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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1958
Page
1
US Vanguard project may send yeast in a can of homebrew to test life in space. A New York biologist explains malt extract and 80 degree temps could grow yeast and brew beer, with growth observed via light, fermentation pressure, and radio signals.
A special UAW convention in Detroit approved increasing the strike fund to 40 million dollars by June through 5 monthly assessments of five dollars plus existing dues. The move backs 1958 bargaining with General Motors Ford and Chrysler as talks set to begin April 1.
A witty exchange imagines the Leaning Tower of Pisa and Westminster Abbey Clock Tower sparring over time and inclination. The quip plays on architectural features and clocks, delivering a dry joke about timing and posture.
Cincinnati detective Floyd Niswonger warned Louisville Rotarians about dangers in strange towns. He advised avoiding gambling mickey Finns and dangerous strangers, suggesting if in a tavern to sit with the ugliest woman and have a few drinks then leave before trouble arises.
A House Armed Services Committee inquiry into the military establishment advances while a Senate subcommittee calls for decisive action on a 17 point plan to modernize defenses. Lt. Gen. James M. Gavin testified behind closed doors amid retirement protest and interservice tensions. The package urges expanding missile production including Atlas and Titan ICBMs, improving manned bombers, deploying antimissile systems, and expanding the submarine fleet.
The United States and Britain announced fruitful results in experiments toward harnessing the H bomb for industrial power, but both conceded the objective remains years away. Officials noted differing temperatures achieved and cautioned about unknown processes and the need for further tests to confirm fusion.
British progress at Harwell shows commercial H fusion power remains years away but signals vast potential. Fusion could supply nearly limitless energy using deuterium from ocean water, with far less radioactive by products than fission. cost could be far below coal, enabling long term global power.
Postmaster General Summerfield testifies on a 5 cent stamp plan for all letters except local mail, facing lukewarm support from Democrats and some Republicans. Eisenhower urged a 5 cent rate on all letters except city deliveries, while unions back 5 cents for first class mail.
A low pressure system brings a mix of rain snow and sleet to the Miami Valley. Forecasts call for a high near 34 and a low around 30 today with more cold unsettled conditions through the weekend.
Roy Eugene Nickell, a tall frail boy, needs a delicate eye operation in New York to remove a tumor behind his eye that could blind or kill him if delayed. His parents Ernest and Mrs. Nickell of Amanda, Ohio, struggle with poverty after medical bills and fear layoffs at Armco as they await a Feb 3 procedure. Local doctors identify Algernon B. Reese as the surgeon capable of the high risk operation.
A Navy Tradewinds four engine flying boat reported a detached No 2 propeller at 21 000 feet en route from Hawaii. The craft reached Alameda Naval Air Station at 9 32 a m with 19 aboard and three engines functioning. Coast Guard and Hamilton AFB dispatched rescue planes.
In Caracas the Patriotic Junta withdraws backing from the new government as violence subsides. Reports say about 300 killed and 1,000 wounded in riots. ex-dictator Perez Jimenez flees to the Dominican Republic amid a military transition and demands for elections and civil liberties.
Premier Chou En-lai rejected a plea by three American mothers for clemency for their imprisoned sons in Shanghai and Peiping. He said leniency applies to well behaved inmates, with future clemency possible. The mothers named Ruth Redmond Jessie Fecteau and Mary Downey as they pursued their cases with Chinese officials.
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