25 Mar 1948
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1948
Page
1
Glenn L. Martin asserts Navy guided missiles can locate and sink ships across oceans. He describes a radioactive cloud and superior A-bombs, plus new bacterial weapons, with risks of backfire and weather limitations.
Dr. Chaim Weizmann criticized the American move toward Palestine partition as appeasement and warned it would fuel Arab aggression. He urged the Jewish people to support the UN partition plan amid a UN debate on interim trusteeship for the Holy Land.
In Jerusalem on Holy Thursday worshippers prayed as rifles sounded in the surrounding Arab strife. The crowd, largely Roman Catholic and Protestant, marked the last supper and the betrayal and arrest of Jesus with daylong services.
A Cleveland man identified as the decapitated body found near Hallandale along the Florida Coast Railway tracks last month was confirmed by Lieut. Louis Allen of the Miami Missing Persons Bureau. The victim, Cahill, an executive vice president of the White Mete Company of Cleveland and a retired Army lieutenant colonel, was the brother of a New York Subway official.
In Newark a judge ordered ten days in jail after Harold protests led to contempt of court. Commer cieas Judge Charles B Holts ordered the confinement following a heated exchange during the hearing. Authorities pursued additional search actions after the incident.
Washington AP reports government plan to raise postal rates across the board. Proposal covers first class mail and airmail while cutting losses projected at billions. Postcards would rise from one to two cents and distributed magazines would face higher per-copy charges.
Cleveland report describes a late night incident when an ambulance raced to the Creek to beat the stork but encountered delays and confusion with a trolley line, a rear water issue, and an emergency scene where a mother and child were involved.
In Rome, gas workers started an unusual strike to press for better conditions and energy unit efficiencies. Authorities warned disruptions could affect supply while unions pledged continued action until demands are addressed.
A palace communique announced the Belgian Regent will visit the United States, with Brussels signaling a possible departure date changed to 9 vent. The notice confirms an official trip by the royal figure to the United States.
Rome AP reports Italy signals willingness to negotiate over Trieste based on press questions. Britain and France propose a framework to resolve postwar borders, aiming to ease tensions by discussing governance and territorial arrangements.
A 26 year old war veteran described in fragmentary text was moved toward deportation after being arrested in Washington. The unreadable note references legal actions and a pursuit by authorities, with unclear details on the case dates or agencies involved.
A professor at the university plans a long lecture tour starting April 1 to discuss the interpretative petrology of sedimentary rocks. He will present in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky.
Abb E Walgren 36 cartoonist for Stars and Stripes during World War I dies after a long illness. He served as a World War I wartime artist and left a notable contribution to military humor.
Secretary Forrestal urged Congress to authorize a major expansion of the armed services by 349,500 personnel and $3 billion more, plus a draft of men 19 to 25 and a universal military training system. The plan would raise Army Navy Marine and Air Force end strengths and include about 1.355 million draftees, with exemptions and deferments to be debated.
President Truman said he instructed UN Ambassador Warren Austin to summon Arab and Jewish representatives to a UN council table for a truce to avert open warfare in Palestine. He reversed support for partition, citing inability to enforce it without US troops and proposed a UN trusteeship to keep peace.
The 40-foot elm near Cleveland airport glide path was felled after negotiations over a $29,000 sale of a 100-year-old house for Karl Olson and family. They may live rent free in the three-family dwelling until September as part of the agreement.
Pittsburgh AP reports Charlies Peyton, nightclub operator, may hear a verdict by weekend as he testifies about his wife’s death in June. Peyton insists the fatal shooting in his dim Steubenville Pike club was an accident and says he fired to scare off an intruder.
President Truman said he is not disturbed by a reported rising revolt against his nomination. He cited Senator Hatem's report that Truman is in the fight to a finish and predicted a Democratic victory in November. He left open the idea that critics may walk back and urged patience until election day.
AP report says three women and one man were stricken by food poisoning after dining in a downtown Pittsburgh cafe. Police await analysis of baked hams, coffee, and root beer as Clyde R. Paige, 42, of Massillon and Mrs. Catherine Bellet, 3, of McKees Rocks receive hospital treatment. The others, Mrs. Marie Paige and Mrs. Rachel Garrison, are under doctor care in Rock Station near Carnegie.
President Truman said he will take any lawful steps to settle the coal strike and await findings from a three member fact finding board due by April 5. New orders would slow coal use by utilities and railroads, with dimouts and brownouts possible, while the ICC prioritizes essential shipments.
Democrats weigh changing votes as President Truman reportedly seeks billions for defense and atomic energy. House approval stood at 289 to 67 with 84 Democrats siding with Republicans. Senate passed 78 to 11. Speakers warned shifts may not derail a veto, while Knutson suggested broader Democratic defections could occur if defense spending rises.
London says Russia is to blame for the breakdown in four power cooperation over rebuilding western Germany. Britain issues a firm note denying Soviet charges that the talks violated the Potsdam agreement and accuses the Soviet government of obstructing economic unity and recovery in the Soviet occupied zone.
Moore Krier, one of Pennsylvania’s three surviving Civil War veterans, reached age 100 today in Willow Grove. He asked for no celebration just a quiet pew, pipe, and tobacco as his simple tribute.
Senator Maybank urged Attorney General Clark to prosecute firms and individuals involved in shipments of airplane engines and other materials to Russia and satellite nations. He pressed for a full inquiry of Moore-McCormack Lines and a breakdown of U S materials sent to Russia as congressional hearings sharpen scrutiny of wartime supplies.
The House pressed its $6.205 billion foreign aid bill with a looming clash over Russia shipping restrictions. Former President Hoover urged support for the European Recovery Program but criticized Russia bound cargo limits. Rep Mundt and others push for tougher provisions as the Foreign Affairs Committee plans Monday meeting.
Coronel Herbert P. Lyle announced a verdict of murder death by own action in the deaths of Mulford Cox aged 34 and his five month old son Gary. He found strychnine in the bodies and noted the March 15 deaths in Cincinnati.
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