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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1951
Page
6
Weekend patrols were alerted about a 1959 Plymouth sedan left on East Smith Street. Police traced ownership to a Park Street youth and opened a local investigation amid other city incidents and public notices across Erie and surrounding counties.
Pfc. Richard T. Strickler of Grand Valley was killed in action in Korea on October 8, the day after his 23rd birthday. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Strickler of York Haven and was born in Grand Valley where his father served as a Methodist minister. Minnie Kerr of Grand Valley received word of his death.
Erie police inspector Roy Mong says libel action may be taken against the Erie Democratic party over ads in the Erie Disputed and Erie Daily Times Sunday that labeled Clairence K Pulling as a liar and claimed gambling rackets operate in Erie. Mong plans to confer with lawyers before commenting further. Democratic campaign manager Gerald Weber hints possible counter action against Republicans over ads alleging slush funds for Democrats. Meanwhile Senator James H. Duff headlines Pittsburgh rally to boost Republican campaigns, with a torchlight parade planned through downtown.
An Associated Press report from Oakland details a Greyhound bus strike a loose concrete slab on the San Francisco Bay bridge approach, topple 40 feet to railway tracks, killing seven and injuring 22. A 16 year old passenger timed the descent at 5 22 a m, with others knocked unconscious. The slab was torn loose in a separate three minute earlier accident. The crash sequence involved a tire blowout and a railing breach.
On Saturday night pilots reported destroying more than 235 Red vehicles in heavy air battles over Korea. Fifth Air Force said one Red Mig was shot down and another destroyed in three battles involving 64 U S Sabre jets and 160 enemy jets. Allied pilots also fought heavy gun emplacements and supply columns along the Sinanju Pyongyang Sariwon Kumehon line, with Reds avoiding a direct fight for the first time in nine days.
Defense Department figures show 206 additional Korean War combat deaths and injuries. The report details 104 killed, 85 wounded, five missing in action and 12 combat zone injuries in the latest update. Separately a Chicago water plant project used Navy sonic depth-finding gear to lay bedrock under Lake Michigan.
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