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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1947
Page
1
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Rep. Marion Bennett claims numerous American troops have been killed or wounded by Communists near Trieste and accuses a brass curtain of censorship. He cites 63 incidents since U.S. moves into the former Turkey and Italy border area, while the Army declines to comment. The report notes calm in Trieste and Yugoslav troops occupying the southern sector under a peace treaty.
Santa Fe New Mexico October 2 Two women climbers Miss Mildvert Flurrie 26 of Evansville and Miss Krauss 84 of Baltimore died after slipping on an ice glazed perch on the 13275 foot North Tyuchas peak in Sangre De Criss mountains. Guide Sam Mavis of Nichols village failed to aid them as darkness and freezing temperatures set in. Rescue attempts were hampered by slick conditions. bodies recovered Sunday afternoon after police were summoned.
Rio de Janeiro dispatch reports Bolivian border town Guayara captured as Communist elements of the Pirista party allegedly took control. Gov Rondon cites a Bolivian report and says Brazilian frontline troops move toward the border to restore order.
Weather halts progress as search extends for the four engined DC 4 with 18 passengers and five crew aboard. Coast Guard vessels sweep finding reports of smoke near Dubdas and Graham islands while visibility remains low and rain limits high altitude scans. Captain Att N Monsen, a renowned Alaskan bush pilot, leads the search amid uncertain clues and unconfirmed oil slick reports.
In Budapest on October 28 Miss Elizabeth Palos, 31, American secretary at the Associated Press office, was detained by Hungarian police. Three plainclothesmen arrested her at home and gave no reason, despite inquiries from AP officials and an AP correspondent. Palos, a Pittsburgh native, came to Budapest before the war to care for her ailing father, Francis Palos, who served at the Hungarian embassy in Washington until 1938.
Pittsburg Oct 26 bands of students milled in front of Etna High School in a pupil strike over hand trouble and tardiness. Borough officials said some band members were barred from football last Friday for being tardy.
City officials reported progress on the Barlow alley sewer plan after property owners on the west side pledged to cover their share. The Corry Jamestown firm would fund half of the storm sewer installation, with city crews likely to complete the work to reduce further property damage. Estimated cost stands around $2,000, with work possible within one to two weeks.
Shower activity in the Alleghenies eases fire danger as Blairsville reports 0.65 inch and Pittsburgh about 0.25 inch. The Dept of Forests and Waters plans cloud seeding as a drought lingers. state forests closed and fishing banned until danger ends, with fines for violators.
Miss Gloria Marie Rusch, 24, of Grove City Pennsylvania, and Beiwin Nerner, 99, of Washington, are named among 44 dead when a Swedish plane struckMt Hymettos. Rusch was en route to Oslo to work as a secretary in the U.S. embassy.
A chaotic Washington transcript shows Dalton Hoyumbo and other writers questioned by the House Activities Committee about alleged communist ties. Chair Thomas pistol-whips the hearing as Lawson and others refuse to answer. The session hints at contempt prosecutions and possible implications for Hollywood figures amid anti communist scrutiny.
Washington October 28 The Senate small business committee urged President Truman to mobilize the silent fleet of American tankers to avert a winter heating oil shortage and steel shortage. Testimony by Navy undersecretary Kenhy and a Maritime Commission member highlighted risks of heating oil shortfall and steel exports for a Mediterranean pipeline.
Corry drivers Lester Gepler aged 23 and Elmer McElroy aged 74 escaped injury after a two car collision two miles west of Canyon Route. Police at the local substation said McElroy was turning into a driveway when Gepler tried to pass. Total damage estimated under 30 dollars.
Oklahoma report details a wheat theft racket in western counties. A band nicknamed the Whopllegken Wheat allegedly steals up to thirty thousand dollars worth of grain by drilling into granaries and using a power auger to fill trucks on Sundays. Local banks are mentioned as earlier targets in the state’s crime history.
Bulletin reports a noon fire at a Wandward Oklahoma main business block after a furnace blast. Six wires were razed. at least eight injured and many feared dead. Other items note military retirement plans, a Danish government change, and Manchuria skirmishes.
Maine fights forest blazes that have caused 18 deaths and millions in damage. Weather forecasts warn winds from the southwest and light showers in the south as a vast rehabilitation push expands. A new plane survey tracks the fires along the Machias River while Bar Harbor fears further destruction. Refugees begin to return to stricken towns and 150 prefab hoses are en route from Syracuse to aid the relief effort. A Philadelphia court officer, Harry A. Knorr, 62, was shot and critically wounded at his home in Olney.
In a Commons debate the Tory opposition pressed to unseat Labour, urging a plan to curb socialized gas and bolster wartime navy and arm forces. The government warned of ship reductions and manpower constraints, while King George V's program was outlined for broader national action. The motion passed 258 to 40 as Conservatives urged a stronger economic defense.
Corry Whig reports state liquor store clerks gained a $6 monthly boost as officials in Harrisburg faced calls to raise pay. Clerks, earning 2000 to 4000 dollars yearly depending on sales, see take home rise of 14 to 47 cents daily after deductions. Union activity resumes as nominations approach in January.
A fragment reports a high of 80 degrees reaching near an all time record yesterday. It notes October 27 as a reference in 1927 with wet conditions and a sharp temperature drop forecast later in the week. The text mentions Governor James Duib ban on hunters entering the woods.
At Lake Success the Soviet Union demanded a year end withdrawal of all troops and accused the United States of delaying negotiations. Foster Dulles and Andrei Gromyko sparred as delegates debated elections in the two Korea zones under UN supervision.
A Chicago coroner's jury ruled the death of 11 year old Adeline Zawistawkel accidental after she was fatally wounded during a quarrel with her younger sister. Her 18 year old sister had been held in Juvenile Home pending the inquest.
The Truman Civil Rights Committee, chaired by Charles W. Wilson, urged swift federal action to outlaw segregation and discrimination based on race, color, creed, or national origin in trains, schools, hotels, restaurants, and employment. It urged banning restrictive covenants and supported anti lynching a poll tax and employment practices laws. The panel said the nation must guarantee equal rights for all, citing three broad motives: moral, economic, and international.
A public driven effort to set price controls as producers and consumers seek relief from European winter distress. Charles Lilienfeld and packing industry reps will meet. House and Senate Republicans push for a November 17 special session to authorize aid and wage a price plan. Taft and GOP leadership flag a possible December closure, with focus on limited basic goods amid wartime shortages.
Police report surges of complaints as Halloween pranks involve pulling and removing mailboxes on routes and breaking into small schoolhouses. Authorities warn that such acts are federal offenses, and any instigators will be prosecuted and required to pay for damages.
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