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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1960
Page
1
Washington AP reports the United Steelworkers Union and 11 large steel companies signed a 30 month pact ending an eight month contract battle. Union leaders cheer as cooperation is pledged with smaller firms to join. Industry officials anticipate boosting steel production and unity after marathon talks.
Iron Age magazine reports the United Steelworkers Union secured a major victory in a contract with large steel firms under government pressure. The settlement prompts price rises, likely under $5 a ton and possibly under $4, with industry officials agreeing the cost is high amid intense government pressure.
Mitchell credited Vice President Nixon for concluding the steel contract dispute after a protracted standstill. Kaiser Steel’s Edgar Kaiser shaped the terms as the top companies align with a Kaiser-style deal. The agreement covers pensions insurance and fringe benefits to Jan 1 1963 with main terms expiring mid 1962.
Milwaukee AP L V Barnes seeks witnesses who saw a black bear blowing a horn in a car in a parking lot on E Capitol Drive at about 2 30 a m New Year s Eve He ran the classified ad to find others who saw the bear to prove his sighting and says his wife won t believe him.
1st Lt. Tom Barnett of Denver ejects from a crippled jet interceptor at about 25,000 feet and lands near Marietta after drifting roughly 40 miles in a snowstorm driven by 40 mph winds. He hit ground on Barnett Ridge and remained uninjured.
President Eisenhower today warned Americans against becoming hysterical over Soviet space achievements. He urged exploiting the idea that man is a creature of God and dignity to guide national efforts.
Reports from Polish émigré circles say Gen Frey Bielecki, air force chief in Communist Poland, fled to Yugoslavia in his own MIG fighter plane.
Two of three inmates who escaped from Clinton County Jail in Wilmington were recaptured in Portsmouth after only a few hours on the run. The escape occurred earlier today with authorities pursuing the remaining escapee.
Paris AP reports President Charles de Gaulle will begin his U S visit April 22 and stay through April end. He will visit Canada April 19 to 22, per an official note inviting him to both countries at the end of next April.
A light note on quick whispers and garden variety headlines racing through social circles as rumors spread from vine to vine. No clear names or dates are provided in the readable text.
Air Force pilot Barnett experienced an in flight engine flame out at 39 000 feet and lost control of his F102 Delta Dagger. He bailed out as the interceptor crashed near Chauncey five miles north of Athens, creating a crater and scattering debris as far as a mile away. He sustained a bloodied nose and was treated for mild shock before being released from Lockbourne Air Force Base hospital.
Barnett landed in trees on a ridge in Washington County and sought aid at a farm house before Highway Patrolmen fetched him back to the crash site. Earlier his unit, the 87th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, received a safety award for 9,651 accident free hours from Jan 1, 1958 to June 30, 1959.
Katie Loucaneim vice chair of the Democratic National Committee tells the National Woman's party that women are people but underdeveloped in politics. She calls for equality not legislated and notes women differ by region and profession in thought and priorities.
Mrs. Louchheim urged Tuesday night that women must win acceptance of their humanity. She said women are not a special interest group with a wagonload of axes to grind, emphasizing that women are people.
Mrs. Louchheim argues many women avoid office seeking, despite wanting good candidates. She cites over domestication of women’s thinking about public affairs as a major hurdle for political participation.
A wave of anti-Semitic acts in West Germany shows the fragile state of democracy as youths linked to Nazi imagery target Jews. In New York a Brooklyn Hebrew school fire, suspected arson, adds to concerns amid reports of swastikas tied to a recent Cologne synagogue vandalism. Jewish leaders warn this threat to democracy overshadows individual risk to communities.
Frank Brown Jr. faced a drunkenness charge in Miami court. Assistant State Attorney John Boyer asked a Seminole phrase about whisky, Brown admitted being drunk, and Judge Ben C. Willard suspended sentence. Brown in Seminole replied Me Sioux.
The Miami Valley can expect light snow today with possible flurries or light rain Thursday as a 1 to 3 inch snowfall is forecast. Highs near 33 today and 38 on Thursday, with tonight’s low around 27. Middletown reported a Tuesday high of 3 and a 3 a.m. low of 24.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will launch an extensive inquiry into U S foreign affairs this year. Top officials and outside experts will testify as hearings begin early in the session on topics including foreign policy, defense, space, television, drugs, boxing and prices.
The Senate Antitrust and Monopoly subcommittee schedules two hearings. One will continue the drug price investigation with tranquilizers under scrutiny likely later this month. The second will examine alleged underworld infiltration of professional boxing underworld involvement.
The Senate Space Committee and the House Science and Astronautics Committee will hold parallel hearings on all aspects of defense policy and missile programs. The House Armed Services Committee will focus on armed forces while the Senate Commerce Committee examines foreign trade and the U.S. position in world markets.
The House Legislative Oversight subcommittee expands its scrutiny to television radio and the recording industry to examine payola and undercover payments for favors. The probe follows last session quiz show investigations and will target television radio and music publishers.
Some observers argue that blaming the Communists is an easy way out while noting that the antisemitic outbreak has proved a boon to certain groups. The statement reflects debate over scapegoating amid rising tensions.
German authorities grapple with how to reform education by time and study, noting many West German teachers were educated during the Hitler era. A prominent official says time and education are the keys, but who will execute the education remains uncertain.
A fast moving snow storm swept from Arkansas to Kentucky and into Virginia and the Carolinas, closing schools and disrupting power and phone lines. At least five deaths were blamed on the weather as nearly a foot of snow fell in parts of the South and freezing rain slicked highways from Arkansas to Tennessee. Temperatures plunged in the Southwest while northern regions began moderating after a harsh cold spell with subzero readings in parts of Minnesota and the Dakotas.
Arkansas endured the season's first storm dumping nearly 11 inches in Little Rock and 2 to 7 inches across most of the state. Nashville and several towns reported their deepest snows in years, with eight inches in Crashsville Tennessee and four inches in Memphis. Sleet compounded dangerous travel as buses and trains were delayed and some flights canceled.
A blizzard like storm swept from the Southwest eastward, closing schools and stranding motorists as heavy snow hit Tennessee and Kentucky. The system caused at least two deaths in the Southwest, with three more in the Southeast, and two people missing from a private plane. Snow reached up to 10 inches in the Texas Panhandle and up to a foot in parts of Oklahoma, with 2 to 6 inches in New Mexico.
The commander of a U S Army captain who ordered the heads of two trespassing Korean prostitutes shaved said the punishment will not be repeated. Lt Col Paul G Skowronek called the measures unjustified but noted a company commander may feel a trespasser in a military installation forfeits some personal rights.
The battalion commander stated that as soon as he learned of the incident he initiated immediate containment and ordered a full unit review. He emphasized swift actions to secure the area and inform relevant authorities. Further updates are expected from military spokespeople.
Princess Margaret’s pet dog Johnny the Sealyham bit a royal footman causing a small eye wound. Palace staff report the injury as minor while Johnny is banished to the kennels after nearly 12 years at Windsor. Footman Basil Stibbs tended the dogs during the incident.
A National Airlines DC6B four engine plane with 32 aboard crashed in woods near Bolivia North Carolina. Patrol reported no survivors likely and seven bodies recovered. Flight was New York to Miami non stop last heard from at 231 am.
Wilmington News reporter Doyle Howard described an in air explosion with debris scattered over about a half mile radius on a swampy wooded farm. He noted no fire after impact and listed the largest fragment as part of the crash evidence.
An Eastern Airlines DC7 with 88 aboard diverted to Langley Air Force Base Virginia after one propeller failed. The Miami to New York flight landed safely and another plane was sent to Langley to ferry passengers on.
The report notes a wing and half fuselage seen about 12 miles from the Atlantic shoreline, described as ripped to pieces. No other details are provided about the incident, crew, or exact location.
The New York P reports a National Airlines crash in North Carolina as the first major airline catastrophe of 1960. It recalls and compares to France’s Sept. 24 Bordeaux crash, the country’s worst civil air disaster with 54 fatalities.
The pilot followed a coastal leg from New York to near Wilmington then shifted to an overwater course toward Palm Beach. Weather would determine the Atlantic turn timing as the flight proceeded south of Wilmington.
Clouds and rain hover over the plane's route as it passes Wilmington, with a spokesman noting clearing skies expected south of Wilmington. Airlines officials indicated the overall weather outlook remained unsettled for the trip.
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