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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1957
Page
1
Police search for a possibly damaged black car with front end bloodstains believed to have struck and killed 51 year old Hurt E. Pitts. Pitts died at the scene near his Bolton Street home in Dayton early today.
Philadelphia Miss Rose Ichelson of St. Luke's and Children's Hospital says she isolated a live microorganism she believes causes multiple sclerosis. The National MS Society welcomes the claim pending verification and notes a skin test for MS detection.-------------</assistant>
New York CBS television host Hal March and wife Candy Te xton welcome a son named Peter Lindsey March born yesterday. The couple’s first child weighs 5 pounds 13 ounces and marks March’s proud family moment.
U S Army Specialist 3 C William S Girard dismissed the Japanese lawyer to defend him against charges of causing the death of a scrap metal scavenger near a firing range. Girard said the action reflected no damage to the lawyer or profession and cited advice from his brother Louis.
Representative Haley introduces a nonbinding resolution urging reconsideration of allowing Army Specialist 3.C. William S. Girard to be tried by Japanese authorities. Ottawa townspeople raise funds for the soldier, and a citizen committee plans to protest the decision to try him in Japan rather than a U.S. military court.
Sandra Owen of Navarre Ohio and Dana Bennett of Denver Colo were named co winners of the 30th annual national spelling bee after spelling through 37 rounds. Each received a first pin of 1000 cash a trophy cup and a 100 bonus for a New York weekend visit. The tie marked the second time the event ended without a sole champion and followed a nine hour contest with 65 finalists.
Three Teamsters vice presidents said the executive board asked Dave Beck to take a leave of absence until his term ended. Beck refused but later said he would not seek reelection. The vice presidents named were Joseph J. Diving William A. Lee and Frank W. Brewster. Brewster heads the western conference policy committee, which closed a two day session in San Francisco.
Senator William F. Knowland California will be interviewed on CBS Face the Nation with the sound carried to the Soviet Union. The program will be relayed to Munich studios of Radio Liberation, known for broadcasts by Russian exiles. He is expected to face questions on Khrushchev’s interview carried by CBS.
Senate investigators said Bakers Union President James G. Cross will testify under oath about links to Kay Lower a 26 year old Los Angeles woman described as a convicted prostitute. Evidence cited a $75 weekly payment to Lower via Cross LA aides and alleged use of goons in a bakery picket.
A Navy F8U 1 Crusader exploded and crashed near Grand Prairie Texas as cadets watched. Test pilot James Buckner 31 of Dallas died, his body found in Trinity River backwaters after the blast. The wreckage narrowly avoided residential areas, shattering about 100 windows.
Paris reports Maurice Bourges Maunoury, 42, defense minister under Premier Mollet, is seen as almost certain to head the French government after a Socialist party caucus voted to join a Bourges Maunoury coalition. The Radical Socialist and other parties including the Popular Republican Movement endorsed the move.
President Eisenhower delivered a sharp broadside at Democrats while signaling strain with Senate Republican Leader Knowland and Sen Bridges. He urged GOP leaders to uphold the party platform and shoulder fiscal responsibilities tied to a 71.8 billion budget. The speech followed a two day Republican conference aboard the USS Saratoga amid rescued and lost Navy fliers.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 12 to 3 to approve Eisenhower’s foreign aid bill after slashing $227.3 million from the presidential request. The measure now authorizes $3.637 billion for new aid, plus $500 million for military assistance from existing funds and a two billion dollar, three year program for economic development loans. It also allows continued aid to Yugoslavia if in U.S. security interests and requires ongoing committee briefing.
The Air Force investigates why a 20 foot rudder tore off a B36 bomber with 27 aboard during a Stockton area flight. Capt. Albert D. McKinnon guided the 230 foot wingspan craft with elevators and engine speed, landing safely after two hours of practice approaches. The missing rudder was later found near the abandoned Stockton airport.
Mike A. Gilbert and Warren William Hair, both from South Carolina, were expelled from Hungary after two weeks in custody. They had crossed from Austria to Hungary May 26 without visas, drew police questioning, and were held in a military camp and Budapest prison before being released at the Austrian border. Both expressed mixed feelings about the experience and indicated a willingness to repeat such an attempt in the future.
In a note to Excelsior Mrs Leon Trotsky says she was not invited to testify before the U S Senate Internal Security investigating committee. The widow had arrived in the United States in April and was admitted temporarily for government interests. She states she did not appear not due to threats.
Civil rights supporters say the jury trial amendment will be defeated if voted now, while southern opponents push the injunction provision. Rep. Bolling asserts votes to defeat. Rep. Hays condemns Rep. Powell’s letter as scurrilous amid hospital tests. The House resumes debate after recess as Senate action remains pending.
A simple joke about a boss who is mean to everyone being called fair. The dialogue frames a humorous misunderstanding about fairness and harshness.
Louisa Ky. 11 years ago today Shorty Sprouse and Grandma Sprouse hiked 25 miles from Catt Creek to wed. She was 79 and he 18. Now she is 90 and he 20. They face cold mornings with three quilts. A fire destroyed their log cabin last year and Shorty rebuilt. Grandma says the marriage is happy though not perfect and he was not present for the interview.
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