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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1959
Page
1
The 103rd Ohio General Assembly ends after 114 days in session. Democratic Gov. Michael DiSalle pushes a near two billion dollar budget and tax hikes. Lawmakers approve worker compensation benefits and cigarette tax increases as adjournment nears.
The House and Senate clash leaves license tag fees at $10. Senate proposed 12 to 14 dollars per tag but no accord. The session advances school funding and workmen compensation, while races commission and minor court reforms pass amid broader tax and state government changes.
Akiko Kojima of Tokyo became the first Oriental winner of Miss Universe at Long Beach Memorial Auditorium, 22, 5 ft 6 in, 37-23-38, after a tense pageant that sparked protest from some South American contenders. Judges cited Kojima’s poise and appeal as decisive.
Springfield officer Leroy Warren died and Patrolman Harold Sickles was injured when their police cruiser spun out during a chase at a downtown intersection. The speeding suspect was identified and sought after. four other vehicles were struck in the pursuit.
First Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov called New York City subway dirty with bad air while awaiting a Nixon visit. He urged Gov. Nelson Rockefeller to rebuild the system using funds planned for air raid shelters.
Vice President Nixon, after a heated exchange with Nikita Khrushchev, told First Deputy Premier Kozlov that he and his wife were touched by the warm US reception. He toured Moscow with Harold Boeschtenstein and Admiral Rickover as Pravda and Izvestia published three-column spreads on his Moscow visit.
Gerald A. Anderson of Ashtabula was killed Friday when his car struck the Wheeler Creek bridge west of Geneva on the Lake on his 23rd birthday.
New Jersey socialite heiress Piety Jacqueline Gay Hart, 21, confessed that her tale of abduction from Newark Airport and transport to Chicago was a hoax. FBI and authorities continue to investigate discrepancies as Hart recovers from nervous exhaustion in Chicago.
The American National Exhibition in Moscow opened with Khrushchev praising the fair and noting envy of its exhibits. Nixon presided at the ceremony and mingled with spectators as crowds surged around the limousine outside. The nine acre Sokolniki site showcased American products, cars, homes, and a fashion show, drawing 5 000 on opening and aiming for 50 000 daily attendance at a 25 cent ticket.
Havana reports say the revolutionary government quietly rounded up suspected enemies to avert bloodshed as thousands of machete wielding peasants swarm the capital. Tension runs beneath carnival atmosphere as fears rise over anti Castro factions marking the revolution anniversary with potential violence.
Paris police report the sister in law of novelist Francoise Sagan Mrs Jacques Queirez was found dead in her apartment Friday night from a shotgun blast. A letter was found beside the body but its contents were not released.
Debra moved inland near Galveston after crossing the English Channel via a self-made hovercraft. Winds reached unofficially up to 96 mph with 6 to 7 inches of rain soaking the coast. Freeport reported outages and looting concerns as residents fled in shelters.
Secretary of State Herter may push a long recess of the Big Four talks unless the Soviet Union softens terms on easing the Berlin crisis. The ninth week of talks left Allies split on progress as Gromyko urged Berlin settlement talks. Lloyd Murville Couve de Murville traveled as next meeting was set for a secret session Monday.
A car fleeing a deputy sheriff struck a second vehicle at Broad and High streets in downtown Columbus. Harold J. Nichols, 14, of Columbus, was killed and his wife Leona, 45, injured. The fleeing car was driven by Donald Vance, 19, of Fort Hayes Barracks. he was treated for cuts and to be taken to city prison.
A marine known as Chuckle Aquamarine shuns all beverages except water. He emphasizes hydration and discipline as part of his unique routine.
In Galion Ohio three men died and a fourth was burned when a 30 foot television tower touched a 7 200 volt line during installation. Victims were F J Pry 71 Ernest Pry 45 and T O Wilson about 55 all of Galion. Alex Hernandez of Chicago escaped with burns to hands and feet.
President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower spent time at their Gettysburg farm. They arranged to play more golf on the day after arriving from Washington and drove to their country place Friday morning.
Ernest T. Corrao the runaway milkman is jailed in New Brunswick after abducting Barbara Plaisted 14. They flew home from Texas with police escort. Corrao faces abduction and desertion charges while Barbara is released to parental custody with a scheduled medical exam.
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