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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1957

Page

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Lord Pilot Credits Divine Help For Pacific Flight

Maj. Samuel Tyson steered a C97 air transport 1000 miles over the Pacific with two engines and 67 aboard after No. 2 failed. He landed safely at Hilo after a 7 hour ordeal, praising composure and faith as crew and passengers endured a tense, smoke free flight.

Jim Becker Charles Turner Honolulu Maj Samuel Tyson Pacific Tyson Council Bluffs Iowa Hilo Hawaii Travis Air Force Base Calif Hickam Afb Oahu Navy Wil Oe Lowry Coronado

U S Youth Delegation Accepts Trip Offer to Red China

About 40 American delegates to the World Youth Festival accepted an invitation to visit the People’s Republic, despite a U S State Department travel ban. Fifteen members will go as non paying guests of Peiping with the rest paying token costs. the trip follows the Moscow festival. Names include Jake Rosen, Bob Williamson, Guy Carawan, Dan O’Connell, and others from New York Chicago and Newark.

Moscow Red China U.S. State Department Peiping China Ehuel Trans-Siberian Jake Rosen New York Cty Bob Williamson New York City

Unclear fragment implies a pursuit or flight incident

Fragmentary text mentions George Holy of Warren and an Obie involved in an escape or flight, with a person taken to a 50 foot altitude and a long distance of 1,080 miles, suggesting a dramatic chase with aerial movement.

George Holy Warren Obie

Thug Wounds 3 Shot By Police in Indianapolis Hotel

Everett Sparks, a three time loser from Portland Oregon, fired in a hotel lobby and upper floor room wounding two officers before dying from a head wound amid police tear gas and gunfire in the Sheraton Lincoln Hotel. Detected victim James Partain and Patrolman Raymond Cooper were hospitalized in serious or stable condition.

Indianapolis Ind Bo Ot Wen Jae Everett Sparks Portland Ore Sheraton-Lincoln James A. Partain Raymond A. Cooper Travis Gatewood Dorothy Norris St. Louis Maines Iowa Questain Roberts Gatewood Miss Norris Sparks Stine Fleet Tld Des Moines

Cop Shot in Canton as Four Suspects Flee

Four men shot and seriously wounded Patrolman Warris Lillie during a Louisville Ohio armed robbery at a Fairhope Market. The gunmen fled toward Lowville after a chase in which Lillie was wounded in the stomach. A large manhunt continued into the night with police tracking the suspects.

Canton Ohio Louisville Warris Lillie Here Ohio 133 Fairhope Lowsville Lillie Haly

Blustery Bertha Threatens Louisiana Texas Coast

Tropical storm Bertha strengthened into a hurricane and aimed at the west Louisiana and upper Texas coast. Forecasters said it would follow a path similar to Hurricane Audrey, with 75 mph winds and a forecast inland move between the Louisiana Texas border and south of Houston. Cameron Parish evacuated after Audrey’s devastation, with about 500 residents remaining in tents as shelters were prepared.

Audrey New Orleans Bertha Louisiana Texas Weather Bureaus Andvisory CST Lake Charles Cameron-Grand Chenier Larea G. L. Allen Cameron Parish O. B. Carter Carter Cameron Sulphur

Crew Praised After Turbulent Voyage Incident

Survivors recall prayers during the voyage as Wy and crew praise the performance of the vessel crew. The report notes the crew was fabulous and the journey included a tense moment marked by the 14.8 unit reading.

Prather Wins Limited Court Right To Live On Ranch

A federal court granted 82 year old John Prather the right to reside on a 15 acre tract within the McGregor missile range, while his larger 27,000 acre ranch remains under Army control. The order amends a prior writ and reduces the impact area width, but Prather seeks full title and broader access.

Alamogordo John Prather Prather Peaast A. S R. McNeany Edward A. Bacon Army Clinton Anderson DNM Bacon U.S. Dist Waldo Rogers Albuquerque U.S Old West- St St Sts

Weather cooler with scattered showers likely

Middletown officials reported a high of percent at 2 30 p m yesterday and a low of 66 degrees around 3 a m this morning with scattered showers possible.

Middletown

Skunk Found in Pond Spawns Comical Local Ruckus

Philadelphian resident Stoulis discovered a skunk in the dry bottom of a fish pond near Haverford Township. Police deemed the case smelly but not a crime. The SPCA mocked dog wagon service, the game warden claimed open season, and Stoulis sealed the animal in with 11 nailed slats.

Philadelphia Angelo Stoulis Haverford Township SPCA Stoulis

Red Spies Draw 51 Year Terms

Jacob Albam and Mrs Myra Sobel were each sentenced to 54 years for spying for the Soviet Union. A third member of the espionage ring was sentenced later. The trio conspired to obtain documents and writings vital to U S defense to be transmitted to the Soviet Union. Albam and Sobel were arrested January 33 in Manhattan.

New York Jacob Albam Brooklyn Myra Sobel Eae Sante Ee Biset Oto Las Saenie Albam Sobles Albam al Sasshettan Ae Ain Te Comtenent United States Soviet Union Sabres Jay Manihattan FBI

Mobster Quizzed On Union Payment Details Emerge

Former AFL UAW board member Morris Weintraub testified before the Senate Rackets Committee about the 1955 Milwaukee Carters building sale for 80 000 then 115 000 weeks later. He cited a 16 000 payout and questioned board involvement and consultative process amid linked figures including Anthony Doria and Johnny Dio in related labor inquiry.

Johnny Dio Senate Washington AFL United Auto Workers Union UAW Milwaukee Carters Morris Weintraub South Newport One [Realty Co Milwaukee Anthony Doria Weintraub Doria J Board New York Afl-Uaw Allied Industrial Workers Union AIW Dio

Formidable Darlings and the American Woman

British columnist Edward N. Connor ridicules the idea of American women as dominated by domestic life. He claims American women are pampered, financially dominant, and taller than prior generations, citing shopping, appliances, and wage patterns as evidence of a shifting gender dynamic.

Edward N. Connor Daily Mirror United States London Conner

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