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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1954

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Guatemala Asks Honduras To Stop Anti Reds From Assembling

Guatemala urged Honduras to prevent anti Arbenz exiles from massing along the border for a possible assault on the regime. Ambassador Chinchilla warned of armed exiles flown to border points and spoke of ships approaching Puerto Barrios as tensions rise across Central America.

Guatemala Honduras Tegucigalpa Acobo Arbenz Guzman Alan Amadeo Chinchilla J. Edgardo Valenzuela Arbenz Belize British Honduras la Ceiba Puerto Barrios Carlos Castillo Armas el Salvador Castillo Armas

Vietminh Losses Reported in Red River Delta Clashes

French high command says at least 39 Vietminh rebels killed and 30 captured in delta clashes northeast and south of Hanoi. In one hit and run attack near Tien Yen, 16 Vietminh killed, 10 prisoners. Warplanes bomb and strafe bases and supply routes toward Hai Duong and Hanoi.

Hanoi Indochina High Command Red River Viet Nam Red China Tien Yen French Union Hai Duong Haiphong Fallen Dien Bien Phu

Mendes-France vows peace push if elected premier

Paris. Pierre Mendes-France told the National Assembly that if he becomes premier he will resign if no Indochina peace is achieved before July 20. He outlined a three point program including a settlement effort, an economic recovery plan, and decisions on an European Army policy. He spoke before a packed chamber and anticipated questions may prolong proceedings to late tonight.

Paris Pierre Mendes- France French National Assembly France Indochina Mendes-France

Democrats Call Slashed Budget a Terrible Gamble

In Washington the $29.2 billion defense bill faced Senate passage amid Democratic protests that the Eisenhower budget risks national security. Sen. Symington sought 100 to 250 million for missiles and weapons research, while Kennedy eyed another try to restore two Army divisions. Democratic critics Gore Monroney Humphrey Mansfield Maybank argued the lean plan endangers security.

Washington Senate Sen Symington D-Mo Air Force Sen. Kennedy D-Mass Gore D-Tenn Free World Monroney Okla Humphrey Minn Mansfield Mont Maybank

Convicts Escape From Ohio Penitentiary

Four escaped inmates armed with a pistol rifle and shotgun fled Roseville Penitentiary after overpowering a guard. Identified as Charles Hanovich Homer Thacker Ernest Burge and Richard Strahm all in blue uniforms and about five eight, with prior convictions including murder armed robbery burglary and riot involvement. Authorities hunted them in Ohio and West Virginia after the breakout yesterday.

Zanesville Ohio Roseville J. S. Thompson Charles Hanovich Wheeling W. Va Cuyahoga County Cleveland Homer Thacker Dayton Ernest Burge Marietta Richard Strahm Lima Strahm Ohio Penitentiary

Jordan River Development Plan Advances

President Eisenhower's special envoy Eric Johnston said substantial progress was made toward a plan for joint Israeli Arab development of the Jordan river after four days of talks with Egypt Jordan Lebanon and Syria. He noted an acceptable plan may be formed soon and that Israel's Arab neighbors rejected an American plan for the watershed. Johnston will travel to Tel Aviv to meet Israeli officials.

Cairo Egypt Eisenhower Middle East Eric Johnston Jordan River Johnston Jordan Lebanon Syria Israel Tel Aviv

Instrument Left Inside Patient Seeks $100,000

Mrs Annie Mat Allgood Jones of New Castle Delaware sues Johns Hopkins Hospital for 100000 over an instrument left inside her abdomen during surgery. The suit drops Dr Amos R Koontz as a defendant after testimony. Dr Charles Reid Edwards of the University of Maryland cites a regrettable incident caused by a break in teamwork among operating room personnel.

Baltimore Annie Mat Allgood Jones Johns Hopkins Hospital

Ex OSU Men Sentenced at Mansfield Reformatory

In Columbus two former Ohio State University students began serving 1-15 year terms at Mansfield Reformatory for burglary. Robert E. Pippen 18 of Troy and Alfred G. Stukey 19 of Hudson were sentenced here yesterday. A third student Roger L. Walton 19 of Salem will be tried June 25 on receiving and concealing stolen property.

Columbus Ohio Ohio State University Mansfield Reformatory Robert E. Pippen Troy Alfred G. Stukey Hudson Roger L. Walton Salem

Heat Persisted Across Midwest and South Amid Light Cooling

The Associated Press reports continued hot and humid conditions in the Midwest and South with little relief expected for days. Some cooler Pacific air reached western Minnesota and Iowa but failed to significantly cut the heat in the central U.S. Skies were clear in the southern half west of the Mississippi while the Northwest saw cooling. Temperatures topped 100 in parts of Texas New Mexico and Arizona with 109 in Presidió Texas marking a 20 day run above that level. Showers stretched from the Northwest to the Great Lakes and southward through the Ohio Valley and into the southern states with coastal rain near Boston and heaviest rainfall in the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley.

Midwest Pacific Minnesota Iowa Pacific Northwest Rockies Texas New Mexico Arizona Presidio Mississippi River Great Lakes Ohio Valley Boston

Russians Lead In Chess Match On U S Soil

A Russian chess team led 5-1 in the first round against America’s top players in New York. They won four games and drew two as the match extended past midnight. Donald and Robert Byrne had two unfinished games as time expired. Samuel Reshevsky drew with Vassily Smyslov, and Arthur Bisguier drew with Tigran Petrosian.

New York America U. S Donald Robert Byrne Samuel Reshevsky Vassily Smyslo Arthur Bisguier Tigran

Summer Fur Style Dallas Dispute Ends in Peace Bond

A Dallas woman testified her husband threatened to air condition the home and attacked a fur coat with a long knife. She showed Justice of the Peace Bill Richburg a coat with one arm cut off and slashes in the back. The judge placed the husband under a peace bond after the tense exchange.

Dallas Justice of the Peace Bill Richburg Richburg

Blackford Named Middletown School Chief for Three Years

John D. Blackford, 49, appointed Middletown superintendent for three years at $12,000 annual pay. He has led Mariemont Schools since 1944 and was chosen after a 17-member committee screened top candidates. Blackford, a Miami University alum, plans to move to Middletown after a Canada fishing trip.

Middletown John D. Blackford Mariemont Cincinnati R. H. Snyder Snyder Blackford Ohio Miami University Phi Beta Kappa Oxford School Indiana University University of Cincinnati Columbia University Earle Leidner Joseph Woodruff Canada Miami Kings Mills Indian Refining Co Lawrenceville Bethel Township High Sc Tipp City Hicksville Defiance County Upper Sandusky Ohio Superintendents’ Assn Northwest Ohio Superintendents’ Assn Mill Creek Valley Superintendents’ Assn South Western Ohio Administrators Assn Ohio Education Assn Rotary International Mariemont Interdenominational Church Cincinnati School

Democrats Back Of Army Charges In McCarthy Hearings

In Washington AP reports Sen McCarthy said Democratic promotion of the Army McCarthy hearings would cause Democrats to “suffer and bleed.” On the 36th day of the probe Symington charged Mundt with partisan remarks as Clifford’s role at issue was discussed. The session revisited charges over pressures on Pvt G David Schine and the use of him as a potential hostage to shield the McCarthy camp’s probe of Communists in the Army.

Washington (Ap Sen. McCarthy Sen Symington D-Mo Sen. Mundt R-Sd Mundt Clark M. Clifford Truman Army McCarthy Cliffford Clifford Stevens Pvt. G. David Schine Schine McCarthy Subcommittee James D. St. Clair Joseph N. Welch John G. Adams

Six Liquor Agents Out Allen Says

Ohio's enforcement chief Edward J. Allen reported six liquor agents resigned since January's end following the bribery indictment of Harry D. Thomas in Cincinnati. Gov Lausche said Allen and state liquor director Anthony A. Rutkowski would move quickly on probe developments. The latest firing was investigator Thomas Paonessa, dismissed after a suspension for a liquor law violation.

Columbus, Ohio Ohio Edward J. Allen State Liquor Department Harry D. Thomas Cincinnati Allen Frank J. Lausche Anthony A. Rutkowski Thomas Paonessa Paonessa

Oppenheimer Probe Aimed to Foil Congressional Inquiry

Congressional sources say the security review of J Robert Oppenheimer was prompted to head off a congressional probe. A 1953 FBI letter by ex- Senate Atomic Energy Committee aide William L. Borden supported suspicions he was a Soviet agent, fueling the hearings before a three man AEC panel chaired by Gordon Gray.

Washington J. Robert Oppenheimer William L. Borden FBI Senate House Atomic Energy Committee Oppenheimer Soviet Union Borden McCarthy R-Wis Jenner Rind Capitol Hill The Atomic Energy Commission Gordon Gray University of North Carolina AEC I. I. Rabi Columbia University Rabi Lewis L. Straus Westinghouse Electric Corp Congressional Atomic Committee

Bidault Seeks To Salvage Indochina Peace Talks

In Geneva Foreign Minister Georges Bidault met with top delegates from Britain the United States the Soviet Union and China seeking to keep Indochina peace talks alive. He held discussions with Molotov and Zhou Enlai and warned that talks must not collapse while planning for an indefinite standby group to sustain negotiations.

Geneva Georgesdault Indochina Paris Joseph la Iel Wern Pierre M Anthony Eden USA Walter Smith Bidault Gues Rive V Nam Laos Cambodia Vyaceslav M. Molotov China Chou En-lai Chou France United Sta Peiping

Freedom Threats Reagan Era Naval Leader Warns

Adm. William Radford told the national American Red Cross convention that American freedom is threatened by international communism and warned the world remains a danger so long as a global conspiracy endures. He referenced ongoing concerns about funding and relief disbursements amid post-strike issues.

Los Angeles Uni Adm Arthur Ra Chiefs of Staff Eisenhower Hos Ryan

B26 Crewman Killed in Japanese Air Crash Near Hiroshima

An Air Force B 26 crash west of Hiroshima killed one crewman while four others parachuted to safety. The Air Force reported three crewmen survived with minor injuries and were rescued.

Tokyo Hiroshima Air Force

Churchill May Address Congress On Visit Here

British Prime Minister Churchill may appeal for closer U. S. British teamwork during his Washington visit with President Eisenhower. Officials discuss a possible congressional speech or an address to an unofficial body, with no invitation yet issued.

Washington Churchill U. S Congress Eisenhower U.S United States

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