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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1949
Page
1
Violence erupts as 3,500 AFL taxi drivers and 1,000 CIO transport workers strike in Philadelphia. Three motorists attacked by roving gangs as talks resume at U S Conciliation Service amid wage dispute. Public transit crippled in the nation’s third largest city.
Portsmouth ends month-long bus strike as city buses resume normal operation. AFL affiliated drivers and helpers union signed an agreement with management last night. The workers struck January 15 seeking 18 cents raises. contract grants five cents retroactive to January 15 and six cents from August 31, 1949 to June 30, 1950.
Cincinnati AP The Peal Manufacturing Company plant's three day one man strike by Joseph Stumpe, the sole truck driver, ended with the firm agreeing to his demand for higher pay from $1 to $1.40 per hour. A picket line had halted deliveries and pickups during the stoppage. A Teamsters Union spokesman confirmed the wage increase and settlement.
Rain swelled the Ohio River and the gauge reached 38 feet by 2 a.m. as the Weather Bureau said a crest beyond flood stage of 52 feet was possible but not yet forecast. The rise progresses at under 0.3 feet per hour and the city awaits updates.
Snow reblocked roads and halted openings as earlier slides forced evacuations at the Anderson Ranch dam camp in Idaho. Mercy flights planned for sections of the state. Flood dangers loomed in western Oregon with the Willamette river feared to reach flood stage at Jefferson. Major flood potential on Missouri river tributaries noted by Maj. Gen. Pick as colder air moved east bringing subzero temperatures to the Dakotas and Minnesota while southeastern states enjoyed milder conditions.
Washington AP reports government scientists are developing an earth satellite vehicle program with a 10000 mph space ship and a 3000 to 4000 mph rocket plane. A guided ram jet missile above 2000 mph is also classified. Details are scarce and tied to the central guided missiles project under Forrestal.
Police prepared to file charges against 28 year old Harry Vaughan of Bellaire in the slaying of Violet Marie Ruckman 22 and wounding of her mother Mrs Frank Ruckman 42. Vaughan arrested near Moundsville after overheard radio news of a big murder. He was carrying two pistols and offered no resistance.
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled the Fremont Lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose could not be prosecuted criminally because it is not a legal entity. The lodge, found guilty in Sandusky County for raffling an automobile, had its conviction reversed as unincorporated associations cannot be prosecuted under state criminal law.
Burmese troops launched a major offensive to retake Insein from Karen forces. Government units reportedly moved from a new base near Byogon, nine miles north of Rangoon, and claimed progress beyond the Karen stronghold at the town entrance. Karens fought back with guerrilla tactics, but reports say they were driven from the area.
Western powers push for UN debate on slave labor in Russia with a U N Economic and Social Council session in progress. US aims to secure votes for an ILO investigation, while Moscow resists consent for inspectors. Delegates clash over Cold War tensions, AFL affidavits, and alleged U S labor abuses as Tsarapkin criticizes Western labor policies.
A state examiner will probe the dispute between the Conservation Department and State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson over an employee’s paycheck. Ferguson said he would ask Examiner Hugh M. Foster to review whether Robert Minshall worked full time as an educational assistant at $3,965 yearly while acting as secretary for R. B. Howard Associates. Minshall, of Washington Court House, said he welcomed the investigation and would sue to obtain the pay check. Ferguson’s office will also examine expense accounts tied to a “festive” Leesburg Lake meeting for Conservation Division staff, as hearings extend beyond February 10. The inquiry comes amid legislative committee delays and partisan bickering over witness cross-examination.
Washington AP Democrats on the Senate Labor Committee seek a way to keep the stormy public hearings on the administration's labor bill from falling far behind schedule again. Last week the timetable bogged down and Democrats yielded to a Republican demand, forcing a two week extension.
AFL President William Green told the Senate Labor Committee that jailing John L. Lewis during the 1948 coal strike would have prompted miners to stand firm, likening them to a rock of Gibraltar. He argued government injunctions in national emergencies would fail to deter a united, duty-bound labor force.
Wilmington AP reports nylon runs blamed on soot in the air. DuPont nylon engineer W E Mann notes the issue is not new and can affect sheer materials. atmospheric soot with sulphur compounds forms acids that weaken threads, causing runs on stockings.
In Washington a multi billion veteran pension bill provoked sharp clashes in Congress. House Veterans Committee approved the plan amid charges of dictatorial tactics by Chairman Rankin. Opponents walked out and warned of a minority report while Rankin pursued floor action under new rules. The bill would grant 90 dollars monthly to about 18.8 million veterans 65 and older who served at least 90 days and were not dishonorably discharged. The first year cost was estimated at 129 million dollars, rising to 6 billion annually by 1990.
FRANKFURT Germany AP Gen Lucius D Clay ordered the Soviet Repatriation Mission out of the American zone as the mission’s usefulness waned. The Russian group claimed indispensability while the U S authority said the operation would end after March 1. Displaced persons had sometimes stoned mission members amid repatriation efforts.
A truck and an automobile collided on Route 25 south of Lima this morning killing the car driver Harvey A. Wingler 40 of Dayton, according to the State Highway Patrol.
House Republicans battled to strike a 2.5 million TVA steam plant appropriation from a $466.9 million money bill. Rep Taber accused TVA of socializing power. others echoed fears of government competition with private industry. Debate highlighted broad GOP opposition to TVA expansion amid funding for federal agencies.
COLUMBUS Ohio Supreme Court denied Ernest Hathaway of Dayton a chance to avoid returning to Illinois to complete a 1929 forgery sentence. He faced parole violation for not reporting to the Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission. Hathaway had previously been sent back to Illinois and served 10 more months before parole. He challenged the interstate parole supervision act while under Montgomery County Sheriff custody.
Secretary of State Acheson said the United States plans a real security alliance through the North Atlantic Pact and will publish a full treaty text soon. He stressed no differences in objectives with Senate leaders and said discussions with European nations continue as the pact seeks to deter armed attack under UN charter guidelines.
Gen Herbert S Duffy ruled H D Defenbacher legally may serve as star finance director, a holdover from the prior Republican administration. The attorney general said confirmation by the Senate was unnecessary since the governor can keep him in office. Defenbacher, a Republican, earns 8500 dollars yearly. Columbus AP.
A packed Columbus hearing on two FEPC bills drew witnesses urging rules against job discrimination to aid social and economic progress. The measures would create a three or five member commission with penalties up to 1000 dollars or a year in jail, enforceable against employers and unions, with appeals to court. Witnesses included Cleveland attorney Lockwood Thompson among others.
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