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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1952
Page
1
President Truman weighs sending the steel controversy to Congress as the Supreme Court nears a ruling on government seizure. CIO workers led by Philip Murray threaten a grand strike if government operation ends and pay raises remain stalled since January.
The report outlines President Truman's possible plan to invoke Taft Hartley provisions or appeal to Congress if a steel seizure is blocked. It notes court actions, past appeals on April 9 and 21, and the long cooling off period before any 80 day injunction. It also reports the Western Union strike ending after 52 days with a settlement vote of 8685 to 5468 and details on wage changes and union participation.
Idaho State Penitentiary experienced a four hour riot as about 300 convicts barricaded the recreation hall and a license plate factory. Warden L E Clapp placed 11 ringleaders in solitary confinement while others were kept in cells and some released to begin cleanup after tear gas was used. The warden blamed a radical group seeking to seize committee functions.
Sen. Connally says a timid policy risks disaster and urges swift approval of a $6.9 billion foreign aid measure. He defends limited cuts and notes presidential candidates back the bill while Republicans press further reductions. He warns failure could imperil peace and global civilization.
United Nations forces in Korea repelled a bold four to five hour attack by two reinforced Chinese companies on the western front near Chorwon. The US Eighth Army said more than 100 Reds were killed or wounded. Jets shot down four Communists during the engagement.
Taft Eisenhower backers in Texas clash over 38 convention delegates as the State Convention opens with rival claims to control. Eisenhower gains delegates in Washington and Connecticut while Texas Democrats threaten a walkout led by Gov. Allan Shivers. Other states weigh in with delegates to Chicago and Truman’s possible alternate in Missouri. Maryland pledges its 24 delegates to McKeldin on first ballot.
P J A Good of Decatur Wisconsin reported losing a billfold with $100 and papers last fall. A search gave no results until his cocker spaniel trotted up to him with the soggy billfold, containing both money and papers intact. No location clue was found.
The Air Force plans to activate a 24 hour civilian Ground Observer Corps to monitor low altitude aircraft by July, extending the radar network with volunteer observers after delays. Officials warn radar struggles below 4,000 feet, citing Alaska and Maine incidents to justify civilian help until a fully automatic tracking system is ready in five to eight years.
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that films enjoy free speech and free press protections. It also struck down New York's ban on Roberto Rosellini's The Miracle on sacrilege grounds. Senator McCarran proposed a constitutional amendment to limit presidential property seizure to Congress enacted laws.
Harry R Brooks 41 of Sebring was killed when his car struck a utility pole west of Alliance on Sunday.
In heavy rain a tanker Michael and barge A J Dodge collided on the Delaware River 15 miles south of Wilmington. Two men were killed, six missing, one injured, and 39 survivors were rescued as flames lit the water and a shoreward wreck drifted. Survivors describe leaping into the river and swimming amid burning fuel.
Two persons were killed and 35 seriously injured in a fight Sunday night between Zulu and Basuto tribesmen on the outskirts of Johannesburg Capetown area.
In Bonn, the United States Britain and France signed a peace contract with West Germany watched by about 500 observers. Leaders Ed en Schuman Acheson and Adenauer stressed final parliamentary approval and noted the accord aims to unite Germany by peaceful means and broaden European cooperation.
United Nations truce delegates plan to return to Panmunjom to assess whether a three day cooling off period changes the Communist stance on a Korea armistice. Maj. Gen. Harrison says Reds may still seek to delay or reject terms and vows no prisoner will be forcibly returned.
Theodore Butler, 24, was shot in the upper lip after punching three detectives during a cornering in an east side Cleveland residence. He was one of three inmates who escaped from Lima State Hospital for the criminal insane last Wednesday. Jack Bauer, 19, and Richard Moxley, 17, remain at large.
Two freight cars derailed by a broken wheel plunged 75 feet into the Miami River from a Pennsylvania Railroad trestle in downtown Piqua. No injuries were reported.
A truck carrying political supporters of anti-government presidential candidates overturned on Sunday in CHONOMAS, Mexico. Twenty six men were killed and twenty seven were injured in the crash.
In Barcelona thousands of clergy and hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from many nations gather for the World Eucharistic Congress opening. The five day event features a massive 46 story altar, Pope Pius XII delegate Tedeschini inaugurating with Veni Creator, and leaders including Francis Cardinal Spellman and bishops from multiple rites attending.
Berlin to the West traffic ran steady while eastbound movement toward Berlin was nearly halted by fears over the Bonn peace contract. Soviet frontier at Helmstedt emptied by mid morning and only one loaded West German truck crossed to Berlin in the first five daylight hours. West German shippers appeared to stay away pending East German Communist actions.
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