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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1956
Page
1
Mrs. Claude Snelling, mother of Eloise Snelling, denounces the manslaughter verdict for Richard Holder Jr. in Hamilton court. Holder, a former Mt. Healthy firefighter, received an indeterminate term with parole eligibility in two years after a six hour jury deliberation.
Washington AP Secretary of Agriculture Benson faced Democratic calls for his ouster after a Harper's Magazine article labeled farmers as pampered. Aide-signed letter praising the piece led Benson to admit the error as Republicans and Democrats debated his future.
Tokyo Rose Iva Ikuko Toguri D Aquino was released from the Alderson reformatory after serving six years of a ten year treason sentence. Immigration officials served deportation papers to test whether a natural born American can be ordered out of the country. She remains under scrutiny as a potential undesirable resident alien while authorities debate citizenship status.
Charles Johnson Sr. came home from work to find his three children aged 2, 3, and 1 month dead from gas heater fumes in the home. His wife, 21, was unconscious but revived and hospitalized after responders noted the heater was improperly adjusted and illegally in use.
In Richland Kansas an unidentified man was found dead near the home of former U S Treasurer Mrs. Georgia Neese Clark Gray after an intruder entered the house and opened fire. Gray’s husband Andrew exchanged shots with the intruder and fired from the stairs. Police suspect the intruder died from his wounds while escape attempts revealed no blood in the house. The Grays had been abducted January second by three armed men who forced Mrs Gray to open the Richland Bank vault and a local grocery cash. The bandits fled with two thousand dollars and remained at large.
Senator Ives proposed that President Eisenhower could end second term speculation by saying he would accept the Republican nomination if health improves by the convention. Other Republicans differed, with Payne predicting a direct yes or no. The White House said Eisenhower now averages about eight hours sleep since his heart attack.
Two thieves robbed Nathan and Robert Stoler, Manhattan coffin makers, of 349 dollars yesterday while leaving 694 dollars on a casket untouched. The Stoler brothers said they were assembling payroll and had stacked funds on the lid. One brother quipped the thieves may have been superstitious.
Cortina d Ampezzo Italy Soviet Union team wins two championships and Italy takes a two man bobsled event as Eugenij Grischin breaks Olympic and world marks in the 300 meter speed skating. Ken Henry of Chicago ties for 17th and the U S sleds finish fifth and sixth in the bobsled. The Russians dominate the unofficial team standings with 46 points, followed by Italy and Finland tied for second.
Nationalist Chinese Ambassador to the United States P-Wellington Koo departed for Washington following a fifth conference with President Chiang Kai-shek. He arrived last Sunday for consultations.
The Fifth Circuit ordered a new hearing for Harvey Matusow, ruling he was entitled to due process despite a judge in El Paso, Texas, believing him untruthful. The contempt citation stemmed from 1955 after Matusow recanted accusations against Clinton Jencks, a New Mexico labor leader, and admitted lying in court.
DALLAS W CANDY BARR the nightclub entertainer Juanita Dal Phillips 22 was charged with assault to murder after shooting her estranged husband Troy B Phillips Jr 35 at close range with a .22 rifle after he pounded on her door at 3 am. Bond set at 10000. Hospital reports note a left abdominal wound with good survival prospects.
An air ground search resumed for a missing B25 bomber from Goodfellow AFB Texas. The plane disappeared during approach to Norton AFB at 7:29 p.m. after radioing for instructions. Residents near Waterman Canyon reported a drone and explosion as search teams scoured the San Bernardino Mountains.
In Altadena California Mrs Linda Joe Wood 19 slipped while burping her six week old daughter yesterday. The infant suffered fatal head and neck injuries when she fell to the floor.
US scientists announce IGY satellite phase for 1957 58 planned to travel a wide belt near the equator observable from New York to Buenos Aires and Tokyo to Melbourne. Dr Sydney Chapman notes global cooperation in observing and receiving data as the US aims first into space with a 30 inch satellite diameter vs the earlier 20 inch figure.
Five Democrats seek the Ohio governor’s chair as Frank Lausche resigns to run for the Senate. Entry surprise John E. Sweeney joins Michael V. DiSalle Oscar Fleckner Robert W. Reider and Frank Kryzan amid talk of more candidates before Feb. 8. Only two Republicans have declared: Attorney General C William ONeill and Lt. Gov. John W. Brown.
U S District Judge Rubey M Hulen tentatively schedules the trial for May 7 for Matthew J Connelly former secretary to President Truman and Harry S Schwimmer former Kansas City lawyer accused of conspiring to defraud the government in an income tax case. Theron Lamar Caudle delaying hearings to Feb 3 due to attorney illness. Schwimmer once Sachs attorney and Sachs was fined 40000 with no prison. The indictment stems from the Sachs tax case and adds that Connelly and Schwimmer were not properly advised of constitutional rights before grand jury testimony.
Ford's West Coast assembly plant suffered millions in damage from floods, explosions, and fire. Manager Armour estimated three million dollars in parts damaged. full loss undetermined. Firemen battled flames five hours as 1,800 workers faced a two month closure.
Seven year old Prince Charles and his sister Princess Anne depart with their parents from London. The scene on the tarmac shows Charles dabbing at his eyes and noting mist as he says he hopes it will be all right. The moment garners more attention in Britain than the departure itself.
Pulaski County Prosecutor Frank Holt received a post ecard listing eight alleged crimes. The missive accuses the man of selling ungraded meat trying to kill another man paying below the minimum wage dodging Social Security taxes attempting an attack on a woman offering to termite proof a home without a license and perjuring himself to have the writer expelled from the air force and contributing to a minor's delinquency.
Senator McNamara tells Democrats the United States must lead in civil rights to avoid Communist propaganda. He warns that a single lynching or racial discrimination fuels foreign criticism. The remarks come at a Democratic rally with lawmakers, governors, and city officials discussing foreign policy immigration refugees and equal opportunity.
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