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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1948
Page
1
An authoritative source says Britain has sent many new troops to western Germany amid Berlin tensions. General Robertson met with Gen Percy Hollis and other defense chiefs as Foreign Secretary Bevin briefed the cabinet on the Berlin crisis.
Edmonds Field, the 26 year old Sacramento Solons baseball plant in the Pacific Coast League, burned today. Flames spread to a nearby residential area. two homes and four blocks suffered fire damage and smoke contamination. Four firefighters and one policeman were injured, including Chief Terence Mulligan.
Dr. Max Heinrici aged 85 author historian and editor died today at Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia. He was a prominent figure in historical scholarship and newspaper editing.
A group of 16 F-80 Shooting Stars began a jet propelled trans Atlantic flight from Selfridge Field near Detroit to Bangor Maine with first leg arrivals at Dow Air Base. Lt Col Dave Schilling said 725 miles at 400 to 420 mph took 1 hour 45 minutes. The mission marked a pioneering crossing amid Cold War tensions.
The Associated Press reports 18 Ohioans died Friday to Sunday in traffic drownings and other accidents. Fatalities include Archie Cooper and John Savage in Bucyrus, an air crash victim, and several drownings on Paint Creek and Seneca Lake, plus a plane crash near Andover and a bus crash in Cleveland.
Cairo reports say El Ramle and Lydda surrendered to Israeli forces after brief fighting. Israelis aim to clear the Tel Aviv Jerusalem road while Arabs threaten counterattacks near Latrun. Lydda airport captured. Arabs advance toward Afula along the Gilboa front amid Jerusalem bombardment.
Count Folke Bernadotte, UN Palestine mediator, arrived by plane from Europe and was met by UN Secretary General Trygve Lie. Lie escorted Bernadotte and his party aboard a Royal Dutch plane after landing and they conferred for ten minutes. Earlier, the United States asked for an immediate UN Security Council meeting.
Egyptian planes attacked a Jewish airport and raided Tel Aviv and eight settlements, while Iraqi forces infiltrated Haifa’s outskirts. The UN mediator Count Folke Bernadotte faced harsh criticism from Jews and Russians as he prepared to address the UN Security Council. Moscow’s press mocked him as an imperialist tool amid post armistice tensions.
A Cleveland pilot industrialist and two passengers perished when his Vultee BT 13 crashed in a field near Andover Ohio. Herbert C. Phillips 43 owned City Welding and Manufacturing Company died instantly. Passengers Elsworth Muse 23 and Virgil Woodard 22 died of burns after the explosion.
In Philadelphia the 1948 Democratic platform draft surfaces amid a fierce divide over civil rights. Southern Dixie faction threatens a walkout if any federal racial legislation appears, while northern liberals push a Roosevelt Truman approach. The panel aims to mirror the 1944 race plank with taxes rising on farmer cooperatives.
Claude Pepper, a Florida senator and early WWII advocate, enters the Democratic race against Harry Truman. Pepper campaigns loudly, presenting himself as a viable challenger despite low odds, and injects energy into a stalled convention. He is tallahassee born, 47, educated at the University of Alabama and Harvard, elected to the Senate in 1936 1938 and 1944.
Cleveland police refuse to discuss details of detaining a 23 year old Middletonian linked to an alleged statewide auto theft ring. No charges filed and name is withheld.
Lawrence E Lowe of Rolling Mill Park faces first degree murder and larceny charges in the drowning of Vera Ingram at the Smith farm pond. Five witnesses identified Lowe in a lineup. The hearing opened with Judge Richard Wilmer replacing Alton Combs on vacation.
Former Ohio governor Frank Lausche faces no VP bid but his wife June attends the opening of the Democratic quadrennial. Horstman says delegates were chosen by county chairmen and declares no hand-picked slate. The Ohio delegation set up a state HQ at the Sheraton Hotel rose room with staffers Dicksie Bradford and Celie Jirsa.
Firefighters recruited from Minnesota and Michigan fought a spreading fire on Isle Royale in Lake Superior. The park said over 200 acres had burned since discovery on Saturday and more than 150 men were now helping, with no danger to tourists or island residents reported. In San Diego a major Cleveland National Forest fire scorched ten thousand acres, killed a 19 year old forest service crewman, and destroyed eleven homes.
Hollywood mourns King Baggot a leading man of the silent era and later a noted director. He died yesterday in a sanitarium at age 69 confirming the passing of a veteran film figure.
The Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia opened with Justice William O. Douglas stepping back from the VP spotlight while Senator Alben Barkley rose to the fore as a leading potential running mate. The session adjourned at 1:06 p.m. and resumed at 7:30 p.m. as delegates gathered at Convention Hall.
Ohio Democrats urged unity at the convention while Douglas declined as Truman’s running mate candidate. W A Julian urged delegation to vote for Truman on the first ballot, noting Ohio should focus on the state and the candidate.
A mystery B-17 bomber from New York landed at Halifax on a navigational training flight. It carried 10 passengers and was impounded by customs collector Charles Collins. The plane, billed to Over seas Air Trading Co and World Air Ferries, refueled at Westchester Airport but a flight plan was not filed. The pilot registered as Captain S Chandler of New York and said weather blocked return to base.
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