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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1958
Page
1
An editor’s note surveys Gamal Abdel Nasser’s rising prominence and mixed reality as a hero for Arab intellectuals. The piece, part of a four‑part series, argues Nasserism stems from global events and hints at won and lost momentum amid shifting Arab attitudes and UAR prospects.
Roy W. Johnson led the U S moon rocket program as they eye a first experimental launch next week. A Defense Department decision on the date is due within days with Aug 15 to 19 as likely targets. The goal is to image the moon s far side and the probe may orbit the moon if successful. The cylindrical satellite would weigh 50 to 60 pounds and be built at the Naval Test Center Inyokern California from off the shelf parts. The launcher combines a Thor missile with Vanguard stages, the final stage using an untested solid propellant.
The satellite housed in the nose of the final stage will include a television type scanning device with a gyroscope to keep it aimed constantly at the moon.
Pittsburgh AP report details Patrolman Phil Morello’s hour long struggle with Robert D. Flack 28 a Wilkinsburg steelworker who stood in the Allegheny River below the Ninth Street bridge and was talked down from jumping after a tense exchange about his son and a desire to swim.
A classroom exchange sparks a humorous definition as a college freshman labels medieval as partly bad. The quip highlights playful student cynicism about olden times and language.
In Pontiac Michigan an ex convict uncle of Frank Kierdorf the Teamsters Local 332 agent in Flint vanished after a deadly torch attack that left Kierdorf with burns over 85 percent of his body. Kierdorf said two gunmen tortured him and linked the assault to union business. Both Kierdorfs had prior armed robbery convictions.
Prosecutor Ziem said a briefcase left by Herman Kierdorf contained a German pistol with a home made silencer, plus two telephones and another weapon in a sack. Kin denial and threats to reveal all marked a tense probe tied to Teamsters inquiries as Kierdorf survived a brutal abduction.
The forecast calls for fair and warm conditions today with a high near 90. Tonight and Wednesday bring increasing clouds and humidity with possible showers and a mid 80s high, as Middletown records a high of 84 and a low of 58 earlier.
A baby white mouse named Tiny crawled into a stamp machine in London after a boy 9 year old Terry Payne set him in the coin cup. Police and post office were alerted but closed for a holiday weekend. Tiny disappeared as the machine was unlocked later.
U N delegates discuss Security Council summit plans while awaiting word on Soviet Premier Khrushchev. No preliminary meeting is set without Soviet confirmation. Speculation centers on whether acceptance or rejection of the Western invitation will be made public at the United Nations. Leaders Eisenhower and Macmillan are noted in discussion.
Senate investigators chaired by John L. McClellan pressed Teamsters President James R. Hoffa to explain alleged connections with gangsters. Hoffa, sworn to tell the truth, faced questions over an alliance the committee says could threaten American economic life.
London dispatch reports the Soviet government has demanded an extraordinary session of the United Nations General Assembly. The move signals heightened tension during ongoing international crises and seeks urgent discussion at the world body.
Amillan signaled a summit plan around August 12 but U.N. sources say no meeting can be set by then. Arkady Sobolev may relay the Soviet position to the Council while private talks continue. August 18 looks likelier and Geneva gains favor over New York.
A young girl asked singer Johnny Ray by a pool if he knew Elma Johnson. Ray asked cast members who replied they did not know her. The girl then explained Elma Johnson was their maid who knows all Hollywood stars.
Jack L. Warner, 66, American film tycoon, was seriously injured in a head-on collision near Cannes while driving his Alfa Romeo after an all night casino session. He was taken to a Cannes hospital in a coma with head injuries. the crash occurred near Prince Aly Khan’s villa on the Riviera.
Warner, president of Warner Bros Pictures, shares a family origin from a 1903 Pennsylvania movie house. The four brothers built a multimillion empire with early 20th century productions, pioneered talking pictures with The Jazz Singer, and saw the company worth 230 million by 1930 after Sam and Harry’s deaths.
Beir ut Lebanon AP One thousand more US troops arrived today increasing the total to more than 14 000 soldiers and Marines in Lebanon. The group included a hospital unit signals photos and a graves registration team. General Fuad Shehab Lebanon’s army chief and new president framed troop withdrawal as a top aim while Chamoun vowed to keep forces until his term ends September 23.
Leaders of a three month old rebellion threaten renewed strife if Chamoun represents Lebanon at a summit or designates a delegate. They demand immediate withdrawal of U6 troops and say Shehab should speak for Lebanon before his presidency. Shehab cites the 1943 national charter as guiding future Arab policy and independence.
August Starke, known as August the Powerful in Dresden, bought a suit in West Berlin defying East German travel rules. He tried to conceal the old pants in transit but left the package empty, provoking arrest by customs as the train neared the border.
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