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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1952
Page
1
United Nations warplanes unleashed a vast bombing attack southwest of Pyongyang in a turning point saturation strike of the Korean War. Nearly 800 sorties targeted a coal mine complex, arsenal and fabricating shops along the Taedong River, with heavy aerial forces and nocturnal B 26s maintaining pressure.
The Senate approved a 302 page immigration bill by voice vote amid sharp debate. It preserves the 1920 quota base, raises yearly admissions slightly, revises naturalization, gives skilled immigrants preference, lifts some Asiatic bars but imposes strict limits. Leaders predicted a Truman veto if possible.
Washington lawmakers grilled Wage Stabilization Board CIO members over alleged Communist front affiliations and bias in the steel wage case. CIO official Joseph Childs defended himself against red baiting claims while defending his past Civil Rights Congress ties and denying Communist sympathies.
U S Secretary of State Dean Acheson arrives in Bonn to sign the West German peace contract. He will confer with British and French secretaries and Konrad Adenauer as Parliament blocks a full debate. The pact ends occupation controls and creates equal status in Europe against communism.
Joseph W. Weinberg a noted atomic scientist and long identified as Scientist X by the House Un American Activities Committee was indicted for perjury for lying under oath about Communist Party membership. The federal grand jury returned a three count indictment carrying up to ten years imprisonment on each count.
Moscow formally protested to Iran accusing acceptance of American military aid of violating the 1921 Soviet Iranian treaty allowing Russian troops if foreign forces use Iranian soil. The note, delivered by Foreign Minister Vishinsky to Iran's ambassador, claims Tehran cooperates with the United States against the Soviet Union. The State Department in Washington rejected the charge, saying the pact is outdated and superseded by the UN charter.
Gen. Mark Clark said he ordered the 187th Airborne to Koje Island and directed the U.S. Eighth Army to gain uncontested control of UN prisoner camps at Pusan and Koje. He warned POWs to follow instructions or risk force, noting riots were led by a ring from North Korea and that guards could use riot measures if needed.
The 30,000 Western Union Telegraphers Union members and company officials agreed on terms to end a 51-day strike. The deal ties a wage increase to federal approval of toll hikes and must be ratified by CTU members. Service would resume Monday if approved, with a 40 hour week for new hires and various pay raises.
In Saugus Massachusetts Irene Forte and Beverly Pingree both six were found dead in an abandoned ice box last night eight hours after their parents reported them missing. Police say the girls played house in a neighbor's yard climbed into the box and the door slammed shut suffocating them.
The Army today demoted the two generals involved in the Kose Prison Camp incident. They were returned to their permanent grades of colonel.
Washington The House defeated moves to cut Spain and Austria aid as it pushes a final vote on the $7.9 billion foreign aid bill. Key amendments were rejected by large margins, while Republicans gained temporary control amid a 10 hour session and Senate debate began on the companion measure.
Cincinnati report says plant guards confiscated 19 cameras from automobiles entering Fernwald uranium site. Prosecutor C Watson Hover notes film to be sent to the FBI for development and possible action. Weapons including shotguns and knives were also taken. four arrests for concealed weapons as carpenters demand safety assurances.
Sunday’s Journal features Middletown High School students debating college funding and presidential choice. It includes a poll of six to thirteen year olds on their presidential votes and a feature on two Lebanon authors finalizing Ohio governors. A Middletown man uses church service recordings to lift the sick, with further Middletown profiles.
Police investigated a Thursday explosion that ripped the porch from Mr and Mrs John Paoltte home and shattered windows across a four block area. No injuries were reported.
Mrs Lucille Whiteford 39 of Dayton was struck and killed by an auto Thursday night while standing on a centerline attempting to cross a downtown street.
Tokyo military board completes review of the U S Eighth Army report on Koje island riots and the seizure of Brig Gen Francis T Dodd by Red POWs The report is forwarded to the Department of Army in Washington for action Clark recommends a disposition but no details of his recommendation or changes from the Eighth Army report are disclosed
Airlines cut flights amid aviation gasoline shortages. An official says they urged Secretary Chapman to decontrol aviation fuel as settlements spread, signaling tighter supply and possible disruption to air service.
American Airlines canceled four flights between Cincinnati and Cleveland and Cincinnati and New York on Thursday. A spokesman said five more flights would be halted Saturday unless the strike is settled. Trans World Airlines said it likely will cancel four flights between Cincinnati and New York.
The Petroleum Administration for Defense signals ongoing aviation fuel restrictions through June 3, triggering further cutbacks by Pan American World Airways and American Airlines. American canceled 42 flights yesterday with 104 to 146 more planned. C R Smith warned additional suspensions could reduce national service by 75 percent. Pan American trimmed eight regular flights to London Paris and Frankfurt, leaving only Paris and London services from a weekly schedule of 20.
A Texas Democrat introduces a measure to require a House vote on presidential seizure power, aligning with a War Powers extension debate sparked by President Truman's steel mill seizure. The bill bars any seizure or wage and price changes without statutory authority and targets actions since April 1. The move surfaces as the Supreme Court weighs Truman’s authority and as Senators diverge on the president's claimed inherent power.
The Army will relinquish full control and operation of the nation’s railroads to private owners at 3 p.m. EST today, ending 21 months of Army possession started in August 1950 to avert a strike. The field organization set up to manage rail operations will be dissolved promptly after the handover.
Anthony C. Adams a 43 year old messenger from Chicago used company vouchers to forge checks over a two year span totaling 34300 dollars. Prosecutors say he gave large sums to friends and a saloonkeeper while secretly claiming a 2000 dollar a month engineer persona. He worked in the office of William Wood Prince Jr. at the Union Stock Yards and Transit Company and faced forgery charges.
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