Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Middletown Journal in Middletown, Ohio

Page 1

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1957

Page

1

Eisenhower Battles House Budget Cuts On Foreign Affairs

President Eisenhower charts strategy against a 47 million dollar House cut to the State Department and foreign service funds for the new fiscal year. He plans to urge Senate rejection of the reduction and aims to restore most of the cut after discussing it with Secretary Dulles. The approach follows an Ike-Dulles phone briefing and Hagerty statements noting potential harm to U. S. foreign conduct.

Augusta Eisenhower United States House State Department Foreign Service Georgia Eisenheuser Telco Secretary of States Senate Appropriations Committee Senate Dulles White House James C. Hagerty

Italy Holds Mussolini Gold Trial in Padua

Thirty five defendants face trial in Padua seeking to solve the Dongo treasure mystery. Lead defendant Dante Gorreri, a Communist deputy jailed in 1953, is charged with murder and embezzlement as the trial probes Mussolini’s missing gold and foreign currency.

Padua Switzerland Lake Como Milan Donen Mussolini Claretta Pettaci Dongo Gorreri

Newlyweds Leave Church in Limousine

The newly married couple depart the church in a limousine as the groom pulls the bride close, kisses her, and teases about her quitting her job. The playful moment adds a light, humorous note to the wedding day.

Shopper Run Over by Cart in Germantown Market

An X-ray technician recalls his strangest case in 20 years involving a woman struck by a shopping cart inside a Germantown supermarket. The incident prompted medical imaging at the Philadelphia facility.

Philadelphia Germantown

Truths Eluded In Portland Vice Trial And Proceedings

The federal wiretap case against Portland gambler Big Jim Elkins and employee Raymond Clark continues in U S District Court with Mayor Terry Schrunk to testify. Oregon Journal reporter Doug Baker faces possible contempt as grand jury probes scope issues while Atty Langley faces possible removal from office and punishment.

Portland Lwo Big Jim Elkins Raymond Clark U. S. District Court Terry Schrunk William Langley Doug Baker The Oregon Journal Elkins Clark Dist. Atty. Langley Baker I Grand Jury Redding

Small Atom Smasher Shows Cancer Cure Hints

Stanford radiologist reports 48 of 74 cancer patients showing disappearance of malignancy after treatment with a linear accelerator using high energy electrons. Five to ten years disease-free could define a cure. several young and complex cases show promise while some patients gain no benefit.

Rennie Taylor Los Angeles Stanford University Malcolm A. Bagshaw California Medical Assn Bagshaw Linear Accelerator Stanford Jr Atomic A Edward L. Ginzton Henry Radi

Violent Winds Batter Southern Texas Floods and Deaths

Violent weather raged across south Texas for the 11th day, with heavy rains and up to six inches in the Rio Grande Valley. Rivers like the Trinity and Brazos rose above flood stages, dozens of highways closed, bridges washed out, and at least 11 fatalities reported across the state.

Dallas South Texas Rio Grande Valley Houston Liberty Tex Weatherford Dennis Victoria Raymondville Willacy County Edinburg Hidalgo County Rio Grande Nuevo Laredo Laredo Sabine River Mineola Gladewater Colorado Wharton Bay City Gonzales Cuero Meyersville Guadalupe Nueces Frio David Jones White Rock Creek C. R. Seymour Ropesville Lake Diversion Wichita Falls Clarendon U. S. 287 Panhandle

Weather This Week Sees Showers In Miami Valley

The weatherman reports a high pressure system bringing scattered showers and thundershowers to the Miami Valley. Forecasters expect mostly cloudy cooler conditions today and tonight with a high of 72 and low of 44. Tuesday should be mostly fair and warmer with a high near 70. Middletown recorded 70 degrees at 4:30 p.m. Sunday and 52 this morning. rainfall yesterday measured inches.

Howers Miami Valley Middletown

Longview State Hospital Audit Uncovers Illegal Expenditures

State Auditor James A. Rhodes reported a three year audit at Longview State Hospital found 21676.11 in illegal expenditures and 7488.46 in losses to the state from commissary fund raiding. The report cites cashiers staff misconduct and liquor sales, with repayment arranged and coal orders unresolved.

Columbus, Ohio James A. Rhodes Longview State Hospital Cincinnati Rhodes W.D. Williams W. F. O'Brien Commissary Marian D.voespel Voelpel Carolyn Guyorod Food Service

Copters Collide Near Augsburg Kill 2 US Army Crews

Two U S Army helicopters crashed near Augsburg Germany killing one officer and one enlisted man and injuring five others. The crews were about 75 feet in the air when both helicopters were destroyed. Names of the dead and injured were not released pending word to relatives.

Augsburg Germany Here

Red Ambassador Arrives in Colombo to Open New Page in Ties

Russia's first ambassador to Ceylon, Vladimir G. Yakovlev, arrived in Colombo. He was welcomed by ambassador-designate to the Soviet Union G. P. Malalasekera. Yakovlev said a new page and undoubtedly a good one had been opened in the relations between the two countries.

Colombo Ceylon Russia Vladimir G. Yakovlev G. P. Malalasekera Soviet Union Yakovlev

Border clash brink as Honduras plans Cruta advance

A Chicago Tribune dispatch from Honduras reports disputed border lines near the Honduran Nicaragua frontier. Honduran forces plan to move toward the town of Cruta as clashes between the two nations’ troops continue.

Chicago Tribune Honduras Cruta

Honduras ready to chase invaders from its territory

Honduras warns it will drive out Nicaraguan troops from areas it deems Honduran border. Tegucigalpa reports have begun mobilizing civilians and ordering personnel to barracks as disputes over Mocoron and other towns escalate amid strained diplomatic ties with Nicaragua.

Tegucigalpa Honduras Gracias A Dios Nicaragua Jorge Fidel Duron Mocoron Honduran Luis Somoza

Jordan Crisis Talks Between Hussein Saud Quietly Continue

In Amman and Riyadh leaders from Jordan and Saudi Arabia met as King Hussein, while curfews ease, seeks to coordinate with King Saud after Syria and Egypt pressed for anti Western elements. Egyptian Syrian influence alarms West amid martial law and cabinet reshuffle.

Amman Jordan Hussein Saudi Arabia Saud Ridyah Suleiman Toukan Syria Egypt Faisal Iraq Ibrahim Hashim Shukri Kuwaily Damascus

Doctors Lose Battle For Life In Pittsburgh

William Blakley, 51, an unemployed steelworker from McKeesport, died after a series of heart stoppages at McKeesport Hospital. Surgeons attempted multiple heart-massaging procedures but could not revive him. his wife Mary stood beside him as efforts failed.

Pittsburgh William Blakley McKeesport McKeesport Hospital Mary

Psychic Driving: New Sleep Method Aids Neurotic Patients

Canadian psychiatrist Dr. D Ewen Cameron described a sleep and recording based method at the Texas Neuropsychiatric Assn meeting. Patients enter 30 to 60 days of deep sleep with barbiturates and tranquilizers, then hear repetitive positive statements on records for 15 hours daily, followed by short reconsolidation sleep. Results vary. some show weeks to months of improved behavior, others only brief effects.

Dallas W D. Ewen Cameron Psychiatry l Department McGill University Montreal Canada Cameron Texas Neuropsychiatric Assn American Psychiatric Assn

Nixon to mediate GOP split over Modern Republicanism

Vice President Nixon seeks to bridge factions within the Republican Party angered by Eisenhower's modernization efforts. He aims to help the party stay responsive to modern needs without alienating conservatives, framing support for social programs as lasting, not socialist. Nixon weighs 1960 nomination considerations while backing steady reform.

Washington Nixon Eisenhower Eisenhowser

Gas Fire Scares Cape Girardeau as Barge Burns

A spill of escaping gasoline on the Mississippi near Cape Girardeau caused a riverfront scare as flames tracked upriver for miles and a pumping-station barge burned and sank after explosions. An oil company spokesman blamed a ruptured hose line and a downstream cigarette for the blaze.

Cape Girardeau Mississippi Oil Company

Four Americans Died as Navy Plane Hit Mountain in Japan

In Yokosuka Japan helicopter crews recovered the bodies of four American servicemen after a twin engine Navy plane crashed into a 4200 foot mountain 80 miles southwest of Tokyo. Names withheld pending kin notification.

Yokosuka Japan Tokyo

Also Mentioned on This Page

Sally McGuire Minneapolis Como Mexico Brazil U.L Ike By Marvin L. Arrowsmith Italy Small Atom Smasher Thun Longview Hart Red Cruz By Tom Masterson Ssssass Ssus Pest Higgs Flouee Gop Pabadeses Ser
Search Courier

Search the Middletown Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Middletown Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication