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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1953
Page
1
East Germany announced the first batch of German POWs to be released under Moscow's deal would arrive in the Soviet zone later today. The statement did not disclose the number freed. The repatriation follows a Moscow pact between Malenkov's government and East German Premier Grotewohl.
Louis B. Seltzer, editor of the Cleveland Press, urged the Ohio Newspaper Association to return to community reporting at its annual convention. He warned wire services and syndicated content crowd local news, calling to get close to the people. Gov. Lausche also spoke.
The Defense Department will investigate reports that American prisoners of war in Korea made false confessions or informer ties to captors. Secretary Wilson said inquiries will be fair, individual, and guided by military law, with potential questions for released former prisoners.
The Asahi reports the season's 13th typhoon slams Tokyo area with 12 confirmed dead 2 missing and 9 injured. Swathes of southwest Japan suffer power and communications outages while some ships issue distress calls. Debris and flood damage run into millions of dollars as Indochina coastal regions face hundreds dead and thousands homeless.
The New York State Board of Regents ruled the Communist party subversive under the Feinberg law, marking the first government action to brand the party as subversive and bar its members from public school employment. The unanimous decision follows hearings by a special committee assessing advocacy of overthrow by force.
A 24 hour general strike paralyzed Italy from the Alps to Sicily with 75 to 95 percent of production idle. Workers demand higher wages and security guarantees costing about 800 million dollars annually, while unions argue profits can fund a raise.
Henry Cabot Lodge, the U S delegate to the United Nations, testifies at a Senate hearing that the UN tribunal in Geneva ruled to reinstate or compensate 11 Secretariat workers fired for refusing to answer questions on communism. The tribunal included foreign lawyers and had no American representation.
Seventeen year old Robert Bailey was killed by an Erie Railroad passenger train yesterday near Ravenna Ohio at Wind Data. The incident details indicate a fatal collision involving a youth and a railway service. The investigation is pending with local authorities and railroad officials.
The AFL issued a charter for a new longshoremen’s union to replace the ousted International Longshoremen’s Association and to reduce jurisdictional fights between AFL unions. George Meany will head a five member oversight committee, with nine officials to guide the temporary leadership as negotiations for a raiding ban with the CIO proceed.
Seoul officials floated the idea of censoring all news dispatches from South Korea. Dr Karl Hong Kee of the Public Information Office says there is no definite plan yet but mentions widespread talk among officials. The UN Command has boycotted military censorship in Korea for years, while the ROK government lacks control over dispatches.
Washington reports two senators Quito differed views on tax cuts and national defense as the National Security Council met in a closed session. Senator Hunt warned against lowering guard while Senator Williams said taxes could be cut without harming defense. The discussion followed concerns over hydrogen bomb developments and potential easier production.
The Sunday Journal previews a city wide crack down on Hollywood mufflers to cut noise with youth perspectives opposing the ordinance. It also notes a bicycle safety campaign, shorts trends, and the growing use of visual aids in education in Middletown.
Dr Marek Korowicz testified before the House Un American Activities Committee behind guarded doors. The law professor said Russia aims to conquer the free world without open warfare by 1970 or 1980.
France offered to negotiate with the Communists to end the Indochina war and urged broadening the Korean conference to include India. Maurice Schumann said Paris would push for a high level meeting of Russia and the West while stressing a united Europe defense framework would not threaten Moscow.
William C. Doherty, head of the AFL National Association of Letter Carriers, urged Congress to raise the first class mail rate from 3 to 4 cents. He said the current rate is antiquated and the only hope for a postal workers pay increase.
The U S Navy will transfer two patrol frigates and three landing ships to Japan's coast guard on September 30. These three landing craft are the final portion of a 50 ship transfer program.
A hurricane packing winds up to 120 mph moves toward the Gulf Coast between Mobile Alabama and St. Marks Florida. Warnings extend east to Grand Isle Louisiana and southeast to Tampa Bay area. Coast Guard searches for a tug and 263 foot barge with 50 crew. Military Air Transport Service evacuates planes from Mobile to inland bases.
New York Times reports U S officials plan to present Koreans at the peace conference with a choice between two paths. One stresses a free independent Korea with a guaranteed international framework and the withdrawal of foreign troops, the other maintains continued division. The plan awaits NSC or Eisenhower approval but has been discussed with several UN members.
Weather Bureau issued small craft warnings for Lake Erie this morning with south to southwest winds 20 to 30 mph. Winds shift to west to northwest tonight as thundershowers scatter across most of the lake.
Roy Roger Schinagle Jr. waives preliminary examination on a first degree murder charge and is bound to the Wyandot County grand jury without bond. The 19 year old Ohio Wesleyan University sophomore is accused of murdering his campus sweetheart Cynthia Pfeil, 19, of White Plains New York. Police say Schinagle confessed to the killing. A Wittenberg University student letters suggest a romantic triangle and mounting tension with Cynthia. Authorities expect the grand jury to convene within two weeks.
The five day forecast calls for increasing cloudiness with scattered showers tonight and Saturday. Normal highs run 71 to 75 degrees with lows around 51 to 52. Expect one inch of rain over the weekend into Tuesday and a cooler spell after. Middle town reported a high of 8 degrees at 3 p.m. and a low of 46 earlier.
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