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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1961

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U S Battle Group Heads For Berlin To Reinforce Garrison

A 1500-man unit from the 18th Infantry Regiment of the 8th Division under President Kennedy moves from Sandhofen West Germany toward Berlin via Helmstedt Autobahn. The action increases the U S garrison in West Berlin to about 11 000 troops, of whom 5000 are Americans, amid East German tensions and reports Britain and France may augment forces.

Washington Kennedy East Germany Air Cellel OS Wes. Deriin Pentagon 8Th Infantry Division Sandhofen Mannheim West Germany Col Glover S. Johns Jr Berlin Dean Rusk West Berlin U.S White House Pierre Salinger East Berlin Helmstedt-Berlin Germany Britain France Salinger United States

French Paratroopers Clash With Tunisians at Bizerte

French paratroopers and hundreds of Tunisians clashed around the French held sector of Bizerte as barricades held. Barricades remained, and crowds dispersed with bloodshed reported by Tunisian radio. Bourguiba had urged peaceful demonstrations against occupation.

Tunis Bizerte Ame Wadia Emi al Habib Bourguiba France Bourguiba Casbah Maurice Amman Amman Seva

Burglar Seeks Money Lover Addling Aiken Offices

Police hunt a mathematician thief who struck three Aiken offices in one night leaving scattered bills and coins on the floors. An adding machine was stolen from a travel agency, the only missing item.

AIKEN S.C Polce Paul D. Grant

Kennedy Leads Effort to Rebuild Foreign Aid Bill

Washington AP Administration seeks a Senate House compromise on a five year 8 billion foreign aid lending program financed by Treasury borrowing. Senate approved the long reach borrowing plan. House bill trimmed to one year 1.2 billion via appropriation. Conferees next week aim to restore borrowing authority and three year span. Fulbright vows to push for long term borrowing to keep a viable aid program.

Washington Kennedy Senate House Treasury Senate Foreign Relations Committee House Foreign Affairs Committee Sen J. William Fulbright

Burglars Torch Safe Trigger Alarm in Collinsville

In Collinsville Alabama burglars tried to crack a safe Friday night using a blow torch. The heat triggered the building sprinkler system which in turn activated the burglar alarm. The burglars fled in their car and nothing was missing.

Collinsville Ala

77 Nigerians Offer Help To Tunisia

Radio Nigeria reported that 77 Eastern Nigerians including a provincial commissioner volunteered to serve in Tunisia. The group asks the federal government to arrange departure for Bizerte as soon as possible, with many volunteers being youths.

Lagos Nigeria Radio Nigeria Tunisia Bizerte

Milwaukee Housekeeper Confesses Smothering Two Boys

A Milwaukee housekeeper, Lucille Adams, 34, told police without emotion how she suffocated two young brothers, Donald Craig, 4, and Ronald Craig, 2, by pressing their heads to her shoulder. She was charged with two counts of first degree murder. The boys were in her care while their father, William R. Craig Jr., worked night shifts. Mrs. Craig, pregnant with a third child, returned home to find the tragedy. Adams claimed she acted after a lingering urge and referenced a Dubuque babysitter case. She also said she burned the children's fingertips and ears in a misguided attempt to revive them. The father found the bodies when he returned to work.

Milwaukee A_ pudgy Donald Craig Ronald William R. Craig Jr Lucille Adams Craig Miss Adams McCauley Dubuque Iowa

Broadside Crash Kills Six In Ohio Collision

In Wyandot County near McCutchenville a head on broadside crash at an intersection of a county road and Ohio 509 killed six people from two cars. Don M. Harvey 57 his wife Ethel 55 their son Frank 30 and grandchildren Linda Nowland 11 Mary 7 all of Kenton. The other driver Claude Billy Joe Hufford 19 of Carey likely drowned in a nearby stream after his 1950 auto struck the Harvey vehicle. Coroner Dr. Hathaway said Hufford had no visible injuries. Deputies noted witnesses saw Hufford speed prior to impact.

Wyandot Ohio McCutchenville Don M. Harvey Kenton Ethel M Frank G Harvey Linda Nowland Mary Claude Billy Joe) Hufford Carey B.H. Hathaway Hufford

Johnson in Germany pledges U S stance on Berlin

Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson lands in Bonn and plans talks with Chancellor Adenauer before heading to Berlin. U S forces rush reinforcements to West Berlin amid Communist threats as Britain weighs expanding its garrison.

Berlin Lyndon B. Johnson Germany United States Johnson Bonn Konrad Adenauer Atlantic West Berlin Britain

AF Bomber Crashes Near Hasty Colorado

A U S Air Force B57 bomber with four aboard crashed near the John Martin Reservoir on the Arkansas River in southeastern Colorado. One crew member was killed, two survived and one was missing. The aircraft, from Davis-Monthan AFB Arizona, took off at 9 45 p.m. MST and crashed at 12 15 a.m. MST after a high altitude simulated bomb release. Survivors were in a Lamar hospital. names will be released after next of kin notification.

Hasty, Colo John Martin Reservoir Arkansas River Colorado Air Force Hasty Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Tucson Ariz Lamar Colo Davis - Monthan

Kennedy Cancels Weekend Cape Cod Trip

President Kennedy canceled tentative plans to fly to Hyannis Port Massachusetts for a weekend at his summer home. White House secretary Pierre Salinger said Kennedy would stay in Washington due to official business including the Berlin crisis and foreign aid action. A Sunday trip to Hyannis Port remained a possibility.

Washington Kennedy Hyannis Port Mass White House Pierre Salinger Salinger Berlin

Bus plunge near Lima kills eighteen in Peru

An AP report says a speeding bus veered off a curved road Friday, plunging into a 120 foot ravine on the Pan American Highway about 240 miles south of Lima. Eighteen people died and twenty two were injured in the crash.

Lima Peru

Minister seeks ouster of family from church feud

Los Angeles AP reports Rev. Wayne Eurich of First Baptist Mar Vista sued to remove John Chapman his wife Betty and daughter Conne from the church alleging unchristian conduct abusive language and overly loud scripture readings. A preliminary injunction barred the Chapmans from church premises. they deny the claims and plan to appeal. The case centers on church harmony versus constitutional rights and access to worship.

Los Angeles Wayne A. Eurich First Baptist Church of Mar Vista John H. Chapman Chapman Betty Conne Eurich Chapmans Harvey N. Gedrich Golan O Suni Tesic

Johnson condemns Berlin frontiers as free world stands

Johnson declares unity across parties and regions in concern for the German people amid Berlin crisis. About 1,000 spectators cheer as he warns the degraded frontier of freedom now runs through divided but dauntless Berlin under the Communist dictatorship.

America Johnson Berlin

Soviet Rejects U.S. Berlin Frontier Protest

The Soviet government rejected the U S protest against closing the frontier between East and West Berlin and signaled the barrier will remain until a new Berlin arrangement is reached. The note followed a joint U S Britain and France protest over East Germany's action.

Moscow U. S Berlin United States Britain France East Germany

Johnson and Kennedy pledge resolve over Berlin crisis

President Kennedy and Prime Minister Adenauer will meet in Bonn as Washington intensifies pressure on the Soviet Union and East Germany. West Berliners cheer the Big Three move to bolster garrisons while East German youth join the military drive. The Allied presence grows and papers hail Kennedy’s decision to send Vice President Johnson to Berlin.

Johnson Soviet Union East Germany Adenauer Bonn Berlin West Berlin Kennedy Free World B.Z America

Chuckle Notes Desk Boxes at NASA For Out and Outer

A quirky NASA report notes each desk now has two designated boxes labeled out and outer, reflecting a light administrative tweak. The note frames NASA’s orderly workspace while highlighting bureaucratic humor rather than major changes.

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