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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1951
Page
1
Government agents probe reports of black market operations at South St. Paul Stockyards while Chicago beef receipts for the week drop to a record-low level. Cattle producers deny withholding cattle in protest against the government price rollback. Pens at Chicago stockyards hold few cattle and major packers slow slaughter.
Indiana State Teachers College marks its eightieth commencement with Alumni Senior Day events starting tomorrow. At 10 a m the alumni convocation, 11 30 a m six class reunion luncheons, and a 6 pm gymnasium banquet headline a day of ceremonies led by Ray G. Price and John F. Preston.
United Nations troops push toward Chorwon and Kumhwa amid heavy bombardment and fighter attacks as reports suggest a possible Communist withdrawal to a new line from Wonsan on the east coast to Kaesong near the 38th parallel. Allied gains continue in the iron triangle while China and North Korea threaten a strategic retreat.
US Defense Secretary George C. Marshall made a surprise tour of Tokyo and Korea, stressing the trip was purely military. He met Lt. Gen. James Van Fleet, visited First Corps and First Cavalry Division, and said no peace-move links.
Washington June 8 AP DiSalle told Congress he will stand firm on beef price rollback. He warned failure to control beef prices would wreck controls on all food prices and make wage stabilization unfair. He said alternatives to price control would lead to soaring beef prices, and rollback would insure fair profits for cattlemen and the beef industry.
Beef stocks faltered with only 2000 head received in Chicago, 800 fewer than last year. Stores report shoppers stockpiling amid fear of a national shortage. Officials in St Paul offered no tangible evidence of black market activity as page continues on Page 8.
James E. Morgan, 39, charged with assault and battery with intent to kill, held under $2,000 bond in Vigo Circuit Court. An arraignment is scheduled for June 22. Prosecutor Jett reports Morgan shot and wounded attorney Wallace Fuller at 30 South Fourth Street after a dispute over Morgan's collections.
The Associated Press reports June weather disrupted across the nation with four inches of snow in west Yellowstone Montana and cool conditions in the northern Rockies midwest and northern New England. Temperatures froze in parts of the cool belt while rain spread from eastern Iowa to the mid Atlantic and Madison Wisconsin. thunderstorms occurred in Oklahoma Missouri and Arkansas. A separate wet belt stretched from Nebraska to the eastern Dakotas with warmth persisting in the southeast and far southwest.
The Foreign Office reports no clues on the whereabouts of Donald Duart MacLean and Guy Burgess two weeks after their disappearance from Washington. Messages to relatives suggest personal notes, not handwriting, and officials rule out foul play. The U.S. is kept informed. no arrest warrant exists.
Administration forces in Congress move to beat the June 30 deadline to renew the Defense Production Act. Senate and House committees will draft extension legislation, as President Truman warns inflation may surge without the controls amid higher defense spending. The banking committee concluded five weeks of hearings on the administration proposal.
Peiping radio named four more U S soldiers as prisoners of war in North Korea including Sgt Floyd A Martin listed with a La Crosse Wisconsin box address. The broadcast adds to ongoing POW reports from the conflict zone.
The third army reserve unit from Terre Haute to go active is Company B of the 843rd Engineer Aviation Battalion. Induction ceremonies are set for 8:00 a.m. Sunday at regional reserve headquarters on 132342 Wabash Avenue. Capt. George A. Edwards commands the unit, formed about three years ago with Indiana General Contractor's Association sponsorship. Other Terre Haute units inducted include the 431st Engineer Dump Truck Company and the 375th Chemical Smoke Generating Company, both inducted last September.
In Indianapolis the White River yielded a bucket of badly worn streetcar tokens dumped by Indianapolis Railways. Curious boys found the tokens and brought them to the barns. Transit officials hired the boys to recover the lot and return tokens to the company office. Next they will be sent to a smelter.
Sault Ste. Marie Michigan reports a yearly caterpillar invasion covering thousands of acres in the north around Lake Superior. Experts say the outbreak peaks every nine years and will last about another week to ten days, with flying insects to follow. Insecticides offer little relief as residents endure slick roads and train delays due to the worms.
Los Angeles report details a freak accident when Leona Free’s car collided with Herbert Bronson’s, vaulted a curb, tore through a wire fence and 150 feet of yard, smashed a child's swing, and rammed into Chester Coleman’s garage wall, caving in a new auto spot.
Brewery Workers Local Union 85 said a three day stoppage at Terre Haute Brewing Company is not a strike, labeling workers as sick idle. Management and union meet to settle the dispute while 550 idle workers demand reinstatement after a firing.
The Tribune Star reports a price hike from The Wright Co. Inc raising newsprint by 10 per ton set to take effect July 1. Abitibi Power and Paper Co. of Canada also announced a 10 per ton increase last Sunday as other manufacturers follow suit.
Disabled American Veterans opened a three-day state convention at the Terre Haute House protesting Washington cuts to war veterans benefits. Charles E. Foster of Washington DC urged against plans to “destroy the nation s rehabilitation program” via false economy measures. Hundreds of delegates from 93 Indiana chapters registered as local leaders welcomed them, with Gov Schricker and Lt Gov Watkins expected to attend the Saturday banquet.
Six Louisville and Nashville trainmen died when two passenger trains collided head on in rain near Clarksville Tennessee. Thirteen passengers injured one critically as the Pan American northbound from Memphis and Local No 103 from Bowling Green Kentucky failed to observe orders to stop at Hematite. The crash occurred on single track two miles north of Hematite.
Mayor Ralph Tucker urged a nationwide bell ringing for ten minutes at noon on the Fourth to celebrate America’s 178th independence, with sermons the Sunday before. The national committee includes James A. Farley, Dr. James W. Fifield Jr., Don Belding, Erwin D. Canham, and General Mark W. Clark.
A $300,000 blaze wiped out the Osborn Midwest Paper Company's Marion warehouse last night but spared three nearby bulk oil stations. No injuries occurred though collapsing walls endangered three firefighters. The Marion fire department with help from Fairmount and Gas City battled two hours to prevent spread. Two oil tank cars were moved from a railroad siding before the building collapsed.
The weather bulletin notes partial cloud cover with morning and evening observations. River stage remains at 44 feet and stationary, with sunset around 6:15.
Yesterday's high reached 74 with a low of 62 last night. Precipitation measured at .10 inch.
Terre Haute area foresees partly cloudy skies with little temperature change through Saturday. A few showers tonight and again Saturday night. lows around 60 tonight, highs about 75 Saturday. Indiana remains mostly cloudy with possible drizzle in the north and showers or thunderstorms in the south, then showers statewide by Saturday night. lows 55-60 north and 60-65 south, highs 72 north and 75-80 south. Illinois stays mostly cloudy with showers spreading from the southwest Saturday. temperatures steady with lows 50-55 north and 60-65 south.
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