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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1949
Page
1
Harry S. Truman was sworn in for a four year term amid massive crowds in Washington. The inauguration featured a grand national pageant and solemn tones with a pledge for peace and a domestic Fair Deal. He invoked the Ten Commandments and Beatitudes as he took the oath, signaling a focus on peace and postwar stability.
Senator Taft of Ohio accuses Senator Pepper of seeking to gag the Senate Labor Committee as they tackle labor legislation. Pepper plans to move to floor the repeal of the Taft Hartley act with no hearings. Taft says he will counter with amendments to allow debate on the merits.
A negative FBI laboratory report halted the investigation into Grenville Baker's death near Tallahassee. Sheriff Frank Stoutamire said the tests left no charges but still suspects the 27 year old sportsman died in a jeep accident on a dirt road from his mother's plantation home.
Brenda Owens nine month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Owens Jr left for Temple University Hospital Philadelphia for an operation to remove a safety pin from her lung.
Pvts. Thomas I. Howell of Affinity West Virginia and Harold Sweet of Johnston Ohio, both AWOL from Fort Jackson, were indicted by a Lucas County grand jury on first degree murder charges for the Dec 17 slaying of 79 year old Mrs. Lucille Harward in Toledo. Prosecutor Joel Rhinefort says they confessed to beating her to rob a diamond ring and watch. They were arrested by Michigan State Police near Erie, Michigan. Howell was sent to Common Pleas Court for trial by Juvenile Court jurist Paul Alexander.
In New York, Communist leaders defend their case against the federal jury setup, aiming to summon Judge John C. Knox and other juror officials to test the system. Judge Medina weighs defense bids to void the conspiracy indictment over minority-group exclusions as the trial enters its fourth day.
A mother, 31, kissed her five year old daughter goodbye on a subway platform and pulled them both from the station edge as a train entered. The victims were Mae Balisky and Victoria Balisky. The husband Edward Balisky, a welder, said his wife had been unhappy after an operation last year.
President Truman opened inauguration day with a 7 am breakfast among World War One friends. They presented a gold headed walking stick and urged him to stay sober until after the parade. The group sang and sought autographs as Truman teased his guests about walking the mile and a quarter parade route.
A Cleveland stand operator at Lakeside Hospital was kidnapped by two gunmen who forced him to unlock and empty the hospital basement safe. John J. Sylvester, 39, was tied, driven around for 30 minutes, and compelled to give the safe combination after threats to his family. He identified the suspects and reported the incident to police.
Washington AP reports President Truman stayed up past his normal bedtime to attend a three and a half hour inaugural gala with Mrs. Truman and Margaret. Lum and Abner provided comic interludes while Lum teased congressmen in tails. The program featured Feruccio Tagliavani, the National Symphony, and numerous performers including Gene Kelly, Lena Horne, Jane Powell, and Jane Froman.
Fire Marshall Cunningham said a new type tank at Cincinnati Gas and Electric exploded last night. Flames rose hundreds of feet but no damage occurred as flames escaped through the tank vent.
Negotiations on Israel Egypt and Israel Lebanon reach a decisive stage. UN mediator Ralph Bunche has sent a draft Israeli Egyptian compromise on the Negev with troop withdrawals and reduced forces. An Israeli Lebanese accord draft was prepared at Ras En Naqara and sent to capitals for approval.
AP reports a sub zero belt from Montana to Illinois with Pembina minus 33 and Rockford minus 21. Arctic temperatures linger with highs not above zero in many areas, federal forecasters foresee little relief until Friday, and snow or blizzard conditions occur in portions of the Dakotas and Midwestern states.
In Leland Idaho a 42 year old mother Isabel Foley and her 11 year old son Jack Foley were shot to death in their living room after dinner. Their 14 year old son Mike fled to Lloyd Cray’s next door and spoke of two strange men. The father Wayne Foley was away at the time.
Washington AP The present draft law may never be used again if enlistments stay high enough to keep the Army at its current strength. Secretary Forrestal announced the armed forces on December 31 reached the full quota set by President Truman for the year ending June 30, 1950, which is also the date the draft law dies.
President Truman outlines a global crusade for peace and freedom in a sweeping inaugural address. He attacks communism, urges a bold foreign development program, a Western Europe security pact, and expanded U S. military aid to allied, non Communist nations. He frames the effort as a new front in the cold war with a plan to mobilize American capital and industry to raise living standards worldwide.
AP dispatch reports that the government in Nanking offered a halt to hostilities and peace talks in China’s civil war but left the Communists to decide the next move. A separate North China peace agreement, though not yet in effect, would apply only to government-held areas. Chiang Kai-shek has not spoken. Shen ChangHuan said peace overtures end until the Communists show willingness to halt violence and begin talks. The Kuomintang Political Council approved the cabinet’s cease-fire call, while Mao’s Communists remained silent.
An official probe begins into the collision of the oil tanker Gulf Stream and the Coast Guard cutter Eastwind off the New Jersey coast. Eleven guardsmen are feared dead and twenty injured as fires raged seven hours and survivors were evacuated to Marine Hospital on Staten Island.
Cleveland AP John Nagy city commissioner of recreation rejects notion of running a lonely hearts club after receiving a letter from a North Carolina man seeking a cultured and financially suitable partner. The letter suggests a misunderstanding of the Friendship Circuit, a recreation division program for professional entertainment in settlement houses.
Cincinnati based Lions Club reports Dr. R. C. Harkrader, a charter member, has attended every meeting since the club was organized on September 23, 1920. Officials say this marks a national Lions Club attendance record.
The CIO led a large turnout at a Dayton public hearing opposing a proposed one half of one percent income tax. City officials expect three readings before final action, with critics calling the levy unfair and unconstitutional while supporters argue it funds essential city services.
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