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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1949
Page
1
Washington AP Mundt urges close questioning of Maj. Gen. Harry H Vaughan about alleged overreach at the White House in the five percent investigation. Vaughan to testify tomorrow, promising a full statement on incidents linked to his name.
President Truman pledged full American cooperation to Britain amid a global trade imbalance and postwar recovery challenges. He urged mutual concession and noted misunderstandings about U S policy while addressing the American Legion convention. The Legion focuses on Communism in China and anti-Communist aid in Asia.
The hurricane losing power turns northeast over North Carolina and southern Virginia after ripping Florida's coast. It brings heavy rain to the Carolinas with gusts up to 60 mph in Lumberton and Florence while Greensboro reports 58 mph as power and communications lines are fouled and flood risk rises.
A Florida hurricane moving north struck the New York metropolitan area with 70 mph winds and rain. By 5:30 a.m. EST the gusts peaked, then eased to 24 mph by 9 a.m. EST. Wires brought down left 18,000 to 23,000 customers without power in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx.
The storm caused scattered damage from Charleston to Maryland with 80 MPH gusts in Charleston and power-line damage but no major destruction. Maryland saw downed trees and lights, while the hurricane downgraded to a disturbance near Roanoke with 60 MPH winds and heavy rain and Florida reported peak power.
A Marion Ohio taxi driver Lewis E Louck 21 said a man forced him at gunpoint to drive to Mansfield then Portsmouth robbing him of 30 dollars. Harold Everett Thompson 25 of Marion paroled from Mansfield reformatory was arrested in Portsmouth on kidnapping and armed robbery charges.
Washington reports suggest Stalin's grip on Communist satellites has been shaken by the Tito break, ahead of three power talks including Acheson Bevin and Schuman. Western diplomats foresee a three section review of the cold war strategy covering the Far East Eastern Europe and Western Europe amid postwar recovery and shifting alliances.
In Belgrade and Washington, officials deny a flood of rumors about Soviet backed moves and counter moves. Yugoslav spokesmen insist no troops were sent to Istria, no gunboat clashes occurred, and no reinforcements were dispatched despite circulating reports.
Police seek yeggs who abducted a Grapette Bottling Company strongbox weighing 350 pounds. They moved the safe to a nearby quarry with a two-wheel truck and looted $350 inside. Investigation continues as authorities chase suspects.
The last of more than 7 000 Ohio National Guardsmen departed Camp Atterbury Indiana yesterday returning home after a two week training period.
A bustling downtown construction scene forms a social meeting of sidewalk supervisors. The narrator observes the crowd of workers and onlookers, led by a self styled straw boss who presumes control. The diverse members share advice and critique while the crew labors.
President Truman extended the deadline for submitting the steel industry fact finding board report to September 10 due to slower evidence submission. The 60 day truce deadline remains September 14. CIO Steelworkers Union and companies may soon decide whether to accept the panel’s recommendations. John A. Stephens of US Steel testified in the industry rebuttal.
Mahoning County Coroner Da vid A Belinky ruled the Saturday death of 16 year old Arthur Bauman as murder. Authorities found a charred body in his father s bedroom after an early morning fire at their Wood worth home. State Fire Marshal Melillo said the $2 500 blaze was set purposely. A glass jug with gasoline was found near the start of the fire and stains on a gasoline can suggested tapping within 24 hours.
New York backers of Paul Robeson demand Governor Dewey order an investigation into the Peekskill riot that halted a Saturday night concert. They seek ouster of Westchester officials cited for inadequate police protection as clashes wounded at least 13 and injured three seriously.
Rebels in Cochabamba defy government ultimatum to surrender as air raids strike the city. Government sources say National Revolutionary Movement leaders, blamed for May tin mine riots, back the revolt. President Urriolagoitia calls for civic action to curb the uprising.
Dayton AP reports another meeting to settle the B F Goodrich Company strike affecting about 16 000 workers at Akron Ohio Tuscaloosa Alabama Cadillac Michigan Clarksville Tennessee Los Angeles Oaks Pennsylvania and Miami Oklahoma The CIO United Rubber Workers seek a 24 cent hourly raise and $100 monthly pensions while pay under the old contract averaged $1 51 per hour.
Smyrna Delaware AP report says A Homer Smith aged 72 and former president of Sharp and Dohme pharmaceuticals died yesterday at his Smyrna home. He had led the company and related industry work.
A Standard Oil tank farm near Findlay was hit by lightning yesterday. About 30,000 barrels of oil, valued at nearly 100000 dollars, burned. Fire crews fought the blaze through the night to prevent further spread.
Communist forces press toward Ju cheng and Kukong threatening Kwangtung with a rail line at risk. Gen Liu Po-Cheng's units sit six miles from the border and 45 miles from Kukong as Chen Yi moves six armies toward Amoy, raising fear of coast invasion from the northeast.
Portage Post No. 496 of Kent Ohio earned second place in the American Legion 1949 senior band championship with 94.60 points, announced from Philadelphia.
Seventeen persons lost their lives in Ohio traffic over the weekend per an Associated Press tally. The Athens County crash killed five, with six others injured or missing. Victims include George Bell, 21. Dorothy Porter, 17. Helen West, 18. Betty Edgington, 19. Harry Meyers, 22. Several other fatal and serious accidents occurred across the state, including a bride and groom killed, a couple from Greenfield, a man struck by a car while walking, and multiple separate incidents in Columbus, Trumbull, and Maple Heights. The tally notes many families affected and multiple fatalities from various crashes across Ohio.
Senator Elmer Thomas disclosed a White House meeting with President Truman and his Democratic advisers to resolve differences over farm program ideas. Thomas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, said the President invited a group to discuss farm policy and indicated support for the next year’s program. The Brannan plan to end market price supports for perishables and offer treasury subsidies if consumer prices fall was rejected by the House in favor of wartime supports championed by Gove.
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