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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1949
Page
1
The jury in Judith Coplon’s espionage trial faced closing arguments as Archibald Palmer pressed a frame up defense and Raymond Whearty urged that the government proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt. Jurors would receive instructions before deliberations begin tomorrow.
London reports Britain has summoned the Commonwealth’s top financial planners for emergency talks on the deepening crisis. A July meeting of finance ministers was proposed with invitations to Australia Canada Ceylon India New Zealand Pakistan and South Africa with only Africa accepting. Talks aim to reduce drain on Britain’s gold and dollar reserves which have fallen from 2 208 000 000 to 1 884 000 000 in a year despite Marshall Aid and export drive as the Marshall Plan payments face a Thursday deadline.
The Taft plan to handle national emergency strikes by court orders and plant seizure survived a Senate test by two votes. The initial vote kept injunction provisions, with a later tally rejecting a straight injunction ban as part of Taft-Hartley. The outcome favors the Truman administration though more votes remain possible. Senator Lucas and others sought to alter or strip key provisions, while O Conor returned from Europe as two ill senators returned to vote.
Coal operators in the north and west prepared to reject John L. Lewis offer for a three day work week in exchange for avoiding a strike next month. The private Pittsburgh vote showed fear of government action under anti trust laws if the week was limited. A Central Pennsylvania Coal Association spokesman called the plan too costly. Southern talks also stalled as Bluefield witnesses declined an extension to August 15. Two conferences run at the resort hotel with Lewis, Love, and Moses.
Three Lexington firms won a circuit court restraining order blocking state interference with Fourth of July fireworks sales. They argue no state law bans sales. Sheriff Weber planned action. firms report $50,000 in fireworks on hand and another $50,000 en route, warning heavy losses if sales are barred.
BRUSSELS Belgium AP Sunday final parliamentary returns show the Social Christian Party supporting Leopold failed to secure the absolute majority needed for a referendum to restore the king. The party won 104 of 212 seats in the chamber, up 12 from 1946, while Socialists held 66 seats, Liberals 30, and Communists 12 as women voted for the first time.
In Toledo two self described salesmen were held for questioning after allegedly attempting to swindle 73 year old ex AT&T vice president Joseph Van Meter of Maumee in a Toledo hotel poker game. Van Meter reportedly won 80 two days earlier, then lost 15,500 in a day. He drew two checks totaling 15,500 which were recovered by police when the men were arrested with the checks.
Associated Press reports cool air and rain eased heat in many states. Heavy showers drenched Missouri Kansas and Nebraska while New York New Jersey saw tens or relief after scorching days. Thunderstorms dotted Minnesota Iowa Illinois Wisconsin Kansas and Nebraska with flash floods and blocked streets. Idaho and Oregon faced freezing temperatures harming wheat and crops.
George Carroll, 111 year old Civil War veteran born into slavery in Owen town Kentucky on Christmas Day 1837, died at a relative’s home in Cincinnati. He served three years in the Union Army and lived most of his life in Warsaw Kentucky. He leaves two daughters Mary Vanice of Louisville and Florence Taylor of Chicago. Services will be held Thursday in Warsaw with burial at Masonic Cemetery.
Killed by a truck in Cleveland yesterday when a motorbike struck the door of a parked automobile. Victim Mar vin Leer, 17, died at the scene. Police investigated the incident and noted it involved a parked vehicle and the motorcycle.
Alger Hiss faced cross-examination in New York as he denied clear memory of the office location for the International Juridicial Association linked by a House committee to a Communist front. He gave uncertain replies on contacts with Mrs. Carol King and others named by accuser Whittaker Chambers. The 1944 Un American Activities Committee label was cited during questioning.
Ohio lawmakers push a three month waiting period before divorce rulings to give couples time to settle. Sen. Sawicki says the pause helps preserve homes while the measure passes 23 to 6. House now considers the divorce rule, plus a separate annulment bill and other actions from week 26.
In Lansing, Michigan, 29 year old Dudley Beatty confessed to abducting and killing four year old Walter Eaton known as Pee Wee. Beatty described luring the boy to a vacant lot where his throat was cut with a broken beer bottle and the boy was sexually abused before dying. Police said the admission clears Ray Lamphear of suspicion though Lamphear remains a hospital fugitive.
A hit run speedboat struck two 13 year old swimmers from Roseville California near the Lake Tahoe beach. Imogene Wittsche lost one foot, the other foot was mangled. Janet Lutz escaped unharmed. The boat’s pilot fled. Deputy Brenzel said an arrest would be made today. Imogene is related to Los Angeles County Sheriff Eugene Biscailgz.
Berlin’s 38 day rail strike ended as workers returned to posts and Soviet directed management resumed control of west Berlin stations. Western police withdrew as violence claims two lives and test runs were planned. Interzonal trains to roll tonight with pay compromise of 60 percent in West marks, rising to 100 percent locally.
Lancaster Ohio reports that James K. Gregory age 46 of Columbus was killed instantly when the car he rode in left U S Route 33 on a curve. State highway patrol investigated the fatal accident details and conditions at the scene.
The House pressed toward final action on a vast housing bill as President Truman allies block changes. Representative Marcantonio warned of a race discrimination amendment, while Spence urged avoiding amendments that could derail the proposal. The measure would fund public housing, slum clearance, and farm housing loans, shaping federal housing policy for decades.
Robert Diegelman and Alp Procknow were lost for six hours during a June snowstorm while fishing in the Snowy Range mountains near Laramie Wyoming. They wandered until locating their cabin then walked to a highway where a search party found them yesterday.
Washington AP reports a five to four Supreme Court decision may push Congress to revise quorum practices dating to George Washington. The ruling overturned Harold Christoffel’s perjury conviction, citing doubts a majority within the House Labor Committee existed when he denied Communist ties during a 1947 hearing. The decision questions whether a competent tribunal existed.
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