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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1958
Page
1
The report notes oil in the Lebanon Jordan area and Kuwait drawing major global interest as a central prize. It mentions Nasser and the United Arab Republic observed in context of the regional flare up and Arab world dynamics.
Associated Press analyst William L. Ryan reports on the Middle East in a series titled The Mideast Uncensored. After six trips and nearly three months abroad he examines Nasserism, Iraqi revolt, the Lebanese crisis, and Soviet pressures shaping U.S. strategy ahead of a summit conference.
The piece argues that Arab nationalist fervor driven by oil wealth and anti colonial history alters Western influence in the Arab east. It notes Pan Arabism rising after World War II, with Nasserism shaping politics as Moscow seeks to extend its reach and secure strategic sea routes.
In Prince Rupert British Columbia a fight between a man and woman sparked a crowd riot. About 1000 people gathered as RCMP militiamen and a Marine patrol aided police. Fifteen tear gas bombs reportedly quelled the disturbance. Twenty injuries, five officers among those jailed.
Cairo reports the United Arab Republic may complain to the United Nations about indirect aggression from anti Nasser broadcasts based in Cyprus. The press cites three clandestine stations using names Voice of Free Egypt Voice of Truth and Voice of Reform operating since August 1956.
The United States boosted its Lebanon deployment to over 13 000 troops with tanks and support units. Quiet weekend belies ongoing clashes as rebels press to replace Chamoun with Gen Fuad Shehab and demand withdrawal of U S forces.
Washington moves quickly on Middle East proposals for a United Nations summit while awaiting Khrushchev’s attendance decision. A new Khrushchev message to Eisenhower was expected after his return from a secret Mao Zedong meeting. Officials weigh U N watchdog and observer groups to monitor broadcasts and protect regimes, plus limits on arms flow to the Middle East.
Jordan authorities said the United Arab Republic sealed its Syrian border with Jordan, apparently at Soviet insistence, and Jordan retaliated by sealing its side of the frontier, officials reported in Amman.
A lighthearted note cites that about half the pupils learn to tell time while the rest grow up to be women, reflecting a playful take on school lessons and gender roles.
A Sacramento River tragedy left eight in the car drowned when a station wagon rolled off a ferry due to faulty brakes. Victims include Fortino Aguilar and his wife Christina, their five children Margarita Maria Fortino Jr and Pepe, plus Maria Santos Garcia. Carlos Garcia witnessed the event. Skindivers later recovered the overturned vehicle in 25 feet of water as off duty ferryman Louis Lehmkuhl rescued two others from the scene.
Soviet Premier Khrushchev and Mao Zedong released a four day secret communique urging an immediate summit with the West. They coordinated policy for a big power meeting likely at the UN in New York or Geneva within two weeks. The text did not demand Red China a seat at the Western table, avoiding new complications. The United States maintains recognition of Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist seat in the Security Council.
The Soviet Premier urged a July meeting of the heads of government of the United States France Britain the Soviet Union India and U.N. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold. The move risks Chinese objections but Khrushchev and Mao declared full solidarity on the Middle East crisis and the wider international situation.
The forecast calls for fair and warm weather with a high near 89 and a low around 68. Tuesday should be sunny with a high about 86, though scattered thunderstorms may occur Tuesday evening. Local records show Sunday’s high of 84 and low of 62 with light rainfall since Saturday morning totaling 0.05 inches.
In Pontiac police reported Frank Kierdorf 56 a Flint Michigan Teamsters business agent was found burned on a hospital lawn with burns over 85 percent of his body. Investigators call him a possible torture victim described as a human torch. In Verdun France Brig Gen Robert J Flemming Jr cut the sentence of Wayne Powers the wartime deserter to six months after he hid with a French girlfriend for 14 years.
Indianapolis AP reports 42 year old Minnie B Nicholas, a divorcee, recovered enough to seek legal help after shooting Forrest Teel 54, Eli Lilly executive, and attempting suicide. She told detectives of a 15 year love affair and following Teel to his new girlfriend Laura Mowrer’s apartment. She hopes criminal lawyer Charles W Symmes will defend her against a preliminary murder charge.
She testified to a swollen right eye from being struck by Teel and said her .25 caliber French revolver fired accidentally during the struggle. Teel, who was married with a 14 year old son, died from three bullet wounds before an ambulance arrived.
Charles Rocky Rothschild confessed to slaying Jefferson merchant Charlie Drake sparing another man from the electric chair. Prosecutor Alfred Quillan seeks grand jury indictment of Rothschild and two others, A D Allen and Cairo Jr. Rothschild’s confession links Allen to the crime. Foster, twice condemned for Drake’s shooting, seeks new trial while Rothschild serves burglary conspiracy term.
Cape Canaveral launch marked the first fully powered Atlas with three engines in a test flight. The missile reached 15 000 mph over the Atlantic, hit a predetermined target, and covered about 2 500 miles. Officials expect a full-range test within two months.
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