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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1962
Page
1
An AP analysis notes the U S man in orbit program runs 20 months behind the original schedule. A potential one week delay for John Glenn’s around the world flight would widen the gap to 10 months behind Soviet progress.
The article traces shifting U S man in orbit dates from June 1960 to August 1961, notes secrecy around targets, and recalls Maj Yuri Gagarin orbit on April 12 1961 while NASA had planned about 150 million dollars in initial funding.
In northwest London a dress shop window sign reading Maternity wear for the modern miss drew gasps from pedestrians on Saturday before the proprietor had it removed. The moment highlighted sensitivities over maternity attire in public displays.
CAPE CANAVERAL AP Space officials said forecasts show a 50-50 chance of acceptable weather for John H. Glenn Jr.'s orbital flight now set for Tuesday morning. NASA spokesman Lt. Col. Powers noted the forecast covers a four to five day period starting Tuesday and cautioned that conditions remain tentative.
Rep. Gordon L. McDonough of California urged NASA to relocate the Mercury manned space shot from Cape Canaveral in Florida to Vandenberg Field in California. He argued weather reliability at California would spare the United States further embarrassment after repeated launch postponements.
AP reports 135 taxicabs burned in a Yellow Cab Co garage on Chicago's South Side. Damage estimated at 350000 dollars, with 150000 to the building. Mechanics burst to move cabs as ignition shorted from a cab fire igniting floor oil and gasoline. 30 of 165 stored cabs saved. Over 100 animals from the nearby Animal Welfare League evacuated as a safety measure.
Huntington police report thieves cracked two safes at the Union Store and stole 17415 dollars in fur pieces plus 2005 in cash. Fourteen fur items were taken from the second floor department after entry through the rear exit. two pieces were dropped on the way out.
In Leopoldville Congo the girlfriend of Lt Col Helen D Stogner slain U S military attache was detained in Makala prison for protective custody after telling investigators she was alone with him in his bedroom. A Congo court ordered her confinement while embassy staffers and a houseboy are also in custody.
Adlai E. Stevenson, in Pebble Beach for his son's wedding, said the Soviet Union does not want Communist China in the United Nations. He noted Moscow would see diluted leadership if Beijing joined and that the Soviets prefer discussing membership on its merits. Stevenson described last fall’s talks as showing Americans and Soviets share reluctance toward China’s UN seat. He spoke to reporters at a friend’s home near Pebble Beach Golf Course before serving as best man at the wedding of his son John Fell Stevenson to Natalie Owings.
Britain rushes troops and warships to Georgetown and declares a state of emergency after a day and night of rioting against Prime Minister Cheddi Jagan's leftist government. About six killed and $11 million in damage reported as Freedom House and other buildings are torched.
Moscow radio said Mrs Nikita Khrushchev will broadcast a disarmament appeal to American women in English from Moscow on Sunday. The address will run on 31 and 41 meter bands at 4 15 p m EST with rebroadcasts at 5 15 8 15 and 9 15 p m. The speaker urged sinking weapons and living without weapons.
President Kennedy arrived in Middleburg Virginia on Saturday afternoon to spend the weekend at Glen Ora, his rented estate, continuing a quiet presidential respite in the countryside.
A historic North Sea storm hammered northern Europe with 115 mph winds and raging floods. In Hamburg tens of thousands evacuated, hundreds rescued, and power outages left the city in darkness as dikes failed along the Elbe. Bremen and East Germany reported fatalities, while Britain Switzerland and Austria also suffered deaths. Communications outages hindered full casualty assessment.
Berlin faced a high wind crisis as 75 mile an hour storms threaten the Berlin air corridors used for entry and exit. The Soviets seek control of portions below 7500 feet as Western jet patrol plans stir tension. US allies protest and warn of patrols to safeguard unarmed transports while weather and diplomacy cloud the outcome.
A glance inside Middletown Journal reports about a tenth of city households refusing free garbage collection. Causes include Sanitation Division rules and indifference, with warnings of possible city orders from Health Department if trash is dumped. Related items note welfare debates and Lincoln era politics on other pages.
The storm swept northern Germany causing widespread flooding from Hamburg to Cuxhaven and Bremerhaven. Up to 40,000 homeless in Hamburg, evacuations by boats and army helicopters, dike breaches along the Elbe, power blackout risks in Schleswig Holstein, and damage across the Baltic coast and Britain’s gales. Authorities inoculate against typhus as relief efforts continue.
A humorous line notes that the biggest challenge for many wives is the person seated across the breakfast table, framing it as a light domestic joke rather than a serious issue.
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