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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1951
Page
1
Senate leaders push final vote on the Univers al Military Training and Service bill calling for draft of 18 year olds. A 4 million manpower ceiling was written into the bill amid stormy sessions as debates over long term universal training and deferment for doctors scientists and technicians continued.
Senators Taft and Bricker of Ohio opposed an amendment to set a 4,000,000 manpower ceiling for the armed forces over a 3,500,000 proposal. The amendment later passed, and the pair supported the 4,000,000 plan when it was included in the bill drafting 18-year-olds.
The House Armed Services Committee heard Harvard President James Bryant Conant advocate drafting 18-year-olds instead of 18 percent. He urged feeding back 75,000 youths annually for specialist training with civilian college placement after basic training. Chairman Vinson said hearings end today and UMST bill moves to closed session next week.
Paris AP reports the Big Four foreign ministers plan another round of talks to craft points for an Austria independence treaty as a step to ease East West tension. Gromyko pushes Trieste linkage, while Jessup argues Trieste is not a military base and the delay serves Western aims.
A new X ray unit using Polaroid like instant development speeds battlefield aid. Navy approved, the system can image fractures and shell fragments in a minute without a darkroom, speeding operations and reducing spill risks on ships.
Kentucky Senator Virgil Chapman 55 died after a car collision with a truck after a crash at 3 20 a m in Washington D C He died at Bethesda Naval Hospital seven hours later from lung and internal injuries A Democrat Chapman had served in the House 22 years before his 1948 Senate win He chaired Armed Services and Public Works panels and his death narrows the Senate Democratic majority to one
Washington reports that two Senate committees voted 14 to 10 to require both Senate and House approval for any deployment of U S troops to the North Atlantic defense force. The panels backed Lodge’s plan to declare European nations must pay a major share for ground forces under Gen Eisenhower, in a shift from yesterday’s tie.
NYU basketball ace Connie Schaff admitted taking a 1900 bribe to fix the NYU Cornell game. He also acknowledged attempts to involve another NYU teammate in the scheme and discussed fixer contact before the Garden confrontation.
Earl Browder former top American Communist faces a contempt of Congress trial over questions asked by a Senate subcommittee during the McCarthy era investigation. Browder testified last April 27. Conviction could bring up to one year in jail and a $1000 fine. He refused to answer about several mentioned individuals.
Maj. Gen Bryant E Moore and 49 service members will leave by ship Sunday as the United States begins returning war dead from an active theater for the first time in history.
Mrs. Howard Louis Kahn underwent an appendix operation on her wedding day. Leah Dee Asch of Lorain was to wed an Indianapolis physician but the ceremony occurred at Mount Sinai Hospital after the surgery. She wore white nylon pajamas instead of a wedding gown.
A federal jury convicted 37 year old Oscar Collazo of two counts of first degree murder for the Blair House attack on November 1. He faces the death penalty after sentencing by Judge T Alan Goldsborough. Collazo and Griselio Torresola were Puerto Rican nationalists. Torresola was killed by White House guard Leslie Coffelt. Two other guards were wounded. Collazo's lawyers may appeal to the U S Court of Appeals and possibly the Supreme Court.
Moscow reports the 1951 budget allocates 21.3 percent of expected government revenue to defense, up from 18.5 percent last year. Finance Minister Arseny Zverev items defense at 96.376 billion rubles, about 24.094 billion dollars at a 25 cent ruble rate, reflecting broader defense ramp and wartime austerity context.
Six survivors from a U S Navy Privateer plane missing yesterday were rescued off Anzio by the Italian destroyer Carabiniere. The PB 4Y carried 14 aboard and was located after an Italian rescue plane directed the destroyer to the spot. Search for the others continues.
Hollywood AP reports actor Mickey Rooney and actress Martha Vickers have reconciled after a three month separation. The couple announced their reunion and plan to resume married life.
Senate Banking subcommittee votes to urge the Justice Department to search RFC hearing records for signs of perjury tax evasion or law violations. Chairman Fulbright cites sworn testimony and a plan to question RFC Director Walter L. Dundham and director Rowe about alleged pressure and resignation maneuvers.
New York Local 802 of the AFL American Federation of Musicians authorized a strike against major networks. A 1500 member vote approved a strike resolution after bargaining sessions were suspended. Targets include ABC CBS NBC DuMont and WOR with demands over pay and other terms unresolved.
Ten crewmen bailed from a flaming B-29 moments before it slammed into the A. F. Schlie man ranch eight miles north of Woodland California. The bomber burned on impact as emergency crews responded to the crash scene.
Witness Flitcher testified Sobell recruited him into the Young Communist League in 1939 amid wartime espionage charges against Sobell Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Rosenberg. Conviction could carry the death penalty. Saypol called the case an espionage plot involving sketches of the atomic bomb.
Allied forces push 1 to 2 miles amid large Red casualties on day two of a 70 mile wide offensive. U S Eighth Army reports 11 039 Reds killed or wounded on opening day. 25th Division expands bridgehead on Han River while 24th and 1st Cavalry push forward with light resistance. Diversions by South Korean forces aid the crossings near Seoul.
General John H. Church, new commandant at Fort Benning, says US soldiers must return to footslogging and realistic night training to fight mountains without overreliance on vehicles. He cites hard lessons from Korea and Heartbreak Highway experiences near Seoul Taejon and Pusan defense lines.
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