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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1960
Page
8
U S Soviet Britain negotiators return to Geneva for atomic test talks amid deadlock over underground blasts. Khrushchev demands a total ban, while Washington eyes a limited atmosphere and underwater treaty as a fallback if Soviet rigidity persists.
French publisher Michel Gallimard died from injuries after a car crash that killed Nobel laureate Albert Camus near Sens in southern France. Gallimard, 42, was driving the vehicle and was a close friend of Camus.
In Washington Humphrey supporters report pressure to enter the Ohio May primary. Ohio governor DiSalle plans a Kennedy delegate slate while Sen Lausche may run a rival slate. If Humphrey runs, he would seek a partial delegate slate in big city districts amid questions over support.
In New London Wisconsin a Chicago man Garvin Gillham 33 drove 200 miles and opened fire on farmer Frank Heidemann 40 killing him while wounding housekeeper Gloria Gillham 22 who had recently divorced Gillham. Gillham was critically wounded after a gun battle with officers.
Washington educator Dr. T. M. Stinnett urged a coast to coast belly laugh from the American public as the cure for television drivel. He said legal censorship is not the answer and promoted popular censorship by critical citizens. He spoke at a regional teacher education conference.
Stinnett urged teachers at all levels to set higher standards of values for the country. He warned that the nation has momentarily lost its way and called on educators to guide a new civic climate.
Wanda Cavallaro sues for separate maintenance on cruelty grounds. She seeks alimony and support for two children, Paul 16 and Anita 11, with Dolores 23 not mentioned in child support. The couple’s Beverly Hills home bought in 1951 for 55000 is part of community property. They married in New York City on May 6 1935 and separated December 26 1958.
Soviet and Young Communist League newspapers published a map locating a 43 000 square km Pacific site for peaceful rocket tests. They contrast U S and British tests in 1958 and place the area about 1 100 miles southwest of Hawaii, near Palmyra and Johnston Island, with Tass noting formal notices to governments.
A Navy spokesman said the FBI and Navy are investigating damage to electrical cables on the guided missile cruiser Long Beach under construction at Bethlehem Fore River Shipyard in Quincy. The incident did not delay work. the probe follows earlier Nautilus sabotage reports.
In Thompson Falls Montana six of eleven children of Lionel and Edith Scott died when a two story rural home burned. The mother and 4 month old twins survived among injuries as volunteer fire crews fought the blaze amid deep snow and 16 degree weather. In Chicago four children died on the West Side from an unattended third floor fire. the mother Lora White, 25, reported she had left the apartment earlier. The victims were Tyrone Hilton Linda and Tina, all described as Negro.
The article notes forest coverage in South America at about 40 percent, comparable to roughly 1 percent in Soviet Russia.
Pierre Nuyttens 83 a noted etchings portraits and stage presentations artist died early Saturday when fire swept his North Side studio apartment. Hundreds of etchings oil paintings and plates were destroyed as flames filled the first floor studio and living quarters. An adjacent resident heard the artist cry for help as he tried to escape. Nuyttens a Antwerp Belgium native had works shown at the White House Congressional Library New York Public Library Illinois State House Springfield and European museums.
A tiger described as man-eating is said to be past its prime with worn and defective teeth. The report notes the animal's diminished hunting ability and aging condition.
The Ohio Board of Liquor Control will hear charges of delinquent sales tax payments against Tom Glasson of the Moonglow Cafe at 1600 Garfield St in Columbus on Tuesday. Also scheduled is Vinson Anderson of Central House in Eaton charged with Sunday sales. The board refused transfers for James S Madden to Austin Tester citing expired permits with no renewal filed.
Harry J. Hater 68 founder of Aluminum Industries died Saturday at Holmes Hospital after illness since August. He was an early purchaser and major stockholder of the Greyhound track at Tampa and lived much of his time in Miami Beach. He started Aluminum Industries in 1921 and led the firm as president until 1953 and remained on its board until 1958. The company has since been sold.
A fire on Friday wiped out a tavern on Ohio 21 south of Massillon. Cause appears linked to cooking oil igniting while manager Mrs. Ethel Harbourt was changing fryer oil, state AP reports.
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