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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1955

Page

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Tariff Bill Gets OK in House Vote

The House Ways and Means Committee backed the administration tariff bill 20 to 5 as Speaker Rayburn set floor action for next Thursday and Friday. The measure would renew the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act for three years and give the president new powers to cut tariffs in three ways. Republican Rep. Reed vowed to push for stronger protections for American industries on the floor.

Washington Eisenhower House Ways and Means Rayburn D-Tex United States Congress Daniel A. Reed

Phone Hog Law Advances In Ohio Emergency Lines

Ohio Senate backs a bill making blocking party telephone lines during emergencies a crime with up to 30 days jail and a $500 fine. Latta argues clear proof of identity can enforce yield and directs directories to show the penalty.

Columbus Ohio Delbert L. Latta R-Hancock Latta

Struggle For Power More Woes Brewing In Kremlin

AP report notes constellations of power in the Soviet leadership after Stalin. Khrushchev emerges as strong man but not yet secure, Mali enkoV demoted, Bulganin as premier. Old Bolsheviks and the army gain influence as centralized power remains unsettled amid rivalries.

Russia Georgi M. Malenkov Nikolai A. Bulganin Communist Party Nikita S. Khrushchev Moscow Joseph Stalin Lavrenty P. Beria Central Committee Communist Party of the Soviet Union Stalin Bulgarin V. M. Molotov Klementi Voroshilov Lazar Kaganovich A. L. Mikoyan Mikoyan U.S Malenkov Eisenhower Georgi K. Zhukov

Reds Call Out Soviet Tradesmen as Chiselers

In a broad campaign the Soviet press accuses store managers and clerks in Tiflis of price gouging embezzlement and customer shortchange. Trud and Soviet Trade report denouncements across top papers as public pressure mounts on trade unions and police to publicize cheaters and enforce discipline.

Moscow Trud Soviet Central Trade Unions Council Tiflis Trad Ministry of Internal Trade A. I. Mikoyan Riga Vladivostok Sea of Japan

Banshee Fired Upon by Communist Antiaircraft Near Tachen

A U S Navy briefing officer reported that a carrier based Banshee from the Essex came under antiaircraft fire at night north of the Tachen Islands. The plane suffered no hits or fragments.

Tachen Water Navy Essex Tachen Islands

After The Tachens What China Can Do Next

Peiping faces many options to extend influence in Asia under Red rule. China seeks dominance, using political means with military as a tool. They fear US atomic bombs but believe they could endure and emerge strong if war occurs or press on Russia and other fronts if peace holds.

James D. White Associated Press Red China Peiping Nanchishan Quemoy Formosa Korea U.S United States Japan China Russia

Winter Weather Grips Middle Town and Ohio Region

A winter storm swept Middle Town and surrounding areas with rain turning to snow and plummeting temperatures. Snow totals ranged from one to six inches across Ohio with dangerous road conditions and several accidents reported. Many highways were slick and crews used sand and salt as forecasts warned of continued near zero conditions and a cold weekend.

Middletown Highway Patrol U. S. 25 LeSourdsville Rt. 4 Weather Bureau Kentucky West Virginia Pennsylvania Ohio Associated Press Ohio Highway Patrol Toledo Newark

Midwest Sees Subzero Cold From Arctic Blast

A cold wave grips the midcontinent with subzero Midwest readings and near freezing temperatures along the Gulf Coast. Dakotas and Minnesota report as much as 20 degrees below zero, while Texas feels the deep dip and Houston to Corpus Christi inch toward freezing. An eastward icy front brings mixed precipitation from the Gulf to the lower Great Lakes.

Midwest Gulf of Mexico Kansas Missouri Mllinois Dakotas Minnesota Bismarck N.C Texas Houston Corpus Christi Gulf Coast Corpus, Christi Miami Poughkeepsie N.Y New England Maine Great Plains Gulf Area Great Lakes

Smoking Poses Heart Muscle Risk Says AMA Journal

An AMA Journal editorial cites definite evidence that smoking can damage the heart muscle even if it does not directly affect the coronary arteries. It urges patients with coronary disease to discuss smoking risks with their physicians and notes calls for more thorough tobacco health research by industry funded groups led by Timothy V. Hartnett.

Chicago The Journal of the American Medical Assn AMA Journal New York Tobacco Industry Research Committee Timothy V. Hartnett Tobacco-Health

Backyard Feud Turns Fatal In Ohio Shootout

In Youngstown Ohio two men Edwin Robinson 47 and Harry Bonner 52 killed each other after an argument over a clothesline. Robinsons wife Jimmie Lee 48 was seriously wounded by a bullet on the porch and hospitalized. Police are unsure which weapon fired the fatal shots.

Youngstown Ohio Edwin Robinson Harry Bonner Robinson Jimmie Lee Southside Hospital

Reds Pullback Faces Last Phase Of Tachens Evacuation

U S Navy officers report the evacuation of the Tachens nearing completion as Chinese Nationalists blast trenches and fortifications and load troops and equipment for Formosa. The Washburn arrives with 1,185 troops and 520 tons of ammunition while civilian transfers reach Keelung and formosa ports.

Taipei Formosa U. S. Navy Tachen Islands Princeton Tachens

Nanchishan rises as new flashpoint in Taiwan crisis

In Formosa Nanchishan 80 miles south of Tachens and 20 miles from Red China, is touted as the Nationalists northern shield for Formosa. A 5,000 man garrison and possible guerrilla reinforcements, amid U.S. reluctance for guarantees, set the stage for a volatile standoff over three square miles of coastal island.

Tachens Yu Shan Pishan Tachen Lower U.S Washburn Chiang Kai-shek Formosa Central United States Hsiung En-teh Defense Ministry Nanchishan Taipei Red China Washington U.S. 7Th Fleet Red

Cinccin nation Killed When Struck By Car

Michael Reardon, 88, died from injuries after being struck by an automobile on a downtown Cincinnati street last night.

Cincinnati Michael Reardon Reardon

Valentine Theme Graces Sundays Journal Society Page

The Sunday issue previews a Valentine themed society feature with local children in unusual costumes and mentions upcoming pages. It notes health, safety, and civic topics by asking what readers will learn about x ray clinics water quality street lighting and driving safety in Middletown.

Middletown The Journal

Pflimlin Seeks French Premiership Amid Cabinet Gamble

Pierre Pflimlin a veteran of 13 postwar French governments and advocate of West German rearmament sought support to become France’s new premier. Backers praise his experience in agriculture health economy and overseas territories while his stance on Paris German rearmament treaties challenges Catholic MRP leadership and could split party lines after Mendes France’s defeat in a confidence vote.

Paris Pierre Pflimlin France Assembly Pflimlin Catholic Popular Republican Movement MRP Antoine Pinay Rene Coty Pierre Mendes-France Pinay Mendes - France

Panama to Try Guizado on Remon Murder Charge

A congressional commission in Panama recommends trying former President Jose Ramon Guizado for complicity in the Jan 2 assassination of Jose Antonio Remon. The National Assembly will debate the recommendation next Wednesday and decide whether to proceed or quash.

Panama Congressional Jose Ramon Guizado Jose Antonio Remon National Assembly Guizado Guiezado

Slick Trick Robs Washers Of Quarters

Charles Heiser stole about 160000 quarters from coin operated washing machines over 18 months in Los Angeles. He faces 1 to 15 years in Chino prison after detectives and prosecutors describe his method and the impact on apartment managers and service firms. Superior Judge David Coleman called the case remarkable as Heiser claimed he could open locks in any setting.

Los Angeles Charles Heiser California Chino Heiser David Coleman W. E. Bloomfield

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