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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1959
Page
1
In Managua officials say government holds control yet rebels remain active in western Nicaragua. Reports claim more planes brought in fighters, a siege may ease in calmer areas next week, and unrest spreads from Leon to the capital with student strikes and brief theater panic.
Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler said the party is unlikely to nominate a Southern or Southwestern Democrat for the 1960 presidency because of the civil rights issue. He noted he was not ruling out anyone, and spoke during a visit to Hartford for a regional conference of Democratic women.
Sponsors say the testimonial dinner for Republican members of Congress is sold out for Monday night in Washington. President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon will speak informally at the $100-a-plate event, with 3,200 tickets reported sold.
The American Cancer Society announced a six year study in which one million Americans will answer questions about daily life factors linked to cancer. The project will test theories on jobs, family risk, childbirth, breast feeding, cigarette filters, and various lifestyle habits to identify environmental cancer causes. Dr E Cuyler Hammond said the study rests on the theory that most cancers arise from everyday environmental factors.
A YMCA pool week event lets toddlers swim with guidance to ease water fear. The feature notes this marks the program’s aim to help youngsters overcome apprehension in their first swimming exposure.
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP The Air Force Atlas rocket exploded shortly after liftoff marking the fifth straight failure to reach a 5,000 mile intercontinental path. The 82 foot vehicle rose in fire and smoke for 70 seconds reaching about 80 miles altitude and 15 000 mph before the blast. DoD initially called it a success then noted the explosion after the initial propulsion stage with no cause yet known.
Ciro Bravata and his wife Louise welcomed a girl and three boys at East Orange General Hospital. The first baby arrived 65 minutes after the mother’s arrival. all four weighed under five pounds and are in incubators. The couple’s first children, the births occur amid hospital notes that quads occur about once in 500,000 births.
The Army reports sea urchin eggs fertilized before flight continued to develop during space conditions aboard a Jupiter mission. Two eggs fertilized prior remained alive after recovery despite extreme vibration and weightlessness, while eggs fertilized during flight disintegrated suggesting vibration effects.
In Hazard Kentucky a dynamite bomb exploded outside a nonunion operator's home and gunfire echoed in the hills as the three month old United Mine Workers strike continues. A state trooper killed miner Bobby Jenkins Jr. last night for shooting at a nonunion trucker. Lawrence Maggard reported dynamite shattering his home windows and offered a $1000 reward for leads.
In Central Park a family sheltering under a tree during a brief thunderstorm was struck by lightning. Two children, Roslyn Caporale, 11, and Christopher Caporale, 12, were killed. Injured were the mother Rose Caporale 43 twin Barbara James 10, and uncle Nick Kambourakis 49.
Oscar C. Kiehne, 69, retired last March as chairman of the board of the Upson-Walton Co., died Saturday at his home in Shaker Heights. A Cincinnati native, he was educated in Columbus public schools and the Columbus YMCA business school.
A humorous note from a golfer prompts a hosiery firm to decide where to file a customer letter. The writer says a hole in one occurred a half hour after wearing the socks, creating a lighthearted clash between golf slang and product complaints.
In a two hour session in Geneva Andrei Gromyko urged the West to abandon West Berlin as the Western ministers reported no compromise. Herter Couve de Murville and Lloyd stressed no break in the Berlin deadlock while Western officials warned of possible deadlines.
Soviet Premier Khrushchev told Hungarian reporters in Vienna that if Geneva ministers fail to reach an accord a summit will be held. He warned that those opposing détente blame for a dead end and urged world opinion to judge responsibility if no summit occurs.
Moscow reports Premier Khrushchev warning that Albania and Bulgaria could host Soviet rocket bases if Italy and Greece allow Western missiles. He urged a rocket free Balkan zone under mutual control and warned a move on bases could trigger a world war. He praised Albania’s mountains as suitable for rocket sites and said Warsaw Pact nations would counter aggressors if Western plans persist.
Ahmad Adya of Toledo recounted a chaotic incident after a drunken man, Frank Forrester, 25, a claims adjuster, walked unsteadily to Adya’s car on Adams Street. The man kicked the door, bent the radio aerial, jumped on the hood, and clung to the windshield wipers before Adya drove to police headquarters. Forrester was charged with drunkenness.
Three Toledo banks announced higher savings rates to 3 percent, up from 2 percent. Toledo Trust Co and Lucas County Bank will start July 1, while National Bank for Toledo will implement the new rate on October.
Paratroopers from the 505th Airborne Reenact the 1944 invasion by dropping into Sainte Mère Église at dawn on the 15th anniversary. Lt Gen Gavin attends ceremonies with veterans recalling the massive pre-dawn drop and losses. Memorial services mark Omaha Beach and the 82nd and 101st divisions with officials and crowds in attendance.
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