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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1961
Page
1
King Baudouin planned a new round of talks with business and labor leaders to seek an early settlement of Belgiums 19 day strike led by Socialists. Liege violence left 75 injured including 47 policemen and firemen, as authorities blamed Communist agitation for disorders.
France awaits a broad turnout as about 570 communities vote in Algeria while officials push for a strong yes to end six years of conflict. Rebels urge a boycott and urban centers brace for a major test with potential violence on Sunday.
A vacant back stairway without fire doors accelerated a Friday morning blaze at the Thomas Hotel on 1971 Mission Street. Twenty people died and 20 were injured as the fire spread five floors. Pensioner Raymond T. Gorman, blamed by police, faced a manslaughter suspicion charge. he denied smoking in bed. The 135 residents, many elderly, lived in rent rooms at $1 nightly amid severe cold and crowded squalor.
Dr. R Bernard Finch is 8 today and marks his second jail birthday in his murder case over his wife’s gunshot death. Court aides say he and mistress Carole Tregoff 24 face at least another week of jury selection before testimony in their third trial. Tregoff has celebrated two jail birthdays, hers on Christmas.
Norma MacDonald 45 is jailed in Louisiana on charges of killing her husband E G MacDonald 73 in Mena Arkansas. Police say she dismembered the body and disposed parts in a car, a well, and a septic tank near Covington. The head remains missing and the couple’s daughter 9 traveled with her mother.
In Pasadena California Francis Diouhy 58 died December 26 leaving a will that bequeaths his mother in law Amy Platt one dollar and 360 pounds of broken dishes and glasses. His widow Margaret Diouhy says it was a joke and adds she is not telling mother.
U. S. District Judge W A Bootle ordered immediate admission of two Negro applicants, Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter, to the University of Georgia. A small crowd demonstrated as the ruling barred further Negro admissions and sparked a broader state political crisis.
President elect Kennedy faces Cuba Laos and global issues during brief Washington visit. A housing task force recommended a flexible subsidy plan to spur private housing, college loans 500 million yearly urban renewal 650 million yearly 4 years and other grants plus planning funds and a housing and urban development cabinet post. Kennedy heads to Boston then Palm Beach for rest of the week.
The United States delegation to the United Nations unveiled a new 12 story building in New York City. It cost 5 750 000 dollars and sits directly across the street from the UN headquarters.
Heavy rains loosened rocky soil in the Picopata and Tunquino regions near Lake Titicaca, causing landslides that killed 16 people, injured 14, and destroyed six homes southeast of Lima.
An early morning fire at a mixed use building in Athens Ohio forced 12 male Ohio University students to flee in their night clothes. Unofficial damage runs to 50 000 with only the shell remaining. A dog perished and the cause was not determined.
Reports indicate a Pathet Lao column advancing from the north toward Luang Prabang with mixed views on danger to the royal capital. Some sources warn of increased threat while others say forces are miles away and no immediate danger.
Five persons perished when a twin engine plane crashed beside a road near a crowded residential area in El Segundo California after taking off from Los Angeles International Airport. The craft struck power lines and burst into flames, killing all aboard.
COLUMBUS Ohio AP William Bergen denies the story from his onetime mistress convicted murderer Edythe Klumpp that he fired the fatal shot killing his wife Louise. Klumpp who faced execution for the Oct 30 1958 murder had her sentence commuted to life by Gov Michael V DiSalle. The governor may reopen the case and urged another truth serum test though Bergen calls the accusations false saying he would not have killed his wife.
Washington AP reports the new Congress faces likely clashes next week over two liberal efforts to curb the House Rules Committee power and to ease ending Senate filibusters. The Democratic Committee on Committees may move to purge Rep. William M. Colmer from the Rules Committee unless a compromise is reached. Speaker Sam Rayburn signals willingness to remove Colmer to break the coalition holding the panel.
Mt Trident, Alaska's 6090 foot volcano, erupted Friday sending ash nearly 20 000 feet into the air. The volcano lies about 350 miles southwest of Anchorage and was active last summer.
A humorous line notes how air travel feels busier yet less efficient as travelers encounter longer lines crowded terminals and rising delays across airports. The quip suggests complexity and congestion outpacing improvements in service and speed.
Havana reports Cuba cracks down on exit permit holders while Fidel Castro signals openness to talks with President elect Kennedy. Ernesto Guevara outlines Cuba's stance, noting sugar sales to the Communist bloc and a potential 3 million ton sugar sale at market prices to the United States. He stresses US repudiation of responsibility before Kennedy's inauguration.
The Eisenhower administration will ask Congress for an 883 million dollar Interior Department budget for the next fiscal year starting July 1. The current year total stands at 9065,116,009, the largest ever approved. The proposal allocates about 765 million for annual spending, with the Reclamation Bureau receiving roughly 290 million. The bureau’s request originally exceeded 300 million but was trimmed after delays on Glen Canyon Dam and other major projects.
Archbishop Alexei led the midnight Christmas Mass at Moscow Cathedral as thousands braved fresh snow. The aged church, stripped of wealth since the revolution, drew about 2 000 workers and peasants and reflected a somber era as Russia's faith endures amid state ownership of church lands.
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