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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1954
Page
7
Warren County officials of the State Highway Department place storm damage at 60000 with 25000 for bridges and 95000 for roads. Two spans on Tidioute Creek and three roads in Tidioute area were damaged, plus 15000 loss on a Park street bridge.
Hollywood reports Tyrone Power and Linda Christian have separated after five years of marriage in Rome. They blame incompatibility over careers but delay divorce plans. Their romance spanned Italy Mexico Spain and Hollywood with a church ceremony in Rome.
The Churchill government warned dockers may be called out with troops to unload ships if they do not return to work. The 16 day strike threatens exports food supplies and unemployment across industries. Southampton and London docks are shut with Liverpools port heavily curtailed as 95,000 of 76,000 workers are idle and 193 ships sit idle. The liner Queen Elizabeth faced port entry amid the strike.
The liner will sail tomorrow evening with Queen Elizabeth aboard for the first stage of her U S visit. At the same time a large London transit strike collapsed in a back to work move with over 20 000 bus drivers and conductors leaving, then returning as union leaders press pay and condition grievances.
A BAT Strato Jet bomber crashed during a practice landing at Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson Arizona killing one crewman and injuring two others. The dead man's identity was withheld. Capt George C Berger aircraft commander sustained first degree burns and M Sgt W A Nye had minor lacerations. Berger's mother is Mary P Berger of Thomasville Georgia and Nye's mother is Emma Smith Nye of Hegins Pennsylvania.
Christopher was sentenced to one to two years in the Allegheny County workhouse for narcotics violations following a September trial. Undercover agent Russell Verga testified that he enticed the suspect into a marijuana cigarettes purchase. Sam Tillis pleaded guilty to narcotics urges and awaits sentencing. Judge Samuel J. Roberts pronounced the term.
Mrs Susan Templeton Duff Jackson aunt of Senator James H Duff dies aged 90 in Greensburg PA. Funeral services planned for tomorrow.
A prayer and committal service for Grace Stewart 90 of 5710 Peach Street Erie was to be held this afternoon at Pine Grove Cemetery with Rev. Paul F. Bauer officiating. She died yesterday at her Erie home after many years there born in Grideshill New York on August 26 184. She was the sister of the late Charles Stewart and survived by sister in law Beatrice Stewart and nephew Don Stewart both of Erie. Davison Funeral Home in charge.
Federal Internal Revenue agents opened an inquiry into Erie's gambling fraternity after Saturday's raid to determine if federal law violations occurred. Charles Trowbridge, chief of the local TRS, said the IRS would investigate unreported income and stamp tax violations among other potential offenses.
Trowbridge said IRS will take time to review records before acting, as investigations into gambling and wagering tax violations unfold and determine full scope.
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