18 Jul 1961
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1961
Page
1
The United States second manned space shot is moved to 6 a.m. EST Wednesday due to high buttermilk clouds over Cape Canaveral. Astronaut Gus Grissom, 35, learned of the 24 hour delay shortly before medical checks, and NASA cited an easterly Caribbean wave causing the clouds.
An Oklahoma City ex-convict, William Esiel Benson, 41, confessed to police he caused the March 18 1937 London Texas school explosion that killed 282 students and 14 teachers. Detectives tied him to the blast after his signed confession cited gas lines and a spark. He also admitted past shootings and a robbery, with Texas authorities to pursue warrants and verify details.
Louisville public schools will not offer ice cream in the lunchrooms this fall. Superintendent Samuel V. Noe cited low popularity and high bid costs. He noted about 47,000 city students consumed only 20,000 gallons during the last school year.
Rescuers broke through debris in a southern Indiana cave and found a long corridor with fresh air but no sign of IU graduates Tom Arnold and Ralph Moreland. A 19‑person team battled icy water and narrowing passages, hoping water levels fall to allow deeper rescue.
Scattered sunshine and warm humid air define the Middletown forecast with a chance of showers today and tomorrow. Temperatures hold steady with a low of 65 tonight and a high near 87 tomorrow, following yesterday's high of 84 by 5 p.m. and overnight low of 64 at 5:30 a.m.
PHILADELPHIA AP A sewer line cracked under a row of two story houses causing collapse and trapping four people Firemen rescued Cher y Daniels age 6 who survived with her brother Wayne 9 and Jesse Robinson a blind man and wife still missing Two other residents escaped as Red Cross aided victims and gas vented in a West Philadelphia neighborhood through a chaotic rescue effort
AP dispatch reports Tunisia and Morocco drift apart from Algerian rebel leadership over Sahara claims. Bourguiba plans to plant a Tunisian flag in southern Sahara, provoking a warning from Ferhat Abbas. France seeks to keep Sahara under its influence amid negotiations.
Ouster hearings for four Newport and Campbell County officials opened with witnesses testifying that vice was rampant in the area. Hank Messick of the Louisville Courier-Journal spent over two hours on the stand describing alleged inaction by police and testifying to prostitution in Newport. CBS correspondent Bernard Eismann said he found clear violations of anti-vice laws during his trip to the county.
To the west across the Sahara the Moroccan government claims a large desert area near Colomb Bechar and Tindouf containing coal and iron deposits. Abbas and Moroccan King Hassan II met two weeks ago but produced no agreement on the claim. France has ignored the Moroccan assertion.
A playful aphorism notes cheerful people resist illness more effectively than dour types. Doctors phrase it as a lighthearted comparison saying the surly bird catches the germ, implying mood influences health in a humorous way.
Washington AP bulletin reports the House Rules Committee voted 3 to 7 to table all federal aid proposals for schools, effectively killing three school bills for the current Congress session.
Soviet and East German forces have set a defensive ring around Berlin with about 67,500 troops and more than 1,200 tanks in a 30 mile girdle. Antiaircraft rocket bases are being built in two rings at 25 and 30 miles, some already completed and manned. The ring serves as psychological pressure amid ongoing Soviet diplomacy.
Informants break down Communist military strength around Berlin. Soviet army includes one tank and two motorized infantry divisions with five border security battalions totaling about 44,500 men and 900 tanks. East German army numbers about 14,000 with 200 tanks, alert police 4,000 men and 45 tanks, border police 5,009 men with 60 tanks and 184 armored cars. Soviet forces possess heavy T10 and medium T34 tanks plus heavy artillery and antiaircraft and antitank guns. East German force equipment reportedly similar.
The West German Defense Ministry estimates East Berlin militia at about 30 900 with light infantry weapons. East Germany could mobilize around 1 400 000 including 400 000 Soviet troops. In West Berlin 11 000 Allied troops and 3 000 alert police could reinforce a 10 000 strong police force. Western powers total about 621 000 in West Germany including 250 000 U.S. soldiers.
The United States Britain and France warned the Soviet Union that its threats against West Berlin threaten world peace and lives. They rejected the idea that a separate peace with East Germany could wipe out West Berlin rights and urged a negotiated settlement of Germany’s unresolved problems. The note warned the crisis could endanger international peace and millions of lives if pursued.
Washington reports the Army is preparing to issue missile warheads that could carry chemical warfare gases deep into enemy battle zones. A new regulation lists warheads for guided missile chemical agent, detailing ranges from close-in attacks to Pershing missiles over 200 miles reach.
Maj. Gen. Marshall Stubbs, Army chemical officer, testifies before a congressional committee that modern arms for ground troops receive priority under President Kennedy's program. He notes a growing chance of local, limited conflicts where nuclear weapons are avoided, elevating chemical and biological R&D.
In Encino California six children played in the dark when a dog barked. Raynor P. Winward 49 said he mistook a crouching figure for coyotes and fired his 22 rifle killing James Johnson 14. Winward was booked on suspicion of murder as he cried out after realizing he had shot a boy.
The United States Britain and France released notes in response to Khrushchev's Vienna talks stating Berlin must remain free and accessible to the Western powers. They warn unilateral actions threaten peace and offer negotiation under self determination for Germans.
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