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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1961
Page
6
Ohio Governor Michael V. DiSalle signs six acts into law including a measure reducing the affirmative vote at special elections to 55 percent for school tax levies outside the 10 mill limit and an overhaul of village council terms. Other acts cover sharing services for school boards, conservancy district powers, and probate record simplifications.
At Vandenberg Air Force Base a Discoverer rocket faced a 30 second countdown pause as five men entered the restricted pad area for a critical final adjustment. Newsmen observed a wrenching repair amid 47 000 gallons of kerosene and 7 009 gallons of liquid oxygen. The first stage Thor fired cleanly but the Agena second stage failed to reach orbit, crashing 1000 miles at sea. Officials investigate the Agena stage failure.
NATO secretary-general Dirk A. Stikker plans a Washington visit June 13 to review the alliance position after the Kennedy Khrushchev Vienna talks. U.S. Ambassador Thomas Finletter will also be in town for consultations, marking Stikker’s first U.S. trip since succeeding Paul Henri-Snaak.
Republic Steel Corp and Island Creek Coal Co plan a joint venture Beatrice Pocahontas Co to mine 1.2 million tons annually of low volatile metallurgical coal in Buchanan County Virginia near Grundy. Output will serve Republic steel plants in Cleveland Youngstown Warren Canton Massillon Chicago and Buffalo.
John A. Johnson was elected councilor of Alpha Council 326 Jr OUAM. Glenn Whote, David Alexander, David Howard, Kelly Cornett, Walter Easterling, Edward Blevins, and Denver Taulbee were named officers or trustees. Re-elected were Arnold F Pergram and M S Procter. Picnic planned for June 25 at Midway Lodge. Pigs and sheep may live as long as 20 years, alligators about 4 years.
Vital statistics note newborns to Mr and Mrs Marion Grindle in Germantown a boy and to Mr and Mrs William Richmond in Trenton a girl. A Taulbee boy at 3 Navaho Street is born today followed by a Franklin girl to Mr and Mrs James R Burley at 6223 Celeste Drive.
A numbered list of recent marriage license filings includes Johnny Tucker 19 and Nellie Lee 19 of Curtis and Grove Streets, Glendon House 19 and Judith Ann Moore 18 of Ritter Avenue Seven Mile, James W. Frasher Jr. 22 and Sharon L. Grove 17 of Hamilton, E Edward Blevins 18 Armco employee 4805 Poppy Drive and Nancy J Balser 18 of Renee Drive, Paul L Hoskins 39 Armco employee 1812 Tytus Avenue and Carol Weikel 28 of Monroe Street, John C Herald 21 General Electric employee 2210 Wilbraham Road and Carol Pence 19 of Roosevelt Avenue.
A hospital notice lists numerous residents and their addresses including Mrs Ishmael Clair of North Clinton Street Mrs William Sparks Granda Ave Louis Tedardi LeSourdville Lake Mrs Arthur Lewis West Middletown and others. The list includes patients and discharged individuals such as Michael Bare Randy Bates Bruce Hopper Rodney Hampton George Harris Donald Hall and Marvin Short.
In the Ohio Miami Conference closing session at Camp Miami two Midwest area EUB churches named new ministers. Rev. Harold Biederman will lead Greenbush EUB Church and Rev. Carl Cotrone will head Jacksonburg EUB Church.
Twenty adults and youths completed Red Cross water safety aid instruction at Sunset Pool. Committee chairman Thomas Strait announced the graduates, led by Jan Knepshield of Middletown, a junior at Morehead State Teachers College Kentucky. The class qualified as Red Cross lifesavers to teach children to swim in a Parks and Recreation program.
Witnesses told police a Columbus man Herbert B. McGee 36 attempted to cross the Main Street dam Thursday night and fell into the Scioto River twice before drowning. His body was recovered after the second fall.
Al Ahram reports Khrushchev criticized Nasser in Moscow on May 3 for suppressing communism in the United Arab Republic and warned that Nasser's regime would fall unless it embraces communism. He urged allowing the Communist party to operate and condemned the jailing of local Communists.
The Senate adjourned at 1 35 a m Eastern Daylight Time after 13 hours 35 minutes in session. The administration sealed its housing bill victory by advancing it to the third reading, blocking further amendments or changes.
President Kennedy has completed review of the Army inquiry into Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker. Indications point to a reprimand for exposing troops in Germany to John Birch Society propaganda. Walker may seek retirement. he is 51 and has 90 years of Army service. The probe also examined a speech calling Truman Acheson and Roosevelt pink. Walker denies both charges.
Isaac Newton used soap bubbles to explore the composition of light. The experiment involved bending and splitting light to reveal colors and spectra.
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