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Newspaper
Portsmouth Times
Location
Portsmouth, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1950
Page
1
President Truman told UM students aid to Western Europe must continue beyond the Marshall Plan era to keep peace and prevent Communist expansion. He warned that abandoning aid would threaten freedom and global stability while noting postwar Europe’s strengthened democracies.
Gen Omer Bradley told Congress the U S armed forces will not be sufficient to fight a major war by July 1951 but he believes the mobilization base and allied nations can win a war if it comes He described a plan to strike a delaying retaliatory blow while mobilizing and relied on industrial power to finish victory Secretary Johnson said the defense budget aims to raise peacetime readiness and cautioned Russia would likely move in the Far East and Europe if war comes
A $50,000 roller skating rink project is planned on Kendall Avenue east side, more than 500 feet south of it. Virgil Griffith and John Calaganis of Washington Court House announced a contract to Graves Construction Co. for building on a 200 by 183 foot parcel purchased from Sam and Ralph Frownie. The rink will measure 80 by 160 feet with 20 by 90 foot service rooms, totaling about 250,000 cubic feet of space and space for conventions. City permits cite an estimated building cost of about $20,000 with a $126 city fee. The site formerly in a residential zone was rezoned to Business A. The project aims to be among the state’s largest rinks.
Washington reports the Kefauver Senate committee gains power to fuse law enforcement and regulatory bodies into one anti crime task force. The panel will use FBI, Secret Service, postal inspectors, narcotics agents, IRS, and armed services intelligence to expose organized crime. Hearings to follow nationwide with rapid, surprise investigations led by Rudolph Halley. Local tips will drive initial inquiries as open hearings may be held in multiple cities.
Tears and cheers marked Portsmouth High School commencement at Municipal Stadium. The 1950 class, totaling 236 with midsemester credits and G I Bill students included, heard engineer Nilkanth Chayre warn the future rests with them. Tom Dickson led the diploma ceremony as Arthur Rau and William H Horr were among the honorees, while honor roll names and the processional “March of the Brave” closed with band selections including American Patrol.
Preliminary census counts for Adams County in the 6th district show a population drop from 21 705 in 1946 to 20 426. City gains include Manchester up to 2 272 from 2 163 in 1940, West Union up to 1 506 from 1 334, and Peebles to 1 492 from 1 356, with West Union posting the largest gain.
A Brooklyn grand jury indicted Harry Gold, a Philadelphia chemist, and two unidentified persons on charges of atom spying against the United States. The indictment, announced by the Justice Department, lists John Doe and Richard Roe as aliases with unknown true names. Gold was arrested in Philadelphia on May 23. The espionage information linked at arrest also mentions a John Doe described as a Russian government agent.
Senator Knowland urged immediate subpoenas for the diary of the late Defense Secretary James Forrestal in custody at the White House. He argued the diary could reveal whether Forrestal favored delays in arrests tied to the Amerasia case and hinted at Soviet espionage links. The investigation also touched on a New York grand jury action and calls for broader inquiries into the Justice Department's handling of Amerasia. The report notes other Congress members and witnesses connected to the probe.
Senator McCarthy blasts Secretary Acheson in Milwaukee speech as he calls for firing him at once. He accuses Acheson of aiding communists and criticizes a 90 million dollar U.S. loan to Poland, alleging it armed the Communist forces and police. He likens Acheson to handling communists with kid gloves.
Burglars dragged a 509 pound safe from the Moose Club at 4293 Gallia Street, taking 425.26 in cash, checks, and valuables. Manager Lee Deboe discovered the break in at about 10 am. Entry came by forcing a front window. a larger office safe was left untouched. Detective Glenn Albrecht noted concrete marks from the rear porch. Read more: the small room hid the safe under a second floor stairway near the kitchen. investigators reported signs of a forced entry and attempted window jimmies.
John Hersey the author of The Wall and A Bell for Adano will help draft the Connecticut Democratic platform. He was appointed to a five man committee by the state chairman to prepare a tentative platform for the resolutions committee at the state convention to be held July 28 and 29 in Westport.
Readable fragments show a local page combining comics and radio notes from Portsmouth and Dearne area. Sports brief hints at a match, with unclear teams and scores due to OCR damage.
Washington Senator Cain blocks an attempt to set a vote date on rent control extension beyond June and launches a sharp attack on the measure. Senate Democratic Leader Lucas accuses Republicans of stalling action while Cain proposes timing his vote, with talks of a night session or upcoming sessions. The debate centers on extending rent ceilings for six months with local option to lengthen.
A US B 29 bomber fell in flames into the North Sea during gunnery practice off the Norfolk coast. Bullets from its 50 cal guns hit its own outboard engine setting the plane on fire. Eleven crewmen were ordered to abandon the burning aircraft midair. four survived, three were recovered dead, and search continued for the others.
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