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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1952
Page
1
Greek troops opened fire on Bulgarian soldiers occupying Gamma island in the Evros River after a prior Bulgarian presence. The Greek general staff said the Bulgarian fire was not returned and noted a loudspeaker warning before the attack. The UN Balkan sub committee condemned the Bulgarian action.
President Truman said he will discuss his campaign role with Adlai Stevenson when they meet next week in Washington. He noted the talks will include how he should participate, and he invited Stevenson after their Chicago convention suggestion. Also present will be Senator John Sparkman and Vice President Barkley, with Truman recalling his past support for Barkley. He endorsed W. Stuart Symington for Missouri Senate and J. E. Buck Taylor in the primary, while expressing fondness for Symington.
Identification expert R. I. Trask of the Air Force announced the toll from the two bus crash remains as 28 dead after completing analysis of charred wreckage.
Pittsburgh. U S Steel Corp and the CIO United Steelworkers Union recessed contract talks but both sides expect an early resumption. No date was set.
Atlanta report states the federal government has 75 million dollars to aid drought struck Southern farmers. FHA chief Dillard B Lasseter announced the fund at a 13 state meeting to speed disaster loans for production. FHA leaders said loans assist farming output and may not fund shifts in farming types amid the drought.
A U S Navy maritime patrol plane with 13 aboard disappeared during a patrol over the Pacific near the Philippines. Rear Adm Richard H Cruzen said a wide search was launched, but darkness halted the hunt for the night.
In Grant Park Chicago a man shot and killed 17 year old Patricia Kahler and wounded 17 year old Herbert Hoffman during a concert rehearsal crowd during lunch hour. The killer then shot himself as FBI fingerprints tied him to Bernard Richardson with a Detroit hotel receipt found on him.
The 18th International Red Cross Conference voted 69 to 12 to back a Belgian sponsored plan for an impartial inquiry into Communist charges of U S germ warfare in Korea. A rival Chinese Communist resolution was postponed. U S delegate Charles Burton Marshall praised the vote and said the Communists have no lease.
National political roundup reports Stevenson winning broader Dixie support as South Carolina joins Georgia and Mississippi in backing him. Tennessee primaries looming for McKellar and Browning, while Symington defeats Truman ally Taylor in Missouri. Eisenhower and Nixon plan pre convention talks as party unity trends emerge.
U S Fifth Air Force Sabres claim four MIGs shot down and four damaged as fighting rages over Capitol Hill and the Yalu area. South Korean troops retake Capitol Hill after brutal clashes while sweltering heat slows operations.
Bethlehem Steel Co joined Inland Steel and Wheeling Steel in final contract terms with the CIO United Steelworkers. The agreement runs to June 30, 1954 with a wage re clause. It provides an average wage rise and outlines a modified union shop, while fringe pay details were not specified.
A U S Air Force B-26 crashed into the Rhine at Mainz during a training flight. Four crewmen were aboard. two escaped with serious injuries after leaping free. Two others are missing and believed dead. the aircraft had departed from Wiesbaden when an engine fire reportedly occurred.
A typhoon with center winds of 60 miles an hour, moving from the Marianas toward Japan, was forecast by the Japanese Central Meteorological Observatory to strike Honshu early tomorrow if current speed and course persist.
U S Britain? Correction not present. Foreign ministers from the United States Australia and New Zealand opened the first peacetime military cooperation among the three nations while opting for a go slow approach on adding non Communist Pacific nations. They agreed to consult others through regular channels and create a joint military staff to meet periodically at Pearl Harbor Melbourne and Wellington with Adm Arthur W Radford named as American representative.
Len Blair Moody of Michigan urged Gov Adlai Stevenson to make campaign issue of hatchet men around Dwight D Eisenhower. He named Republicans McCarthy Kenn Jenner but refused to detail who the hatchet men are. Moody invited Stevenson to kickoff in Detroit with a Labor Day speech and proposed one hour radio and TV debates. Secretary Dan Kimball visited the executive mansion to pay respects.
Two South Korean soldiers fighting communism with humor devised a device that uses a water wheel linked to a trip hammer to rap a picture of Joseph Stalin on the head each time the wheel turns. The item aims to boost morale and mock the Reds amid Korea war tensions.
Premier Mossadegh proposes a 2 percent annual land tax targeting wealthy landholders to replace lost oil revenues. Officials expect it to raise about 330 million dollars annually as Iran nears bankruptcy after nationalizing Anglo Iranian Oil and facing oil disruption. Parliament and Senate move to grant decree powers for six months, enabling the Premier to rule with near dictatorial authority.
President Truman said he may call an extra session of Congress to secure a stronger price control law. He noted no decision yet but would act if necessary. Arnall warned that food prices are rising and urged a stronger act, while critics doubted canning supplies will face shortages.
Three health and disaster agencies appealed for more nurses and physical therapists to combat polio outbreaks nationwide. The appeal came from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, the American Red Cross, and the American Physical Therapy Association. Dr. Kenneth S. Landauer warned that the polio threat is strongest in Illinois, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Nebraska, New Mexico, Michigan, Ohio and Washington.
An explosion on the U S carrier Boxer in Korean waters killed eight men and injured others. Twelve jets were destroyed as fires raged aboard the ship, with 63 crewmen rescued after being driven overboard. The 27 000 ton carrier, with a 2900 crew, suffered the incident about 50 miles off Korea, no enemy action involved. Cause not yet known, likely gas buildup after landing on the hangar deck. Names of the dead withheld pending next of kin notifications.
Police traced a caller who directed them to a man beaten to death with a hammer in a downtown hotel. The killer later taunted cops promising more killings and attempted to set up a second attack at two North Side hotels. Victim identified tentatively as Thomas Actor, 35, Birmingham Alabama. Actor and a man named Robert Moore registered in Room 414 at the Loop Hotel. Moore sought for questioning.
Robert W. Briggs aged 12, son of Mr and Mrs Preston Briggs of New Boston, drowned Wednesday in Millbrook Lake near their home in Portsmouth Ohio.
Carl A. Latva a 49 year old mill worker born in Finland and living in Wendell New Hampshire was ordered deported by Federal Judge Charles E. Wyzanski Jr. Latva testified he joined the Communist party in 1934 to help a strike and paid 50 cents with a 10 cent monthly fee for four months. He says he neverheard from party leaders again. Latva now seeks citizenship and has a pending petition. he expresses that the law is unjust. He remains free on bail pending possible appeal.
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