09 Nov 1954
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1954
Page
1
The notice states bids are sought for corrugated metal pipe and related items. Officials set a viewing time and remind bidders of rejection rights.
Reports say McCarthy allies may try talking to death a censure resolution as Senate opens debate. McCarthy denies knowledge. Knowland and Johnson comment. A special committee had urged censure over contemptuous remarks and conduct toward a witness.
Arlington • Joseph Petersen 40 and ex NSA analyst Vu were indicted October 20 by a federal grand jury in Alexandria on charges of obtaining defense secrets with intent to use them to injure the United States or aid a foreign power. The government said information about 1952 North Korea operations figured in the secret material and that Petersen supplied data to a Dutch embassy official in Washington. Petersen pleaded innocent. bond set at 10000 dollars. bill of particulars filed by government was cryptic.
Six Route 6 communities met at Culbertson Hills Country Club Edinboro to discuss boosting traffic along the highway. Speakers included Assemblymen Waterhouse Blair District Highway Engineer Myers and Fred Whipple with safety and turnpike impact on local economies debated. Corry officials attended and the group planned a second meeting in Couderport next Tuesday.
Roy Tricker of Sterling Kansas national commanding general of the Patriarchs Highest Order of Odd Fellows spoke at the Pennsylvania Department annual dinner noting plans to extend the Independent Order of Odd Fellows to about twenty foreign lands in the coming years.
Howard L. Geckler, 42, a former Bradford National Bank assistant cashier, received one year and one day in a federal penitentiary at Lewisburg after pleading guilty to embezzling about $9,000 from the bank. The case was handled in U S Federal Court in Erie with Judge Joseph Willson presiding.
Corry Area High School cafeteria policy moves to permit use by all groups with fees on a cost basis. Regular staff to manage kitchen equipment while bids for bulk ice cream proceed with Erie County Mill Association supplier at 1.50 per gallon. New hires include Irvin Downs as golf coach and Kenneth Harvey as basketball assistant. blue print reading class approved. St. James Harper to teach. commencement set for June 12 and 14. music department contract issues discussed with push for instruments over extra teachers. leave for Mrs. Frank Anthony. open house schedule approved for four schools. dental care for needy students highlighted. routine business approved. J P Stephens named justice of the peace in Blair County.
Washington condemns Soviet air actions after a US Navy reconnaissance plane is shot at near Hokkaido. The incident ends with one airman dead and a vow of further US protest and demand for reparations. Moscow claims US planes violated Soviet airspace and fired first.
Duane Bates pleaded guilty to assault with intent to rape and received a prison term of up to five years in Western Pennsylvania. The crime occurred in Warren County when Bates allegedly lured a minor into his car and abandoned her nearby. The case was prosecuted by State Police and involved a prior release on bond.
President plans to nominate Marshall Harlan to the Supreme Court along with Atomic Energy Commissioner Joseph Campbell as comptroller general head of the GAO. Senators anticipated possible challenges to Campbell and noted Harlan’s selection unlikely to spark major controversy. The article mentions a Dixon-Yalis private power contract in the Tennessee Valley Authority area. Continued on Page Eight.
A report notes recent admissions to the bar in Pittsburgh and Norristown. Attorneys Rozelle and Sullivan facilitated admission to the Pennsylvania Superior Court and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Republican Clifford Case expanded lead over Democrat Charles Howell in the New Jersey Senate contest. With official returns from 18 counties counted, Case led by about 3,808 votes and later increased to 3,??? by end of the day. Recount requests and certification delays in Morris Bergen and Camden counties added to a tense post election period.
A screaming woman interrupted the Cleveland Sheppard murder trial, yelling demands to see the judge and deputies. She wore a white uniform and ranted with religious phrases, prompting removal to a jail cell.
A neighbor testified in the Dr Samuel H Sheppard murder trial that Marilyn Sheppard had heard her husband was thinking of a divorce months before her death. Another witness, Mrs Nancy Ahern, said Sheppard implied the couple were right for each other and might try again. The testimony linked to a California visit and a watch purchase for a young lady.
Senator John J. Dent, Democratic floor leader, urged that Pennsylvania’s state government must be reorganized. He said functions could be merged to streamline operations, via constitutional revision or bipartisan committee. Incoming Gov elect George Leader aimed to reorganize departments step by step starting with Revenue.
The Corry Chamber of Commerce Recreation Committee voted to continue Saturday night programs this winter at the Phoenix Hotel. It urged the City Council to allocate 8600 in next year’s budget for youth recreation. Adult and teen dances will resume at Wright School starting with beginner sessions. A committee, including Charles Bracken and Roy Reed, will study off street skating facilities. A recreation calendar project was referred for study. In Seoul, 23 Allied war dead were located in the DMZ, with a Joint Observation Team meeting planned to discuss delivery.
Twenty five parents from Snyder Circle and nearby streets packed the Corry Public Library basement meeting to demand bus transportation for Cory Area High School students. The gathering followed a noon telephone recruiting push and ran from 4:25 to 5:45 pm after a star chamber session with Harrisburg officials.
The school board and district officials held a closed session to review a Public Utility Commission stance on a fare based bus plan for student transportation. The PUC will not approve such a plan, leaving only two possible routes: district funding with limited sentinel service or pursuing a PAC permit for private operation. Parents protested and a special meeting is anticipated before the next session.
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