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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1951
Page
1
At Paris the United Nations approved the Western disarmament plan by 44 votes to 5 with 10 abstentions and Burma not participating. The 60-nation political committee completed the long single subject debate and columned a formal final vote by the assembly.
A harsh new snow storm and record cold spread across the nation from the Pacific Northwest to New England. Temperatures dropped below zero in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions while the storm blanketed Northern states with heavy snow and caused widespread travel hazards and school closures.
Scotland Yard reports hoodlums have taken over groups of about ten year olds singing Christmas carols in public. The children sing under lit windows and are paid a shilling per performance, but the racketeers take half of the collections. Typical nightly totals run two to three pounds, or five to eight dollars, as protection money.
The United Nations Special Political Committee backed a five nation neutral commission to study if free secret ballot elections can unify Germany. Poland Brazil Iceland The Netherlands and Pakistan named to the probe with 45 voting for and 6 against. eight abstained. The plan faces strong opposition from the Communist bloc and Soviet occupation authorities in the Eastern zone. Western sponsors demand access to all zones before sending the mission.
Seoul AP report cites an unnamed source claiming Maj. Gen. William F. Dean eluded North Korean forces for 33 days after Taejon fell on July 19 1950. He hid by day and traveled by night toward the south, reached Chinan then was captured after a resident aided him, and later received the Medal of Honor for his actions with the 24th Division.
The article reports that Cpl. Charles Riddell Jr was read on television as a POW and confirms Roland Hamilton as a POW in Pyok-Dong. It names multiple area families with sons missing in action, including Private Hamilton and several others, highlighting the community’s hopeful reaction and ongoing losses.
Santa Monica California actress Barbara Stanwyck is in St John s Hospital under treatment for pneumonia. She entered the hospital yesterday after a series of colds while working on an RKO film.
London reports Winston Churchill's Conservative government raising cheese and bacon prices by 12 cents a pound and cutting bacon rations from four to three ounces weekly along with a half ounce drop in candy. The measures, blamed on rising costs and foot and mouth disease, take effect next week.
A 35 year old machinist, David Ritchie, was booked on grand larceny after allegedly stealing his mother in law's false teeth from her mouth during an argument. Mrs Mary Wood reported the loss, and detectives quote Ritchie remarking That’s one way of keeping her quiet. He was arrested Tuesday night on her complaint.
Secretary of State Acheson said European nations have made more progress toward unity in four years than the prior 500, citing the French coal steel pool and plans for an all European Army. He outlined hopes for Western German self rule, warned against basing disarmament on Soviet promises, and noted Korea, the Middle East, and Hungary airmen issues as ongoing concerns.
Emergency escort planes sped toward a four-engine Navy transport 900 miles offshore after its message reporting a runaway propeller on the No 2 inboard left engine. The Honolulu to Moffett Field flight did not specify passenger numbers and was due at 1 p.m. local time.
In Xenia Ohio Jerry Hardy age 3 son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Hardy of Jamestown died today as their home burned. The mother was away shopping when the fire started believed caused by a bottle gas stove leak.
Washington reported that 3,198 American POW names were being checked as possible prisoners and missing in action in Korea. The Defense Department warned that many names were unverified and the list covered only part of the 11,051 missing. Red forces claimed more POWs, leaving a large unanswered gap.
President Truman warns that the POW list from Korea is unverified and should be treated with skepticism. Press Secretary Joseph Short urged media to stress caution for families with missing sons, urging sober reporting on the prisoner of war list.
The document details a chaotic effort to compare names on a missing list with those reported missing, with updates sent to kinfolk and press wires. It notes the Red list from Tokyo via San Francisco, prepared by the Communists, is unverified and not official. Maj Gen William F Dean, a Medal of Honor recipient, is named along with AP photographer Frank Noel. Reactions nationwide express relief and gratitude from families.
An Associated Press survey across 23 major markets finds retailers split on Christmas business with many predicting higher dollar sales while others warn of cautious shoppers and price resistance. Managers cite worn by price markdowns, weather, and personal income taxes as influences with soft goods rising while hard goods lag.
In Munsan Korea AP Allies denounce a UN POW list of 132 472 Chinese and Korean prisoners as too small while claiming 11 559 POWs are inadequately numbered. Subcommittees recess. Reds demand troop rotation and on line inspection before goodwill measures. Panmunjom reporters say the list fails to identify units or ranks.
Moscow reports two men with Russian names were executed as American spy sappers parachuted into the USSR. Officials say the pair A L Osmanov and F K Sarantsev were captured in Moldova near the Romanian border after forged papers, guns, poison and money were found. The State Department called the claim unverified.
At Supreme Allied Headquarters in Europe General Eisenhower dispatched a holiday message through regional commanders. He extended cordial greetings to all service members, acknowledging distance from home and wishing happiness and good cheer. He cited success in guarding the peace as a brightening hope for the coming year.
New York, Gus Hall, a prominent Communist party leader, was found guilty in federal court today of criminal contempt for failing to surrender last July to begin a five year prison term for Smith Act violation. He is already serving the five year term, with sentencing set for December 27 and potential additional five to seven years requested by prosecutors.
Paris reports Soviet comments about four American fliers forced down in Hungary hint at a military trial. Vishinsky urged that their case be treated as an aggression by the United States under the Mutual Security Law. The remarks came amid broader Soviet pressure on U.S. policy and linked to other espionage allegations.
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