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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1953
Page
1
A vessel with seven aboard was saved after an maritime incident. Rescue operations coordinated by authorities and coast guard teams ensured all crew members were accounted for and disembarked at the scene with no injuries reported.
The coastal liner Chang Yung Ho foundered off Pusan amidst mountain seas and high winds. Only seven of 256 aboard were rescued, including the captain Ha Yang Mo. Rescue efforts continue as officials fear no further survivors.
House Republicans push to cut 10 billion from Truman plan for fiscal 1954. Subcommittees to act by week end on agency budgets. Republicans hold 30 of 50 Appropriations seats. Senate backs return to single-budget bills. Speaker Martin calls the plan a phantom budget.
A string of powerful storms raked the East South and Pacific Northwest causing at least 19 deaths. New England saw heavy snow over two feet while Florida reported four inches of rain and $250000 in property damage. Central Oregon and the Gulf Coast faced wind and flood impacts as transit and power lines were knocked out.
Allied air forces in Northwest Korea pounded the Chongchon and Taeryong corridor north of Sinanju with 170 tons of bombs on bridges yards and rail facilities. Night strikes targeted antiaircraft guns and rail yards at Yongi Maejung and Sinanju while weather limited flight operations and one week of air losses included three Allied planes shot down by ground fire.
Karachi quiet after three days of rioting that left 11 dead and more than 150 injured. Police and troops patrolled the city as business resumed withnormal activity reported today.
Louis L. Pund Jr., a 40 year old Washington High teacher and ordained minister, resigned after implementing a post office kissing game in two classes. The game involved cloaked room calls to opposite sex students who chose from kissing, hand kissing, shaking hands, or refusing to play. Parents reported sound effects by the teacher. Pund plans to pursue music full time in Baltimore or New York. He previously taught at Lycoming College and Texas Christian University and lives near Philadelphia with his wife and daughter.
Searchers fear the missing C46 with 40 aboard may be snow covered along the Utah Idaho Wyoming border. The Seattle to Fort Jackson flight carried 37 Korean veterans and three crew. Air search with over 50 aircraft to reorganize at Hill Field. If snowed in, wreck may not be found before spring. Lt. William Jones was rescued after bail out of an F51 near the Idaho Montana border.
Cincinnati authorities report a 17 year old boy in custody as part of a four person roundup for stealing between 25 000 and 30 000 dollars worth of radio gear from stations and stores across three states. Earlier arrests include Thom as R Haskett 23 and Richard Plessinger 18 and Euene Napier 18. The group planned to start a commercial radio station with the stolen items.
Lawrenceburg Indiana scene of a large fire at the Tanners Creek power plant. Indiana & Michigan Electric Co officials refused to provide details or an official damage estimate. Unofficial figures ranged from five to ten million dollars as newsmen were barred from the facility. Plant manager E. E. Clapper said the fire in the low pressure section of a turbo generator filled the plant with smoke and fumes and necessitated removal of the entire 300000 kilowatt capacity from service.
President elect Eisenhower praised Gov. Thomas E. Dewey as having his greatest service ahead. At a New York Heart Association dinner Dewey urged funds for heart disease research while Eisenhower suggested Dewey could again be a presidential contender or serve in the new administration. The remark sparked Republican chatter about Dewey’s influence and potential posts, as Brownell runs patronage matters for the incoming government.
Disaster crews press on in boggy Isle of Hope Savannah as nine airmen die when a B50 bomber collides with another craft and crashes into swamp. Only three bodies found. authorities fear most remain unrecoverable. Hunter Base officials consider salvage of wreckage to determine cause.
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey urged tightening selective service rules nationwide, stating changes must come from the President Congress and local boards. He warned manpower is shrinking and proposed raising the minimum exam grade to 175, reducing deferments for graduates and undergraduates further from graduation.
Senator Bricker urged Eisenhower to suspend wage, price and rent controls on his first day in office. The Banking Committee may be asked to relay the request, with Congress possible to act by resolution. The AFL warned of imminent death of price controls as OPS reviews beef prices amid delayed action until the new administration. Eisenhower’s team gave no comment.
Two trailer trucks carrying identical oil shipments overturned on Highway 11 near Athens Tennessee. Frank Cowgill of Union Church Mississippi lost control on a sharp curve, then Roy Miller of Hammond Louisiana retrieved the cargo and attempted a second pass when his truck also failed the curve. Both vehicles suffered extensive damage and the drivers escaped unharmed.
James P. Griffin director of the United Steelworkers Union in Youngstown was elected president of the Ohio CIO Council without opposition. He succeeds Jack Kroul, who led the council for 12 years and declined reelection.
Dorothy Krueger Smith, daughter of Gen. Walter Krueger, was convicted by an Army court in Tokyo of premeditated murder for stabbing Col. Aubrey D. Smith to death in their quarters. She received a life sentence at hard labor, with review sought by defense.
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