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Newspaper
Wilmington News Journal
Location
Wilmington, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1948
Page
1
The Army projected 225000 to 259000 inductions in the first year of the new draft with monthly calls averaging about 30000 after an initial smaller start. Total troop strength capped at 796000 through July 1, 1940, including volunteers, with eight training centers for eight months of basic schooling.
Shan tung University students began a three day strike in Tsingtao to protest United States assistance to Japan.
The News Journal celebrates Addison M. Copeland Sr on 30 years with the firm at Fairmeade Farm. Staff recall early days of flatbed presses, the Duplex Turbular press, and shifts to linotypes and Ludlow machines as the mechanical department expands. Copeland receives a camera as a gift. Air Force aircraft redesignations are noted.
President Truman signed the 6 billion dollar foreign aid bill into law, aiming to aid Western Europe and other nations within 12 to 15 months. The plan funds the Economic Cooperation Administration, China relief, occupied areas through the Army, and aid to Greece and Turkey, plus international feeding and refugee programs.
Chicago officers traced a robber to his Lyons home after a bold heist led to a massive manhunt. Jerry Malieck, 23, confessed to taking part in the gambling joint robbery and gunfight that left two officers injured as his trio fled toward Wisconsin while surrounded near a quarry. Two Dayton men held for burglary tools were released. a third suspect remains in custody for questioning.
Carter Harrison Davis Jr., 27, a paroled Louisville convict, was captured after a weekend crime spree in Cincinnati. Detectives report three robberies two automobile thefts and a kidnapping with details of river escapes and a standoff during the manhunt. Davis had prior prison terms at Folsom and La Grange. May require arraignment on the listed charges.
President Truman will mount an active speaking campaign for the presidency if he is nominated. Press Secretary Charles G. Ross announced the plan but said no detailed arrangements have been made.
The Rio Grande surged through Zapata Texas on a 45 foot flood crest rushing toward the Gulf of Mexico. The river, usually calm, battered the lower valley citrus region but did not damage the suspension bridge linking Zapata with Mexico.
The American Friends Service Committee plans a $25 000 gift of lifesaving streptomycin to Russia as a goodwill gesture. About 3000 five gram vials will be distributed by the Russian Red Cross and Red Crescent.
Providence town Massachusetts June 28 A 17 year old lobster fisherman Frank E Cabral Jr described riding a 60 foot whale after a pots routine off Race Point. He and his father were separated by 500 yards when the whale surfaced and tossed him about 15 feet into the air before he landed on its back. He clung to blubber and rode the whale for about 20 knots then dove off as it sounded and swam to his father's boat.
Six Ohio residents died Sunday as heat driven swimmers flooded lakes and rivers. In Alpha the 10 year old Lewis Wayne Stewart collapsed in the Little Miami river as his mother attempted a rescue. Walter R. Fuchs 42 of Dayton drowned in the Mad river near Osborn while his family watched.
A 13 year fight against Ohio river pollution ends with eight state governors signing the Ohio Valley Water Sanitation Compact in Cincinnati on Wednesday. It sets minimum sewage and industrial waste treatment standards and allows higher treatment by commissioners. Clinton county streams feeding the Ohio are affected.
Mrs. Mary Clay Watts 43 stood silent in Criminal Court as attorney Loyal S. Martin entered an innocent plea to first degree murder in the poison death of her 11 year old daughter Barbara Ann. Prosecutor Carson Hoy asked for a trial date and the court said it would act on the motion tomorrow.
Lana Turner, the blonde film star, fell ill with influenza in Frankfurt after entertaining U. S. occupation troops in Germany. Her physician said she will be in bed for at least a week.
The United States orders about 39 large C 54 Sky Master aircraft to Germany to transport food and vital supplies into the American sector of Berlin as the Western powers confront Soviet blockades. Officials link the move to press Moscow for relief and press on with aid efforts alongside Britain and France.
Prime Minister Attlee said the government urged King George VI to proclaim a national emergency to secure essential food supplies. Labor Minister George Isaacs was recalled from San Francisco to handle the strike spreading to Liverpool and Birkenhead where 9,000 more workers walked off.
Fire Chief Walter G. Strickfaden warned a mass resignation by Columbus firemen and police set for July 8 due to pending pay offers. Ninety four firemen and eighty four police officers have already submitted resignations unless a $50 monthly raise plus uniform allowances are granted. council signals tentative approval of uniform allowances but doubts a $50 pay raise.
Three persons remain unaccounted after a rain swollen creek crossing swept a light tractor and an automobile into the water south of Natoma Kansas. Everett Fritts of Gorham escaped, reaching a farmhouse and summoning help.
Body of Sgt. Virgil E Adams son of Mr and Mrs Guy Adams of near New Antioch is among 3734 Americans being brought home on the U S Army Transport Greenville Victory. He died October 18 1944 in France from a booby trap explosion while serving with the infantry. Burial planned in New Antioch cemetery with services at Fisher Funeral Home Wilmington.
The Cominform charged Yugoslav Communists with straying from Marxist policy and attacking Soviet Russia. Premier Tito and Vice Premier Kardelj were named targets as Belgrade faces a leadership rift. Washington indicates Tito may no longer lead Belgrade, signaling the bloc's first major split and a decisive high command action.
Thousands of refugees from Communist China areas were fed after the U S destroyer Cavalier arrived with several thousand tons of rice. The relief mission dispatched the food to aid the hungry refugees.
An Agriculture Department official said prices for milk could rise further if other dairy product prices stay high, noting that dairy prices this spring have not fallen as usual. Farmers receive minimum fluid milk prices based on regional formulas developed with producers.
The World War II Compensation Fund reported that 4,530 checks were mailed to Ohio veterans on Saturday. The total mailed to date reaches 124,366, with an outlay near 40 million dollars.
Three strong earthquakes and a rapid fire hit Fukui in western Honshu. US occupation officials say casualties are not yet known but appear far lower than early Japanese estimates, with 10 dead and 60 injured in Daishoji. Americans in the area are safe and aid is en route as authorities assess damage.
New York June 25 Babe Ruth is reported doing well today by Dr Simon L Rus kin his physician He is receiving supplementary treatment at Memorial Hospital according to his physician.
Mary Farber, 42, of West Palm Beach, correct title of Mystery Melody on ABCs Stop the Music to win $20000 in prizes. The fever of prizes includes a $1000 savings bond, a 38 day cruise, a $1000 fur coat, an auto, and a $1000 diamond ring. Farber plans to use winnings to build a home and gas station.
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