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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1958
Page
1
In Bennet Nebraska authorities pursue Charles Starkweather and Caril Fugate after six killed and a seventh feared. Lincoln County officials charge them with first degree murder as FBI joins the probe. A nationwide manhunt follows after the couple fled Lincoln area.
An eight year old student in Little Rock asks teacher Betty Benson how to spell the word sex. She complies. Later the boy reads a story ending with I like turtles and in sex.
Gov. C William ONeill shows satisfactory recovery from a heart attack as doctors say he can campaign for reelection. Cabinet members plan visits to the mansion while arrangements are made for limited contact to avoid overexertion. The press secretary disputes reports of two heart attacks and notes the governor remained capable of state business from home.
Lloyd Lee a 13 year old pupil at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School abandoned his dream to become the first Sputnik jockey after fainting at the idea of training for a Soviet space flight. A forged letter from the Soviet Embassy in London had invited him to join the program and prompted police to investigate.
Foreman A George Golden of a Brooklyn special grand jury proposed that parents pull children from schools where crime is high. The move came as details emerged of violence at John Marshall and other schools, including rapes, assaults, and pupil gang activity, prompting calls for increased police presence in schools.
DECATUR Ill Earl Carrier of Oshkosh Wisconsin paid two pennies into a meter that would not take pennies and received a 1 fine. He protested at the police station city treasurer and received two cents from petty cash as a matter of principle rather than payment.
In Martinez California Eli Stewart 79 died New Year Day in county hospital. His will admitted to probate leaves his 900 dollar estate to Mr and Mrs W L Moffatt. He declares I want you to drink it up if anything is left after funeral expenses. He dismisses tomb stones and costly suits saying he has not worn one in 30 years. There is no estimate of funds remaining after expenses.
President Eisenhower arrives at Naval Air Station Clathé en route to the Kansas City funeral of his elder brother Arthur. The trip bypassed fogbound KC with a 27 minute approach over Grandview and Olathe, and a motor caravan carried him into the city for services.
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP amid countdown to Army Jupiter C blastoff carrying a 30 pound moon. Air Force Thor missile test earlier drew thousands as it flew its prescribed course and landed in the preselected area. Major General Schriever said Thor will become first stage of a two to three stage system enabling unmanned lunar reconnaissance by early date.
The Miami Valley expects light snow flurries through Thursday with near normal temperatures. Today remains cloudy and cold with a high near 35 and low around 27. Thursday also brings snow flurries and a high near 34. Middletown records a high of 34 and low of 24 in the morning.
At Ankara the Baghdad Pact ministers and premiers push for concrete Western funding. Dulles signals sympathetic consideration but offers no firm grant. Moslem members Turkey Iran Pakistan seek multiyear aid amid US and Soviet competition.
A humorous exchange has Be Patient joking that people avoid him while a psychiatrist asks what was said. The cartoonish remark adds a punchline about attention and perceived dislike.
Paris AP report says the National Assembly passed a new election law for Algeria 292 to 249 in a move to relax French rule while preserving Paris control of defense foreign affairs and finances. Rebels reject both plans but Paris insists elections require peace. The law aims to equalize votes for French and Arab residents, ending prior French-drawn advantages. Local regional administrations would govern six to seven regions with eventual federalism.
Footprints found in seven miles northwest of Dennis Warschmidt’s last location suggest the 12 year old Scout may be alive in Mendocino National Forest. A football coach joining 600 searchers died of a heart attack during the Grindstone Canyon hunt.
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