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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1952
Page
1
Trucemakers' tempers snapped as talks dragged on over policing a Korean armistice. AP reports frayed nerves and sharp charges from both sides with no progress toward a truce. A U N delegate warned Allies will not bow to Communist armistice demands amid rising Red air power.
A giant airlift, unofficially dubbed Operation Homecoming, aims to fly 3,198 American prisoners of war from North Korea to Japan then the United States. Routes include Honolulu to San Francisco and Alaska to Seattle. Britain plans to evacuate most of its 919 prisoners by air. Armistice talks stall over exchange terms as U.N. and Communist negotiators clash at Panmunjom. plans foresee medical exams, prioritizing sick and wounded, with a possible four week window for exchanges and additional releases along the front.
In Chattanooga Tennessee Arvil Ott a 23 year old coal miner and Eva Dean Baggett 11 eloped from Signal Mountain and wed after Christmas. Authorities voided the union citing the girl’s age. Eva Dean planned to return home but would rather stay with Ott, who vowed undying love despite parental and legal opposition.
Huntington news item reports a Guernsey cow found dead in a barn with a half eaten electric light bulb lodged in its mouth. The incident underscores a local joke about cows being herbivorous rather than omnivorous, referencing an alleged law of nature.
Allied Sabre jets and Communist MIG-15s clashed in a 20 minute aerial duel over northwest Korea with no damage reported. The encounter involved 21 F-86s and 40 MiG-15s, the first air battle since Thursday, as Sabres were grounded Friday by snow.
Summit County's 550 employees gain a 15 dollar monthly raise, adding about 104000 dollars to the annual budget. Current wage scales were not available.
London AP reports Danish born Capt Kurt Carlsen remains aboard the Flying Enterprise as the Turmoil tows the crippled freighter toward Falmouth England. Despite 80 degree list and dangerous seas, Carlsen and crew await a successful line securing after 33 hours of efforts. A rescue effort includes Willard Keith and Arbeille 25.
Federal narcotics agents led a dawn to dusk dragnet targeting major dealers with 500 suspects nabbed across Texas New York Philadelphia and Washington. Anslinger said a grand jury will pursue national racketeers within weeks while undercover work and tougher penalties aim to curb youth addiction and European drug sources.
Former U.S. Senator Robert J. Bulkley of Cleveland is Ohio Democrats' favorite son candidate for the presidential nomination. He has support from state and national leaders Albert Horstman and Eugene Hanhart, and Ohio Governor Frank Lausche declined the honor. Delegates to the May 6 primary likely pledged to Bulkley, with Mary Boyle Burns named as second choice.
Cincinnati Times-Star publisher Hulbert Taft confirmed negotiations for acquiring the 110 year old Cincinnati Enquirer are continuing. He stressed no agreement has been reached and reports of a completed deal are premature. The Enquirer is Cincinnati’s only morning newspaper and prints the city’s only Sunday edition.
The Sandusky County Republican Committee endorses Alvin F Weichel for re election as 13th District representative. The district now includes Erie Lorain Sandusky and Huron Counties after realignment.
WEST FRANKFORT Ill AP The United Mine Workers local union president Sherman Whitlow said workers must forget the disaster and return to Orient No 2 after its reopening. Mayor C Edwin Hair predicted two applicants per vacancy. about 1 100 employees were affected by the Dec 21 blast. Management offered no reopening date pending federal and state investigation into methane ignition.
Winston Churchill lands in New York and heads to Washington for four days of talks with President Truman to lay a basis for close Anglo American cooperation. They will discuss atomic weapons, NATO, Korea, Middle East issues, and Britain's stance on Communist China and European defense. Churchill seeks a friendly atmosphere and practical steps without dramatic breakthroughs.
Washington AP. Government imposes ceilings on white potatoes halting a year long price rise. Price Stabilizer Di Salle signed the order affecting Jan 19 with the OPS delaying details until today. Maine potato industry cheers, sizing ceilings at shippers wholesale level. consumer store prices pending. Potatoes had more than doubled since mid December 1950, farm prices about $1.93 per bushel last December.
In Ventura Anna Caterlin 21, paralyzed from the waist since a crash four years ago, gave birth to a 7 pound son after a Caesarean by Dr. Harry E. Barker. The birth was said to be the fourth of its kind on medical record. no anaesthetic was needed as Caterlin is paralyzed. She later sat up to write birth announcements, using a wheelchair for mobility and an ironing board as a special convenience.
Fifteen people were burned to death and twenty others seriously injured today in a crash between a bus and a street car in Salvador the state capital of Bahia Brazil. The Meridional News Agency reports the incident.
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