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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1952
Page
5
Washington AP reports negotiators for the steel industry and CIO Steelworkers Union near a compromise on a two year contract through mid 1954. A 22 cent per hour wage and benefit package, plus union shop terms, could be approved after today’s crucial White House talks.
Governor Talmadge is ill at his Lovejoy farm and will miss the Savannah address. James B. Peters of Manchester will represent him at the vocational rehabilitation conference, and Mrs. Talmadge plans to fly to Washington for the dinner with the Georgia delegation.
US paratroopers rehearse the division of Koje Island POW compounds into smaller units using flame throwers tanks and tear gas in a second dress rehearsal. Brig Gen Boatner directs the operation as guards move prisoners from Compounds 76 77 and 78 amid trenches and readiness for imminent split toward 500 man blocks.
Senator Connally pressed the $6 447 730 750 foreign aid bill as vital to saving the western world and preventing a Soviet invasion. He backed a conference compromise that splits differences on funding and warned the act would fail if rejected.}
Georgia is fair and hot this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with widely scattered afternoon and early evening thundershowers. Extreme Northwest Florida partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with widely scattered afternoon thundershowers. Moderate southerly winds on the coast.
President Truman urged the Senate to take no action on the steel strike, citing a hope for settlement through direct negotiations. A letter to Vice President Barkley warned that Senate action could derail talks. Proposals related to extending wage price controls remain pending as amendments.
GOP arrangements committee opens a two day Chicago session amid strong support for General Douglas MacArthur as the convention keynoter. Taft and Eisenhower woo delegates, with 341 pivotal votes up for grabs as July 7 opening nears.
The Federal Reserve Board announced relaxations in down payment requirements for new private homes built since October 1950. Effective Wednesday, buyers can pay 5 to 40 percent of the price, depending on cost, with the least expensive homes at 5 percent and the most expensive at 40 percent.
The United Nations asks South Korea to pause the Rhee led political clash for ten days to ease chaos fears. It proposes lifting martial law in the temporary capital and freeing 11 assemblymen charged with conspiracy while seeking a nonpartisan path to Korea’s unification.
Tokyo reports Foreign Office dismissed a Hong Kong message claiming 162000 to 182000 Japanese POWs would be repatriated if a separate peace with Russia is signed. Officials said Tass listed far fewer returnees and warned the figure was Soviet propaganda. many Japanese remain missing or dead in Russia and China.
Supreme Court agreed to hear whether segregation of white and Negro children in elementary public schools should be outlawed. Appeals from Topeka Kansas and Clarendon County South Carolina argue it violates equal protection. cases may affect national school desegregation.
Border patrols with Soviet troops reinforced seal off East German flight to the West while West Berlin braces for a squeeze. British troops widen reprisals at Radio Berlin as traffic to West Germany continues. Rumors swirl of new border crossings but officials say no basis. Mrs. Kora plans Moscow trip before returning.
North Korean Gen Kim Ti Sung and Chinese Gen Peng Teh Huai signed a multi page letter to UN Far East commander General Mark Clark. Liaisons delivered the envelope at Panmunjom during a three day truce talks recess.
Chicago dispatch reports Eisenhower backers divided over naming Gen. Douglas MacArthur as the Republican convention keynoter. Taft supporters plan a slate for top posts including MacArthur as keynote, with Gabrielson as national chairman and Knowland possibly heading the platform committee.
Georgia Senator Richard B. Russell told V S News and World Report he believes he is the only Democratic hopeful who could defeat either Dwight D. Eisenhower or Robert Taft. He outlined views on FEPC, foreign policy, budget balancing, taxes, civil liberties, and a blockade option if Korea talks fail, claiming he could win the nomination and the presidency based on a regional poll and electoral math.
A nickname for the latest electronic brain at Los Alamos Atomic Center, the “Maniac” stands for Mathematical Analyzer Numericator and Computer. It represents a powerful solving device designed to handle intricate atomic research problems.
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