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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1955
Page
1
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Sen George D Ga supports the president not to commit now on defending Quemoy and Matsu amid a planned White House briefing of Senate leaders. Kefauver accuses high officials of plotting war, saying forces in the administration push toward U S entry if tensions rise.
In Blipferry Rock Pennsylvania police search for Rev Blaine Merrick pastor of the First Baptist Church missing since Monday. His car overcoat and wallet were found near New Castle as investigators consider robbery or hitchhiking. The 36 year old father of two vanished after telling his wife he would make calls. Nearby towns report a fatal train crash near Welton.
President Eisenhower signed a law extending current excise tax cuts and corporate income taxes at 52 percent until April 1, 1956. The House approved the measure 386 to 4 after removing a proposed $20 per person income tax cut. the Senate had rejected that cut. All eight negative House votes were cast by Democrats.
Washington report says a government sponsored panel proposes repealing fair trade laws to curb retail control over brand name products. If acted on, discount retailers could set prices freely. leaders including Rep Celler and Sen Sparkman comment, while others criticize the report’s merger and labor provisions as insufficiently protective of competition.
In Clymer voters went to the polls to decide a 55000 bond issue to finance a new Town Hall. Early turnout was light and observers saw little comment on the proposal. If approved, an architectural firm would design a two story building with space for four fire trucks and an auditorium. The plan uses velocrete block construction and is funded by existing five mill taxes. Backers say taxes would not rise.
Police filed two charges against Robert Gincott 24 of Columbus after an Saturday night Wear South street reckless driving incident. An officer saw a car zigzag on the street and when signaled to stop the vehicle sped away. The license matched Gincott’s vehicle and he later said he was not driving. Police Chief Hurley Drake said charges include reckless driving and failing to heed officer signals.
In Bonn the Bundestag unanimously condemns a Communist imposed rise in road taxes between West Germany and West Berlin. The body urges government talks with Allied powers to roll back the levy to pre crisis levels amid Allied protests to Moscow.
Pittsburgh Bay and trolley operator along with Pittsburgh Airlines Co notify federal and state mediators they remain at odds over a new wage contract. Union members of AFL Amalgamated Street Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employee Division 65 seek a 20 cent hourly raise. current pay is around 201 dollars per hour.
Democratic leaders in Harrisburg outline early conferences with Gov George M leader and top advisors on the governors tax and budget package. House and Senate recessed until April 18 as discussions focus on possible income tax and the economic development program based on a 20 million revolving fund. Leaders expect bills to advance with mixed opinions from Republicans on an industrial authority proposal deemed socialist by Rep Charles Smith.
In Leidy Field, a third natural gas well was completed in two days in the extension of the old Leidy field. The New York State Natural Gas Co. crew reported flow at about 59 million cubic feet per day. The well sits on State-owned land in Clinton County near the Selby on the Wellsboro anticline and reached 6,047 feet.
Senate committee plans closed session with Dulles to discuss release of the Yalta papers. Senator Sparkman denounces a GOP summary as misrepresentations aiming to disgrace Roosevelt and claims the document ties to wartime plans and top secret files.
Joseph Pulitzer editor and publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch died about midnight from a ruptured blood vessel in the abdomen at age 70. The death was announced by his son Joseph. He was at his desk in the office when illness struck and died after being rushed to Barnes Hospital.
Saigon saw a mixed turn in the Vietnam story as Premier Diem gained a key defections from anti-Diem forces. Gen Nguyen Thanh Phuong led 10 000 troops to join the national army, signaling a shift in the private armies backing the rival coalition. The capital remained quiet after dawn clashes left at least 26 dead and 113 wounded.
The Army says 27 civilian employees at Fort Monmouth were cleared of suspected security risks and reinstated. Eight were fired and three later quit, with action completed by the Pentagon. APL officials threaten a toll road boycott over contract issues.
Harrisburg labor leaders praise a new law raising jobless benefits by 54 per week starting May 1 and retroactive payroll tax changes to January 1. The measure, signed by Gov. George M. Lender, boosts maximum benefits and weeks while increasing employer taxes for 1985.
Two area men who confessed to five burglaries in Corry and three others nearby were sentenced today by Judge Burton A Laut Merrill Nichola to one to five years and Ronald Cheney of Union City to two to six years. Cheney, a parole violator with prior larceny and motor vehicle convictions, faced the stiffer term. Police officers and chiefs from Corry and Union City testified at the morning hearing.
The Federal Communications Commission extended the permit for WENS to operate as an educational television station on WQID's Channel 13. The original permit expiration date was tonight.
Prime Minister Nehru sharply criticized Western foreign policy in a parliamentary address. He warned the West fuels global tension, said Quemoy and Matsu would likely fall to Communist China, and opposed joining major power blocs. He condemned Britain'sTurkish-Iraq pact and urged India to avoid war.
Two missing teenage girls returned home late yesterday evening and were reunited with their families. Three local men suspected of being with them were arrested on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor after police traced the missing pair to a Spartansburg road area.
Joseph Snyder of the state Tax Bureau announced 85 field employees were dismissed as part of budget cuts ahead of the bureau's elimination when the sales tax expires August. Most replacements will be auditors. 85 laid off are investigators earning about $300 000 annually. Two dismissals take effect today, Snyder says the move is not politically driven.
Washington reports that Western Powers plan talks with the Soviet Union in coming months but President Eisenhower demands solid evidence the conference will aid peace. He worries about ill prepared talks and the risk of concessions, emphasizing exploratory talks to test Soviet intent.
Washington reports the Army will issue a draft call for 10 000 in May with 3000 additional in April quotas, part of a resumed Selective Service program begun September 1950. The May total aims to match shifts in voluntary enlistments and available volunteers, reflecting fluctuations since the wartime draft system was reactivated.
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