19 Nov 1954
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1954
Page
1
Senate delays censure vote on McCarthy as doctors treat his elbow injury after a Milwaukee incident. Leaders predict a vote before the late December adjournment while debates over timing and tactics continue.
Prime Minister Mendes France and Secretary Dulles resumed Indo chin a discussions. France seeks a quick estimate of American aid for next year for non communist Indochina forces. Collins statements on training free Indochinese troops raise questions of French cooperation. Also on the agenda are North African issues German rearmament and the Saar settlement.
U S District Judge Luther W Youngdahl demands government officials behind the bias accusation against him acknowledge the charge was baseless and improvidently filed He notes the government will not appeal his disqualification ruling and urges a frank acknowledgment from officials responsible for the affidavit in the Lattimore perjury case The matter stems from Lattimore testimony before the Senate Internal Security subcommittee in 1952.
Hermann Field, released after five years in Poland, is due in Zurich as his wife Katy and sister Elsie evade reporters. Elsie boarded a Zurich Vienna BEA flight in disguise, later exiting unnoticed. Katy slipped away at the airport. Noel Field and wife Herta remain shielded in Budapest with limited access to officials.
Tokyo notes the imperial household will host its traditional duck hunts for foreign diplomats despite claims Siberian atomic tests taint the birds. The household board conducted Geiger checks on November 10 and 13, finding counts across head liver entrails meat and feathers, concluding the ducks are acceptable after deducting natural radioactivity.
Local residents along Rt 73 north of the city and the Miami River are leaving their long occupied, rent free shacks to make way for a new Middletown Franklin superhighway. The Sunday Journal will detail moves and road plans amid holiday shopping prep.
Burke pushes recount in three counties as post primary actions and results loom. The report notes ongoing efforts and political tension as officials weigh next steps tonight.
FBI says Junius Irving Scales known as Joe Shields led Communist party activities in Tennessee and the Carolinas for over three years. He was arrested on a Wilkesboro North Carolina warrant under the Smith Act and faces up to 10 years and a $10 000 fine. Bond set at $100 000.
AP chiefs Bunson and Ryan warned the United States must vigilantly counter Soviet and Chinese propaganda aimed at Japan. Bunson called losing Japan to communism an unparalleled tragedy and urged decisive action. Ryan urged exposing enemies with maximum visibility to outpace Moscow.
Alexander Partlow, 19, pleaded innocent to arson in Baltimore after police said he admitted starting a million dollar blaze Tuesday night in South Baltimore. He was arraigned before Magistrate Simon Schonfield and held without bail for grand jury action as the fire destroyed a block of homes and businesses, injured 10 firefighters, and left 100 homeless. His grandmother's house was destroyed. police noted a prior juvenile conviction for arson at the same lumber yard.
In Cleveland, veteran detective Robert F. Schottke, after 12 years on the force, is set to testify as the next witness in the Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard murder trial. The defense had rested with Coroner Samuel R. Gerber, and the state resumed questioning.
Britain's house of commons approved the Paris agreements for German rearmament by a 264 to 4 vote. The ratification proceeds automatically after 21 working days. Churchill warned Labor against linking ratification with talks with the Russians, calling it a mistake.
Barbara Williams, an 18 year old dancer, suffered a halter strap failure on a television show. The incident exposed her neckline briefly and prompted quick camera switches. Erick Lashbrooke and a commentator spoke to reassure viewers the gown was supported and no reveal occurred.
Rusty nine inch scissors scratched with M Sheppard and M J 5S found near Arbutus Lake Michigan become a possible clue in the Marilyn Sheppard murder case. Police will examine the blades in Cleveland where osteopath Samuel Sheppard faces trial for her death and the missing weapon remains undetermined.
Sen. Thomas A. Burke announces he will seek recounts in all 1,102 Hamilton County precincts and 109 of Stark County, after a Cincinnati recount shifted votes. He has earlier pressed for Mahoning County recounts, citing a “bad count” in the Nov. 2 election against Rep. George Bender.
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