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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1956
Page
8
Western Plains suffer heavy snowfall with at least four deaths. Rescue crews count dozens of stranded vehicles on a 10 mile Nebraska stretch as drifts block highways. Weather officials call the storm the worst since 1949, with temperatures remaining dangerously low for motorists and cattlemen alike.
The Pentagon announced that ballots from 106 Navy expedition members including civilians are to be sent when weather allows from MoMfurda Sound for Operation Deep Freese. Ballots reach Fan Francisco a day before a retaining billote vote among eligible voters.
In a San Francisco briefing the national civil defense director warned the nation must invest about 20 billion dollars in underground bomb shelters. He said if an attack occurs the radioactive fallout would compel the population to take shelter underground.
A Clymer Community Chit sponsored party at the Clymer Central School Wednesday evening drew attendees. Mrs Waller Nol lix er organized decorations and teachers assisted with costumes and prizes awarded to numerous attendees including Jane Blow Bruce Hulton and Larry Habski. Master of ceremonies George Winkler led performances as refreshments were served.
A 14 year old, convicted as an accomplice in the shooting of a teacher at a junior high, was sentenced to life in prison. The trial heard that the incident occurred at the school last day in April. The defendant, who pleaded innocent by reason of insanity, faced a jury that recommended the life term after testimony from investigators and a prosecutor.
In Grand Rapids Walter S. Austin Sr. laments that drivers have not improved as fast as cars since he stopped making Highway King models in 1948. He notes the risky nature of cross country driving and recalls his family business producing up to 80 cars yearly from 1901 to 1918, with early models boasting four speeds and a hydraulic transmission. Austin continues to work twelve hours daily, recently patenting a hydraulic transmission while reflecting on past advertising limits.
Dispatch from Beirut reports Egyptian, British, and French forces intensifying operations in the Mediterranean and Red Sea. Cairo and allied commands coordinate airstrikes while Egypt defends fields and shipping routes flagged as vital as fighting shifts toward the open waterway.
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