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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1957

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Ike Meets Martin Rights Deadlock End Likely Now

President Eisenhower and House Republican Leader Martin plan talks amid an AP report that GOP concessions may yield to Democratic demands on the Senate civil rights bill with a modified jury trial provision. Democrats foresee House action next week but faces Senate recurrences.

Washington Eisenhower House Martin Massachusetts White House GOP Senate Attorney General

Rainmaker and Nobel Laureate Langmuir Dies at 76

Falmouth Massachusetts reports the death of Irving Langmuir a renowned scientist and Rainmaker at 76. Langmuir a Nobel chemistry laureate 1932 led advances in artificial rainmaking surface chemistry and nitrogen filled bulbs while working for General Electric for four decades.

Falmouth Mass Irving Langmuir Langmuir Cape Cod David Langmuir General Electric Co Schenectady N. Y

Crash Passengers Really Flew Coop

Lyndhurst police report Edward Cizon, 31, drove into a pole and a dozen homing pigeons escaped from a crate. The birds, released by the crash, headed toward Cizon’s home in Passaic four miles away.

Lyndhurst N.J Edward Cizon Cizon Passaic

The Chew-Chew Car Diner Name Debuts

The Texas and Pacific Railway renames its diner The Chew-Chew Car, offering a playful twist on the rail line’s onboard dining. The announcement highlights a refreshed dining experience amid station nostalgia and travel lore.

The Texas& Pacific Railway

Levittown Protests Move of Negro Family to Planned Town

A newly purchased Levittown home in Pennsylvania sparks protests as a 32 year old tech worker and his family plan to move in. About 500 residents gathered, rocks were thrown, five people were arrested, and state troopers were dispatched. Community leaders urged orderly action and church involvement to resolve the dispute.

Levittown P. W Myers Pennsylvania William J. Myers James Newell Levittown Betterment Assn Sug Gested Newell Daisy George M Robert Camerote

Missing Witnesses In Rackets Probe On Lam

Federal marshals search for five witnesses sought by the Senate Rackets Investigating committee. The panel cites Benny The Bug Boss and Leonard Geiger among those sought in New York labor rackets. Hoffa and other Teamsters officials expected to be questioned as the inquiry explores phantom locals and a pro-Beck/ Hoffa power struggle in New York.

Kennedy Benny Teamsters Leonard Geiger Joint Council 16 New York Midwest James R. Hoffa Thomas L. Hickey Hoffa Dave Beck Phantom Teamsters Hickey Martin Lacey John J. O‘rourke McClellan Johnny Dio Tony Ducks) Corallo Einar C. Mohan Mohan Senate Hitckey Beck Dio New York City New York Teamsters Council

Dairymen Threaten Nationwide Strike in Northeastern Ohio

Dairymen in Ohio threaten to withhold milk from Cleveland Akron and Canton markets at midnight over price demands. The Ohio Dairy Farmers Bargaining Association seeks 5.50 per hundredweight, while August prices under the Cleveland Federal Order are projected at 4.60. About 15 percent of area dairy farmers are represented. if met, retail milk could rise two cents per quart. Two large cooperatives plan to ship milk despite the threat. Governor O'Neill and aides discussed the issue in Columbus.

Cleveland Ohio Ohio Dairy Farmers Bargaining Assn Akron Canton Ohio Department For Agriculture Mmet Milk Producers Federation of Akron Milk Producers Inc William O'Neill Columbus

Soviet Ring Exposed by Counterspy

New York The House Committee on Un American Activities cites Boris Morros as providing sworn testimony that may reveal missing links in Soviet espionage in the United States. Morros, a Hollywood producer and 12 year Russian underground veteran, was in a three hour closed session with a committee team, with more talks expected. Morros, 62, naturalized American born in Russia, helped bring to light the Soble and Albam spying case and is to face Senate Internal Security subcommittee hearings next week in Washington.

New York House Committee On UN- American Activities Boris Morros Morros Morris Russia Myra Jack Soble Jacob Albam Soviet Union Senate Internal Security Subcommittee Washington

Man Seized After Siege at Tear Gas Cottage

State police surrounded a tear gas filled cottage in Lake George Michigan seeking Frank Lewis 71 over the fatal shooting of Hugh Nugent 62 of Prospect Park New Jersey. Lewis was found in bed inside the cottage after tear gas was deployed an unloaded revolver lay nearby.

Lake George Mich Frank Lewis Hugh Nugent Prospect Park N. J Lewis

Push for government atom power reactors gains support

Democrats in Congress predict quick approval of a 389 million dollar atomic energy authorization bill for construction. Senate defeats administration attempts to weaken reactor projects. House version mirrors administration but conferees may preserve key provisions. Five municipal and rural groups await access to steam pricing under the program, with money set for about 99 million dollars.

Washington Congress Eisenhower Wey Atomic Energy Commission Senate House House Atomic Energy Committee AEC Consumers Public Power District Columbus Neb Chugach Electric Assn Anchorage Alaska Rural Cooperative Power Assn Elk River Minn Wolverine Electric Cooperative Assn Hers

Salt and mayo drive-off in Atlanta grocery holdup

Ora Rowe a 57 year old Atlanta grocer says a would be thief entered Friday demanded money and brandished a knife. She grabbed a salt box and began hurling mayonnaise jars at him until he fled the scene.

Atlanta Alanta Ora Rowe

Girl Shot After Wild Auto Chase Ends in Mercy Hospital

Shirley Ann Dickel a 17 year old from Lancaster Pennsylvania was shot by a Baltimore police officer after a high speed chase through Baltimore County and city streets. She was in good condition at Mercy Hospital with a bullet fragment lodged in her shoulder and armpit. Police clocked her at over 105 mph during the pursuit which involved about 15 patrol cars and motorcycles. Dickel said she fled home to Miami after an argument with her father Krishman Dickel who defended his daughter.

Baltimore Shirley Ann Dickel Lancaster Mercy Hospital Baltimore County Shirley Ann Baltimore Street Pratt Street Harbor Earl Gabel Miami Maryland Krishman Dickel

Polish Diplomat Seeks Asylum in Britain After Escape

Mieczyslaw Regula, 26, Polish assistant to the commercial attache in London, granted asylum by the British Home Office after four days in hiding to avoid return to a Soviet controlled Poland. Regula revealed tensions with his wife Melania, a claimed Communist, and said he planned to flee West years earlier due to Soviet postwar exploitation.

London Britain Mieczyslaw Regula Home Office Regula Poland London Daily Mail Melania Margaretta Richard West

Frisco Shaken by Short San Francisco Quake

A brief tremor hit the western San Francisco area at 10:25 pm. No damage or injuries were reported as residents felt the quake.

San Francisco

Fisherman Drowns in Miami River Near Quincy

Donald R. Hale, 20, drowned Friday in the Miami River near Quincy Ohio after wading beyond his depth while fishing. Local authorities reported the accident as a waterfront drowning with no other persons involved.

Bellefontaine Ohio Donald R. Hale Miami River Quincy

U S and Russia Exchange Proposals On Broadcast Exchanges

The State Department proposed an early exchange of radio and TV expert delegations to study a possible program schedule. Washington hopes Russia will open airways to uncensored Western broadcasts while warning that Moscow may use the exchange as propaganda or stall for time.

John M. Hightower Washington United States Russia State Department Moscow U.S Eisenhower Congress House Judiciary Committee

Canton Man Seized After Mob Attacks In Mazatlan

Robert C. Taylor of Canton Ohio is jailed in Mazatlan after a crowd rescued him from hanging. He faces investigation in the death of 8 year old Jose Urquizo struck near Piaxtla by a car driven by an Army officer returning to Tucson. State police intervened to protect him.

Mazatlan Mexico Robert Claire Taylor Canton Ohio Tucson Ariz Margaret Guastalajara Jose Urquizo Piaxtla Taylor

Ohioan Bails Out Of Crashing F100D Near Kerr Dam

Lt. Arthur C. Longmier a 26 year old from Cleveland Ohio safely bailed out of an F100D Super Sabre jet that crashed Friday near the John H Kerr Dam in Southside Virginia.

Langley Air Force Rasf Arthur C. Longmier Cleveland Ohio John H. Kerr Dam South Iside Virginia

Ohio fugitive nabbed after trunk ordeal in Missouri chase

In a dramatic highway incident near Kingdom City on U S 40, James Richard Esson, 35, an Ohio killer on the run, forced Airman Carl Wagner and his wife Molly into a trunk after picking them up as hitchhikers. Wagner and Molly freed themselves. Wagner sustained a head wound and false-hoods aside, और authorities pursued.

Kansas City Lloyd L. Reavis John Davis Davis James Richard Esson Ohio Carl A. Wagner Molly Salina Kan

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