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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1959
Page
7
New York police report Jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, 32, arrested after resisting officers outside Birdland. He allegedly grappled with a policeman, stole the nightstick, and was then detained by a passing detective. Charged with felonious assault and disorderly conduct.
In Findlay and Toledo reporting, 11 year old William Henry Williams died from injuries after a bicycle collision with a car. Police said the boy rode into the path of a vehicle near his home on Tuesday night.
The Taft Broadcasting Co. announced changes at WKRC with Roger B Read moving to administration and planning. J W McGough will join as Cincinnati Channel 12 manager and Sam Johnston will replace him at WTVN radio Columbus Johnston will move to Columbus to take Johnston's radio job Richard Ostrander will move to Columbus to take Johnston's place on the radio staff.
Hollywood pundits debate the rush of 300 specials this season and the talent shortage behind them. Executives like Henry Jaffe warn producers may struggle to find choreographers directors and stars, while ratings puzzles and evolving humor mark the era.
Radio and television listings spotlight Wagon Train on WLW D and Virginia Mayo as a cattle baroness tries to hold dictatorial power. The Court of Last Resort on WCPO narrates a young man sentenced to life for a policeman’s death. Campus Queen contest photos, boxing match featuring Rachel Stitch and Luis Rodriguez, and comedy and game shows headline the night with various stations.
Beverly Hills AP reports 18 year old Leslie Brookie Kenton daughter of conductor Stan Kenton wed 20 year old Peter Caine Day of Fresno. Both newlyweds are Stanford University students and the ceremony took place Tuesday night.
Harry Raymond Pope, 39, once added to the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list, surrendered to FBI agents Texas Rangers and local police at a Lubbock trailer court. Unarmed Pope had lost an eye after a 1950s Phoenix gun battle and faced burglary assault charges and narcotics possession. A separate note defines typhoon and cyclone terms used for storms.
Rankin Gibson aides to Gov. DiSalle study about 70 life-term inmates at Ohio Penitentiary with potential future freedom. Recommendations for about 40 lifers carry over from the prior administration while 30 others with favorable parole board notes await gubernatorial action. Central America nations include Guatemala Honduras British Honduras El Salvador Nicaragua Costa Rica and Panama.
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