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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1957
Page
1
Eleven bodies were carried from the Pocahontas Fuel Co mine at dawn as a 30 man team of federal state union and company investigators began a probe into the gas triggered explosion. The disaster trapped 25 miners in two underground chambers near the Virginia West Virginia border with 14 survivors taken to safety.
Michigan senator McNamara attacks Senate committee actions against Walter Reuther and the United Auto Workers. He questions impartiality of some Republican members and cites statements by John McGovern on UAW as smear. The panel plans early hearings on Kohler strike and union boycott tactics.
Officials report 11 victims at Mine No 31 Pocahontas with 54 hours before layoff. Company cuts 70 percent of 534 workers amid coal order shortages. Investigators led by Marling Amhemy probe the gas explosion as survivors recall shock waves. This marks a second blast in Pocahontas in 11 months following a February gas explosion at a Virginia mine that killed 37.
Friday's blast trapped 200 to 215 workers. Eleven victims died by asphyxiation with burns and a fractured skull noted. Thirteen survivors credited foreman Woodrow Evans for guiding barricade efforts and saving lives during the coal loading section incident.
Three fire companies fought a Friday night fire on the street floor of the Pick-Ohio Hotel in Youngstown. The blaze, caused by an overheated ventilator in the Purple Cow Restaurant, caused an estimated 5000 dollars in damage to the building and its contents.
Secretary of State Dulles forecast a hopeful 1958 in a year-end statement drafted in Paris. He cited Soviet messaging offering loans or aid and noted Eisenhower plans a 625 million dollar loan fund. He warned against complacency but urged faith in freedom and allied strength for peace.
A witty quip notes brakes are cheap but the wind shield they hurl you through is not, signaling a joke about bargains versus danger.
Delegates at the African Asian Conference shaped resolutions condemning the West with Israel named as a new target. A Palestine subcommittee urged refugees be allowed to return and called Israel an American British French base. The draft awaits approval by a parent committee before a full vote by 400 delegates from 42 nations.
Washington reports Russia conducted another nuclear test in Siberia with the Atomic Energy Commission confirming the Saturday December 28 event. The AEC gave no details on size or device type and did not say if it continued a prior series or started a new one. the notice marks the 26th Soviet detonation announced.
New York City negotiators from the Transport Workers Union rejected the Transit Authority's two year contract proposal offering a 10 cent immediate package increase plus 8 cents after one year. Union president Michael J. Quill pressed for a 65 cent package and announced a strike vote at a Sunday meeting. He warned members to vote down the latest offer and prepare for an all out strike. The deadline for action is midnight on New Year’s Eve.
17 year old John Jessup confessed at arraignment in New York to murdering his mother in a fit of blind anger after an argument about a phone call to a girlfriend. He appeared in Docdson Felony Court as a magistrate warned about the sacred nature of a mother's love.
Jessup, a 16 year old, killed his mother Gladys 35, in their Brooklyn apartment after an argument over a telephone call. He and friend Howard Denlea 15 found a .22 rifle and hid the body in the bathroom before turning himself in to police.
Vice President Richard Nixon, in Miami Beach, said the Soviet Union leads in some missile areas but the United States must build and maintain its Strategic Air Force. He noted no current trip to Cape Canaveral but hopes to visit later, and predicted a satellite launch timeline is known by many. Nixon argued against a tax cut, citing allied and defense concerns, and outlined a plan to relax on the beach, golf, and fishing before returning to Washington.
Harry E. Conn, 27, of Bellefontaine, died after his car failed to turn and hit a tree in Huntsville Logan County Sheriff Fred Forester said. The crash occurred late Saturday.
A 1957 review highlights seven traffic deaths on Middletown streets and compares crime with the previous year. It notes the school board’s busy year launching a large building program and previews anticipated 1958 issues. The piece also includes background on the city income tax and other local summaries across organizations sports and society.
The Defense Department plans a rapid start on three Polaris missile submarines funded by a roughly one billion dollar supplemental military aid for the 1958 year. McElroy said the money would cover design and material for the boats and missile development. Several submarine designs are under study as work progresses on the Polaris firing sub beneath the sea.
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