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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1958
Page
1
United Nations observers document a staged clearing operation as soldiers move along a road scene. AP Wirephoto captures distant vehicles and personnel coordinating movement under guard.
President Chamoun warned rebels linked to Syria may launch a major assault on northern Tripoli at any moment while government jets and artillery repelled a southeast attack toward Beirut Airport. He said Druze fighters and ex Premier Salam’s men link with Basra Moslem quarters rebels, and warned of Syrian mortars and artillery if linked forces arrive.
Dr. W H Pickering said the Army is authorized to fire one or two lunar probes that will orbit near the moon carrying simple instruments and sending back data. The probes will be launched by a Jupiter intermediate range missile, not a Redstone rocket, and no date for the mission was given. The presentation was part of Ammo-a demonstrations before 400 military and industrial leaders.
Betsy von Furstenberg ran barefoot along Madison Avenue chasing her husband Guy Vincent who carried a pair of women’s shoes. Vincent was arrested for drunken driving and the couple faced separate arraignments for disorderly conduct and obstructing a policeman. Both pleaded innocent and were released with bail and hearing dates set.
Castro's rebels may hold two U S consuls and more than 40 Americans in eastern Cuba as a guerrilla war drains the region. U S officials say no intervention will occur. the army reportedly numbers up to 20 000 with aid from private forces.
In Albany an loud blast disturbed residents and an upset caller questioned why the sound barrier remains. A Times-Union reporter noted speculation that a jet likely breached sound barriers, prompting debate over how to remove it.
AP report from Tizi Ouzou details Algerian rebels like Asmani Amar slain by French troops as Algeria's struggle continues. Soldiers from France describe rebel recruitment tactics while Arab villagers reflect on civilian harm and loyalty. The piece contrasts official aims with growing weariness amid North Africa’s conflict.
Bernard Goldfine, defending his relationship with Eisenhower aide Sherman Adams, denies giving gifts for favors and questions whether hotel bills and an Oriental rug were business deductions. He claims accusers mischaracterize the ties as a quid pro quo and rejects prior testimony by John Fox as false.
The weatherman says hot and humid conditions will linger through Thursday with highs near 93 today and 90 on Thursday. Middletown’s official high yesterday reached 8 degrees at 5 30 p.m. and the low this morning was 39 at 3 30 am.
In Idaho Falls the high school atomic energy museum opening used a radioactive wand to trigger a ribbon cutting. Robb Brady, editor of the Idaho Falls Post-Register, touched the device causing a red light and bell before the ribbon fell. Officials repaired and relaunched the ceremony with success.
President Eisenhower accused the House Appropriations Committee of endangering national security by cutting foreign aid funds by nearly 600 million dollars. He urged Congress to restore the cuts, saying the action risks freedom worldwide and aids Communist expansion. he reaffirmed his stance for American security and allied cooperation.
A playful stage gag has a hostess presenting a lone bachelor while a chorus asks about his abilities, wealth, family, faith, and residence. The skit stages social questions about status and compatibility, ending with curiosity about the bachelor himself.
President Eisenhower charged the Soviet Union with disrupting diplomatic preparations for a planned summit. He said the move casts doubt on Soviet intentions and he noted Khrushchev’s June 11 letter as the basis for the claim. Western leaders conveyed two points urging serious East West discussion while defending the summit aim.
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