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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1951
Page
4
Two policemen Lt Glenn Wyant and Patrolman James W Good will stand trial on manslaughter charges in the fatal August shooting of Andrew Roseviti 99. They say they acted in self defense after he attacked them with a hatchet during a welfare warrant arrest.
Rev. L C Stuart of Oil City Calvary Bible Church on Plummer road was bound over to court on charges of assault and battery and false assault with intent to ravish after a hearing before Alderman Williams S Peters. Bond was set at 1000 and posted for his next court term.
Governor Fine faces opposition as four state universities are asked to review revenues and tax issues with the Pennsylvania Economy League. The outcome could remove the need for a state income tax if the league endorses, echoing earlier tax reforms in Pittsburgh.
Eight McKees Rocks firemen including Chief Thomas Cairns and seven others were found guilty of misusing pension funds and fraudulent conversion. They await sentencing after a jury deliberated under four hours, with verdicts handed down last night.
The Pittsburgh Press argues that the Pennsylvania Economy League should assist in resolving the state finance stalemate sparked by Governor Fine's plan for a state income tax. The editorial cites the league's auditing acumen and notes earlier success with the Pittsburgh School District and other governments. It urges lawmakers to consider its recommendations if they trust competing claims about the need for additional levies.
The 1951 revenue act signed by President Truman reduces the telegram excise tax from 25 to 15 percent, a 40 percent cut saving the public more than 14 million dollars annually. L B Ball of Western Union notes the change alongside higher word allowances and night letters, boosting telegram use.
The article notes convictions from a state investigation into corruption in Allegheny County. Judge John J. Kenn transfers the case to Prosecutor Harry B. Estep after remarks about firemen taking money and sharing it illegally, while a line references the dingo as a wild Australian dog.
A satirical prompt presents ten quiz items about history literature biology and mythology. It asks for the queen of Egypt the whale classification a government run by women author of Two Years Before the Mast bird sounds from animals Shakespeare quotation a math question about thousand dollar bills an all weather highway claim a well known play fan loss and Mercury’s role in myth.
The double house occupied by Rey was present in the Spence home at the time alleged in the complaint. Witnesses include the pastor and his wife, William Golden, Franklin, a local service station employee, Mrs. David Smalley of Pearl Avenue, and Mrs. Stuart and family.
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