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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1964
Page
2
President Johnson signed a 2.4 billion highway bill establishing a two year federal program for primary and secondary roads starting in 1966. The measure lowers federal cost shares to 45 percent for primary roads 30 percent for secondary roads and 25 percent for urban extensions while interstate funding remains 9 percent.
Mrs Elmira Bess 45 of 152 14th Ave Middletown died at 9 15 am today at Middletown Hospital She resided in Middletown 27 years and was a Bethlehem Temple Pentecostal Church member Survived by husband Preston six sons John Danny Michael William Ronald and Ricky all of Middletown five daughters Ann Marcia Mrs Mary Lou Hill Janice and Deb ra all of Middletown three sisters Mrs Louise Stenchcomb Toledo Mrs Johnnie Mae Jordan and Mrs Robbie Lee Steele Samson Ga and one grandchild Arrangements incomplete Jordan Memorial Home
Three month old Rebecca Sua Alspaugh daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence Alspaugh Jr of Dayton died at Barley Children’s Hospital after birth illness. Survived by parents paternal grandparents Springboro maternal grandparents Celina. Graveside services 10 30 a m tomorrow at Miami Valley Memory Gardens Rt 48 Anglesby Funeral Home arranging.
Robert K. Haas, 74, co founder and first president of the Book of the Month Club, died Wednesday in New York. Also noted are the deaths of William L. Less II, Kendall Foss, and the Rev Dr Hanford H Closson, with brief biographical details on their roles and affiliations.
Mrs. Brittie Archibald, 66, of 1051 Symmes Ave., will be remembered at a Requiem High Mass at St Stephen's Church tomorrow morning. Arrangements are in the Campbell studio.
Miss Nancy Lee Edwards, medical record librarian at Middletown Hospital, is in Chicago attending the Basic Institute for Medical Record Personnel. The program is conducted by the American Association of Medical Record Librarians in cooperation with the American Hospital Association.
Both major parties spent more than 175 million during the 19 percent turnout election across national state and local levels.
At the 17 nation disarmament talks in Geneva the United Arab Republic urged a pause in planning a Western multilateral nuclear force. Ambassador Hassan proposed high level talks between the United States and the Soviet Union to determine if the force would disperse atomic arms.
London AP reports Naomi Mitchison, wife of Gilbert Mitchison now a life peer, declines the title saying she does not want it. The writer previously acted under her maiden name Naomi Mitchison and signs in personal column to keep her name.
Senator Edward M. Kennedy will not require back surgery after a June plane crash. Doctors say he is making excellent progress and will remain immobilized in a traction frame for six months, with a return to adult activity possibly in January.
Calavo and Frigid Foods Inc plan to test market frozen avocados in plastic bags starting next month in New York Chicago and Dallas. The process uses liquid nitrogen to freeze ripe fruit and preserve it for up to a year.
The three month AFL-CIO Retail Clerks Union strike against Superx Drug Stores in the Cincinnati area ends with a two year contract. The agreement raises hourly wages by 13 cents.
Mr and Mrs Donald Walker of Greenhills near Cincinnati lost track of their six year old son Peter on a return trip from Michigan. A Springfield service station attendant found Peter and alerted police who reunited him with his family as they headed south from Dayton.
Houston AP reports the Gemini program director says a proposal for an 18 orbit first manned Gemini flight has been rejected and plans remain for three orbits by two astronauts. A spokesman noted the nine safety reasons cited. the December mission continues with the three-orbit plan.
Walter R. Reuther head of the UAW will report on negotiations with GM Chrysler and Ford Friday night in Public Music Hall. The address precedes next week’s votes on strike authority by workers at the big three. UAW contracts with GM Chrysler and Ford expire August 11 and the AMC pact on October 16. Delegations from Flint Saginaw Pontiac Detroit Pittsburgh Hamilton and Mansfield Ohio join UAW Region Two for the session. The talks involve more than 35,000 auto workers in the area.
Mrs Mona F Pike of Garrettsville and her 2 year old son James were killed in a two car collision at an intersection in Troy Township. The daughter Connie, 6, survived in satisfactory condition with a head injury after the accident on Wednesday.
Harry Schagrin, 85, longtime Rotary Club member and president of the Schagrin Roseman Co. in Youngstown, died Wednesday at St Elizabeth Hospital. He once held the world record for not missing a weekly Rotary meeting in 50 years, and the club held a bedside gathering to mark his presence last week.
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