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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1950
Page
16
Washington AP report notes Representative Huber of Ohio seeks to make desertion of minor children across state lines a federal offense with harsh penalties and quick extradition. He criticizes state laws allowing fathers to evade duty by crossing borders and cites Ohio as an example where the wife bears extradition costs.
Ivan Fuller of Huntington West Virginia was killed when his car crashed into an embankment on State Route 7 on Saturday.
James B Armstrong 26 was returned to Athens by Sheriff Bateman to face a first degree murder charge in the January 3 1949 killing of Eleanor Gifford 52 in her Athens home. Two other men have been convicted, Dodds awaiting execution and Rawlins serving a life term. The governor faces requests to stay Dodds' execution or seek commutation.
Robert A. Vogeler, 38, vice president of International Telephone and Telegraph, testified at a Budapest people's court that he was a professional spy and asked for a mild sentence. He pleaded guilty to all counts, saying his business cover aided espionage on radar, rockets, uranium, and atomic energy experts, and that a Dr. Edsler was smuggled out of Austria with ODI help. The trial also heard guilty pleas from others linked to Standard Electric and the I T and T network, with U S army intelligence ties named across the case.
Lucile Vogeler, Belgian born wife, says her husband could not utter the confession without emotion. She recalls Bob washing diapers and war work in Chicago in 1942. State Department officials question coercion or mistreatment as possible causes of his statements.
In Vienna Vogeler’s Bel Cian-born wife argues Bob Vogeler was drugged or tortured to confess. U S officials and I T T chairman Behn dispute the dates and activities. Vogeler, held since November 18, answered yes when asked if he was a U S Army intelligence officer.
Half of Joint Canadian American Exercise Sweetbriar in the Arctic is concluded with observers returning and a second relay taking over. An American infantry unit reportedly ambushed across the Donjek River as Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry pressed a left flank advance. In Columbus a real estate operator offered to buy Lustron Corporation, proposing to repay the RFC loan in ten equal installments with cash upfront, while counsel said foreclosure would proceed in federal court as Lustron remains in default on about 22 million of 37.5 million dollars.
William Gower a 22 year old man killed himself with a rifle after a 47 minute long distance call with a Cleveland girl Sally O Hara 18 kept the talk going hoping someone would return home before he shot himself Coroner Paul Hohly ruled death by own action due to despondency.
Detroit AP reports Michigan crime case against Carl Bolton headed to climax as the state rests its case in the Walter Reuther shotgun attack. Prosecutor Rasor lays circumstantial links while defense seeks acquittal with a directed verdict. Trial expected to push past Wednesday with final arguments after the court closes for Washington’s Birthday.
About two dozen representatives from 16 Ohio colleges met in Columbus to address growing budget pressures. Western College for Women president P. E. Henderson was named first chair of a continuation committee with Capital University president Harold L. Yochum as secretary. The group plans another meeting in Columbus on April 21. Attending schools included Otterbein, Western Reserve, Hiram, Antioch, Denison, St. Mary of the Springs, Notre Dame of Cleveland, University of Dayton, Mary Manse College, Mount Union, Lake Erie, Muskingum, Heidelberg, and Marietta.
New York archbishop Cardinal Spellman sails with more than 600 Catholics from 33 states and the District of Columbia on the liner Atlantic for a Holy Year pilgrimage to Rome. He said the group should grow to exceed 600 before reaching Rome.
Square dancing revival draws interest at the YMCA with Dorothy Kern teaching. The first session on February 17 had 12 students. next meeting is February 21 at 7 30 p m. The class welcomes beginners and seasoned dancers, with free admission for members and a 25 cent guest fee for nonmembers.
The text notes pilgrims who have flown to Haly will have an audience with Pope Pis and attend the Beatification ceremony for venerable Dominico Sa vio on March 5. They expect to return to New York March 21. Photographs may be cleaned by wiping lightly with old linen dipped in warm ammonia water.
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