06 Sep 1948
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1948
Page
1
Maj. Richard L. Johnson piloted an F 86 over a 1.86 mile course for six passes averaging about 670 mph though three passes were disqualified. A new record requires four valid wind matched passes. Weather and timing issues delayed formal record, with another attempt planned.
Redwood City funeral services are planned for Owen M. Van Duyn 63 former Ada County district attorney and prosecutor in the 1905 Heywood murder trial. He died Saturday night after years as deputy San Mateo County district attorney.
Communist backed demonstrators stormed Berlin City Hall injuring two American correspondents and smashing a photographer’s camera. The melee disrupted preparations by four military governors meeting nearby amid fears of a communist government bid. Civilian guards and rioters clashed as Russian liaison officers watched from a balcony.
Ralph Bunche, head of the UN mediation staff, denied claims that Jews are being dismissed under Arab pressure. He said no protests have been received and noted the staff includes one Jewish political officer and two Jewish secretaries, with Arab and Muslim officers also serving in Cairo and Amman.
Four young Swiss climbers are missing on the Matterhorn in Switzerland after setting out Friday to reach the 14,780 foot summit without a guide. Authorities fear they perished in a snowstorm.
Mrs Mary Storm Goebel of Cleveland died from poliomyelitis this year marking one of the city’s polio deaths.
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Juliana of the Netherlands formally ascends the throne after Wilhelmina’s abdication and takes an oath to uphold the constitution. The ceremony at Nieuwe Kerk features royal procession, diamonds, and attendance by Wilhelmina, Beatrix, Irene, and foreign dignitaries including US envoy Baruch and IBM’s Tom Watson.
President Truman addressed about 20 000 people in Grand Rapids on Labor Day criticizing Congress for blocking low cost housing. He attacked the real estate lobby and Republican leaders for not bringing the Taft Ellender Wagner housing bill to a vote.
President Truman visited Senator Vandenberg of Michigan in his hometown. He praised the longtime colleague saying they did not always agree but that Vandenberg is intellectually honest and likable.
President Truman amplified his push for foreign aid and price controls during a Labor Day swing through Grand Rapids before an 8:15 a.m. turnout. He denounced the 80th Congress as the worst except one in history and pledged to reveal facts as he continues a nationwide tour sponsored by the Democratic National Committee.
Paris reports the new Schuman cabinet ordered an immediate 2500 franc cost of living bonus for most workers, retroactive to July and August, with possible further increases. Civil service employees and farm laborers are excluded. Analysts expect more wage actions ahead as prices rise.
An official Israel source said Arabs opened fire today on the Ramath Rachel settlement near the demilitarized Red Cross zone south of Jerusalem. The Jewish settlement was attacked with three inch mortars and light and heavy machinegun fire. No casualties were reported. Ramath Rachel was heavily contested during prior conflicts and changed hands multiple times.
Baltimore police found 43 year old Adam Collins on a sidewalk with a broken leg and possible internal injuries after he said mosquitoes bothered him at his home. He claimed he stood to fix a screen in a second floor bedroom window around 2 30 and fell out.
Britain’s four straight jet engine Avro Vador VIII completed its initial flight test near Woodford. The experimental plane demonstrated stable handling and potential for future jet propulsion progress in the British aviation program.
Gen Feng Yu-Hsiang, 67, once a feared warlord known as the Christian general, died in a fire on the Russian motorship Pobeda traveling from New York to Odessa. Pravda and Izvestia attributed the blaze to careless handling of motion picture film. Feng had recently broken with Chiang Kai-shek and was heading to North China for talks with both Communist and non Communist opponents.
Dr. Cabot Seton Bull, 45, a British scientist at a government atomic energy research station, was suspended amid a purge of suspected Communists, fellow travelers, and Fascists in defense departments. A government source confirmed the report. Bull worked on electronic robots to control uranium.
The Associated Press reports Labor Day 1948 reveals widespread work stoppages. About 58 000 idle across industries including 28 000 maritime workers on the West Coast. CIO unions face non Communist affidavits as a key dispute. Oil refinery and trucking strikes threaten supplies. Wage negotiations resume after the holiday. Leaders Green and Murray condemn policy and monopoly linked to the Taft Hartley act and price control fallout.
The Labor Day holiday traffic in the area saw many injuries as crash reports flooded in and the death toll climbed to three. Authorities emphasized road safety amid the busy holiday period.
A Labor Day weekend in Ohio left 13 residents and three visitors dead in plane and auto wrecks and a fatal fire. Victims included Victor Jarock and Harry Rubig in Parma Heights, and Gordon Finch in Oxford, while crashes in Cincinnati and Wellsville added to the toll. Several others were injured, and police reported alcohol and traffic factors in some incidents.
In north Italy weekend storms killed 80 people, with Piedmont damage widespread. Thirteen deaths were reported in Asti near Turin.
U S authorities in Berlin say three Americans were believed arrested by Russians as they tried to drive through a Soviet road blockade into western Germany. Negotiations with the Soviets began for the trio's release. Two named individuals are Frank F. Erdoes of New York and E R Sutton of Flint Michigan.
An auto and a Greyhound bus collided on U S Route 40 twelve miles west of Springfield. John Robert Clifford aged 20 of Rushville Indiana died. Three others in his car Jimmy Cox Walter Baker and Robert Van Bibber were injured none seriously. bus occupants uninjured.
At Luxembourg the World Federal Government movement opened its second annual convention as advocates from 18 nations press for a federated structure before seeking a world government. Emery Reeves blamed fragmentation of sovereignty for weak influence on war, urging unity across national and local groups. Jean Lamoureux of France was elected president with vice presidents Cord Meyer Jr, Henri Koch, Gabrielle Babbielli, Fred Carney, Miss Wingate, and Lieou in leadership roles.
Carl Rouse aged 63 former captain and left end of the 1906 University of Kansas football team died of a heart attack at his Brisbane home. He is survived by his widow and two stepsons Pat and Mike Riley, professional wrestlers.
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