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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1951
Page
1
A prospective Easter walk out threatens Senate action on a troops to Europe resolution. Senator Smith urged swift passage to boost Allied morale, while Senator McFarland seeks a Thursday vote. Senator Malone warned of a possible quorum loss and Easter recess.
Dr. Abdul Hamid Zanganeh former education minister and ally of Ali Razmara was shot on the University of Tehran steps by a student caught cheating. Police detained the assailant while probing links to the Tudeh party and religious factions. Zanganeh’s bullet was removed and condition reported fair.
South Korean troops swam the Hongchon River in central Korea to pursue retreating Communist forces toward the 38th parallel. U S jet pilots reported damaging Red forces near Kapyong and Chunchon as UN forces push north of the line. The central front drive, led by the ROK with U S Eighth Army, seeks to gain ground 17 miles south of the 38th parallel.
RFC director C Edward Rowe challenged Senate investigators to withdraw charges linking him to an influence ring with White House contacts. He denied the accusations in a Fulbright subcommittee statement and said he acted ethically and legally. Director Walter Dunham and Walter Cosgriff defended the board as honest and capable.
Edmonton reports nine dead and one missing as prairie provinces begin digging out from a two day blizzard. Snowdrifts reach up to 15 feet. 38 passengers aboard a Calgary bound CN train near Oyen are snowbound but unharmed.
In Cambridge police detained two Dartmouth and three Harvard men after a restaurant horseplay escalated to a sidewalk brawl. A Dartmouth student required hospital care, three officers were treated for injuries, and witnesses described tension sparked by a taunt from an unidentified man.
Bowling Green University shut down due to an influenza outbreak with 100 students ill since last Friday. University President Dr Frank J Frout said most patients went home and no dangerous cases were found, leaving the 33 bed hospital only lightly utilized. Enrollment stands at 3 743.
Arthur Summerfield Michigan national committeeman says Republicans should review Eisenhower and Taft before the 1952 nomination. He plans to invite Taft to Michigan and hopes to bring Ike later, while Eisenhower denies political ambitions and TV reports. Taft contemplates a nomination if the party desires him.
A Catholic priest in Hong Kong says five Canadian nuns blamed by Chinese authorities for the deaths of 2116 children actually attempted to save abandoned tots. He notes they operated a receiving station, aided dying waifs, and buried over 2000 in 18 months before some were transferred to an orphanage.
Easter parade plans frame the Fashion Academy list of America's best dressed women for 1951. Anna Rosenberg tops public life, Impellitteri and Kilgallen among newcomers, Gloria Swanson wins stage, Gene Tierney leads screen, and other categories include radio, TV, and social figures.
Milton Berle inks a 30 year exclusive NBC contract covering radio and television services as actor producer writer or director. The figure is seven figures and could exceed one million dollars. the pact also notes additional compensation for further Berle work. The deal set a new industry record for length.
Rep. Alvin F. Weichel of Ohio is set to return to his Washington office today or tomorrow after a two week influenza illness. He has been confined to his Sandusky home in Ohio.
War Office in London, citing Dundee remarks by War Minister John Strachey, puts Soviet and Communist Chinese forces at about 8,000,000 total. He says 2,800,000 are in the Soviet ground army, countering claims of a vast invincible force. Senate committees in the United States note Atlantic Pact powers total about 4,476,000 under arms with 2,600,000 in ground forces.
A Yugoslav train engineer and his wife escaped to Trieste by uncoupling the Ljubljana Trieste train and driving the locomotive across the border hid ing his wife in the coal tender. An unscheduled train arrived at Poggio Reale del Corso after midnight Saturday and the stoker was returned to Yugoslavia. Police questioned the fugitives at Trieste headquarters.
In Selma North Carolina two private planes enacting a mock dogfight collided about two miles from Selma airport. All four on board were killed including Bradley Sasser operator of the Selma Airport and pilot of one plane Everett Wadell Parker 28 Frank D Creech Jr 20 pilot of the other plane and Irvin B Sullivan 20 farmer all residents of Selma.
Former Mayor William O'Dwyer testified before the U S Senate Crime Committee and argued that any crime alliance exists to curb gang wars while criticizing prohibition and its lingering impact. Senator Tobey and O'Dwyer clashed over differing testimony regarding a key Murder Inc witness. Dewey may be asked about Saratoga gambling and state police policy in 1947.
Grand Rapids report says Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, a Michigan Republican and foreign policy leader, has shown no improvement in the last 24 hours. He underwent several operations and relapsed February 26. He will be 60 on Thursday according to his physician.
Columbia Pictures and the Stanley Kramer Company have negotiated a 25 million dollar deal for producing and releasing motion pictures. Columbia president Harry Cohn announced that the Kramer Company will move intact to Columbia.
Six nations France Italy Belgium Luxembourg the Netherlands and West Germany initialed the Schuman Plan to pool coal and steel in a single market. France proposed joining nearly two thirds of Europe’s coal and steel, with Britain declining to participate and parliamentary ratification still pending.
Australia's 19th Parliament was formally dissolved today, ending less than halfway through its term. An election is scheduled for April 28, with campaigns set to begin immediately.
New York AP reports a woman fell or jumped from a window at 115 Central Park West, the Costello address. She survived to noon and was not yet identified.
The article weighs two theories on Chinese strategy as UN forces close on the 38th parallel. Some say retreat and withdrawal, with prisoner tales of shortages and captured arms. others argue a planned delaying tactic followed by a spring offensive, aided by entrenched defenses and a mix of troops. An air threat lingers while artillery increases on the front.
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