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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1952
Page
1
Asbury Park reports a 28 day steel strike threat to Pittsburgh Steel Co and Ford plants with 10,500 workers at stake. Senate staff reach 10 month price and wage controls extension before midnight Monday, aiming to avert defense production cutbacks.
Morning report says a park meter was stolen from near 4 North Gaillard block. Police, led by Officer Finis Anderson, pursue leads while a misrouted dog was returned to a person by mistake. Multiple fragments mention hospital, wind, gallstones, and unrelated city occurrences.
UNILED PRESS reports Eisenhower campaigned from his mother in law’s Denver home, Taft called for UN reform toward international justice, and Warren predicted results after the first ballot. Barkley’s backers urge a quick run, Russell faults jet production, Kerr matches civil rights stance, Kefauver urges renewal, Lehman praises Harriman and forecasts strong convention votes.
Two former Baytown police officers compete in Harris County Precinct Three constable race. Fe. Pauil Anderson, 41, and Jules Vetuski, 32, bring decades of law enforcement background including Harris County deputy sheriff and Baytown police service. Anderson promises close cooperation with Baytown police and sheriff, plus swift civil paper service. Vetuski emphasizes youth focus and 24 hour service.
Houston reports polio fears cut attendance at the 44th National Governors Conference. Governor Theodore R. McKendin of Maryland and Governor J. Fine of Pennsylvania said they probably would not attend. Officials hoped for 48 governors but epidemic withdrawals reduced turnout. Hawaii Alaska and Guam will send three territorial governors with about two-thirds of governors expected by Saturday night.
In Pusan on June 28 Korean National Assembly members escaped a five hour confinement by about 500 supporters who demanded its dissolution. Home Minister Lee Bum Suk ordered police to form a pathway, letting trapped lawmakers flee as a human barricade surrounded the building. The protest intensified Korea’s political crisis sparked by President Syngman Rhee’s earlier threat to dissolve the legislature.
A motorist was charged after a collision near the Pasadena tunnel on Saturday. The wreck occurred as a car struck the approach and sent debris into the roadway circle, injuring bystanders and prompting police response. Court records list the involved name as Calum Ray Malone, with other details obscured in the report.
East Harris County Scouts prepare for the largest Court of Honor in history. The advancement committee will oversee 544 awards for Scouts and Senior Scouts at Camp Strake near Conroe during the week of earning. Ralph Baughman Jr Troop 96 Joe Martin James Strangmeibe Troop 255 recommended for awards. David AU Dracht district chairman will present second class awards with James Harrop on the committee.
A small private plane collided with American Airlines DC-6 near Love Field Dallas killing two men aboard the private craft. The airliner continued to landing with only minor damage to its engine and tail, while no residences or buildings were hit. The incident occurred during a routine approach to Flight 19 from San Francisco to Atlanta.
Baytown records show a four year old boy, son of Mr and Mrs Cavarretta of 408 Briarwood, as the fifteenth polio victim in the area. Hedgecroft Clinic in Houston disclosed that the child was in fair condition after admission Friday. The Baytown cases include eight residents currently treated at Hedgecroft with several others listed as in air condition. Nearby Wynnewood and East Republic areas report additional cases as six patients from Baytown were admitted this week.
In a White House meeting on June 28, J Rabeppenheimer of the Atomic Energy Commission and AEC Chairman Gordon Dean urged the President to receive a report on recent atomic energy developments. They hinted at vast progress possibly involving a hydrogen superbomb, described as a potentially vastly more powerful engine of destruction than prior weapons. The discussion suggested immediate speculation about the nature of the new report.
President Truman signed a law strengthening the Marine Corps and making its commandant a part time member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Corps must maintain at least three combat divisions and three air wings with a maximum strength of 400000. The commandant will have equal status on Marine matters brought before the chiefs. The bill aims to safeguard the corps from both detractors and overreach and ends fears of a second land army.
Frederick Pintoon reports a renewed bombing raid on a Pyongyang plant area with estimates of 300 troops killed. Allied fighter bombers targeted a shed and nearby fuel stocks, destroying trucks and 50 fuel drums. South of Wonsan two waves of Thunderjet aircraft repelled Communist assaults, leaving front lines near Charwon.
A Baytown and East Harris County clinic plans to administer a serum and control shots in a Wednesday trial aimed at curing paralysis. Eight clinics will operate across the area from morning to noon, with half receiving the serum and half an inert material. Officials say results will indicate whether the treatment has effect without detailing outcomes.
Houston on June 28 reports nine new polio cases taken to treatment centers in Harris County. Four deaths and total cases rising. McDowell Haromen University of Pittsburgh joins a search for eight clinic sites to serve about 35,000 children ages one to six for gamma globulin shots.
The House approved two billion dollars for Air Force base construction at home and abroad while rejecting proposed cuts. An amendment by Rep. George Meader to bar the Air Force from creating its own procurement agency was tentatively approved by voice vote. The actions occurred during debate on a 10.28 billion dollar supplemental appropriation for foreign aid military construction atomic expansion and other items.
Dormant Mount Kilauea on Hawaii Island erupted for the first time since a long quiet period, sending a massive cloud of fumes and smoke about 2,000 feet high above the crater. Officials described the event from the Halemaumau fire pit area as the island experienced scattered showers and notable heat.
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