29 Nov 1951
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1951
Page
1
Readable lines hint at a 1952 local notice about gas installation or parcel work. Mentions area, Roy, Atoe, and a date in 1952, with unclear context. Summary preserves limited names and place hints from the fragment.
The Corry joint school board moved to condemn three parcels near Harding School to form a 42 acre site for a new joint school. They set appraisals for Newell Buckwith Concalin Pale and Ester Messenger at $25 to $70 per acre, and began proceedings on Harold Armitage Harley Hall and Frank Renzi lands. A survey of involved properties and test borings were authorized with total project cost near 2.09 million dollars and a 200 foot road strip from Miller property planned.
William Cook, 29, described as a desperado, was sentenced to death in San Quentin for the murder of a nurse, with six other killings and five prior kidnapping sentences to be served consecutively. He faces transfer from Alcatraz to California for its final action, as federal authorities await formal papers and the state Supreme Court ruling.
Mrs Arthur Lite heads the Corry Christmas Seal Committee as letters and seals are mailed to residents for Tuberculosis Association funds. The group notes record per capita contributions and a county low murder rate, with plans for a city survey and hospital x ray equipment.
Judge Sara Soffel of Allegheny County Common Pleas Court extends the life of the grand jury probing official corruption in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County to January 7. Deputy AG Earl T. Adair requested the extension and Attorney General Robert J. Woodside backed allowing continued investigation.
The Republican-led Senate began cutting John S. Fine's proposed 20 million dollar defense request and aims to save about 18 million. A 61 million dollar corporate tax collection speedup and 10 to 15 percent inheritance tax raise were tentatively agreed to, targeting a 90 million total with a 5 million added from closing corporate tax loopholes.
The Erie Elks Lodge plans a Lodge of Sorrow memorial Sunday at 8 PM led by T. Y. Maffett with the Elks Male Chorus performing. Jerome F. Needham will speak on the memorial address. twelve Corry Lodge members are named among the deceased since last year.
In Damascus the Syrian army took control of the country after Adib Shishekiy ousted interim premier Msrouf Dawalibi and named a new cabinet. Dawalibi and ministers were arrested while Shi shelly claimed the action defended independence and sovereignty amid foreign policy tensions with the Arab world and Russia.
Senator Kenneth S. Wherry of Nebraska Republican floor leader dies at George Washington Hospital at 1245 p.m. Official cause listed as pneumonia with illness suspected to involve cancer. death follows weeks of decline.
Associated Press reports at Munsan Korea that Reds suggested immediate discussion of partial troop withdrawal as talks stall. UN negotiators, led by Vice Admiral Turner Joy, pressed for clarity on enforcement and post armistice troop levels amid concern over maintaining peace terms.
Washington reports say 49 officials have been dismissed or resigned under fire since the probe began. John B. Dunlap, Revenue Commissioner, announced yesterday’s mass dismissal of 41 career employees, with 15 city offices affected and more suspensions pending as investigations continue.
Fifteen fishermen perish as the tanker Venturi collides with the Lynn Lore near Boston harbor in a 20 000 ton crash. The Ler Vessel sinks in seven minutes as the Ven tur is bound for Philadelphia while the Lynn carried oil to Georges Bank. Survivors describe a chaotic scene with the ship going down rapidly. Coast Guard observers report a 500 yard channel of open water near the incident.
Rome dispatch reports U S officials at the NATO council say a precise treaty is needed to outline an interim European army of 18 divisions. Lisbon talks begin February 2 as budgets near 1942 deadlines to avoid delaying the six nation effort.
Washington reports a new steel price regulation will be issued this evening by the Price Stabilization Board to regulate distribution and curb markup practices. Officials say the measure targets brokers and mills benefiting from covert markup schemes affecting domestic and imported steel.
Former assistant attorney general T Ly nnie Caudle testified he received up to 95,000 by 1950 from a business deal tied to an investigation by two Newark men later convicted. He described payments and gifts including mink coats for his wife and others, with tax division figures and associates named in the tax fraud inquiry. The hearing also cited Caudle being fired two weeks earlier by President Truman.
A Western front report says Allied artillery opened fire after officers received new orders to shoot to kill. General Van Fleet disclosed an unidentified directive and claimed no ceasefire order existed. The Pentagon and White House denied issuing new commands.
Pittsburg attorneys filed a federal suit to cancel a gas pipeline right of way across the Leonard residence in Butler County. The Leonards allege fraud and misrepresentation in obtaining the right of way from New York State Natural Gas Corp, claiming gas pressure was misrepresented and caused a explosion and fire Thanksgiving. Local elementary school pupils and parents fear for building safety as pressure issues prompt renewed concern about the pipeline near the school.
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