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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1952
Page
1
The government cost of living index reached 190.8 percent of the 1935‑39 average as of July 15, rising 1.2 points from June and 5 percent since January. The CIO Auto Workers contract ties a one‑cent wage rise to each 1.14 increase in the index, with quarterly adjustments.
In the English Channel near Goodwin Sand the American freighter Western Farmer was rammed by the Norwegian tanker Bjorgholm and sank after breaking in two. Lifeboats to Dover and Ramsgate saved 37 crew including Capt. Gun nar Utvik of Galveston Texas. the tanker stood by as the after section remained afloat briefly.
Niagara Falls Niagara County coroner reports five men have died from an overdose of cocktails made of shellac and sherry since Monday. The deaths prompt warnings and police investigations into tainted beverages in the area.
Chou En lAi, premier of Red China, conferred with Premier Stalin at the Kremlin in a meeting seen as more than a courtesy call. Top aides attended as a delegation seeks stronger Russia China cooperation. Stalin formerly steered the 1950 Soviet Chinese treaty.
In Brooklyn a 9 year old boy fell into the Go wanus Canal and drowned. His father John J. Cassidy, 50, died of a heart attack while rushing to the rescue. The tragedy occurred as the boy played along the canal bank.
In Korea a farmer plowing a field was struck when his ox triggered a mine. He was treated at a nearby evacuation hospital, fell asleep on a stretcher, and awoke aboard a helicopter bound for Inchon. After a tense return to safety, he walked back to his field.
U S military authorities and Japanese police report arresting American servicemen and 73 Japanese Chinese and Korean nationals in a three million dollar a year black market ring. Military payment certificates are illegally spent in bars hotels and taxis and exchanged for dollar drafts. The proceeds reach money dealers who supply the Reds with dollars to fund operations in dollar areas.
U N B29 Superforts B26s and fighter bombers struck Northwest Korea beating back Communist targets. Thirty eight B29s bombed Pyongyang dropping 350 tons and causing fires. Osu cement plant and other sites were hit by B26s.
Gov Adlai Stevenson said Eisenhower appeared to back much of the Democratic legislative program since 1932. He warned corruption must be fought ruthlessly and urged appointing incorruptible officials. Stevenson stressed foreign policy as the nation’s top issue and cited a “mess in Washington.”
In Lexington Kentucky Mrs Wilmore Alexander reports a year of odd deliveries to her home after telephone orders. An auto salesman an auctioneer two typewriters an adding machine a garage man and more arrived in response to calls. She attributes it to pranksters and recalls a previous wave of strange items including rabbit food straw rock and an ambulance.
Washington reports identify a top Justice Department official as the prime target of House investigators in hearings set to begin next Tuesday. The shakeup under James P. McGranery follows resignations and reassignments, with Mullally suspended amid an inquiry into his outside activities.
Washington reports a Moscow party congress may reveal Stalin’s chosen successor. Georgi Malenkov is seen as a leading candidate for prime minister and for chair of the new Praesidium, with Molotov and Beria noted as sidelined for now.
Two gunmen robbed Adrian's Jewelry Co. in the Scofield Building on East 9th Street taking diamonds valued at 90000. Salesman Ernest Stein and watchmaker John Petras were bound and kicked during the Downtown Cleveland theft, the largest gem loss since 1948. A second gunman unseen fled amid rush hour crowds.
The destroyer minesweeper Thompson was hit by Communist shore guns off Korea's east coast near Sonjin. One shell struck the flying bridge, wounding 10 seriously and killing few. The Thompson previously saw fire on June 14, 1951 with three dead and four wounded.
In BOM Germany the Socialist chief Dr Kurt Schumacher died last night at 56 after a blood circulation illness. He was a leading anti Western rearmament figure and a strong foe of alignment with the West. Erich Ollenhauer likely to inherit leadership and continue the nationalist anti Communist line. Schumacher, a one‑armed one‑legged survivor of Nazi camps, studied law and the labor movement and rose from editor to party leader.
President Truman dismissed questions about any mess in his administration and refused to comment on Adlai Stevenson’s, John Sparkman’s, and Eisenhower’s remarks. He insisted he is not a target, calls the Democrats' campaign records the governing standard, and urged reporters to read Willkie and Dewey for parallels.
Indian trader Sammy Day urged Navajos at Pine Springs to help build an airstrip. The Navajo Civil Air Patrol finished it yesterday. within a half hour four year old Anderson Six choked on orange peel and was saved when James Bickle flew him to Fort Defiance Medical Center. Doctors reported the child out of danger.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower outlined a middle way to avoid tyranny, criticizing prolonged Democratic control and centralization in Washington. In Boise he drew crowds of about 20,000 and urged GOP workers to mobilize for November while meeting Western governors.
Thirty U S soldiers on a training crossing a river were swept away by a nine foot wall of water in Korea. Only 12 bodies had been recovered from the flash flood, with 26 missing including one officer and 25 enlisted men.
President Truman downplayed Swedish press reports that Secret Service guards rough behaved toward his daughter Margaret during a European tour. White House officials denied any improper conduct, saying only one photographer was told Miss Truman should not be photographed at City Hall. The Swedish Foreign Office supported the White House account.
In Carbondale Pennsylvania a coin toss decided the borough’s acting mayor after Mayor Bryden died. Thomas F Moran, director of accounts and finance, was chosen to fill the post following a council vote. Moran will oversee streets and public improvements as per borough law.
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