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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1959
Page
8
Honolulu AP report roots Briggs of Marietta Ohio safely landed a crippled Navy Neptune bomber after flying 1100 miles on one motor. The craft skimmed 100 feet over the Pacific for the final 40 miles as one engine failed and equipment was jettisoned. Crew included Richard H. Chambers of Gallipolis.
The word frank derives from Old French franc meaning free. The term denotes a letter sent without postage due or prepayment, reflecting its free passage through the mail system.
Ohio liquor chief testified that Anthony Calabrese was told the Cleveland Thoroughbred Club’s permit was “boxed up” and would cost 60 dollars a week to free. Calabrese denied demanding money. others testified about conversations and possible influence. Public hearings may lead to grand jury consideration.
Democrats press that Eisenhower labor control bill could kill other labor legislation this session. Kennedy letter supports McClellan backed measures while Landrum Griffin push urges stiffer rules. House votes seen tight with 213 to 215 favored by both sides as absences shrink tally.
In Los Gatos California a 14 year old boy practicing javelin for a high school team threw the spear in a thigh arc. It bounced off a tree limb and struck his 8 year old sister Maria Englert in the neck near the collarbone. The force penetrated her lung and heart and she died five minutes after reaching a hospital. The family had recently moved to Los Gatos from an unspecified location.
In Roseville California AP reports 7 year old Dennis Weiler son of Mr and Mrs Harry Weiler of Truckee won a blue ribbon at the Placer County Fair. Dennis outknitted mothers and grandmothers to claim the prize with his sweaters and caps then placed third in another entry. His grandmother Mrs L W Payne of Roseville had entered pieces but Dennis read the knitting instructions to him.
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