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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1949
Page
1
President Truman reiterated his firm support for a $4 billion tax raise and for stand by wage and price controls. He told reporters at the White House that recent market trends do not alter his view, saying a tax hike remains essential to curb deficits amid continuing government expenses.
The Senate sent shockwaves through labor hearings as Senator Neely called for firing NLRB general counsel Denham, branding him biased and prejudiced. Taft demanded withdrawal, while Denham defended his testimony amid union protests. The session deepened rifts over Taft-Hartley era policy.
Cincinnati FBI announced the arrest of Jack C. Rhoden 25 for transporting two stolen cars from Charleston West Virginia to Birmingham Alabama as part of a regional auto theft ring linked to 17 thefts in the Cincinnati area. Four other members Hammond Beekman Carr Wolfe have been convicted.
Edith Walton Deeds 79 wife of NCR board chairman Col. E A Deeds died of heart ailment in New York. She is survived by her husband a son Charles W Deeds of Farmington Connecticut two brothers Robert S Walton Dayton Ohio William F Walton Clearwater Florida and three grandchildren.
Cardinal Mindszenty will stay in Budapest prison while appealing his life sentence. A government informant said he may later be moved to Vacupis, across the Danube, from Esztergom. The court could alter or retry, and the National Council of People's Courts may decide after eight days to a time with no fixed limit. Also, Robin Steussy of the American legation was ordered to leave Hungary within 24 hours, aiding a Hungarian subject to flee.
Na rayan Godse and Narayan Apte were sentenced to die for the assassination of Mohandas K Gandhi. Five of eight co defendants received life terms. V D Savarkar acquitted. The trial at Delhi's Red Fort ended with eight months of proceedings.
The Air Force staged a display of diverse bomber types at Andrews Field Maryland for Congressmen and possibly President Truman. Four bombers arrived including the YB-49 Flying Wing which flew 2258 miles from Muroc at 511.2 mph, the B-45 from Wright Field at 470 mph, and the B-36 from Carswell at 338 mph. The XB-47, being prepared at Wright Field, aims to break the speed record with engines upgrade, after posting a 2289 mile flight at 607.2 mph from Moses Lake to Andrews.
Cleveland AP report says Accident Prevention Bureau uncovered a dangerous youth game dubbed Sudden Death or Yellow Fang. Players dash across traffic when the leader shouts a borrowed number or name, risking injury after a traffic accident involving a six year old girl prompted the inquiry.
Food and fuel shortages grew as rescue crews fought new snow and wind storms across four states. Thousands were stranded by drifting snow and blocked rail lines while trains halted and air operations continued. Wyoming faced worsening conditions with Union Pacific trains stuck and fresh gales threatening Idaho Utah and Nebraska as the Weather Bureau warned of extending impacts. National Guard units aided snow operations amid mounting human hardship.
Gov. Frank Lausche endorsed reform measures to tighten race track laws reducing petition signatures to six percent and demanding a 51 percent county electorate vote to approve new tracks. He also backed liquor monopoly revisions, expanding appeal rights and permit freezes, and setting one permit per 2000 people.
Hamilton Ohio AP reports Charles Thackara high school football coach rejected OSU offer to be junior varsity gridiron coach after three weeks of consideration. He believes his future lies with Hamilton where his team suffered only one loss last season.
The Agriculture Department reports 1948 farm operators’ net income fell two per cent from 1947 to about 17.4 billion dollars while farm assets rose to a record 1300 billion dollars. Realized net income dropped from 17.8 to 17.4 billion, with most income concentrated in nine of the top states in the Midwest.
Yugoslavia sent deputy foreign minister Ales Bebler to London to press Belgrade’s demand for about 800 square miles of southern Austria mainly populated by Slovenes and 150 million dollars in war reparations. Western powers initially excluded Yugoslav officials from the session as the Big Four debated Austrian independence. An American observer cautioned that Moscow could shift its stance later.
Lake Placid reports a Belgian driver named Max Houben died after his bobsled left a curve on Mt Van Hoevenberg. He perished about ninety minutes after the crash. In Arnold Pennsylvania an Alcoa mill remelting division explosion killed one man and injured three others.
Army warned remnants of the Russian spy ring that operated in Japan with daring and success may be at work in world capitals. The report by Gen. Douglas Mace Arthur from Tokyo highlights Richard Sorge and Ozaki Hozumi with Agnes Smedley named as accused Soviet spy. The tale notes Sorge’s ties to the German ambassador and Ozaki with the Japanese premier, based on a 32000-word report trimmed for security.
Maj. Gen. Gordon P. Saville told Congress the U S air warning system is woefully inadequate and urged swift approval of a 161 million plan for a worldwide radar shield with outposts at sea. House hearing on bills to assign air defense to the Air Force was opened by Rep. Durham and Chairman Vinson.
State Department announced the wreckage of an American diplomatic C-47 missing since Sunday with five Army airmen had been found in a mountainous area of Iran. A Tehran embassy report said there was no sign of life. Ground parties may be delayed as air search continues. The plane was en route from Tehran to Dhahran under Col. Charles M. Christ of Tulsa Oklahoma.
Washington AP Republican farm senators Thye of Minnesota and Young of North Dakota questioned Brannan's claim that the 1949 farm outlook is good. They cited skidding prices, urged full commodity transaction data, and criticized foreign aid buying and farm price support policies as similar to 1930 40. The hearing followed Bureau of Labor Statistics shows price declines and Fed reports of reduced business loans.
The Army reports a Soviet ring in wartime Japan may have started a hoax claiming Chinese Communists were not true Communists. It names Agnes Smedley, an American novelist, as an early perpetrator or originator of that claim. High American officials are said to have heard the story repeatedly.
New details describe a Tokyo ring active 1936 to 1938 with members including Miss Smedley and Guenther Stein. The Army and Navy intelligence chiefs face questions from the Un American Activities Committee about current ring leaders and possible Soviet agents.
The piece urges housewives not to worry about exercise, noting the average person cooks 821 meals and walks 1042 miles yearly. It then offers a journal want ad to find a kitchen assistant, 2-3611, asking for an adwriter.
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