29 Apr 1952
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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1952
Page
1
United Nations officials say the shift from Gen Ridgway to Gen Clark will not alter Korea policy or the hands off stance in Panmunjom talks. Lie praised Ridgway and welcomed Clark, while some European diplomats question Clark’s diplomatic skills.
Traffic diverted as firefighters battled a blaze in the former church at Court and East Washington. Pearson Street became busy during the incident. Nearby, farmers advance grain planting aided by cooperative weather and ongoing roadside forestry work on Route 422 east of the city.
Cloudy night with low near 46. Tomorrow expected to be fair and warm. The 24 hour outlook notes a max of 78 and a min of 51 with no precipitation. River stage measured at 5.1 feet. Year ago data show a high of 82 and a low of 55 with 11 inches of rain.
The Senate armed services committee may quiz Gen. Mark Clark on Korea strategy before he departs to take the United Nations command in the Far East. They also want a firsthand Korea report from Gen. Matthew Ridgway as he travels to assume NATO leadership in Europe.
Washington bulletin notes the army will pursue court martial charges against Maj. Gen. Robert W. Grow the Moscow attache who lost a diary to Communist hands and will do so with vigor and complete secrecy. Other items include calls to abolish the Wage Stabilization Board and concerns over impeachment moves against President Truman.
Weather experts report Missouri river flood diminishing due to warm dry weather and flattening flow of the Mighty Mo and Mississippi. Crest at St Charles Illinois expected at 32 feet, Mississippi crest at St Louis about 34.3 feet Thursday. Little damage anticipated for St Louis, only low-lying industrial areas at risk.
Pennsylvania Department of Highways in Harrisburg announced the award of the Route 19 widening and resurfacing contract in Lawrence county to Allegheny Asphalt and Paving of Pittsburgh for 287,695 dollars. The project covers 5.45 miles in Slippery Rock and Scott townships with five extra feet added to the existing pavement and amesite resurfacing. Existing bridges will be widened as part of the work.
Judge David A. Pine of the District of Columbus federal court is poised to issue a ruling on President Truman's steel mill seizure. Major steel producers seek temporary injunctions to stop a wage increase for 650,000 workers and to force the government to return their property. Whichever way Pine rules, appeals to higher courts seem likely and could reach the Supreme Court.
A barn and its contents were destroyed by a fire fanned by a brisk wind on Rose Stop road in Shenango Township near Route 88 at 7 p.m. Monday. Loss estimated at $3,500 affecting owners Jack and Charles Craig and contents owned by Joseph Jakello, per Shenango fire chief James Holsapple. East New Castle and Castlewood departments responded but could not save the structure.
Massachusetts voters go to the primary polls with about 300 000 expected to participate as Eisenhower aims to narrow Taft s delegate lead. The Republican primary has 38 seats at stake while Democrats choose 72 delegates, each with a half vote.
A Navy inquiry into the Hobson wreck blames human error, not mechanical failure, for the destroyer sinking after the Wasp cut its bow. Officials will question signaling and maneuver as the Wasp returns to New York with ten planes aloft.
Paris reports European diplomats hopeful for an armistice in Korea following Gen. Ridgway becoming Eisenhower’s successor. They praise the relief at his appointment yet worry over policy clarity and the risk of widening the war. A pause could position Ridgway as a peacemaker on a weary continent.
A Pan-American World Airways craft bound for Trinidad and New York with 41 passengers and nine crew crashed in the jungle. Rescue planes from the Ramey air base departed for the site to aid survivors.
Death notices list John Kalickisi aged 76 of Ellport and Anna Polansky aged 87 of R D9 in Tuesday April 29 1952 obituary brief.
Allied negotiators marked time awaiting a Communist response to a United Nations secret package deal to remove all roadblocks in pursuit of a Korea armistice. The UN proposal presented by Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy prompted a Communist indefinite recess. Details remain official secret as speculation centers on Gen. Matthew Ridgway's earlier statements.
A French Air France DC-4 was shot at by two Soviet jet fighters over the Soviet Zone in Germany. Seven shells and heavy machine gun fire wounded three of the 17 aboard, who took cover on the floor. the plane landed safely in Berlin after the attack on the West Berlin to Frankfurt flight.
Paris reports the Soviet strike on a French commercial airliner in the Soviet Zone of Germany fueling Berlin blockade fears. Western intelligence notes a purported directive labeled Operation Liberation calling for action around May 1 to deter West German defense alignment.
Witnesses reported scores of bullets striking the plane in seconds amid an attack over Paris. A Public Works Ministry spokesman said the DC-4 appeared to be on its regular course as it flew over the city, kept by civil aviation authorities.
American B 29s pounded rail bridges in Northwest Korea delivering 100 tons of bombs while 10 Japan based B 29s hit the London rail bridge complex with 500 pound bombs. Radar guided attacks met little opposition as anti aircraft fire was meager. Two more Superforts dropped air bursting bombs on enemy positions as driving rain limited both air and ground activity. Allied sorties were reduced to 250 for the day. Ground activity was brought to
Republican officials say General Dwight Eisenhower will deliver his first major political address of the 1952 campaign in Detroit early in June. The statement was made by National Committeeman Arthur E. Summerfield after his Paris visit with the general.
Arthur Mometer tends a garden with care spading soil and removing stones after a harsh fall. He lists seeds including radishes brussels sprouts lettuce and cabbage for sauerkraut to be planted early and hopes for a good harvest as he marks 67 today.
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