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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1951
Page
1
The Army prepares a burial for Walton Harrison Walker who served gallantly in three wars and is to be laid to rest near Pershing, officials announced today.
Republicans planned caucuses to reelect Taft Millikin and Cherry as leaders while Democrats aimed to back McFarland in the race for Senate leadership. Eight new senators swear in tomorrow with James Duff due January 17. Walker, a former Eighth Army commander, killed in Korea, posthumously promoted by Truman.
Mrs. Katherine E. Nelson, 45, died from burns after flames caught her clothing while she attempted to light a cigarette. Her sister, Mrs. Margaret Maron, suffered burned hands as she tried to beat out the fire.
Judge Cramer directs Butler County grand jury to probe whether Middletown Police Department conspired to tolerate gambling. The inquiry focuses on whether authorities failed to arrest violators and whether prior recommendations were shared with the chief of police, amid wider accusations against local law enforcement.
London report notes sharp price hikes in fuels oils tires and motor vehicles plus clothing and candles as wholesale costs rise. Wage levels lag behind and households face higher living costs with further increases anticipated as winter tightens budgets.
The United Nations General Assembly Political Committee will meet tomorrow to discuss Korea. The 60 nation body will hear a ceasefire report and the U S push for strong action against Communist China as Red forces drive south of the 38th parallel.
The Associated Press reports a grim New Year period with 400 deaths on holidays and more than 1,100 total violent fatalities over the two long weekends. Traffic crashes led the toll, with safety officials predicting 1950 road fatalities around 35,000.
The 1951 dawns amid a Korea war echo and global tensions. President Truman and leaders on both sides urge peace in a year already marked by communist and western maneuvers. In Europe Pleven and Gottwald push rearmament while Pope Pius XII calls for just peace. US Soviet authorities in Germany begin the year with unexpected cordiality as Chuikov attends a Berlin cocktail party.
Police investigate a railroad tie placed on the New York Central tracks near Valley Junction on New Year’s Eve. The James Whitcomb Riley train struck the tie at 70 mph but sustained no damage or injuries. Investigators question whether pranksters were involved. NYC officials consider the possibility.
Salem AP reports no traffic deaths in the city of 13 000 last year, a drop from three fatalities the year before. The quiet year contrasts with prior fatal accidents and reflects improved road safety in the community.
A false report that Birmingham Alabama’s water was poisoned caused widespread panic. Switchboards were flooded as officials and agencies reassured the public that the water supply was safe, while police sought the culprits behind the rumor.
The House Merchant Marine Committee found nearly all parties involved negligent in the May 19 South Amboy explosion that killed 34 and injured hundreds. It faulted the Coast Guard, manufacturers, shippers, and others handling high explosives shipped to Pakistan, noting permits for large loads at Amboy had been banned days earlier. The Kilgore Manufacturing Company and Johnson-Sheldon division of National Carloading were cited over improper packing and lax compliance with regulations.
Three American prisoners from the U S 24th Division were released by Chinese Reds today on a road several miles north of Uijongbu. Master Sgt Charles Clark of Chatanooga Tenn said one man had a bullet wound in the right shoulder and another suffered exposure and shock. All three were sent to a forward aid station for treatment. Names withheld.
AP dispatch from London reports the Soviet Union agreeing to a preliminary conference of Big Four representatives to set an agenda for a four power foreign ministers meeting. In Washington AP notes Congress passed a 20 billion dollar defense spending bill awaiting President Truman's signature.
Allied lines retreating under a six arm y advance 17 air miles from Seoul as six Chinese Red army corps push toward the capital. MacArthur reports heavy casualties with air strikes inflicting thousands of Red deaths while frontline troops brace for a renewed onslaught near Tongduchon Uijongbu and Ka pyong.
Atomic Commission Chair Gordon Dean stated Russia does have the atomic bomb. He noted debates over whether the Soviets exploded in 1949 and discussed potential changes to the Atomic Energy Act to ease information exchange with the UK and Canada. He also said the atomic engine program for submarines or ships would be sped up.
President Truman returned to Washington yesterday following a long weekend aboard the yacht Williamsburg.
The long time Lincoln Park Zoo attraction Bushman the largest gorilla in captivity died New Year’s morning from a heart ailment after years of arthritis and age. Weighing 550 pounds at 22, he drew about 3 million visitors yearly and was deemed irreplaceable by zoo officials.
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