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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1960
Page
18
Winton Steller of Middletown Safety Council backs tougher state traffic laws. He notes a dangerous trend and urges a three-violation license revocation, driver exams, and equal penalties for all ages, with Keys to present recommendations to the legislature.
Two registered nurses, Annette J Richards about 55 and Evelyn about 60, were found in their apartment with throats cut in what police believe was a suicide pact. Both sisters were on Doctors Hospital registry and were discovered in their bathtub after 12 or 13 days.
Steller says the latest proposal would remove protections for juvenile violators and urges immediate enforcement to cope with an expected 25,000 more drivers in the Middle town area over seven years. He laments waste of safety education efforts, land, and money.
Theo dore Shaynick, 40, told Philadelphia police a voice commanded him to kill. He surrendered a 2½ inch blade and led officers to Paul Hankiewicz, 58, found on a second floor hallway with 30 to 40 stab wounds. Shaynick charged with homicide.
Ankara reports indicate that ousted premier Adnan Menderes and his ministers will stand trial on charges of misdeeds in office. Lt. Gen. Cemal Gursel said blameless individuals could still run in elections, while the military authorities prepare a probe into suspected fund misuse.
A Franklin trash collection truck owned by Cecil Bower caught fire en route to the landfill yesterday morning when sparks ignited the load on Dayton Oxford Road near Symmes Grove. Firemen dampened the smoldering load and escorted the vehicle to the dump.
Beverly Hills hosts a $100-a-plate fundraiser for Gov. Edmund G. Brown as Kennedy Johnson and Symington push for California delegates. Brown says unity unlikely. analysts note a potential impact on the June 7 primary and July convention. The article frames debates on foreign policy, missile power, and party lines, with Johnson denying a soft on communism stance and Khrushchev’s summit critique.
Candidates moved through a series of news conferences and stakeholder meetings in rapid sequence. Kennedy rejected the idea of Nixon as president, calling him bellicose and belligerent, while the administration faced ongoing tensions and framing debates during the campaign events.
A Canton duo riding a horse in reverse traffic stopped at Erie Islands Plaza in Fremont. James F. Wilson, a Clyde gas attendant, watched the cowboy buy 74 cents worth of gas before the pair and horses headed east on the toll road toward a Michigan rodeo. Turnpike patrols warned a fine of at least 50 dollars would have applied for the improper conduct.
South Africa Prime Minister Hendrick Verwoerd, in his first address after a June assassination attempt, restated apartheid stance and said white South Africa must continue to rule and work hard. Demonstrations against apartheid occurred in Cape Town and Durban as Alan Paton attended the gathering.
Loyalist Democrats claim five of Alabama’s 11 electoral votes while five states’ rights Democrats threaten to withhold support from any national nominee hostile to Southern racial issues. Uncounted returns from Tuesday’s runoff keep the outcome unsettled amid North Alabama strongholds and several unreported counties.
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