27 Jul 1948
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1948
Page
1
Truman officials announced that three municipal pools will remain open through September despite a lack of funds. Park Board president Ivo Beedle and pool manager Ross Kramer said the decision avoids abrupt closures and keeps summer play programs running, pending temporary measures and public action.
Reported misread and garbled notes suggest word interpretation about disposition to kill will influence the joint trial of Marie Gordon for the murder of Morris Abbott on May 1. The fragmentary text shows unclear phrases and disjointed letters, with no coherent details about evidence or court actions.
A disrupted picket incident occurred in Dayton as a flying edge unit or crew of four breached the line. Details remain unclear due to garbled OCR text but the event involves labor action at Dayton and an associated disturbance. No clear names, dates, or organizations are readable from the fragment.
In Berlin the city, under four power control, saw Chief Paul Markgraf ousted as the anti Communist executive backed by the Russians. Deputy Johannes Stumm was ordered dismissed by the Russian commander Maj. Gen. Kotivw. Western allies halted rail traffic citing technical difficulties, while the U S airlift continued, logging 288 flights and 1 629 tons of food in the first full month of operations.
AP dispatch notes Berlin press claim Asians substantially increase the number of fighter planes including jets stationed around Berlin as Americans bolster combat air forces in western Germany. Reports mention 16 jet fighters added by the U.S. amid Soviet summer army maneuvers across the Russian zone from the Baltic to Thuringia with heavy armor and large Stalin tanks. American officials say Russians warn of more maneuvers in air corridors used by transit flights, while some jets seen are conventional Yaks.
The Tokyo tribunal reached a decision in the wartime premier Hideki Tojo case and 24 co defendants. The court will begin drafting the judgment early next month. In Korea the U S commander warned that Communists seek to topple the new government by infiltrating papers and organizations.
Cincinnati AP report says a plane valued at 4000 dollars owned by Cleophus McVicker was destroyed by fire moments before a planned flight to Chicago for a golf tournament. McVicker cited an unknown fire cause.
The Rev. Thomas Donova, 51, a pro curator at Mary Knoll College in Clarks Summit, Pa., was killed in a collision here yesterday between his car and a Greyhound bus.
President Truman issued executive orders directing federal cabinet offices to end racial and religious discrimination and creating a Civil Service board to oversee fair employment. A separate order establishes a committee on equality of treatment and opportunity in the armed forces. Dixie Democrats led by Senator Russell denounce the move as political appeasement amid civil rights tensions and party splits. Ambassadors to Russia plan to present proposals to Molotov on Berlin and German issues in a less formal diplomatic approach.
Washington AP reports Selective Service Director Lewis B. Hershey announced that 25 year old men will be drafted first, with other age groups taken in order of registration. About 5,000,000 men expected to be processed in the first six months, starting with 25-year-olds. Senator Gurney and Armed Services committee members called the system fair and in accordance with the act.
(Continued On Page 9) Trial delayed another 24 hours in New Haven city court for Stephen J. Supina the ex Army flier who bombed United Nations headquarters. The continuance was ordered because his lawyer T Emmet Clark sought to arrange Nassau County New York representation for his client.
Premier Andre Marie presents a new French coalition cabinet to President Vincent Auriol. The lineup excludes Communists and favors Western Allied aims. Major change: Robert Schuman replaces Georges Bidault as foreign minister, with Schuman’s past as premier signaling continuity in foreign policy.
Washington AP report shows sharp party split over President Truman's address to Congress. Republicans like Taber accuse it of pushing wartime controls and inflation while Democrats praise inflation housing focus and call for action. Supporters describe the speech as effective and courageous for the people.
President Truman calls for limited price control and an excess profits tax to curb rising living costs and avert a great low mood. He asks Congress to back wage limits, credit restraints, standby rationing, and six other spending brakes including a UN loan proposal, with emphasis on housing and inflation controls.
Joe Tinker famed for the Tinker to Evers to Chance double play died suddenly in Orlando at 11:15 a.m. He was in Orange Memorial Hospital for a checkup on his diet and treatment of a respiratory ailment after entering 10 days ago. Once the last surviving member of the famed Chicago Cubs infield, he had battled diabetes and had part of a left leg amputated last year.
The Ohio parole system moves to nearly double its field force following a meeting of Gov Thomas J Herbert and officials. The expansion hinges on emergency funds to hire higher paid supervisory and field officers. Daniels and West, parolees from Mansfield reform school, are linked to shootings and deaths prompting state action. Franklin County indicted Daniels for first degree murder in Earl Ambrose’s death. Daniels faces preliminary exam on shooting Sgt L D Conn, hearing set August 5. Prosecutors from Richland and Seneca counties seek Daniels for multiple murders as the case unfolds. Sheriff F Roy Shaffer plans to hold Daniels until Sgt Conn’s status is clear and a prosecutorial conference decides on charges.
Washington AP Representatives McDowell says the House Committee on Un American Activities will hold hearings soon on charges that Dr. Edward A. Condon is a weak link in atomic security. Condon, head of the government Bureau of Standards, denies the claim and seeks public hearings. McDowell notes hearings will occur when Chairman Thomas, delayed by illness, can return to Washington.
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