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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1960
Page
1
In Labelle Florida authorities halted a perilous beehive dumping game by local high school boys who admitted turning over hives on dares to provoke a bee attack. County Judge R M Harris warned of harsher punishment to curb the dangerous pastime.
Medical students threaten a June 19 runway sit down at Tokyo’s international airport to block President Eisenhower’s four day state visit. The move is tied to protests over the U S Japan security treaty and calls to cancel or delay the trip. Prime Minister Kishi vows strong action if needed and urges support for a friendly welcome to Eisenhower.
Union pickets halted activity at Atlas missile test sites including Van Denberg Air Force Base while 5 bases idled and 5,200 workers were idle. Convair offered 11 cent raise, IAM sought 14 cents plus benefits. 25,000 other IAM workers continued work. Federal mediator set talks for 2 p.m. PDT Wednesday.
U S ambassador Llewellyn Thompson paid a courtesy call on Leonid Brezhnev, the new president of the Soviet Union, during a visit to Moscow.
In Chicago, former President Truman and Secretary of State Acheson declined a State Department proposal to use U S spy planes over the Soviet Union in 1949 or 1950. Truman said espionage reports reached his desk but he opposed the plan. He urged restraint amid Khrushchev's tirades and warned Americans against provoking the Kremlin.
Secretary of State Herter urged Senate support for the new U S Japan treaty and said President Eisenhower should proceed with his June 19 visit to Japan despite ongoing demonstrations. He noted the pact commits the United States to defend Japan if attacked and described the treaty as strengthening peace and security in the Far East.
Actress Merle Oberon 48 checked into a New York hospital for observation and tests. Paul Wilkinson 24 a refrigerator repairman used his beer cooler knowledge to escape a locked basement death trap, opening valves and alerting others after being found unconscious.
Geneva reports Valerian Zorin accused aggressive circles in the United States of sabotaging the Paris summit and hindering peaceful coexistence as new arms talks begin. Ruth McKinney of Cleveland named first Black woman to a top Baptist convention post in Rochester. Mamie Eisenhower hospitalized with asthmatic bronchitis will not join the Far East tour. Franz Josef Strauss travels to the United States for two weeks to study new American military developments in Frankfurt.
Prince Philip husband of Queen Elizabeth II departed by jet for a four day tour of Canada and the United States. He plans engagements with officials and public appearances during the visit.
In Elizabeth New Jersey Dr Anthony Ruvolo 37 ambushed former partners at St Elizabeths Hospital killing Dr Annunciato La Face 35 and firing at Dr Francis Merlo 51 who escaped over a wall Ruvolo sped away and was captured 150 minutes later He was held on an open charge The trio of anesthesiologists formed a partnership earlier this year Merlo reportedly warned Ruvolo he could be dropped over a dispute about patient care
A 500 foot diameter balloon, the world’s largest, nears the end of a three day ascent into the stratosphere. It is expected to drop a parachute at 3:30 p.m. containing nuclear emulsion films to record cosmic rays, with study by scientists from 13 nations.
Governor Meyner poised to approve a six million dollar subsidy for ailing New Jersey railroads after the Assembly passed the measure 530 to 0. The bill would allow commuter railroads to receive the aid.
A humorous saying notes that by the time a man is old enough to watch his step he isn’t going anywhere. The line reflects a light, observational mood about aging and mobility.
A Harlem based four person aerial troupe led by a midget is charged in Greene County with defrauding the state of $10,000. The group set up phony businesses to obtain unemployment benefits while acting as freelance artists. Arrests followed a Greene County grand jury indictment dated May 18.
Moscow based Soviet Russia newspaper claims Washington seeks Portugal alliance to establish ballistic missile bases in the Azores, signaling heightened Cold War tensions and strategic positioning.
The region experiences dry cool Canadian air moving through. Forecast calls for fair weather today and tonight with a high of 75 and a low of 40s. Wednesday should stay fair and warmer with a high near 80. Middletown official high yesterday reached 74 at 4:30 p.m. and the low this morning was 50 at 5:30 a.m.
Rep. Robert Chiperfield and an aide spent 1398.23 from U S embassies during a 10 day study mission to Venezuela El Salvador and Mexico in 1957. Total cost to taxpayers reached at least 2446 02 as embassies bought local currencies with dollars for the trip.
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