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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1953
Page
1
Rescuers comb wreckage of Valparaiso after New Year blasts at a highway warehouse. The toll rises to 47 dead with about 350 missing or injured as officials fear higher figures. President Ibanez orders three days of national mourning and an official inquiry into the blasts.
The Republican caucus unanimously selected Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio as floor leader. Saltonstall of Massachusetts was chosen as whip and Styles Bridges was named to a key Senate post after a two hour closed session. A 2 p.m. meeting was set to discuss committee memberships and rules changes to curb filibusters.
Earlier story notes Sen. Knowland of California named chairman of the Senate GOP Policy Committee and Sen. Millikin of Colorado named chairman of the GOP conference as the 48 Republican senators prepare for a formal vote. Sen. Morse, now an independent after leaving the GOP, did not attend the session. Committee assignments will address whether Morse receives key posts, with possible minority member status if rejected.
Incoming administration edits budget for fiscal year starting July 1 with aims to trim spending but expects limited reductions before the 1954 start. Budget totals around 80 billion dollars speculated as Truman hands over to Eisenhower.
Federal Judge Irving R. Kaufman denies clemency for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, calling their crime worse than murder. They remain at Sing Sing awaiting execution the week of January 11, with their only remaining recourse a White House petition. If President Truman does not intervene, the case could become Eisenhower's responsibility after the January 20 inauguration.
Havana groups including cane planters sugar mill owners food exporters the Havana Stock Exchange and the National Industrial Association sent a letter to President Batista demanding removal of new taxes on cigars dividends incomes travel abroad and other levies. They cited confusion from mixed government statements harming business and risking the economy.
An inquest was planned today in the death of Hank Williams 29 year old radio and recording star of Montgomery Alabama. Williams composer of Jambalaya died in an automobile early Thursday en route to a New Year engagement in Canton. He was dead on arrival at Oak Hill Hospital brought by his chauffeur Charles Carr 18.
Washington AP report notes standard arms and new weapons boost striking power without increasing manpower beyond 3.6 million. It highlights Air Force plans for nuclear powered planes, Navy’s goal shift to 12 Forrestal class carriers, and Army missile and 280 millimeter gun developments for atomic delivery.
A 12 year old girl slipped on the sidewalk in Baltimore and grabbed an open fire alarm box after which four fire engines rushed to the scene. No injuries were reported and the alarm box was secured by responders.
Washington committee urges abandonment of price wage and material controls arguing no price rises will follow. Report from House Small Business Committee of six Democrats and five Republicans notes prior agencies suffered ineptitude and personnel decline. Decontrol linked to tax spending and credit policies with a limited possible price freeze in future emergencies. Steel allocations to end by March with aluminum and copper decontrolled soon thereafter.
In Richmond Virginia during the first hours of 1953 a series of odd injuries were treated at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital. Causes included hitting a mirror with a fist striking the head with a Christmas tree a friend hitting the head with a stick a brother dropping lumber on the head and being struck in the eye with a bale of hay.
Senate Democrats name Lydon Johnson of Texas as their leader after a caucus vote in Washington. The move consolidates party leadership ahead of legislative agendas and floor battles.
The Associated Press reports 198 holiday deaths from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday. Traffic fatalities total 149, fires 18, other accidents 31. The period’s deaths are lower than the long Christmas weekend, which averaged just over seven fatalities per hour for 102 hours.
An Associated Press tally shows Ohio recording 21 violent deaths since 6 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, mirroring the previous day’s toll. The count includes 17 traffic deaths, two fire deaths, and two from other causes as holiday listings run to midnight Sunday.
In the first 40 hours of the New Year period traffic deaths averaged near five per hour. A record 556 motor vehicle fatalities occurred during the heavy Christmas toll, with officials urging caution as snow and rain slowed driving. The four day New Year period tallied 744 accidental deaths, while last year’s four day holiday ruled with 611 deaths. The National Safety Council estimates 410 traffic deaths for the entire New Year holiday period. Highway fatalities averaged 102 per day in 1952’s first 11 months, counting later deaths after injuries.
LOS ANGELES The mother who risked her life to give a Caesarean birth to a fourth son last Friday was reported getting along fine today. Doctors plan further tests to determine whether the mother, Mrs. Jean Garrett, 27, is suffering Hodgkin's Disease. The baby was doing fine as well.
In Youngstown on Friday a fire destroyed an East Side house killing Earl T. Fillmon 31 and Dorothy Marsteller 21. Authorities said a short circuit in Christmas tree lights caused the blaze. Fillmon’s wife, who had just given birth, and the newborn boy survived in the hospital.
The Truman commission urged Congress to reverse the McCarran Walter Immigration Act from top to bottom. It called for abolishing national origins quotas and admitting about 100,000 more immigrants yearly. A unified quota system and a new immigration agency were proposed, with a three year priority to admit 100,000 refugees and related groups.
New York's bus strike amid the New Year holiday reduces immediate disruption as 3,500 private lines buses stay off streets. CIO Transit Workers Union seeks a 40 hour week and wage raises for eight private lines. companies cite tax forgiveness or fare hikes. Mayor Impellitteri accuses collusion to push higher fares. TWU demands a 25 cent hourly raise. Commuters form carpools. taxis rise in demand. Schools may adjust hours. employers told to stagger shifts to ease peak loads.
Jerome Mayo Greenberg, a 30 year old physicist from Troy New York, indicted for falsely denying Communist ties, denies working on secret government projects and accuses the Justice Department of a truth disregard. He says he never handled secret material at NACA or Langley and notes his Maryland research was published. He awaits arraignment after posting a 5000 bond.
Allied raiders attacked a Chinese Communist position near Bunker Hill on the Western Korean Front, killing or wounding about 45 Reds in a 1.5 hour battle before returning to lines. On the Eastern Front, North Korean assaults were halted by Allied fire as temperatures plunged to six below zero.
Washington AFL unions warned to avoid relying on the governments revised price index for escalator wage clauses. The federation urged publishing a separate index showing tax effects on purchasing power, as about three million workers are tied to old measures. A new index covering more goods, including TVs and nylon stockin gs, is set to take effect this month.
United Cerebral Palsy Organization has more than 100 million discarded Christmas cards. President Leonard H. Goldenson thanked donors and asked that no more cards be sent, noting the cards help palsied children learn muscular control by handling them.
The 1953 resolutions urge homework before play or TV, attend school with a smile and be courteous and honest, stop mustache art on posters, and eat cereals tied to box-top premiums.
In Portsmouth New Hampshire Mrs Catherine Pratt 77 fell into the Piscataqua river Thursday. A fur coat buoyed her and civilian Randall Noseworthy fashioned a rope lariat and lassoed her to shore. She received treatment at Portsmouth hospital for immersion and shock.
The State Department released a list naming 11 Americans on the United Nations payroll as Communist identifiers amid a broader security probe. The Senate internal security subcommittee disclosed the names along with 27 others removed over security charges, while officials cautioned the criteria and process.
The Journal notes 1952 showed a robust business and industrial year for Middletown with optimism for 1953 from local leaders. It highlights a half page on 1952 sports champions and an article on Conover wills and a potential Franklin hospital.
M Sgt Al Walters, the Middletown Army and Air Force recruiter, discusses his experiences in a Sunday Journal feature. A second piece visits a Polish displaced persons family to see their view of Middletown after a year of freedom here.
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