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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1952
Page
1
Washington June 5 AP The government moves to require gambling operators to pay the $50 annual occupation tax before starting operations delaying enforcement until Sept 1. The Internal Revenue Bureau aims to curb evasion of the tax and a 10 percent gambling levy using local police for tips as it seeks funds for 7,000 agents.
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower declared real peace and world security the top issue for his Republican nomination. At a Abilene Kansas news conference he outlined foreign policy aims, denied Democratic ties yet warned against letting Europe fall, and cautioned against extending the Korean War without building U S strength. The remarks followed criticism of his silence while in uniform.
The region remains mostly cloudy with occasional thunder showers tonight and Friday. No significant temperature change expected. lows around 65 to 68 degrees tonight and highs near 83 to 88 degrees on Friday.
A concise weather site report notes yesterday’s low 62 and today’s high 72 with 0 inches precipitation from 7 am yesterday to 7 am today. Humidity at noon 53 percent, winds at 13 miles per hour average 0.5 mph, sun set 7:21 pm and rise 4:34 am. Crab Orchard Lake sits 2 inches below spillway and Little Grassy Lake 1 inch below spillway today.
President Truman announced he will attend the Democratic national convention after a nominee is chosen and will not be the nominee himself. He said he would like to attend the whole Chicago gathering but fears his presence could cause a disturbance. He denied reports of a devious plot for the nomination and avoided taking sides in Eisenhower Taft disputes, noting the voters decide.
Tokyo reports that Japan's Communist party invited Communist and Labor party representatives from 31 nations to attend its July 15 rally marking the party's 30th anniversary. The invitation highlights international party ties and the event's significance for Asia-Pacific leftist movements.
Herrin faces a community crisis over securing and keeping Allen Industries, Inc. as S. J. Allen outlines plans for the Herrin operation. Civic leaders claim they have pushed as far as possible and call for a public meeting or court action to resolve misinformation and wage disputes amid a picket line.
The Cicero police chief, two officers, and the village attorney were found guilty on civil rights charges tied to July rioting after a Negro family moved into a 20 apartment building in the suburb of 70 000. The incident drew National Guardsmen and injuries and arrests.
Taft held a 592 vote edge over Eisenhower with 11 precincts uncounted as of June 5 in South Dakota. Fourteen delegates were at stake. Mickelson, heading the Eisenhower slate, declined to concede pending county canvass results Saturday. Kefauver swept all eight South Dakota Democratic delegates.
In Pittsburgh on June 5 an unscheduled twin engine airliner made a sudden sideslip to avoid collision. About 30 passengers were bruised as they tumbled inside. Pilot Henry Glaser controlled the craft and landed at an unused air port safely.
White House pressuring a swift end to the nationwide steel strike, top industry officials and CIO workers meet in bargaining conference. Three-man teams from both sides began talks, lasted about ninety minutes, then recessed for lunch. John R. Steelman exited the session but said he would be available if needed.
Former U S Senator Scott W Lucas will file an appeal with the U S Supreme Court in Washington on the truckers test case challenging the Illinois truck license law. Lucas and Springfield lawyers Charles A Thomas Hugh Graham Jr and George C Hoffmann signed the papers. The Agricultural Transportation association, funding the case, said Lucas brings Washington know how to expedite the appeal. The 1951 law raises truck license fees by about 20 million dollars this year and eight million in 1954. Judge Clem Smith ruled the measure unconstitutional last November. the Illinois Supreme Court reversed on March 20 in a unanimous decision.
The House approved a new G I bill by a 361 to 1 vote, providing education and job training with payments to veterans, plus extended loan guarantees, Social Security credits, and mustering-out pay. The bill moves to the Senate, addressing alleged abuses in the WWII veterans benefits law.
At Munsan Korea June 5 AP UN truce negotiators accused Communists of demanding that thousands of Allied prisoners be chained and shipped back. Maj Gen William K Harrison said the demand falls on deaf ears and the UN will not force anyone resisting to return. He added that UN screening shows about 100000 prisoners would rather die than return to communism.
The House approved a compromise appropriation to cover overdue payrolls for about 500000 postal workers. Passed by voice vote, the bill moves to the Senate and then to President Truman. The payroll funds total about half of the $971,342,641 appropriation. Many federal workers missed June 1 due to the delay.
Tokyo dispatch reports Himeko Kojima crowned Miss Japan and set to compete in the Miss Universe pageant in Long Beach California, with the event slated for later this month.
Paris France June 5 AP French Communists still smarting from the near total failure of their general strike call yesterday tried again today and failed worse The Communist dominated General Labor Confederation urged its three million members to extend the action but early reports from across the country showed workers by the millions ignoring the call.
Berlin teeters in a renewed East West standoff as night kidnappings and shootings spark new Soviet restrictions from Berlin toward West Germany. West Berlin police tighten frontier security after two women were abducted by Russian soldiers and German Communist police amid a British Sector siege of a radio Berlin station.
Allied infantry and engineers began dividing Koje Island prison camps by erecting a barbed wire fence in compound 607 as Brig. Gen. Haydon Boatner ordered the step to create smaller camps for about 80 000 prisoners. No violence occurred and rations were withheld in three compounds on separate days.
In Ilion New York on June 5 Raymond Chadwick cleaning a chimney uncovered about $20,000 in negotiable bonds stored in four tin boxes. He seeks to identify rightful owners or the estate of the former house occupant.
President Truman refused to comment on the Supreme Court ruling that his seizure of steel mills was illegal. He said no legislation to Congress was contemplated regarding the steel dispute and offered only a promise to elaborate on the Constitution later. The steel strike, in its fourth day, idled about 750,000 workers as Senate debates wage stabilization and new limits on strikes in defense industries.
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