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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1960
Page
12
Gov Nelson A Rockefeller underwent minor surgery to remove a growth under his right eye. He disclosed the procedure on Thursday night while in Binghamton to confer with state Republican leaders about the presidential campaign. Reporters noted three stitches under the lower eyelid and a swollen red eye.
The World Bank approves a 272 million dollar loan to Israel for building Ashdod Harbor on the eastern Mediterranean coast. Israel State Bank President David Horowitz cites favorable terms over a 25 year period. At a steel plant a large company uses over 250 thousand gallons and 120 thousand pounds of detergents annually to maintain cleanliness.
Edwards Air Force Base Calif witnessed Joe Walker, NASA test pilot and husband of Grace Walker, soar to 2,150 mph in the X-15 before a shallow dive. He exceeded the 1956 record by Milburn Apt, then survived the attempt and landed safely. Walker, 39, praised by family and reporters, described the dive and fuel concerns while his wife and three sons watched.
The Ohio Department of Highways will award a contract Tuesday for widening and resurfacing a 4 48 mile segment of U S 127 north of Hamilton from a point a mile above New Miami to a mile north of the Ohio 73 intersection The project costs about 140000 including right of way and engineering Traffic will be maintained during construction A second division project replaces a Little Miami River Bridge on Fairground Road in Greene County northwest of Xenia This is the fifth bid session of the year with Aug 16 planned for the next session and 72 projects listed.
The Flight Engineers International Association withdrew its demand that Lyndon B. Johnson explain or apologize for crossing union picket lines in Kansas City and Los Angeles. After talks with a Johnson aide, Union President R A Brown said he was convinced Johnson did not know he had crossed the lines.
The United States has provided about 12.025 billion dollars in economic assistance to less-developed nations since 1954, out of roughly 18 billion dollars from industrialized countries. The State Department says more aid is needed, especially in Asia and Africa, to counter Soviet bloc efforts estimated at about 3.8 billion dollars in credits and grants to 20 nations.
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