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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1958
Page
1
In St. Joseph Ontario Peter Masse, 24, married Jean Mac Pherson of Trenton Nova Scotia as 17 of his 19 living siblings and parents watched from the pews at St. Peter's church. The Masse family has witnessed 21 marriages in 26 years with 11 daughters and 10 sons wed among siblings.
The Tass broadcast condemns the United States and Britain for procrastinating on suspending nuclear tests. It claims Washington staged more tests than reported since April while noting UK tests to pressure for an immediate halt. The U S AEC and State Department issued no formal comments.
Michael V. DiSalle urged expanded vocational placement for the handicapped and new Ohio jobs. He noted Ohio ranks 52nd of 53 states and territories in handicapped placement, citing federal figures. He called for a full time department of economic and industrial development and predicted one million new jobs in 12 years.
Roger Martin du Gard Nobel laureate in literature died at age 77 Friday night in Belleme France. The French writer won the 1987 Nobel Prize and passed away in the northwest village.
Senate and House conferees reached a $3.298 billion foreign aid appropriation, clearing the way for adjournment of the 85th Congress. The session also approved six billion for miscellaneous government operations and $1.354 billion for military construction for the current fiscal year. House and Senate debated debt limits and a $900 million federal education program to boost space-age scientists, while housing legislation failed to advance.
Senator Allen Ellender of Louisiana opened with a two hour assault on the foreign aid program and then offered two futile amendments to cut 150 million dollars from the bill before the Senate's near term action.
A look inside the plastic hoop fad shows how quick trends spread across the country. The piece notes kids captured with hoops, a Middletown woman becoming a movie extra, and references to other features on pages 23 and 34 including a series on sports since the twenties.
Police charged Herman R. L. Davis, 51, with murder in a cafe shooting that left Arthur Eugene Simpson, 25, dead and three others wounded. The wounded are Margaret Hillard, 37, Eugene Stevens, 37, and James Jackson, 26. An altercation involving Davis and Hillard preceded the shooting.
AP Wirephoto map shows Quemoy and Little Quemoy under bombardment as 50 000 shells pour from Chinese mainland and Amoy in a two hour bombardment yesterday. Red China fires on the islands prompting U S warning.
The United States and Taiwan faced fallout after renewed shelling of Quemoy and nearby islands by Communist forces. Dulles warned against seizure, calling it a threat to regional peace while reporting casualties and noting no American losses. The State Department letter to Rep Morgan urged restraint and cited U S support for Chiang Kai-shek's government.
Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus announced a special legislative session next Tuesday to consider anti integration measures and possibly close Central High School to block federal intervention. He warned of greater violence if integration resumes and said action is needed to preserve peace before the school reopens. The move comes ahead of a key Supreme Court decision and aims to pass bills by September 2.
Governor Faubus accuses integrationists of a legal maneuver to trap Little Rock authorities and force seven Negro students to return to Central High when classes resume on September 2. The NAACP seeks Supreme Court action to erase lower court rulings and renew integration for at least 30 days.
The U S nuclear powered submarine Skate tied up in Bergen Norway under drizzling skies after crossing under the North Polar ice. About 2 000 residents watched as Norwegian officials greeted the crew including Defense Minister Handal and Vice Admiral Jacobsen. The visit follows Denmark canceling a Copenhagen stop due to safety fears.
A humorous line notes that a man who overestimates his cleverness is outmatched by his wife, described as the smart one in the relationship.
The Rev. Lester E. Griffith, a 33 year old Ohioan Methodist missionary, was abducted by nationalist rebels in eastern Algeria while returning to Les Oudhins. He vanished Monday afternoon after a burned French car was found on the highway near Fort National and Tizi-Ouzou. Griffith had served five years in Algeria and was sent to replace nurses at a Methodist dispensary.
A Shaw High School (East Cleveland) graduate who attended Miami University and Ohio Wesleyan University served in the Battle of the Bulge with the 145th Engineers. He married a Miami coed, then studied at Vanderbilt Theological School and Kennedy School of Missions before his first mission assignment in Il Maten Algeria.
In Pueblo Colorado an emergency landing by Captain Jim Langhoer of Aurora saved 22 people aboard a Frontier Airlines DC3 after the left engine failed. The two engine craft skimmed under a 69000 volt line and belly landed in a field then was towed to the airport. No injuries were reported after doctors examined passengers and crew.
The Census Bureau reports total tax collections for all government levels in the 1957 fiscal year nearly 99 billion dollars, an average of 500 dollars per American, marking a record total.
The William Harveys of Washington DC found a ten day old baby girl on a friend’s Berlin doorstep. They plan legal adoption after police search for the mother. the couple’s son will gain a sister. The baby’s note says she was born August 10.
Lebanese rebels wounded an American soldier and captured three U S Navy personnel for five hours in two incidents last week. The soldier, shot in the shoulder, was described as ill but not seriously hurt. Ensign Robert M. Copeland 22 James R. Patterson 29 and Clarence C Fleming 29 were seized while on postal duty after getting lost in a jeep near Rue Venezuela inside the liberty zone near rebel lines.
Navy personnel returning from the U S Army Post Office near International Airport were halted on two roads by rebels. Postal officer Els Copeland aboard the headquarters ship Taconic said the rebels were armed with automatics. He stated no physical abuse occurred, though initial conduct left one man on edge.
Maj. Gen. Paul D. Adams of Heflin Alabama survived a helicopter crash five miles north of Beirut after a power failure. He sustained minor injuries while his pilot Maj. Otto W. Huebner of Chicago was unhurt. Both swam to shore and were rescued by another helicopter. Adams returned to his quarters for treatment and resumed duties.
Dulles said conditions abroad eased though the Far East remains more troubled. He intends to sail a small boat on Lake Ontario with three friends and hopes to be out of contact with the world for a week.
The United States Britain and France publicized identical notes to the Soviet Union seeking a reply to their July 1 letter urging renewed presummit talks in Moscow. Khrushchev’s earlier June departure ended the April talks, but joint Western notes and recent UN Arab accords and East West Geneva progress revived hopes for a summit. Gromyko backed the view, calling the UN adoption of the Middle East plan makes a summit timely and necessary.
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