20 Mar 1952
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1952
Page
1
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UN Command signals off the record truce talks to ease the deadlock over prisoner exchanges in Korea. Staff officers agree on ten ports of entry for maps and supplies with Sinanju substituted for Pyongyang. Key disputes include voluntary repatriation, bans on military constriction, and Soviet neutral inspection.
Gerry Memorial Hospital board approved a new check in and check out system effective immediately to speed admissions and discharges. Non emergency entrants should check in between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. while inpatients should be discharged by 3 p.m. The move may introduce late routine admission and discharge charges if it fails to work on a voluntary basis. The board also authorized inspection by the American College of Surgeons and funded new office equipment as February activity rose with 260 patients served in 511 days and 52 as average daily census.
In Harrisburg March 20 Associated Press reports three new state taxes totaling 48 million dollars are challenged in Dauphin County court as unconstitutional. The taxes cover real estate transfers, a gross receipts levy on utilities, and a tax on insurance premiums. Commonwealth argues the real estate levy is constitutional and fully clear.
President Truman said General Dwight D. Eisenhower may come home from Europe whenever he deems it safe and proper. He praised Eisenhower’s leadership and said the general is the best judge of when to leave his post. The Korea situation was not linked to Truman’s re election plans. Truman stressed Eisenhower’s primacy in Europe and that the general has right to decide his return timing.
Williamsport PA March 20 one trainman was killed and three others injured when a Pennsylvan ia Railroad weight train derailed after colliding with an Altoona Northumberland train near Nisbet west of Williamsport. The engineer Harry F Holtman Sunbury plunged into the wreck. Two wreck trains and crews worked to repair damage. The injured were Ralph Hooper Samuel Hiter and Lloyd Bruss.
Supreme Headquarters Europe reports General Dwight D. Eisenhower acknowledged feeling surprised by the Minnesota presidential primary turnout. He noted many voters urged him to reconsider seeking the Republican nomination, with some even writing in his name and others resisting the single Eisenhower option. The statement references his January 7 position and Lodge's claim he would not seek the nomination, amid pressure from supporters in New Hampshire.
In Bloemfontein South Africa the Supreme Court ruled the Nationalist government’s voting restrictions on nonwhites unconstitutional, triggering political and constitutional turmoil. Prime Minister Malan faces added pressure with possible snap elections as leaders urge accountability and the public reassesses post election guarantees.
A government official announced the 10 percent penalty on postal card purchases of 50 or more will end this Saturday. The Senate and House approved an amendment two weeks ago to drop the penalty feature that sparked heated controversy when the card rate rose from one to two cents on January 1.
A late Red Cross fundraising drive reports only 4572 dollars collected so far, with divisions including Commercial, Industrial, and Household contributing portions. Volunteers led by M. Howard note progress lagging behind last year and aim to complete the drive soon amid partial breakdowns in giving.
Washington March 2 An ousted Agriculture Department official testified as the Senate agriculture committee probes grain shortages and missing shipments from storage warehouses. The former Dallas office manager said delays stem from warehouse inspection gaps and acknowledged agency handling of over 100000 carloads of grain with many loading orders delayed or unfilled.
Reno dispatch reports the arrest of an eighth suspect in millionaire LeVere Redfield's burglary case. The confession links the gang to cash and jewelry recoveries totaling about 128000 dollars. A former gambling house porter, Anthony Gayvigit, implicated in the theft, aided the haul of 27000 dollars in cash and valuables. Authorities traced stolen items across Los Angeles Milwaukee Reno and Flagstaff. In Havana Cuba, Batista regime says there are no political prisoners amid the revolution. Interior Minister Ramon Mermida notes many detained for questioning.
About 6000 pheasants will be released in the Corry region with 200 roosters added, and another 12 be released from Cambridge Sprints. The program began last year with summer stocking and selling birds to the commission. An expected 14,000 pheasants were released in the area last summer and are planned again this year.
Northwestern Runa Electric Co operatives announce permanent shift to bi monthly billing after May 1952. Monthly high bill use ends for co op numbers, with bi monthly statements becoming standard to save money for system improvements and better service. Members may opt to pay monthly in full or receive estimated bite payments during odd months.
John Wilcox, 38, of 226 Fast street, now in Erie county for taking a burglary charge, will be arraigned on issuing a worthless check and obtaining money under false pretenses. He allegedly cashed a $100 personal check for a TV down payment. the total loss was $3245 after a $87.85 down payment. An examination will determine commitment to North Warren State Hospital.
Five more Soviet MiGs were shot down today as American Sabres claimed success in the conflict overhead Korea. A spokesman described the encounter as the first use of a newer jet, the Type 15, with rough reports of speeds and aircraft behavior. Two aircraft were reported damaged, and the total losses for the enemy were five planes with several pilots unaccounted.
The House appropriations committee recommended a total of 61,786,086,16 for security agencies and related boards amid broader cuts. Proposals trim Labor Department funding to 211,604,490, the Federal Security Agency and related bonds, and reduce the National Labor Relations Board to 9,600,000. The Federal Mediation Service loses 3,447,900, while veterans affairs funding faces pressure despite calls for more money. Atomic energy program is set at 1,137,747,000, a reduction of 17,275,500 from the request.
Corry man Frank Bogart has been promoted to brigadier general in the U S Air Force. A 1937 West Point graduate, he has served continuously since 1937. He has been attached to General Eisenhower's SHAPE headquarters in Paris for the past year and recently visited his mother on Mott Street before being reassigned overseas.
The Wage Stabilization Board halted its steel labor deliberations as Chairman Nathan Fein singer collapsed from a health episode. Feinsinger, a former War Labor Board member, soon recovered, while the panel delayed decisions on the union shop issue and sought a path to avert a Sunday steel strike.
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