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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1963
Page
2
A Jacksonville fire at the Roosevelt Hotel killed the 22nd person. Fire Marshal E C McDermon will report on the blaze cause and hotel damage to the 12 story 300 room building. Three hospitalized remain. Donna Axum 21 of Arkansas discharged.
Mrs. Adelaide Thurston Keever, 49, of Lebanon, was found dead in a Holiday Inn Motel room in Richmond, Indiana, yesterday likely from a tranquilizer overdose. Police and coroner Dr. Ralph Dreyer said she may have been under medical care in Dayton. She is survived by a Lebanon daughter and mother. arrangements are pending.
In Trinidad Colorado Benny Uriosto tried to use a getaway car from the jail area. He slipped outside during a jail cleanup and hid under the dashboard of a police car three blocks away. Police Chief Pete Connell found him beneath the dash attempting to operate a wire ignition.
John Irwin, 42, one of three men charged in the Sinatra Jr kidnaping, saw bail cut from 50 000 to 30 000 after a judge accepted his claim of non involvement in the crime. He says he helped to ensure no one was hurt and used ransom funds for family needs. Barry Keenan and Joseph Amsler also face charges. federal grand jury to reconvene.
Mrs Caroline Rock 85 of 3320 Goldman Ave died 9 30 p m yesterday at Bonnie Convalescent Home Hamilton after 15 months as patient She was Bethlehem Lutheran Church Golden Age Club member widow of Rudolph died 1935 Survived by two daughters Elizabeth Rock Middletown Helen Gerrard West Carrollton one son Stanley Middletown three grandchildren ten great grandchildren Services Friday 10 a m Bethlehem Lutheran Church Rev Paul Bergdall Burial Woodside Cemetery Calling hours at Joseph R Baker & Son Funeral Home Thursday 2 5 and 7 9 p m
Infant Katherine Lynn Meadows six weeks died after admission at Middletown Hospital Survived by parents a sister Barbara brothers Jeffery Russell maternal grandparents James Cox paternal grandparents Charles and Arlene Meadows Services set for 10 30 a m Thursday at Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home conducted by Rev A M Wilson of Middletown.
Ray F Wunderlich 62 a business and civic leader died Sunday at University Hospital after a heart attack. He rose from floor sweeper in Hamilton to president of Cussins Fearn Co now with 45 stores selling hardware and home equipment. He lived in Dayton part of his career and served on over 80 civic committees in Columbus. Honorary doctor of laws was awarded by Muskingum College in 1962. Funeral set for Thursday.
Mrs Laura Jordon 82 of Mason died yesterday at home on U S 42. Surviving sons James Mason and Harry California. Services set for 2 p m Thursday at Gallimore Funeral Home with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery. Funeral home hours 4 to 9 p m today.
Ward L. Lambertson 77 of Farmersville Rt. 1 died at 7 47 am yesterday at Grandview Hospital Dayton after a month of declining health. He retired ten years ago as a cabinetmaker for Preble County Lumber Co. Survived by wife Ollie daughter Mrs Wilbur Stump six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Services 2 pm Thursday at John Arpp Funeral Home with Rev Mil ton Staskal officiating. Burial Twin Valley Cemetery. Friendsmay call 2 9 pm tomorrow at funeral home.
Edward Blaine Day of 449 N D St will have a funeral service at 2 p.m. Thursday, with the Webb funeral home handling arrangements. Ernest Emerson of 4 Seven Mile is slated for a 9:09 a.m. Thursday service, Brown Dawson directing.
London AP reports Prince Chu la hakrobongse of Thailand, 55, a royal family member known as author and journalist, died Monday after an upbringing in Britain and much of adulthood abroad.
The government said on Monday it broke up terrorist plots in Barranquilla Cali and Neiva. No arrests were announced and officials described the plots as hatched by Communist agitators.
Brig. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell and both American pilots were slightly wounded by ground fire during an armed helicopter mission over the Mekong Delta south of Saigon. Stilwell, 51, was struck by flying plexiglass when the helicopter’s bubble was damaged by guerrilla bullets. all three were treated and returned to duty. Stilwell commands U S Army support units in Viet Nam and is the son of the late World War I general Joseph Stilwell.
Stilwell helicopter joins several craft in a search for guerrillas. The pilot had about 14 months in Vietnam and earlier four tours in World War II with his father in the CBI theater, plus service in Korea. He survived years of conflict until the latest mission.
In Washington on Monday the Senate passed a $3 billion foreign aid bill 56 to 14. Senator Frank J. Lausche of Cleveland voted no while Senator Stephen M. Young of Shaker Heights voted yes. Both are Democrats.
D J F Dineen reports a coat valued at 19 dollars stolen from his car parked at his residence on Nora Drive.
Former Bulgarian diplomat Ivan Asen Christof Georgiev was sentenced to death by firing squad for spying for the CIA. He confessed to earning 200000 dollars and passing military economic and political secrets while serving as a U.N. delegate and later government official. The six day trial ended with no appeal. A 3000-strong anti American protest accompanied the trial outside the U.S. legation in Sofia.
Local 1101 representing about 10 000 of 23 500 New York Telephone workers voted to quit the AFL CIO with little opposition. The move follows drives by independent unions including the Teamsters to become bargaining agents. The executive board was directed to decide the next course within 72 hours as petitions for a representation election move forward.
East Half Port Allegany in McKean County Pennsylvania reports a -18 official low. Northern Illinois sees season lows around -14 in Rockford and O Hare Airport. Mild winds sweep central plains as sub zero temperatures moderate. Warmer weather expected across the midwest with unseasonably warm conditions in Southern California including 82 in San Diego.
A family home blaze sent four youths leaping from a ten foot roof into deep snow as others inside the house remained, neighbors and Walter Jackson aided attempts to reach a rear bedroom while smoke and flames filled the scene.
A 65 year old retiree asks if continuing withdrawals from savings can be replaced by income from common stocks. The advisor says few secure stocks yield over 5 percent and recommends a joint survivorship annuity via an insurance agent to provide steady income during both spouses’ lives.
The seven original astronauts sold their stakes in the Cape Colony Inn near Cape Kennedy doubling their investment. Each invested about $7,500 of the $100,000 total, receiving $13,500 apiece in the Dec. 18 transfer to majority holder W T Rose. The motel opened June 1, 1962 amid press criticism of their involvement.
The Agriculture Department reports Americans smoked an estimated 523 billion cigarettes in the year, marking the seventh straight year of record output and consumption with a nearly three percent rise over 1962. A continued rise in 1964 is anticipated, though the impact of an upcoming surgeon general health report remains uncertain.
Special New Year’s Eve watch services will be held at the Foir ness Tabernacle and the First Church of God on 9th Avenue and Lincoln Street beginning at 7 p.m.
A 19 year old local resident was treated at Middletown Hospital yesterday for an accidental overdose of medicine. Police said the incident was unintentional.
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