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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1958
Page
1
A Greyhound bus attempting to pass two trucks on a wet foggy hill near Pulaski Tennessee collided and burst into flames, killing seven and injuring twelve. About 23 passengers were aboard as flames trapped some victims. three died in severe burns.
A Greyhound bus bound from Birmingham to Cincinnati collided with a coal truck and a southbound tractor trailer near Pulaski Tennessee in fog. Seven people died and twelve were injured, including one critically. The bus driver Samuel Youree 5 of Murfreesboro was among the dead. many passengers escaped through the rear door or through a hole burned in the bus.
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP The Air Force launched an Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile on a 4000 mile Atlantic flight and reported a successful test. Col John Powers said preliminary results indicated smooth operation as the 120 ton rocket reached space in about 30 minutes. The mission introduced the C series with modifications expected to reduce payload by about 100 pounds.
TOKYO AP A former Wake Island POW, 60, El lis Gordon of Los Angeles, seeks out Ishiguro san a former guard at a steel mill near Tokyo. Gordon who was skeletal after four years of captivity says memories softened and he wants no grudge. He now works in Yokohama transporting freight for servicemen as he searches for his former guard this Christmas week.
NEW HAVEN Conn A pupil in a lower grade plans to perform in his room’s Christmas play He tells his mother he will be one of the three wise guys in the production The anecdote captures a light moment about child expectations and holiday cheer.
An AP note from Columbus reports a Newark woman's Christmas wish to Santa in City Hall. She asks for someone who deserves her to be placed under his tree, sending a handwritten plea to the Santa mailbox.
The weatherman reports no snow for Christmas with a mostly cloudy and colder tonight forecast and a low near 21 degrees. By Christmas afternoon expect partly cloudy skies and a high around 38. Middletown yesterday reached 48 at 1:30 p m with a 6 am low of 33.
A humorous item reports a man claiming his wife cannot handle jokes ends up himself the butt of the comic twist. The brief tone mirrors a light daily gag. The event centers on relationship banter and social embarrassment rather than serious conflict.
In Bethlehem a Moslem shepherd, trudging with nine sheep, watches thousands of pilgrims arrive for Christmas rites at the Church of the Nativity. A long ascent from Jerusalem and a Fiat of spices fill the scene as bells ring, incense rises, and a Christ child statue is readied in the manger.
Worldwide Christmas Eve services mark the birth of the Prince of Peace. Bethlehem hosts thousands of pilgrims while millions attend local worship. U.S. president Eisenhower cites peace as the era’s ideal amid strikes and travel rushes.
Convair rocket faded from sight as the Atlas satellite completed its 88th orbit in a weeks long mission. The Air Force disclosed Tuesday night the late test was part of ongoing Atlas weapons system research and development. No results were released and prior rumors of a living payload or another satellite attempt remained unconfirmed.
In Oxford England AP report the South Oxfordshire hunt drove a fox into Mrs Evelyn Lindley’s parlor breaking a window and trampling a lavender gray living room after the fox leapt through a glass door as seven hounds pursued it. Mrs Lindley was away at shopping and returned to a muddy scene. The hunt promised to bill cleaning costs and repairs. Colonel John Ashton described the chase noting hounds closely followed the fox which diverted to the house.
Fire Lt. John Murphy assists a rescue as William Dichter is hauled to shore on a ladder and Basile crawls 300 feet along a sagging plank to reach the stranded boys.
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