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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1957

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Ohio Clashes Over Bingo Law Curbs Gambling Question

Ohio debates legality of bingo and similar games as Governor ONeill and Attorney General Saxbe weigh constitutional limits. Supreme Court rulings say states cannot legalize lotteries even for charity, leaving enforcement to local authorities where anti bingo ordinances exist.

Columbus Ohio C. William O'Neill O'Neill William Saxbe Ohio Supreme Court Ohio General Assembly High Court National Guard Saxbe

Park Avenue mother wins custody in blood for food case

In New York a Park Avenue mother, Mrs Hilda Lindley, wins separation from Francis Vinton Lindley after a judge notes she earned $1,000 in three years and sold a pint of her blood for $15 to feed her three children. She keeps custody while he must pay $30 weekly support.

New York Park Avenue Hilda Lindley State Supreme Court Francis Vinton Lindley Yale Mitchell Schweitzer Lindley Long Island Schweitzer

Scattered Showers Forecast Across Miami Valley

The region faces mild but wet weather through Wednesday with southerly winds bringing warmer air. Official forecasts call for mainly cloudy skies today with a high near 65 and occasional showers. Tonight andWednesday bring continued mild, cloudy conditions with a few showers and top temperatures in the mid 60s. Middletown posted 56 for today's high at 5 pm and a 44 degree low at 6:30 am, with rainfall up to 8 am totaling .01 inches.

Miami Valley Middletown

Austrian farmer killed at Hungarian border

Hungarian border guards shot and fatally wounded an Austrian farmer who allegedly trespassed on Hungarian territory, police reported today in Eisenstadt Austria. The incident raises questions about border enforcement and cross border patrol rules.

Eisenstadt Austria

Mad Major Draper Turns 65 With 270 Mile Flight

London reports World War I hero Christopher Draper aged 65 celebrated by piloting his 93-year-old aunt Lillian Noble on a 270 mile plane trip. Known as Mad Major for flying under 15 Thames bridges in 1953 to prove older workers were usable, he notes he is currently out of work and aims to show age stigma is silly. Noble praised the flight as wonderful.

London Christopher Draper Draper Thames River Lillian Noble

Union Official Testifies on Disclosure Delay Request

Paul Bradshaw, former Scranton Teamster official, testified that Scranton Mayor James T. Hanlon asked him to hold off disclosure about other union officials until after an election. It was not immediately clear which election was meant.

Washington Paul Bradshaw Scranton, Pa Scranton James T. Hanlon

Beck, Hoffa Confront Union Crisis In Galveston

Dave Beck led a private meeting with five labor lawyers in Galveston to map strategy amid accusations of $320,000 in union funds used personally. James Hoffa sat nearby as Hoffa faces bribery charges during Senate probes. Beck vows to stay as president and seek a new five year term at September convention.

Galveston Tex Dave Beck Teamsters Union Executive Tunes Nanfaranena Beck Senate Washington Teamsters James R. Hoffa Hoffa Detroit Teamster

Saving Animals Now H Bomb Victim Pill May Save Life

Researchers report medicines given before or after radiation exposure can boost survival in animals. Cysteine and related sulfhydryl compounds protected mice and monkeys from lethal X rays, improving blood forming marrow function and keeping some monkeys alive months after exposure.

Chicago Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology

Retirement goal sparks exact debt forecast

A husband tells his wife that at their current savings pace they will owe exactly 244000 dollars when retirement arrives. The precise sum 244,899.64 is cited as the target debt. The exchange highlights concerns over long term funding and retirement planning.

Those Forty Boys Chronicles of a Tuesday in Bethany

A compact poem notes a Tuesday full of debate as Pharisees challenge Jesus over authority. He teaches on mercy and living, commends a widow, addresses Greek observers, then departs to Bethany for rest.

Bethany

Jordan forms new cabinet to purge Reds in government

Bedouin troops and security police tighten control as King Hussein forms a moderate cabinet led by Hussein Fakhri Khalidi to remove Communists and sympathizers from key posts. Nabulsi joins as seventh member amid a swift cleanup plan in Amman events.

Amman Jordan Ai Oe Ra Hussein Old Jerusalem Nablus Ali Abu Nuwar Jordan Army Sadik Sharaa London Ali Hayari Nuwar Syria National Socialist Party of Suleiman Baghdad Iraq Nuri Said James P. Richards Eisenhower Middle East Arab Legion Hussein Fakhri Khalidi Est Suleiman Nabulsi National Socialist Party

U S Ships May Enter Suez Canal

U S officials indicate American ships may pass through the Suez Canal under Egyptian terms and pay tolls to the Egyptian authorities, signaling a shift from the earlier advisory against passage. The move follows stalled U N talks and ongoing private discussions with Egypt as regional tensions persist. Jordan King Hussein celebrates a military victory in a push toward a moderate government, backed by the Arab Legion.

Washington United States Suez Canal Egypt Egyptian Seaz Canal State Department Gamal Abdel Nasser Jordan Hussein Amiles Hussein Arab Legion

Senate Passes 41 Million Dollar Bill To Restore Postal Services

The Senate quickly approved a 41 million dollar bill to restore normal postal services and sent it back to the House which added 800 thousand for Senate housekeeping. President Eisenhower could sign it this afternoon after House approval. House members criticized Postmaster General Summerfield for late closures and budget demands.

Washington Senate House Eisenhower Summerfield Repubican White House Cannon D-Mo House Appropriations Committee Congress

Parents Block Path Of Drivers In Liberty Street Demo

Liberty Missouri residents along Hillside Street dug a three inch trench to slow speeding cars. Eight couples posted signs Slow-Mad Parents and said they acted to protect 30 children as drivers were reported to race at 50 to 65 mph. Local reaction criticized taking law into own hands while noting speeders remain a problem.

Liberty Hillside Street Harry Hutsell Jr Marvin E. Sands

Promise To Help Others Ex-Cons Start Over With Jobs

Noel Phillips a 23 year old masonry contractor hires former inmates and ran a classified ad seeking men 18 to 23 with court records. He says he prayed in Englewood prison eight years ago and was paroled. he now runs a growing company employing 400 to 500 parolees or former convicts and envisions a center like Boys Town to help ex cons find work.

Lawton Okla Lawton Constitution Press Noel Phillips Philips Englewood Colo Federal Reformatory Tito Phillips Westside Baptist Church Duncan Albuquerque N.M Oklahoma Stringtown Bricklayers Union

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