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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1960
Page
3
San Francisco AP report notes television host Jack Paar refuses to discuss his recent disagreements with NBC. He remains tight lipped in California en route to Honolulu for vacation, then softens on return to reporters before flying to Hawaii.
In Salt Lake City a man cashiered a pine plank 5 by 12 inches as a check for 4.57 dollars to his brother after misplacing his book. Zions First National Bank accepted the wooden negotiable instrument, stating it was legal and drawn from a regular checking account.
AP reports singer Billy Eckstine again faced fire in Pittsburgh during a visit to his mother's home. A blaze on the second floor damaged furniture but caused no injuries, with the cause still undetermined. Previous visit in 1958 saw a cleaning shop fire destroy clothing Eckstine owned.
A two story building housing Masonic headquarters burned near Ashland Ohio at U S 223 and Ohio 58. The Wednesday blaze caused an estimated 25000 dollars in damage.
The Roosevelt Junior High auditorium hosts Lewis B. Sebring Jr. presenting South of Zero An Odyssey to Australia as part of the YMCA Travel and Adventure series. The 7:30 p.m. show follows a 7 p.m. box office opening, with Sebring recounting his bid to show the real Australia from a journalist’s wartime vantage to a broad audience.
The Geauga County Board of Visitors told Probate Judge Robert B. Ford that the county jail is a firetrap. The report notes the basement boiler last inspected in December 1946 and warns that a fire could cut off escapes through the wooden floor.
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