23 Feb 1960
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1960
Page
1
An authority on chemical warfare warned that new poisons could outstrip nuclear bombs in devastation. He said gases could kill tens of thousands in minutes or paralyze urban populations, and that the Soviet Union likely had a six year lead in developing such agents.
Cuba says it is prepared to negotiate differences with the United States and will appoint a commission to begin talks in Washington at a mutually convenient date. The note warns talks would fail if U S actions or congressional steps threaten Cuba’s economy.
Fidel Castro’s regime took control of El Mundo and its TV station, signaling a broad seizure amid tensions with the United States over Cuba’s sugar quotas and property claims. Braddock declined to comment on a note relayed to Washington while U S authorities study the proposed action. Unclear details accompany diplomatic strains as Cuba recalls its ambassador and Washington probes U S property restitution and accusations against Batista allies.
Dr. Cecil M. Coggins of the California Disaster Office warned before the California Medical Assn that the Soviet Union reportedly holds 50 000 tons of tabun, a nerve gas, capable of wiping out as many as 1000 cities the size of San Francisco. He also noted Q fever pathogens could infect 500 000 people from a mere 1 30 ounce dose, citing his Army Chemical Warfare Service background.
Dr. Coggins warns that the potentialities of chemical and biological warfare remain largely unknown and that medical guards must be informed. He cites World War I gas casualties and notes such weapons once frightened Hitler, while predicting new hallucinogenic drugs pose risks.
The forecast warns of a moving low pressure system bringing snow to the Miami Valley with snow likely tonight. Today's official high is 32 degrees under mostly cloudy, cold conditions. Overnight lows near 25 with daytime highs around 31 are forecast, while Middletown recorded a high of 2 and a low of 15 this morning.
Fresh snowstorms raked wide sections of the plains states with blizzard conditions in parts. Winds up to 40 mph whipped heavy snow as three to six inches fell overnight, with four to eight inches possible in Kansas and Nebraska. Cold front spread from Wyoming to New Mexico, while flurries lingered in the Great Lakes and Northeast regions.
President Eisenhower arrived in Brasilia aboard a big jet for a 10 day South American tour. The city’s workers and officials lined the plaza as a grand review began. The visit includes a Declaration of Brasilia with Juscelino Kubitschek and the dedication of the U S Embassy foundation stone.
Crown Princess Michiko gave birth to a 5 pound 9 ounce son who becomes second in line to the Japanese throne. Akihito and Michiko welcomed their first child, born naturally at Imperial Household Hospital. Father Akihito, 25, waited at home before rushing to see his wife and newborn.
President Eisenhower’s Brazil stop signals close ties as Kubitschek welcomes the trip. The leaders will confer privately at the new presidential palace after dinner. Kubitschek seeks American backing for Operation Pan-America. Eisenhower spoke in Puerto Rico and played golf at Ramey Base before a Republican reception.
A humorous snippet presents a termite saying it will burrow in and rot itself a ladder. The odd line plays on termite behavior with a cheeky, self defeating pun. The brief item reflects light entertainment writing in a quirky voice.
In a joint Declaration of Brasilia Presidents Eisenhower and Kubitschek pledge determined cooperation for economic growth and social harmony. They also endorse fighting racial discrimination and defend freedom of thought and religion.
The infant underwent the first traditional ceremony as a samurai sword was presented to symbolize duty to defend the nation. Michiko’s mother Mrs Hide saburo Shoda stayed with the princess during confinement, and Emperor Hirohito will name and title the baby on February 29 in the ancient first bath ritual, after which he will be known as shinno.
Public joy erupts in the palace plaza as crowds cheer rumors of a new imperial heir. A Tokyo department store helicopter hoisted a banner congratulating the birth and wishing the child a long life.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon counters Democratic attacks labeling him as an Old Guard Republican. He is entered as an unopposed candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in the April 26 Pennsylvania primary.
Chicago names Orlando W. Wilson dean of UC Berkeley criminology program to lead a reforming police department. Daley backs a sweeping ordinance to reorganize the force and end civil service in favor of a merit system. Wilson will be acting police commissioner March 2 and then superintendent with a $30 000 annual salary after ordinance passage.
The Defense Department estimates retirement pay will reach three billion dollars annually soon after 1975. Current annual cost is 700 million dollars and will rise as World War II veterans reach retirement age or complete 20 years of service.
Earl Browder, in Harper s magazine, claims Joseph Stalin personally removed him as head of the American Communist party in 1945. He says Stalin would not tolerate peaceful coexistence with the United States or Browder’s faction, framing the ouster as part of Stalin s personal dictatorship. Browder’s claim follows Khrushchev s 1956 critique of Stalin and the Duclos letter controversy.
In Baltimore AP report Dr Milton Eisenhower noted Nikita S. Khrushchev backs peace but craves praise from the Russian people who also desire peace, remarking on the political dynamics during a Monday night discussion.
Browder discusses the policy dispute headed by William Z. Foster and the Duclos letter. He claims Khrushchev’s speech shows no enduring anti Stalin faction and that Stalin needed the cold war to sustain his regime. He says Truman doubted Potsdam-era views and that Foster wrecked parties with sectarian aims.
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