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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1950
Page
2
Weekly news analysis notes Japan bans its Communist Party after a violent rally attack near Memorial Day. It reports Liberal party victory in elections, Yoshida defending anti Communist moves and strong turnout of about 31.4 million voters, with projected anti American rallies suppressed on election day.
Six European nations led by France form a coal steel alliance under Robert Schuman with an independent high authority to pool production. Observers say the move aims to reshape postwar reconstruction and curb war causes while Britain, not yet joined, faces a strategic dilemma as it seeks to regain global trade standing.
Construction in the United States reached a new high in May with total value near 2 billion dollars. Private construction rose 12 percent from April and 27 percent from May last year, led by home building. Five month total nearly 4.1 billion, up 21 percent from 1949. Also notes espionage cases and a spy seeking counsel, highlighting public reaction and legal process.
The Iowa primary produced a showdown between Albert J. Loveland and Sen. Burke B. Hickenlooper for the fall Senate races. Loveland opposed the Brannan farm plan while Hickenlooper stood against it. Observers expect Truman and Brannan to campaign for Loveland. Budget-cut maneuvers in Congress loom as Republicans seek deeper reductions, with debates over military and defense spending exemptions.
The United States presented evidence that a navy patrol plane lost in the Baltic was shot down, with a recovered landing wheel indicating mid air explosion. A Swedish captain found the wheel off Latvia. Navy Lt Comdr Cagle showed the wheel and wheel lever suggesting retraction at crash. Mauna Loa eruptions bring dramatic lava flows across Hawaii as tourists watch. No lives were lost.
Sears Roebuck and Company, the world’s largest retailer, reports price reductions up to 52 percent on 4000 items in its midsummer catalog. Cuts average 7 percent across merchandise, with seasonal wearables dipping as much as 41 percent. The firm, founded in 1886, maintains rural roots amid urban expansion.
The census bureau announced an optimistic May jobs report showing unemployment falling from 3.515 million in April to 3.057 million in May. Employed persons rose from 59.564 million in April to 60.? million in May, a clear monthly gain, with total employed reaching about 5.034 million.
The court issued three civil rights rulings. It held that segregated railroad dining cars violate the Interstate Commerce Act and that Negro students must be admitted to the University of Texas law school. It also found Oklahoma used classroom segregation against Black students. The decision avoided broad constitutional questions, citing other grounds for these rulings.
Former Republican National Committee chairman John D. M. Hamilton is pictured with Federal Judge James P. McGranery after McGranery appointed Hamilton as counsel for Harry Gald, a 33 year old accused atomic espionage agent.
Belgium conducts another election on restoring King Leopold II from exile amid postwar rebuilding. The latest vote by the Social Christian party strengthens the push for Leopold II to reclaim the throne, signaling a broad move toward monarchical restoration.
Kentucky observers mark a 1940 homecoming year with Bardstown ceremonies and a July rededication of My Old Kentucky Home. The event honors Dr Thomas Walker who entered Cumberland Gap in 1750, with Daniel Boone highlighted as the state pioneer emblem and Audubon praised for Kentucky’s natural beauty.
Peru's Cuzco, among the oldest inhabited cities, faced a major quake damaging Inca walls and historic sites. Spanish conquest left wealth legends as modern tremors reveal 900 year roots, Inca masonry, Coricancha shrine, and hillside forts. Nearby railway links Pacific ports across the Andes.
A newly written 1950 era song centers on Kentucky and the state’s mid century homecoming. It uses the Boone symbol from Louisville Cherokee Park, inspired by a statue once made for the Filson Club and later showcased in Chicago Warr. The statue was crafted by Kentucky figure Enid Yondell.
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