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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1962
Page
1
Scattered showers are likely tonight with clearing by morning. Overnight low near mid 60s, with partly cloudy skies for tonight and Friday. Tomorrows high around 80, and Middle Towns official high yesterday was 83 at 4 15 p m with an overnight low of 68.
Washington reports the United States has developed a secret electronic lock to prevent accidental or unauthorized use of nuclear weapons. President Kennedy plans to ask Congress for funds to complete the device, start manufacture, and install it in weapons. Allies were informed through NATO that the lock will strengthen control by top commanders and expand safety margins as weapons numbers grow.
An Atlantic Coast Line passenger train derailed near Florence South Carolina killing the engineer Rindy Keels 58 and fireman Thomas H Jones 43 and injuring 13. The Havana Special was speeding at 80 miles an hour at the wreck site with construction and heavy rains nearby.
In London Walter B Potts age 82 died from a heart attack he suffered while attempting to hang himself by fixing a noose around his neck. The coroner recorded the death as suicide.
The Kennedy administration invites Japan to invest in U S factories, naming regions such as Wichita Kansas and Wilmington North Carolina as areas for potential industrialization. The move aims to correct a negative balance of payments with Japanese funds and follows Japan’s export import patterns.
The medical bulletin reports Sir Winston Churchill, 87, developed irregular pulse while recuperating from a leg fracture. He remains comfortable, had a good night, but aging and weight raise pneumonia or other complications risk after his Monte Carlo fall and leg injury.
In Sydenham a court heard Charlie Walther, leader of an antialcohol crusade, was found drunk at the wheel after fellow club members spiked his orange juice with liquor. The judge fined Walther $58.80 for the incident.
Police guard two doctors in Swift Current after the Swift Current Citizens Safety Committee threatens harm to doctors and families. The strike over compulsory medical care persists as doctors move out of the province and both sides seek public support.
A general strike paralyzed Brazil after Prime Minister Auro de Moura Andrade resigned after 36 hours in office. Labor leaders demand a Labor party prime minister while army units in Rio de Janeiro and other cities are kept ready to maintain order amid political clashes over legal and executive powers.
PORT CLINTON Ohio AP three survivors of a Fourth of July boating mishap were listed in fairly good condition at Magruder Hospital Port Clinton. Clement Cody 28 Amherst owner of the 15 foot boat Richard J Broadbent 33 and Donald 28 South Euclid were recovering from shock after spending seven to eleven hours in Lake Erie. The drowning victim was Mrs Laura Novak 52 Parma a telephone operator and mother in law of Cody. The motorboat swamped by high waves capsized about two miles off Put in Bay after leaving Catawba Point around 11 p m Tuesday Coast Guard said. The group was headed for a picnic at Put in Bay.
Gordon Jeffery of Toledo Ohio won the Loyal Order of Moose supreme governorship on Wednesday. He serves on the Regional Board and is a member of the Workmen's Association of Ohio.
President Kennedy returns to Washington from Camp David to discuss the nations finances with Secretary Dillon and Council chief Heller. He weighs a possible tax cut this year while opposing immediate rates relief, amid broad calls from business and labor.
South Viet Nam announced the recall of Ambassador Ko Quang to Saigon for consultation as tensions rise toward possible rupture with Laos. The move reflects strained relations and uncertain mediation prospects in the region.
Gary Allen Baker of Salineville Ohio confessed he fabricated a story about being forced at gunpoint to drive a hitchhiker from near Lisbon to Erie last Monday. He signed a statement admitting the fabrication and was held in Cleveland on charges of giving false information to a federal officer.
The Associated Press reports a 30 hour July Fourth observance set a new high for highway deaths at 138. Total holiday fatalities reached 239 with 51 drownings and 35 miscellaneous accidents. Notable incidents occurred in Minnesota near Eveleth and Modesto California.
In Oran a violent gun battle erupts during Algeria's first official independence holiday. More than 100 dead or wounded within the first hour as European S et Secret Army Organization holdouts clash with police. Both moslems and Europeans among casualties as riots and power struggle unfold.
The United States plans a third high altitude nuclear shot over Johnston Island tonight. Weather in Honolulu predicts clear skies and good visibility. Previous attempts failed due to missile troubles. warheads were destroyed without detonation. Delays raise doubt a full three to four shot series will occur.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower praises two new Republican bodies the All Republican Conference and the National Republicans Citizens Committee as timely steps to widen party participation and win elections He criticizes Barry Goldwater indirectly while urging unity and broad organizational efforts to challenge the Democrats and boost 1964 prospects.
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