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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1953
Page
1
Freedom Village reports some freed POWs may return indoctrinated as Communists. Justice Department officials say no official evidence of treason on repatriation lists, but they will investigate any acts of atrocity. Army officials promise interviews and no witch hunt as captives return home.
United Nations diplomats begin a week of behind the scenes talks ahead of a 60 nation General Assembly meeting. They aim to decide participants, timing and scope for the Korean political conference to start by October 27.
Bayonne, New Jersey soldier Pfe Richard W Gollewski 20 says during a Communist march to a camp in Korea Red guards bayoneted stragglers and many died of starvation after capture on February 13 1951. Only 259 of 500 in the column survived. He saw bayoneting twice and heard the screams. He reported scarce food including small rice balls or barley.
A U S government report to President Eisenhower says Korea can develop rapidly by building an earning industrial base on its mineral and agricultural resources. It calls for anti inflation steps, large investment, and technical training, noting Korea will need imported food until 1957 and beyond. Dr Henry J Tasca, the president's representative in Korea, submitted the report which was made public yesterday.
Paris reports say a broad transport strike organized by the CGT halted rail traffic across France. FO and CFTC support kept most workers away. major terminals closed in Paris with possible spread to subway and bus lines.
Pvt. Roland A. Hamilton, 25, released from a North Korean prison camp, making him the first Middletown serviceman to gain freedom. His mother Mrs. Altha Hamilton, nurse’s aide, voiced astonishment while relatives and reporters watched the family react to the news and the phone’s sustained chatter.
The Pentagon speeds identification of Americans on a list of 1050 non Koreans reported to have died in Communist prison camps. Public identification will be withheld until exhaustive checks are completed and families notified.
Thomas W. Woodward of Hurley South Dakota, nearly 91, visits Denver and recalls Indians frightening him in 1865. He notes Denver traffic has grown and cars are the new menace since his boyhood. Woodward travels with his son Harry R. Woodward, Hot Springs South Dakota school superintendent.
A $611.21 shortage is found in the prisoner owned and operated fund for cigars and candy at San Francisco County Jail No. 2. The loss prompts review of accounting and potential disciplinary actions.
Bulletin reports Russia demanding compensation from the United States for the July 27 shootdown of a Soviet IL12 transport. A Chicago dispatch notes AFL Executive Council recommending suspending the International Longshoremen’s Association at the convention next month. Washington reports an Army draft call for 23 000 men in October.
In Ilwaco Washington oyster growers grind thousands of oysters in Willapa Bay to mix sperm and ova. The resulting hash is spread over the bay to fertilize larvae which develop into full oysters. Normally growers rely on currents to bring sperm and ova together.
Chicago reports AFL leader George Meany praised a draft Eisenhower message to Congress proposing Taft Hartley changes. He called the plan a definite improvement though not meeting all AFL demands. Congress adjourned without formal submission amid business opposition.
New Haven Register columnist admits difficulty disproving the belief that all newspapermen type using hunt and peck. The Register staff cited includes Ridgely Hunt and David Peck in New Haven Connecticut.
Senator Douglas denounces GOP claims of credit for Korea truce and domestic prosperity. He contests Speaker Martin’s telecast praising the new administration and 83rd Congress, noting Eisenhower inherited prosperity from Truman and criticizing the emphasis on Republican achievements.
East Germany reports say farmers and laborers were jailed on charges of criminal slowness in reaping threshing and transporting grain as the harvest falters. West Berlin distributes food parcels to East zone residents, with about 2.11 million parcels handed out in two weeks.
Senate Investigations Subcommittee plans public hearings starting next Monday to determine if any Communist has access to secret documents at the government printing plant. McCarthy says evidence so far involves one employee but may expand to cover more.
Vandalia forecasters predict fair and warmer conditions for tonight and tomorrow with a few clouds. Yesterday the Armco East Side Main Gate recorded 90 degrees at 5 pm and a low of 2 degrees at 6 am, with warming expected to resume toward 90 degrees later today.
Sixteen or seventeen year old Orlando Poling of Circleville drowned in the Scioto River after losing his footing while wading. Officials reported the accident occurred last night with rescue crews responding to the scene.
U.S. experts view Premier Malenkov as undisputed ruler after Stalin death with strong Army backing. They note Molotov and Bulganin may pledge loyalty, warn of possible unrest, and cite a 30 billion rubles 1953 atomic program alongside a 92 percent rise in other expenditures implying greater military spending.
Attilio Piccioni, aged 61, is reported to have drafted a new Italian cabinet with Alcide de Gasperi still Foreign Minister. He aims to present the government to President Luigi Einaudi, ending a two week crisis that followed the eighth postwar cabinet’s fall amid clashes between the Fascist Monarchist right and Communist Socialist left.
11 year old Ronnie Carpenter earned a YMCA summer camp trip by selling 2,928 soap bars. He unpacked with enthusiasm but found no soap upon arrival, a letdown amid his preparations and excitement.
In Canada, Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent led the Liberal party to a decisive victory in national elections. The Liberals won 171 of 265 Commons seats, securing a majority just short of their 1949 record, while the Progressive Conservatives won 50, the CCF 23, and Social Creditors 15.
Athens reports a third day of earthquakes across western Greece causing heavy damage. Samis village on Cephallonia Island was wiped out and Port Ithaca buildings were destroyed with nine injured. Tremors reached Patras but no casualties reported. Authorities released details via the interior ministry.
A band of returning American prisoners of war at Panmunjom vows vengeance on traitors who cooperated with communists. They denounce progressives and recall torture by Red Chinese, as 328 Americans repatriate earlier from Inchon aboard the Gen. Nelson M. Walker for 14 to 15 days to San Francisco.
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