14 Jun 1951
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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1951
Page
1
County budget requests for 1952 total about 1,419,042 while auditor estimates 1,234,000. A shortfall of approximately 183,000 requires the commissioners to cut department requests to balance with anticipated funds. The board will meet at 9 a.m. June 27 to review budgets filed with the office.
Berlin faced fears of a blockade as Communist police halted several shipments. West German police reported confiscation of 23 dollars worth of goods moving from the west to Berlin for insufficient documentation, and 10 to 13 tons of scrap metal shipped from Berlin to the West were seized. Western authorities had urged the Russians to lift restrictions, accusing them of violating postwar agreements ending the blockade.
Clouds give way to clearing and warmer conditions this afternoon with a high near 76. Tonight turns cloudy and cool with a low around 43. Friday morning is partly cloudy and warmer.
Advertises placing Chronicle Telegram Want Ads to sell a used refrigerator for fast cash. Encourages calling 4752 or 4753 to get a friendly ad maker and place a low cost, easy ad today.
The British submarine Affray, missing in the English Channel with 73 men aboard since April 16, was found in 200 feet of water about 50 miles southwest of the Isle of Wight. The search located it in Hurd Deep, 35 miles northwest of Cherbourg, France.
John J. McCloy, E. S. high commissioner for Germany, testified before Congress that Communist undercover agents have smuggled millions of dollars in strategic materials from West Germany to Eastern Communist nations. He could not provide a precise total, though estimates reach up to $100 million, and he noted legal war-making trade from Western Germany to the east has fallen sharply.
The Federal Reserve board told Congress it will not modify current consumer credit regulations at this time, affecting areas including automobile financing. Advertisement text from New York papers and out-of-town papers appears in the material.
Ambassador Henry F. Grady met with Premier Mohammed Mossadegh amid fears of tribal uprisings in Iran's oil districts that could derail discussions on nationalization of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. Grady said Mossadegh saw no reason to halt talks and expected the meeting with British delegates to proceed. Reports said Bakhtiari tribesmen attacked a garrison near Hafilang, with casualties, and leaflets urged peasants to claim what is theirs.
Lorain County's El Rey Grotto Band won national champion status at Cincinnati in three divisions. Under Carl Turner the band swept parade, concert, and unusual unit for its exhibit The Thing, adding to its Toledo State title from last September.
Elyria reports almost 200 students enrolled in the 1951 summer school with 73 in elementary and 112 in high school. Classes meet daily at the Lincoln and Technical Buildings on Sixth Street from eight to 11 35 a m five days weekly through July 20. Elementary teachers include Miss Neva Brown Miss Frances Tutthill and Miss Catherine Hartman.
Washington reports from a Pentagon briefing state Eniwetok tests show the deadliest atomic devices yet, with a hydrogen bomb pushed toward development. Officials say the nation has a broad arsenal for field and city use, with data on effects for shelters, plants, and homes due to civil defense planners in about two months.
Report by Gordon Dean and other AEC officials details the April May Pacific Proving Ground tests at Eniwetok. They describe increased energy yield per explosive, reduced radioactivity, and accelerated U S atomic program while noting disagreement from former officials about disclosures to Russia. An advertisement for Kaywoodie pipes ends the piece.
Washington reports 26 sailors killed and seven wounded when the destroyer Walke suffered an underwater explosion off Korea on June 12. The ship’s hull was damaged on one side but it remained under its own power en route to a Japanese port. Authorities said a torpedo hit could not be ruled out and the blast was likely from a floating mine.
Gen Douglas MacArthur spoke to about 35 000 at Rice Institute Houston urging firm action in Korea. He blasted the Truman administration as fearful and appeasing, warned against a third world war, and urged rapid decisive end to the Korean conflict while criticizing alleged corruption in civil government.
London reports that the United States and Britain reached complete accord in drafting a peace treaty for Japan. Officials said the text contains the main essentials for Japan to regain independence as a sovereign state and both governments hope Russia will sign a final peace treaty.
Allied forces push in the east central front driving back retreating Reds after abandoning Pyongsang 29 miles north of the 38th parallel. U N patrols report limited gains near Kumhwa and heavy resistance northeast of the Hwachon area as forces recapture strategic hills and repulse counterattacks near Kanson and along the Imjin valley.
Bellevue’s section of LA 5 Route 20 labeled Ohio’s worst street may be postponed to next year as opponents circulate petitions for a public vote on the widening and resurfacing project. State Highway Director TOT Kauer said rebuilding could halt if signatures meet the fall vote threshold.
Former Defense Secretary Louis Johnson testified before the Senate committee that Secretary Acheson opposed, and President Truman rejected, a proposal to send a military mission to Formosa. He said after the Korean War began the State Department shifted to preventing Formosa from falling into unfriendly hands as needed. The chair pressed for details on tensions with Acheson and the Formosa issue.
Chicago meeting brings together Michael DiSalle and about 80 cattle producers at Saddle and Sirloin Club to discuss beef price rollback while DiSalle faces congressional testimony on economic controls. Prince outlines the session as an exchange of ideas not a price negotiation.
Black River remains too high at Cascade Park and the park superintendent John Machock urges parents to keep children from crossing on stepping stones. He warns the river is dangerous and crossing is not advised today.
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