02 Apr 1952
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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1952
Page
1
New York April 2 AP Napalm, once a feared battlefield weapon, is being repurposed for peacetime tasks. Proposals include thickening vinyl plastics and extrudable putties, boosting furnace ignition, weed control on waterways, and rapid snow removal. Research explores safer, practical civilian applications derived from napalm chemistry.
In St Louis County, construction workers returned to the Union Electric project after a two day shutdown following a jurisdictional dispute between AFL unions. Carpenters official Ollie H Langhorst was seriously injured by a rock as lines were crossed during the dispute. a settlement was reached with the picket line removed and terms to be submitted for union ratification.
In Korea, U S Fifth Air Force reports 19 MiGs shot down and 12 damaged by Sabre pilots over two days. Captain Robert T Latshaw of Amarillo Texas credited with a downed Red jet in a ~40 minute dogfight as 33 Sabres and about 30 MiGs clashed near North Korea.
In Kansas City on April 2 a regional wage stabilization board approved a 12 1/2 cent hourly wage increase for Weatherby Post ing drivers and helpers. The measure raises drivers' weekly pay to 65 and helpers to 60, effective no earlier than November 9, 1951, following a joint petition by the company and Local Union No. 5 Bil PHT i and Billers.
Paris dispatch reports General Eisenhower urging continued U S support for European rearmament with improved results, stressing NATO unity and self financing of arms, while noting a long road to success and the burden on American taxpayers. The article also covers a Las Vegas test blast note and related strategic context, including Soviet strength and Western defenses.
Mississippi lawmakers consider prohibiting television sets on the front seats in major cars. Representative Clarence Pierce sponsors the bill saying some drivers would try to watch while driving. The drive against front seat TVs follows similar moves in other states, though some suggesting rear seat use only.
A local hospital reports admissions of multiple residents and visitors. Names include Charles EL Still, Mrs. Carl Bia, Miss Michiel Prenger, Miss Patricia Ann Muenks, Vincent Rackers, Mrs. Charlotte, Mrs. Redina Boessen, W. Bernoli Palas, Hendley, Eliot, and Mrs. Mary E. Schaus, with addresses such as 219 EL Ashley St, State Route 2, Old St Louis Road, 407 Jordan St, and Westphalia.
In An early April incident in MeAnuRY Arkansas a man named John Russell was killed when a rotten porch collapsed beneath him. He sought shelter from a shower on the porch of an abandoned home and fell through the weak flooring. The scene was described as a death trap with ragged boards trapping him until discovery the next day.
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Huge Teidbreder on Swift Street with local celebrations noted. The announcement lists the family address as 106 Swift's High Ednesday and records the midweek birth.
Four Capital Citizens led by John B. Gabler Harry E Griffith Henry Crane and William D Roach returned from a territorial meeting of Metropolitan Life Insurance company leaders from several states Thomas W Griffin had been invited to New Orleans to join the Presidents club meeting for his work in accident and health insurance E D B Simpson of Holla was invited as district leader for 1951 Others from the Jefferson City district included Max Bechtold Prack Jurgensmeyer Ezra Emwuikin Zeno Otto Russell Niedey gerke and Harry A Harper with their wives in attendance The Chicago meeting ended last weekend State coach 44 Compressed air is used in many modern coal mines in place of explosives.
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