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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1960
Page
1
In Tulsa, a Red Cross billboard showing Mayor James Maxwell donating blood drew Republican protest as Democrats embraced a donor contest tied to the April 5 election. The drive aims to ease a short blood bank and mobilize voters.
Dr Wendell Johnson, semanticist of the University of Iowa, told Temple University readers that the war between the sexes persists because both sides misunderstand on different abstract levels. He argued language biases hamper understanding and urged focusing on concrete details rather than self judgments.
Loyd E. Hargrove pleaded innocent at a Thursday arraignment in Painesville Ohio to a first degree murder charge in the Christmas Eve slaying of Charles R. Clark near Mentor. Hargrove’s attorney Louis A. Furi Jr. filed a written plea of not guilty by reason of insanity saying the plea does not admit guilt.
Johnson advises training to reduce vagueness by asking what you mean how you know and the effects of what you say. He argues awareness of language improves clarity and accountability.
Carey Lee Ruder told police he walked in and shot Judith Diane Ruder, 20, five times with a .22 pistol as she prepared to sell furniture. He cited marital strain and said they were married at 16 and 17. He was held for murder investigation. the couple’s two children were with a babysitter.
In New York at an ADA dinner Humphrey and Stevenson accused the Eisenhower administration of prioritizing budget balancing over peace. Humphrey, a Democratic presidential hopeful, and Stevenson, possible candidate, addressed more than 750 attendees.
The ADA awarded Steven son the Roosevelt Day prize for his contributions to foreign policy presented by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Humphrey criticized the Eisenhower era for failing to map a sound national future and for disarmament efforts, while Stevenson attacked budget balancing and warned of rhetoric over action in Republican governance since 1932.
The official forecast calls for cloudy and windy weather today with light rain and a high near 41. Tonight will turn colder with a chance of light rain turning to snow by morning as temps fall toward 30. Saturday stays cloudy and cool with a high around 38, while Sunday warms to the mid 40s.
In Brooklyn two armed bandits robbed guards outside the American Can Co payroll totaling 23900. The guards were seriously wounded by pistol fire as the thieves fled with the money.
Algiers sees insurgents seize control as Moslem rebels press for independence while De Gaulle seeks to assert authority. Rebels’ leadership calls for desertion to nationalist guerrillas and protests for Algeria to remain French. Paratroops stay loyal under siege conditions.
Two New York Central trains collided in dense fog near Westfield New York. Ten cars and three diesel units derailed while 470 passengers were aboard. A woman suffered a wrist fracture and cuts. Two men were hospitalized for observation and an expectant mother was treated and discharged.
A railroad spokesman said the 20th Century train, faster than its counterpart, had been ordered to pass the New England States at a crossover as fog reduced visibility to zero.
Middletown officials open to discuss a jet airport for the area while Mayor Patterson of Dayton and the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce hold divergent views on the proposal. In Paris Premier Debre calls a cabinet meeting to review Algeria crisis as de Gaulle plans a national TV address. In Tunis the Algerian rebel government seeks African backing for a UN General Assembly session on independence.
In New York a Marti birthday celebration sparked a clash between pro and anti Castro Cubans on Central Park South and the Avenue of the Americas. The riot lasted over 30 minutes with several hundred spectators and arrests reported while a wreath laying by the White Rose group occurred amid tensions.
In Chicago Leonas family, separated 16 years by Soviet occupation, celebrates reunion after Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev helped reunite them. Paulius Leonas and wife, who fled Lithuania in 1940s, greet children Regina 20 and Tomas 17 arriving from Soviet Lithuania. The parents praise Khrushchev and God amid a crowded celebration.
A humorous quip notes that a man who teases a woman for shopping all day without buying resembles a bachelor. The line playfully critiques gendered shopping stereotypes and bachelor status in a lighthearted way.
Vivian Gilbert known as Sandy works at a Mercer Island drive in. Teenagers organized a fundraising drive raising 220 in cash and 69 signatures to help with surgery costs after a tumor was found. The group collected from doorbells to merchants and skipped meals to raise funds. Sandy praised teens for their compassion and resilience.
Dayton real estate broker told sheriffs deputies he may be involved in an unusual traffic death investigation. The mangled body of William Elter, 66, was found along a Dayton street. James E. Woodward, 52, said he drove home a man he believed was Elter when the car stuck in mud and Elter disappeared while pushing. He left, assuming Elter had gone.
In a violent Grays Harbor storm two Coast Guard crew members die after their 52 foot Invincible capsizes while guiding the Barbara Lee through heavy seas off Westport Washington. Harold Pernula survives. skippers Robert Bolam and Ted Sigurdson are missing as rescuers search by sea and air.
Pittsburgh Steel Co the nation s 15th largest producer and United Steelworkers reach a new contract covering workers at six plants nationwide This agreement ends the long stalemate with the nation s biggest unsigned firm since the 116 day nationwide steel strike in 1959
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