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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1957

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Eisenhower Hosts Breakfast With GOP Leaders To Push Budget

President Eisenhower, recovering from illness, hosts a breakfast for 40 House Republicans at the White House. The informal session aims to rally support for his stalled budget program as he resumes regular duties and seeks closer contact with GOP congressional members. Rep. Brown of Ohio comments on the uphill effort.

Marvin L. Arrowsmith Washington Eisenhower House Congress White House GOP Congress Rep. Brown Ohio

Trio Held In Alleged Kidnap Plot

Three men were arrested in Columbia for conspiring to kidnap the 4 year old son of a Clinton banker and demand 350000. Thomas D Jacobs 59 Jobie Shelton 28 and William T Hill 60 face charges as the plot was investigated for four months. The boy targeted is Robert M Vance Jr son of the Clinton bank president. Shelton was nabbed at the abduction site as the child walked with a nurse.

Columbia, S.C South Carolina Clinton S.C Thomas D. Jacobs Jobie Shelton William T. Hill Jacobs Thomas P. Jacobs Presbyterian College Shelton Hill

Storekeeper Beaten Then Set On Fire in Tennessee

Mrs. Clifford Holloway 51 died after telling police she was attacked by a man and a woman who woke her before daylight at her rural home. They forced entry for gasoline, beat her to open the store, splashed gasoline around and on her, and set flames that her husband and son aided in extinguishing.

Gainesboro Tenn Clifford Holloway

Weather Outlook With Rain Likely Through Thursday

Forecast calls for rainy damp and cooler conditions through Thursday. Thunderstorms possible tonight and tomorrow with temperatures falling to the 70s by Thursday. Yesterday reached 93 degrees at 4 30 p m with a low of 73 at 6 a m. today’s low around 70.

Sherman Billingsley Surrenders on Felonious Assault Charge

Sherman Billingsley owner of the Stork Club voluntarily surrendered to police on Fifth Avenue after a painter accused him of pulling a gun and chasing workers from his home stoop. He appeared in Night Court with attorney Roy Cohn and will face Felony Court today.

Sherman Billingsley New York Roy Cohn Billingsley East Side 5Th Avenue Cohn Senate and Security

Mayflower II Docks After 33 Day Trip

Mayflower II reaches Provincetown harbor after a 33 day tow from Plymouth England. Skipper Alan Villiers steered the replica vessel on a long voyage of over 5 000 miles guiding a course that used trade winds and the gulf stream to arrive offshore strong winds and seas hindered the final approach.

Provincetown Mass Provincetown Harbor Plymouth England Alan Villiers Villiers West Indies Gulf Stream

Atomic Test Delayed at the Nevada Site

Officials at the Atomic Test Site in Nevada postponed the planned blast for 48 hours to allow time for installing instruments. The delay shifts the explosive event from today while indicating continued preparation at the test site.

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State Department plans 50 percent cut in Hungary legation

Washington reports the United States will slash up to half of its 34 member U S legation in Communist Hungary. The move follows pressure from Premier Janos Kadar's regime and cites harassment of visitors and arrests of legation staff as the cause. The note states the U S alone determines personnel it needs abroad.

Washington State Department U. S Legation Hungary Janos Kadar Kadar Budapest United States

Tornado Hits Centerburg in Ohio Town Center

A late Tuesday afternoon tornado tore through Centerburg Ohio causing extensive property damage. Fire Chief Robert Whited reported a two block wide path at 4 20 p m EST destroying part of Burrer Mill grain elevator and damaging the Burrer building while no injuries were reported.

Mount Vernon Ohio Centerburg Robert Whited Burrer Mill Whited Burrer Centerbury

Air Force Lieutenants Killed in Bryan Base Helicopter Crash

Richard C. Holliday of Marion Ohio and Frederick D. Rupp of Montpelier were killed Tuesday when their H13 helicopter crashed just inside Bryan Base during a routine training mission.

Bryan Tex Richard C. Holliday Marion Ohio Frederick D. Rupp Montpelier Air Force Bryan Air Force Base

Atlas Missile Flight Fails During Cape Canaveral Test

Reports say the Atlas intercontinental missile exploded shortly after launch at Cape Canaveral. Officials withheld confirmation of its identity while observers noted a two mile rise and a later orange flash as debris fell into the Atlantic.

Cape Canaveral Fla Air Force Defense Department San Diego Calif Convair Corp General Electric Air Force Missile Test l Center Atlag Moscow Atlantic Gene Plowden Associated Press

Ike Considers Army Life After Duty Says Washington

Report from Washington notes General Eisenhower questions what he disliked about Army service as speculation grows over his postwar plans and future.

Washington Ike

Firms Deny Meany Welfare Fund Corruption Claims

GE, Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway, Reed Glass deny AFL CIO chief Meany charge on union or management welfare plans. GE says health insurance contract with Metropolitan Life has long served value and directors do not profit. Eastern Mutual Insurance Co. says Meany misstates salaries and that policy creation followed outside firm refusals.

Washington Afl-Cio George Meany Electtric Meany James B. Carey International Union of Electrical Workers Senate General Electric Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co Boston Reed Glass Co. Inc Rochester N. Y Metropolitan Life Insurance Co Metropolitan New York Eastern Mutual Insurance Co Charles W. Mulcahy

Bourges-Maunoury Poised to Form France's Youngest Premier

Paris reports Maurice Bourges-Maunoury, 42, set to win Parliament investiture as France's youngest premier since 1883. He leads a coalition cabinet backed by Socialists and his Radical Socialist party, promising NATO support and European integration while likely adjusting tax plans.

Joseph E. Dynan Paris France Maurice Bourges- Maunoury Radical Socialist Party National Assembly Guy Mollet Bourges-Maunoury Mollet NATO European Integration Movement Assembly Popular Republicans MRP Independent Republicans

Elizabeth Philip Will Visit States

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip plan a U S tour in October. White House press secretary James Hagerty said they will be in the United States from October 16 to 21 with details to follow.

Washington Britain Elizabeth II Prince Philip America White House James C. Hagerty United States Can

Arguments In Girard Case Studied By Judge

Judge McGarraghy weighed whether Girard can be tried in an Army court rather than in Japan. He said a decision would come next week while keeping Girard in U.S. custody and noting the government seeks a swift ruling to uphold international commitments. Secretary Dulles said he had no role in the decision but supported honoring treaties with Japan.

Karl R. Bauman Washington William S. Girard Joseph C. McGarraghy Ottawa Ill Girard U. S McGarraghy Custs 3.C U.S. Army Dulles U.S Girardi Wilson Wulles Japan United States

U S Senate Eyes U S Entry to IAEA Plan

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee meets amid signs of approval for U S participation in the International Atomic Energy Agency. Sen Knowland reports a reservation to the treaty is being worked out though not yet agreed by the State Department. Eisenhower proposed the agency to advance his atoms for peace plan with eighty nations tentatively joining. Concerns focus on possible future amendments by a two thirds governing board.

Washington Senate Foreign Relations U. S International Atomic Energy Agency Sen Knowland Agency

Teamsters Union Official Faces Contempt Charge

Washington Frank W Brewster West Coast boss of the Teamsters Union faced trial on a 31 count indictment charging contempt of Congress for refusing to present union records and answer questions before the Senate Investigations Subcommittee. Brewster argues the panel lacked authority. Lawyer John K Pickens plans to seek a long continuance citing mass publicity in the Senate Racket Committee probe.

Washington Frank W. Brewster Teamsters Union Congress Brewster Senate Investigations Subcommittee John K. Pickens Federal Dist John J. Sirica Pickens Senate Rackets Committee

Be Careful Said Advice To Stassen

Secretary of State Dulles urged disarmament chief Harold Stassen to proceed more cautiously in private talks with the Russians. The briefing followed European complaints about Stassen's meetings with Valerian Zorin in London and concerns he may have acted beyond his instructions.

Washington Dulles Harold Stassen Stassen Valerian Zorin London Europe State Department

Trapped Miner Believed Dead in 100 Foot Shaft Collapse

SHAMOKIN Pa Workers dug through the night without reaching a 19 year old miner trapped about 100 feet below the surface Frank Pun nock was buried under shale in a central Pennsylvania coal region during a shaft slide He was loading a coal cart when the fall occurred Rescue efforts by about 50 workers operated in one hour shifts amid tight shaft confines with 30 to 50 tons of shale above him.

Shamokin Frank Punnock Pennsylvania George

Oceans of ships ready for action in Norfolk review

The 111 ships from 18 nations sit at anchor awaiting review by top officers with a dispersal plan in effect. Adm Jerauld Wright explains foreign vessels are assigned to anchorage with a buddy system ensuring no more than a set number of capital ships in the area. Defense Secretary Wilson reviews aboard Canberra alongside Wright Radford Gates Burke Stump and 17 foreign ambassadors aboard Canberra Northampton and Boston.

Norfolk United States Adm Jerauld Wright Atlantic Fleet Wright Quesapeake Bay

Turnecoat Due For Release On Saturday

U S consulate in Hong Kong says American turncoat Andrew Fortuna of Ionia Michigan will depart Red China this Saturday. Fortuna was among 21 U S soldiers who refused repatriation after the 1953 Korea War ceasefire. Seven of the 21 have returned to the United States. one died in Red China.

Hong Kong U. S Andrew Fortuna Ionia Mich China Fortuna U.S United States

Algiers Riots Leave Dozens Dead and Wounded

Algiers slowly returned to normal after wild anti Muslim riots by French residents. French authorities report at least six dead and 37 injured, with other sources citing higher casualties among Arabs and Moslems. police detained around 200 French participants in the riots sparked by a dance hall bombing that killed eight and wounded 83.

Algiers Algeria

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