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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1959
Page
2
Oklahoma City police say 13-year-old John Wayne Woods confessed to setting the Cato Oil and Grease Co fire that damaged storage tanks and warehouses. Seven firefighters were injured as flames swept the plant and tank cars. Det. G L Emmett noted the youth had a mental illness history and gave a motive linked to anger toward plant workers.
Miami University will suspend power Friday for a series of electrical jobs. The outage covers Miami Manor, the university center, the library, and administrative and classroom buildings, enabling line tying for Harrison Hall work and upgrades to the plant, Gaskill Hall, the Pulp & Paper Laboratory, and campus lighting.
Ashland Armco workers brace for a long strike amid economic strain in Ashland Kentucky as a steel stoppage begins July 15. Residents fear extended downtime and worry about Khrushchev's visit influencing settlement while local business shows only modest declines and workers express readiness to endure months of missing paychecks. The scene along Winchester Street is calm with no public animosity.
Dayton AP reports Frank Millen, 39, died June 29 in a Montgomery County jail mental patient cell from heat stroke. Coroner Zipf cited no air movement in the third-floor cell and ordered it closed. Zipf also issued a delayed verdict on July 5 in Mary Catherine Conley case, ruling homicide and indicating she was beaten the day before by her common-law husband Marvin Watkins.
New York AP reporting as the seventh week of the steel strike continues, United States Steelworkers President David J. McDonald returns to talks amid opposition to using Taft-Hartley to force workers back. President Eisenhower reiterates reliance on collective bargaining while industry negotiator R. Conrad Cooper hedges on invoking government remedies, clarifying he does not endorse Taft-Hartley in this case. McDonald warns using the act would scar labor relations, and he signals no clear settlement yet as wage proposals and bargaining stances shift amid a volatile stalemate. The article also notes hearings and other notices unrelated to the strike in Ohio and public notices in legal matters.
William Armstrong, 33, altered his account of his wife Cleo's death after a lie detector test. He first said the gun went off while he cleaned it. later he claimed he was trying to scare her when it discharged. Police say the revolver’s rotating mechanism was broken and Armstrong remains in custody. Eleven provinces comprise the Netherlands.
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