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Fragmentary text mentions dated events and locations with distorted names. Reads as a garbled item likely from a public notice or classifieds, referencing times, places, and people in a cryptic fashion.
28 Oct 1952
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1952
Page
1
Fragmentary text mentions dated events and locations with distorted names. Reads as a garbled item likely from a public notice or classifieds, referencing times, places, and people in a cryptic fashion.
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy accused Adlai Stevenson of aiding the Communist cause during a Loop hotel speech. He claimed Stevenson is surrounded by left-wing advisers and would continue postwar policies favoring containment and anti-Communist measures. A Daily Worker endorsement claim was denied by a spokesman for the paper.
In Allegheny County detective reports state Ernest Raymer 28 shot his estranged wife Antoinette 24 then killed himself with a shotgun inside William Speney 53 home while witnesses watched. Relatives say Raymer had threatened her for reconciliation.
A battered weather briefing reports snow and rain sweeping the city with more on the way this week. Forecasters warn of cold gusty winds and slippery roads as the pattern shifts, with potential icy nights and cool afternoons lingering into the weekend.
Democratic presidential hopeful Adlai E. Stevenson campaigned from Harlem to New Jersey, drawing the city’s largest crowd of the trip and trading barbs with Eisenhower over Korea policy. He planned breakfast with volunteers, meetings with Jewish leaders, a garment district outdoor speech, and a 10:30 p.m Madison Square Garden address broadcast by television and radio. Police estimated 200000 people greeted the parade and rally in Harlem.
A New York milk producers group meeting near Utica calls for a four point revision of federal state marketing rules to control pricing by production cost and regional averages. About 175 producers attended the first of three hearings by the Easter Mile Producers Co operative with the next sessions scheduled at Montrose Pennsylvania and Franklinville tomorrow. The plan includes pricing to reflect production cost and profit, raising the price of class 1-C milk, and tightening plant transfers within the New York mill pool. Two people suffocated in an Atlantic City fire early today, retiree Patrick J Motty 77 and his wife, with fire officials unable to determine the blaze cause.
The Chest Drive totals show current gifts of $25,339, just under the $30,350 target. Divisions report varied progress with corporations and industrial employees ahead of quotas, while some areas anticipate further contributions. Corporate gifts reach $12,980 and industrials $5,800, raising the overall total to $26,039 so far.
President Truman on a campaign swing to Minnesota denounces Republican smear and fear tactics aimed at Rep. Gene McCarthy. He accuses the GOP and the one party press of mudslinging while defending his own truth telling amid a heated Iron Range tour. He targets Eisenhower and Jenner endorsements and calls for candor about party conduct.
The Cree Bares Chamber of Commerce will drop the Credit Bureau on December 31. The board cites cost and staffing needs and says the bureau will be sponsored by others and retained for those who use it. Members may attend November 8 to present views.
Washington based Associated Press reports that A P Associates Inc led a group including Signal Oil and Marine Transport Lines bought controlling interest in American President Lines for 18.36 million dollars. Ralph K Davies, president of American Independent Oil Co, heads the group with other sponsors from Signal Oil and Gas and Marine Transport Lines. Davies aims to keep George Killion as president, with no resale intention, while two rival bids contested the deal.
In New York State General Eisenhower challenged Stevenson by arguing his language invites war and declaring Stevenson unfit to handle world relations. He criticized talk of conceding to Soviet Russia, recalling past remarks in San Francisco and noting progress in Chinese politics. After a Pennsylvania sweep, he planned three days near New York City to bolster support in a key, doubtful state.
Grand Jury 10 gathers as Chief Harley Drake subpoenas Miryland Hicks of Corry D D and Clark Bacon of Onion City for testimony on morals offense and resisting arrest like charges. Hicks bound over after pleading guilty. Bacon subdued by officers after a melee at a city station while detained as a witness. Also slated is James Steele for parole violation and horse theft. National Bank named in mortgage issue. Hunter Frank Gimon, 60, in Grove City Hospital after a gas stove explodes at a hunting camp. burns to face and hands.
Miners end a week long stoppage and resume duties across districts in Western Pennsylvania and surrounding areas. United Mine Workers officials say about 23 000 members will return to work after wage dispute talks with the government and safety inspections. Local and national leaders emphasize the move as a step toward normal operations and public stability.
Fires spread through New England the Midwest and the South with no rain from the Weather Bureau and little relief expected. National guards and volunteers battle blazes as Kentucky and Pennsylvania consider school and season suspensions while Wisconsin reports relief from snow and rain.
A plan to merge Eastern and Colonial Airlines wins local support from cities served by either carrier. Shareholders have approved the consolidation subject to CAB authorization. Testimony from New Orleans and Northern New York spokesmen argues the merger will yield direct north south service, more schedules, and improved travel for the public as Eastern would extend to Colonial routes from Montrose to Bermuda via Atlantic coast stops.
Allied forces repelled multiple Chinese assaults along the central front near Heartbreak Ridge as U.S. Marines reported heavy fighting on the ridgeline and claims of destroying a Chinese regiment. AP dispatch notes U.S. Marines held positions northeast of Panmunjom and regained some ground during intense exchanges.
United Nations awaited Andrei Vishinsky’s response to the American indictment accusing the Soviet Union of complicity in the Korean War. Delegates at the 60 nation Political Committee adjourned as speakers were scarce, awaiting Vishinsky’s rebuttal after Dean Acheson’s three hour white book. California predicts a 91 percent turnout, about 5.4 million, in next Tuesday’s election.
Illinois guards faced 300 rebellious inmates at Menard Prison who threatened seven hostages with death and demanded to see Governor Adlai Stevenson. Warden Munie and state police were deployed after a two hour gas barrage and armed guards were positioned around the facility. The riot centered in a cell block where inmates tied up hostages and shouted for the governor, while some inmates claimed they wanted the governor, not the presidential candidate Blevenson.
Harrisburg officials discussed delaying the November 1 opening of Pennsylvania's small game hunting season due to dry forest conditions and ongoing wildfires. Gov. Flite to decide, with Game Commission and Department of Forests and Waters weighing options amid smog from distant fires. Warden Horace Rawhind noted nearly 900 woods fires causing about 36,000 acres burned. worst year on record was 1930 with 60,000 acres lost. In Dancaster, Magnus Wagner, 60, of Lebanon, died Monday when his car collided with a truck after a rain-slicked road.
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