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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1952
Page
1
An AP report describes a caravan dedicating U S Highway 66 as a memorial route from St Louis to Illinois. The first ceremony occurred at a bridge over the Mississippi River with Mayor Steve Macras taking part, with stops planned in Madison, Springfield, Joplin and other cities as ceremonies continue.
In Tokyo AP reports twilight fighting may erupt along Korea as allied forces push back and reach for ground near Chorwon Kumwha and Kumsong. Analysts say limited pressure since November leaves chance of broader clashes unless talks resume soon.
In Jefferson City, Frank Halliwell, self-described world’s champion blood donor, says he has given blood in 13 states over 11 years and travels by hitchhiking with a suitcase to bolster blood supplies. He contrasts his 83 pints with 85 pints claimed by others and notes his preaching family background.
Phil J. Welch of St. Joseph says he would wipe out the state income tax if elected governor. Speaking at a Kansas City rally to about 400 supporters, Welch argues the tax is unnecessary as millions sit in state treasury unread. He notes Governor Forrest Smith sought to cap the tax but failed to win support.
FBI director J Edgar Hoover announced on the law’s fourth anniversary that more than 19 000 draft delinquents have been located since peacetime selective service began. Of those located, 3 401 were fugitives and prosecutions have yielded 1 554 convictions.
North and South Korean fronts hold along a diagonal line near 38 parallel as the war nears its second anniversary. Allied and Chinese forces have suffered heavy casualties and civilians remain largely homeless. The Panmunjom talks stall whileU S and United Nations troops press on in western and eastern theaters.
Chinese intervention pushed allied divisions toward defeat but they regrouped and halted two major offensives near parallel 38 in spring 1951. A Russian spokesman hinted truce talks, with observers doubting lasting peace as July 10 approached. By 62 points agreed, prisoner exchange remains the pivotal obstacle to armistice.
Governor Adlai E. Stevenson remains under observation after a minor operation. A state spokesman announced his release was postponed by 24 hours, with officials saying Stevenson is "coming along fine" as he recovers at Passavant hospital.
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