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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1953
Page
1
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for espionage at Sing Sing. The couple walked quietly to the electric chair, refusing to talk as the final moments approached. Witnesses described a solemn scene with a rabbi leading prayers and the room echoing with the countdown and electrical blasts.
Weather report describes extreme heat with temperatures around 23 degrees expected in the afternoon. It notes prior high near 87 degrees and forecasts highs between 65 and 70 tonight, with warmer conditions tomorrow.
The Fish Commission expects a ruling after reports from field investigators on the Columbus Dam reconstruction. Local cottage owners north of the dam oppose the planned pasture land impact, and the commission plans to begin work this summer pending a final decision at its first Tay meeting. Funds are allocated to cover an estimated cost of around 20 100.
The government tallies the cost of convicting Julius and Ethel Rosenberg at roughly 160000 dollars, covering attorneys and briefs, with 392-100 dollars daily for Sing Sing confinement, and a special execution fee. Also notes an estate of 2.51 million left by Col Robert E. Withers to his wife and two sons.
An employee en route to a work plant and two others were injured in separate auto crashes in the district yesterday. Malcolm Kynor, 26, of Corry, was hospitalized with internal injuries after his car hit a bridge near the Elgin borough line. In a second crash near Union City, Joby Hughes, 35, and Jack Carpenter, 26, were injured. Hughes suffered a left arm laceration, passenger Mary Loupe, 95, Erie, had facial lacerations. The Hughes car and Carpenter vehicle sustained significant damage.
Attorney petitions for an injunction to restrain the state from cutting live timber in Cook Forest State Park in Northwestern Pennsylvania. The filing, by Wilbun D. Henning, cites a 1927 park designation limiting timber activity to dead or fallen timber with governor approval. The petition claims substantial live timber has already been cut, with discussions ongoing among state officials.
A grieving mother in New York's Lower East Side learns her daughter Ethel and son-in-law Julius Rosenberg were executed for atomic spying. Doctors arrive as mourners gather near the family’s tenement, candles flicker, and the weight of the loss sinks in.
A chartered bus carrying women pilgrims collided with a car in Pro, Indiana, killing ten people and injuring forty one others. The crash prompted investigations by local authorities and emergency responders at the scene.
Major General Thomas Timberman said two Soviet armored divisions and about 20 000 troops moved to quell protests in East Berlin for a fourth straight day. Soviet courts executed rioters while fires raged at the Lema gasoline refinery. East Berliners faced censorship, looting, and widespread property damage as industrial operations slowed and police headquarters burned.
John B. Malone, 35, of St Ridge Street, is in good condition at Corry Memorial Hospital after a self-inflicted accident while handling a 22 caliber rifle he was returning to a nephew. Malone reported the bolt had been removed as a precaution and a shell remained in the chamber when he pointed the gun and fired, the slug entering his leg diagonally and exiting the other side. He was admitted at 11:30 last night and received emergency treatment.
U S District Judge William B Kirkpatrick delayed the planned execution of Theodore Elliott 25 year old accused police slayer at Backview Penitentiary Bellefonte Pa set for 12 30 a m EST Monday. The delay to allow a habeas corpus hearing followed a request from Elliott's lawyers William R Pomerantz and Barnie F Winckelmann. The judge ordered a show cause hearing and a hearing date of February 28.
A Globemaster crash near Tokyo on Thursday killed 129 U S service members. Among the Pennsylvania victims named are Alenigh, Donald J. Anderson, Vernon Y. Miller, John town, Andy Hollin Jr, Paul E. Kennedy, Raymond J. Kenis, George H. Kissell, Leonard de Limas, Raymond Orns, Robert G. Buishong, Thomas W. Brown and others.
An Air Force TV9 jet crash landed at Greater Pittsburgh Airport last night. The pilot, Captain Laila A. Page, 29, was killed. Page was stationed at Pinehurst Air Force Base in Orlando, Florida.
16 000 fresh Red troops mass on the East Central front. U S Eighth Army reports a major Communist offensive with two new Red divisions moving toward the Puknan River area. Allied air forces suffer losses as Sabre jets downed and anti aircraft fire claims several aircraft. The week marks the greatest Red drive since 1951, with multiple air and ground losses across the front.
The Public Utility Commission authorized a gas company in Corry to issue promissory notes worth 2.7 million dollars for a grid purchase and storage project. The notes will be sold to National Fuel Gas Co, under a structure controlled by Northwestern Pennsylvania district. The action impacts Erle, Elk, Forest, McKean and Warren counties serving about 2,500 consumers.
A 38 year old man killed his recently divorced wife during an argument on a Lawrenceville street corner then fatally shot himself. The bodies were found near a parked car on streetcar tracks with a 38 caliber pistol nearby. Police reported the couple had divorced about a year earlier.
Harrisburg lawmaker Waterhouse of the House Workmen's Compensation Committee ruled against increasing unemployment benefits by the 195% Legislature. He said the current weekly maximum, $30, should remain to avoid reducing incentive to work. Committee chair Waterhouse noted no changes are planned this year pending study.
The Area Grange plans a dedication service for a new hall seven miles southwest of Spring Creek on Ol Creek road. Dr Basalty of the Pennsylvania State Grange will speak as the building, debt free, hosts community and Grange activities. The local Grange, now 63 members, credits donations of labor for construction led by building committee chair Mara Wright.
The CIO National Maritime Union ended a shipping tie up in Albany and Gulf Coast ports by signing a new contract with 89 major firms. President Joseph Curcan announced ships would move promptly. The agreement follows wage increases in earlier pacts with tanker companies and sets pay increases by rating level, averaging higher wages for top rated crews.
The vote approved 280 to 108 with 119 Republicans and 160 Democrats supporting the measure, backed by midwestern Republicans and some Democrats. President Eisenhower gains a broad vote of confidence as the plan moves to the Senate for final passage.
At 4 50 a.m. a three car collision on Route 6 near Buccust Cornery injured no one. Welsh Wood of Jamestown, driving west, swerved into the path of Allie Caddy of Pittsfield, hitting the Caddy and pushing it into a parked car driven by C J Farnham of RD 1 Colum.
Babson predicts growing demand for engineers and physicists will slow as schools overproduce. He argues educators and students risk misdirected careers as supply outpaces demand, urging reforms in how engineering education aligns with industry needs and wage trends.
Contained leaked correspondence shows General Clark and allied leaders reacting to a letter from Rhee and Pyung announced terms for a truce. The scene centers on South Korea's government and prisoner releases amid Korean War tensions.Western allies press for unified stance as communists protest, with unclear breakthrough at Panmunjom talks.
Richard Hunt, 21, of 144 West Main Street, was fined 26 dollars and faced further action after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct before Alderman M. S. Gobbwell. He was taken to Corry Memorial Hospital by city patrolmen after a disturbance on West Main Street and an incident involving a locked door. The charge was filed by Officer Drake who reported Hunt claimed to have been attacked by his stepfather. Also noted is a note on prominent attorney Settie H. Simmons connected to Scranton, with a university mention dating to 1986.
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