02 Dec 1950
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Newspaper
Logan Daily News
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1950
Page
1
The new Highway Post Office made its first run from Columbus to Portsmouth with 20 postal officials and newspapermen in attendance. The coach will resume regular service Monday, handling first class mail with full post office facilities inside a 35 by 8 by 10 foot vehicle weighing over 19 000 pounds.
Look magazine estimates that America now has about 700 atomic bombs in its stockpile. The figure surpasses previously published guesses which ranged from 200 to 400 bombs.
President Truman sought another 17.85 billion for defense as Congress prepares hearings this week. The package would lift the defense total for the year to about 42 billion with roughly one billion for more atom bombs. A 3.4 billion excess profits tax was advanced to fund the increase, while wage and price controls surfaced as a potential later step. Alaska and Hawaii statehood remained blocked by Southern senators amid a broader political battle.
Logan High School will begin serving in its new lunchroom on Monday with on hand equipment. Prices aim to stay at 20 cents per serving or $1 per week, though increases may occur if food costs rise. Menus for the week of December 4 will be printed in the Saturday Logan Daily News, detailing daily meals and beverages.
A Kalimpong dispatch reports a large engagement between Chamdo and Lhasa causing heavy losses on both sides. Indications suggest the Dalai Lama may depart Lhasa if Tibet’s situation worsens.
Nine Roman Catholic churchmen including a bishop and two abbots were convicted of espionage and high treason in Prague for alleged Vatican plots to overthrow Czechoslovakia's Communist government. Sentences ranged from 10 years to life, with terms and fines specified for Benedictine Abbott Jan Opasek, Suffragan Bishop Stanislav Zela, and Premonstrate Abbot Stanislav Jarosimek. All confessed, expressed repentance, and indicated they may appeal.
Fairfield County farmers stranded by a major Ohio snowstorm place colored blankets in the snow to signal relief needs. Two private flyers spot the messages and relay data to relief agencies for food medicines or fuel. Snow blankets 30 percent inches in nine days block roads as Red Cross and local groups supply aid.
Cincinnati report shows three-quarters of cities with 5000+ population in the Ohio River valley have begun installing sewage treatment facilities for stream cleanup per the second annual Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission report.
U.S. officials in New York discuss a UN resolution against the Chinese Communists amid secret talks with Security Council members and Korea belligerents. India’s Sir Benegal N. Rau met Wu Hsiu Chuan, with hopes a peaceful withdrawal could be urged. The plan foresees condemning the Reds as aggressors and possibly using UN forces to enforce withdrawal if needed.
Mrs Maud E Campbell 69 widow of Charles Campbell and former Murray City resident died at 8 A M Thursday in the Oakland home of her son Donald Route 159 Also surviving son Leroy Lancaster and four grandchildren Nieces include Hazel Barron Nellie Later and Mrs Fred Foss Funeral services Sunday 2 P M Wise Funeral Home Lancaster Burial Greenlawn Cemetery Lancaster
The Weather Bureau issued a 30 day outlook showing above normal temperatures for December west of the Continental Divide along the east coast and in the South. The Midwest and northern plains are expected to be colder than normal, with near normal temperatures elsewhere.
Mrs. Schmidt filed in common pleas court for 50000 damages over the death of George H. Schmidt of Vergennes Vermont hit November 30 1948 by Junior K Foss 20 Oreville The driver pleaded manslaughter April 22 1949 and received five years strict probation plus five year driving suspension and Navy service.
About 1,500 people were evacuated from homes along the Bow River as flood waters from an ice jam spread into residential districts in Calgary Alberta today's update.
Canton AFL bus drivers and mechanics rejected a compromise wage proposal that would raise rates by 11 cents an hour, keeping the strike going into its 49th day.
The 3,200 ton Danish steamer I P Suhr is feared to have gone down last night off Sweden's south coast with 21 men aboard.
General MacArthur said the Chinese Reds have massed a half million troops in a massive blow against Allied forces in Korea. The invasion threatens Pyongyang as Chinese columns push toward the 30 mile northern defense line and Songchon, while U N forces withdraw or fight to hold key positions.
Main Street will be cleaned Sunday by city workers to clear icy ruts holes and slush from Orchard Street to Gallagher Avenue. Lewis Price service director announced autos must be moved all day so graders front end loaders and ice melting material can clear the street for Christmas decorations and shopping access.
Paris report says eighteen Marshall Plan European nations will place strategic raw materials under international control to prevent a new war. The Organization for European Cooperation approved a plan for collective action to raise production and study procurement and allocation of vital materials including coke, coal, iron ore, manganese, copper, zinc, tin, aluminum, rubber, timber, cement, hides, and pulp.
Washington reports indicate the economy is entering a transition from civilian to defense manufacturing. Indicators include a dip in factory employment, Kaiser-Frazer halving auto output, a 10 percent drop in private homebuilding, and slower installment credit growth as time-buying limits take effect.
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