No Plans For Police Union Here
Middletown police and local unions show little interest in Teamsters moves to organize police. Les Hudson of Local 836 says no guidance from the international union and the local remains focused on transportation. Police and civilian groups echo the stance, with Jan 14 meeting noted for the Fraternal Order of Police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teamsters Union
Middletown
Les Hudson
Truck Drivers Union
Teamsters
International Union
Organization of Police
Ted Thompson
Middletown Employes Independent
Andy Stevens
Fraternal Order of Police
New York
Harry Feinstein
Manhattan
Feinstein
Washington
Secretary of Labor
Dayton
New Year's Toll Climbs Across Nation
Harsh wintry weather hit many regions over the four day holiday as traffic deaths rose again. With about three quarters of the 102 hour period elapsed, fatalities neared the 409 record set during the 1956 57 New Year observance, while experts warned the final toll could dip below 400 after Friday night activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Winter storms erase progress as midcontinent records rise in deaths
Encouraging signs were wiped out by winter storms making driving perilous. The council estimates 30 deaths during a 102 hour period from 6 pm Wednesday to midnight Sunday. Christmas holiday traffic deaths reached 5 percent. New Year’s deaths are typically lower due to fewer vehicles on the roads.
Town Ladies Club Plans Speed Trap Bike Fund
A hometown friend reports the Ladies' Club will skip a fundraising bazaar this year. Instead they plan to purchase a second-hand motorcycle and operate a speed trap to raise funds.
New 49 Star Flag Official Today by Eisenhower
President Eisenhower issues an executive order designating the nation’s new flag with 49 stars arranged in seven staggered rows of seven. The flag includes 13 red and white stripes and becomes official on July 4. White House photo via AP Wirephoto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
White House
Alaska Becomes 49th State in Eisenhower Proclamation
Alaska is admitted as the 49th state after President Eisenhower signed the proclamation at the White House ceremony. The new 49-star flag was unveiled, and officials celebrated Alaska’s vast resources and frontier size, with remarks on cooperation among all states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Alaskan
Eisenhower
Seward
Texas
Gettysburg
Dwight D .Eisenhower
United States of America
Congress
Alaska
Eisenhower Signs Alaska Status Pine Cap Ceremony
President Eisenhower used 12 pens to sign the Alaska statehood proclamation and flag redesign order. He presented nine pens to Congress members and Alaska witnesses invited to the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Alaska
Congress
Year end wrap up in The Journal analyzes 1958 events
The Journal recaps the past year with staff-written rundowns on beats and a page 23 city picture and 1958 school building highlights. It notes a near-record fatalities year on Butler County roads and features three picture stories on local and national sports and news. An exclusive interview with Dr. Sam Sheppard in prison is on page 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Sam Sheppard
Ohio State Penitentiary
Couple Dead From Fumes In Springfield Home
Coroner Austin Richards blamed carbon monoxide from an unvented gas water heater for the deaths of Ira and Mary Bookwalter both in their 70s. Neighbors found the couple in their Springfield house Saturday night as fumes depleted oxygen and caused asphyxiation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ohio
Austin Richards
Ira
Mary Bookwalter
Baby girl stolen from Brooklyn hospital in high profile case
Two Brooklyn boys found clothing believed worn by a newborn snatched from St. Peter's Hospital. Police and 125 detectives and 25 policewomen searched the area as FBI agents aided the inquiry. The mother Frances and father employed by the Port Authority faced the crisis as investigators traced a blonde woman in a black coat seen near the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Mary Kevin
St. Peter's Hospital
Frank D. Chionchio
FBI
Emil Fiscer
Manhattan
Lisa Rose
Frances
Port of New York Authority
Lunik to Orbit Sun After Moon Bypass Says Soviet Official
The Soviet Union announced its 144 ton rocket will bypass the moon and orbit the sun. Vice President Topchiev of the Academy of Sciences estimated distance and speed, noting systems function well. Officials hailed the achievement, with propaganda emphasizing unity and socialism as key to space conquest. Moscow citizens hailed Lunik as a national triumph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold K. Miles
Moscow
Soviet Union
Earth
Moon
Alexander Topchiev
Academy of Sciences
Tass
Eisenhower
Moscow Radio
Viktor Shragin
America
Shragin
Moscow radio seeks American help for seven year plan
Moscow radio aired a tongue in cheek appeal to American workers farmers intellectuals clergy and students for advice and comment. The Soviet aim of the seven year plan is to outstrip U S industrial production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Moscow Radio
United States
P.S
Soviet Moon Rocket Aims For Sun Orbit With Ambitious Path
Premier Khrushchev hails the project as proof of Soviet lead in space mapping. Moscow radio outlines a trajectory to the sun and back, predicting perihelion on Jan 14 1959 and a max solar distance near 123 percent million miles, while scientists warn of uncertainties in spaceflight fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow Radio
Lis ‘Teners
Russia
Soviet Moon Rocket Nears Moon, Aims for Artificial Planet
Moscow Radio reported Russia's lunar precursor vessel reached its closest point to the Moon at 9 59 p.m. EST on Sunday as it sped sunward to become mankind's first artificial planet. The station warned radio contact might end within 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
Soviet Scientist Hints at Manned Space Flight Timeline
Luna and Sputnik are cited in a report as symbolic of lunar missions. Yakovlevich Martynov calls the Friday night flight a true last rehearsal for a real cosmic journey. Scientists tempered expectations, saying manned flights to planets could occur in our generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakovlevich Martynov
Earth Shocks Hit Patti Italy Prompt Panics
MESSINA Italy AP three strong earthquakes struck Patti 25 miles inland from the port. The shocks caused widespread panic but no damage reported. The date marks the 50th anniversary of the 1908 quake that killed over 100 000 people in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messina
Italy
Patti
Motorist killed in weekend crash near Melmore Ohio
Virgil Duffey aged 29 from Bloomville died when his car hit the side of a one lane bridge near Melmore. The collision occurred Saturday as the route to Tiffin was disrupted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiffin
Ohio
Virgil Duffey
Bloomville
Melmore
Here
Havana Celebrates Castro Forces Take Command
Manuel Urrutia sworn provisional Cuba president and names Fidel Castro head of armed forces in Havana as revolutionaries sweep from the hills. Food shortages linger amid celebrations while pockets of resistance and executions unfold in Havana and western provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Allen
Havana
Manuel Urrutia
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Sanman Batista
Tiago
de Castro
Ong
Urrutia
Latin America
Santiago
Castro
Havana Rebels Parade City With Beards and Guns
Havana on a busy Saturday shows rebel partisans marching from the hills with long hair and beards. Cars are packed with weapons as Castro forces and their heavily armed supporters fill the streets, signaling a strong show of force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Castro accuses Cantillo of betrayal over Havana handover
Castro accuses Cantillo of breaking their pact by not delivering Havana to rebel forces as agreed, escalating tension amid the ongoing power struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castro
Cantillo
Havana
LA Faces Fire Threat as Winds Weaken Safely
Los Angeles area faces new fire danger with hot dry desert winds forecast for Saturday. Fire officials have ordered 24 hour standby as winds threaten rekindling the Topanga Canyon blaze that burned 4 500 acres and 66 homes and 14 other structures on New Year's Eve. A second New Year’s Eve fire near Beverly Hills destroyed two houses and 650 acres, blamed on two children ages 6 and 8 playing with matches whose names were withheld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Topanga Canyon
Beverly Hills
Russians Study Gravity With Sun Bound Space Probe
Space research by the Soviets aims to send a high speed rocket beyond Earth’s gravity to be captured by lunar and solar gravity. The probe would reveal precise gravity effects, aiding future missions to Mars and other targets. The experiment explores how a man made body interacts with multiple gravitational forces and how these measurements improve navigation and understanding of celestial dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Blakeslee
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Sputniks
Explorer
Earth
Mars
Sun
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gardner L. Bridge
State of the Union
Army Quartermaster Corps
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Richard M. Nixon
F Rayburn
Secretary of the Interior
Fred A. Sea‘ton
E. L
Bob) Barnlett
Ernest Gruening
Ralph J. Rivers
Robert Atwood
Anchorage
Alaskan Statehood Committee
Waine Hendrickson
Michael Stepovich
Territorial
Dr. Sam
Tvee
Society ‘En Ie
Sports Valley News
Ste Eeenee
Family Weekly
Chionchios
Garardette
Lunik
Topchiev
Outer Space
Boris Kukarkin
Kukarkin
Ane
Fulgencio Batista
Mariano
Pinar del Rio
Batista
Eulogio Cantillo
Denly
Space
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!