14 Feb 1962
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1962
Page
1
The forecast warns rain overnight with a change to plain rain by dawn and showers continuing into Thursday afternoon. Tonight will drop to 30 degrees with Thursday highs near 42. Over the next five days temperatures average about 4 degrees above normal, with highs around 43 and lows near 27. Yesterday’s official high was 30 at 5 pm and the overnight low was 35 at 3 am.
Southeastern Idaho braces for more floods with damage pegged at 5 million dollars. Blackfoot and Pocatello struggle with rising water. thousands homeless. Nevada and Wyoming also contend with washed out roads, flooded rails, and ice jams. Gov Smylie asks Kennedy for disaster aid.
NEW CONCORD Ohio AP postponement in the man ia space flight did not unsettle John H Glenn Sr and his wife who spoke with their son Tuesday night. The family planned to watch the launch on TV with relatives from Cambridge and Wright Patterson. Weather and mechanical factors were blamed for possible delays, but the Glenns say he has briefed them thoroughly.
In Pittsburgh AP reports an unusual spirit of harmony marks the opening of steel labor contract talks with both sides seeking a quick settlement sought by President Kennedy. Initial discussions aim to set the stage for private talks between United Steelworkers President David J. McDonald and U S Steel chief negotiator R Conrad Cooper. The talks start ahead of the June 30 contract expiration, with a target date likely in early March. Kennedy urged earlier agreement to avoid a potential strike and economic disruption from inventory buildup.
Moscow based Tass reports the planned orbital launch of Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. is postponed to today without comment. The delay affects an American space mission projected to showcase the first American orbital flight.
A playful saying honors map makers as the only people capable of drawing nations close, highlighting their role in shaping borders and global understanding with careful charting and perspective.
A western Atlantic storm threatened a ninth delay for John H. Glenn Jr.’s Atlas orbital flight. NASA warned weather could push lift to Friday or later, with rough seas near Bermuda and recovery areas at risk. Glenn’s launch time remained uncertain as officials awaited calmer conditions.
Senator Edmund S. Muskie of Maine was injured when the car he rode in skidded on a snowy highway and struck a tree near Wilmington. He is at Wilmington General Hospital with chin lacerations and possible leg injuries.
AP recounts Robert F Kennedy ducking a fried egg as he spoke to a student assembly at the University of Indonesia in Jakarta. After talks with President Sukarno on Dutch held West New Guinea, Kennedy and wife began a three day tour of Bali and other regions. A youth who threw the egg was seized. Kennedy later urged maturity and mutual understanding amid negotiations.
In Vientiane American experts fear 10 000 North Vietnamese combat troops advisers and technicians aid pro communist Laotian rebels. Total Pathet Lao neutralist and North Vietnamese forces in Laos estimated at 30 000 to 40 000, with Royal Lao Government forces around 70 000 plus 1 000 US advisers.
Convicts at Easern State Correctional Institution in Napanoch New York plan to fund a chapel by collecting trading stamps. The St Jude in the Walls project seeks stamps to redeem for cash or building materials. Catholic chaplain Father Matthew Killion and Knights of Columbus support the effort targeting about 65,000 stamp books, potentially valued at $130,000.
In Thomasville Georgia the City Association announces its first annual bowling tournament with a rule banning attire above the knee. Officials clarify the rule means shorts must be knee length to meet proper clothing standards.
President Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes says rebels who attacked Guatemala’s Atlantic banana coast are part of a Communist plot, while rebels deny ties to Cuba. He cites about 60 fighters and laments coffee prices plunging from 80 to 22 dollars per 100 pounds, with curfew 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. and press bans on rebel news.
President Kennedy told Khrushchev that disarmament progress must precede any summit, with a report due by June 1. He expressed willingness to attend at any stage if it aids success. Britain echoed, proposing foreign ministers level meetings first, after initial progress. Khrushchev’s summit idea followed Western push for lower level talks.
An AP report notes a strong earthquake at 1 45 a m in the Concepcion Temuco area about 300 miles south of Santiago. Telegraph lines south of Temuco were reported broken with few details available. A smaller aftershock occurred in Concepcion later in the morning.
In Michigan 14th district special election Democrat Harold M. Ryan narrowly defeated Republican Robert Waldron by 764 votes out of about 60 000. Waldron refused early concession and planned a recount after official canvass. Kennedy had supported Ryan, who faced national interest due to the vacancy from the late Lewis Rabaul.
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