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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1953
Page
32
Adm. Arthur Radford outlines Joint Chiefs of Staff preference for gradual defense reform through a long term program. He notes no radical shift or overnight changes though outlining interim forces for fiscal 1955 and ongoing study toward a broader long term plan.
Gloria Bullock Weaver, 22, mother of an infant, says two unnamed men abducted her Tuesday night from her Columbus home. She was released unharmed near the Alabama side of the Chattahoochee River after a long drive. abductors demanded 15000 dollars, no ransom paid.
A California 3 year old drowned in the Contra Costa Canal. Warren Anderson asks the President to fence canals since the Central Valley project owns them. The President replies with sympathy and says the Interior Department will review safety steps to prevent future tragedies.
The planet Mercury passes between Earth and the Sun causing a transit that renders it invisible to unaided sight. Astronomers note the event’s brief path across the solar disk and advise viewing with proper protection.
The article notes Jupiter as the largest planet with a diameter of 86 720 miles and about 11 times Earth's diameter. It also states Jupiter has 120 square miles per square mile of Earth surface and cites the Twentieth Century Fund's estimate that the United States and Canada produced about half the industrial output in 1947.
An 18 year old Texas student Miss Sue White of Big Spring plans to auction her grand champion Hereford Lone Star at the International Livestock Exposition. The steer weighs about 1015 pounds and is expected to fetch a high price, surpassing last year’s $4.55 per pound record set by an Ohio State University shorthorn.
Eddie Lovell Dunham of West Middletown filed a bankruptcy petition in the U S District Court in Cincinnati. Debts total $1,922 and assets are listed at $150.
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