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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1953
Page
1
Fragmented text shows a local notice with partial names and addresses, such as 25th 53 room and 16-23 nbury rd, plus scattered phrases like clerke and total owed. Content incomplete, but indicates a formal or legal notice referencing property or financial details.
East Berlin halted by a general strike as Russian troops enforce martial law to quell anti-Communist riots. Visuals show clashes at government HQ, tanks on Potsdamer Platz, and calls for free elections while West Berlin and Bonn respond with emergency measures.
Washington reports that Julius and Ethel Rosenberg received a stay of execution from a single Supreme Court justice, while the government sought reversal by the full court. Justice Douglas and others debated precedents linked to the Atomic Burden Act, with Chief Justice Vinson to reconvene the court. The stay delays the scheduled New York execution as posturing continues on habeas corpus and further appeals.
Nils Hodnett of Westinghouse East Pittsburgh complains the government has awarded 24 electrical equipment contracts since January 1, 1952 to foreign firms. He says this shift costs Westinghouse about 7 million dollars in lost business, 1.7 million hours of work, and 314 million dollars in lost taxes, attributing it to lower foreign prices aided by cheaper water. The protest coincides with a new manufacturing building unveiling at East Pittsburgh Works.
A spectacular blaze of unknown origin tore through the Atlantic and Pacific Tel Co supermarket in Brad dock today, causing about 100000 dollars in damage. Two firemen were slightly injured.
U S Steel Corp boosted steel prices by about 2.0 percent on average, roughly $4 per ton, following an 84 cent hourly wage increase for about 17,000 United Steelworkers. The move signals possible broader price boosts across the industry as other producers signed wage deals, with implications for consumer costs and heating steel markets.
Senator William J Line urges the Senate to press the Justice Department on the constitutionality of bills exempting machinery used in real estate assessments. He argues no property should be tax exempt, calling the measures punitive and likely to shift taxes onto small homeowners. The bills, already approved by the House, head for debate when the Senate reconvenes next Wednesday.
Reported this morning a two-vehicle collision near Union City Hospital left multiple occupants injured. Names include Charles W. Johnson 28 and Mrs. Johnson 36 with knee and shoulder injuries. William Johnson 24 and Francis Johnson with head and chest trauma. BMS Geer 82 and others sustained various cuts, burns, and limb injuries. Police say a dizzy spell led one driver to pull off the road into oncoming traffic.
Mead Park improvements and funding questions dominated a regular 41 member board meeting at Nichols Lodge last night. Topics included rebuilding the park pond, street lights, park roadways, a concession stand, and new park infrastructure like a donor plaque and fireplaces. A resignation from Stewart Long was accepted with thanks, and thanks were sent to locals for Memorial Day traffic control.
Breaking mediation talks fail to end the 11 day shipyard docking crisis as unions demand wage hikes for about 10 000 seamen and 750 passenger ships and tankers. Federal mediators push new talks while ships like the Norfolk based United States liner face dock inspections and crew shortages loom.
Two outages struck Corry and Warren area when an overload at the Warren sub station triggered automatic shutoffs. 33,000 volt lines between Eigin and Union City were out, causing lights to fail and currency registers to stop. 14 minutes of interrupted service disrupted local manufacturing and commerce.
Representative Wheeler proposes impeachment action against Justice Douglas over the Rosenberg case stay of execution. He criticizes the court and urges Congress to act, asserting the need to respond to what he calls government overreach.
Seoul reports June 1 that fighting eased after an apparent ceasefire deal at Panmunjom. Chinese battalions and Korean troops clashed near the Battle of the Central Ridge and Finger Ridge, with the Korean army recapturing key positions. The front stabilized as negotiators pressed talks, while casualties and tracer fire persisted along the eastern and western bulge sectors.
President says the United States should not object to book burning and hints the State Department can do as it pleases on the issue. He refused to state if his speech targeted Senator McCarthy, while noting criticism of the department for including books by Gorky and other authors in US government libraries.
Diplomatic informants say Russia has proposed restoring normal relations with Greece by exchanging ambassadors. The reported move follows conciliatory gestures toward South European nations, including Turkey and Yugoslavia, with Moscow agreeing to similar ambassador exchanges with Tito's government.
Dr Marius N Smith-Peterson, the surgeon who operated on television star Arthur Godfrey last month to repair a hip after a 1991 automobile accident, died yesterday at Massachusetts General Hospital. The cause was coronary occlusion. Godfrey’s treatment will continue with a “very able team of orthopedic surgeons” at the hospital.
The REA board approved a four million dollar debt increase for Northwestern Electric Co despite a three to zero vote from those present. New director Shoey replaces Pred Papiison after fifteen years, with venue changes and entertainment by the Saegertones quartette.
Aluminum Company of America workers and Reynolds Metal Co. wage talks open Tuesday with USW Vice President James G Thimmel stating the same high demand for guaranteed annual pay increases. Contracts expire July for ALCOA and Reynolds, with Kaiser Aluminum possibly revisited this year. Union seeks annual pay boosts matching recent steel industry gains. Dr. Gaius J. Slosser re-elected president of Grove City Pennsylvania Synod Presbyterian Church.
A federal grand jury indicted Ernest Ke Bramilett R Galif on charges of falsifying statements and involvement in an alleged kickback scheme tied to a $4036 payroll kickback. The offenses reportedly occurred between October 1990 and April 1995.
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