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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1952
Page
1
Washington AP reports a prolonged coal strike looms as John L. Lewis demands the full $1.90 wage raise negotiated with mine owners. The Wage Stabilization Board has approved only $1.50, sparking Lewis to call the action thievery and widen the impasse ahead of the presidential election.
In Cincinnati about 200 trainmen were laid off as the coal strike spread. Leaders led by John Lewis push for wage increases, prompting GOP and industry criticism while 325,000 miners idle and railroads furlough workers. Taft Hartley injunctions cannot end the strike soon amid stockpiles.
Eisenhower pressed his presidential bid in Harlem addressing over 250 civic leaders and 250 choir members at the Hotel Theresa. He urged that the Constitution be kept alive as he campaigned on his eastward drive.
The season's worst tropical storm killed at least 47 people in the Philippines, with hundreds injured, and left thousands homeless as crops and towns suffered extensive damage across Luzon and the South China Sea region. A separate tidal wave hit Phan Thiet, Vietnam, killing at least 30 and threatening hundreds more. The Manila bureau reported rising counts and widespread destruction, including Legaspi City where officials described the disaster as the worst ever.
Dr William Hammon reports gamma globulin G G from human blood provides significant, but not final, protection against polio. In trials with 55 000 children, G G reduced paralytic cases versus gelatin controls, with protection strongest in weeks two to five before fading.
President Truman in Scranton assails Dwight D. Eisenhower for calling social security bipartisan and accuses him of deception or ignorance of his party's record. He portrays the GOP as singing a me-too tune to beguile voters toward a Republican victory in the election.
The Defense Department reports 963 U S casualties in the week ending last Friday, the highest weekly toll in the Korean War since July 2. Total U S casualties reach 122117 with 133 killed in action that week, lifting American deaths to 19184.
Senora Batista gave 4000 dollars for an operation in Boston to aid 18 year old Acacia Segura of Havana who suffers jawbone damage from a childhood rat bite. The Ministry of Information said Dr. V H Kazanijian of Boston will perform the procedure.
Cecil D. Scott a former FBI undercover agent accepted a challenge to repeat charges that Jack Methard is a Communist without immunity Methard denied the slander and defamation claim and asked to appear before the Ohio Un American Activities Commission Also named with alleged Red connections Hugo Ernst Jerry Maxey Ernest Waits and Gordon Renner urged a rapid commission hearing in Cincinnati to address accusations Australia
The 60 nation Political Committee will set Korea first among topics to debate along with disarmament and colonial disputes. U.S. Acheson leads the push for a resolution urging the United Nations Command to conduct the war and seek an immediate armistice on UN terms. Russia and allies push for a broader Polish backed peace plan on Communist terms. The Assembly defeated a Soviet bid to invite Red China and North Korea to participate.
Gov Adlai E Stevenson on an Indiana campaign swing blasted the idea that words can banish communism. He warned Republicans coddling communism, praised church anti communism, and urged restraint while stressing deeds and social justice. He cautioned against endless dollar export and urged two way trade to curb global poverty and instability. He spoke at Notre Dame and via Chicago broadcast.
California Governor Earl Warren urged Dwight D. Eisenhower as the nation’s possible peace leader during a Philadelphia appearance. Warren, who failed to win the GOP nomination in Chicago, said no American today can match Eisenhower’s ability to lead toward peace and warned of hazards without such leadership.
Washington reports seven sailors were killed when the destroyer Lewis was shelled by Communist shore fire off the Korean coast on October 14. The Defense Department identified Boilerman First Class Richard Eugene Brower of Canton Ohio as one of the fallen.
The United States plans to fund the six nation European defense army through its Central Defense Authority next year, with the authority then allocating dollars and equipment to France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Officials say American oversight will ensure proper use while aiming to reduce misunderstandings in aid talks.
South Korean forces reclaim Sniper Ridge on the Central Front after a nine hour fight with Chinese troops. The Reds seized the peak at daybreak, faced heavy mortar and artillery barrages, and finally secured the ground at 2 25 p m. Allied airstrikes were limited by poor weather.
Gen. Mark Clark announced a revised rotation policy increasing the points needed for frontline troops to rotate home. He cited replacement delays from the United States and said rear area units would serve longer due to a lag in arrivals, with no specific new quota disclosed.
Lt Col William H Isbell of the 7th Division, known as the old colonel, will be recommended for the Medal of Honor. He died on Triangle Hill while leading an infantry charge as artillery sought better support against Chinese forces. He, 45, from Gambrills Maryland, was mortally wounded by a Communist dynamite blast after braving shellfire to urge his men forward.
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