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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1957

Page

15

Mrs Wilson Fireball In Defending Defense Chief

Mrs Charles F Wilson speaks out in defense of her husband Charles F Wilson now secretary of defense. She criticizes President Eisenhower for commenting on his draft dodging remark and says he has done a good job. Her son Edward calls her a remarkable woman and a “lioness” when loved ones are attacked.

Mrs. Wilson James C. Dewey Detroit Charles F Wilson Eisenhower Wilson National Guard Foster Dulles Edward E. Wilson Jessie Ann Curtis Costello New York State Line Pittsburgh Charles E. Wilson Westinghouse Electrical Corp

Alcorn Takes Over GOP Job Hears 2 Complaints

D. Harold Oliver reports that H Meade Alcorn Jr. assumes the GOP chairmanship amid calls to unite the party for 1958 races. He faces criticism over 1956 campaign focus and a protest by Rep. Noah Mason over top ticket bias. A Scherer letter targets Harold Stassen and 1960 Nixon talk, highlighting party tensions.

D. Harold Oliver Washington H. Meade Alcorn Jr Eisenhower Noah Mason Bill Lincoln National Committee Alcorn Hartford Scherer Stassen Congress Christian A.herter Massachusetts Nixon Jan

Rain Control Board proposed in Idaho legislation

Idaho Senate bill 78 introduces a state board of rain control enforced by liquor law officers. Led by Sen. Kk. M. Wetherell, the measure frames weather as a state economy issue.

Boise Idaho Senate State Board of Rain Control Liquor Law Enforcement West Kk. M. Wetherell

Fare Boost For Ohio Trains

The Ohio Public Utilities Commission authorized five railroads to raise passenger fares by 5 percent with five days notice. Chesapeake & Ohio New York Central Norfolk and Western Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh and Lake Erie will implement the increase. Applications for similar rises have been filed by Erie Western Maryland Baltimore and Ohio and New York Chicago and St Louis. Freight railroads may raise rates 7 percent on ten days notice.

Columbus Ohio State Public Utilities Commission Interstate Commerce Commission Washington Chesapeake & Ohio New York Central Norfolk &Western Pennsylvania Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Erie Wabash Baltimore & Ohio New York

Safety lecture on blindness at Campbell clubs

Campbell safety lecturer who spent 18 years blind spoke to a joint Kiwanis Lions meeting at the Manchester Hotel Campbell. He described being blind from birth and warned that accidental loss of sight is more burdensome than congenital blindness. James Finley led the session.

Campbell California Kiwanis Lion Club Manchester Hotel James Finley Lions Club Lemon-Monroe Middletown

Akron URW ends strike push at American Hard Rubber Co

About 500 United Rubber Workers workers at the American Hard Rubber Co in Akron plan to end a walkout today. URW representative C. B. Wheeler and Local 15 President Luther V. James urged workers to accept arbitration and halt the dispute.

Akron Ohio United Rubber Workers American Hard Rubber Co URW International C. B. Wheeler Local 15 Luther V. James

Safety dinner urges safety first at Armco plants

William Verity of ArmcoSteel Corp told over 250 Middletown Fabricating employees that safety requires top to bottom interest, immediate action on each item, transparent reporting, and constant focus. Manager Charles Stutenroth noted past losses could have been prevented and stressed extending safety mindset beyond plants to reduce highway fatalities.

William Verity Armco Manchester Verity Armco Steel Corp Middletown Charles Stutenroth

North American Aviation to lay off 450 workers

C. J. Gallant vice president and general manager says about 450 North American Aviation employees in Columbus Ohio will be laid off within the next three months. No reason was given for the layoffs.

Columbus Ohio C. J. Gallant North American Aviation, Inc

Funeral Attended by 1000 for Sailors Union Leader

More than 1,000 unionists ship workers and politicians gathered in San Francisco yesterday to honor Harry Lundeberg 56 leader of the Sailors Union of the Pacific who died Monday.

San Francisco Harry Lundeberg Sailors Union of the Pacific

Possible Supreme Court picks eyed by Eisenhower after Reed retirement

President Eisenhower weighs candidates to fill Justice Stanley Reed's seat as Reed retires February 25 at 72. Early names include Browell, former Gov. Thomas Dewey, and Leonard Hall, with prior practice showing later nominations drawn from outside the bench. Reed, a Roosevelt appointee, is the sixth Democrat on the court. Republicans include Warren, Harlan, and Byron. A closing tidbit notes a cow producing 20 pounds of milk daily consumes about seven gallons of water.

Washington Eisenhower Stanley F. Reed Supreme Court Reed White House High Tribunal L Supreme Court Atty Gen Browrell Thomas E. Dewey New York Leonard W. Hall John Marshall Harlan U. S. Circuit Wiliam J. Brennan Jr New Jersey Supreme Court Earl Warren Warren California Frank Lin D. Roosevelt Roosevelt Harlan Byron

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