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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1959

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Convicts Let Sick Hostage Go From Brushy Mountain Mine

Shirley Bunch, 63, one of three foremen seized Monday by 95 rebellious prisoners underground at Brushy Mountain State Prison, was released due to illness. He walked to the prison administration building and appeared uninjured. Governor Ellington ordered no further concessions as tensions persisted.

Brushy Mountain Brushy Mountain State Prison Frank Llewellyn Shirley Bunch Bunch Pat Patterson Buford Ellington Patterson Nashville

Convicts Seize Mine Near Knoxville In Four-Hour Standoff

Patterson voiced optimism as about 200 sticks of dynamite and a 1.5 mile shaft held by convicts near Knoxville raised fears of shutdown. Three unarmed foremen were taken hostage inside the 40 mile NW mine, officials reported by phone they were unharmed after three hours of negotiations.

Patterson Knoxville

Peeler Needs Job Good with Figures

Houston, AP. Barbara Bennett 19 a purported stripper seeks a bookkeeping job after driving from Danville Illinois to support her accused boyfriend Grover Lee Baker 19 facing trial for a April 22 bank deposit heist at the motor company. Police recovered cash and checks. Baker was arrested last week. Bennett says she will stay with him through thick and thin and tacks she can be a good bookkeeper.

Houston Tex Barbara Bennett Barbera Danville Ill Grover Lee Baker Baker

Harlem Mob Clashes After Police Shooting Incident

In Harlem a 500 strong crowd gathered outside a police station for hours amid rumors of police beating a detainee. Two white officers were shot during the incident when a suspect tussled with them and a bystander, postal clerk Charles Samuel, was later charged.

New York Hammes Charles Samuel Angrist Samuel Caviglione

Chuckle Suggests Letting Her Drive to Stop Car Noise

A humorous line proposes that the best way to quiet businesslike car noise is to let her drive. It plays on gender roles for comic effect and reflects light entertainment tone.

Rumpus Over Children Ends With Assault Charge Against Boxer Art Aragon

In North Hollywood Art Aragon visited ex wife Georgia with a dancer companion. She accused him of assault with a deadly weapon after a confrontation on the lawn during a dispute over Sunday visits. Aragon posted bail and awaits July 21 arraignment. His ex says he was calm.

North Hollywood Calif Art Aragon Aragon Georgia Los Angeles Barbara Shey Miss Shey

Hoffa Denies Involvement In Monitor Seat Move

Teamsters Union President James R. Hoffa testified before a Senate committee that he did not back a plan to seize control of the court appointed monitors. He said Bartley C. Crum proposed the scheme and that Crum was referred to union counsel Edward Bennett Williams. Hoffa cited Crum’s selfish interest in Schmidt’s fees and said he told Crum the union would not deviate from its constitution.

Washington Teamsters Union James R. Hoffa Hoffa Senate Bartley C. Crum New York Crum Edward Bennett Williams Williams Godfrey P. Schmidt Schmidt Board of Monitors Teamsters

Steel Strike Feared as U.S. Steelworkers Threaten Walkout

In New York and Pittsburgh, the United Steelworkers warn of an almost certain strike by midnight as mills begin a staged shutdown. Union chief David J. McDonald says industry profits could fund major pay gains, while industry leaders insist wage hikes fuel inflation.

New York United Steelworkers Ofmerica David J. McDonald Steelworkers Union McDonald Eisenhower Pittsburgh Basic Steel Companies

Eisenhower intervenes to avert union strike again

The report states Eisenhower urged delaying a July 1 strike to tonight and then sought an unlimited contract extension, which the union refused. Negotiations continued as talks resumed after the latest intervention.

Eisenhower

Steel strike talks stall as wage demands clash

U S steel wage and welfare rise demands by the union meet industry resistance over featherbedding and wasteful labor costs. McDonald denies unionists are loafers while Cooper calls for immediate industry solutions and Eisenhower says time remains for a peaceful settlement. Continuous talks resume with no progress.

Sions McDonald Cooper Eisenhower Washington White House

Man in Chase Crashes, Killing Five in Kansas City

A speeding car fleeing officer Bobby Austin collided with a second auto at an intersection, killing the fleeing driver Charles Schwancke 23 and four Kansas City occupants Luther Thompson 22 James Fuller 25 Donald Ewing 26 Robert Reed 20. Police say Schwancke had a suspended license and was driving about 70 mph when the crash occurred around 2 am at a corner service station.

Kansas City Charles Schwancke John Allen Luther L. Thompson Suffolk James E. Fuller Donald Ewing Robert Reed Sgt Allen Bobby Austin Schwaneke Austin Schwancke

Fire Damages Peastown Heights Service Station and Barbershop

Fire at Kiester Road and Ohio 4 in Peastown Heights damaged a service station and barbershop. Firemen were still on the scene at noon after being called at 10:30 a.m. The incident followed other national news items on steel talks and labor data.

Centers Market Kiester Road Ohio 4 Germantown Road Peasttown Heights North Madison Township

Carla's Lucky Break After Dog Returns Before Surgery

In Greensboro North Carolina Carla Cox a four year old girl faced a second eye operation but the family's Pomeranian Yo Yo wandered home before the procedure. Police traced the dog to Cox and doctors announced the first operation two weeks earlier was 80 percent successful, cancelling the second surgery.

Carla Cox Yo-Yo North Wilkesboro N.C Carla Greensboro E. L. Cox Jr Greensboro Daily News Cox Curtis Roberts

Bank Thug Slips Out Of Dragnet In Ohio Heist

A Miami Deposit Co robber in Yellow Springs on Monday evaded 300 officers and a pursuing Highway Patrol car by about six seconds. Dressed in gray work clothes and sunglasses, he fled into a 200 acre woods after getting about 4400 in tens and twenties. Authorities cooled the manhunt by nightfall, with FBI, troopers, sheriff and locals covering the area Northeast of Dayton near Ohio 235. A 1956 car, a faulty getaway, and a missing body reported in Bryan State Park were among the scattered clues.

Yellow Springs Ohio Miami Deposit Co Higgway Iater Here FBI Highway Patrol Fairborn Dayton Mildred Stewart Bryan State Park Dorothy Fundberg

Warmup continues as Miami Valley sees higher temperatures

A high pressure move brings warmer air from the south with a forecast of sunny skies and a high near 88 today. Tonight should dip to 65, while Wednesday turns partly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and a 90 high.

Miami Valley

Western ministers clash with Gromyko over Berlin talks

In Geneva, Christian Herter and British, French and West German ministers accuse Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko of obstruction as he demands Western recognition for East Germany. They say private sessions are blocked and no progress on Berlin until the issue is dropped.

Geneva Andrei Gromyko Berlin Christian A. Herter Britain France West Germany Herter U.S Gromyko East Germany Andrew H. Berding Berding Selwyn Lloyd Maurice Conve de Murville United States

Hunter killed by bear after long pursuit near Missoula

Missoula hunter Sam Adams, 39, disappeared October 27 while hunting with two friends Ed Hodges and Colin Trusty. Their search led to a rugged northeast Missoula camp where Adams' hat boots belt and other gear lay. Authorities say Adams wounded a bear during a confrontation at the camp and, armed with an empty rifle, tried to fight it off as the animal attacked.

Sam Adams Ed Hodges Colin Trusty Missoula Adams

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