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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1960
Page
1
President elect John F Kennedy names Luther Hodges North Carolina governor and former textile executive to head the Commerce Department. Hodges pledges to boost the economy, restore confidence, and push aid to distressed areas while stressing support for individual business initiative and a strong international trade stance.
The first Soviet airlift flight to Vientiane landed with 16 pilots and navigators but no aid. The mission aims to supply 5,000 tons of petroleum products and later bring milk flour and sugar as shortages persist under Laos' civil war.
A joked line reports a husband after a quarrel with his wife declaring that if women gain equal rights it would be a heavy comedown for them. The quip reflects era humor about gender roles.
A feature on Doty House reveals loving care for children who cannot play freely, with Patty Mummert detailing the daily efforts and programs on page 21. The section also notes Middletown city plans and income discussions on page 21 by Fritz Lalendorf, and a newsroom visit to the London state laboratory with photos and insights on page 30.
Luther Hodges longtime North Carolina official and former governor is tapped as secretary of commerce in President-elect Kennedy's cabinet. Hodges rose from a Leaksville mill worker to top posts at Marshall Field and led North Carolina as governor for six years.
Washington Senator Theodore Green urged Republican chairman Thruston Morton to hand over any information on voting irregularities to his Senate Privileges and Elections subcommittee. Green noted no reply to prior requests and cited newspaper reports of alleged irregularities on election day. He also sent a similar request to Democratic chair Henry Jackson.
Washington contributed a large absentee ballot increase pushing Nixon over 34 million in total votes while Kennedy’s national plurality narrowed to 152,832. Official counts show Nixon 34,015,487 Kennedy 34,168,319 with 415,267 votes for others. Mississippi and unpledged electors affected the electoral tally.
London archbishop Geofrey Fisher returned from a 10 day trip to Jerusalem Istanbul and Rome with Pope John XXIII. He said regular informal exchanges will grow between churches and that unity of spirit exists though doctrinal unity will take long. Pope John called Fisher’s visit meaningful though not a full solution.
In Portland Oregon a massive search mapping 60 square miles began with 400 volunteers and up to 600 participants. Beverly Allan 19 a Washington State University student remains missing after Ralph Peyton 19 was found dead in his car with stab wounds and a bullet hole in the windshield.
In Ashtabula Ohio on Saturday a fire destroyed a home killing Howard Keyes 51 and Herman Lavey 45 while Willard Lavey 40 suffered third degree burns over his body and was reported in poor condition at Ashtabula General Hospital. Willard said the living room was filled with smoke and the exit blocked before he escaped through the back door.
The Louisiana Legislature approved an emergency measure to let Gov. Jimmie H. Davis appoint a five member New Orleans school board with powers limited to financing parish schools. Members will be chosen in the 1962 elections with six year terms. The action comes amid a federal court order to stop integration efforts. A separate grants bill for private school tuition was debated as a freedom of choice measure.
British agents said the New York owned Liberian steamer Sri overdue from Fowey to Montreal with 21 days fuel. The captain was American Ben Krasner and a journalist passenger James Robert Dickson. Crew numbered 22 from various nations. A radar reading suggested a possible lifeboat after a daylong search. lifejackets were found off the Welsh coast.
Western diplomats and a Soviet bloc delegate condemned the assault on Patrice Lumumba after his capture by Col. Mobutu's forces. Lumumba was dragged and manhandled during transport to Leopoldville drawing international outrage and fears for Mobutu's pro Western regime.
A skindiver aiding police and FBI divers recovered the lens of a stolen Air Force infrared scanner from the Ohio River. FBI agent Ed Mason said the search continues for the rest of the prototype made by Avco Corp that detects heat from aircraft and missiles at long range. The 25 pound device was stolen from an Avco engineer's car on Oct 27 and informants say the thieves dumped it in the river after realizing it was too hot to handle. No charges have been filed.
The Halifax Junior Chamber of Commerce shipped five Christmas trees to Port of Spain Trinidad to help decorate the British West Indies city for the yuletide season.
The semiofficial Revolucion accuses the Eisenhower administration of creating a free lunch counter by giving one million dollars to Cuban refugees in Florida. The paper claims U S aid legitimizes counterrevolutionaries against Castro and denounces refugees as unwilling to work and eager to fight the Cuban revolution.
The government accuses Eisenhower of payoffs to shield war criminals in Florida. A Holguin report claims U S space missile debris killed a cow on a ranch run by the Agrarian Reform Institute. Embassy has not replied to a protest or a fragments return request.
The 1969 census final counts show every city's total up from preliminary figures as of April 1. Major metros listed include New York 7,781,984 Chicago 3,550,404 Los Angeles 2,479,015 Philadelphia 2,002,512 Detroit 1,670,144 Baltimore 939,024 Houston 938,219 Cleveland 876,000 Washington 763,956 and St. Louis 750,026.
AP survey finds Christmas tree choices and prices near last year levels. Balsam firs up to 6 feet may cost 3 to 5 dollars with regional variations. Scotch pines rise in popularity and price. Harvesting continues across Northwestern New England and Great Lakes states with 40 to 44 million trees marketed.
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