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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1956
Page
1
Two men of God spoke at a mass funeral for 128 victims of the June 30 air crash. Sixty-seven coffins were lowered at Flagstaff Cemetery as an inquest was set for the United Airlines and Trans World Airlines disaster.
Pittsburgh reports mediators plan new negotiations on the steel strike after a government decision on time and place. Federal officials expect a joint session with United Steelworkers within a day or two as talks resume amid a 10 day old stoppage that idled 650000 workers and slashed output.
Three elderly people perished in a truck automobile crash on U S 20 near Norwalk Ohio Monday night. The dead were Tom Johnston 78 of Monroeville driver of the car Joseph Kocher 66 and Laura Kocher 65 of Norwalk passengers. Jennie Miller 49 survived with arm and other injuries and was hospitalized. The truck driver was Robert J Reardon 46 of North Olmsted.
A Cairo census shows a high single population with 88 percent of men single, most women seeking husbands. Polygamy is rare and dowry rules keep marriages expensive. Ages skew young with men marrying around 28 and women in their teens as widows and divorcees face slim remarriage chances. Sociologists say women working and dowries ending could ease the problem.
Residents of Rubiera Italy fled as a stream in town erupted into flames damaging a house and a small machine shop. Police said the source was a moonshine operation ignited by hot weather and the flames spread into the nearby stream.
Louis C. Statler 69, a former carnival wrestler and Altoona resident, convicted of first degree murder by a three judge panel in Cuyahoga Common Pleas Court for strangling Gloria Ann Ferry 18. He waived jury trial and received life with possible parole after 20 years if governor commutes to second degree murder. The body was found decomposed in Brookside Park after she disappeared during testimony in a delinquency case.
President Eisenhower signed a law authorizing payment to a fox farm for 36 baby foxes killed when Army planes allegedly upset the mothers over Gettysburg Pennsylvania. Kelmoor Fox & Fur Farm near Medina Ohio estimated losses at 14140 dollars. final settlement to be arranged with the Army.
A high pressure system to the west moves toward the Miami Valley keeping cool, pleasant conditions through Wednesday. Expect fair skies today with a high near 80 and a low around 60, then warmer on Wednesday with a forecast high near 85 as the cool air mass shifts. Unofficial yesterday’s high was 81 at 10 15 a.m and the low this morning was 60 at 5 30 a.m.
GOP Senate Leader Knowland said President Eisenhower planned to run again. The announcement came at a Gettysburg College news conference with Hagerty present. Eisenhower attended a Capitol Hill meeting amid recovery from recent illness, signaling a continuation of his Feb. 2 renomination pledge.
Greek authorities report 42 killed and 51 injured after a massive quake and tsunami hit Thira and Santorini, with 20 missing. Amorgos and nearby islands suffer damage as thousands homeless.
O J Dodd of New Orleans reports bass strings on pianos breaking amid rock n roll while A G Jeffers of Charleston WV criticizes the music as destabilizing. The National Piano Tuners Association delegates doubt the trend will last but fear what may follow.
A longshoreman and a former bartender face up to 25 years for tormenting Beatrice Weinberger with a false kidnapping claim to extort 5000 dollars. Arraignment scheduled in Ridgewood Felony Court Queens amid no trace of 5 week old Peter Weinberger.
Police arrested Robert Giebler and Gordon Rowell, both in their twenties from Queens, for a staged infant kidnapping plot. The pair phoned the Weinberger home and demanded 5000 dollars, drawing in FBI interest under Lindbergh law after seven days or interstate transport.
A propeller tore loose from a Trans-Canada Viscount flight at 8000 feet over Michigan, killing passenger Mrs. Robert J. Lippert and injuring 10 others. The jet-prop carried 30 aboard and landed safely at Windsor Airport. Flight was Chicago to Toronto.
In Formosa near Matsu Islands a dogfight erupted with Nationalist and Communist jets. Nationalist planes returned safely after engaging Red MIGs, with three Thunderjets on patrol attacked by eight Communist aircraft during the clash.
In Joseph Missouri police report, E. J. Edgar, listed as 73, is treated after a bicycle bite incident. The report notes the man was under age for hospital treatment, citing an odd phrasing about learning and age.
Washington AP reports Rep Passman says the House will not raise the 3.6 million dollar foreign aid bill to meet Eisenhower’s call for larger funds. Eisenhower, convalescing in Gettysburg, had suggested about 4.5 billion. Congress cleared a 4 billion authorization while awaiting approval of the appropriations bill.
James Gee 35 of Monroe Butler County died at St Elizabeth Hospital from head injuries. He walked in July 5 with a headache and lost consciousness. Montgomery County Coroner Robert Zipf said authorities could not learn how he was injured. relatives could not be reached. Identification showed his Monroe home.
Gov Frank Clement of Tennessee was named the Democratic National Convention keynote speaker ending speculation about the nomination race. Reactions from potential rivals were favorable with praise from Adlai Stevenson and Tennessee Sen Estes Kefauver. The piece notes ongoing political chatter surrounding Eisenhower’s term plans and other candidates.
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