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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1959

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Defections Feared By Commies At Youth Festival

Vienna reports tightened controls at the seventh Communist World Youth Festival as delegates from Hungary Czechoslovakia and East Germany seek asylum. Organizers trim programs and curb discussions to prevent defections while Western delegates press for dialogue and tours. About 358 Americans attend, with 170 planning post festival USSR tours.

Vienna Austria Communist Party Hungary Czechoslovakia East Germany Danube Romania Bulgaria West Asia U.S Ussr

Police Chief Replacement Also Resigns

Charlotte Edwina Gray Wright 17 of East Liverpool Ohio pleads guilty to bigamy and is jailed in Hancock County awaiting September grand jury. She surrendered to Weirton police after claiming she married Rex L Wright in Lisbon Ohio and later married a Weirton youth who told her to leave.

New Cumberland W. Va Charlotte Edwina Gray Wright East Liverpool Ohio Hancock County John B. Herron Weirton Rex L. Wright Lisbon

Mojave Desert Storm Toppled 51 Telephone Poles

A fierce wind rain and thunderstorm struck the Mojave Desert causing 51 telephone poles to topple along a 20 block stretch of Lancaster Avenue I. Lightning sparked four brush fires and power lines failed plunging desert areas into outages.

Lancaster Calif Mojave Desert Avenue I

Cuba May Boycott Western Hemisphere Ministers Meet

Cuba may boycott the August 12 foreign ministers conference in Santiago after the OAS rejected its request to discuss economic underdevelopment as a cause of political instability. The vote, eight for, four against, nine abstentions, leaves Cuba to reassess its representation. The meeting aims to address Caribbean tensions with potential steps to curb further invasions linked to Cuba.

Washington Cuba Santiago Organization of American States OAS Council Levi Marrero Caribbean Panama Nicaragua Dominican Republic

Atlas Aids In Planning Space Flight

Cape Canaveral sources report the Atlas intercontinental missile used to launch the first American into orbit carries a small laboratory. Recovered from the Atlantic, the 12 foot nose cone was unveiled with its heat blackened by reentry and traced to a July 21 test off Ascension Island.

Earth Atlantic Ascension Island Atlantic Missile Range

Nehru Dismisses Communist Kerala Government

Prime Minister Nehru's government dissolved the Communist regime in Kerala after six weeks of unrest. President Prasad signed the proclamation, with executive power to the center and legislature to the federal Parliament. Violent clashes and mass demonstrations preceded the action.

New Delhi India Nehru Kerala Rajendra Prasad M. S. Nambudiripad Trivandrum Prasad Red

Taxpayer Burden Grows as Steel Strike Spreads

Pittsburgh reports a 17 day steel strike inflating relief requests and unemployment pay. State costs rise as 85,000 allied workers idle and millions in weekly relief funds and free food programs strain budgets. Pennsylvania, hit hard, lists about 20,000 non striking workers affected.

Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

Steel union chief backs greater federal role in strike

David J. McDonald of United Steelworkers says the steel strike’s size and complexity warrant government involvement. He notes the need for federal participation to help settle the nationwide dispute.

New York David J. McDonald United Steelworkers of America

Unemployment Benefits Extend Across Several States

The report notes workers temporarily laid off are eligible for 35 dollars weekly unemployment benefits, with similar provisions seen in multiple states though to a lesser degree.

Harrisburg Moves to Aid Strikers in Food Distribution

Gov David L Lawrence said officials in some counties would cooperate with striking workers to distribute surplus food. Nine USW officials complained about difficulties with food officials. Federal mediators planned talks with USW and Alan Wood Steel Co to avert a strike as the labor contract nears expiry at midnight.

Harrisburg Pennsylvania David L. Lawrence USW Alan Wood Steel Co Philadelphia

Midwest Cool Front Brings Relief Across Region

A cool, dry air mass moves over most of the Midwest offering relief from recent heat. Muggy conditions persist in Texas to the Gulf states and Ohio Valley to the Great Lakes and Atlantic coast. Warmer but dry air returns to Montana Wyoming and the Dakotas as clear skies prevail lots of showers and thunderstorms possible in the warm belt.

Midwest Texas Gulf States Ohio Valley Great Lakes Atlantic Seaboard Montana Wyoming Dakotas

Wind Storm Damages Fayette County Fair in Ohio

A wind storm at the Fayette County Fair in Washington Court House, Ohio caused about 20 000 in damages to displays tents and trees. No injuries were reported and downtown power was knocked out for about an hour.

Washington Court House Ohio Fayette County

Train Derailment Traps 209 Passengers in Wisconsin

Forty seven passengers required hospital care and 60 suffered lesser injuries when the Chicago and North Western Twin Cities 400 derailed on a northwestern Wisconsin hillside. The southbound train, en route from Minneapolis and St Paul to Chicago, left the rails near a bend at about 50 miles per hour, sending seven cars down a three foot bluff above U.S. Highway 12.

Menomonie Wis Chicago and North Western Railway pac /ger Wisconsin U.S. Highway 12 Twin Cities Chicago Minneapolis St. Paul Minn

Derailment Report Cites Brake Failure Suspect

Railroad officials could not determine the cause of the wreck. Engineer B D Heron of Minneapolis said he felt a click before the derailment and noted a rough spot on the slow curve. He applied brakes on the second bump and a terrific jolt followed.

B. D. Heron Minneapolis

Derailed Car Passengers Describe Harrowing Escape

Alfred Servos of Chicago recounts a derailed car incident saying the vehicle shook and he was thrown backward into a somersault before being shoved forward. He notes a heart condition and limited movement while a woman ahead held a baby and another child cried to be rescued.

Alfred Servos Chicago

Benedum Dies at 90. Oil Tycoon Amassed About $100 Million

Michael Late Benedum the Pittsburgh oil wildcatter died at his home at age 90. He built a vast oil empire starting with little, earning about 100 million dollars over a long career. Benedum, Oil Man of the Century in 1955, led the Benedum Trees Oil Co and heads of several subsidiaries.

Pittsburgh Michael Late Benedum Benedum United States Tutusville Mike Benedum

West Germany fights Soviet trap over Berlin endgame

West Germany pressed the United States to resist major concessions as the Big Four conference nears closure on West Berlin. Foreign Minister Heinrich von Brentano vowed to argue against retreat from the Allied Berlin stand until Germany is reunified.

Geneva West Germany U.S Soviet Union West Berlin Heinrich von Brentano Christian A. Herter Berlin Germany Andrei Gromyko West

Dad Slays 2 Children At Batavia Ohio

In Batavia Clermont County Sheriff reports James Kenneth McBeth 47 shot his children Scotty 8 and Kathy 6 through the temple then killed himself His wife Nellie Ann not home at the time She works nights at Christ Hospital Cincinnati Neighbors heard screams then shots Investigators have not learned a motive.

Batavia, Ohio Little Scotty McBeth Kathy Clyde Dericks Clermont County James Kenneth McBeth Tabasco McBeth Nellie Ann Christ Hospital Cincinnati

Japs Plan Satellite Launch for 1963

Japan aims to launch its first Earth satellite in 1963 as part of a five year program by the Japanese Astronautic Development Committee. The plan includes rocket tests for typhoon studies space health and space communications.

Tokyo J AP Japan Japanese Astronautic Development Committee

Mother Kills Infant Over Suffering Claim in Denver

Shirley Mae Bonner 30 confessed to police she smothered her 19 month old daughter driven by grief over a severe birth handicap. She told how she placed leather coats over the child and later arranged eye donation to an eye bank. The couple has three other children.

Denver Shirley Mae Bonner Ben Hammons Carol Edward T. Bonner Eileen Donald Joanne

Hotel Bills Of Solons To Be Probed

Franklin County Prosecutor Earl W. Allison says he will ask for a county grand jury session to investigate reports that lobbyists paid hotel bills of some state legislators. He will brief jury foreman Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler and may extend the probe to other hotels if evidence warrants.

Columbus Ohio Franklin County Earl W. Allison Allison Robert S. Beightler Beightler Deshler-Hilton

Koreans Hang Aide Of Reds

Cho Bong Am, a 60 year old former Communist and two time rival of President Syngman Rhee, was hanged for aiding North Korean Communists. Yang Myungsan, his alleged liaison, was hanged earlier. Rhee opposition figures and vote counts from the 1952 and 1956 elections are noted in the legal proceeding.

Seoul Cho Bong Am Syngman Rhee Cho Yang Myung- San Seoul District Court Seoul Court of Appeals Supreme Court Bis Yang Rhee

Settlement proposal on 91 day machinists strike in Bedford

Cleveland AP reports a settlement proposal for the 91 day walkout by 800 machinists at Jack & Heintz Inc plants in Bedford will be put to a vote on Saturday. Details of the proposal were not disclosed.

Cleveland Jack & Heintz, Inc Bedford

Nixon to address Russians on TV after Siberia trip

Vice President Richard Nixon, returning from a five day Soviet tour, will speak Saturday night to the Russian people and later deliver a nationwide TV speech after a three day visit in Poland. He urged Russians to listen and said he would discuss questions from the trip and his impressions of the Soviet economy.

Moscow Richard M. Nixon Siberian Ural Nixon Poland United States U.S.S.R Mir Druzhba Sverdlovsk Soviet Union Hyman G. Rickover U.S

Convicted In Gambling Syndicate Case At Terre Haute

Twelve jurors find eight alleged gamblers guilty of conspiracy excise tax evasion and failure to register as a gambling syndicate. Sentencing set for Sept. 10 with potential penalties up to 21 years in prison and $50 000 in fines per defendant. Defendants include Leo Shaffer Jules Horwick and Edgar Wyatt among others. Bonds remain at 10 000 each despite request for higher bonds.

Terre Haute Indl U.S Leo Shaffer Jules Horwick Chicago Philip Share Irwin Gordon Las Vegas Nev James Tanner Miami Joseph Jacobs Charles L.buck Sumner Indianapolis Edgar M. Wyatt Don Tabbert Gordon Shaffer Horwick Tanner Holder Internal Revenue Service

Gas Chamber Possibility For Doctor In Slaying

West Covina California AP The threat of the gas chamber looms over Dr Bernard Finch and Carole Tregoill lovers in a triangle. The prosecutor seeks the death penalty for Finch 41 but not for Tregoill 22. They are charged with murdering Barbara Finch 33 found shot at their $65000 home July 18. Judge Albert H Miller refused bail and ordered Finch held for Superior Court with arraignment set for Aug 17.

West Covina Calif Bernard Finch Carole Tregoff Barbara Finch Miller Finch Pomona Miss Tregoili Las Vegas Nevada City Miss Tregoff

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