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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1959

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Talks Set With Mikoyan In Washington Dulles Meet

Anastas I. Mikoyan, 63, arriving from New York, aims to discuss the Berlin crisis and broader Cold War questions with Secretary of State Dulles. He plans talks on Berlin, future stops in U.S. cities, and may meet President Eisenhower if possible. Security pickets and protesters greet him in New York and outside the State Department as the visit unfolds.

Washington Anastas I. Miovan State Dulles New York City New York U. N Park Ave State Department Mikoyan Dulles Berlin America Russia Philadelphia Chicago Detroit Cleveland Boston Dallas San Francisco Los Angeles Economics Club National Press Club Eric Johnston Motion Picture Assn. of America Johnston Congress Federation of

Mom Prays For Return Of Daughter

New York police and FBI search for a newborn kidnapped from St. Peter's Hospital in Brooklyn Friday night. The infant, weighing seven pounds, vanished hours after birth as detective chief Jamey B. Leggett said there are no leads. A heavy-set bleached blonde woman seen at the hospital is sought. a description matches a California suspect wanted for parole violation.

New York Frank Chionchio FBI St. Peter's Hospital Brooklyn Jamey B. Leggett San Francisco Mt. Zion Hospital St. Peter's California Betty Jean Benedicto Chionchio Gerardette

Ohio Woman Killed In Turnpike Guard Rail Crash

Mrs. Mary Smith about 70 of Arthurdale West Virginia died when the car she rode in skidded on a slippery Pennsylvania Turnpike six miles east of the Ohio border and struck a guard rail.

Beaver Falls Mary Smith Arthurdale W. Va Pennsylvania Turnpike Ohio

New Year's Toll Nears Estimate

The Associated Press reports the nation’s highway death toll for the New Year weekend was edging toward the preholiday 390 estimate, with final figures awaiting late accident reports. Calif ornia led states in traffic fatalities, with over 40 deaths, as the four-day period mirrored the severe holiday travel surge.

National Safety Council Associated Press California

New Year Traffic Toll Mirrors New Year's Day Safe Start

The upturn followed a relatively safe start as bad weather influenced driving. Snow and ice slicked highways caused many accidents while also keeping Sunday drivers home. Bitter cold kept traffic light and New Year totals fell short of the Christmas holiday toll, though fire deaths rose.

Soviet Lunik mission races toward sun to become first artificial planet

Moscow reports Meton rocket traveling over 5,000 mph and slated to orbit the sun by Jan 7 or 8. Tass notes radio contact fading as it enters an elliptical solar orbit with a maximum diameter of 214 percent million miles and closest approach about 912 million miles, with Earth and rocket crossing paths later in centuries.

Moscow Soviet Union Outer Space Earth Moon Moscow Radio Agen Tass G. M. Clemence U. S. Naval Obseratory Washington

New Year's Death Toll Reaches 30 in Ohio

Ohio ended the 102 hour New Year weekend with 30 fatalities from Wednesday evening to Sunday midnight. Seventeen died on highways, two from fire, and eleven from carbon monoxide poisoning, falls, or cuts.

Castro's March Toward Havana Slows Amid Welcome

Fidel Castro and thousands of soldiers push westward from the Oriente province toward Havana. Slow progress marks the march as crowds in cities and towns cheer, with Santa Clara and Matanzas cited as key checkpoints before the anticipated arrival in Havana. Manuel Urrutia, named provisional president, flies toward Santiago de Cuba ahead of the official reception.

Havana Fidel Castro Castro Oriente Fulgencio Batista Camaguey Santa Clara Batista Matanzas Manuel Urrutia Santiago Tde Cuba

City of Havana Ferry Brings 267 More To Key West

The City of Havana, an ocean ferry, was due to dock in Key West today with 267 passengers from Cuba after spending the night at sea to avoid the channel in heavy winds. The vessel, which carried 508 passengers Saturday, planned to sail back to Havana this afternoon and would carry any willing passengers home.

Key West Fla Havana Cuba

Castro takes command as Cuba returns to normal

In Havana the rebel leader Castro arrived to a city celebrating on a day when the Batista regime faltered. The general strike ends as stores reopen and supplies flow. Workers prepare to resume duties while government orders ease tensions and restore routine services.

Ha ‘Vana Havana

Traffic is Fire 2 Miscellaneous ll Total 30

Readable fragments describe a miscellaneous traffic event with two items and a total of 30 units. Entities include a fire department and city street locations. The notice summarizes incident counts and locations without graphic detail.

Associated Press

Castro era security tight as rebels curb guns

Bearded Castro soldiers patrol streets with rifles and machineguns guarding government buildings and banks while rebels urge militiamen to turn in arms. Jails fill with ex-governors as hunt for Batista remnants continues amid a cold, ice bound weekend. Thirty two killed in meat plant violence and related incidents across the state. notable collision near Winfield, West Virginia kills two.

Castro High Command Batista Ohio Winfield W. Va Wilma Sirk Columbus Larry Sirk Duck

Executions Reported for Batista Henchmen In Cuba

Speedy executions had been carried out against at least five Batista henchmen. Among the dead were Captain Jose Garcia Menocal a police inspector in Pinar del Rio Brigadier General Joaquin Casilla Batista’s commander in Las Villas and three of his top staff officers Also under arrest was Dr Joaquin Martinez Saenz president of the National Bank of Cuba.

Batista Jose Garcia Menocal Pinar del Rio Joaquin Casilla Las Villas Joaquin Martinez Saenz National Bank of Cuba

Police hunt for size 42 burglary clue in Owensboro

police search for leads after a men s clothing store burglary in Owensboro Kentucky Saturday night ended with 3000 dollars in apparel stolen all size forty two items investigators described the loot as likely targeted menswear cases remain open with no arrests reported yet

Owensboro

Cops seize Cuban arms cache bound for Castro

Hillsboro Ohio AP two Cuban natives Isabel Monal and Christobal Alvarado both 27 held in jail after arms cache seized by U S Customs authorities on order of Sheriff Walter Reffitt The arsenal included 17 high powered rifles two automatics and 10000 rounds of ammunition They planned to ship to Miami via the Midwest to avoid the East Coast The pair said they were sent from Cuba by Castro forces to buy guns and ammunition and were paid about 8000 of the 10000 delivered They met in New York where he was assigned as driver

Hillsboro Ohio Fidel Castro Cuba U.S Walter Reffitt Isabel Monal Christo‘bal Alvarado Miami Fla Castro Alvarado New York Midwest Harvard

Soviet Rocket Thrust Estimated At One Billion Pounds

German missile expert Heinz Gartmann, of the German Society for Space Research, in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, estimates the Soviet cosmic rocket had about one billion pounds of thrust. He also cites an initial weight of 250 to 400 tons and notes the United States may reach that thrust level in about a year. Brigitte Bardot and Sacha Diste set January 29 as their wedding date per friends. About 20 000 pilots were furloughed as a 17 day strike persisted. West Germany rejected Moscow’s plan to make Berlin a demilitarized free city and urged its return to a united Germany. Top U S and Canadian officials began annual talks to cut friction in a seven billion dollar cross border trade.

Frankfurt Germany Heinz Gartmann German Society For Space Research Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Bonn West Germany Soviet Union West Berlin Moscow Ottawa U.S

Weather forecast midweek warm-up ahead for Middletown

Cold arctic air moves east as officials call for fair but continued cold today and tonight. Highs around 12 above zero and 3 below overnight. Tuesday rising to about 21 with partly cloudy skies. Middletown low hit 5 below at 7 am, 15 above at 1:30 pm. Snowfall Sunday morning totaled about one inch.

Middletown

Sub-Zero Cold Grips Midwest and Deep South

A broad Arctic air mass froze much of the nation driving temperatures below freezing from the Midwest to the South. Fatalities linked to shoveling and accidents totaled at least 15 with several found frozen. Oklahoma and Texas reported record cold as Denver endured 41 straight hours below zero.

Florida Ocala Rio Grande Valley Deep South Texas Rocky Mountain States Denver Big Piney Wyoming Hibbing Minnesota Iron Range Mercury

Cold Front Puts Ohio In Icebox

A fierce arctic air mass drove temperatures below freezing across Ohio with Dayton at 9 degrees below and Columbus Cincinnati and Toledo at 6 below. The Weather Bureau warned of a gradual warmup as the front shifts east and moves out by Tuesday. Cleveland registered 7 below at 7:30 am the season’s lowest reading so far.

Dallas Texas Midwest Texas Panhandle Arctic Ohio Ohio Valley Weather Bureau Columbus Dayton Cincinnati Toledo Findlay Zanesville Circleville Chesapeake Maris Ea Youngstown Cleveland Weather Bureau Cleveland

Northern counties see snow flurries and drifting

Snow flurries fell and drifted in northern counties near Lake Erie where winds were strongest. Roads in the northern part of the state were hazardous while skies elsewhere cleared. A bright sunny day was forecast for today with another sunny day planned for Tuesday and only a slight temperature rise.

Lake Erie Weather Bureau

Recruit jokes on Texas post stay rule and five-day watch

A lighthearted note from a recruit en route to a Texas post. The man quips that he doubts he will like it there and learns you cannot go AWOL from a Texas post as they can observe for five days.

Texas

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