25 Oct 1950
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1950
Page
1
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Local 1748 members vote 69 to 21 to accept a 28 month contract after a three and a half week walkout. The deal follows the General Motors pattern with a staged 20 cent across the board rise and cost of living adjustments. Immediate pay boosts total 12 cents, with four more cents added next February and the following February. Production resumes gradually as operations restart.
Reports say United States and British forces will halt at least 20 miles short of the Manchurian border to minimize border risks. South Korean troops will proceed toward the frontier to pursue Korean Communist remnants amid tensions with Soviet-held Siberia. In other news, Dr NormanFaullin of Philadelphia was elected president of the Peninsula Baptist Ministers Council in Johnston Pennsylvania.
The article reports 3,179 registered voters in the city for the November general election. Republican registration leads Democrats with 805 more registrants, totals 1,974 to 1,109. Additional groups include 15 Na ve Phyllsngs, 17 Prohibitionists, independents, and one miscellaneous. Ward breakdown lists 74 in ward one, 92 in ward two, 28 in ward three, and 621 in ward four.
Frassley H McCance of Duquesne Light will present the Pennsylvania Ambassador Award to Justice Robert A Jackson here next Friday night The honor recognizes ex residents of the Commonwealth who achieved fame in their vocations Jackson born near Corry missed local program due to court duties A dinner honoring him will be limited to 150 with reservations on a first come basis and a reception committee is listed.
In Columbus Indiana on October 25 eight workers including a woman broke through a picket line at Arvin Industries Inc plant with a flying wedge. Police arrived ending disorder. no arrests or injuries. About 1,100 workers affected as three AFL unions strike Arvin's six local plants. wage talks failed. unions demand seven cent raise now and two four cent raises within two years.
Radio Peiping Broadcast claims Chinese Reds advance on Tibet to free 9 million Tibetans from imperialist oppression. Tibet, 470000 square miles in the Himalayas, is described as ruled by priests with the Dalai Lama as spiritual ruler. Troop details and fate remain unclear amid international notes of possible incursions.
Secretary Acheson rejected a Soviet bloc plan from Prague for a new big power effort to unite Germany under one government. He blamed Germany's plight on postwar Soviet actions and said the proposals should be directed to the Soviet Union to implement the Potsdam agreement. He urged the removal of East German control and free elections in all Germany.
Washington reports progress in the atomic weapons program with Chairman Gordon Dean stating the U S is much better off than four years ago He asserted stronger than Russia and noted a likely site for a hydrogen bomb work and progress toward an atomic power plant for submarines.
John Adams Jr. 26, of 1 Gast Smith street was cited after a one car crash on the Corry Lovell's Station road near Corry. The 1 a.m. wreck damaged the railing and totaled the 1989 Pontiac sedan owned by Thomas Kysor of Centerville. Adams was not injured.
Reported at 3 45 yesterday by Robert Harvey of Erie a 1948 Pontiac convertible was stolen from in front of the Martin agency on West South street. Another 1946 Chevrolet taken from the Martin sales lot was found near Britton Run, with a guitar inside and a stolen plate. Police warned that most thefts occurred because drivers left keys in the ignition, inviting theft.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization military committee discussed speeding up the formation of a larger integrated force across phases from emergency action to long term buildup. The idea, urged by the United States and other members, drew approval from chiefs of staff but requires further review by defense ministers and foreign ministers before the council acts.
Washington officials announced a government crackdown on building of amusement places such as rave tracks, dance halls and bowling alleys. The order from the National Production Authority was expected this week and would prohibit starting new recreational buildings by state city and federal agencies.
In Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania on October 25 a coroner’s jury absolved Joseph Wright of Greenville BC of all blame in a truck versus auto crash that killed two Cresson men on October 13 between Cresson and Altoona. Dr Daniel Replogle said Wright the Frick driver acted to avoid the wreck.
Vienna reports Communist newspapers claim Austria may be split in two under Soviet pressure. Five police chiefs in Soviet zones suspended for disobedience to Vienna authorities. despite warnings from the Austro government, some chiefs refuse orders while most Russian sector police continue routine duties.
An air and ground search in the rugged central Pennsylvania mountains sought Elliott B. Alexander a University of Illinois chemistry professor and his wife who vanished after departing from Johnstown for State College Monday The couple planned a lecture and authorities expanded the search after their single engine plane failed to arrive in State College.
Forty three workers attend a community campaign kickoff at the Hotel Cory in Booviosk. The event features a long session and aims to prepare a plan to complete a project by late November led by James Stotneths and an identified organizer.
In Washington on January 25, Senator Flanders urged against an excess profits tax while proposing to raise the corporate top income levy to perhaps 60 percent. House and Senate leaders discussed a broader tax increase tied to a rising military program and additional revenue needs.
Firefighters quickly responded to a blaze four miles east of Melty last night. The fire, reported at 7 o clock, damaged a Bukcke seden operated by Robert Dentom on Corry Spring Creek road. Firemen extinguished the Wil 8 line from booster No 1. origin of the flames was being investigated.
Beaten North Korean forces flee as five Allied columns advance toward the Manchurian border. Reports from Seoul describe heavy fighting near Lmbouncy and near Pyomyane with air and ground attacks on Red forces. Philippines units are noted in Tokyo, active in mopping up guerrillas southwest of Waecan near the Pusan perimeter.
Vice President Alben W. Barkley predicts Democrats will boost delegations in both houses in the November elections. He tours Pennsylvania with Senator James J. Myers and Pittsburgh Mayor David L. Lawrence, rallying support for the party’s slate as Truman’s national trip continues.
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