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Newspaper
Redlands Daily Facts
Location
Redlands, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1952
Page
1
Washington reports the House Banking Committee rejected a plan to empower President Truman to seize the steel industry amid the steel crisis. The vote signaled limited chance for seizure legislation before the June 30 expiration of the defense production act.
Hollywood California Fashion Creators honored Barbara Stanwyck and Cesar Romero with golden scissors awards for best dressed man and woman. G Peter Rosenfeld presided at a dinner attended by about 800 fashion industry figures.
Mostly clear tonight with some low clouds along the south coast. Friday will be warmer with a high of 75 and a low of 46 on June 12 1952. One year ago today the high was 88 and the low 33. Jimmy Cub humor and local notes on Methodist preachers visiting Redlands. An author buys a farm to write and jokes about raising children versus farming as a sideline.
Pvt. Richard A Hagelberg er, 19, of Chula Vista California, was sentenced to death by a U S Army court martial for rob bing and murdering two German civilians. Pvt. John Vigna ult, 19, of Goffs Falls New Hampshire, also received the same death sentence in an earlier court martial. If not commuted, both will be transferred to the United States for execution.
In San Francisco AFL Masters Mates and Pilots members voted 343 to 47 to arbitrate a dispute over firing deck officers on ships in the West Coast dock strike. The Sailors union had already struck all West Coast ships except military vessels and tankers.
Los Angeles county Supervisor Raymond Darby backed a move to ease clerks workload. The Board approved studies of two plans to cut the burden at election time: split clerk hours into day and evening shifts, and form special vote counting crews proposed by Curtis Smith.
Pittsburgh defeats host team 13 to 11 in a nine inning game. Johnson Burdette and Muir Main Munger La Palme Garagiola appear in the scoring box for the Pirates. The Home team offense produced 11 runs, while Pittsburgh added 13 on 24 hits.
Maryland Governor Theodore R. McKeldin said a plan to unite delegations from Maryland Pennsylvania and Michigan into a harmony bloc could decide the GOP presidential nomination. The effort centers on uncommitted delegates as Taft and Eisenhower vie for support with Pennsylvania Governor John Fine and Michigan Republican Arthur Summerfeld cited as possible players.
San Rafael APs report Cy Bihn a 42 year old Petaluma businessman and pilot with ten years of experience disappeared after leaving Petaluma June 3 for Palmdale without filing a flight plan. An Air Force rescue squadron from Hamilton Field searched today as family alarm grew after no word and Palmdale authorities said he did not arrive there.
Washington report says a board of high ranking officers investigating the Korean Island fiasco recommended against punishment for Col Francis T. Dodd and Col Charles F. Colson, saying they acted in the UNs best interests. Testimony shows Army Secretary Pace and Gen J Lawton Collins supported the board, but Gen Max Clark overruled with a recommendation to reduce both generals to colonel, which Pace upheld.
More than 400 anti Communist prisoners broke from marching ranks at Koje Island, shouting We will live as they headed toward American guards. They were moved from Compound 95 to temporary quarters in Compound 91 without violence, despite scuffles with inflexible Red guards. Camp leaders said 19,000 prisoners have been shifted to new compounds and about 1,000 more are held for further interrogation. Observers from five neutral nations may inspect the camps, a proposal backed by Sen. Richard Russell and President Truman. Tomorrow American troops will enter Compound 66, housing over 3,000 defiant North Korean officers.
Panmunjom dispatches report Allied truce negotiators told the Communists they would make no further concessions on prisoner exchange and accused them of blocking an armistice by not accepting the final UN offer. Maj. Gen. William K. Harrison warned why meet again daily, after a 38 minute session. North Korean Gen Nam I leveled fewer accusations, but Harrison found no significance in his stance.
The Senate approved and sent to the House a measure to extend price wage and rent controls to March 1 remaining eight months while preserving allocation and consumer credit powers until June 30 1953 The vote was 58 to 18 and the bill clears the way for House consideration after steel strike amendments were dropped to preserve presidential seizure powers.
Adolph W. Hoch, longtime federal conciliation commissioner and former president of the State Federation of Labor, will receive Masonic and funeral services Saturday in Los Angeles. Hoch died Tuesday at his home of a heart attack after 12 years with the Conciliation Commission and seven years as federation president.
In Rome police ringed the Communist led Labor Chamber as officials anticipated protests against Gen Matthew B Ridgway arrival in Italy. About 150 peace partisans from provinces attended a private meeting at the Labor Chamber headquarters near the Argentine Embassy with riot squads and plainclothes officers surrounding the area.
Mrs Oleta O Connor Yates a San Francisco Communist testified she joined the Reds after 1933 reading the Communist Manifesto and sought work in Berkeley while becoming a Socialist speaker without pay. She is the first defense witness in the trial of 14 California Communist leaders and will resume Monday as defense lawyers plan to present at least 24 witnesses.
CHICAGO AP The House of Delegates of the American Medical Association approves attacks on President Truman's National Health Commission in a strongly worded resolution. Officers will be elected at the next convention, with new leaders taking office the following year. The delegates denounced the commission and its chairman Dr Paul Magnuson but backed a toned down substitute measure.
NEW YORK UP Dwight D. Eisenhower said he would likely invoke the Taft-Hartley act if president to prevent a steel stoppage. He spoke to New Jersey Republicans seeking GOF nomination about labor disputes Korea and budget aims, stressing no miracle cure, but thrift and disciplined policy. He asserted steel is vital to Allied strength and Korea defense and suggested measures to extend production during the crisis.
CANOGA PARK. Police fear a new Jack the Snipper is active after a man sprang from bushes and clipped 16 inches of hair from Priscilla A. Ross as she walked home. She described a pair of shears and a quick getaway in a car with the hair.
Workers at the U S Vanadium Co division of Union Carbide and Carbon Corp voted 96 to 90 to oust the Mine Mill and Smelter workers union as their bargaining agent. The contract expires July 9 and the NLRB election result is attributed to a United Mine Workers campaign for representation.
A slight earthquake rattled doors and windows last night in Pasadena and nearby communities. No damage was reported and there were no injuries. Local residents felt the tremor lasting a few seconds with no aftershocks expected.
Sgt. Col. Dean Chase of Salt Lake City was confined to quarters pending a court martial on charges he criticized Gen. Mark Clark over Koje prisoner handling. Chase said the American Civil Liberties Union may help. he awaits word on intervention. He faces trial under the Bath article of war with potential penalties including a bad conduct discharge and six months hard labor.
California will dismantle the Crime Commission on June 30 as money runs out and officials say organized crime no longer exists. Gov. Earl Warren announced in San Bernardino that he will not seek further funding to keep the agency. The panel may still report its findings by December.
Los Angeles Kiwanis meeting hears George al Bulkley of Carnation Co claim California cows are most efficient in the nation. He notes California ranks fourth in total milk production, leads in cat cheese production, and ranks high in evaporated milk ice cream and powdered milk, with Los Angeles County highlighted.
Bayonet armed Allied riflemen backed by tanks and fighter bombers punched two wedges into Communist lines along the Iron Triangle on the central front. Heaviest assault was on the western edge while eastern defenses were penetrated by tank infantry teams. Fifth Air Force planes provided napalm and rocket support as Reds pressed in nightly attacks.
The government and Dollar Steamship interests will offer the American President Lines Ltd for public sale at a minimum of 14 million dollars with 92 percent stock. R Stanley Dollar of San Francisco indicates a bid. The deal ends seven years of legal disputes over ownership and calls for sealed bids within 90 days. If bids fail to meet the minimum, the parties will split the stock.
Cuernavaca Mexico Reform legislators shut down quickie divorce mills that let celebrities shed spouses within a day. Dissatisfied couples must establish residence and follow the civil code for divorce actions as Morelos state repeals the quickie laws and moves to end Cuernavaca as Mexico's divorce capital.
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