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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1959

Page

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Companions For Steel Strike Seen

Washington officials warned that aluminum and copper workers may join the 11 day steel strike. A nationwide walkout could trigger Taft Hartley emergency provisions and court injunctions, risking a sharp drop in purchasing power and overall prosperity. Aluminum contracts end next Friday. copper contracts expired June 30. Mine Mill and Smelter Workers Union keeps day to day work.

Washington U.S Eisenhower White House Steel Workers New York

Governor Earl Long and Harry S Truman Hold Private Chat

In Independence Missouri on Saturday Governor Earl K Long met with former President Harry S Truman in Truman's office for a private discussion. Long recounted that Truman told bad jokes and that Long himself joked about retirement before planning a trip to Hot Springs Arkansas.

Independence Louisiana Earl K. Long Harry S. Truman Truman Long Hot Springs Ark

Britain Presses for Early Summit Talks With Soviets

Britain urges allies to join quick talks with the Soviet Union as Big Four split on strategy. Selwyn Lloyd backs a Berlin truce path toward a summit, while the United States and others push for firm terms and cautious progress in Geneva negotiations led by Andrei Gromyko.

Arthur Gavshon Geneva Britain Soviet Union Selwyn Lloyd Bic Berlin U.S Christian A. Herter Germany Lloyd London Harold Macmillan

Young Polling Ohioans On Leading Questions

U S Sen Stephen M Young polls 1000 prominent Ohio Democrats on a dozen questions from space programs to presidential preference. Results will be published after all returns. The survey targets congressmen legislators mayors county officials and other party leaders with no signing required.

Young Cleveland U. S Stephen M. Young Ohio Washington Edmund G Pat) Brown Hubert H. Humphrey Lyndon B. Johnson John F. Kennedy Robert B. Meyner Adlai Stevenson Stuart Symington G. Mennen Williams

Herter Vows Berlin Troops Stay Indefinitely

Secretary of State Christian A. Herter told West Berlin residents that Western troops including American forces remain indispensable to Berlin freedom and will not bow to any Soviet deadline. He spoke during a Geneva visit and praised Dulles as a park street was renamed in his honor.

Reinhold Ensz Geneva West Berlin Herter France United Kingdom Berlin Soviet Union

Plane Crashes Between Houses In Kensington Killing Two

A single engine plane crashed between two rows of houses in a crowded Kensington neighborhood, killing the pilot Theodore J. Walsh and passenger William Taratuski, both residents within two blocks of the scene. Debris scattered but no others injured. The aircraft circled for 15 minutes before nose-diving into a passageway.

Philadelphia Theodore J. Walsh William Taratuski Kensington

Chuckle Power brakes fix costs about a hundred

A home mechanic joke notes that replacing rear brake components can cost around $100. It highlights the common issue of brake repairs being pricey while suggesting DIY fixes may save money.

Debra Hurled Through Texas Coast Leaving Wide Damage

Hurricane Debra battered the Texas coast with 105 mph winds and six foot tides, then inland near Cleveland as winds weakened. Damage was in the millions with crops ruined in Brazoria County and tens of inches of rain in affected areas. No deaths reported but several people unaccounted for and a fishing boat captain injured amid wreckage. Local police estimated Freeport damage at about one million dollars.

Galveston Tex Debra Texas Texas City Freeport Barney Priest Brazoria County

Husband Sets Wife On Fire In Ohio Tragedy

Mrs Helen Khan aged 28 suffered second and third degree burns to her upper body after her husband Isaac Khan doused her with gasoline and set her aflame at their home near Kent Ohio. Deputies said he fled in the family car with their four year old son after the attack which followed a quarrel over the child. She was reported in critical condition at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna.

Kent Ohio Helen’ Khan Robinson Memorial Hospital Ravenna Isaac Khan Here

Dorothy Thompson Suffering Heart Attack in Barnard

Dorothy Thompson 65 noted columnist author and lecturer is in Gifford Memorial Hospital after a heart attack at her summer home in Barnard.

Randolph Dorothy Thompson Gifford Memorial Hospital Barnard

Castro Enemy Captured On Eve Of Celebration

In Havana a major anti Castro figure Rafael del Pino leader of the White Rose group was wounded and captured 20 miles east after landing a charter plane. Police fired on the plane and set it ablaze. Four other White Rose members were arrested and documents seized as authorities clamp down on suspected counterrevolutionaries. Suspected as many as 1500 behind bars with drink sales banned until Monday morning.

Rafael del Pino White Rose Miami Fla Here Florida Efgenio Amijeiras Pasengers del Pino Fulgencio Batista Miami Beach Fidel Castro U.S Castro Cuba

Homeless Dogs Freed From City Shelter After Break

The Kansas City Star ran a front page story about hundreds of stray dogs doomed at the municipal shelter until an unseen intruder cut two holes in the enclosure. staff later spent the day rounding up the animals.

Kansas City The Kansas City Star

Costs Of Petitions Highlight Middletown City Hearings

The city faces high costs and long hours to process petitions as officials discuss ways to cut expenses. Readers are directed to Page 23 for detailed ideas. Also featured are reports on Girl Scout activities, Dr Edward Teller's views on future Russian leadership in science, and the Lady Be Good mystery in the Libyan desert.

Middletown Edward Teller Libyan Desert Lady Be Good Desert Bem Price

Nixon Khrushchev Tape Sets TV Debut Worldwide

U S networks rush to air the 16 minute Nixon Khrushchev tape after a delay caused by questions over release and simultaneous Moscow transmission. Nixon aides denied ordering any hold up and CBS staff reported the vice president disavowed responsibility.

ABC CBS NBC State Department Moscow Washington Nixon Khrushchev

Nixon Invited to Poland on AOW Visit

Vice President Richard Nixon will visit Warsaw on August 2 invited by Alexander Zawadzki. He will spend a day in Warsaw and another in a Polish coastal city meeting Gomulka and citizens as part of a test of U S cold war diplomacy amid Khrushchev's recent tour of the region. Accompanying Nixon are Hyman Rickover and Milton Eisenhower.

Washington Richard M. Nixon Poland U.S White House James C. Hagerty Nixson Warsaw Alexander Zawadzki Council of States of Hyman G. Rickover Milton S. Eisenhower Nixon Rickover Kremlin People For Freedom

Nixon Khrushchev Dinner Toasts Promise Cordial Talks

Vice President Nixon and Premier Khrushchev met at a U.S. Embassy dinner for a fifth time in three days. Khrushchev praised Eisenhower and the U.S. president while Nixon toasted Soviet leader Vorov, noting shared humble beginnings and lingering U.S.-Soviet tensions amid possible Poland talks.

Admiral's Son Shot To Death At Purdue Campus

James F. Strain 26 of La Porte Indiana son of retired Rear Adm Charles L Strain was found dead from a .38 caliber gunshot in the garage apartment of Prentice G Von Conrad 31 of Houston Texas near Purdue University West Lafayette. Von Conrad a psychology doctoral candidate was in custody as police investigate with prosecutor George Hanna planning to file murder charges.

Lafayette Ind Purdue University James F. S Rain la Porte Charles L. Strain Prentice G. von Conrad Houston Tex Von

Miami University Posts 1809 Charter Sesquicentennial

Oxford Ohio AP Miami University celebrates the sesquicentennial charter year of 1809 and announces the classification of 1 809 high school graduates who will enter as freshmen next fall.

Oxford, Ohio Miami University

Nixon's Visit Highlights Cold War Tensions In Moscow Exhibit

The vice president drew applause from 5 000 Soviets during a handshake tour of the Soviet agricultural and industrial exhibition. He met First Deputy Premiers Kozlov and Mikoyan and traded toasts with Agri regs Minister Matskevich. Nixon announced a two day Poland visit beginning Aug 2 amid public grumbling over Captive Nations Week.

Nixon Agriregs Vladimir Matskevich United States Frol R. Kozlov Anastas I. Mikoyan Poland Soviet Union Siberia Khrushchev Attrac

Police weigh indecency in Bikini beach dispute

Four Seattle police officers debated whether a 21 year old exotic dancer wearing a bikini on public beach violated indecency rules. After questioning and a brief headquarters consult, they concluded no offense was evident and left the scene. The dancer, Darlene Smith aka Star Bright, remains unsure if she erred.

Seattle Darlene Smith Star Bright Miss Smith

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