02 Dec 1948
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1948
Page
1
Divided Berlin faced a new Communist bid to disrupt western sector election plans after earlier Red hecklers tried to break up a western political rally last night.
Renewed mediation by a six-nation UN panel led by Juan Bramuglia aims to draft currency rules acceptable to both sides for four power control of Berlin. Russia demands acceptance of the Russian mark and end to the blockade, while threats of broader action loom amid rival eastern and western administrations. Police clash as Western rally campaigns continue ahead of Sunday elections.
Chinese Communist radio claimed the seizure of Suchow, a major Nationalist base about 200 miles northwest of Nanking. The Kearagain, in a broadcast monitored by AP, said the city fell yesterday with no immediate details.
China defends capital staying put amid heavy fighting near Pengpu and Suchow. Diplomats plan to stay in Nanking while some mission staff may depart. Airlifted rice bags reach Suchow as refugees stream west and fires burn nearby.
Senator McKellar plans Senate Appropriations action on defense spending for next year. He backs Truman’s cap of 15 billion dollars and seeks proof that Army Navy and Air Forces consolidation saves money. He vows full hearings to ensure no wasteful spending.
A 235 foot fall from a pole claimed the life of Herschel Wilson, 35, carpenter's helper, in Cincinnati yesterday. Wilson toppled while adjusting a spotlight for night work on the job.
Washington officials indicate Congress will not meet for a month to authorize new aid and China’s military instability means programs may not fit a month later. Ambassador Koo urged swift action in New York, while Madame Chiang revealed no plans.
Dennis E Porter pleaded guilty to threatening President Truman and received a three year prison term. He told U S District Judge Herbert Christenberry he still intended to carry out the threat, saying the president is not adequate to supervise the nation. Porter had written the threat from Franklinton La while jailed for defamation of character.
Waino Koski, 52, of Chicago, was crushed to death yesterday at Persque Isle docks while working as a seaman on the freighter W. H. McGean. An AP report notes the fatal accident occurred at the coal loader.
A Jericho based Palestine Arab congress reportedly proclaimed King Abdullah of Trans-Jordan as king of Palestine. The amman dispatch quoted Abdullah urging unity with Trans-Jordan and other Arab states and promising to present Congress proposals to his cabinet for action. Details of proposals were not disclosed.
Paris AP reports the Security Council may delay action on Israel's United Nations bid until its political future is resolved. The council meets to consider the application filed on the first anniversary of the Palestine partition plan as the General Assembly debates resolutions to settle Palestine issues. Decisions appear imminent.
President Jose Figueres declares Costa Rica will have a national police force only and calls arms ready if threatened. He hands Bella Vista barracks to the education ministry for a museum and notes existing defense forces include 500 soldiers, 700 coastal guards, and 1,000 police.
Rep Clarence J. Brown signaled the Post Office Department is a chief target of the bipartisan executive branch reorganization panel. Speaking at the NAM Congress Brown outlined aims to cut spending, remove duplications, consolidate duties, and abolish unnecessary services within the federal system.
A Middletown man and Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Pfc Patrick J Kessler is honored in a city wide tribute through Saturday The 22 year old infantryman of the Third Division died near Anzio Italy May 25 1944 after saving his company and silencing German machine guns He is laid to rest at Woodside Cemetery with solemn Mass at Holy Trinity Church and military services at the American Legion home with a guard of honor from Legionnaires and veterans.
In Durham a 31 year old waitress Kathleen Bailey and her husband Norman Bailey 32 were killed after a prolonged dispute at a restaurant. Norman Bailey shot Kathleen before turning the pistol on himself after a two hour argument observed by coworker Ellen Harmon.
Ralph Carson, 51, serving a three year term for concealed weapons from Washington County, hanged himself with a bed sheet in the psychopathic ward of the Ohio penitentiary. Warden Ralph Alvis said Carson would have been released next June.
The article recalls Pat and his Company K in the 30th Regiment at Anzio. On May 23 1944 they moved through mist toward Ponte Rotto facing rifle mortar and machinegun fire. Pat organized an assault group and pushed toward an enemy machinegun under heavy fire.
Police, sheriff and state troopers patrol Kalamazoo factories after a dawn raid by about 300 men. Cars burned and equipment smashed as workmen were beaten. a grand jury may probe identities. Gov Sigler orders investigation amid union strike and accusations of communist tinge.
AP reports three Navy fighter pilots were saved near Apra Harbor Guam after their planes ran out of fuel. One was picked up at sea by a helicopter, another by a small ship after a B 29 air drop life raft, and a third found hours later exhausted wearing a Mae West life jacket. Names were not released. All based at Orote Field.
A farmer’s wife Mrs Eugene Pontius 27 and her daughter Judy two were drowned when a wagonload of corn overturned in a ditch trapping them. Pontius lifted the wagon to free his son William four but both mother and child died before help arrived in Fulton County near Delta. Coroner H Milton Warner ruled the deaths accidental.
President Truman approved the promotion of Capt. Calvin M. Bolster of Youngstown Ohio to rear admiral. Bolster is on duty in the Office of Naval Research and holds a key post in naval research activities.
Assistant Attorney General Theron Caudle told the North Carolina gathering that income tax evasion prosecutions have surged tenfold, with as many as 700 cases expected this year. He noted counselors and even a circus lawyer could face charges for assistive deductions, yet stressed overall prosecutions remain small relative to annual returns.
Secretary of Defense Forrestal urged the United States to provide Western Europe with a generous measure of equipment to support Brussels treaty defense plans. He spoke at the English Speaking Union dinner noting five-nation aims led by Montgomerry must be made real through aid to dispel fear and spark hope.
About 500 production workers at the Clark Grave Vault Company walked out in Columbus after rejecting a 10 cent hourly wage boost. The CIO United Automobile Workers Local 5193 backed the strike, demanding a 25 cent hourly pay hike.
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