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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1958

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Goldfines Hotel Room Tapped In Subcommittee Probe

Harris called an emergency session after Bernard Goldfine aides found a hidden microphone in an adjoining hotel suite tied to the Harris investigations. Shacklette and Anderson claimed wire tapping gear. Harris denied authorization. Goldfine ordered his entourage to move out as the probe continued.

Lewis Gulick Washington Bernard Goldfine Harris Subcommittee Oren Harris D-Ark Baron J. Hacklette Washington Goldfine Shathlette Sheraton-Carlton Jack Lotto Harris Subcommittee Shacklette Jack Anderson Drew Pearson Anderson Roger Robb Goldline Adams

Rebels hold 36 Americans as Cuban crisis persists

Reports from Guantanamo say Fidel Castro rebels still detain 36 U.S. citizens and several others as U.S. and Cuban camps negotiate. Four civilians and one Canadian were brought to the naval base by helicopter as talks continue with Raul Castro while U.S. consul Wollam presses for releases.

Guantanamo Cuba Fidel Castro Fanwood N.J Roman Cecilia New York City Harold Fuligencio Batista Guantanamo Naval Base U.S Park Wollam Santiago Raul Castro Fidel

Cuba Nickel Project Sees American Officials Involved

The Moa Bay Mining Co. plans to develop nickel and cobalt deposits in northeast Cuba with American participation. Individuals named include Schissier Prof. E. P. Pileider of the University of Minnesota mining eng department and Edward H. Cordes.

Moa Bay Mining Co Cuba Schissier E. P. Pileider University of Minnesota Edward H. Cordes

Garnettsville Reunion Returns to Cemetery Grounds

About 150 former Garnettsville residents gathered yesterday at the town’s 10 acre cemetery, now part of Ft. Knox, for the annual reunion. H. D. Higbee, a 21 year old iron shop worker, recalled boyhood days and meeting a family long unheard from since Garnettsville disappeared.

Higbee Louisville Garnettsville Ft. Knox Military Reservation Garnetts-Ville

Reunion blends business with cemetery fund and memories

The gathering includes fundraising for the cemetery and daily chores as funds arise. Higbee notes many elders pass away each year but hopes descendants keep the custom alive and continue sharing stories of the past.

Higbee

Russians Free Nine U S Air Force Crew From Soviet Armenia

Moscow radio reports the nine US Air Force transport crew members were released at Astara on the Soviet Iranian frontier after being forced down June 27 in Soviet Armenia. The release ends days of high level talks led by the US Embassy in Moscow. The nine officers include Col Dale D Brannon Maj Luther W Lyles Maj Robert E Crans Maj Bennie A Shupe Capt James T Kane Lt James N Luther Sgt James G Holman and Airman Peter N Sabo with next of kin listed.

London Moscow Armenia Astara U.S.S.R U.S Col Dale D. Brannon Harry A. Brannon Chardon Ohio Luther W. Lyles Donna Lyles Overseas Carrie F. Lyles Savoy Tex Robert E. Crans Martha W. Crans Macon Roy Crans Bennie A. Shupe Majorie C. Shupe Miami Byron von Airman Peter N. Sabo John Sabo Chicago

Plane forced to land after Soviet fighter intercept

A C118 transport aircraft was forced to land by Soviet fighter craft, and a Soviet announcement said the plane burned on the ground. The cause—fighter action or crew decision to avoid capture—was not clarified. The USSR protested the flight as a frontier violation, while the United States said the aircraft went off course in bad weather.

Ussr United States

Honeymoon Is On The House

In Dallas Texas the newspapers published a wedding photo and story of a jailhouse romance. The bride wore a gown that a dress shop employee later recognized as one she had been paid for with a rubber check.

Dallas Tex Frankie Koepp Ted Daniel

Gibson Girl Remembered By Friends

Remembrances poured in for Annabelle Whitford Buchan a former Gibson Girl of the Ziegfeld Follies from 1907 to 1910. Friends sent 150 cards letters and telegrams as she marked her birthday alone in her apartment after the death of her husband a surgeon in January.

Annabelle Whitford Buchan Charles Dana Gibson United States Canada Mexico

Holiday Traffic Toll Falls Below Estimate

The Associated Press reports cautious driving kept July 4th weekend highway deaths below the 410 preholiday estimate. Early counts suggested a new record could be set, but final figures were forecast to be near Memorial Day levels, with over 725 deaths recorded across the two long weekends this year.

National Safety Council The Safety Council

Ohio Fourth of July toll shows mixed results

Ohio’s 78 hour July 4 weekend saw 18 highway deaths, below the Memorial Day count of 27 but total fatalities across all causes rose to 38 compared with 27 in the earlier holiday. Heat drove people indoors and drownings rose with hot weather. One fatality occurred near Junction City Kansas and a Portland Oregon plant explosion injured or killed several. No fireworks deaths were reported.

Ohio State Department of Highway Safety Seattle Junction City Kan Portland Ore

Traffic deaths during nonholiday period total 520

An Associated Press survey covering 78 hours from June 19 to June 22 reports 339 traffic deaths, 118 drownings, and 63 miscellaneous accident deaths. The combined total of 520 is more than 100 fewer than the July 4 weekend tally.

Associated Press

Alan Wood Steel Increases Prices Amid Wage Rise

Alan Wood Steel Co of Conshohocken raises prices by about six dollars per ton to stay competitive. The firm has 800000 tons annual capacity and cites a wage increase enacted this month.

Conshohocken, Pa Alan Wood Steel Co Alan Wood

If All the Children Sit Side by Side at Table

A light riddle asks how long a row of a family’s children would be without the parents. The punchline implies a humorous measurement, suggesting the children alone form a long line.

Father and Daughter Drown After Rescue Attempts at Long Beach

In Southport and Wilmington area two young women Shirley Joyner and Inez McCracken were swept by a strong current at Long Beach Inlet. Ernest McCracken of Southport rescued Inez after previous saves and then attempted to save Shirley Joyner. The trio disappeared beneath the waves as they cried goodbye.

Long Beach N.C Ernest McCracken Southport Ineznez Long Beach Inlet Shirley Joyner Nashville, M.C McCracken Inez Shirley Joyner Goody Wilmington

Driving is a Privilege Not a Right Warned Official

The Department of Highway Safety official argued that driving in modern traffic is a privilege, not a right. He stated many accidents are caused by lawbreakers and urged people to exercise courtesy, respect others' rights, and drive defensively to prevent deaths. He emphasized the need for restraints to save lives.

Department of Highway Safety

Ohio Turnpike reports heavy weekend traffic and low accidents

Over Independence Day weekend 221,269 vehicles used the Ohio Turnpike, with 10 accidents none fatal. A spokesman said six accidents were property damage and four caused minor injuries. Four days yielded $308,165 in revenue.

Columbus Ohio Ohio Turnpike Turnpike

Ohio Implements Early Year Jobless Rate Drop

Ohio reports a 12 percent reduction in unemployment benefits paid to date this year versus the same period in 1957, indicating improved labor market conditions and ongoing state efforts to reduce unemployment costs.

Ohio

Weekend crash toll rises with near Springfield death trio

A late Sunday and holiday travel accident near Springfield killed three people, including a highway patrol cruiser occupant. Patrolman Griver was seriously injured as reports awaited confirmation at Columbus headquarters.

Columbus Springfield Griver

Aides accuse burglary at hotel room of secretary

Bulletin reports that Bernard Goldfine's aides claim the secretary's hotel room was burglarized. Officials also found a microphone placed to eavesdrop during aides conversations.

Washington Bernard Goldfine

Sharks Attack Survivors Tell Of Pacific Plane Crash

Nine aboard the C124 were on a mid Pacific flight from Travis AFB to Tokyo when it ditched 200 miles northeast of Johnston Island. Three survivors said sharks attacked them as they fought to stay afloat aided by lifejackets and noise. All three were treated at Tripler General Hospital for minor injuries.

Honolulu mid-Pacific Johnston Island Jonathan W. Brown Brown James M. Phillips Vacaville Calif James P. Vanderee San Rafael Calif Travis Air Force Base California Tokyo Hawaii Sioux City Iowa Travis Afb San Francisco Phillips Vanderee l Army Tripler General Hospital Vandoreen

Weather Outlook Shows Warm Humidity Then Cooling Eased In

Forecast warns of lingering warmth and humidity in the Miami Valley for about 31 hours with cooler air possible by night. Today and tonight expect cloudy skies scattered showers with highs near 86 and a low around 70. Tuesday may bring more rain and a cool breeze with highs near 84. Middletown's Sunday high reached 87 and the low 67 this morning.

Miami Valley Middletown

Skin diver spends 30 hours in quarry for record

Bernie Cameli, 19, submerged 30 hours and 6 minutes in White Rock Quarry seeking a skin diving record. He passed time thinking of girl divers, playing cards and tic tac toe, reading whodunits when sunny, and drinking milk through a bottle. cold and bored when submerged overnight, he surfaced to fetch a phone number left by a fellow diver.

Hamburg N. J Bernie Camoli White Rock Quarry Cameli Carnell

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