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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1952
Page
1
The Associated Press reports the Labor Day weekend traffic death toll stood at 297 by early today, with counts beginning Friday at 6 p.m. Local safety officials predicted higher totals as millions travel home. Other fatalities included 26 drownings and 42 deaths from various accidents.
Labor leaders used Labor Day to urge workers to cast a decisive ballot in November. AFL President William Green called eight million members to political action amid concerns over costs and national security, while CIO leaders backed Democratic Stevenson and urged turnout. Union chiefs stressed a unified labor movement to defend New Deal and Fair Deal programs and resist anti labor trends. Carey, Lewis, Reuther, and Mazey urged strong participation to safeguard gains and future celebrations.
Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr of New York argues in U S News interview that civil rights will decide the November election in New York Pennsylvania Illinois Ohio Michigan and possibly New Jersey and California. He asserts the Negro vote will tilt results.
Representatives from 13 states formed the Constitution party to urge Electoral College members to vote for Gen Douglas MacArthur for president and Sen Harry Byrd for vice president. The group chose Haliburton Fales as permanent chairman in a closed meeting, with Upton Close stating MacArthur backs Taft but is not a candidate. Joe McCarthy was listed among supporters the party backs.
London based Handley Page, Ltd. announced plans for a 150 seat jet airliner capable of a 3455 mile London to New York crossing in under eight hours. The design targets a 50 000 pound payload and a cost of about 1 16 cents per passenger mile.
Governor Adlai Stevenson outlines a new labor law to supersede Taft Hartley during a multi city tour. He insists unions be recognized as legitimate reps, bans on unfair bargaining, and rejection of the labor injunction. He links policy to national safety amid steel strikes and plans a Pacific Coast swing.
Senator Frank Carlson accuses Kansas Democratic leader Kenneth Anderson of sending letters to over 2,000 postmasters and rural mail carriers seeking $100 contributions with a threat of job loss under a Republican administration. Carlson criticizes the tactic as a vicious threat and vows no federal employees will be discharged due to the election. Eisenhower planned a Labor Day speech and scheduled campaign travels to follow.
President Truman began a whistle stop campaign on behalf of Adlai Stevenson with a Milwaukee rally at 8 p m after a series of stops from Pittsburgh to Crestline and Cincinnati. The trip featured a heavy private car, labor unions backing, and anticipation of speeches at key stations though some venues limited remarks.
In Portsmouth two or more safe crackers raided the Ideal Milk Co. during the weekend taking from six thousand to seven thousand dollars. They overlooked about two thousand dollars in cash and government bonds worth several thousand dollars.
The West German government urged East Germans not to flee their Soviet zone homes unless in real danger. Jakob Kaiser warned of housing, feeding, and employment strains from a flood of refugees. More than 56,000 East Germans have fled in two months, filling refugee camps.
Labor Day found Carolinians digging out after Hurricane Able lashed the South Carolina coast with 100 mph winds. Two deaths were reported near Hardeeville and Beaufort as uprooted trees and damaged roofs marked the storm. The system moved inland to Greensboro and Columbia before weakening to a low pressure area. Local crews restored roads and communications as coastal communities assessed damage and residents returned from beaches.
The Associated Press reports Ohio traffic fatalities during the Labor Day weekend total at least 15 deaths so far, compared with 19 at the same point last year. The holiday period includes one drowning and six miscellaneous fatalities, with two children dying from accidental firearm discharges and a race car driver killed when his car jumped a retaining wall at Dayton Speedway.
A House committee press release details bribery, conspiracies, and favoritism within the Veterans Administration loan guaranty program. The report cites acceptance of gifts, questionable home purchases, and conflicts of interest involving appraisers inspectors and builders. Washington and San Diego listed as major offenders. 17 indicted, broader investigations continue.
Cordell Hull former secretary of state critical list at Naval Medical Center Bethesda Md after entering hospital Friday for cerebral thrombosis. Hull in three Roosevelt administrations and later served UN conference delegate and Nobel laureate amid a long public career in Congress and the Cabinet.
United States carrier strike against North Korea targets a refinery at Aoji near the Siberian border and the Musan iron works across the Tumen River. The 164 Navy planes hit the two sites for 45 minutes, destroying much of the Musan ore operations and leaving the Aoji refinery burning as jets intercepted by Soviet MIGs.
Cincinnati coroner awaits autopsy results to determine if eight year old William Hopkins died from food poisoning after a Wednesday night meal. His mother Ray and sisters Carol and June also became ill. two girls remained under observation at Children’s Hospital while Mrs Kins was released.
Baltimore police charge New York office manager G Edward Grammer with the murder of his wife Dorothy May Grammer, a Sunday school teacher. They say the case involved a staged highway accident, witnessed by officers, with a pipe as the murder weapon. Grammer allegedly drove the ruse from Towson to hide the killing.
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