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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1961

Page

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Laotian Princes Back Unity Plan Amid Dispute Over King Role

In Zurich three Laotian leaders reached in principle agreement on forming a national unity government. They clash over Premier Boun Oum's proposal that King Savang Vathana lead the government, with Souphanouvong resisting any role for the king. Souvanna Phouma hopes to head the new regime.

Andrew Borowiec Zurich Switzerland Laos Boun Oum Savang Vathana Souphanouvong Pathet Lao Souvanna Phouma Geneva

Tractor Deal Koes Seek Court Order

Indianapolis residents petition the Seventh Circuit to halt negotiations for the release of about 1,200 prisoners held after Cuba's invasion. They ask Attorney General Kennedy be ordered to stop talks of the Tractors for Freedom Committee with Fidel Castro.

Chicago Indianapolis Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Citizens’ Committee Cuba Robert Kennedy Tractors For Freedom Committee Fidel Castro

Logan Act suit targets Castro tractor deal amid Kennedy comments

A Citizens to Block Tractors for Castro suit names Robert Kennedy as defendant in a mandamus action led by Eleanor Roosevelt Milton Eisenhower and Walter Reuther alleging Logan Act violations. Richard Allen of Indianapolis presses for quick court ruling while criticizing negotiation with Castro over farm tractors and a broader economic blockade option.

Eleanor Roosevelt Milton Eisenhower Walter Reuther U.S Robert Kennedy Castro Washington Havana United States Cuba Allen Barry Goldwater

Kennedy's Acting Back Treated Again In Virginia

President Kennedy's acting back was treated again on Saturday and the White House said he is getting along fine. He spends the weekend at Glen Ora estate in Virginia with family while on crutches but in good condition and expected to return to Washington Sunday night or early Monday.

Middleburg Kennedy White House Glen Ora Virginia Horse Country Washington

Laos princes near unity amid talks for national government

Souvanna Phouma urged patience as Gen. Phoumi Nosavan said princes and advisors will hold a general conference Sunday. Boun Oum met with half brothers in separate hotel rooms and spoke of a cordial atmosphere and plans for a national union government. Plans to reconcile include the king’s neutral role and possible constitutional amendment. A single Lao delegation to Geneva was among the issues to settle.

Boun Oum Souphanouvong Pathet Lao Phoumi Nosavan Phoumi Geneva Laos

Ohio Moonshine Operation Broken Near Youngstown

Federal and local authorities raided an abandoned farm on Ohio 18 and disrupted a large interstate moonshine operation. Arrests included William Van Becknell and Frank R Bailey both 26 from Wilkesboro North Carolina for making and transporting illegal liquor. David Paolucci and his son Don Paolucci were arrested in Charlotte North Carolina after a truck loaded with liquor was traced from the farm.

Youngstown Ohio Wilkesboro N. C Here William van Becknell Frank R. Bailey Kent Charlotte David Paolucci Don North Carolina

Small Homes Blamed For Stomach Ulcers

Quebec report cites Dr Andre Lambling of Paris stating at a medical association meeting that smaller human dwellings may increase the incidence of stomach ulcers. He notes the smaller the dwelling the greater the ulcer risk.

Quebec Andre Lambling Paris Medical Association

De Gaulle Faces Hard Test as Farmers Rally Across France

Paris AP reports President Charles de Gaulle confronts a tough choice amid right wing Algeria critics and angry home front farmers. Farmers protest low prices, with surpluses to be absorbed. leaders call for road blockades in 19 departments on June 27 as the crisis risks widening beyond Brittany and Normandy to central and southern regions.

Paris Charles de Gaulle Algeria Home Economic Front Brittany Normandy France

No Progress In Three-Coast Shipping Strike Endgame

New York AP report says negotiators broke up after three hours with no progress in the three-coast strike involving 85,000 crewmen on about 1,000 vessels. Labor Secretary Goldberg urged a Monday restart as battle lines over foreign flag crews and wage scales dominate talks.

New York Gulf Arthur J. Goldberg Kennedy Curran Institute U.S

Government pledges limited aid to farmers in brief gesture

The cabinet led by Premier Debre agreed to buy more butter stocks and extend poultry and meat aid. It also plans to electrify a Brittany rail stretch and build a new highway. Farmers say this is insufficient and vow to persist. Right wing extremists oppose De Gaulle's Algerian policy and increase pressure.

Michel Debre Brittany de Gaulle

GOP Claims FDR Methods Used On Reds

Washington AP Republicans charged Kennedy mirrors FDR in war era diplomacy. They cited Tehran Cairo and Vienna as examples of one man diplomacy and alleged Roosevelt and Kennedy both caved to Soviets, with assertions about Baltic absorption and hidden Berlin details.

Washington Kennedy Soviet Union Franklin D. Roosevelt Roosevelt Party National Committee Tehran Cairo Joseph Stalin Latvia Estonia Lithuania Hal E. Short Republican Vienna Khrushchev Berlin

Boy Drowns At Private Eaton Lake

Michael Yannillo, 16, of Eaton Village, drowned while swimming at a private lake in Eaton Two. Two companions on shore saw him in trouble but assumed a joke. Elyria Township firefighter recovered the body two hours later.

Elyria, Ohio Michael Yannillo Eaton Village Eaton Two Elyria Twp

West Germans rally against Soviet plan to seal division

Thousands protest Premier Khrushchev demands as West Germans mark the eighth anniversary of the East German revolt. Adenauer Brandt and leaders urge nationwide free elections to decide Germany's fate and reject any deal backed by foreign bayonets. In Geneva Couve de Murville warns Gromyko of grave consequences over Berlin traffic.

East Germany Geneva Maurice Couve de Murville Andrei Gromyko West Berlin Berlin

Paris Water Shortage Threatens Firefighting Access

Paris' water shortage worsens with Prefect Jean Benedetti warning the supply may not reach fires above the third floor of buildings across the city. The alert underscores a growing crisis in the greater Paris area.

Paris Seine Jean Benedetti Greater

Insurance rates rising in Middletown from July 1

Comprehensive auto insurance will increase in Middletown starting July 1, with officials noting this area alone faces the higher rates. The report appears on page 40 of the Journal.

Middletown Today’s Journal

Czechoslovakia Demands U.N. Action Over Spy Claim

Secretary General Hammarskjold told the Czech U.N. mission he would take charge of a U.N. study into Miroslav Nacvalac, the counsellor accused by Prague of being a U S spy. The United States says Nacvalac was a Czech spy seeking defection and was ordered out after evidence of interest. Nacvalac denies wrongdoing and recounts an approach in a New York restaurant.

William N. Oatis United Nations N.Y Dag Hammarskjold Czechoslovakia U.N U.S Hammarskjod Miroslav Nacvalac Nacvalac New York Washington State Department United States Gripsholm Hammerskjold U. N. Secretariat Hammarskjold

UN considers Nacvalac affair amid legal counsel advice

A U N spokesman said Friday Hammarskjold is reviewing the Nacvalac case with guidance from U N legal counsel Constantin Stavro poulos of Greece. The issue centers on whether the United States may expel Nacvalac under the U N Charter and the U N headquarters accord, with Czechoslovakia arguing the note that officials enjoy immunity.

U.N Hammarskjold Nacvalac Constantin Stavropoulos Greece United States U.S

Sukarno Visits Rome for Private Four-Day Visit

Indonesian President Sukarno arrived in Rome from Belgrade on Saturday for a four day private visit. He will meet Italian leaders and discuss regional and international issues during the stay.

Rome Sukarno Indonesia Belgrade

Plane crash kills several Ohioans near Pennsylvania border

In Lewistown, Pennsylvania a plane crash claimed the lives of Samuel Murry of Warren, Ohio Russell Cox of Alliance Ohio and Melvin K Sweetapple pilot from Mentor Ohio. Four men from Painesville Ohio identified as victims clothing recovered and confirmed by a shoe identification. Initial confusion over William Adams of Concord Ohio who denied flying. Investors in an oil well near Bradford in Juanita County linked to victims Cox Murry Gore and Adams. Airport operator Jack Kretzer notes Gore often visited for business. he was affiliated with Honolulu Exploration and Drilling Company Oklahoma.

Lewistown Samuel Murry Warren Ohio Russell Cox Alliance Melvin K. Sweetapple Mentor Sweetapple Painesville Ohio City William Adams Con Cord Adams Concord Panesville Cox Murry Gore Bradford Juanita County Jack Kretzer Honolulu Exploration and Drilling Company Oklahoma

Berserk Man Kills One Wounds Two in Akron Shooting

In Akron Ohio a 40 year old man Allen Davis went on a berserk shooting spree Saturday night. He killed his stepson Ronald Layman 23 and seriously wounded his wife Violet Davis 48, and his father in law John Hutchinson 66. Davis was captured about an hour later in a restaurant after resisting officers and firing a revolver.

Akron, Ohio South Akron Allen Davis Akron Davis Ronald Layman Violet Davis Inlaw John Hutchinson Akron General Hospital

Republic Steel Manager To Retire In June

Oscar A. Bamberger, who began as a laborer in 1918 and rose to manager of Republic Steel Corp central alloy steel district, will retire June 30, as announced.

Canton, Ohio Oscar A. Bamberger Republic Steel Corp Big Central Alloy Steel

President Kennedy Blames Soviet Union in Test Ban Deadlock

The United States blames the Soviet Union for deadlock in talks on a nuclear weapons test ban and says it cannot continue its self-imposed testing moratorium. Kennedy replies to Khrushchev’s Vienna memorandum as State Department handles the note.

Endre Marton Washington United States Soviet Union Kennedy Khrushchev Vienna U.S State Department Mos Low

U S hints at ending nuclear test moratorium

A note to the Soviet Foreign Ministry frames a possible renunciation of the U S voluntary nuclear test moratorium. U S officials refuse to confirm if Kennedy has decided to abandon the moratorium amid questions about Soviet testing.

Pressure mounts in U.S.-Soviet test ban talks

The United States accuses Moscow of trying to derail Geneva negotiations by proposing general disarmament talks. The note argues the Soviet Union seeks to extend its unenforced test moratorium, while Washington pushes to proceed with a testing ban ahead of upcoming talks in Geneva and a planned multination disarmament conference. It rejects Khrushchev's veto demand on the inspection body's neutral member and calls for credible nonaligned referees.

Congress Soviet Union U.S U. S Moscow Geneva United States Kremlin Khrushchev

A Youngster Asked If Trouble Is Heredity or Environment

A child face to her father asks why report cards are poor, wondering whether the trouble is heredity or environment. The father answers with a thoughtful remark about factors shaping a student's progress.

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