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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1950
Page
1
Washington AP The House and Senate backed an excess profits tax later with retroactive application to 1950 corporate income. Aiming to boost taxes by about 4.5 billion dollars, Congress left timing uncertain after elections, delaying final action until January for a retracting levy while removing obstacles to an early recess.
The North Atlantic Treaty Council opened a two day conference in New York to stiffen Western defenses against Russia. U S Britain and France will urge immediate steps to form a unified Western European military force including German units. Acheson plans to announce American reinforcements to Germany, contingent on allies willingness to share the defense burden. The ministers plan to reconvene Monday to finish remaining work on Germany.
A young paratrooper, Pfc. John J. McCormick, 28, killed in Korea, sent a final letter to his two daughters, Rose Marie and Jo ane, via the helmet note. He expresses love, memories, faith, and counsel, asking them to be good for their mother and to remember him.
Two scientists report trace amounts of tritium in ordinary water, a colorless gas used in hydrogen bombs. While reactor-made tritium remains costlier and extraction from water is less efficient, the discovery could aid tracing bomb production and ocean currents. Researchers Libby and Grosse note 1,000 to 2,000 atoms per drop, with limited immediate danger due to rapid decay.
A humorous look at the jargon that surrounds football culture. It lists terms like single wing blocking back hand-off and shovel pass as barriers to nonfans, urging readers to learn the lingo to avoid social exclusion and embarrassment among sport lovers.
A UN relief and works agency office in Damascus was blown up shortly after midnight. One man was killed and two others injured. Dr. Pierre DePage said the blast may be vengeance by an unemployed Arab refugee or a protest against the agency.
Congress pressed toward final approval of a multi billion dollar emergency defense measure to block Communist aggression. The Senate passed a 17.19 billion package to expand military power and arm allies, sending it to a conference committee with the House version at 16.77 billion. The plan includes a ban on arms sales to Russia or satellites during UN operations and funds for 5,333 new American war planes plus atomic weapons work and stockpiling of strategic materials.
U S soldiers testified that North Korean captors threw at least three American prisoners into a roaring fire on the western front after overrunting an advance command post on August 31. Witnesses Sgt Lester Marcum and Sgt H Stephan described the grisly killings and the captors using blankets and available materials to build the fire.
Manila authorities report Hibok Hibok volcano eruption on Camiguin Island near Mindanao killed 51 people and seriously injured 27. Three navy patrol vessels were sent to assist evacuation plans as Red Cross warns of falling ashes threatening three villages.
The CIO Electric Workers and General Electric end a 40000-strong strike at 116 plants with a 10 cent hourly raise for six months and a cost of living adjustment patterned after the CIO Auto Workers. A March 15, 1951 review will decide continuation. Interim increases link to 1.14 government index rise.
In Wilkes-Barre Pa the 33 victims of a troop train wreck are brought home for last rites. The dead, all residents of the area, were members of the 109th Field Artillery, Pennsylvania National Guard. A funeral train arrived to a stunned crowd, with 32 families seeking military honors at interments.
American Marines and infantry stormed ashore at Inchon on Korea’s west coast, advancing into the port city under naval bombardment. Led by General MacArthur, the operation placed Allied forces deep behind Red lines, with initial gains of two miles into Inchon and a simultaneous eastern coast landing near Pohang.
The House Armed Services Committee today approved legislation to allow Gen. George C. Marshall to serve as Secretary of Defense in a vote of 18 to 7 chaired by Vinson. The Senate Armed Services Committee had earlier approved the bill. Opposing House votes came from Reps Short, Arends, Shafer, Elston, Towe, Gavin and Myer. Senate and House ready to act quickly.
Five people were arrested on extortion charges in a nationwide operation tied to forged Ford Motor Company notes. The group, tracing back a ten year pattern, is blamed for at least a million dollars in losses with victims nationwide. The raid yielded letterheads and blank notes at Marie Fuller’s beauty shop and home.
New York AP Bronx postal worker Jerome Bloom, 52, was arrested on charges of processing hundreds of Irish Sweep Stakes tickets through his stamp window over years. Bloom, a 32 year U S Postal Service employee, held on $1000 bail awaiting a September 28 hearing before a U S Commissioner.
Sunday feature outlines plans for Kids Day at the park and Kiwanis Club efforts. Nearby Communities Pages highlight Preble County Fair and Warren Fair round-up set to open September 19 in Lebanon. Society Section lead covers style show September 27 with side stories and Society details. Football starts tonight with full Journal staff coverage of Middletown high school team and new stadium.
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