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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1969
Page
1
A funeral train bearing Dwight D. Eisenhower's coffin travels toward Abilene Kansas for burial beside his infant son. President Nixon attends with Ma mie Eisenhower and John Eisenhower, while France's Charles de Gaulle and ex leader Lyndon B. Johnson join 2100 mourners in Washington. Dr Eisenhower remains in Walter Reed after fatigue.
The Eisenhower funeral train was routed through Cincinnati for a one hour layover at Union Terminal. Eulogies were canceled at the family’s request but hundreds were expected to pay respects amid tight security during the stop.
Both chambers pass resolutions praising Dwight D. Eisenhower. Senate honors his vision and humanity and leadership style. House lauds a lifetime of public and military service, noting his impact beyond war and politics. The report recalls Taft’s 1952 ties and Eisenhower’s rise to national leadership.
Dr Milton Eisenhower 68 lay under observation at Walter Reed Army Hospital after feeling dizzy before his brother Dwight D Eisenhower's funeral. Friends said he was worn out by the strain and taken for rest before departing for Abilene. Burial of the former president was set for Wednesday.
Dr. Eisenhower, one of two surviving brothers of the former president, grew ill in a Abilene hotel while with the Eisenhower family. His brother died last Friday and the educator was later taken to a hospital. He led Johns Hopkins as president for 11 years and advised his brother during the White House years.
An explosion at Barroteran coal mine in Coahuila killed one rescuer and left 168 workers missing in two shafts as gas pockets lingered. Officials and troops faced anxious families outside the mine while investigators blamed a possible short circuit.
Rescue efforts in Barroteran Mexico after a methane gas explosion at a mine. Officials initially reported 305 miners trapped but later revised the figure. Emilo Lopez and Rolando Villareal provide accounts of casualties and confusion. Health officials doubt any survivors and warn of suffocation or burns. Red Cross and soldiers assist families as operations may take up to 48 hours or more.
Memphis AP Judge W Preston Battle dies of a heart attack raising the possibility James Earl Ray could get a trial by jury Ray had pleaded guilty to King murder and was seeking to withdraw plea and face trial Tennessee officials differ on effect of the judge s death while habeas corpus or new trial motions later noted by court clerks and prosecutors
Mao Tse tung addressed the congress in Peking as it met for the first time since 1956. Reports say the body may approve a new constitution naming Lin Piao as Mao's successor and opening paths to higher party posts.
Civil Air Patrol pilots and rescue teams scoured ground and skies for a single engine Mooney Mark 21 missing since March 23 on a Frankfort Illinois to Bahamas flight with four La Grange residents aboard. Separately two crashes near Somerset Kentucky and St Joseph Michigan killed nine. four Ohioans aboard the Mooney recovered bodies. FAA noted no radio contact with the Ohio flight while officials described it as likely headed to Atlanta.
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