12 Mar 1951
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1951
Page
1
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The Toca chapter of the American Red Cross reports total contributions at 4,? actually 7,244. Together with pledges and new donations from speech groups and house canvass, the weekend drive lifted the total to 7,242.53. The drive aims to reach 10,120 with follow up in the month, while a late campaign may trim the chapter budget if targets fail. 21 donors join blood program to supply a pint each over the year.
Washington march 12 Associated Press labor and management report deadlock in mobilization peace talks led by Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston. Price Director DiSalle criticized walkouts by laborTender groups while Frank Graham named defense manpower administrator in the Labor Department and Tobin explained his supervision of defense manpower. Wilson denies direct control while manpower policy remains advisory and voluntary at local levels.
Northwestern Pennsylvania district students performed a second festival concert at the high school auditorium under guest conductor Caymine Fica celli. Selections by A. Copeland and Donald Phillips drew strong applause from a large crowd, with Moors concerto in D minor highlighted. professional recordings were made for later release.
Vandalism on East Washington Street resulted in three parking meters stolen or damaged just before 7 PM. Two meters were pried from cement bases, the meter heads smashed, and a coil box removed from the third after an unsuccessful attempt. Total loss exceeds $200. police offer a $500 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction.
Twenty district youths undergo pre induction physicals today at the Erie post office draft board. A second group of named youths leaves for induction in one week, with several from Wattsburg McKean Union City Waterford Jamestown and other towns listed among those to depart.
Associated Press reports President Truman signed a monumental naval bill authorizing about 2.25 billion for 257000 ton aircraft carrier atomic powered submarine 173 ships and 291 remodels تاہم. The carrier will outsize existing ships by around 12 thousand tons and cost roughly 235 million with a three and a half year build schedule. Actress Mary Astor becomes grandmother after daughter Marilyn Roh gives birth to a girl at Queen of Angels Hospital.
Erie residents were injured in two weekend traffic crashes in the Corry area. Daniel McWilliams, 49, in critical condition after skull fracture from a downhill collision on Indian Head Hill. Douglas Larson, 84, of Brigantine, and Lois Lyle, 28, of Erie, sustained facial and body injuries in separate wrecks along Route 6 east of Union City. Larson also faced possible charges. vehicle damage estimated at about $100,000.
Pittsburgh March 12 J and L Steel plans shut down at the Pittsburgh works due to a 500 member slowdown by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Nearly 12 000 employees furloughed as four blast furnaces were closed to preserve remaining assets while two kept warm for rapid restart.
Air Force announces activation of 19 National Guard units. About 1,000 officers and men will be mobilized, with the first units entering active service within two months and the remaining units phased in over the next seven months.
The Supreme Court refused to review Alger Hiss's perjury conviction, leaving his five year sentence in place. Justices Reed, Frankfurter, and Clark did not participate. Hiss, a former State Department official, was convicted January 21, 1950, for lying about passing government secrets to Russia.
The Rex Theatre will screen The Magnificent Yankee on March 29 and 30 under Cory Parent Teacher Association Council auspices. Tickets for the show were distributed and proceeds from advance sales will benefit the PTA.
GOP leaders press a general sales tax as the likely remedy for the state's financial woes. A 2 percent levy was discussed as a possible rate, with exemptions for necessities. The plan faces uncertainty over policy details and timing as a bridge bill may accompany the governor's upcoming message.
A Corry youth was hurt Saturday when a motorbike collided with a car on Congress Street near 16 Shambure. The rider, treated for burns, was later at Homer Humes on West Smith Street. Police described the mishap as the motorbike failing to yield to oncoming traffic before the collision occurred near an alley.
Connie Nix, a leukemia patient in Citizens' Hospital, is expected to be alive for a planned birthday party, despite being gravely ill. Friends and relatives have sent gifts and cards, while her condition worsens and her friends fear she may not survive until the celebration on March 21.
Russian made jet planes collide in a spectacular explosion as ground actions slow near Hongchon. Allied tank columns press to within five miles, threatening North Korean and Chinese positions. Lt. Gen. Matthew B Rideway reports forces holding the line while Communist advances falter. The daylight battle centers on insistent artillery and armor maneuvers as the war shifts to west-central front.
An eccentric town experiment aimed at catching pigeons backfired as several birds dispersed with the rest, while local officials scrambled to secure a different method. The plan involved whisky gran and upclever tactics as observers questioned the legitimacy of the results and the method's ethics.
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