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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1948
Page
1
Palmiro Togliatti, Italian Communist leader, is shot and gravely wounded in Sicily. A Russian reply is reported as withheld pending translation. Western Allies proceed with plans to establish a government for Western Germany amid the crisis.
Britain and France submit notes on lifting the Berlin blockade while Moscow’s reply is delivered in Washington. U.S. officials report record airlift tonnage to western Berlin as Gen. Clay meets with Allied governors. In Italy, Communist leader Togliatti is shot as riots erupt in Rome. De Gasperi condemns the act.
Cleveland police abandoned efforts to locate a woman’s body after convicts claimed to have buried her in a lakefront dump. Coroner Samuel Gerber said the vast, newly filled area would take weeks to search. Convict George Andrews, 32, is jailed in Allegheny County and had admitted the slaying near Detroit last February. He maintained he strangled the woman identified only as Lorna during a demand for marriage. Dr. Gerber said the tale might be true but further digs would be futile.
The water taxi Leading Lady with 24 aboard, missing since last night on a charter from Avalon Catalina Island to Newport Beach, arrived at Long Beach under its own power. Skipper Frank Reich 38 said dense fog and a faulty compass forced a mid channel motor cut, the boat drifted to Deanside 75 miles off course before returning safely. passengers endured a chilly night with no exposure injuries.
An Air Force lieutenant, Walter H. Hilbert, 32, died after being hurled from a B 29 when the astrodome blew out at 26 000 feet. The bomber returned to Biggs Field El Paso Texas as witnesses watched a small speck fall to a wheat field near the Mexican border. The crew reported cabin pressure warning followed by the dome failure due to plexiglass defect.
Cairo AP dispatch reports Jewish forces claiming multiple gains across northern and southern Palestine. They say Shafa Jamr west of Haifa and Ras Al Ein near Tel Aviv fell, Suba near Jerusalem captured, and a Negba assault wiped out part of an Egyptian company. Syrian bombers struck Haifa without major damage. 250,000 Palestinians have reportedly become homeless as fighting continues.
On Bastille Day Paris reports widespread labor unrest with about 100000 workers idle and potential disruption to up to a million government staff. Air port strikers paused traffic after a halt in services and a settlement terms remain undisclosed as Premier Robert Schuman negotiates with unions to curb further spread.
The wheat shipping jam caused by heavy southwest harvests shows signs of easing. An embargo on rail shipments to Kansas City started last Friday and may be lifted by week’s end. Ralph E. Clark of the Association of American Railroads notes improved conditions and that the peak movement has passed.
Philadelphia AP reports the 1948 Democratic platform advocates repeal of the Taft Hartley Act to win organized labor votes. The platform rejects outright Wagner Act re enactment, promising legislation to balance rights of employees and employers and keep unions free of Communistic influence. Senate Democrats split on Taft Hartley, CIO and AFL pressed both parties for repeal.
In Denmark a car crash near Graasten left Queen Ingrid and three princesses injured. The queen and Princesses Margrethe Benedikte and Anne Marie were hospitalized at Soenderborg Hospital. The chauffeur was badly hurt. Official word on their condition was awaited.
In Cleveland AP report, Nathanial Haynes a city hall inspector jailed for dice card games and policy rackets testified as a surprise witness in the bribery trial of Police Lieutenant Ernest L Molnar. Haynes described giving Molnar $50 during an apparent protection offer while Lorenzo testified Molnar proposed other schemes.
Pittsburgh reports begin return to work as 80,000 captive miners end idle strikes. Four of 14 U Steel mines in Uniontown area resume this afternoon with rest by midnight, normal production expected by Sunday. 2,400 commercial miners restart. 14,000 walked out in sympathy, many already back. Captives located in Colorado Kentucky Utah and Alabama.
In Canton Ohio John R Hoffman plans a new recount in the Stark County race between Hoffman and Joseph A DuBar for state representative. The contest centers on X marks and ballot validity after a judge ruled a voter’s mark unclear. The election board is set to meet Friday.
The Supreme electoral tribunal reports Galo Plaza, former US ambassador, won the most votes in the June 6 Ecuador presidential election. Manuel Sotomayor Luna, a conservative, led the vice presidential ballot.
Delegates at the Philadelphia convention concede extra debate time on the civil rights plank amid a larger platform debate. The 1948 platform envisions anti-lynch, anti-poll tax, anti-jim crow measures, federal health and housing plans, UN strengthening, and expansion of social security. It calls for repeal of Taft Hartley, a higher minimum wage, and a balanced budget.
A transport plane carrying about 20 people crashed on rocks near Cape Side outside Toulon France at dusk. Six bodies were recovered and no survivors reported. A Goglia identification appeared in Marseille while a British Dakota claim was denied by BEA. Fishermen and Toulon Naval base aided search efforts.
Athens AP reports a Larissa military court sentenced 16 members of the Communist civilian militia to death and eight to life imprisonment. The dispatch notes the ruling was issued today.
At the Philadelphia convention Democrats urged repeal of Taft Hartley as James Roosevelt spoke among speakers on the Truman Barkley ticket plans. Southern delegates resisted civil rights elements while Alabama warned of possible walkouts if platform terms were not met. Barkley was deemed assured for no 2 spot though some favored him as top candidate. Texas and California signals hinted support.
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