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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1950
Page
1
A Pentagon briefing notes no decisive turning point in Korea as fronts slow. Officers report strengthened artillery and air support at Taejon, with tactical fire increasing, yet caution that progress remains gradual and not a turning point.
President Truman will urge more men money and authority for Korea but reportedly will not seek higher taxes. He plans two messages to Congress at 11 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. EST outlining moves to boost armed forces and mobilize resources without tax hikes. House debate begins on a 1.22 billion foreign aid bill.
General Dean, temporary commander of U S troops in Korea, personally led a relief operation to break a roadblock on the Kum River. He described moving ahead with his jeep to direct tanks and armored cars, noting mistaken reports of incoming Reds tanks and the disruption of a river crossing by artillery and armor. A casualty, a colonel, was wounded in the leg during the action.
The FBI arrested 82 year old Julius Rosenberg in New York for conspiracy to commit espionage linked to Klaus Fuchs. He faces $160,000 bail for a July 31 hearing as part of a widening espionage case involving several Americans and the Soviet atomic weapons program.
Governor Frank J. Lausche inspected strip mining activities in seven counties Mahoning Columbiana Carroll Jefferson Harrison Belmont and Tuscarawas with reclamation officials observing land grading and replanting under Ohio's new strip mine law.
Senate committees prepare inquiries into military production needs and the rising food prices as Congress awaits President Truman's Korea war plan. Chairman Tyding says a seven member subcommittee will probe military production, while Chairman Bark sets a banking panel probe to show ample food and no rationing. Maybank cites eggs and meat price concerns amid stored supply.
The American Cancer Society and Ohio division ask the county court to declare Dayton's solicitation law unconstitutional. The group notes it returned a $12,000 community chest gift and sought to run its own campaign after ending joint drives. The advisory board had rejected this request, and the suit seeks to block individual campaigns.
In Chicago the Ohio group earned second prize of 200 dollars for best uniformed delegates in the Lions International parade. The event drew crowds as various civic groups showcased their uniforms and drill routines through downtown streets.
A poem celebrates construction work showing how a building rises from foundation to tower through the combined effort of plumber, carpenter, mason, steeplejack, painter, and an electrician. It emphasizes collective labor turning tools into a lasting monument to human hands. MARTIN
Secretary of State Acheson readies a firm no to Nehru’s peace overture while seeking a united front with Russia. A formal reply was drafted for New Delhi and Madame Pandit. Stalin’s reply to India’s stance is deemed encouraging, but US and UN hold to conditions for Korean settlement, including North Korea’s retreat to the north of the 38th parallel.
In Toledo three fishermen checked a trotline when their duck boat of wood, tin and canvas overturned. Stephen A. Cravec, 41, was recovered. Paul Nemeth remains missing as coast guard units continue dragging. Ray Buschman, 24, swam to pilings after surfacing and escaping the wreck. All are Toledo, Ohio workers.
Washington officials report the Commerce Department blocked more than $150 million in war potential goods to the Soviet Union over the last two years. Secretary Sawyer told President Truman and Congress the action curbed export of American material aiding Soviet military power. The department added $2,000,000 to destinations suspected of re shipment to the Soviet bloc.
Irene Annabelle Clark, married six weeks to Marshall Clark, vanished with a red haired man as he bought food in a Crown Point hamburger stand. She later claimed she was unharmed and awaited her father Clyde Huffman from Ohio. Police report she had earned the marriage legally, though Clark is an ex convict, now held in Danville, Illinois, on unrelated charges as Ohio officials seek him.
The State Department announced the transfer of Samuel from Bellefontaine to Cardiff, Wales, in a formal exchange. Details indicate a government dispatch relocating an individual amid international arrangements.
A Senate Investigating Committee report by Democrats denounces McCarthy as deceitful and failing to prove any charges against the State Department. Republicans like Lodge and Nickens critique the inquiry as superficial while urging a more thorough, fact-based pursuit of truth.
Three men remain trapped in a maze of interlacing tunnels after a mine fire at the Mascotie tunnel 7,500 feet underground following the deaths of two miners from the American Smelting, Maing and Refining Company. Rescue teams labored as crews set up four fans to push smoke from burning timbers while workers searched for the missing men.
Associated Press tally from the Korea front notes U S forces holding Kum River area near Taepon as Communist forces press. South Koreans dig in central and eastern sectors while US air power bombards armor and targets behind enemy lines. Moscow reports Nehru letter on talks. India and Russia discuss UN admission for Communist China. Washington says the United States will not concede in Korea talks as Truman seeks broader wartime powers.
General Evangeline Booth, longtime Salvation Army commander, died at 84 in Hartsdale. Born in London on Christmas Day 1885, she led the world organization from 1934 until her retirement in 1950, following a life steeped in the Army and its work.
Walter Reuther head of the CIO United Auto Workers calls for a worldwide “total peace offensive” led by the United States. He says America should invest about one trillion dollars over a 100 year period to support a United Nations sponsored program to defend democracy and freedom.
Washington AP report outlines proposed changes to draft eligibility and dental standards during World War I. Emphasis on teeth and health could affect acceptances, with possible new exemptions and stricter rules. Springfield Ohio boards initiate first rounds of physical exams as counties prepare for callups.
An AP dispatch describes limited action around Taejon as US and South Korean forces contend with a North Korean push. General MacArthur’s communique notes quiet lines north and south of the river, with patrols sent to gauge enemy activity and heavy American air power keeping pressure on the Kum River area.
Illegible OCR reports James Donald Watson of New Vienna fell into Melvin yesterday and vacated the area.
A fragment recounts a spelling pronunciation puzzle about the name Ai in Fulton County. An exchange with a telephone operator led to a voice from Mrs Bert Shaffer, clarifying how locals say Ai, amid mention of the town’s small 1940 population and regional lore.
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