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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1952
Page
2
The Duke of Windsor arrived in London for a two week stay to see his 85 year old mother Queen Mary. He said the trip is routine business and went to Marlborough House where she is recovering from a minor illness.
Fire emergency across several streets after an oil flare in the sewer system caused smoky conditions. Authorities traced the blaze to a tire incident behind City Fuel and Supply and spread through Gunnison Run, with firefighters flushing the drain from hydrants. Nearby residents on Sth and Wayne streets were startled by the flames and smoke until dampened by water.
Dispatch from Farrell notes Congressman Carroll D. Kearns is discussed as a potential Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor in 1958. Also in brief, Kane plans $117,454 Christmas savings distribution by Kane Bank and Trust Co. and Erie sees a new contract between Erie Resistor Corp. and represented workers with wage hike and enhanced hospitalization benefits.
An Allied Intelligence survey from Tokyo reports civilian morale in North Korea at catastrophic depths with many residents hoping for a U N offensive to end the war. It notes Red frontline troops are well supplied while civilians face near starvation and widespread famine in migrant areas.
ARMAND CHANKALIAN, longtime administrative assistant to the U S Attorney, testifies at New York Crime Commission hearings. He says he was a friend of underworld boss Thomas Luchese until discovering his police record and recalls an unsuccessful 1948 bid to obtain a pardon from Governor Dewey.
India has introduced a four page cease fire plan in the United Nations Assembly aimed at ending the Korean conflict. The proposal calls for all prisoners to be sent to a demilitarized zone after the cease fire, with a four power commission to screen and decide on repatriation or resettlement. Names linked include V K Krishna Menon as deputy leader and possible involvement of Poland, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, and Switzerland in the commission.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a labor dispute with a looming strike and a federal mediation push. Mentions a labor relations agency, a new bargain, and an hourly wage around sixty cents in September, with emphasis on wage talks and possible arrests.
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