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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1948
Page
1
A British official said a new western power note protesting Russia's Berlin blockade has been drafted and sent to Washington for review. The note, subject to revision, may take several days to reach officials and could cover several German topics beyond Berlin in four power talks.
Sheriff reports the missing wife and 22 year old daughter of Mansfield reformatory farm head were found slain in a cornfield east of Mansfield near State Route 42. The superintendent John E Niebel, 90, and his wife and daughter disappeared from their home earlier today.
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert said the Ohio legislature will convene tomorrow as scheduled though a delay may occur in considering a plan to cut the state sales tax. Meanwhile, a burglary and suspected kidnapping at the Niebel home on the prison farm drew sheriff’s attention as investigators reported firearms missing and a light car seen nearby.
Secretary of State Marshall said the United States will do everything possible to reach an acceptable Berlin crisis solution and avoid war. He spoke at a Washington news conference amid widespread world fear of a conflict over Berlin.
A reliable source said Camp Phillips would ship heavy Army equipment to England including gun carriages, com and cars, ambulances, and other vehicles on 240 flat cars. Box cars were to carry uniforms and blankets. Washington officials questioned the size as larger than typical occupation-force replacements. The move was said to be directed by Smoky Hill Air Force base authorities, though an Air Force spokesman denied it was Air Force equipment.
Balboa Canal Zone AP reports the American escort carrier Sicily sails for Glasgow tomorrow carrying 69 Shooting Star jet fighters for duty in Germany. The planes, from the 36th Fighter Wing at Howard Field, will join 84 fighters stationed in Europe. The Army Transport Barney Kirschbaum sailed July 15 for Bremerhaven via Glasgow carrying 15 jets from the same wing.
Secretary Marshall said he knows of no instance where a foreigner arriving for United Nations duties has threatened American security. He rebuked earlier State Department testimony warning that hundreds of foreign agents could operate in the United States under UN credentials. Subcommittee members expect congressional action when lawmakers reconvene.
Marshall states our position is well understood and we will not be coerced or intimidated in Berlin and Germany. He adds we will invoke every possible resource of negotiation and diplomatic procedures to reach an agreement, signaling a measured yet resolute approach amid tensions with the west.
New York AP reports twelve Communist leaders face federal indictment for conspiring to overthrow the U.S. government by force and violence. Seven of the leaders, including William Z. Foster and Eugene V. Dennis, were arrested. John Gates defended the group as having a clear conscience. Bail of 5000 dollars was posted for six of the top leaders.
In Gallia County near Coalton Jackson County Sheriff says Carl Mc Cray 32 shot and killed his sister in law Amy Rhodes 49 wounded his wife Addie 30 before killing himself at her home and later in neighbor Arthur Griffiths yard. Wife in Gallipolis hospital in poor condition Mc Cray near death confirmed by hospital staff.
Detroit AP reports 23-year-old rookie Casimer Kaliszewski survived multiple gunshot wounds after being ambushed on his beat. He aided police by nodding to identify two suspects and recalled his father's fatal shooting as he heals, while his wife and mother-in-law keep vigil at the hospital.
The Abbott murder trial jurors include Middleton resident Mrs Helen Kartavich and Trentonian Jacob Brill among 14 on the panel. The state accuses Mrs Marie Conn Abbott and Cyril Gordon of killing Morris Abbott, with Gordon alleged to have struck him with a mattock. The jury was seated as a mistrial bid was overruled after a juror said she had formed an opinion.
Gov Thomas J Herbert appoints Adj Gen Chester W Goble as director of Selective Service in Ohio. Goble began assembling the state's draft system last April by informing Common Pleas and Probate judges statewide. Under the plan judges will nominate draft board members in each county with a reputable citizen chosen by jurists.
About three hundred 18 year olds queued at the Army building in New York City to enlist in the Army and Air Force. The line formed at 2 a.m. and Col. George H. Hopkins started processing enlistments early when the crowd was still large. Draft law allows 18 year olds to enlist for one year instead of facing a 21 month draft.
DETROIT AP The threat of a walkout hangs over Ford Motor Company as negotiators schedule a second stop strike wage talk after a five hour Tuesday session failed to yield progress with the CIIO United Auto Workers.
Premier Marshal Tito, addressing about 2 000 Yugoslav Communists in Belgrade, praised the party as the strongest Marxist Leninist movement in the nation’s history. He defended Yugoslavia against Cominform charges and pledged to deliver an eight hour exposition on the party’s history.
Osaka area flash floods inundated 2,525 homes in two villages, with Asahi reporting the event today. The provincial authorities awaited assessment and relief measures as residents began cleanup.
Andre Marie a radical Socialist once minister of justice in Robert Schuman’s cabinet, was asked to form a new French government as France’s tenth since liberation. President Vincent Auriol expected to name the premier soon. Marie’s health and past near-death in Buchenwald weighed on hopes he could lead.
The body recovered from Lake Erie near the Forest City Yacht Club was identified as Dennis Mahoney a 33 year old second engineer from Kingston Ontario. He worked aboard a ship operated by Keystone Transportation Company of Kingston.
The governor outlines a three point program seeking an extra one percent sales tax bracket and proposals to increase old age pensions aid the blind and boost Welfare Department funds. He discusses Wallace third party ballot plans and whether the session should follow court rulings or be extended by legislative initiative.
In Philadelphia Henry Wallace supporters begin public hearings for a peace with Russia platform as the New Party plans a revival convention. Rexford Tugwell leads a draft seeking Soviet cooperation while denouncing Marshall Plan policies and Taft Hartley while AFL CIO stay away. About 60 groups are to present views before finalizing the platform for Sunday adoption.
The Progressive Party of Illinois backing Henry A Wallace says it has secured about 100000 signatures to place a third party slate on the November ballot, nominating candidates for governor U S senator and other offices. The party asserts it has met state requirements despite statewide judge reviews.
Haywood Patterson, 35, one of nine African American inmates from Scottsboro rape case, fled Kilby prison after a field shift. A shotgun blast and revolver rounds were fired as they ran through a corn field. five were captured, Patterson among three still at large. Patterson had been sentenced to 75 years following a 1931 conviction and lengthy appeals.
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