15 Aug 1960
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1960
Page
1
Police seek charges as Lillian Fratantonio 29 admitted feeding sleep drugs to two young daughters over 11 months. Coroners call it a mental case while Juvenile Court weighs custody of Bernadette 3 Venita 5 and newborn. Final custody decision set for Friday before Judge Spellacy.
Havana AP reports Castro regime took over Freeport Sulphur Moa Bay Mining Co plant, an idle $75 million nickel and cobalt facility, after a 25 percent export tax. Government intervention follows nationalization of other U S properties. Freeport vows to defend its legal rights.
Moa Bay employs about 3,200 workers, most of them Cubans. It was to produce 502 million pounds of nickel and almost 4 million pounds of cobalt annually. The Nicaro plant, built by the U.S. government, is also discussed for sale to Cuba by U S General Services Administration and Castro regime negotiators.
A cold front moves south through Ohio bringing cooler conditions tonight and tomorrow with scattered thunderstorms. After the frontal passage temps rise again to about 88 in the afternoon and 65 at night, averaging 2-5 degrees above normal for most of the week. Tonight’s low near 60 and tomorrow’s high near 82, with yesterday’s official high 88 at 3:30 p.m. and this morning’s low 62 at 6 a.m.
A light joking note observes that some people only exercise by jumping to conclusions, chasing rumors, dodging duties, and testing luck. The writer uses a playful tone to poke at overreaching skepticism.
The Senate reconvened and approved a 12 nation Arctic treaty and a four billion dollar public works bill. Debate continues over raising the minimum wage and expanding coverage. House back today but plans no business for a week with routine meetings only. A housing bill and school aid action may follow committee work. Medical care for elderly faces a Senate Finance Committee vote rejecting universal coverage in favor of a limited federal state grant plan.
President candidate John F Kennedy pushes a Senate battle to extend medical care for the elderly under Social Security. The Kerr Frear plan would expand federal state grants to cover medical costs for about 2.4 million eligible people and extend help to another 10 million not on public assistance, with state matching funds and potential monthly aid.
Police used tear gas in Elisabethville to break up street protests against Katanga Premier Moise Tshombe. U.N. forces pledged neutrality as Belgian troops withdrew and handover of order to the U.N. began. African and Swede contingents arrived to form about three battalions replacing 4,000 Belgian soldiers amid Lumumba’s opposition.
President Eisenhower telegrams teachers urging equitable reward for work. AFL-CIO AFT session opens with emphasis on pay and standards. Carl J Megel presents a four point plan to raise teaching salaries to six to thirteen thousand dollars and push tenure protections nationwide.
Lorelle Christine Kay, 21 months, died after ingesting poisonous weed killer as her Christian Science parents delayed seeking medical help to rely on prayer. Ruth Jean Kay, 41, and William Kay, 42, say they believed in healing through faith. a doctor arrived hours after death and a practitioner assisted in prayers.
VIENTIANE Laos AP King Saving Vathana agreed to rebel demands and named Prince Souvanna Phouma premier. Rebels said Tiao Samsamith and his cabinet resigned and would be replaced by the neutralist nominee. Kong Le reported the talks at Luang Prabang and pledged safe return of Samsamith and cabinet members.
The 29 year old mother Lillian Fratantonio admitted feeding sleep inducing drugs to her two young daughters. Medical authorities say she requires mental treatment. Neglect charges expected to be filed after a conference of city and county officials and a detective statement review.
In Brooklyn a 12-ounce girl remained alive in an incubator two days after birth at Caledonian Hospital. Dorothy Dispensa, 35, and her husband Joseph, 38, welcomed the premature baby on Saturday and already have another daughter, Carol Ann, 12.
Barbara Powers, wife of Francis Gary Powers, says her husband should not be called a spy and acted as a reconnaissance scout. The Powers family arrived in Moscow for the trial as Powers faces Soviet espionage charges after his U2 crash over the USSR.
Rudolph Escamilila 29 is jailed on child neglect charges after police find his 4 year old son Anthony locked in a dark 5 by 16 foot cubicle behind a stairway foyer. The boy, scantily clothed and injured, lies in a hospital under care. neighbors say the family had lived there 18 months with no hint of a child.
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