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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1952
Page
1
An American military policeman was shot and wounded by an East German border guard on the outskirts of Berlin. Major General Lemuel Mathews denounced the act as barbaric, demanding punishment for the offenders under Soviet control.
The White House invited union and industry leaders to a Thursday meeting in the State Department building to pursue settlement of the steel strike. Invited were leaders from the Steelworkers Union and six major steel firms. Prior negotiations broke off May 4 with no progress and wage dispute details remained tense.
In Panmunjom talks United Nations and Communist negotiators exchanged sharp notes over prisoners of war. General Nam Il warned of Red armies marching, while Maj. Gen. Harrison pressed for the repatriation of nearly 1,000 UN soldiers. Names of 91 added to 895 already listed will not be publicized to avoid false hopes. Meantime Allied air forces attacked North Korean targets as rains limited both air and ground operations.
Cloudy skies with variable winds. Sunrise at 5 24, sunset at 8 13. River stage 7.9 feet and falling. Local conditions show yesterday’s high of 85 and overnight low of 52 with no precipitation reported.
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight with scattered thundershowers Thursday. Low around 60, high near 82 to 87 in Indiana. Forecast notes include variable temperatures and scattered activity across the region with readings around 54 at 2 p.m. and 78 current.
Paris June 4 A Red attempt to paralyze France with a 24 hour sit down strike failed as police mobilized nationwide. The CGT unionists and three million members largely stayed at work, with transportation ports and industry operating normally apart from scattered disruptions. Premier Knay led the crackdown to deter the protest.
Nicholas J. Constantine completed an engineering degree at the University of Cincinnati after five years of daily 120 mile round trips from Dayton. The World War II officer never missed a class and was late only once during a blizzard, totaling 75 240 miles of commuting.
In Indianapolis on June 4 a six way Republican governor race moves toward deal making at the state convention. Delegates from 2,116 will choose the 1952 nominee Saturday at the fairgrounds coliseum amid forecasts of George Craig sweeping Vigo and Clay counties. National figures Sen. James H. Duff visits as the contest intensifies and hotel rooms fill with talks of deals.
President Miguel Aleman ordered nationwide de pistolization confiscating all illegal firearms and reviewing gun permits to forestall violence ahead of the July 6 national elections in Mexico City on June 4.
Colorado Springs report on June 4 quotes Charles W. Connor defense solid fuels administrator predicting a shift to coal derived oil gasoline and chemicals. He cites Union Carbide’s 11 million dollar hydrogenation plant at Institute West Virginia and Bureau of Mines insights about synthetic gasoline, urging broader coal utilization to offset oil demand.
Pierre S D June 4 election storms cut power in Jones Jackson and Kaakon counties preventing results. Auditors halted tabulation and locked up for the night. Oil lamps unavailable in a region once without electricity, leaving precincts in darkness.
Congressional leaders urged swift passage of a foreign aid authorization totaling about 6.45 billion dollars, a compromise between the Senate and House. The measure, approved by a conference committee, will be followed by separate appropriation bills. Chairman Connally hopes Senate approval by Thursday as House action follows. The final amount is roughly a half billion less than Eisenhower had urged.
Five Wabash valley men arrived in San Francisco on Tuesday aboard the transport Gen. Edgar T. Collins with more than 3,000 army combat veterans from Korea. The returning group includes Cpl. William D. Daniel of R R 4, Cpl. Richard E. Walker of R R 1 West Terre Haute, M Sgt James A Waugh of Crawfordsville, Cpl. William L Neff of Jasonville and Sgt Paul L Hansford of Bloomfield.
William Franklin aged 16 drowned near his home in Jerome after stepping into a 15 foot gravel pit hole Tuesday. Local authorities reported the accident in Kokomo Indiana.
Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived in Abilene Kansas to his boyhood home for a pivotal homecoming marking his shift from general to political figure. A two day program featured a 30 minute address and a news conference aimed at boosting his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
The Senate debated a Maybank bill to forbid strikes in critical industries for 120 days, create a board to recommend settlements, and permit presidential seizure if terms are rejected. It ties to wage controls and the CIO steelworkers dispute, with opposition from Taft and Capehart urging quick hearings.
A mother Elizabeth Avent 26 of Hopewell Virginia and her four year old daughter Patricia died in a three vehicle collision on State Highway 54 two miles southeast of Sullivan Indiana. Husband Herman Avent 27 was in critical condition and truck driver Robert Boswell 36 of Terre Haute was in fair condition at the Mary Sherman Hospital. Also named Harlan G Roberts 26 involved in the crash.
Pittsburgh June 4 The nationwide steel strike idled about 750000 workers as White House calls industry and union leaders to a Thursday capital conference. About 650000 United Steelworkers members idle without a contract join 26000 coal miners and over 35000 railroaders, plus river towboat crews and allied workers, swelling totals near 71000 including 10000 iron ore miners.
Arthur Ingles reports limited progress in negotiations between Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing and United Auto Workers at Terre Haute. The firm accuses Raymond Berndt of bad faith, noting four contract provisions from other plants, not wages, as the strike triggers affecting 350 workers at the Wabash avenue pilot plant.
Mrs. Rhea V. Spurgeon 43 of 925 South Third Street was re arrested after her husband Kenneth Doc Spurgeon 49 died at St Anthony Hospital the previous Saturday night A post mortem noted acute coronary insufficiency during operation A City Court judge set a 2000 dollar bond on vagrancy and investigation charges while a broader probe continues Earlier she had been held on 500 dollars bond on wastage and investigation charges which were dismissed May 31
Smith A. Gearries and Hayden W. Dowers, both of Columbus, received 10 to 25 years for robbery and 1 to 5 years for breaking jail after pleading guilty. They had escaped from Jackson County Jail last November 29 and will serve sentences concurrently at the Indiana Reformatory. Two Columbus girls, Gusella Carmer and Hester Jarvis, were sentenced to six months for aiding the escape by smuggling saw blades.
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