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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1952
Page
1
Soviet note accuses foreign air forces of violating Baltic airspace and orders fighters to open fire on trespassing aircraft. Russia cites June 13 incursions by two unidentified planes, Sweden’s apology for a separate overflight, and a 1959 Privateer incident as proof of ongoing risks near its borders.
The article reports Sen. Robert Taft optimistic about winning the Republican nomination on the first ballot at the Chicago convention, claiming a delegate majority and detailing meetings with key state delegations. Eisenhower outlines a cautious domestic policy stance while criticizing heavy-handed bureaucratic control.
Washington lawmakers urge a full Justice Department investigation into alleged monopolistic practices by the liquor industry. Representatives Chelf and Keating say the 1949 inquiry missed key traces of conspiracies while witnesses accuse major distillers Schenley Seagram National and Hiram Walker of heavy pressure. Keating warns the industry was drunk with power.
Tokyo dispatch notes two years of Korea War with peace talks at impasse. Eighth Army faces a million-man foe, while generals debate potential offensives. casualty figures for Allies and Communists rise as air and naval pressure continue, notably near Wonsan.
Gene Howe 66 famed Amarillo editor and publisher of the Globe-News was found shot to death in his car on Amarillo's southeast outskirts. A .38 pistol was in his hand. an inquest was begun by Randall County justice of the peace Mrs. W. J. Flesher. Howe, beloved for his Old Tack columns, planned Amarillo booster efforts and humor, and his death leaves the community in shock. He leaves a widow and one daughter.
Royce Meadows of the City Sanitation Department says crews have sprayed liquid chemical over the entire city once and are on a second round. The fogging machine runs long hours at night with DDT, covering areas in alleys and around garbage cans to kill flies and their breeding places. Continuous spraying and fogging will continue through the summer.
In Sao Paulo on June 23, police and troops hunted about 100 escaped convicts from Anchieta Island prison. Gov. Lucas Garcez reported all but 94 had been killed or captured, with estimates of the number still free ranging from 50 to 94.
Houston records 11 new polio cases in a single day with Harris County up to 133 city cases and six deaths. Dallas reports a record 65 cases for 1952, while Fort Worth adds five new infections. Hospitals coordinate patient flow as disease surges strain resources.
About 125 invitations were mailed by the Chamber of Commerce to state and local leaders for a July 11 dinner at the Lincoln hotel. Gov. Allan Shivers will speak on Odessa gaining water from the $12 million Colorado River Municipal Water District project. Invitations went to mayors city managers chamber presidents and county judges with editors and publishers invited as well.
Marcus Rodriguez aged 15 from Eagle Ford died at Methodist hospital at 7 30 a m on Wednesday becoming the third fatality from a Dallas area truck crash that injured 36. The incident occurred when the truck overturned into a 25 foot ditch while returning from cotton field work killing a 48 year old Dallas man instantly and another youth later from injuries.
The Veterans Administration lifted all credit restrictions on government insured GI auto loans. WWII veterans can obtain loans longer than 30 months if the term does not exceed the car’s economic life. No down payment is required and a car must be essential to the veteran’s job or business.
Polio cases in Texas reached 146 in a single week, a new state high. Harris County reported 45 cases, pushing the yearly total to 917. Health officials urged home and community sanitation, offering to send an expert to assist town cleanups. Three counties Fayette Jackson Wood reported first-time cases.
The Odessa City Council created the Official Park Advisory Commission and hired Parkhill Smith and Cooper to study the water and sewer master plan due by Sept. 1. The Landscaping Committee led by Mrs. Bill Tripp will propose a park budget around 25000, with public hearings July 22 on laundries zoning and other items. Public works cars, a new water line contract with Clyde Yarbrough, and bids for police sedans were approved or advertised. Bob Clark reported Odessa County summer recreation enrollment reaching 3602 with 16 staff, 1300 swimmers, and 1000 baseball players set for July peak.
Doris Davis widow of Maj. George A. Davis was named Mother of the Year by the Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars at their encampment in Galveston. She thanked the veterans and spoke on freedom as everybody's business. Maj. Davis flew 59 missions over Korea and became a noted jet ace. Other awards honored Bascom Giles and J. S. Bridwell for soil conservation work and John Hensley for membership. Andy Anderson and KRLD staff received citations and life memberships. The encampment followed election of officers after a speech by James Cothran endorsing the end of the Communist party.
St Louis giant panda Pao Pei, 14, died Tuesday night at the city zoo. The death leaves only one giant panda in captivity in the United States, at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago.
Washington June 25 AP The House joined with the Senate in asking President Truman to use the Taft Hartley law to end the steel strike. The injunctive request passed 190 to 133 with support from Republicans and Southern Democrats. administration Democrats and some urban Republicans opposed it.
President Truman vetoed the 302 page McCarran Walter immigration bill calling it infamous. He cited provisions he could not sign and warned the price is too high in his seven page message to the House. The measure by McCarran and Walter drew sharp debate as supporters argued clarity of law and opponents condemned racial policy.
Eleven year old John Charles Roper died in Heights hospital Tuesday night from internal injuries after falling from a tree in a neighbor’s yard about eight hours earlier. He was the son of Mr and Mrs J C Roper.
Japanese riot police in Tokyo Shinjuku halt a mob tossing firebombs and clubs after a tense half hour clash. Earlier and in Osaka, clashes injure 34 police and 30 rioters with 102 demonstrators jailed. An American general was slightly burned amid Red demonstrations marking Korea War anniversary.
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