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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1952
Page
1
Army engineers began acquiring 6500 acres of farm and woodland in Pike County for a billion-dollar atomic energy plant. Surveyors mapped the site for half mile long buildings to be erected over four years by 30,000 workers, with 1,500 expected by winter and about 50 farm families to be moved.
U S Marines repelled two late night and dawn assaults by Communist forces to keep their hold on Bunker Hill in Western Korea near Panmunjom. Allied planes bombed positions and nine bunkers were destroyed as Marines endured shelling and urban combat on the scarred hill.
In Wetumpka Alabama, 54-year-old nurse Mrs Earle Denison faced a resumed trial for two counts of arsenic murder of her young nieces Shirley Weldon and Polly Ann Weldon. She attempted suicide by slashing her wrist in her prison cell just hours before the scheduled start, and was deemed physically able to attend after doctors cleared her.
President Truman in Washington rejected the Tariff Commission proposal to raise duties on imported watches. He said he cannot agree that the domestic watch industry is seriously injured or threatened with such injury.
Adlai Stevenson named Stephan A. Mitchell as national chairman and Mitchell's talks with President Truman ended with assurances of complete cooperation for the Stevenson campaign. Mitchell, a longtime Stevenson ally, met Truman for 25 minutes and later with staff, stressing unified support and continued policies.
President Truman appointed Adm. Alan G. Kirk former ambassador to Moscow director of the Psycho logical Strategy Board.
In Budapest Matyas Rakosi, long time Communist leader, was elected prime minister by Parliament after Istvan Dobi resigned. Sandor Ronai also stepped down as Parliament president. The move completes a purge of opposition parties and marks the consolidation of Communist control in Hungary, mirroring recent events in Romania. Rakosi's rise follows the salami tactics he described, seizing power through staged mergers and coercive campaigns. Arpad Szakasits, a key Social Democrats figure, faded from power amid the coalition’s dominance and is now reportedly jailed.
Ike declines confidential briefing on international affairs after Stevenson receives access at the White House. He argues the move would confuse the public and insists his past work covers these issues. Truman says weekly CIA reports will be shared with both candidates. Stassen predicts Ike could gain substantial labor support if he runs.
Belgium cut its conscription from two years to 21 months sparking strikes and protests as Brussels seeks a unified two year term among EDC partners. Gen Ridgway warned two years’ training was the minimum for effective reserves, while other nations push for higher quotas via expanded reserve training.
The CIO prepared to endorse Adlai Stevenson as Democratic candidate for president. CIO President Philip Murray signaled a likely Executive Board decision after a day-long session. No confirmed Eisenhower bid to CIO for conferences, though a Doherty meeting with Eisenhower may occur for GOP mail service promises.
Atlantic City N J The American Federation of Labor plans to invite presidential candidates Dwight D Eisenhower and Adlai E Stevenson to address its upcoming convention in New York The AFL may consider endorsing a candidate and Truman may also be invited to speak The move marks a rare pre election convention engagement by the AFL
Peace talks proceed in New York as union and management seek a settlement with federal mediators saying there is no strike discussion. Mediators expressed satisfaction with progress and the talks ongoing today.
Clayton Cuff of Baltimore and Clinton Allen of Baltimore were arrested after allegedly stealing a $425 diamond ring. Police said Cuff answered questions in a coughing stuttering fashion and produced the ring when asked to open his mouth aboard a trolley car in Yonkers New York.
In Tehran Iran the nationalist leader Mossadegh issues a decree ordering landlords to increase peasants’ share by ten percent and to deposit another ten percent of estate income into rural banks for needy farmers. The measure marks a first step in six months of near dictatorial rule and aims to blunt Communist land reform rhetoric.
Ellis Arnall warned of another round of inflation this fall as steel price hikes and wage gains push living costs higher. He predicted at least 100 dollars more per family annually, despite assurances from Sawyer and Putnam that big price pushes are unlikely. He argued time will prove the estimate conservative.
Pittsburgh Steel Co. signed a contract with the CIO United Steelworkers ending the 1952 steel strike for 10 000 workers. Production resumes June 27 under an interim agreement. The pact runs through June 30 1954 with a wage reopening clause in June 1953 and includes pay and union shop provisions seen in contracts adopted by Bethlehem Inland Wheeling Youngstown and other steel companies.
Charley Foley, manager of Union Savings and Trust Co Woodlawn branch, was forced off the road by three masked men who seized about 71000 in cash. A witness saw a shotgun, revolver, and a getaway car as police rushed to block routes nearby. Foley, unhurt, had been transporting weekly bank funds.
Alan Robert Grant, 19, of Seattle survived five lightning bolts atop Mt Stuart in the Cascades after his companion Paul Brikoff, 20, was killed. Grant waited three days for rescue, was airlifted to Seattle with burns, while Brikoff died on the summit.
London burglar James O Neill was caught trying on clothes he had stolen and fled through a back door. Minutes later he returned wearing a woman’s skirt and was later sentenced to three months in jail for the theft.
Democratic nominee Adlai Stevenson urged all 48 states to assume broader governing duties to halt the centralizing push toward Washington. Speaking at the Illinois State Fair with Vice President Barkley, Stevenson defended his Illinois record, assailed Eisenhower, and outlined campaign plans as Labor Day signals the national drive to elect Stevenson.
In Exeter England a Scout used a 150 foot Gothic tower to fire at two cathedral dignitaries below. The boy had been admitted after promising good behavior and was later court martialed. Troop mates say he faced punishment at a tree while others pelted him with potatoes as part of the penalty.
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden married his boss’s niece Claris Churchill in a brief civil ceremony at Caxton Hall London. Prime Minister Winston Churchill witnessed with his wife as an estimated crowd of 2000 choked Caxton Hall steps. The groom wore a lounge suit and a white carnation while the bride wore a lilac taffeta dress. The marriage ends Eden’s long wait after a 1948 divorce and marks the bride’s first marriage. The ceremony lasted about five minutes and drew a massive public crowd outsideCaxton Hall.
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