08 May 1957
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1957
Page
1
A garbled sale notice lists assorted household items and furniture scattered across locations. Items include a bed, mirror, dresser, blankets, a table, a stove, a vacuum, tools, and a tractor, with scattered partial addresses and contact hints.
In Bogota President Gustavo Rojas Pinilla faces a stalled Constituent Assembly as it moves to extend his rule for four more years without an election. Protests erupt with police using dyed water on crowds while clashes widen in Bogota and Call Colombia. The government seeks to quell unrest amid partial strikes and military reservist decrees.
Regional vice president Robert Geiger spoke to the Carry Junior Chamber of Commerce during a regular Garden Room meeting at the Cony VFW. The visit marked one of his first since election and outlined the Jaycee year ahead with a full schedule of events to be announced at the next membership meeting. In a separate item, Dr Ida Read Chalisat, 67, longtime Republican leader and chiropractor, died yesterday of a heart attack in Pittsburgh.
The Communist party chief urged the Supreme Soviet to approve abolishing 20 large centralized ministries in Moscow and transfer their functions to 92 regional economic authorities amid a plan to decentralize power. He argued many problems could be decided at the regional level to streamline governance.
President Eisenhower favors trimming foreign aid to about 54.8 billion dollars with a 600 million reduction on the military and economic assistance package. Senate figures note a revolving fund for low interest loans and consolidation of aid toward development, with additional authority to shift funds.
An altered date for the 1853 alumni reunion banquet was proposed by the association to fit after creditation. Officers including Walter Avrent and Rozelle attended while Virgil di Curtis Scholarship funding was discussed. The event, catered by Mic Memite Hunt, set for a later week with plans for dances and entertainment committees forming.
A fragmentary report notes boiler factories reducing noise at a quarterly convention of a trade group. Spokesman describes an atmosphere where workers can think clearly as periods of loud operation fade. The source mentions a lab and fashion cave terms amid unclear context.
Washington dispatch reports Richards returned to briefing the President on Middle East volunteers aiding resistance to Sayyet expansion. He cites Eisenhower doctrine support, U.S. aid plans totaling around 200 million dollars, and the Baghdad Pact with Iraq Turkey Pakistan Britain as the regional framework.
At a Monday night AW Disney Board meeting, a station wagon project faced an $81,000 shortfall while officials noted additional funds may arrive. A follow up gathering is planned at Dieter's Cafeteria on May 27 at 6:30 p.m. Attendees included Entelle Wells and several wives and civic members.
The readable text lists numerous names and places such as Cleveland, New York, Akron, and towns, with scattered initials and titles. It resembles a damaged directory or notice page, offering little coherent event detail beyond people and locations.
A judge held Costello in contempt after he refused to testify in court. The jailed figure has invoked silence despite a pending grand jury probe. The case features garbled notes but confirms a courtroom standoff and continued detention.
Four former Republican officials of the Fine Administration were cleared of conspiracy charges over alien macing of state employees. Judge Samuel A Weiss dismissed the case after the defense motion, following the last of nine witnesses on day two of the trial. The defendants include Frederick P. Hare Artemus Leslie George A Nally and Frederick M Campbell. Eleven other former state employees face indictments on similar charges.
Red China warns that stationing U S missiles on Formosa will not deter its plan to liberate Taiwan. The United States and Chiang Kai-shek agree to base Matador missiles on Formosa for defense, with Admiral Ingersoll confirming advance units. Peiping cites Chinese refusal to be deterred by American weaponry.
Probers recall Beck to testify as part of hearings on rackets. The report mentions Cotton moving between sections to perform utility work and rigging a note changing system with wires through pipes. It notes a planned escape by Cotton and Stachura resulting in a pregnancy and a baby born outside.
Washington reports say Senate investigators will confront Teamsters Union President Dave Beck with evidence alleging personal profit from union funds. The hearings will cover Beck's handling of funds, possible profits, and a missing witnesses conspiracy, with Beck invoking the Fifth Amendment. Beck recently hired Edward Bennett Williams as counsel.
Fritz Frans Werner, a 25 year old native of Danzig, is jailed in Franklin County. His life spans West Germany to Indochina and North Africa, with escapes from Soviet captured labor to Rotterdam hiding aboard ships. He sought refuge in the United States after a string of wartime flights, speaking little about his parents’ deaths and his anti communism.
Five children of Mr and Mrs George W Butts died in a Clintonville home fire when trapped by flames and smoke. Two other children were rescued along with a mother and four other children from a second floor bedroom. Neighbors aided Rickey George Steven Charles Judy and Connie James before fire crews arrived. Florence Anderson and her children Jimmy Pamela Roger and Jennifer Ann were also rescued from the adjoining space.
City places a Conelrad monitor at Fire Station No. 7 to watch police and fire two way radio links and guard commercial broadcasting. The device will trigger alarms by light or bell to signal an air raid alert and ensure rapid broadcast of emergency messages.
Pennsylvania's third class cities see amendments expanding contract thresholds from $750 to $1,000 for city official purchases. The changes grant council authority to audit city accounts via independent certified public accountants and empower the court of common pleas to fill vacancies in controller or treasurer offices if the council misses a set deadline.
Pennsylvania Superior Court yesterday refused the divorce plea of Mrs Florence Seery, married eight years to furniture dealer Heery Seery. Heery was accused of cruelty after throwing a highball at his wife during an argument over poking and her cooking.
About 220 inmates barricaded a cell block and clashed for five hours over food and guards. Police used tear gas to quell the protest, driving prisoners back to their cells while about 60 remained in the yard after the disturbance began.
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