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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1954
Page
1
A fragment suggests a debate or editorial urging the state's governance by counsel concerning wine policy or regulation. The readable text is sparse, but it implies legal or legislative framing of alcohol oversight.
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Senator McCarthy demands the complete story of Justice Department involvement in triggering Army charges over Pvt. G. David Schine. He cites a January meeting with Brownell Rogers Adams Lodge and Adams and asks Brownell to assess possible contempt and any summary produced by the subcommittee.
Babson Park Mass December forecasts suggest no sharp downturn in 1954 despite brief unemployment. He notes autos weak, rail traffic soft, and farm squeeze, but cites optimism from rising personal income to 285 billion by 1959 end, high construction expenditures, and banks with ample cash.
Associated Press reports a rapid helicopter evacuation of seriously wounded French paratroopers Algerians and Foreign Legionnaires from Dien Bien Phu. The first 450 were flown to Hanoi with more arrivals planned. Vietminh leader Giap suspected of seeking advantage by restricting bombing on a strategic highway while evacuations continue.
Corry residents show minimal excitement three days before the state primary. County races in the Republican column feature W W Waterhouse and Stanley Bal facing Delmar Beatty and William J Pinch while Waterhouse and Blair are favored by the county organization. McClelland opposes Leader on a wage tax stance, potentially boosting Democratic turnout. locally, party support favors regular candidates with Kennan facing Johnson and Duffee for the congressional race.
The planned West Washington garbage disposal site faced a delay as gravel fills were added to a swamp road. Lawrence Nichola halted trench work after a bulldozer risked being stuck in quicksand about 100 feet east of the causeway. Operators may move to firmer ground as warm weather approaches and begin at the new location early next week.
The May Grand Jury is ordered to reconvene Thursday to investigate alleged late employee terminations cited by District Attorney James F. Malone against a Fine administration.
Mayor David L. Lawrence cancels a six week trip abroad as 2 700 bus and trolley workers threaten a strike that could extend beyond a week. Pittsburgh Railways reports furloughs of about two thirds of its 690 non striking salaried staff and halftime assignments for around 100 supervisory workers. Negotiations remain deadlocked as the first week of the walkout ends.
In Warren Pennsylvania prospective jurors flee duty to avoid serving on a murder trial. Two men Pettit and San ford issue summonses to enlarge the pool as 10 jurors have been drawn with two alternates. Courts push to expedite selection amid strong opinions on the death penalty.
WNAE radio announced an unusual service to Warren residents during the Norman D. Moon murder trial. Listeners with jury phobia urged broadcasts when summons servers were away and when a clear signal allowed city activity to resume.
Juror number 1115 was selected today for the murder trial. The court recessed at 10:30 this morning while the fourth panel was called. Yesterday only one juror emerged from a long day of questioning as prospective jurors were sifted through in Warren County court.
Philadelphia The Jim Thorpe Memorial Foundation announced Bert Bell as president, with Bell pledging to honor Thorpe as the greatest athlete and NFL’s first president. The foundation will fund a monument to Thorpe, whose grave site in Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, awaits completion.
In Williamsburg Virginia Dulles says negotiations with the Soviet Union on a world atomic energy pool remain stalled. He cites continued Soviet refusals while stressing U S pursuit of a peace plan and insistently linking any ban on atomic weapons to wider security measures.
The Corry Area Joint Schools board plans annual budget adoption and officer elections with Supt Lawrence Douglay’s appointment needing formal approval. A separate industrial committee will advise on vocational shop equipment costs, with bids reviewed and a total project cost around 850,000.
Hanoi dispatch says the French high command orders a faster repair of the shell torn Dien Bien Phu airstrip to permit transport planes to land and evacuate wounded. Dr Pierre Huard led the mission returning with instructions to seek agreement from the Communist led rebels.
London crowds welcomed Queen Hilvabeth on the royal yacht Britannia as she completed a six month 60 000 mile Commonwealth tour. She waved to her mother Prince Charles and Princess Anne who joined the duke at the rail as the ship neared London. Tens of thousands lined the River Thames for the 50 mile return journey amid cheers and camera records.
Orla A. Ewing resigns after one and a half years as assistant superintendent and later manufacturing manager at the Corry Jamestown Mig Corp plant. A Corry native and RPI and Harvard Business grad, he plans to form a new research and development firm with others, aiming to create products for manufacture.
Tas sella Patina Goldsmith 19 daughter of tin magnate Antenot Patino died at Hartman Clinic after an operation. Her husband James Goldsmith 90, British hotel owner’s son, was with her in Dedanda when she died. The couple had eloped to Scotland last January.
Western diplomats met in Geneva to map strategy for Indochina talks and to assess Russia's shifting position on peace settlement terms. Molotov revealed a new Russian stance seen as an important concession while British officials described it as a modest advance beyond earlier Communist positions. American delegation offered no comment.
The Presidential emergency board recommends health welfare and holiday pay worth 150 million dollars annually for one million railroad non operating employees. It rejects most union demands and backs several management proposals, ending a year of talks near Eisenhower's White House.
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