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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1948

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Mother Called to Stand in Daniels' Trial

In Mansfield Ohio AP a small woman testifies about her son Robert Murl Daniels facing a three judge trial for the kidnapping slayings of John Niebel Nolanda Niebel and Phyllis Niebel. She describes his odd behavior since childhood as the defense seeks to counter two psychiatrists' reports.

Enire H. Beam Lane Beam Daniels R. E. Bushong Jima State Hospital J. F. Bateman Columbus State Hospital Robert L. Daniels Columbus Robert E Sther Flack Defant Murl Athens State Hospital Noaniels First Decca Franklin Semeneca County James Smith Tiffin Orville Taylor Old Fort Franklin County Earl Ambrose

Young Hunter Shot In Leg In Ohio Forest

Eugene Firement a 15 year old from Lorain Ohio was shot in the left leg by a fellow hunter during the first day of the squirrel season. A 13 year old companion accidentally discharged a .22 caliber rifle causing the injury.

Elyria Eugene Firement Lorain Ohio Firement

Truman Blames Taft Hartley Fight on Campaign Trail

President Truman publicized the Taft Hartley Act dispute with the International Typographical Union naming Senator Taft and NLRB officials as targets. He presented letters with David Findling to spur Democratic use of the ITU clash in campaigning while the act remains a central issue in the race.

Washington Truman Taft Ohio Nationa Labor Relations Board International Typographical Union ITU NLRB Cincinnati White House David P. Findling

Truman Seeks Labor Favor Faces Taft Retort

In Cincinnati AP dispatch Senator Robert A. Taft Ohio accuses President Truman of courting labor bosses and labels the attack as an election ploy. Taft says the Presidents charge of pressuring the National Labor Relations Board over the International Typographical Union AFL is a silly season tactic.

Cincinnati Robert A. Taft Ohio Truman Taft National Labor Relations Board International Typographical Union AFL

Subway Escalator Prank Injures Riders At Lexington

A group of boys seized the moving handrails of a subway escalator at Lexington Avenue and 63rd Street causing the ride to halt. Fifty passengers were jolted or toppled. two women were hospitalized and three others injured. A bus and a truck collided in the confusion. The youths escaped by leaping onto a departing train.

New York Lexington Avenue 63Rd Street

Railway Attack Near Nanking Claims Dozens

A Communist railroad mine exploded a Pukow bound train near Nanking leaving at least 100 persons injured or killed. The blast occurred about 0 miles northwest of Nanking and is described as a serious incident.

Nanking

Republicans Stepping Up Senate Campaign Effort

The GOP escalates its senatorial drive amid AFL opposition and reports Democrats threaten four GOP seats. Senator Capehart will join Governor Dewey on a western tour to aid candidates in Iowa Colorado and New Mexico with strategy sessions alongside the New York governor.

Washington Republican High Command AFL Capehart Indiana Thomas F. Dewey Senate Iowa Colorado New Mexico New York Dewey GOP House Henry Dworshak Idaho Joseph H. Ball Minnesota C. Wayland Brooks Illinois Edward V. Robertson Wyoming Chapman Revercomb West Virginia George Wilson Patrick J. Hurley Ross Rizley Olahoma Revercomb Ball

American Pilot Walks Through Russian Lines

In Wiesbaden Germany Capt Kenneth W Slaker and Lt Clarence Steber escaped Soviet zone by bailing out of a damaged C 47 plane carrying flour to blockaded Berlin. Slaker said he walked through the iron curtain past hundreds of Russian soldiers without being stopped. Steber was later returned to Berlin by Russian authorities.

Wiesbaden Germany Berlin Kenneth W Slaker Lincoln Neb Slaker Clarence Steber Mobile Ala Steber Stoxer

Liner Cuts Speed to Miss Atlantic Hurricane

The liner America slowed to five miles an hour on a zig-zag course to avoid a hurricane. Captain John Anderson ordered the move and estimated Te Havre port arrival on September 21 instead of the 20th. The U S delegation to the United Nations assembly is aboard the ship.

S. S. America North Atlantic America John Anderson Te Havre U. S United Nations Assembly

Bishop Edwin F. Lee Dies at 64 in Rochester

AP report says Bishop Edwin F. Lee, 64, died yesterday in Rochester Minnesota. A Methodist missionary for 21 years, he served 26 years in southeast Asia and was later resident Methodist bishop of the Singapore area. In 1944 he became director of Protestant work for Army and Navy chaplains.

Fayette, In Edwin F. Lee Rochester Mann Lee Southeast Asia Singapore Army

Cooper-Bessember directors win stock sale permission

Mount Vernon Ohio AP reports Cooper-Bessember Corp directors gained stockholders’ permission to sell up to 90 000 shares of common at their discretion to retire the $3 nonvoting preferred stock. No immediate action planned. Stockholders also approved converting common from no par to $5 par to save causer taxes.

Mount Vernon, O. (Ap) Cooper - Bessember Corporation

Three Major Strikes Continue Army Will Hire Dock Workers

Tensions rise in three major labor disputes the oil and maritime strikes on the Pacific coast and a two week trucking walkout in New York City. In Richmond California violence erupted as police used tear gas and stones were thrown injuring nine people. Army hires begin in San Francisco as shipping firms refuse to load or sail amid claims of Communist leadership.

Army Pacific Coast New York City CIO Oil Workers Richmond Cal AFL Standard Oil Trme Warry Bridges CIO Oscuvremen San Francisco Communist Party Line

Army to use troops for loading cargo on west coast

Secretary Royall said the Army will employ troops to load military cargoes on the west coast if stevedores cannot be hired or work cannot be done by contract. A CIO longshoremen strike has halted movement to Pacific bases for 14 days, and the Army is trying to recruit civilian workers to load ships.

Washington Royall CIO Pacific West

Strike Ties Up Oil Plant as Picket Lines Narrow

About 950 workers remained inside the plant with 50 slipping past picket lines. Negotiations to end the 11 day strike against six major oil companies pressed in San Francisco and Los Angeles with no sign of early wage settlement. Army plans to move matare cargo buildup from a 14 day work stoppage affecting 28,000 longshoremen on Pacific coast ports. Foodstuffs

San Francisco Los Angeles Army Matare Pacific Coast

World Series dates set for 1948 schedule

The 1948 World Series will open October 6 in the National League city winning the pennant. Games alternate between the NL city and the AL champion’s home city, with potential travel day between games if St. Louis wins NL. All games start at 1 pm EST except Sunday starts in NY or Brooklyn at 2 05 pm.

Cincinnati A. B Chandler American League, Settled On the Dates and Arrangements At A Meeting Here Doaay St. Louis New York Brooklyn

Primary Ballot Winners Across Seven States

Voters in seven states selected candidates for offices from governor to small-town seats. Highlights include Joseph Ball winning Minnesota Republican renomination and Hubert Humphrey securing the Democratic senate nomination in Minneapolis. Edwir C. Johnson led Colorado Democrats, while Will Nicholson challenged former Gov. Vivian.

Joseph Ball Minnesota Hubert Humphreys Minneapolis Edwir C. Johnson Colorado Will F. Nicholson John

Indian Troops Gain in Hyderabad Amid Swift Advances

Indian parachute units struck into Hyderabad as Aurangabad capitulated, Delhi said. The defense ministry reported Daulatabad and Jalna also taken, yielding control of nearly the entire northwest corner of the state with little resistance, while Hyderabad’s Hindu majority faced disruption.

New Delhi India Hyderabad Hamnabad Aurangabad Defense Ministry Madras Secunderabad South Central Karachi Berar Hospet Suriapet Batle Khammamet Bezwada Aurangabada Daulatabad Jalna

U S Plans Additional C 54 Planes for Berlin Airlift

The Air Force will send about 40 more C 54 cargo planes to join the fleet aiding Berlin under the Soviet blockade. Expanded airports will handle the increased airlift capacity as Gen Lucius D Clay directs operations in the coming months. Planes and crews come from various theaters including the Far East and will transit the United States en route to Europe.

Washington Air Force Germany Berlin Lucius Clay U. S Far East United States Europe

Two Men Admit 93 Burglaries in Norwood Drugstore Case

Cincinnati police say James Reeves and Claude Hendricks admitted 93 burglaries spanning 18 months after a drugstore basement capture in Norwood. Police surrounded the store following a neighbor report of breaking glass. The pair, with prior prison records, reportedly carried a notebook listing 89 entries including 20 in Norwood.

Cincinnati Charles Fritz Norwood James Reeves Claude Hendricks Lexington South Norwood Fritz

Death of 12 year old in bicycle collision reported

Russell Connolly, 12, died after injuries from a bicycle collision with a truck Monday, AP reports from FomeroY Ohio. Authorities said the crash occurred near his hometown and the investigation continues.

Fomeroy Russell Connolly

Britain Blames Red Troops for Berlin Riots

British and Russian officials traded sharp accusations over last Thursdays Berlin clashes at the Brandenburg Gate. UK officials blamed Soviet commander Maj. Gen. Alexander Kotikov for provoking anti Communist riots and accused him of misrepresenting British police conduct amid the boundary tensions in Berlin.

Berlin Britain Brandenburg Gate Alexander Kotikov Provocateurs Kotikov Kotkov Kremlin Moscow Germany Jean Geneval France Frank Howley U. S E. O. Herbert

Government suit targets four big meat packers

The Justice Department filed a federal civil anti trust case in Chicago against Swift and Company Armour and Company Cudahy Packing Company and Wilson and Company Inc charging suppression of meat market competition. The action seeks to divide the defendants into fourteen separate firms as part of a broader program to free food production from monopolistic restraints.

Washington The Justice Department Today Swift and Company Armour and Company Cudahy Packing Company Wilson and Company, Inc Clark Chicago Big Four Swift and Armour Cudahy and Wilson Department of Justice

Truck Hits Train at Van Wert Crossing Killing Driver

Raymond Edward Fletcher of Westfield Indiana a 26 year old truck driver for Security Trucking Company of Indianapolis was killed when his trailer skidded into a Cincinnati Northern freight train at a Van Wert crossing.

van Wert, O Raymond Edward Fletcher Westfield Ind Cincinnati van Wert Fletcher Security Trucking Company Indianapolis

Trains Crash Kills 39. 80 Hurt in Seoul Area

A fast passenger train from Mokpo to Seoul collided with a halted troop train near a tunnel, killing 39 and injuring 80 including American soldiers. Two Koreans died, rescue workers labored through the night, and many injured continued their journey after medical care. Relatives were being notified as personnel records were checked for identifications.

Seoul Pusan Fusan Mokpo Charles McCafferty Chicago McCafferty

Italian Colony Problem Goes To UN Group

The Italian empire issue in Africa was sent to a United Nations group for decision. Representatives from Russia the United States Britain and France debated late into the night but could only agree on one point the four powers could not reach any agreement.

Harvey Hudson Paris Italy Africa United Nations Russia United States Britain France

Talks on Berlin Crisis Move to Paris After Moscow Meeting

Diplomatic sources say talks on the Berlin crisis will switch from Moscow to Paris after the western envoys meet Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov at the Kremlin. The Americans British and French expect to see Molotov instead of Stalin by the weekend.

London Berlin Moscow Paris V. M. Molotov Kremlin Stalin

United Nations Assembly Faces Eritrea Libya Somaliland Row

The Big Four failed to agree on authority during two days of talks as they debated future governance of Eritrea Libya and Somaliland. Russia urged international trusteeship for all three while Western powers resisted. A proposal to place Somaliland under Italian trusteeship was vetoed by Russia. In Washington the State De-

United Nations Assembly Eritrea Libya Somaliland Russia France Washington

Hurricane near Newfoundland dodges North American landfall

The Atlantic hurricane was centered about 300 miles south-southwest of Cape Race Newfoundland. The weather bureau said it appears the storm will not strike the North American continent.

New York Cape Race Newfoundland

Brotherhood chief accuses Bender of breaking promise on Taft-Hartley

A F Whitney president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen accuses Rep George H Bender of running out on a promise not to support the Taft Hartley bill in reply to Benders reelection bid speech.

Bender Cleveland A. F. Whitney The Brotherhood of Railroad George H. Bender

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