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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1948

Page

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Pickets Form At Univis Plant In Dayton Clash

Disorder at the Univis Company plant eased after police and deputies reinforced, ending a five day standoff as 3000 pickets massed and street fighting broke out. Gov Herbert planned meetings with city officials and union leaders and considered troop deployment if needed.

Dayton Thomas J. Herbert Univis Company Louis Lohrey Columbus Lohrey Herbert Chester W. Goble Richard Graham Russell McClure Rudolph Wurstner Herbert Hirschberg Cleveland United Electrical Workers CIO Ohio Kentucky Inci

Truman Says Congress Shows Blind Disregard On Inflation

President Truman accuses the Republican Congress of a blind disregard for inflation as he pushes for sweeping powers to control prices wages rationing and credit. He endorses a four per cent price rollback to 1947 levels and cites a midyear economic report spanning 115 pages with a broader 107 page advisers' Council assessment.

Truman OPA Paul Porter White House Capitol Hill Council of Economic Advisers

Israel demands new territories in Palestine

Foreign Minister Moshe Shertok told the 37 member Israeli State Council that Israel seeks immediate sovereignty over Jerusalem and other territories, citing UN boundary changes as impractical after Arab victories. He rejected demilitarization plans for Jerusalem and promised heavy indemnities in peace talks, while Arab refugees’ return remains unsolved.

Tel Aviv Israel Palestine Jerusalem Moshe Shertok Israeli State Council United Nations Shertok Folke Bernadotte Holy

Major General Will Command Superfortresses

The United States plans a new phase in airpower buildup in Europe as Maj. Gen. Leon W. Johnson is ordered to England to command 60 B 29 Superfortresses. This marks the leadership of the framework for an Air Division, signaling elevated Western power posture.

Washington Europe Russia England United States Leon W. Johnson

Berlin food offer sparks little Western response

In Berlin the Soviet plan to feed all residents drew scant reaction from Western sectors as new anti government attacks surface. Moscow hints a Big Four Berlin talks session may occur in Paris in September if envoy talks with Molotov proceed. Western officials deny hindrances to Russian aid and say the airlift continues to feed over two million. Ambassador Bedell Smith returns to Moscow to lead potential Molotov talks.

Berlin Moscow Paris V. M. Molotov U. S Walter Bedell Smith London Smith Molotov

Kent State approves $950,000 PE building plan

Kent State University trustees approved plans for a new physical education building valued at $950,000. The project aims to expand athletic facilities on the Kent campus, reflecting ongoing campus development priorities.

Kent, O Kent State University

Curbs May Be Placed On Bank Credit And Dollar Down

Washington reports possible Republican curbs on dollar-down buying and on bank credit as a response to President Truman. A GOP leader hinted at a special session to restore installment rules, curb new bank loans, and raise federal reserve requirements to influence gold reserves and consumer credit. Eccles warned of a coming bust and urged Fed action to steady the market.

Washington Truman GOP Congress Federal Reserve

Two Reported Dead In Edgewater Mine Blast

A blast at the Edgewater coal mine in Birmingham injured at least 13 and reportedly killed two miners. A source said the death toll was unverified while a company spokesman could not confirm it. The blast occurred about 9 20 a m CST.

Birmingham Ala Theennessee

Ohio Pension Bill Raises Monthly Aid to Five Dollars

Ohio Governor Thomas J. Herbert signed two bills during a recent special session boosting old age pension and needy blind payments from fifty to fifty five dollars monthly starting October 1. Separate measures removing sales tax on purchases under forty one cents await his signature and would take effect August 1.

Columbus, O Ohio Thomas J. Herbert Herbert

Snyder Declares Price Controls Like Castor Oil

Treasury Secretary Snyder told the Senate Banking Committee price controls should be used only in emergencies. He supported returning to controls on installment buying and backed Fed power to require a 10 percent rise in bank reserves, potentially freezing 12 billion dollars in lending. He said he is not in favor of price controls but would take castor oil if it saved his life, prompting laughter.

Marriner S. Eccles Senate Banking Committee Washington Snyder Tobey Secretary of the Treasury

Death Cause Sought in Cincinnati Smallpox Case

Health Commissioner Carl A. Wilzbach began tests to determine death cause of 65-year-old Joseph Horn after a tentative smallpox diagnosis. Horn died yesterday as five prior smallpox cases had occurred in Cincinnati in the last 15 years.

Cincinnati Carl A. Wilzbach Joseph Horn Wilzbach Horn

Clark's Drive Criticized By George Bender

Washington AP George Bender Ohio congressman assails Attorney General Clark for shifting blame for inflation to unnamed criminals and male factors He cites Clark's plan to expand the Justice Department Anti-Trust Field Service to target price conspiracy Bender questions a year of investigations and asks what has been accomplished while prices rise

Washington George Bender Rohio Tom Clark Truman Ohio House Bender Clark Justice Department Anti-Trust

Molotov Absent From Moscow On Vacation

MOSCOW AP The Foreign Minister V M Molotov is out of town the embassy was told by the foreign office. Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith who returned from Berlin and London on the German crisis was not granted a Molotov audience. Deputy Foreign Minister Valerian A Zorin is on duty. The British licensed German press service says Molotov is away on an undetermined vacation.

Moscow V. M. Molotov Foreign Office Molotov Walter Bedell Smith Berlin London Germany Valerian A. Zorin

Liggett Meyers Increases Price On Chesterfield Cigs

New York AP reports Liggett and Myers Company makers of Chesterfield cigarettes announce a one cent per pack retail price increase. The move follows industry patterns and aligns with recent cost factors impacting tobacco products.

New York Liggett and Myers Company

Daniels Enters Guilty Plea to Three Murders

Daniels pleads guilty to three counts of first degree murder in Mansfield Ohio. He was bound over to the grand jury without bond. The case ties to the Niebel family slayings, with possible execution if convicted in Richland County Common Pleas Court after grand jury indictments. Daniels awaits next steps and potential death sentence.

Daniels Ohio Richland County Columbus Celina Eugene McNeill van Wert Common Pleas Court

Southern filibuster drags into second day in Senate

Washington AP reports Senator Taft warned Congress may quit next week if the anti-poll tax bill is not disposed of by Wednesday. Southern Democrats led by Stuart continued the filibuster on the poll tax measure while Republicans watched, predicting only a cloture showdown without a vote likely this week.

John C. Stennis D-Miss Washington, D. C Senate Stennis Washington Taft Ohio Senate Today Congress Stewart D-Tenn Truman Vandenberg Rmich Chamber

Jail Sentences for Farben Directors in War Crimes Trial

Thirteen I G Farben directors were convicted of war crimes in Nuremberg and given jail terms from 18 months to eight years. American judge Paul M. Herbert dissented, calling the majority verdict too lenient. Seven of twenty four directors will actually serve time. One defendant was removed for illness. All acquitted of plotting aggressive war and mistreatment counts.

Germany Farben

President Zoltan Tildy Resigns Hungary Postwar Leader

In Budapest Hungary President Zoltan Tildy abdicated as Communist pressure topped the government. His son in law Victor Csornoky minister to Egypt was accused of espionage and treason and Csornoky was arrested after resigning his post.

Budapest Hungary Zoltan Tildy Egypt Victor Csornoky Tildy Csornoky Cairo

Farm er fatally injured in mowing accident

AP reports Fred Rausch about 50 a farmer near Marysville was fatally injured yesterday when thrown from a mowing machine on the farm.

Marysville, D Fred Rausch

Premeditated murder trial in Abbott-Gordon case proceeds

In Hamilton, prosecutors urge first degree murder verdict without mercy for Marie Abbott 40 and her lover Cyril Gordon 27 in the Memorial Day night killing of her husband Morris Abbott. Prosecutor Bosch accuses Abbott of plotting with Gordon as evidence unfolds. defense contends. Continued on Page 22.

Hamilton Marie Abbott Cyril “Scottie” Gordon Bosch Morris Abbott Mrs. Abbott Gordon

Parks To Stay Open Amid Fund Shortage for Middletown Play Ground

Middletown parks will stay open for the final three weeks of a 10 week playground program without city funds. City attorney Fred J. Schatzmann said the program will finish in the black using reimbursements from the park board’s work in Middletown Cemetery and $600 from the Jennie Sorg Trust Account. Five weeks of pool operation will extend the planned period, funded by these sources and saved park operating costs.

Middletown Fred J. Schatzmann Ivo Beedle Park Board R C. Dowling Ross Kramer W. S. Geckeler Robert Hayes Park Schatzmann Middletown Cemetery Jennie Sorg Beedle

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Aid Sterling F. Green Republican Congress Porter Castor Oil Mr. Molotov Liggett Meyers Dixie Democrats Edward Hopkins Fred B. Cramer Gilbert Condo Hopkins Ted Weiss By Alice Lawler Morris Scottie Indianapolis Brookville Pike Mrs. Thurman Conn Journal Dial
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