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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1953
Page
1
An AFL Teamsters strike crippled milk delivery to about 12 million people in the tri state region as mediators arrange joint talks. The 13,000 workers demand a 15 dollar weekly raise and a 35 hour week, while employers claim the cost would reach 90 million annually.
Senator Knowland warned that admitting Communist China to the United Nations would be a fatal signal to communism in Asia. He shared concerns from the Far East that such a move would erode anti-Communist resolve, shift power on the Security Council, and pave the way for further demands including control of Formosa.
Roy Roger Schinagle Jr. 19 of Mayfield Heights will begin a life term at Ohio Penitentiary Wednesday after pleading guilty to second degree murder in the death of his girlfriend Cynthia Pfeil 19 of White Plains New York. He will be eligible for parole after 10 years.
DETROIT Trugve Lie first secretary general of the United Nations believes the tense situation between Jews and Arabs in the Middle East will be cooled off.
West Berlin papers report a major East Zone sweep against underground anti-Communist fighters. Clashes occurred in the Cottbus area southeast of Berlin with police casualties and hundreds of officers implicated. rumors point to infiltrators from Poland and Czechoslovakia seeking asylum in West Berlin. Western intelligence cautions the events do not signal a new revolt.
Washington AP Senator Bridges chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee said Congress will resist any camouflage of foreign arms aid within the regular defense budget. He urged a breakdown of the defense budget to show foreign shares and warned against sacrificing US military needs. The story notes Eisenhower officials proposed a one package request. It also cites Sen. George urging no more European economic aid and the Fed warning that nations may soon need less US economic help.
Maj. Gen. William F. Dean, a Korean War hero freed from a Communist prison camp, receives a Broadway ticker tape parade and a civic reception at City Hall today in New York.
LOS ANGELES The American Aviation strike idled 33,000 workers in Los Angeles Columbus and Fresno and entered its fourth day with no further negotiations scheduled. The stoppage halts Sabre jet and Super Sabre fighter production over wage contract disputes.
Robert G. Thompson, a Communist leader, remains in critical condition after an assault by Yugoslav prisoner Alexander Pavlovich at the federal house of detention. Pavlovich, to be deported, allegedly attacked Thompson with an iron pipe as authorities note possible ideological motives but suspect deportation avoidance. Pavlovich is jailed on assault charges with bail set at 25000 and a November 6 hearing planned. Thompson rests comforted while awaiting trial for contempt.
Cpl. Edward S. Dickenson, 23, of Virginia, refused repatriation from Prison Camp 5 near Pyoktong, North Korea, to gather proof against Communists. He accused the Reds of lying, promised comforts, and foretold a future U.S. revolution as he planned to expose their actions and avenge fallen comrades.
The News Chron icle reported its Tehran correspondent David Walker was ordered out of Iran. He said no specific reason was given, but he had been questioned several times by the Ministry of Interior about his stories. He noted the questioning suggested sensitivity to reports that former Premier Mossadegh commanded support.
Cattlemen from 30 states converge on Washington to urge immediate federal action on cattle prices. They seek direct price supports like grains and drought aid, with Benson to meet in the Agriculture Department auditorium. Eisenhower backs Benson while some GOP leaders press for high fixed supports as the debate continues.
Final death toll from the Charbonnages du Many coal mine explosion and fire in Serring Belgium is 26. Of 40 trapped Belgian and Italian miners, 14 escaped and all but one were hospitalized for burns.
At Panmunjom the Communists push for neutral nations to join the preliminary talks, a demand opposed by the United States. U N ambassador Arthur Dean expresses cautious optimism for a political conference, while the Reds and North Korea press for agenda on conference makeup. Negotiators plan to meet again tomorrow with Honolulu San Francisco or Geneva as potential venues.
Columbus Ohio federal civil defense director Peter son said the USSR has not bombed the United States because it has obtained what it wants without attacking and knows SAC could rain bombs on Russia He spoke at the fall meeting of the Ohio Civil Defense Committee He said the United States Russia and England are building bigger more devastating bombs and that Kremlin leaders may use them when it serves their purpose He noted air offensive cannot prevent today an atomic attack from the skies Congress would be asked to appropriate 650 million dollars next year for civil defense about 14 times 1953.
Lester Johnson, 52, Black River Falls attorney, won Wisconsin's 9th District seat in a surprise Oct. 13 victory. He vows to represent his people as Merlin Hull did on domestic issues, but plans different foreign policy, saying he will not be an isolationist. Johnson spoke at the Wisconsin Democratic Organizing Committee convention and will serve the unexpired term through 1954.
Washington officials expect to finalize this week a military aid arrangement to support a modest Japanese defense force. Negotiations show neither side gets all it wanted, with Japan not receiving a large long term aid program and the U S not securing the defense force size it prefers.
Dr Edward J McCormick president of the American Medical Association denounces the Veterans Administration policy of admitting all patients who sign a pauper's oath as a threat to private enterprise. He notes VA care is supposed to be limited to the unable to pay but argues the VA lacks authority to question an applicant. He plans to speak at the Oklahoma Clinical Society conference and warns of an expensive system of free government medicine unless rules are changed.
FBI nationwide distribution of serial numbers for the unrecovered portion of the Greenlease kidnapping ransom money. Total $600,000 paid. Bobby Greenlease killed before payment. Serials cover $303,720, with $400,000 in $20 bills and $10 notes. von Hoover urged informants to contact FBI offices. Hall and Bonnie Heady involved. two suitcases recovered.
Panmunjom AP report says 22,400 ex-Red soldiers remain reluctant to return home as the prisoner repatriation commission splits over using force to compel interviews. Lt. Gen. K S Thimayya, Indian chairman, warns the effort faces very small chances of success and notes a rival draft was rejected. A five-nation subcommittee will draft a new letter detailing the dispute.
A Lima surgeon who would not permit naming himself says he revived Arthur J. Libert, 36, after his heart stopped during ulcer surgery. The doctor opened the chest, massaged the heart until it beat again, and Libert is expected to leave the hospital this week.
Forecasters in Vandalia call for cloudiness and showers across the Miami Valley tonight with cooler air tomorrow. The Ohio statewide AP forecast shows increasing clouds with highs in the 60s and a chance of showers Tuesday, plus cooler conditions Tuesday night and a low in the 40s. Kentucky sees similar trends with showers in western portions tonight and highs around mid 60s to 70s, followed by cooler weather Tuesday. Local readings note midweek highs near 62 and lows around the upper 30s to 50s at various times.
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