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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1949
Page
1
House Speaker Rayburn said likely an increase in taxes will be needed to keep the government out of the red. He denied reports that tax legislation was sidelined for social security and noted President Truman may issue a tax plan statement Thursday to clear up confusion.
Philadelphia cab drivers walk out amid five day transit strike worsening city commutes. Independent operators join Yellow Cab and AFL Taxi Drivers Union demands a larger share of gross receipts or a higher hourly rate. federal and state mediators summon officials for non stop bargaining as thousands are stranded outside venues.
Washington AP report says President Truman attended a benefit ball and fur fashion show hosted by the American Newspaper Women's Club. Wives of cabinet members modeled about a quarter million dollars in fur coats. Truman clapped as models walked a runway and received a rose and perfume, while none won prizes.
Vatican officials say Pope Pius XII will deliver a major speech on the Mindszenty case during a large Sunday demonstration in St Peter's Square. The address is anticipated to address the heated issue amid mounting public attention.
Senator Hickenlooper urged moral commitment to aid NATO only in unprovoked aggression against a member. He and Connally and Vandenberg opposed blanket commitments to fight. The leaders met with Secretary Acheson after a Capitol Hill setback on alliance language.
Moscow press reports Anna Louise Strong American writer and correspondent arrested on espionage charges and to be deported. Strong, 63, known for pro Soviet views, was in Russia since leaving the United States. She is among seven American correspondents in Moscow and may be expelled in the coming days.
The Economic Cooperation Administration reviews its 5.58 billion European aid program amid falling food prices. ECA Chief Paul Hoffman will propose revisions. Sen. George urges at least a five percent cut, contending Europe can recover with less money. Fulbright echoes, noting if prices stay down, cuts are logical.
Washington AP Government prosecutors prepared to call more former GI prisoners to testify against Mildred Gillars known as Midge on Nazi radio. Alan V. Clark and William R. Chestnut were listed, awaiting Jan De Vries to finish testimony. De Vries and two Dutch witnesses identified Gillars in Hilversum recordings.
Washington AP report on the House debate over a 466,882,177 dollar miscellaneous appropriations bill to fund agencies for the current fiscal year ending June 30. Republicans object to many legislative provisions aimed at undoing 80th Congress actions or pursuing rejected ideas. the Appropriations Committee sought Rules Committee approval to proceed despite GOP objections.
Lake Hughes California AP reports George W Risley aged 94 grows his own teeth. He displayed two new teeth today and expects a third set as he lost his second set about 20 years ago.
Mount Vernon police report Ida Clara Burson six weeks old was strangled by food lodged in her windpipe yesterday. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Lloyd J Burgon.
AFL President William Green urged rapid repeal of the Taft Hartley Act, calling it impractical and destructive to labor rights. He told the Senate Labor Committee that labor’s resentment is strong, and noted support for the Truman administration’s bill with some suggested changes. Senators Morse and Ives oppose both current plans, hinting at a Morse Ives substitute to balance Senate power.
A $15 000 wrongful death suit filed in Cincinnati common pleas court by Samuel Crandall, Baroudi's father, accuses heavyweight boxer Ezzard Charles of illegal blows in a Chicago boxing match that led to Sam Baroudi's death after February 20. A similar Akron case is pending.
Glencove New York AP report says John T. Pratt Jr., heir to the Standard Oil fortune, found jewelry worth thirty thousand dollars missing from his thirty room mansion yesterday.
United Nations expected to hear Jakob Malik press a Soviet demand for a one third reduction in armed forces of the five great powers and a ban on atomic bombs. The Paris assembly previously rejected the plan 39 to 6, and the Security Council also defeated it last week. Russia will try again in Arms and Atomic Commissions as of August 1948. In Bellaire Ohio a 28 year old man shot and killed his sister in law Violet Ruckman and wounded his mother in law while escaping in a stolen cab. He remained at large, then reportedly surrendered, while a baby nearby was shielded by the wounded mother. The incident began when Vaughan, estranged husband of Dolores Ruckman, forced entry and fired multiple shots.
Cincinnati AP Floyd St John 39 charged with murder in the fatal beating of his wife Mary aged 46. He was held for grand jury action yesterday by Municipal Judge Joseph Bruggen. The couple’s apartment party marked her 46th birthday when she was beaten with a chair leg last Saturday.
Ohio legislators pushed a blitz of measures as the deadline passed, with 653 total introduced this session. Bills from liquor control overhaul to payroll tax repeal and a Ferguson-era public worker ban were proposed by leaders in both chambers, including a 9 member commission idea and higher enforcement staff.
The House Veterans Committee approved a bill granting $90 monthly pensions to all World War I and II veterans at age 65. The plan, a compromise from a $60 monthly at 60 proposal, also provides non service connected disability pensions from $20 to $90, with $120 for attendants. Estimated first year cost around $2 billion, rising thereafter.
STUDIO CITY Cal AP Maxine De Gloria Gregory 32 former Earl Carroll show beauty died after falling asleep and apparently dropping a cigarette on her mattress She was found yesterday in her smoke filled motel apartment Dr Victory Cefalu assistant county autopsy surgeon said burns on her back and legs and inhaling smoke and gas caused her death
A severe wind, rain and lightning storm struck Middletown and Butler County causing widespread property and utility damage. At least three people were injured as the storm moved from the southwest into Warren County, halting Armco East Works and other plants for hours amid widespread disruption and uncertain total losses.
Storms sweep through southern Wyoming and Idaho halting road traffic while Nebraska flood risks rise as Elkhorn River basin faces potential disaster. Snow blocks Snoqualmie and Blewett passes in Washington. Idaho evacues from Teton River jam and Hopkinsville floods stretch across western Kentucky. The Agriculture Department reports 178,000 sheep and cattle dead in four western states through Feb 1.
United States urged UN inquiry into alleged Soviet slave labor numbers from 8,000,000 to 14,000,000. Willard L. Thorp, assistant secretary of state, backed AFL demands for an impartial UN investigation and access for International Labour Organization observers, challenging the USSR to allow a free study of conditions behind the iron curtain.
Emerson Wood former secretary of the board of trade at Ironton has been named secretary manager of the Steubenville Chamber of Commerce.
Damage estimated at 3000 dollars followed wind unroofing about 40 stables at the Butler County fairgrounds. It is reported as the largest single wind damage in the Hamilton area. A tree fell on a Middletown home at Yankee Road and Kyle Station Road, causing about 1500 dollars in damage to the residence.
A severe storm moved through the area from Tren ton toward Engel and Blue Ball causing widespread damage. Meadow Lawn Rolling Mill Park and Mayfield areas suffered heavy hits with two roofs torn, a garage collapse injuring a man, and a home moved from its foundation. Armco power plant lost capacity for hours, later restoring by midmorning. Telegraph and phone lines were disrupted with 300 lines out in Middletown and extensive wire damage along Red Lion Franklin Road. Rain totaled 1.71 inches in 24 hours.
Secretary of the Army Royall said General Douglas MacArthur was told it would be impractical to send more troops to Japan. Royall spoke after returning from Japan where he conferred with MacArthur, noting dispatches about a secret report on the American military situation amid Communist advances in China.
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