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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1961
Page
1
A gusty wind toppled two large prefabricated bridge trusses beside the Port of Portland office, sending 100 tons of steel into a two story building. Seven offices were opened to rubble. two men on the second floor escaped, while five others suffered injuries and a secretary endured broken ribs and other wounds.
A vast snow and ice storm crippled the South and East, closing hundreds of schools and disrupting travel and power. The storm caused at least 48 deaths, with Texas accounting for 17, and fatalities also reported in West Virginia, Indiana, Louisiana, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Washington DC.
The Lehigh Boy Scout Council canceled Operation Igloo, a cold weather survival activity. Details were not fully disclosed, but organizers cited safety and planning concerns as the reason for cancellation this season.
About 38 Cuban students at Louisiana State University face the spring term without funds for tuition books and living expenses as Fidel Castro's crackdown hinders transfers. A citizens committee seeks federal aid while a state official investigates. Other Louisiana campuses report similar woes. A drive at USL seeks 5000 dollars. Dr. Edward Grant Sr. urged Welfare Secretary Ribicoff to fund at least 20000 for LSU and more for eastern and southern universities.
Geneal Electric Co scientists in Schenectady New York work on a special television camera tube to enable viewing the 240000 mile flight to the moon. The project aims to provide eye on manned lunar travel with advanced imaging tech and project milestones.
The five member civil military directorate pledged to respect treaty obligations and return El Salvador to authentic democracy after seizing control to halt a clash between communists and the extreme right. The new government reported five killed and eleven wounded in the coup Tuesday.
AP reports President Kennedy ordered the release of two U S Information Agency polls showing decreased U S prestige in parts of Europe after the Paris summit collapse. The surveys, used in the 1960 campaign, were previously kept secret by the Eisenhower administration and leaked pieces remained under restriction.
Two studies, one dated October 10, 1960, report that people across the free world believe the Soviet Union is ahead of America in space achievements and will lead space for the next decade. A second study dated June 1969 is mentioned but not detailed in the excerpt.
Arnold Sagalyn, Ness's former assistant and publisher of the Northern Virginia Sun, says The Untouchables distorts Eliot Ness. He notes Ness was not the gun-slinging hoodlum hunter as depicted and that early incidents drew from Ness's work but later episodes go off on a tangent.
London brokers said the captive liner Santa Maria is insured for 24.5 million dollars with coverage possibly extending to piracy. Lloyds notes 9.8 million sits in London while the rest is held by Portuguese firms in Lisbon. The marine peril policy typically includes seizure and war risk clauses as standard protections.
TEXARKANA AP Flames swept through a house housing 12 people killing five preschoolers aged 3 months to 4 years. The victims were grandchildren of Willie Sanders, a Black couple hosting the family. Fire officials cited an open heater igniting bedding in a room with six children. Survivors include Benny Earl Sanders, 9, who recalled a child crying I am on fire the quilt is burning.
The remark defines civilization by the degree of helplessness when electricity fails, illustrating how outages reveal social reliance and resilience. It notes the effect on daily life, communication, and basic services during blackouts.
Indonesian Airways said it cannot trace an air liner missing since Tuesday with 21 persons aboard including an American. The Jakarta to Bandung flight encountered bad weather and searches are hampered by cloudy conditions and rebel-infested terrain. One passenger is Norbert Ward of Hamilton Ohio, a training officer for the International Cooperation Administration.
U S Navy appeals to rebel Galvao to redirect the Santa Maria toward Belem Brazil to discharge 383 passengers including 42 Americans. Navy task force pursues the liner off Brazil as Salazar’s opponents claim political aims while offering to meet U S representatives aboard. Galvao says destination unclear but seeks to discharge passengers and peace talks.
Winds of 50 to 75 miles per hour hinder an air sea search for a U S military transport with 23 aboard lost off Canada's frozen Atlantic coast. Fourteen aircraft and several ships scoured the area near Argentia while a Royal Canadian Air Force plane reported damage and an explosion sighting near Newfoundland may have been a flare. The aircraft carried 13 passengers and 10 Navy crewmen en route from Morocco to Norfolk, with fuel for only hours more. The missing plane belonged to Transport Squadron 22 at Norfolk, boasting no prior fatalities since 1950.
President Kennedy greets two RB47 crew survivors and their wives after seven months in a Soviet prison. The fliers Stead and two others are due at Andrews Air Force Base after a Goose Bay departure. White House coffee reception planned with Olmsteads, McKones, Vice President Johnson and Kansas lawmakers in attendance.
The Lao tian government acknowledged in Vientiane that protests to SEATO and the United Nations alleging a North Vietnamese invasion were exaggerated. Education Minister Nhouy Abhay said the warnings aimed to reassure Laotians and deter Western powers, with no confirmed evidence of large scale aggression.
The Soviet Union may launch two men in one large capsule, aiming to surpass the U S program of single orbital flight. U S officials note capability exists for a big booster and capsule, with life support and re entry solvable for two as for one. Past launches show mixed results including a fatal December mission, possibly delaying a first manned flight.
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