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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1951
Page
1
Governor Thomas E. Dewey reenters the foreign policy debate with a push for a larger land army free to deploy in Europe. He splits with some GOP leaders over the issue, signaling a tougher stance on defense.
Washington AP reports a widening debate over sending U.S. troops to Europe. Senators and leaders including Omar Bradley and Secretary Marshall are to testify as Dewey Taft Hoover and Douglas press differing views on ground forces and NATO deployment.
Sixteen whales 20 to 30 feet long drifted into danger near Hokkaido as a cluster of ice flowed by. Japanese fishermen retrieved all 16, valuing the catch at about 10 000 dollars.
Jean Marie de Premonville a 30 year old war correspondent for the French Press Agency was killed during a patrol with U S Rangers on the central Korean front in Korea.
FBI agents will bring First Lt. Donald W. Spencer of Somerset Ohio into court for arraignment on charges of running from Fort Eustis with 12000 in payroll cash. The 33 year old pay officer admitted the theft when captured near Mansfield and used funds for gambling and luxury living. He fled with the money, abandoned his car in Newport News, bought a 1948 Pontiac in Raleigh, and was found wearing civilian clothes with a loaded pistol.
The 21 gun salute announced the marriage of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi to 19 year old Soraya Esfandiari at Marmar Palace. The ceremony was modest with Persian court splendor minimized and royals, diplomats, and officials in attendance. In Cairo, Egypt News reported King Farouk’s 31st birthday reception and engagement news for Narriman Sadek to wed the monarch.
Flooding rivers have left thousands in extreme hardship in western Washington and Columbia Pa. The Northwest saw about 5 000 displaced after three days of rain while Columbia Pa. faced a water shortage with 12 000 residents rationing water. State emergencies were declared and National Guard units activated in Washington. in British Columbia 650 homeless and multiple fatalities were reported. The North West relief eased as rivers peaked and thaw began. Water was rationed in Columbia Pa. after an ice jam on the Susquehanna flooded the city. Waterworks were out and milk trucks hauled water from Lancaster for rationing.
Washington AP Michael V DiSalle price director predicts the general price level will rise five to six percent or more before mid summer and criticizes optimistic forecasts He says the Office of Price Stabilization will replace the price freeze with industry specific rules within five to six months and favors industry based profit margins with rollbacks in basic materials Meat may face early trouble as rationing remains unused for now
CHICAGO AP Three of the nation's four largest packing firms Swift Armour and Cudahy agreed to a nine cent an hour wage increase subject to Wage Stabilization Board approval. The CIO United Packing House Workers and the AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters reach similar terms with Armour and Swift leaving Wilson and Company out. The CIO union authorized its leadership to strike if the WSB rejects the deal.
A Southern Pacific Stream liner rear-ended a 37 car freight train just west of Rosenberg Texas yesterday injuring sixteen people. Emergency crews rushed to the scene as investigators opened a probe into the cause of the crash.
Growing discontent among organized labor over the economic stabilization program raises friction for wage policy. The Wage Stabilization Board remains split as it works toward a formula to unfreeze wages, with labor, industry, and public representatives all at odds.
In Lansing Michigan 19 year old Richard C Shay a state highway department employee admitted setting a 4 million dollar blaze that destroyed the state office building to avoid induction into the Army. He said he did it to avoid leaving his wife Roberta and their seven month old daughter.
Thousands cheered as pianist Rudolf Serkin rode a brand new tractor off the Academy of Music stage in Philadelphia. The tractor, a gift from the Philadelphia Orchestra Association, thanked Serkin for offering to perform without pay at a Saturday benefit concert.
Ohio State University postpones naming a head football coach until next Sunday. Only four of seven trustees attend. Woody Hayes of Miami University is reported as the unanimous choice by a screening committee the athletic board and President Bevis. Prime Minister Attlee urges MacArthur to await full UN consultation before crossing Korea’s 38th parallel. Truman asks Congress to authorize sending two million tons of grain to India and to allocate funds for the first one million tons.
Communist forces struck a seven mile deep wedge on a thirty mile central Korean front, driving more than five miles southwest of Hoengsong late Sunday into Monday. The attack risked UN lines as American and South Korean units fought to hold positions near Hoengsong and Inchon.
Senate supporters push bi partisan backing for a universal service draft 18 year olds plan. Lyndon Johnson and Bridges defend the bill as fair with possible tweaks while Morse opposes only certain overseas deployment terms. The measure aims to expand the foreign legion and eventually prioritize 19 to 25 year olds before younger 18 year olds.
Judy Garland plans to file for divorce in Los Angeles from director Vincente Minnelli. The divorce suit follows ongoing negotiations for a property settlement as stated by attorney Robert Agins.
Middlesex County land jury will hear evidence to indict the Pennsylvania Railroad for manslaughter over the Woodbridge disaster. As the death toll climbs toward 64, about 20 witnesses are subpoened for the inquest in New Brunswick while Perth Amboy and Trenton probe continue. The railroad faces possible charges after testimony on train speed and control.
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