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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1949
Page
1
The Senate rejected President Truman's reappointment of Federal Power Commissioner Leland Olds by a 53 to 15 vote after weeks of heated debate. Supporters accused critics of distortions while opponents labeled Olds a foe of capitalism and questioned his prior writings.
In Washington, Senator Taft and Senator Bricker, both Ohio Republicans, opposed confirmation of Le land Olds for a third term on the Federal Power Commission. Taft and Bricker tour the country as Olds faces opposition from Democratic and Republican lawmakers. Olds, a Rochester native, defended utility regulation amid presidential efforts to win approval.
In Muncie Indiana two men were killed and five wounded when two gunmen attempted a robbery at a downtown cigar shop poker game. The dead are Theodore Raines 43 and Dewey Wills 54. the captured suspect is George Gratzer 7 Bedford Indiana. Ralph Frazier owner wounded.
Steel workers union leaders in Cleveland accuse visiting Communists of joining picket lines at strike bound mills. Executive Secretary James C. Quinn stated Communists were told to stay off the lines during an industrial union council session last night.
Chinese Communist forces sealed a large trap around 80 000 Nationalists in Canton area as martial law spreads. The Canton refugee capital nears collapse with draft plans to evacuate remaining officials and four armies. Four ships evacuated, 40 000 more Nationalists expected from Swatow and Amoy.
An 18 year old Worthington youth William Kirkpatrick won a $250 enterprise in farm mechanics award at the Future Farmers of America convention in Kansas City.
Henry H Harries died age 92. He was the last lineal descendant of one of Dayton's pioneer families, marking the end of an era for the longstanding local lineage. He passed away yesterday, according to brief AP dispatch.
Government brokers seek to end a 25 day coal strike as United Mine Workers refuse to renew their contract for two years. Negotiators pursue new talks with CIO United Steelworkers while Cyrus S. Ching heads to New York to engage Bethlehem Steel and other producers. President Murray pushes for a non contributory pension and welfare plan despite a fact finding board’s recommendations.
Congressional members assail defense cuts as Navy leaders testify on the push against an unbalanced policy favoring bombing and the B 36. Vinson accuses Johnson of grandstanding while Carney reveals no preapproval for an $800 million defense advance.
A nostalgic verse celebrates air travel shrinking distances from Kittyhawk to Timbuktu and Piccadilly, noting that any home is now just around the corner from far places. It recalls historic pilots and modern jets closing the gap in time and space for all people.
Washington AP Nehru told Congress India cannot be neutral in world aggression and aims to apply Gandhi’s passive resistance principles to wider action. He praised Gandhi as teaching peaceful, effective technique yielding freedom and friendship, asked for understanding amid Cold War pressures.
Cleveland AP reports seven year old Frank Sabo was shot in the abdomen while hurrying to a neighborhood movie and left in critical condition at St Luke’s Hospital. The shooter, Frank Juhasz owner of the Pine Tavern, chased two customers and fired twice after a barroom quarrel, hitting Frank as he ran. Suspects Michael Pilto and Leonard Pilto, brothers, along with Juhasz, were jailed.
Secretary of State Acheson blasted the Soviet backed East German state as an autocratic Communist regime. He pledged continued Western support for West Germany while criticizing Soviet control and postponement of zone elections. The remarks followed Truman’s A-bomb announcement and pressed for a peace treaty and troop withdrawal as long as autocracy remains.
Dan Luddington, owner of a roadhouse near Fairbanks, fought a close in encounter with a she bear and cub. After a failed rifle shot, the bear mauled him with claws and teeth before he wounded it with a chest shot. He walked a mile to a road and was picked up by an Alaska Freight Lines truck. He arrived at Fairbanks hospital with 200 stitches to his face, scalp, arm and leg.
Ri more of shortages in salt sugar and matches sparked a citywide looting wave in Bombay as shops closed and police fired to quell unrest. Two killed five injured and tensions remained high across crowded districts. Rifle armed police protected crossings while residents queued for scarce goods amid denials of a salt shortage by the government. Some observers suspected Communist influence as Nehru visited the United States.
Florence Spangler, mother of missing actress Jean Spangler, is in serious condition in Los Angeles after learning her daughter may have been slain. Police questioned actor Kirk Douglas while a cryptic note to a “Kirk” was found in Miss Spangler’s torn purse at Griffith Park. Clifford Williams of Stockton reports a possible sighting in a bus depot matching the actress.
A US Air Force B-50 with twelve 1000 pound bombs crashed in a wheat field near Isleham England during a 180 mile mission to Helgoland. All 12 crew were killed. The explosion and fire damaged nearby farm buildings and wheat stacks. RAF and US forces conducted rescue and recovered bodies, with secrecy around equipment.
The Senate approved a flexible farm price support bill after weeks of debate. It shifts parity based supports to include hired-hand costs and sets 1950 level at 90 percent under conditions, with tentative reductions post 1950. House and Senate plan to conference to resolve differences.
Louis Cheney a 59 year old lineman for the Ohio Public Service Company died today after contact with a high voltage wire. He had worked for the utility since 1923. Five men carried him from the pole where he was working.
Quadruplets were born here today to Mrs Evelyn Hargreaves in Sault Ste. Marie Ontario all girls and reported exceptionally well Their weights were not disclosed
Hollywood reports that 21 year old actress Shirley Temple and John Agar have separated. Attorney George Stahlman said divorce papers are being prepared and grounds have not been determined.
Norman Marsh comic strip artist and Marine veteran starts a new attempt to fly nonstop from Los Angeles International to LaGuardia in 22 hours aboard a 145 horsepower Aeronca. He seeks to beat Johnny Jones’s 30 hour 37 minute record set 11 years earlier after a prior refueling mishap near Cleveland.
London AP report states Prime Minister Attlee rejected demands for a full election to avoid disrupting trade and industry amid the economic crisis. He will not advise dissolving Parliament before the end of the current Labour term next July, setting a historic precedent in British politics.
In Cortland New York a four year old boy Doug Stebbins and his three year old brother Roy were crushed to death when a upright piano toppled during a move in their living room Their mother Andrew Stebbins rushed to summon help but the boys were dead on arrival at the hospital
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