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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1952
Page
1
A powerful gale struck Southern Minnesota collapsing most of the roof of a 75 year old French church. The structure was unoccupied at the time and no injuries were reported though six people nearby were startled by the destruction.
Congress overrode President Truman's veto to enact the McCarran immigration bill the first major veto overridden since 1947. The law, effective in six months, preserves national origins based quotas from 1920 with minor changes. Senator Pat McCarran and Representative Francis E. Walter praised the action as advancing national welfare.
Hot humid weather continues in Southern Illinois with mostly fair skies tonight and Sunday. Lows near 74 to 78 and highs 97 to 104. Spillway inflow at 3 inches today and Little Grassy Lake remains with spillway activity.
A brief entry from an old Daily Press pages notes an Illinois item dated March 6, 19 with a short reference to local news content. The fragment highlights archival material in a historical newspaper.
Arthur Middleton age 29 of Carrier Mills fell about 40 feet from the third tier of Electric Energy Inc. at the Joppa plant while on red iron. He landed on a welding machine and was briefly stunned but walked away after medical aid.
Sangamo Electric Co capacitor division at Orndill may strike after IAM votes to sanction action if wage negotiations fail. A 60 day notice was served as contract expired June 24. Maintenance staff will stay on site during a vacation period from midnight Wednesday to July 20 while conciliator A. M. Thompson chairs talks with union and company negotiators.
The 16 vote Colorado Democratic delegation is being formed today as four nominating candidates woo delegates one by one. Eisenhower plans to stay near Denver until July 5 before moving to Chicago for the Republican convention. Taft follows with a large Texas delegation filing claims. Taft predicts Truman could be drafted by Democrats as the strong candidate.
In Munsan Korea on June 28 United Nations and Communist truce negotiators exchanged notes via liaison officers. The Reds accused the UN of prolonging the war while the UN urged the Communists to verify the location of four prisoner camps and protested a three day recess in armistice talks called by Maj. Gen. William K Harrison to reconsider their positions in the stalled negotiations.
Washington reports a White House briefing by top atomic experts including Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer as optimism grows over developments in atomic energy. Senate testimony from Air Force and Pentagon leaders warns Russia may soon possess enough atomic bombs for a surprise attack, while the defense bill seeks 46 billion dollars in funding.
Laborers at the Paducah atom bomb plant continued work despite union statements of a wage increase approval. The Wage Stabilization Board authorized 1.60 hourly for janitors and unskilled workers and 1.80 for other classifications. Paducah Building Trades warned workers the picket line was illegal and instructed a return to regular shifts. The walkout affected about 4,500 laborers at the F. H. McGraw & Co. project, impacting roughly 20,000 workers overall.
Electricians at the Joppa plant of Elec Energy Inc. return to work Monday after a four week strike settled with the teamsters union. The walkout began June 2 following a fist fight over driving trucks. Work slowed at the $90 million steam plant and crews were laid off due to electricity shortages.
Eddyville Ky June 28 AP state police were summoned to the state prison to quell attempts of rebellious prisoners to break out. Inmates at Kentucky's maximum security prison were restricted to cells indefinitely after three riots in three days. Warden Jess Buchanan feared some might win freedom of the cell blocks.
Benton mayor C Edwin Hair publishes Our Christmas Disaster a 91 page account of the West Frankfort Orient No 2 mine explosion December 21. The book lists 120 victims and rescue efforts with photos. Priced at two dollars, half funds publishing and half supports local industry recruitment.
The CIO United Steelworkers signed an interim deal with Pittsburgh Steel Company granting a 12 percent hourly wage rise for 10 500 workers. Negotiated by Philip Murray the agreement covers six holidays, three weeks vacation after 15 years, and shift differentials, with a union shop for new hires.
The CIO Steelworkers Union reached a wage settlement with McLouth Steel Corp. covering 1,500 workers at Detroit area plants. District director Thomas Shane announced the pact, based on Wage Stabilization Board recommendations, to be ratified by employees and likely back in operation by tomorrow midnight. Rotary Electric and Detroit Steel also reached independent settlements and have resumed operation.
The House approved 1.2 billion dollars in special airbase appropriations at home and abroad and kept 568 million in cuts from administration requests. The air base and public works program totals 2.19 billion for next year across three services, with a 6.28 billion foreign aid budget and ongoing efforts to trim President Truman's 7.9 billion program.
Two pages in today’s Southern Illinoisan focus on Giant City state park with numerous articles and photographs. The spread highlights picnic areas and scenic spots described as a haven from city life.
United Nations infantry repelled three furious assaults on the western front near Baldy as Allied air forces hit Changjin hydro electric facilities. U S Fifth Air Force losses for the week included six planes with one Sabre jet lost in an aerial battle.
In Paris Illinois a four hour search ends with the body of 2 year old Timothy R. Glover found in a tightly closed car. A coroner's jury rules he died from extreme heat while sleeping as his mother Delbert Glover reported the incident.
Heat wave grips eastern half of the country with deaths over 100 in three days. New Jersey reports 53 fatalities from extreme temperatures, while the torrid zone totals 122. Forecasts predict renewed hot, humid air across north central regions and lingering warmth across the East Coast. Cool spells offered brief relief in New York Philadelphia Boston and other cities as temps hit 90s to 107 with date records in the South.
Peoria reports U. S. marshal Robert Grant of the Southern District of Illinois says he did not commit misconduct after being fired by President Truman for alleged irregularities. Grant cites court sanctioned fund raising trips with Robert L. Knetzer as his reason and asserts the matter is political.
A conference committee voted to extend wage price controls ten months beyond their expiry, with votes 5 to 0 in the Senate earlier. The compromise preserves some price supports while ending credit controls and rental curbs by September 30, 1953, and allows local option to extend rent limits to April 30, 1953.
The Big Three foreign ministers agreed to complete a note to Soviet Russia offering Four Power talks on uniting Germany. Dean Acheson Anthony Eden and Robert Schuman announced they had agreed on a sleek note to the Soviet Union after two June sessions.
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