Senate disclosures of previously unpublished Army monitored phone transcripts reveal new details in the McCarthy pursuit of privileges for David Schine and show Stevens and Symington involved with Army aides. McCarthy edges toward a final victory as more calls remain to be released. George W. Belly, 3, longtime central Pennsylvania banker and business figure, dies.
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