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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1952

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Hamilton Man Jailed in Fildes Case Murder Talk Linked to Missing Witness

Clyde Browning a 25 year old Oxford man and married father of a four year old was jailed in Hamilton for manslaughter in the death of 17 year old Mary Ann Fildes. Browning said the death was accidental claiming she jumped from his moving car after he took her for a ride Thanksgiving night. He said fear of a reported murder talk kept him from surrendering earlier and that he learned of her death from newspapers. Browning identified himself as the man who rode with her from a Hamilton cafe and said they drove out to Beiserger Road where she leapt from the car. Police tied Browning to Miss Fildes at a cafe meet and said he told lies and then feared the consequences. The case involves a missing witness and a long police search.

Hamilton Mary Ann Fildes Clyde Browning Pierson Rd Oxford Browning Cincinnati John Bippus Char Les Walke Mary Ann Arkansas Beissiger Rd Champion Paper and E Co Fildes Issinger Rd Betty Miss Fildes Virginia Simmons

Mutiny at Pongam POW Camp Kills 82 Wounds 120

Allied POW Command reports 82 killed and 120 wounded as die hard Communist civilian internees mutiny at UNC Camp No 10 on Pongam island near Korea. U N and ROK troops quell the uprising, with 3,600 internees involved in six compounds. Two U S and two ROK soldiers injured by thrown rocks during the clash.

Pusan Korea Allied Prisoner of War Command Pongam Pogam North Korea Kore UNC United Nations United States Republic of Korea U. N U. S Republic of Korea Army Koje Choguri Kone Camesome Meat Re Ean Col C. V. Cadwell

De Gasperi Urges NATO to Unite Propaganda Drive

Paris Italy's Premier Alcide de Gasperi urged the 14 NATOForeign Ministers to stage a united propaganda campaign against Communists as Russia presses Western democracies. The meeting opened with Ole Kraft warning the balance with the Soviet bloc remains unfinished and tactical NATO measures target 428 million dollars in European military construction for 1953.

Paris Alcide de Gasperi Italy Atlantic Alliance Russia North Atlantic Treaty Organization de Gasperi Ole Bjorn Kraft Council Europe Mediterranean North Atlantic Council of Foreign, Finance and Defense Ministers Adm Earl Mountbatten Britain NATO

Gunner Saves B29 by Disarming Bomb in Cold Bay

Air Force reports an airman from Glassport Pennsylvania Ernest P Goors crawled into a B 29 bomb bay in 40 below temperatures to defuse a live bomb on a 100 pounder fuse ticking down. The crew of 13 faced a deadly mission as Goors completed the task in 28 seconds saving 16 crew members.

Tokyo Air Force Okinawa North Korea Ernest P. Goors Glassport Gooris

Oil Burner Blast Kills Seven In Winamac Home

In Winamac Indiana a blast from an oil burner trapped seven people in a two story home during a fire. Two young mothers and five children perished while the owner Albert Crissinger escaped through a second story window.

Winamac Ind Albert Crissinger

Eisenhower Optimistic On Korea After Trip

President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower returned to New York with renewed confidence in reaching a satisfactory Korea peace. In two public statements he warned there is no simple formula and urged patience, foresight, and common sense, while saying he would plan positive programs. He declined to indicate when he would meet Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Later, three Treasury Department appointments were announced: H. Chapman Rose to assist secretary, Randolph Burgess as debt and policy aide, and Marion B. Folsom as undersecretary.

New York Dwight D. Eisenhower Korea Eisenhower Douglas MacArthur LaGuardia Field Treasury Department H. Chapman Rose Cleveland the Treasury George W. Humphrey Rose Jones, Day, Cockley and Reavis W. Randolph Burgess Hastings-on-Hudson National City Bank of New York Marion B. Folson Rochester N. Y Folsom Committee On Economic Development

Wage Board changes shift control to four member panel

Washington reports 12000 wage boosts awaiting approval as Truman moves wage stabilization to Roger Putnam then to Charles Killingsworth and three public members. Labor and industry roles are reduced to advisory status while a government panel handles backlog of union employer agreements involving over a million workers. Reuther seeks broader staff authority to speed cases.

Norman Walker Washington Truman Wage Stabilization Board Roger S. Putnam Putnam Charles C. Killingsworth WSB Killingsworth Walter Reuther Reuther

Enough's Enough Walsall Mother of Nine Says Stop

Mrs. Ivy Bourne of Walsall a mother of nine children five born within a year says she will not give up any. Wife of an pound a week miner she notes triplets November 27 1951 and twins November 22 1952. She describes endless laundry as the real trouble and refuses adoption offers, insisting they will manage.

Walsall England Ivy Bourne An & Pound

Rains Fail To Slow Up Red Attacks On Triangle Hill

Chinese Reds pressed three heights on the Central Korean Front in heavy rain and snow, seizing Pinpoint Hall and Rocky Point while a larger outpost on Triangle Hill yielded after fierce fighting. North Korean and Allied air forces fought in 10 air battles, with bombings targeting a steel mill storage area near Pyongyang and a Red military HQ.

George A. McArthur SEOUL Pinpoint Hall Rocky Point Triangle Hill Republic of Korea Roks Reds Pinvit Hill Niper Ridge Eighth Army Big Little Nori Korea U. S Kyomipo Pyongyang

Martin Urges More Probes For Incoming House

Republican leader Joseph W. Martin Jr. of Massachusetts urged continuation of probes into the Justice and Treasury departments by the next Congress. He said investigations should yield to enacting a constructive legislative program and expressed confidence in support for President-elect Eisenhower's agenda from both parties.

Washington House Justice Treasury Departments Congress Joseph W. Martin Jr Massachusetts Martin Eisenhower

Cave-In Traps 55 Gold Miners in Philippines Mine

Philippines News Service reports a 400 foot tunnel collapsed at the United Paracale Mine in Caramines Norte trapping 55 miners who are presumed dead. Rescuers expect to need days to reach them.

Philippines Manila United Paracale Caramines Norte Philippines News Service

Red Chinese Denounce India's Prisoner Plan

Tokyo AP dispatch reports Red China condemned the United Nations plea for a Korea truce based on India's prisoner exchange plan. Chou En-lai called the General Assembly resolution illegal and demanded unconditional, speedy repatriation and renewed talks at Panmunjom.

Tokyo Red China Today Korea United Nations India Pieping Chou En-lai U. N. General Assembly U. S Panmunjom Andrei Y. Vishinsky Chou Lester B. Pearson Canada U. N. Assembly Peiping Radio Pearson U. N Poland Czechoslovakia Sweden Switzerland Tne Red China North Korea

Navy Ship Grommet Reefer Runs Aground At Leghorn

The 3 800 ton U S Navy refrigerator ship Grommet Reefer ran aground and broke in half on Leghorn Harbor rocks. Four0 crew were aboard with 39 others uninjured. Rescuers faced high winds and heavy seas preventing quick retrieval. the stern remained on rocks while the bow drifted free. Captain Saukant reported no injuries among the civilian crew.

Leghorn Italy Leghorn Harbor Carl F. Treudler Belleaire N.Y Treudler U. S. Navy U. S. Army Navy U. S Austria Saukant Mediterranean

Jet Explodes At Lockbourne One Killed

Air Force officials investigated an RB-45 in-flight explosion from Lockbourne Air Base. First Lt. John S. Brace, 23, of Columbus, was found dead in Pickaway County strapped in his ejector seat. Maj. John E. Dougherty and Capt. Eugene Snyder survived after parachuting clear.

Columbus Air Force Lockbourne John S. Brace Pickaway County John E. Dougherty Los Angeles Eugene Snyder

Army Of Parents Clears Dangers From Back Yard Pit

In Levittown New York an army of parents armed with shovels and bulldozers removed a hazardous rainwater pit in Hicksville after two child fatalities. For 16 hours they labored, aided by neighbors and floodlit by a fire department truck, to cover the 14 foot deep 72 by 72 foot hole and end the threat to nearby children.

Army of Parents Eugene Levit Levittown N. Y Long Island Hicksville N. C

Fire drives 500 from three Kansas City hotels

A downtown Kansas City blaze forced over 500 guests from three large hotels. The two story building housing a restaurant and cleaners was destroyed and the New Yorker and State Hotels suffered damage while smoke hung over the district. Phillips Hotel reported smoke damage with several illnesses but no serious injuries. total damage estimated between 250000 and 300000 dollars.

Kansas City New Yorker State Phillips

Red Grip Rules Bulgarian Ballots

Communist governed Bulgaria named about 50 000 Reds to provincial district and municipal offices yesterday. Official returns not yet announced but no opposition candidates were allowed. Office seekers were hand picked by the Fatherland Front the only official political organization in the country. Non-Communists were barred from voting.

Vienna Austria Bulgaria Reds Fatherland Front

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