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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1955

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Big Four talks edge closer as Russia shows good faith

Moscow reportedly accepts an Austrian treaty that Britain France and the United States already endorsed ending ten years of Soviet occupation. A NATO ministerial council to welcome West Germany is eyed for May 9 with a potential Big Three foreign ministers meeting to follow in San Francisco.

Moscow Russia Britain France United States Sians Eisenhowser Denmark Netherlands North Atlantic Treaty Organization West Germany NATO Dulles Harold MacMillan Antoine Pinay Paris V. M. Molotov Molotov San Fran U.N MacMillan Pinay

Premiers On Way To Asian Meet

Rangoon Burma hosts Indian Prime Minister Nehru Egyptian President Nasser and Chinese Premier Chou En Lai join Burmes e Prime Minister U Nu in preconference talks ahead of the Bandung Asian–African conference opening. The four leaders plan to fly together to Bandung for the event. Nehru expressed hopes the meeting would foster Asia’s self justified peace and a one world idea.

Rangoon Burma Nehru Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser New Delhi Chou En-Lai China U Nu Bandung Indonesia Nasser Chou Asia Red China United States

Not Candidate Says Warren Not Candidate

Chief Justice Earl Warren announced he will not be a candidate for President. He stated he will not change this decision under any circumstances. The report followed a poll showing him as a leading Republican restraint for 1956 if Eisenhower did not seek a second term. Warren, former California governor, ran as vice president on the 1948 Republican ticket with Thomas E. Dewey.

Washington Earl Warren United States Supreme Court Eisenhower Warren California Thomas Bee Newark

Armistice tested Korea commission called a farce by officers

Swiss and Swedish officers label the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission in Korea as a complete failure. They accuse Communist Polish and Czech members of blocking inspections to hide North Korean military buildup, criticizing Allied acceptance of the armistice terms.

Tokyo Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission Korea North Korea Commission

Sympathy Strike Threatens Birmingham and South

A general sympathy strike looms in Birmingham Alabama over regional telephone and railroad labor disputes costing the South millions. The United Steel Workers of America CIO predicts plant operations at the Giant Fairfield steel mill will halt in sympathy with telephonists and workers. Southern governors prepare a meeting in Nashville to discuss a coordinated action plan. Meanwhile two L&N Railroad unions call a noon Monday strike.

Atlanta Birmingham Ala Fairfield Steel Mill Tennessee Coal An Iron Division U. S. Steel Co South R. E. Farr United Steel Workers of America CIO Communications Workers of America Farr Lawrence Wetherby Kentucky Wetherby Southern Governors Conference Frank Clement Nashville

Senators Press Dulles on Airmen Held by China

Two more senators urged a full accounting from Secretary Dulles on U N efforts to free 15 American airmen jailed in Red China. Hickenlooper demanded a current status briefing for the Foreign Relations Committee. Mansfield urged caution while seeking a complete report next Tuesday.Knowland and Morse also pressed for State and Defense testimony on Hammarskjold's Peiping mission next week amid U S accusations that Pyongyang holds the airmen in violation of the Korean armistice.

Washington Dulles U.N U.S Red China Sen. Hickenlooper A-Iowa Senate Foreign Relations Committee Dag Hammarskjold Hickenlooper United States Sen Knowland California Morse R-Ore State Defense Department Hammarskjold Peiping Red China

Freshman Girls Join Air Force ROTC at Miami University

Six Miami University freshman girls persuaded officials to admit them to Air Force ROTC, making the all male program more diverse. The piece teases additional Society Section coverage about census projections for Middletown and a youth music group delivering fun and cash through performances.

Miami University Air Force

Telephone and Rail Strikes Enter 33rd Day Amidriots

The nationwide strike by Louisville and Nashville Railroad and subsidiaries across 14 states and Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co serving nine states continues into its 33rd day. Fed mediators seek settlements in Washington for rails and Atlanta for phones with little progress reported. Southern Bell sees mob violence and cable sabotage. railroad lines face growing disruption. About 50,000 union-eligible workers may be involved as CWA denies union involvement in property damage.

Louisville and Nashville Railroad Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co Washington Atlanta Southern Bell South Birmingham North Carolina Georgia Louisiana Tennessee Alabama CWA

Blind Deaf Parents to Reunite With Baby in Akron

AKRON Ohio. The Hathaway family expects a weekend reunion at their north Akron home as Georgia Hathaway 31 heals from minor surgery. Harold 52 cares for infant Clarence who is two months old and has normal sight and hearing. Welfare officials had sought a court ruling on the baby's future but a juvenile judge allowed the parents to raise him. Clarence stays with neighbor Mrs Kenneth Pipes who visits thrice daily to monitor care.

Akron Ohio Hathaway City Hospital Georgia Hathaway Harold Clarence Hathaways Mrs. Hathaway Kenneth Pipes

Sheppard Seeks New Trial On New Evidence

Samuel H. Sheppard's attorneys filed a motion for a new trial citing newly discovered evidence. Judge Edward Blythin tentatively set April 27 for a hearing. Dr. Paul L. Kirk reportedly found the killer was left handed, not Sheppard.

Cleveland Samuel H. Sheppard Cemmon Pleas Edward Blythin Sheppard William J. Corrigan Paul L. Kirk University of California At Berkeley Corrigan

Weather outlook improves after gray skies

The forecast calls for generally fair weather tonight and tomorrow with cool breezes. Peak temperatures should run near 60 both days, with overnight lows in the upper 40s. Yesterday's high reached 74 and the morning low was 54.

Fair Distribution of Vaccine Is Aim

Washington AP reports a government meeting set for April 22 to seek the fairest method of distributing Salk polio vaccine. Secretary Hobby said the goal is equal immunization opportunity for all who wish it and to speed delivery under the President's directive. Representatives from the AMA, health officers, the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, and the pharmaceutical industry are invited to discuss information to the public and cooperation among groups.

Washington Welfare Hobby American Medical Assn Assn. of National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis Pharmaceutical Industry

Free Polio Dosage Cut

Columbus Ohio eligible youngsters will receive two doses of the Salk polio vaccine instead of three as planned. Dr Ralph Dwork state public health director said the change follows a National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis directive endorsed by Dr Jonas E Salk. A booster shot will be given after the polio season.

Columbus Ohio Ralph Dwork National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis Jonas E. Salk

Sailor Welker Collapses in Senate Dining Room

Washington bulletin reports Senator Welker of Idaho collapsed in the Senate dining room and was carried by stretcher to Capitol physician Dr. George W. Calver’s office. New York dispatch notes Arthur Godfrey dismissed six performers from his TV and radio programs, off air this time.

Washington Seaman Welker Idaho Senate George W. Calver Capitol New York Arthur Godfrey

McLeod Calls Refugee Act a Challenge in Testimony

State Department security chief R W Scott McLeod told Senate investigators he viewed the 1953 Refugee Relief Act as a challenge to prove its critics wrong by making the program work. He testified as hearings opened on Edward Corsi’s firing and his claims of sabotage by an intolerant minority in Congress and the State Department.

Washington R. W. Scott McLeod Senate McLeod State Department Senate Judiciary Edward Corsi Secretary of Dulles Corsi Congress New York Hoover Thomas E. Dewey Sen Watkins Utah

George Calls Quemoy Matsu Issue a Political Football

Sen. George Ga, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, defended Eisenhower against calls for a defense pledge on Quemoy and Matsu. He warned against forcing the President to reveal plans and urged no public declaration, while outlining six policy points on foreign affairs and Vietnam, China, and possible overcommitment.

George Marvin L. Arrowsmith Augusta Eisenhower Sen D-Ga United States Quemoy Matsu Senate Foreign Relations Committee Knowland California Bridges New Hampshire

Soviets To Pull Troops By Dec 31

Report by STANLEY JOHNSTON states the Soviet Union plans to withdraw troops by December 31 after talks with Western powers, outlining timelines and conditions for the troop pullback and regional safety assurances.

Soviet and Austria push for rapid independence treaty

Soviet and Austrian leaders announced a framework for Austrian independence with full withdrawal of Soviet troops by a planned date. The accord includes returning German property, Danube Shipping Co. assets, and Austrian oil fields, plus negotiations on reparations and trade normalization.

Austria Soviet Union Danube Shipping Co

Democratic rally paints 1956 prospects bright

Washington Democrats convened for a two day rally with National Chairman Paul M Butler asserting a definite Democratic trend. He criticized Republican propaganda and warned that issues from the Dewey Truman era will be central in 1956. The gathering plans a convention without loyalty oaths and closes with a Rayburn banquet for 3000 guests including Truman Stevenson Roosevelt.

Washington Paul M. Butler Butler Eisenhower Harry S. Truman National Guard Sam Rayburn Texas Truman Adlai E. Stevenson Franklin D. Roosevelt Rayburn

Wolfson Wins Court Rounds Ward Control Bid

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled for Louis E. Wolfson in his bid to take control of Montgomery Ward & Co. The decision affirms that Ward’s method of electing three of nine directors annually was unconstitutional. The ruling follows Circuit Judge Harry M. Fisher, who said all nine board seats must be on the next annual meeting ballot in Chicago.

Springfield Ill Illinois Supreme Court Today Louis E. Wolfson Montgomery Ward & Co Wolfson Ward Supreme Court Harry M. Fisher Chicago Fisher Ward Board of Directors

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