24 Nov 1950
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1950
Page
1
New York AP report: Gov Dewey says preliminary evidence indicates a human failure caused the Long Island Railroad crash that killed 77. Public reaction grows as officials urge caution in assigning blame.
Governor Dewey announced early findings blaming engineer Benjamin Pokorney for the Long Island wreck after reviewing a warning signal and a stop signal at full speed. He said investigations by state and city agencies, the Public Service Commission, and the federal Interstate Commerce Commission will proceed, amid public outrage and calls for action.
The Associated Press reports a record 195 Thanksgiving holiday traffic deaths. A Long Island Railroad crash on Thanksgiving Eve killed 77, pushing the toll higher than prior years. The survey covers 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Thursday local time and notes 89 yearly traffic deaths through nine months, plus miscellaneous causes. Mrs. Jace Murphy, 49, died in Cincinnati from fumes.
The Academy of Natural Sciences reports remains found near Moorestown New Jersey prove a giant ground sloth, a bear like mammal, inhabited the Philadelphia area about 100000 years ago.
NorthWest Front Korea AP reports thirty wounded American prisoners from the Eighth Cavalry Regiment were freed by Chinese Reds. The group included one captain and three lieutenants, with most men described as litter cases. A letter guided their return by jeep with a large flag and no arms, and two prisoners carried the letter to the American lines where a task force met them. The escape followed a three day battle near Unsan.
Sunday features announce penalties for jaywalking with a courtesy period for free tickets and a forthcoming lead on the program. The annual Thanksgiving Dance headlines page one society with photographs by the Journal photographer. Santa Claus visits town via local firemen, with plan details and contact pictures. Gardner Board and Carton Company marks its 50th anniversary with a Tuesday inner celebration and a special Gardner Story section in Sunday's paper.
A nine member Chinese Communist delegation lands at Idlewild as Moscow urges Beijing to join a UN Political Committee session on Formosa. U S and Chinese officials spar over legal competence and legitimacy while Chou En Lai and Chou’s aides prepare to argue Beijing's position amid Korean War tensions.
President Truman creates a Wage Stabilization Board under the 1950 Defense Act and names eight members alongside Cyrus Ching. Public appointees include John Dunlop of Harvard and Clark Kerr of UC Berkeley. Industry members span Swift and Company, B F Goodrich, Champion Paper, and others. Labor picks include Emil Rieve and Emerald Walker. The board joins the Price Administrator to form Economic Stabilization Administration. The effort aims to avoid mandatory controls by voluntary agreement.
Tokyo dispatch reports General MacArthur piloted an unarmed private plane over the Yalu River to within 60 miles of Chinese forces, inspecting targets and gathering reconnaissance with Jets overhead. He traveled with Maj. Gen. Courtney Whitney and Lt. Col. Anthony, observing front-line smoke, huts, and snow-capped mountains as anti-aircraft fire and enemy jets loomed to the north.
The U S declared casualties in the Korean conflict rose to 29 996 and added 1 115 in a week. Next of kin had been notified through Friday November 17. Four thousand nine hundred ninety three deaths and twenty thousand five hundred sixty eight non fatally wounded plus four thousand four hundred thirty nine missing were reported. Some totals reflect duplicated tallies for dead and missing. United Nations lines and enemy captures affected the current missing count at 3 800. Army bore the largest share of casualties at 25 677 with other services contributing remaining figures.
Ten persons including O Talmadge Raley and Esther Tice of Cincinnati pleaded innocent to contempt of Congress for refusing to answer questions before the House Un American Activities Committee. Judge Burnita S. Matthews set bail at 1500 in most cases and 1000 for a Washington resident. Names include Louise Branston Berman and Philip Bart among arraigned defendants from Local 601 Pittsburgh Local 766 Cincinnati Local 757 Cincinnati and others. Two more arraignments await.
Report from Moscow notes Azeri mountaineer Ibrahim Gadzhiev celebrated his 151st birthday. The Soviet newspaper claims he remains healthy despite his advanced age and mentions his family size.
Gerald Kil linger, 18, was sentenced to die in the electric chair for the shotgun slaying of tenant farmer Harold Mast, 23, in Medina. Common Pleas Judge Windsor E. Kellogg set the execution between midnight and sunrise at Ohio Penitentiary after a jury convicted him of first degree murder with no mercy recommendation.
UN forces launch a broad 80 mile offensive aimed at ending the Korean conflict before Christmas. General MacArthur, at the front, vows homecoming dinners for the troops as the 2nd, 25th Divisions and a Turkish brigade press toward the Yalu River border. Heavy fighting and frost bite mark early advances with gains across northwest and northeast fronts.
Belgrade Yugoslavia Premier Marshal Tito told AP on Thanksgiving that Yugoslavia would defend its independence at a dear price and resist Moscow with its people. He warned a Cominform assault could be met with arms from the West if needed and that UN intervention could be sought. He praised American aid and hoped for more food assistance to avert famine through next harvest.
A massive blast tore a Texas to New York natural gas pipeline section near King of Prussia Pennsylvania wiping a mile of its route and sending flames 300 feet into the air. The blast rocked farms for seven miles, shattered distant windows and injured two people.
Washington AP reports the United States Britain and Canada will release secret details on low power research reactors to speed peacetime atomic energy work. The plan aims to train engineers and technicians, allow colleges to teach reactor design and operation, and enable institutions to construct their own research reactors with proper approvals. Final release decisions remain with authorities and declassification guides govern what becomes public.
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