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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1951
Page
1
A Pan American Stratocruiser made a belly landing at London Airport after circling in snow. There were nine crew on board with no injuries among passengers. The right landing wheel and wing tip were damaged as the craft slid off the runway while passengers had disembarked at Hurn the day before.
AP reports tank supported Chinese Reds breaking through defenses 7 to 10 miles north northeast of Seoul while Seoul remains under U N control. Eighth Army commanders anticipate a full assault on the ancient city as communication with Seoul fades.
President Truman signed a new 3.3 billion dollar tax bill lifting corporate excess profits taxes to a record high while signaling further revenue measures. Treasury study continues as he urges Congress for additional increases to fund defense and meet communist threats.
President Truman creates the Defense Production Administration led by William H. Harrison to consolidate emergency production agencies. Harrison will oversee industrial output transportation fuel minerals and power with reporting to the Director of Defense Mobilization. The order also assigns authority to certify defense loan colonies and tax benefits for plant expansion.
The 82nd Congress opens amid Democratic calls for unity and Republican demands for clarity on Truman’s aims. Taft and McFarland outline a focus on military and foreign policies, with debates over Korea, military aid, tax changes, and draft laws shaping early action.
The UN cease-fire committee announced it cannot pursue a satisfactory armistice in Korea. The report, presented to the General Assembly by Sir Benegal N. Rau, cites failure to reach a viable cease-fire arrangement and states no recommendation can be made at this time. It documents exchanges with the Chinese Communist government and outlines terms previously proposed by UN command including a 20 mile demilitarized zone and one-for-one POW exchanges.
The 81st Congress, ending yesterday, spent more than any peacetime session, over 110 billion dollars, boosting taxes by about 8 billion annually. It expanded social security, raised the minimum wage, funded vast defense and foreign aid programs, and extended rent controls while rejecting several Truman Fair Deal items. It also enacted the anti subversives law over Truman’s veto and granted broad economic powers to the president during the Korean crisis.
London AP reports Yugoslav Zagreb newspaper Naprijed traced 101 mentions of Stalin in the Soviet Union's Pravda November 17 issue. The front page used forms like Josef Vissarionovich Stalin and Comrade Stalin, with many variations praising him as a great leader and fighter for peace.
Reports from Calcutta indicate China is slashing its Communist party membership from six million to about three million. Purge aims to create a core of loyal cadres aligned with the Moscow Peiping axis, with similar orders issued to Asian parties to trim members.
AP reports indicate a sweeping crackdown by the Chinese Reds with about 50,000 arrests of alleged loyalists among intellectuals. Shanghai alone is said to have seen 8,000 arrests amid the purge.
The Army Information Digest explains Soviet mobilization surpasses other nations with a total population trained for military service. It notes roughly 4.5 million active forces now, with over 3 million in the army, and long service terms plus reservist recalls. It also covers conscription timing and women's wartime roles.
The Fordham University seismograph today logged a fairly sharp earthquake about 2,450 miles from New York in an undetermined direction.
Secretary Acheson said the West needs further clarification of Russia's position before a four power meeting. He noted the United States Britain and France have begun discussing next steps after Moscow's latest note and that Russia favors a deputies meeting to set an agenda for foreign ministers.
Cleveland Browns owner Arthur B. McBride faces Senate Kefauver Crime Committee questions after being subpoenaed to testify in the Cleveland hearing. The Plain Dealer cites police sources. about 19 others may testify as the panel probes rackets and crime syndicates.
Governor Lausche accepted the resignation of Oscar L. Fleckner as Liquor Director effective January 31 after a cabinet meeting. Fleckner, who took the job in 1949, will become plant manager at Waynesboro Shoe Corp in Pennsylvania, a position linked to his wife's family.
Freezing rain sleet and snow hit the midwest slowing traffic and cutting power. Cold air moved into Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin and the Dakotas with subzero temps forecast elsewhere and blizzard conditions predicted for the Dakotas and Montana.
In Houghton Michigan residents face ongoing snowfall with 31 inches on the ground and more than 104 inches since the 46 day streak began. The AP notes the forecast calls for continued snow today and tomorrow.
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