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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1953

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United States to return MIG to rightful owner amid peace talks

The U S offers to return the MIG15 jet to its rightful owner as armistice talks proceed. The Far East Command withdraws the 50 000 reward for undam aged MIGs and the Korean pilot may still claim the prize for delivering the first plane to U S lines. The dismantled jet was loaded onto a Globemaster bound for an undisclosed location.

Washington United States Far East Command Clark Tokyo United States of America Air Force Seoul Impo Far East Air Force

Killer Of 5 Found Guilty Faces Life Sentence

CANANDAIGUA N Y A 19 year old McManus confessed killer of five was found guilty of first degree murder by a State Supreme Court jury after more than 13 hours of deliberations. The jury recommended life imprisonment.

Canandaigua, N. Y Fred Eugene McManus State Supreme Court Canandaigua N.Y H. Douglass van Duser

Six Million Italian Workers Walk Out Nationwide

Rome reports a broad general strike as six to eight million workers stay off the job for up to 24 hours across industry. Unions demand higher pay, while the Italian Confederation of Industry rejects wage talks amid warnings of further walkouts and a costly impact on industry.

Italy Rome Milan Turin Italian Confederation of Industry

Probe Opened Into Blasts Killing Ten Workers

The district attorney ordered an investigation into a series of explosions at the Lucidol division plant of the Novadel Agene Corp in Tonawanda New York. Ten workers were recovered and the toll could reach twelve as searchers comb the ruin of a one story brick building for additional bodies. The blast damaged the plant and was tied to chemical storage tanks with a cause not yet determined.

Lucidol Division Novadel-Agene Corp Franciscus Vissart Hooft

Pay-as-you-see TV debuts with Palm Springs movie reel

Hollywood reports pay-as-you-see television begins in November with First-run films like Forever Female. Ginger Rogers and William Holden star in the Paramount picture as Telemeter Corp. markets coinbox viewing in Palm Springs. Telemetry backers promise high returns to producers.

Gene Handsaker Hollywood Coinbox TV Palm Springs California Channel 6 Ginger Rogers William Holden Paramount International Telemeter Corp Telemeter Carl Leserman

Love Notes Link to Slain Ohio Wesleyan Bride

Evidence tie Roy Schinagle to a second love interest as police reveal letters from a Wittenberg coed and a Cleveland fiancée. The 19-year-old is charged with first degree murder in the death of Cynthia Pfeil, whose body was found in a wooded area. Prosecutors plan to use the letters at trial as proof of premeditation.

McManus Valley Stream S. 1 William Allen Braverman Rochester Hobart College Braverman Upper Sandusky Ohio Roy Schinagle Ohio College Ohio Wesleyan University Earl Gravel Schinagle Delaware Ohio Wesleyan Wittenberg College Springfield Cynthia Pfeil White Plains N. Y Cleveland Miss Pfeil Upper Sandusky Justice of the Peace Loren C. Schoenberger Dean McAllister Wyandot County Cynthia Pfiel N.Y Here McAllister Ohio County

ROK Leaders Threaten Expulsion of Communists Amid Korea Talks

Prime Minister Paik Too Chin warned Seoul will expel Chinese and Russian Communists if the unification talks do not succeed within 90 days after starting the conference. He cited alleged violations of the armistice by bringing MIG jets into North Korea and urged Allied protest if verified.

Seoul Paik Too Chin South Korea Paik North North Korea Russia Park

French Launch Major Mop Up Operation Near Hanoi

French Union forces supported by planes armor and naval units began a major mop up in the Red River delta near Hanoi, targeting Vietminh ambush networks. The operation reportedly involves several battalions and possibly 5,000 troops advancing against multiple Vietminh units in a vital defense area.

Hanoi Indochina Red River Delta

AFL Butchers Union Threatens Nationwide Swift Strike

Bulletin from St. Louis reports the AFL butchers union threatening an imminent nationwide strike against Swift Packing Co. and claiming it could spread quickly to other major meat producers.

ST. Louis AFL Butchers’ Union Swift Packing Co

Dulles Urges Closer US AFL Alliance to Explode Communist Myth

Secretary of State Dulles called for a tighter government AFL partnership to expose the Communist myth of worker paradise behind the Iron Curtain. In a prepared AFL speech in St Louis he warned of Soviet exploitation of workers and outlined six foreign policy points on arms control, Korea, Indochina, Iran, and West Germany.

ST. Louis Dulles American Federation of Labor Reds AFL Russia United States Indochina Mossadegh Iran Britain Konrad Adenauer West Germany West German Republic

Court Invalidates The Vinson Wills

The two wills of late Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson dated 1928 and 1930 were invalidated for missing witness signatures. His son, Fred M. Vinson Jr., was named administrator of the estate with about 1160 dollars in personal property reported.

Washington Fred M. Vinson Fred M. Vinson Jr District Court

Weeks Says U S Economy Is Okay Despite Risks

Secretary of Commerce Weeks told the National Industrial Conference Board that the U S economy remains sound but the government stands ready to intervene to avert a depression He cited business confidence among Americans as the key factor in stability and growth in the current climate.

New York Weeks National Industrial Corference Board

Lloyd Lands Changes In Red Policy

Britain welcomes moderation of Soviet policy after Stalin and urges step by step talks on East West issues. Lloyd backs direct talks on Korea Germany and Austria and invites a foreign ministers conference on Germany in Lugano to set up free elections. The piece also notes U S and UK alignment and Britain's stance on Indochina war.

United Nations, N. Y Britain Stalin Soviet Union Germany Korea Selwyn Lloyd U. N. General Assembly United States Lloyd John Foster Dulles Churchill Georgi Malenkov Moscow Netherlands J. M. A. H. Luns Russia Austria Kremlin France Lugano Switzerland East West Germany Asia Indochina

Pole refugee Korowicz seeks asylum before U S lawmakers

Dr. Marek Stanislaw Korowicz told the House Un American Activities Committee by radio and in person that he quit Poland’s United Nation delegation to serve Poland’s interests in the United States. He, a 50 year old law professor, said he never joined the Communist party and aimed to escape before arriving in the United States.

Washington Marek Stanislaw Korowicz Poland United Nation United States House Un-American Activities Committee Radio - TV National Committee For A Free Europe, Inc Korowicz Europe Korewicz Radio Free Europe Voice of America Konowicz Communist Party

Cloudy Skies Forecast for the Miami Valley Tonight

Vandalia forecasters predict increasing cloudiness tonight with mild conditions and a chance of widely scattered showers on Friday. Yesterday Middletown saw a high of 78 at 4 PM and a low of 45 earlier. today’s low around 48.

Miami Valley Vandalia Middletown

Communists Hand Over 359 Prisoners in Panmunjom Transfer

In Panmunjom Panmunjom zone the Communists surrendered 359 prisoners to neutral nations custody including 23 Americans 1 Briton and 335 South Koreans. The Americans rode in open trucks singing the Internationale while prisoners shouted anti American slogans. Allies plan talks to explain repatriation rights as 22 600 North Korean and Chinese prisoners at another camp face possible ch anges.

Panmunjom Neutral Nations U. S Demilitarized Zone Wilfred Burchett U. S. Army Reds Kaesong United Nations

Red Gives Names of Unwilling Repatriation Prisoners

Communist correspondent Wilfred Burchett supplied newsmen with 23 Americans and one Briton said to have refused repatriation and been turned over to Indian custody in Korea. Names came from the official missing prisoners list. addresses were found for 22, with one lacking. Ohioans named include Sgt. Scott L. Rush of Marietta and Cpl. Lowell D. Skinner of Akron.

Tokyo Wilfred Burchett Allied Korea Burchett U. N. Command Washington Buckett Scott L. Rush Marietta Lowell D. Skinner Akron Ohio Associated Press Peiping Radio Panmunjom Peiping Pyongyang North Korea United Nations Command Seoul Robert Tuckman Parkersburg W. Va Pfe Willard L. Caplinger Rush

Dean Warns Soviets Could Annihilate U S If Deterrence Fails

Gordon Dean retired AEC chairman warned at a textile industry meeting that Russia could destroy the United States if it moves first. He urged rapid world opinion action to stop the Soviet advance, saying 1953 54 threats demand new weapons or improvements to old ones as America could not repel another Korean style aggression with conventional arms.

Wentworth - BY - the - Sea N. H Gordon Dean Atomic Energy Commission Russia Dean Free World National Assn Northern Textile Assn Korea

U S Must Up Spending For Defense

Sen Wiley of Wisconsin argues the United States must raise defense spending but rejects a national sales tax as politically fatal. He cites inadequacies in continental defense and urges efficiency in armed forces and government to fund required increases without tax miracles.

Green Bay Wis Sen Wiley R-Wis United States Congress Eisenehower Eisenhower

Kazan Sees TV Raising Some Movie Standards But Doubts Major Change

Elia Kazan argues television may lift some film standards through tech advances yet doubts TV will alter legitimate stage work. He notes censorship concerns and praises spectacle while acknowledging Hollywood figures fear TV's screen presence. Kazan is in Washington directing Tea and Sympathy pre-Broadway.

Washington P Elia Kazan Hollywood Kazan Jack Warner Washington Robert Anderson

Loafing Found Helpful Advised By Doctors

At the 88th Michigan Medical Society convention in Grand Rapids two medical authorities urged plain loafing as a health aid. Dr Leo Faran a New York heart specialist cited brief daily breaks to cut heart disease risk and reduce mental disturbance from imagined illnesses. Dr O Spargesa English a Philadelphia psychiatrist echoed the calm activity approach.

Grand Rapids Mich Michigan Medical Society Leo Faran New York O. Spargesa English

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