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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1953
Page
1
The Korean Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission’s two Red delegates ended a three day walkout with no win for their demand to question Koreans alongside Chinese observers. Indian chairman Lt Gen Thimayya noted Koreans could not be produced and the meeting recessed until Friday.
Vandalia forecasters predict fair weather tonight with partly cloudy skies and continued warmth for tomorrow. The AP forecast shows sunny skies in the 80s for today across Ohio, with tonight’s low 50s to mid 60s and highs in the 80s tomorrow. Midwestern readings note 85 degrees in Middletown at 3 p.m. and 52 degrees at Armco East Side Gate 6 a.m. today.
In Los Angeles a November 10 special election to fill Paul Poulson’s seat in the 24th District draws national attention. GOP Governor Knight warns of risk after Wisconsin loss while Republicans and Democrats race to shape the big city district. The seat spans north central Los Angeles and South Pasadena with a mix of white collar and working class voters.
Tokyo reports diplomatic ties between Japan and Portugal are restored after World War II suspension. Foreign Minister Katsuo Okazaki and Portuguese representative Virgilio Armando Martins exchanged notes marking the normalization.
All 11 crewmen from the coastal freighter Constanti swam ashore at Vera Cruz after the ship caught fire yesterday and was destroyed.
Secretary of the Army Robert T. Stevens said the 280 millimeter atomic cannon will enhance defense and has been shipped to Europe. He noted future guided missiles will aid ground forces, and cited improved city and industrial defenses with new 75 millimeter Skysweeper and anti aircraft missiles in place.
Harvard biochemist Dr. Fritz Lipmann and British professor Dr. Hans Krebs won the 1953 Nobel Prize for medicine for major discoveries on life processes inside human cells. They share 175,292 crowns prize money. Lipmann reported discovery of coenzyme A as a key cellular catalyst.
Washington reports that the European Defense Community treaty could be approved within three to four months paving the way for rearming West Germany. France Italy Belgium The Netherlands and Luxembourg have signed. A US aid delivery agreement with the Paris based preparatory commission is near completion and follows Congress lines on the use of aid to strengthen the free world with proper publicity and US oversight.
The United Nations Security Council prepared to receive a spot report from Maj. Gen. Vagn Bennike on Palestine strife as calls for full inquiry by the Big Three and counterdemands from Syria and Israel dominated debate. Bennike may appear before the council tomorrow.
Ernest E. West of Wortland Kentucky was awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery in Korea. He saved three ambushed comrades but lost an eye, with official notice arriving after a telegram from President Eisenhower.
The article describes Lipmann's identification of coenzyme A in 1945 as vital in body building and energy production. It notes his collaborations with Kapl an Novelli and Gregory, his later thyroid studies, and his research career at Harvard Rockefeller Institute Cornell and MGH. It mentions Liljestrand lauding the work and Lipmann's family ties to Freda Hall of Defiance Ohio.
West Berlin chose Dr. Walter Schreiber 62 votes to 57 on a party line ballot to succeed the late Ernst Reuter. Schreiber, 69, leads the conservative coalition of Christian Democrats and Free Democrats and has directed municipal administration since Reuter's death.
President Eisenhower believes national reporters treat his administration fairly. White House Press Secretary James C. Hagerty told an ABC radio audience that the press generally gives the president impartial coverage and that reporting is their job and usually done well.
An amendment to the state law took effect yesterday establishing a minimum three day jail sentence for those convicted of drunk driving. The change tightens penalties and applies to first time and repeat offenses under the new provision.
Rep Curtis Neb chairman of the social security subcommittee urges a 33 percent tax increase to fund death and retirement benefits. He plans hearings next month as part of a broad investigation, opposing Rep Simpson who favors freezing taxes. The current rate jumps Jan 1 from 3 to 4 percent up to 3600 dollars, split between employee and employer, totaling about one billion dollars next year.
Police Lt. Louis Shoulders, who arrested Carl Hall in the Bobby Greenlease case, was questioned for seven hours as investigators probe irregularities in police handling and ransom money. Chief O Connell said more questioning could follow but offered no immediate statement.
Reggo Calabria reports floods fed by cloudbursts sweeping the toe of Italy. By midafternoon 47 bodies, many children, recovered and toll feared to exceed 100. Waters inundate farm fields and towns. debris traps victims as rains continue. Prefect of Reggio Calabria appeals for helicopters to aid rescue.
Lt. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe, new 7th Army commander in Stuttgart, says atomic warfare training for U. S. troops in Germany will be stepped up in line with U. S. developments. McAuliffe, famed for Bastogne and the reply nuts, succeeds Gen. Hoge as 7th Army leader.
New York AP Mayor Vincent R. Impellitteri was ruled off the November 3 ballot for failing to file enough valid signatures on his independent nominating petitions. Supreme Court Justice William H. Munsden said his petitions had only 5276 valid signatures of 24187 filed, below the 7500 minimum. The decision bars appeal as academic. Impellitteri may pursue a write-in campaign.
Michael Brogan 49, longshore foreman, vanished during a power struggle between the International Longshoremen's Association and the ILA AFL. His body was recovered from the Hudson River. authorities say no visible wounds, and friends fear foul play after a pledge controversy.
Rep. Sam Rayburn told about 300 Democrats in McAlester Oklahoma that democracy worldwide and in the United States faces its greatest danger in history. He said Americans can remain free if they are willing to pay the price, noting it will cost money.
A major blaze roared through the main building of the Presbyterian Home for Widows and Single Women in Philadelphia, forcing about 200 elderly residents to evacuate. No injuries were reported as firefighters contained the fire.
President Eisenhower signaled he will not use the presidency for partisan campaigning and aims for an "enlightened progressive" program to guide GOP candidates. Sen. Mundt praised the memo but many Republicans reportedly disagree, preferring direct presidential campaigning to aid individual races.
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a major peacetime project to build an industrial power reactor of at least 60 000 kilowatts, costing many tens of millions, with Westinghouse as principal contractor. Rear Adm. H G Rickover will lead the program, aiming for operation in 3 to 4 years near an uranium enrichment facility at Oak Ridge or as yet unnamed sites.
In Athens Greece Rep Frank T Bow and three other U S officials escaped a midair emergency when an Air Force C47 engine failed five seconds after takeoff from Hellenikon Airport. Pilot Maj William Grundmann crash landed the two engine plane to avoid disaster. The group was en route to quake struck islands off Greece when the engine burst into flames. Bow traveled to Greece to examine State Department foreign building operations.
Arthur Godfrey told audiences performers on his radio and TV shows must be nice house guests. He explained Julius LaRosa was fired on air for loss of humility and missed rehearsals while Archie Bleyer was dropped from most shows over recordings for a rival disc firm. He said the romance rumors involving Dorothy McGuire were not a factor.
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