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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1952
Page
1
President Truman stated a firm U.N. three point armistice offer as the Communists face choices. The plan bans forced prisoner return, allows airport repair in Communist areas, and includes a five nation armistice commission with Poland, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, and Switzerland.
Harry Gross the boss bookie testified that William Whalen former NYPD chief of detectives was on his payroll. He said Whalen joined after becoming an inspector with a dinner and an expensive watch. The five officers on trial may retire before the case ends risking pension loss. Gross also said James J. Moran pressed a 15000 political contribution during Mayor O'Dwyer's 1949 campaign and Moran is imprisoned at Green Haven for a firemen shakedown racket.
Des Moines reports Dr. John Cannon of Davenport demonstrated space maintainers for children at the Iowa State Dental Society convention in Des Moines. Dr. Glenn Miller of Waterloo spoke on treating and filling baby teeth of very young children.
Eisenhower told Congress that any reduction from Truman's 7.9 billion foreign aid plan would curtail the U.S. defense program. He cautioned that moderate cuts could be absorbed, but cuts far beyond the current reductions risk harming the military build-up essential to national security.
The Federal Reserve board suspended controls on installment buying, removing down payment and repayment limits for autos and appliances. It cites ample supplies and fading inflation as reasons, noting the prior requirements of 15 percent down and 18 months or 33 percent down with 18 months for autos.
Charles Walmer Hand died in Pekin at age ten. A Muscatine native who worked as a lumberjack in Michigan in his youth, he had resided in a Pekin nursing home since 1949. Survived by daughter Mrs Maybelle Wallace of LaGrange IL and son Clyde Hind of East Peoria.
President Truman said the international situation remains very grave and that some Americans do not realize it. He discussed the general state of world affairs in a news conference, noting the difficulties but outlining concern and caution about rising tensions.
President Truman, 68, said he feels well despite seven White House crises. Doctors led by Brigadier General Wallace Graham praised his health while Truman teased plans to travel after leaving office and warned opponents about defense legislation amid concerns on a potential third world war.
In Munsan Korea the Communists accuse the United Nations command of delaying a Korea truce by not negotiating prisoner exchanges. Gen Nam Il blasts Allied demand for forced repatriation but delegates maintain a no retreat stance. Truce talks set for Friday at 10 am.
In southwest Korea nearly a million people reportedly survive on grass roots and bark of trees amid wartime scarcity. The report notes widespread hunger as civilians endure harsh conditions under ongoing conflict.
Illinois Democrats meet in Springfield amid draft talk for Gov. Adlai Stevenson for president despite his pledge to run only for reelection. Stevenson, at Camp Cookie, Calif, said he wants no awkward position and discussed via telephone with DNC member Jacob Arvey. Meanwhile Florida primary results fuel debate over Kefauver and Southern GOP support and Taft predicts victory.
River stages in LaCrosse McGregor Dubuque Davenport Keokuk show falling levels but Davenport already below flood stage. Forecast says Mississippi will continue to fall slowly with rainfall delaying the drop. Clinton likely to stay above flood stage until late the 9th or early the 10th, Muscatine above until the 11th.
Middlebury Vermont reports Arthur Godfrey famed radio and television star is now a grandfather. The announcement notes his family growing amid his ongoing media prominence.
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles urged potentially releasing Herbert Fletcher a 15 year old Iowa farm boy from a Texas prison. They ruled the 10 year robbery sentence illegal since Texas law bars imprisonment for under 17. The board split on whether to retain jurisdiction after release or refer to the governor for commutation and remand to the original court.
Red prisoners on Koje island captured Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd commander of the American prison Wednesday and held him inside the stockade. An escaped officer was seized at the same time but evaded capture. The U S Eighth Army reported a note in Dodd s handwriting indicating he was unharmed, though the note s age and contents remain undisclosed.
New York reports William Fox, 73, pioneer motion picture producer and former operator of over 250 theaters worth more than 100 million, died at Doctor hospital. He built a 35 million fortune from 1,600 dollars, but his film empire fell due to creditors lawsuits and a slump. Theda Bara and Annette Kellerman were among his producers.
East Germany declares it will raise a defense force if West Germany signs the peace contract with the Western Allies, claiming civil war and partition as stakes. Officials say East Germany already has a nucleus army within state and sea police. The move accompanies Western push to complete the six nation European defense plan.
The U S Fifth Air Force launched its largest single strike in the Korean War against the Red supply complex at Suan, 35 miles southeast of Pyongyang. The day-long attack involved jet and propeller planes, left the target engulfed in flames and smoke, and destroyed 97 supply buildings while damaging 50, revetting 18, and destroying 16 vehicles.
Dr. Robert Stolley a 31 year old New London physician died at a Iowa City hospital after a Monday night crash on Highway 218 near Riverside. His 6 year old son Peter was badly injured but improving at University hospitals. The southbound Stolley car which followed a semi truck collided as a dump truck from the opposite direction swerved into its path due to rain and a side swipe.
Alpha Chi Epsilon members at Iowa State Teachers College gave their semi annual blood donation to the Red Cross on Wednesday.
AFL CIO and independent oil unions refuse to end the week old strike, threatening to bring the wage dispute to President Truman. WSB chair Feinsinger warned the case may go to the White House if no settlement is reached. D A Knight of the Oil Workers Union said the strike continues with May 13 WSB talks planned. The dispute dates to 1951 with refinery and pipeline workers striking after failed bargaining efforts. A Rock Island refinery settlement offered 18 cents hourly, while unions seek 25 cents and higher night differentials. Knight noted a 18.42 cent offer may be acceptable to some firms.
President Truman said he is working hard to settle the oil strike and hopes for a settlement. He stated he is not considering the Taft Hartley act at this stage and declined to discuss the steel case while it is before the Supreme Court for a ruling on his power to seize the industry.
Ralph W. Cram 82 longtime editor and publisher of the Davenport Democrat died after months of illness from a heart condition. A Davenport civic figure and aviation authority, he retired in 1940 after a career beginning as an office boy in 1883. He helped director airport programs in the 1930s and served on the Iowa State Commission on Aeronautics. Surviving are three daughters, Eloise Cram, Margaret Siemen, and M. M. Miller.
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