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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1961
Page
1
A thief broke into the Jacksonville Art Museum and stole only a Wok from a new exhibit. Director Russell Hicken said a note signed I Breaker and Enterer stated I found the exhibits excellent and stimulating.
In Dayton Ohio a 45 year old divorcee Mrs Nancy Welch was slain after a violent argument with 36 year old David Lowry at the Delco plant as she left work. Lowry was mortally wounded by a traffic officer after firing at Welch and at the officer during a gun battle. Both Welch and Lowry died at Miami Valley Hospital.
Ohio's new automobile license tags go on sale March 1 at Bureau of Motor Vehicles offices statewide. The green background plates may be used from March 1 during a 30 day sale period and must be displayed on vehicles. Applications for special tags costing one dollar extra are due February 15.
President elect John F Kennedy flies to New York to confer with Defense Secretary designate Robert S McNamara amid frayed Cuban U S relations and Laos threat. The talks will shape policy on the Guan tanamo base and ongoing military budgeting with new appointees Cyrus Vance as general counsel and Charles Hitch as chief financial officer.
Washington says the United States is open to a political settlement in Laos but remains militarily ready if defense is required. The State Department notes Soviet and North Vietnamese arms and personnel aiding rebels, with 164 observed Soviet flights to Vang Vieng and paratrooper activity near Vientiane as Eisenhower prepares to hand power to Kennedy.
A light item notes a playful routine about balancing work and rest with eight hours devoted to each activity yet not aligning the same hours. The quip hints at a humorous schedule for daily life.
The United States accuses Cuban Prime Minister Fidel Castro of forcing the break in relations by harassing tactics. Washington says Guantanamo Bay base remains untouched and vows to defend the installation while Castro shifts toward closer ties with the Soviet bloc and ramps up threats.
The New York Times reports President-elect Kennedy declined to participate in the diplomatic break after Christian Herter asked Dean Rusk, Kennedy’s nominee for secretary of state, for advance word. Rusk, with Kennedy, said the incoming administration could not join the decision without full information.
Belgians resume daily life after a week of strike turmoil. Socialist led General Workers Federation calls for a rally as department stores close amid police presence. Police report sporadic violence with clashes in Ghent and factory windows broken.
AP report from Havana states the U.S. Embassy organized a rapid exit for Americans after Eisenhower cut diplomatic ties with Fidel Castro. The first wave of diplomats and other Americans was due this afternoon, with the Cuban government offering guarantees of safety and extending the 48 hour departure period. The embassy noted many Americans would stay for compelling reasons while some small businesses have already left Cuba amid nationalization.
In Brooklyn, the Civil Aeronautics Board begins a large public hearing into the worst commercial aviation crash. The two airliners collided in daylight on December 16 over New York, killing 136 people. Witnesses are called as investigators review automatic flight recorder readings and crash teams’ findings.
In Bern the Swiss government said it is ready to handle diplomatic and consular affairs for the United States in Cuba if the Cuban government does not object, signaling a potential role in managing relations amid tensions.
An AEC station at Idaho Falls reports a new style nuclear reactor exploded killing three military personnel. Radiological teams in protective gear inspected the hot building while planes planned to map radiation drift. The prototype reactor, Stationary Low Power Reactor No 1, was under Army development for remote use. The blast occurred at 9 30 p m with only the three inside the building killed.
A first fatal accident at the National Reactor Testing Station stuns the site. AEC officials say a chemical explosion caused the incident while investigators determine exact causes over weeks. The plant employs about 4,500 permanent workers west of here. no schedule changes planned. The site houses work on the naval reactor program and early atomic propulsion projects.
United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold departed on a rapid three week tour to the Congo South Africa the United Arab Republic and India. He planned to be away less than three weeks and return to New York.
A warming trend is expected this weekend with near normal temperatures for the next five days. Lows around 25 and highs near 41, with precipitation under a tenth of an inch and a chance of snow. Tonight remains cold and fair with a low near 23, and Thursday warmer with a high around 39.
Police in New Orleans pursued a manhunt for a suspect described as an unnamed Negro who killed a modeling student on Tuesday in her bedroom. Donna Trussell, 18, cousin of 1960 Miss America Lynda Lee Mead, was slain hours before returning to New York to begin an acting career. Her nude body was found in her room with multiple stab wounds to chest throat and abdomen. A witness cousin Lynn Bulliard reported seeing the struggle from close range. A bicycle fleeing suspect was observed by a bystander while investigators questioned three nearby suspects.
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