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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1953
Page
1
Three hundred inmates at the Washington State Reformatory rioted last night causing extensive damage. One man died and three were injured as fires destroyed five buildings and rioters attacked cell blocks and grounds in the center of the complex.
Washington AP reports Philip L. Cole deputy public printer prepared to answer questions on alleged GPO security faults and 1940s secrecy cases linked to Rothschild and a secret code. McCarthy investigations shift to Los Angeles with subpoenas for five figures amid ongoing hearings.
Last night's scheduled West Asheville water carnival in Asheville North Carolina was canceled due to rain. Local organizers cited unsafe conditions and poor visibility forcing postponement of the event originally planned for the riverfront.
Forecasters predict fair and mild conditions tonight and tomorrow with sunny skies in Ohio today. Middletown reported a high of 89 degrees yesterday and a low of 58, with today's low at 59 and a 10 am temperature of 78 degrees.
Paris reports slow progress as non Communist unions push workers to resume duties after a 16 day strike. FO and CFTC reach settlements for postal and telecom staff with Laniel government while other sectors like rails and coal stay largely idle. A 48 hour metal workers strike proceeds. Renault plant shows 2,000 of 16,000 workers absent. Government promises include wage review and no sanctions. Parliament faces debate on labor crisis as CGT remain absent.
About 150 Americans freed from Camp 1 Chongsong along the Yalu River travel with 300 South Koreans in a dawn exit from Panmunjom. The batch includes 94 Americans two dozen sick or wounded among allied captives. total released reach 1,465 of 3,313 listed by the Reds. Reports describe harsh treatment of Allied airmen, including a sailor stripped in freezing weather and a mentally ill soldier left to die tied to a tree at Camp 1.
AEC Chairman Lewis L. Strauss told Sen Wiley that stockpiles do not guarantee deterrence and that enemies could develop powerful atomic weapons. The statements followed Moscow claiming a hydrogen bomb test and U.S. confirmation of Aug 12 Soviet detonation.
The U S Navy carrier Belleau Wood being taken from mothballs at the San Francisco shipyard to be loaned to the French government next month. The 14 000 ton flat top earned 11 battle stars in Pacific action and a French crew is already assembling. The loan is authorized by Congress as part of mutual defense pacts.
Lebanon celebrates the release of Corporal Perry Osborne Jr 28 the area’s first POW freed from North Korea He was captured April 24 1951 and told his family he would be home for Christmas a goal he beat by about four months Parents Mr and Mrs Perry Osborne of Lebanon Route 2 received the notice by phone Osbornes journey from milk tester to soldier is recounted along with other released POWs including Brightman Manuel Bemerer Vosberg North Fraze Lawson Volpone Reese Hughes Van Pelt Wilson Violet and Campbell
The Army identifies 43 more Americans reported by the Communists to have died in captivity. The list brings total names to 837 U.S. servicemen. Pentagon stresses it cannot verify the Red reports and will keep families informed. Ohioans listed: Cpl. Charles E. Johnson of Ironton and Pfc. Andrew F. Petho of Cleveland.
The Defense Department released 12 more names of Americans who escaped enemy prison camps in the far east. One is Pfc Adelbert Blue of Ohio, son of Mrs Marcell a Lewis of Dayton. The list now shows 29 escaped with 118 others unnamed and whose fate remains unknown to U S authorities.
The youngest American prisoner of war freed by the Communists has returned home. Pfc. Charles E. Elliot of Vienna Virginia said he will be 20 in October and was 17 when captured May 18 1951 with the 2nd Division on the Eastern Front. He joined the Army a few days after his 17th birthday.
Adlai Stevenson returns from a six month world tour visiting about 30 countries. He says Eisenhower invited him to report on his travels and discusses politics while implying uncertain plans for a 1956 presidential bid. Stevenson notes Russia’s retreat in the cold war and expresses willingness to aid the Democratic Party as circumstances allow.
Three youths escaped an Ohio boys industrial school after striking power plant engineer Loren van Fossen 52 with wrenches. Van Fossen, from Amanda, was hospitalized in Lancaster Fairfield in fair condition. The runaways were Dan Ferdinand 16 Akron tied to weapon charges, Terry Schwinnen 17 Van Wert with illegal vehicle operation, and Roy Arnold 17 Elyria for auto theft.
Scandinavian nations join push for India to attend the Korean peace conference. Denmark co-sponsors Australia New Zealand motion for Nehru government seat while U S blocks invitation. Sweden Norway Cuba stand with or against India as India proposes a procedural measure with potential veto by Communist China and North Korea.
In Xenia Ohio Genevieve Zimmerman a 130 pound housewife and her 18 year old daughter Darlene with help from three men pried open a jammed cowling and pulled two Wright Patterson Air Force Base pilots Capt John H Saxon 30 and Capt Hubert G Pedersen 36 from a burning B 25 after it struck wires and crashed near the Zimmerman home Both pilots escaped with minor injuries confirming the rescues occurred at 10 20 a m local time
Clifford H. Courtney resigned today as chief of police in Zanesville to accept a post as security officer for the Ohio Valley Electric Corp.
Sunday Journal previews the shift in leadership at Post 9 between Middletown and Hamilton with the new corporal and his second in command. Also covered are three Armco men aiding Genoa steel plant startup and YMCA Girls Camp activities plus an upcoming high school music camp preview.
Paris AP report states Moulay Mohammed Ben Arafa, 64, proclaimed new Sultan of Morocco after Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef was deposed and exiled. Morocco calm, but France maintains iron vigil with heavy guards in cities. enthronement time to be announced.
A small group of lawmakers from the Senate House Committee on Atomic Energy prepare for a month long inspection trip to the Belgian Congo leaving Sunday. They pack heavy duty shoes and outdoor clothing for visits to gold mines and uranium plants. Representative Jen of Ohio says they will work and not call on royalty.
In San Anselmo California Mrs. Carmel Booth, civil defense director, received word from Pravda that the Russians had exploded a hydrogen bomb. The announcement spurred eight volunteers to leap to their feet and offer aid.
Arthur Hughes Jr. was fined five dollars and costs in Common Pleas Court for driving an undersized auto without a horn. Highway patrol reported the vehicle lacked headlights taillight taillight stoplight fenders emergency brake or a windshield.
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