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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1961
Page
8
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower received Freedoms Foundation's first American Patriot's Medal at Valley Forge Military Academy. He called for ongoing education in freedom's principles and said the nation is mankind's greatest hope in freedom's fulfillment.
An apparently demented woman fired a shotgun blast at a Cleveland bus driver on Cedar Avenue when he refused to leave his bus. The driver, Abul Bach, 46, suffered minor wounds as the shooter fled south on East 79th Street. Police reported the woman had been carrying the shotgun while visiting bars. four passengers aboard were uninjured.
Ford Motor Co has formally taken control of Philco Corp, with Philco remaining a subsidiary and operating under Ford. Irving A. Duffy will chair Philco's board, and Charles E. Beck becomes Philco president as Ford stock valued the deal at about 100 million dollars.
The Echo satellite will be visible in Ohio five times this week as it rises in the south and moves northeast. In Columbus the elevations are 21 degrees at 6 16 a m Thursday, 11 degrees at 5 25 a m Friday, 54 degrees at 6 44 a m Saturday, 36 degrees at 5 54 a m Sunday, and 22 degrees at 5 04 a m Monday.
United Nations moves to internationalize outer space cooperation ending three year stalemate in the U N Outer Space Committee. Plan calls for extending space law to all bodies and prohibits national exploitation. Expanded representation adds 12 Western, eight Communist, eight nonaligned seats including Chad Morocco Sierra Leone and Outer Mongolia.
Fractures sent three persons to Middletown Hospital yesterday for treatment. Alta Higdon, 42, 104 N Clinton St, fractured her left wrist in a home accident. Dwight Meehan, 42, Lebanon Rt 3, fractured his left index finger while working on his car. Raymond Feltner, 38, 5800 Reigart Road, Hamilton, fractured his left ring finger when a block fell on his hand at work.
In Jerusalem the Israeli court convicting Adolf Eichmann declared him a worse criminal than the lowly gas chamber operators. The 300 page judgment found Eichmann guilty of crimes against the Jews, humanity, war crimes, and membership in hostile organizations. The verdict noted his role as Gestapo officer in charge of Jewish affairs and the final solution, and said he delivered orders to step up mass slaughter while retaining authority over Bergen Belsen and Terezin. Sentence to be handed down within days.
Miami University announces six new National Defense Graduate Fellowships for doctoral study. Three English and three Educational Administration fellowships join a cooperative PhD program with Ohio State University. English stipends run 2000, 2200, 2400 over three years plus dependents. Admin fellowships run 2200 then 2400 for two years with dependents. Deadline February 10.
Police report three residences burglarized with about $42.50 in cash and items stolen. At E A Badger 4508 Creekview Drive a souvenir bank and bedroom window entry were noted. Lawrence Ruhl 225 Vanderveer Street lost a manicure set, beer, and cigarette packs. entrance via south door. Clarence Hornback 4507 Central Avenue entered through rear door, nothing taken.
A clogged furnace sent smoke through a home at 4470 Franklin Lebanon Road early today but caused no damage. Firefighters responded to a 5:20 a.m. call at Henry Howard’s residence to extinguish the smoke.
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