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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1959
Page
1
Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell called on labor and management to pursue serious collective bargaining to end the 15 day steel strike. He said both sides have done little to meet their responsibilities to the American people and to the thousands of workers affected.
Local 86 of the United Steelworkers said its members would resume work Monday at Mahoning Valley Steel Co despite the nationwide steel strike. Officials could not be reached to explain the move but reports said the union and company had ironed out a few grievances.
The 18 day steel strike shows little progress as negotiators for steel companies and unions met only twice for a total of two hours. Federal mediation attempts have not yielded more face to face talks, despite calls for good faith collective bargaining as the cornerstone of resolving labor disputes.
The union demands a 15 cent hourly wage increase plus fringe benefits while steel industry negotiates. Wages before the strike averaged $3.10 per hour, with fringe benefits offered but no pay raise yet. The public statement calls for daily bargaining to reach an early fair settlement.
Four people died in a head on collision on Ohio 65 near the Putnam Henry county line. Three other family members were hospitalized with three in critical condition, including Chester Shank and Ray Lee Shank.
COLUMBUS Ohio AP Hotel executives summoned to a special grand jury session in an investigation into reports that legislators bills have been paid by lobbyists. County prosecutor Earl W Allison set the hearing to gauge how much of a general investigation should be made.
Gov. Di Salle discusses legislator lobbyist allegations with House Speaker Lantz and Senate pro tem King. They withhold any official investigation until the grand jury reports its findings, noting the executive branch cannot act as the Legislature controls its own members.
A 27 year old man, Glenn W. Odell, was arrested by FBI agents in Cleveland on a federal armed bank robbery charge for the $18 000 Clarksville Maryland bank theft committed nearly two years ago. Odell offered no resistance and will appear before U S Commissioner H A Horn. He is jailed in Cuya hoga County.
Queen Elizabeth II named Maj. Gen. George Philips Vanier as the new governor general of Canada after a 45 day tour. Diefenbaker and the cabinet approved the choice at Government House Nova Scotia. Vanier, 71, succeeds Vincent Massey who retired after seven and a half years in office.
In a Midl town pit 18 new divers from the MUST Club completed an eight week training under instructor Joe Mangus. The group earned diplomas sealed in deflated balloons during a ceremony 40 feet beneath the surface. Members include Clayton Blanton and Bob Henderson who praised the training as valuable and dangerous.
Tim Johnson 299 Fleming Rd Chuck Thier 612 Richardson St J Mike Stamper 103 Belsford St Trenton J C L Mangus 210 Burton Rd Jim Stephens 1210 Yankee Rd A L McIntosh Jackson Lane Dusty Hill 235th Ave Chautauqua Loren Theodore 1719 Fleming Rd Clayton Blanton 1827 Logan Ave Richard Kindell Franklin Rt 1 Jon Kindell Franklin Rt 1 Paul D Stahley 6635 Franklin Madison Rd Franklin Harold
Greenville Ohio AP witnesses described a man seen as a ball of fire when an explosion ripped through his home early Saturday. Robert Earl Thornton 27 suffered severe burns and remained in critical condition at Wayne Memorial Hospital as investigators said a escaping bottled gas likely ignited after his wife and children had already moved out. Fire crews continued probing the scene.
Radio Moscow criticized Vice President Nixon for distorting Soviet foreign policy in his Moscow address. Soviet commentator Yakov Viktorov accused Nixon of dodging bases questions and distorting history while claiming US bases defend only. The broadcast spread via Swedish, German, and Italian services after initial remarks.
In Cincinnati the Structural Iron Workers Union ended a 46 day strike with about 550 members voting to accept a one year contract raising pay by 15 cents per hour. Workers will return to 75 construction sites in greater Cincinnati Monday, after delays from the strike. Previously the wage was 3.65 per hour.
Downtown headline describes a fall experiment turning Central Avenue into a car free pedestrian mall from Main Street to Verity Parkway. City Fathers approve one month of mall operation with foot traffic only and full access on Page 23.
Playwright Arthur Miller warns that the deepest conflict ahead will be between the individual mind and a mechanized, industrial world. He unfolds his concerns in an extensive Page 7 essay across sections titled PURO and vn nestieaeae Deaths, Funerals, Pry Editorials with local features.
Vice President Nixon told a Soviet television audience that living under Khrushchev could breed fear and tension as he urged better U.S.-Soviet understanding for peace. He asserted that U.S. military bases will remain in place and pressed for restraint in foreign policy.
The Senate Labor Management Committee plans to file a partial report on 1958 union relations investigations before the House acts on a labor bill. Chairman John J. McClellan said the report will include charges about Teamsters affairs and is expected to target Hoffa. The report may shape remedial legislation and will be filed by midweek.
Governors from across the United States gather in San Juan for the 51st Nelson A. Rockefeller Governors Conference. New York Governor Rockefeller dominates agenda with ties to business and social programs while Alaska’s Egan and Hawaii’s Quinn may attend. Faubus and Long did not respond to invitations.
President Eisenhower sent a personal message to Vice President Nixon praising his conduct during the Russia tour. The White House disclosed the note on Saturday but refused to publish the text.
Vice President Richard Nixon addressed a Russian TV audience on Saturday apologizing for delaying an hour-long humor program. The broadcast opened six minutes late with flags shown. Nixon spoke from a small round table reading from papers.
Western leaders press toward inviting Soviet Premier Khrushchev to the United States after American inquiries. Britain France and West Germany reportedly back the plan. Unease persists over a Eisenhower Khrushchev meeting risking propaganda and European ally interests.
The report notes doubts implied by officials as West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer renews a push for an early Western summit before Khrushchev’s visit. France reportedly favors high level talks, possibly in Paris, with Allied leaders from the Atlantic Alliance. Britain’s Prime Minister Harold...
The White House declined to comment on overseas speculation about Khrushchev visiting the United States. James Hagerty said he read the stories but could not comment and pointed to Eisenhower’s remarks from a recent news conference. He noted Nixon had no authority to invite but could discuss a possible visit during his trip to the Soviet Union.
Macmillan told Washington that any Eisenhower Khrushchev meeting must precede a long-sought East West summit. Soviet officials in Geneva denied knowledge of a Khrushchev visit, complicating Big Four ministers efforts to pause Berlin tensions even if nine weeks of talks fail.
A joke compares a specialist who confines illness to office hours with a general practitioner who could be summoned from the golf course at any time, poking fun at medical routines.
Washington AP report says the Democratic National Committee scrambles to replace a 350000 dollar pledge for locating the convention in Los Angeles. Oilman Edwin Pauley pledges 5000 tickets in exchange for hosting control, risking seats for delegates and officials. Pauley seeks help from Gov. Pat Brown, who stays neutral pending new moves to move the convention.
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