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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1956

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House Debates Civil Rights Bill Amid Parliaments Tactics

Washington AP reports the House opens a marathon fight over civil rights legislation. Southern opponents plan delaying tactics while supporters assign guards to monitor parliamentary moves. The bill, led by Rep Celler, would create a rights commission, a civil rights division in the attorney general’s office, and empower suits to defend voting and rights.

Rep Colmer D-Miss Senate House Celler D-Ny Eisenhower The Rights Commission Attorney General Attorney General's Office

Baby Tornado Blamed For Plane Crash Near Ft. Dix

Weatherman cites possible baby tornado near McGuire base as MATS C118A crashed into pine swamp killing 45. Air Force board investigates while 21 survivors report injuries and an erratic air current prior to impact near the infantry training center.

FT. DIX N. J U. S Air Force Board of Inquiry George Whiteley Trenton McGuire Air Force Base Whiteley Associated Press Camden Military Air Transport Service

UAW Region Four Director Resigns

Morris Wein traub of Newport Kentucky resigned Sunday as director of Region Four of the United Auto Workers. The region covers over 40 locals in parts of Ohio Kentucky and Tennessee.

Cincinnati Morris Weintraub Newport United Auto Workers Ohio Kentucky Tennessee

Flooded Subways Cause Terrific Traffic Jams

In New York a weekend fire at the derelict John Wanamaker building disrupted subway service on the IRT and BMT lines, flooding stations and delaying riders at Grand Central. Fire crews treated 216 for smoke and burns with 20 hospitalized as demolition crews tackled the blaze in Lower Manhattan.

New York John Wanamaker Grand Central Terminal Ousy Terminal Astor Pl Lexington Avenue BMT Brooklyn Manhattan Eighth Street Block-Square Building Lower Manhattan Wanamaker East Side Airview

Trial of Marine drill sergeant on manslaughter charges

Marine drill sergeant Matthew C. McKeon faces involuntary manslaughter and related charges after a night march in which 6 recruits drowned at Parris Island. Defense seeks removal of alcohol counts while broader questions probe Marine training practices and potential reprisals for testimony.

Parris Island S.C Matthew C. McKeon Marine Corps Randolph McC. Pate McKeon Doa Worcester Mass Emile Z. Berman New York City Berman Navy Charles 8. Thomas Thomas Navy Secretary

Relaxation Aids Baldness Says Doctor Van Pelt

London doctor Dr. S J Van Pelt, head of the British Society of Medical Hypnotists, urges relaxation to combat baldness. He says relaxing dispels tension and may restore hair, noting men who express emotions tend to have more hair, with musicians actors and artists cited as examples. He himself has a full head of hair.

London S. J. van Pelt van Pelt British Society of Medical Hypnotists Tme

Police Capture Three Juveniles After Watermelon Chase

In Dayton Ohio Patrolman S P Paul pursued a reportedly stolen car as three youths dropped watermelons to block him. After a three mile chase the offenders were captured and taken to Montgomery County Detention for auto theft investigation. One suspect is 15 and the other two are 14.

Dayton Ohio S. P. Paul Paul Montgomery County House

Young Hungarians Seek Asylum After Plane Siege

A engaged Hungarian couple and seven anti-Communists who hijacked a plane and landed at a NATO base near Ingolstadt seek asylum in West Germany. Police say six passengers and four crew wish to return to Hungary. Bavarian officials expect asylum likely granted and plan transfer to the Valka refugee camp until a decision.

Ingolstadt Germany Wptwo West Germany Here Malev Airlines West Valka Nuernberg

Heat and humidity push Miami Valley into hot forecast

Warm southern air brings hot humid weather through Tuesday with partly cloudy skies. The forecast calls for scattered showers and a high near 90 and low around 70 today, then a high about 85 Tuesday. Sunday’s unofficial high was 84 and the morning low 65.

Miami Valley

Platforms Going To Be Touchy

The Associated Press reports both parties edge toward election year platform issues with civil rights a major convention headache for Democrats. Southern chairmen warn of bolts or walkouts while urging unity to back a Democratic victory and oppose an antisegregation plank.

Associated Press Democratic Platform Committee Butler McCormack Atlanta White House

Fire destroys John E. Kemple Glass Works buildings

In East Palestine Ohio a Sunday fire destroyed the two buildings of the John E. Kemple Glass Works which had planned to close July 20 for the summer. The cause of the blaze was not determined.

East Palestine Ohio John E. Kemple Glass Works

Pastors Pray As Four-Year-Old Faces Blindness

In Orlando Florida Baptist churches hold night services for Mike Sibole four who faces losing sight after a planned operation Wednesday. His father Rev James M Sibole speaks of faith and the need to proceed with the life saving procedure amid mixed reactions from callers nationwide.

Orlando Fla Mike Sibole Forrest Hill Baptist Church James M. Sibole Sibole Mike Joshua God Minster Ohio Niagara Falls Yellowstone National Park

Crank Call Grounds United DC6 Flight to Elko

A bomb threat via phone grounded a United Air Lines DC6 with 63 aboard near Elko Nevada for three hours. The caller claimed dynamite on board and said his wife was aboard. Police and airline searched the plane. nothing found before its three hour delay and continued to Chicago. The San Francisco ballet troupe was among passengers.

Elko Nev United Air Lines DC6 Chicago United San Francisco UAL J. W. Nelson Municipal Ballet Atlantic Seaboard Express Company

Eisenhower Returns to Work at White House After Illness

President Eisenhower resumed work at the White House at 8:20 a.m. EDT after his June 9 intestinal operation. He met with staff and AEC Chairman Lewis Strauss and planned a State Department meeting with Dulles. Hagerty said afternoon schedules remain limited as doctors assess his recovery while he attends the Panama conference.

Washington Eisenhower White House Lewis W. Strauss Atomic Energy Commission Dulles James C. Hagerty Gettysburg Hagerty Panama City

Girl Found Dead In Crib In Parma Home

Cleveland reports a 4 month old girl named Toriann Angalone died in a crib while visiting relatives in Parma. Authorities say a skull fracture may have caused the death. the baby was pronounced dead at Deaconess Hospital. The child’s parents, siblings Kurt and Rickey, were present.

Cleveland Deaconess Hospital Toriann Angalone Joseph Angalone Kurt Rickey Angalones Parma Lester Roper Coroner's Office

Collection Being Split Up for Soviet Libraries

Rabbi George B. Lieberman of Rockville Center New York reports that Leningrad's price less collection of old Jewish documents manuscripts and books is being divided for distribution among Soviet libraries. Lieberman is part of an American rabbi group visiting the Soviet Union.

Leningrad George B. Lieberman Rockville Center Long Island N. Y Soviet Union

Hinshaw Withdraws From State House Bid Over Registration

Littleton Colorado George A Hinshaw abandons his Republican bid for state representative after forgetting to register as a Republican. The lapse ends his campaign plans and leaves the race to other GOP contenders.

Littleton Colo George A. Hinshaw

Cops Check Car Titles Signatures in Weinberger Case

Nassau detectives examined 300000 auto registrations to verify signatures on the ransom note in the Peter Weinberger kidnap case. The effort involved signatory comparison and some registrations set aside for followup as FBI agents joined local police.

Westbury N. Y Nassau County Peter Weinberger Styvesant Pinnelli FBI Stephen Damman Damman East Meadow Long Island

Man Questioned In Wife's Death

Steubenville Ohio James Hagens 50 held for questioning in fatal shooting of wife Ethel 44 and wounding of roomer Jesse Smith 59 at the Hagens home early Sunday woman died from a pistol wound in the abdomen in a domestic incident

Steubenville Ohio James Hagens Ethel Jesse Smith Hagens

No Break In Strike Seen Yet

The 16th day of the nationwide steel strike shows no sign of an immediate break as United Steelworkers and the industry stand firm. USW President David J. McDonald cites a package pay boost of 14 to 23 cents per hour depending on the measure, with 650,000 strikers. Federal mediator Joseph Finnegan remains available, while U.S. Steel vice president John A. Stephens leads talks aided by Bethlehem and Republic Steel representatives.

Pittsburgh United Steelworkers David J. McDonald USW Joseph F. Finnegan Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Mitchell Washington Finnegan John A. Stephens U. S. Steel Corp Bethlehem Steel Corp Republic Steel

Small Fry Serenade Whistle Prize In Richland Kansas

Mrs. Georgia Neese Clark Gray former U S treasurer funds a weekly whistling contest for Richland Kansas youngsters. The top two whistlers win silver dollars and qualify for the August Richland fair grand championship. A different judge is kept secret each week and practice continues all week in town.

Richland Kan Kansas Georgia Neese Clark Gray United States Sir Street

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