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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1953
Page
1
American Sabre jets shot down by Communist fliers marking the first Sabres lost in combat over North Korea since May 17. Allied pilots hold a 65 to 1 victory margin over MIGs in the past two months with 131 MIGs destroyed, 74 in June, as air and ground battles continue around Kumsong and Kumhwa.
Belgrade reports V A Valkov the Soviet Union new ambassador to Yugoslavia arrived today. He refused press statements but will receive newsmen soon. Since 1948 Tito broke with Cominform both nations recalled ambassadors. Dobrivoje Vidic named to Moscow.
Sen. Milliken heads the Finance Committee to promptly consider a bill repealing the 20 percent movie ticket tax. The House passed the measure by voice vote despite the Eisenhower administration's opposition, with projected annual Treasury revenue loss of 100 to 200 million dollars.
William A Youell 57 dropped in at the Jefferson County jail for a chat with Under Sheriff L Raymond Johndrow. The under sheriff spotted a suit reported stolen Saturday and Youell pleaded innocent to burglary and petit larceny charges. A justice of the peace ordered hold for grand jury action.
Washington DC Bishop G Bromley Oxnam told the House Un American Activities Committee to frankly admit inaccuracies and halt unverified material releases. He noted his opposition to communism is a public record and called on Rep Donald L Jackson to apologize for false statements about him.
Sen. Byrd says Eisenhower may need sharp spending cuts if the debt ceiling is not raised. He expects Treasury may stretch to January without raising the limit, but warns of a 10 billion dollar deficit this year without drastic action. He cites 80 billion in carryover funds and Congo budgets.
The Soviet government says it has protested to Turkey over planned visits by American and British warships to the Dardanelles, calling the trips a military demonstration. The protest follows Soviet Turkish exchanges in which the USSR renounced previous territorial claims in the south. The note cites an American fleet visit to Istanbul on July 22 and a British fleet on July 27, asking for more details.
President Eisenhower greeted 16 guests at a White House stag dinner last night. The event marked the fourth in a series for government officials and industrial leaders, with news photographers and reporters given only a guest list.
Berlin AP report details Soviet Russia proposing 57 percent of 57 million dollars in extra victuals and cotton to East Germany as part of an extended trade deal. The plan follows Eisenhower's offer of 15 million dollars in U.S. food, rejected by East German leaders as propaganda.
Tokyo reported Wakayama Province deaths at 484 with 1,194 injured and 2,224 missing as floods recede. Rescue teams supply food to thousands of refugees while police list 4,104 houses washed away and 1,763 destroyed. Kyushu also struck anew with about 15 killed and 13 missing.
A maintenance man used a lighted torch on a hornets nest at Albert Stark’s three story Baltimore home and started a two alarm fire. Four firemen were overcome by heat and smoke and five residents fled the building. Stark, the owner, said he sent the man to remove the bees.
P Chu Chia hua a former Nationalist vice premier said today preparations for an offensive against the Communist held China mainland are entering the final stage. Chu gave no hint how long this stage would last.
Paris dispatch notes tentative shift in Soviet policy as Malenkov seeks reform to ease living standards. A citywide Moscow panic over potential currency devaluation is described, with citizens shopping and lining up, and officials denying changes.
South Korea signaled possible opposition unless Washington guarantees rapid unification and a halt to Red aggression. Allied and Communist officers labored through the night at Panmunjom as talks on truce lines and ports continued with no set meeting time, amid feverish preparations for a signing.
Washington AP reports Democrats promise cooperation but major must bills face rough going in Congress. Johnson says Senate will consider the president's must legislation while Knowland notes adjournment by Aug. 1 may stall most bills. Key items include postal rate increases immigration of 220000 refugees and foreign aid authorities with strict limits.
American ambassador to Russia Charles E Bohlen heads back to Moscow following talks with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles on the Lavrenty Beria purge. Bohlen departed New York by plane yesterday.
Seven teen William D Heuck filled an accident report for the Nampa police after a motorcycle collided with a car. Heuck listed bruises and feelings as injuries on the form.
The damp, humid spell persists today and tomorrow with highs near 101 yesterday and readings around 72 this morning. Scattered showers were forecast for today after rain hit Carlisle, Germantown, and Franklin yesterday, missing most of the Middletown area.
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