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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1958
Page
1
A cat named Cagey Cat ejects a parakeet from its cage to claim White Paws favorite nap spot. The displaced parakeet, Peppi, had just moved out when White Paws moved in, AP Wirephoto shows.
Walter Reuther accuses General Motors Ford and Chrysler executives of distorting his 1958 union contract plan for profit sharing and consumer rebates. He cites GM executives' earnings under the plan and urges public confidence in workers and buyers sharing in profits as auto industry talks loom for April bargaining.
Lt. Gen. Arthur Gilbert Trudeau will take over as the U.S. Army research and development chief on April 1 after Gen. James Gavin retires. Trudeau aims to inject a vigorous attitude into missile programs and weapons research while addressing interservice collaboration concerns. Gavin announced retirement after criticizing missiles policy and Army funding before the Senate.
Auckland report says Dr. Vivian Fuchs led a 10 man British party 105 miles from the South Pole. The team expects to reach the American base at the pole by January 18.
A wrinkled punchline ends a long marriage tale as a reporter asks a widow about divorce. She quips that after all those years her only thought is murder, delivering a darkly humorous anniversary moment.
The Air Force admitted a plane carrying a nuclear weapon crashed and failed to explode but gave no details on location date or whether more than one incident occurred. The Aug 5 1950 California crash involved the outer casing with no explosive capability. pilots said no nuclear explosion was possible due to missing components.
A red and white collie, thin from hunger, was plucked from a cake of ice in Lake Erie about 10 miles south of Colchester Ontario by the U S Coast Guard icebreaker Mackinaw. Seaman Thomas Shoaf lowered to the ice, retrieved the dog, and it was taken to the dispensary aboard. Crew members named her Laika after the Soviet space dog.
President Eisenhower urged that a modest deficit this year would be preferable to raising taxes as he discussed the 73.9 billion dollar fiscal 1959 budget and a current year deficit. He noted advisers predict an economic upturn and stressed cautious steps before any new summit with the Russians. He reiterated no plan to release the Gaither defense report and defended study groups as confidential.
Forecast calls for cloudy cold conditions with rain or snow showers tonight and again Thursday. Highs around 38 degrees, lows near 30, and a trace to light precipitation possible as system passes. Middletown reports 37 in the noon high yesterday and 32 this morning. precipitation totaled .03 inches through 8 a.m.
A nickel plated revolver and an iron bar tied to two robberies in Preble and Warren counties point to a self styled crime spree. Two men in their early 20s, about 5 feet 10 and 150 pounds, allegedly struck a Lewisburg service station and a Waynesville filling station. A third robbery was reported in Troy, as deputies pursued a wrecked 1947 Plymouth and a stolen 1951 Chevrolet in the wake of the incidents.
The nickel plated revolver made its first appearance Monday night as part of the event's display. Further details continue on Page 2.
Former President Truman told the New York Employing Printers Assn to keep doors and windows open for peace while restoring national strength to deter aggression by the Soviet Union. He urged bold action and initiative linked to patience, and warned against business as usual. He accepted the Franklin Medal for distinguished service from Printing Week Committee.
Republican Gov. C William ONeill announced for reelection at a State House news conference. He highlighted 1957 as a record year for public improvements and said Ohio ranked first in interstate highway contracts with no new taxes, pledging to complete ongoing programs.
Iron Age reports finished steel inventories fell from 22 percent of capacity early 1957 to about 16 percent by year end with the heaviest cuts in Q4. The magazine forecasts a drop to roughly 12 percent by mid year, then a pickup in shipments in the second half, though autos remain weak buyers.
The House moves to swift consideration of a 548 million dollar emergency Air Force construction bill. It would authorize start on the nation’s third ICBM base and other missile projects and a warning system, as part of defense plans to offset Soviet progress. Senate action remains.
The Army reports a night time Redstone test launch from Cape Canaveral using shipboard and island range stations to gather data. The 69 foot long missile rose in a vertical ascent before curving southward and fading as a red star in a clear night sky.
UCLA researchers tested 840 freshmen since last September and found 94 ranking in the top 0.5 percent nationally. Two students could have entered graduate work early. The pilot program uses 12 plus tests covering intelligence and aptitude to place capable students one to three years ahead and accelerate education, potentially saving about $3,000 per student in taxes.
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