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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1950

Page

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Five Missing Airmen Still Being Sought

The seventh large military plane to crash in the northwest in three weeks left one Canadian and ten American aboard injured. The C-47 Dakota went down on an ice lake between here and Northway Alaska during Exercise Sweetbriar. Ground search continued for five missing airmen and five survivors were treated at McChord Base Hospital.

Donjer River Y. T Canada United States Here Northway Alaska Northwest Anchorage Great Falls Mont British Columbia Mcchord Air Force Base Tacoma Wash Princess Royal Island Coast Guard Ketchikan Theodore F. Schreier Madison Wis Vitale Trippodi Brooklyn McChord Base Charles C. Pooler Beloit Kas Pooler Trippodi Air Force Hervey Porter

Tipping Problem Is Confronted By Cincinnatians

Cincinnati riders face a dilemma as 10 of 407 striking cab drivers run free taxi service. City Solicitor Henry M Bruestlie says accepting tips would violate the law. The Ferguson and Yellow Division drivers strike for a wage guarantee to supplement commissions.

Cincinnati Henry M. Bruestlie Ferguson and Yellow Division Taxicabs of Cincinnati, Incorporated Drivvers

Widow Sophia Haluska Killed by Backing Truck in Cleveland

Mrs Sophia Haluska aged 66 was struck and killed yesterday in Cleveland when a truck backing a trailer toward a loading platform struck her as she walked with her head down due to falling snow. Police said she did not see the vehicle coming.

Cleveland Sophia Haluska

Mae West Resting Comfortably After Collapse

ROCHESTER N Y AP Mae West rests comfortably in her hotel today after collapsing on stage during the Diamond Lil opening. Manager Irving Becker cites the physician Dr Maurice Martinsky report that she is suffering from sheer exhaustion and plans to attend tonight's performance.

Rochester N. Y Mae West Auditorium Theater Miss West Irving Becker Maurice Martinsky Becker

City Slicker Milk A Cow Brings Humble Lesson

A city man McGinley visits his brother's dairy farm and boasts milking a cow. He struggles with the milking art, misinterprets the cow, falls on his backside, and finally learns that milking is harder than it sounds. He ends up mocked for bragging yet remains defeated by Bossy. The tale ends with a warning that not every city slicker can milk a cow.

McGinley Bossy

Government Mediation Effort Amid Looming Rail Strike Date

Railroad unions set February 27 as the strike date for 250,000 operating employees after a deadlock over a 40 hour week and wage protections. Mediation failed and the National Mediation Board may report to President Truman, triggering a 60 day status quo period before any walkout. The unions claim months of bargaining, with opposition from carriers and a rejected equal treatment demand for yard service workers.

National (Railway) Mediation Board Truman Francis A. O'Neill Wias Illegatrt W. E. B. Chase BRT R. O. Hughes Chicago National Mediation Board

Demand grows for effort to end cold war

Washington reports rising calls for a new administration push to halt the Cold War before it turns hot. President Truman hinted at a possible future peace mission to Moscow while Senator Tydings urged a world disarmament conference. Kefauver proposed a stronger UN backed by an Atlantic Union to empower Western nations against Russia.

Washington Truman Moscow Tydings D-Md Senate Armed Services Committee Acheson Senate Alexander Klein New York City United Nations Klein Kefauver D-Tenn State Department

Floods Evacuate 9,000 in Louisiana and Mississippi

National Guardsmen and Red Cross workers evacuated hundreds from flooded east central Louisiana and southwestern Mississippi, affecting about 2,000,000 acres of cotton and livestock land. Some 9,000 people left homes with no loss of life reported and heavy property damage. Levees held, though bayous backed up surplus waters as northern flood spots showed improving conditions. Temperatures dipped slightly east of the Mississippi while Montana saw light rain and New England to Michigan reported light snow.

National Guardsmen Red Cross Louisiana Mississippi Army Mississippi River Ilinois Indiana Missouri Montana New England New York Pennnsylvania Ohio Michigan

Navy Abandons Hunt for Plane Missing Since Friday

The Navy cancelled its six day aerial search for a PBM-5 missing near Galveston with nine aboard from the NAS here. The crew included Lt. (JG) F. Lemmel, instructor pilot, Cincinnati, O. and other officers.

Areus Christi

Truman attacks GOP on socialism and domestic progress

President Truman assails Republican critique of socialism and urges speed on domestic programs in a speech to 5300 Democrats at a Jefferson-Jackson dinner. He warns GOP efforts to block reform and presses for rapid action on health education and related programs amid Cold War tensions. A separate probe on atomic defenses faces hearings around March.

Truman Washington

Firefighter dies battling blaze at Cincinnati home

Clarr Parks, 56, died yesterday while fighting a residential fire in Cincinnati. The inferno caused an estimated $750 in damage and Parks collapsed during efforts to extinguish it.

Cincinnati Clarr Parks Parks

American Businessman Vogeler On Trial In Hungary

Washington AP reports the State Department says Hungary will convict Robert Vogeler of spying and sabotage. In Budapest the trial began with Vogeler excluded as the British assistant and five Hungarians confessing to espionage. The indictment shows Sanders claimed he spied since 1940 and passed data to Americans while Geiger testified Vogeler had received reports since 1949.

Washington State Department Robert Vogeler Budapest Matyas Rakosi Hungary Vogeler Ne Vogeler Edgar Sanders International Telephone and Telegraph Company Sanders Imre Geiger I. T T. Budapest U. S

Truman Signals Controversy Over Red Lights

President Truman whirled through red lights on a four mile drive to a Democratic dinner, protected by police and Secret Service cover. Officials say traffic rules are waived for officials, but hours earlier Truman told a Crime Conference that he would never run red lights no matter the prerogatives of the presidency.

Washington Truman Secret Service

Truman Defends Free Enterprise Against Socialist Label

President Truman urged Democrats to reject Republican charges that his program is socialist, arguing the nation’s welfare rests on free enterprise. Senator Taft warned the Truman plan echoed Britain’s labor socialist policies, while Truman spoke with cabinet allies about tackling domestic and international challenges.

Taft Ohio Truman Americans For Democratic Action Ciopac Political Action Committee Great Britain

Three Asiatic Nations May Get U.S. Arms

Washington reports that three Asiatic nations may receive U.S. military aid as part of a broader drive to curb Communism in the Far East. India, Indonesia, and Indochina or Thailand may get funding shares from a $75 million pool with State and Defense backing, while Burma, Nationalist China, and Malaya are noted as missing from the aid ring.

Washington Far East State and Defense Departments India Truman China United States Indonesia Indochina Thailand U. S Burma Malaya Formosa Asiatic Commission

Coal negotiators aim for settlement by Monday

Government mediators said they target a settlement by Monday to avert contempt of court for 370,000 miners who have ignored a federal order to return to work. John J. Lewis and mine operators held a third day of talks and a secret three hour session raised hopes of progress on wages and contract terms.

Washington David S. Cole Truman Board of Inquiry Cole John J. Lewis Sde George H. Love Northern and Western Joseph F. Moody Southern Harvey L. Cartwright Indiana Coal Operators Association Harry Moses Lewis UMW Thomas Kennedy John Owens George J. Titler West Virginia

Bank Hold Up In Outlying Branch Victimless Loot

Washington AP report says three robbers hit an outlying Hamilton National Bank branch near the District of Columbia Maryland line escaping with about $30,000. One robber waited in a car while another guarded the door and a third rounded up the branch manager H R Bauckman and two tellers. No one was hurt and auditors were sent to confirm the loot amount.

Washington Hamilton National Bank W. T. Waller H. R. Bauckman Waller District of Columbia Maryvlan

Sunday Page Highlights From The Common Cold To Garden Tips

This Sunday's Nearby Communities centerpiece spotlights the Warren County Basketball Tournament at Middletown High School gym with cheerleaders and fans behind the action. Also featured are Your Garden and Mr Fix in the Women’s section, a Roger Babson forecast on People That Fly, and Rebecca’s forthcoming pieces on future topics.

Warren County Middletown High School MR. Fix Roger Babson Sunday News Journal

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