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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1953
Page
1
The Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission reports three Korean and Chinese prisoners killed by fellow inmates at a camp for anti Communist detainees in Korea’s neutral zone. Fifteen others died, including nine Koreans and nine Chinese, with deaths from natural causes, starvation, and beatings.
Police report a white brassiere and panties found two miles southeast of La Crosse bearing stains judged possibly blood. The items were sent to the state crime laboratory in Madison for testing. A large blood stain was also found on a highway twelve miles south as investigators widen the search. Bernard Lauer, linked briefly to the case, had his alibi checked after an unrelated rape warrant surfaced.
United Nations notes a temporary pause on Israel's Jordan River hydroelectric diversion while Security Council discussions continue. Abba Eban announced suspension to ease tensions, drawing praise from Arab delegates and the United States as the council postpones Palestine hearings.
A British Treasury spokesman said talks are under way in London and Washington to purchase surplus American farm produce using pounds sterling. The negotiations involve the British government seeking to secure imports in exchange for its currency.
Eastern half of the country experienced cloudy and wet conditions while the Ohio Valley and Kentucky saw cooler, partly cloudy to mild weather. Forecasters expect scattered showers in Ohio with high near 55 and low around 40, with rain starting in New England and the Mid-Atlantic coast earlier today.
A Kansas City grand jury prepared to hear testimony from Lt Louis Shoulders, the veteran officer who helped trace the Greenlease kidnapping and who later quit the force. Witnesses included John Hager, cab driver, who aided the arrest of Carl Austin Hall and Bonnie Brown Heady, and Robert Greenlease, the victim’s father.
Mediator reports progress in wage talks raise hopes for a quick end to the strike that has cut fresh milk supplies for 12 million people. Talks resume today with deliveries hoped to resume tomorrow and prices possibly rising soon.
Secretary of Agriculture Benson told a New York conference that American farmers must increase efficiency and lower production costs to meet future national demands. He praised farmers as the best informed and called for broader adult education in marketing research farm and home planning housing health and rural youth programs.
President Eisenhower says no immediate plan to reduce U S forces in Europe. Secretary Wilson and Deputy Secretary Hannah outline a gradual overall Army cut for the next fiscal year, with Europe unchanged in the near term and total Army strength easing from about 1.53 million to roughly 1.42 million by year end.
Senator Knowland of California says Republicans cannot ignore farm discontent and faces a whale of a big problem in drafting a new agriculture program. Senator Kefauver argues a crisis demands action and Eisenhower should call a special session if plans are not ready.
U S officials ignore a Moscow hint that Premier Malenkov may seek talks with Western leaders. Eisenhower asks Iran to show sincerity on easing East West tension before any conference. Vishinsky’s UN briefing seen as trial balloon or push to soften Moscow’s stance on a Big Four meeting.
The Labor Department reports the consumer price index reached 115.2 in mid September, up 0.2 point from August and marking the seventh straight monthly gain. Food prices declined slightly while most other items, including rents and medical costs, pushed the index higher.
Senators say U S military prisoners in Korea who cooperated with captors or confessed under pressure will be quietly removed from service. The promise, reported by unnamed lawmakers, comes after assurances from Secretary of Defense Wilson and the Army Navy and Air Force secretaries. Ousters will be considered on an individual basis and could avert a Senate Armed Services Committee investigation.
Poland accuses the United States of responsibility for the seizure of the Polish ship Praca by a Chinese Nationalist gunboat, insisting Washington secure crew release and protesting a prior U S rejection. Warsaw says Chiang Kai-shek forces under U S influence acted with U S support, and notes U S markings on a supporting aircraft.
The Air Force aims to establish an air academy in Washington as Congress weighs a bill. Lt Gen Laurence S. Kuter said staff and curriculum are drafted and ready for operation at Maxwell AFB. Brig Gen Dale Smith noted a first class of 250 students could start as soon as permitted.
President Eisenhower announced the United States will resume economic aid for Israel but did not set a date. He said a meeting with Soviet Premier Malenkov would be hopeless unless Moscow shows honest purpose, suggesting Russia could prove sincerity in many ways.
AP by staff writer. U S special envoy Arthur Dean said a new formula for a Korean peace conference could be offered to the Communists tomorrow. After a 2 hour 40 minute session there was no clear progress. Dean noted the Soviet Union has supported the Communist side and urged Russia to attend with Red China and North Korea. He stressed his mandate covers only timing and location, not composition.
Washington cattlemen wrap up a lobbying caravan outraged by lack of price support progress. James G. Patton of the National Farmers Union says Benson won’t help, and a new, larger caravan may push for high livestock price supports in Congress. Dennis Driscoll from Colorado Springs says political action may be necessary.
At an interdenominational four day conference in Cleveland 2000 attendees heard Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt praise UN achievements and stress its cost is worth it The children’s fund health organization and technical aid programs have saved lives while UN collective security showed value in the Korean War Thruston Morton of the Eisenhower administration defended the UN as mankind’s best hope for peace.
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