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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1959

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Senate rejects Strauss as commerce secretary in bitter vote

In a 49-46 roll call early today the Senate rejected President Eisenhower's nomination of Lewis L Strauss for secretary of commerce. Strauss, former Atomic Energy Commission chair, became the eighth Cabinet nominee rejected in U.S. history. The roll call split largely along party lines with 31 Republicans and 15 Democrats voting against him and two Republicans-Sens. Smith of Maine and Langor of North Dakota joining in. White House offered no immediate comment and Strauss thanked supporters in a late statement.

Senate Lewis L. Strauss John Chadwick Washington Eisenhower Lewis L Strauss Commerce Strauss Atomic Energy Commission I*e Calvin Coolidge Charles B. Warren Margaret Chase’ Smith Maine William Langer North Dakota Lyndon B. Johnson Texas White House James C. Hagerty Johnson Thruston B. Morton Rky GOP National Committee Wallace F. Bennett Utah West

Fear Loneliness And Regret Bank Bandit Warns Others

Akron Ohio AP On the eve of prison Frank Lorenz warned followers to expect fear loneliness and regret after a year of deceits. The 29 year old bank robber told Judge William H Victor he had been selfish and that his parents are ashamed to walk down the street. Lorenz sentenced to 1 5 to 10 25 years on three car theft counts two armed robbery counts and one jailbreak to run concurrently with existing state terms. He robbed a Hamilton bank of 25955 last March and escaped in a stolen plane before capture in Mexico April 13 following a crash. Felver says parole possible in about 8 years 4 months but judge anticipated longer. Sprenz will serve separate state and federal sentences but may be eligible for parole earlier than expected. Sprenz was captured in Mexico after a plane crash and faces additional Butler County charges. He heads to Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta tonight.

Akron Ohio Frank Lorenz Lorenz FBI William H. Victor Summit County Common Pleas Sprenz Lawrence State Penitentiary Frank Lprenz Victor Summit County Hamilton Toronto Mexico Ralph Felver Bergen

Daytonian Reunites With Czech Son After 47 Years

Pauline Jaros, 82, in Dayton Ohio, reunites with her son Berco Bulovski, 54, who arrived from Czechoslovakia on a 90 day visa. They had been separated since he was seven in 1912 when she came to the United States. The emotional reunion delighted airline passengers and marked a long awaited family moment.

Dayton Ohio Pauline Jaros Berco Bulovski Czechoslovakia Bulovski

Fury Lessons In Riots In South Africa

In Durban South Africa rioters in the nonwhite townships of Cato Manor and Chesterville killed three Africans after attacking a police picket. Police used rifles and machine guns as strong patrols held the area. about 30 Africans were hospitalized and three policemen were injured following riots sparked by regulations banning home brewing of beer.

Durban South Africa Cato Manor Chesterville

Queen Elizabeth Begins Tour Of Newfoundland

Queen Elizabeth II starts a six week Canadian tour with a welcome at St Johns Newfoundland and a drive through parts of the city. She and Prince Philip planned to open Newfoundland’s government building and the new Gander airport terminal while weather briefly cleared after mist and fog.

Relman Morin ST. Johns Newfoundland Canada London Government House Prince Philip Gander Queen and Philip Torbay Airfield theStreets

Frondizi Government Faces Claimed Revolutionary Plot

In Buenos Aires the Frondizi administration says Argentina is targeted by a revolutionary plot amid reports of a military revolt in Cordoba. Officers gathered at Cordoba garrison opposed government policy, with troops tied to Campo de Mayo and Salta. Police sweep for top generals, while communications to Cordoba suffer a storm.

Buenos Aires Argentina Arturo Frondizi Cordoba Coroba Juan D. Peron Campo de Mayo Salta Frondizi

Volunteers To Aid Girl In Cleveland Blood Drive

Volunteers travel to Cleveland on Monday to donate blood for Lisa Daubel a seven year old girl from Fremont Ohio who needs open heart surgery at St. Vincent Charity Hospital to close a hole the size of a dime between heart chambers. Eighteen pints of blood are required. Lisa's father is the Fremont News Messenger advertising manager.

Fremont, Ohio Cleveland Lisa Daubel Paul Daubel Lisa St. Vincent's Charity Hospital Fremont News-Messenger

Eisenhower calls Strauss rejection a sad episode of Senate labor

President Eisenhower labeled the Senate’s rejection of Lewis L. Strauss as secretary of commerce a sad episode and said the nation loses. He defended his actions to protect national security, urging belief that history will judge him fairly as the nomination process stretched through hearings and delays. Strauss was serving since a recess appointment last November and would leave payroll once the Senate informs the White House of its action.

Washington Eisenhower Senate Lewis L. Strauss Commerce Johnson Strauss Congress Senate Commerce Committee

Senator Milton R Young Mentioned As Supporter

The article notes Senate figure Milton R Young of North Dakota as a supporter in the ongoing political discussion. The line references continuation on Page 26, indicating extended coverage in the newspaper.

Milton R. Young R-Nd

Bergen Returns To Stand In Klumpp Murder Trial

In Cincinnati AP coverage, William Bergen testifies in Edythe Klumpp murder case as the defense and prosecution debate motives. Bergen describes affair with Klumpp, pregnancy claims, and the loan attempt tied to the alleged killing of his wife Louise Bergen and subsequent dumping of her body. Witnesses tie gasoline purchases to the timeline around the October 30 1958 events.

Cincinnati William Bergen Edythe Klumpp Bergen Mrs. Klumpp Louise

Beulah Storm Fizzles Before Making Shoreline Landfall

Beulah, the season's second tropical storm, formed in the Gulf of Mexico within three weeks. It developed and broke apart Thursday, failing to strike any coastline as its full impact remained unseen.

Beulah New Orleans Gulf of Mexico

Redlands High School honors mother of triplets graduate

Linda Sue Voss, 19, earns a Redlands High School diploma as the first mother in her class to graduate. She balanced home schooling for John Johnny and Steve with a college preparatory program, earning two As and a B. The couple plans to pursue college degrees.

Redlands Calif Linda Sue Voss Redlands High School Johnny David Steve Sshe Leonard Murdy

Long Committed For Third Time In Louisiana

Baton Rouge Governor Earl K Long was hauled to a mental hospital for a second time in three weeks after resisting deputies. Doctors diagnosed paranoid schizophrenia though Long refused treatment, insisting he did not need hospitalization. Lt. Gov. Luther Frazar, next in line, avoided comment amid uncertain succession.

Baton Rouge Earl K. Long Louisiana Louisiana State Hospital Mandeville Chester Williams East Baton Rouge Parish Gov. Long Long Mandeville Institution Charles Belcher Southeast Associated Press Earl Kemp Long Luther Frazar John Sealy Hospital Galveston Tex New Orleans

Five men witness fatal hitchhiking stabbing in Hinton West Virginia

In Hinton, five men including Summers County Sheriff Emmett L. Fox watched in shock as a hitchhiker stabbed his woman companion to death along West Virginia Route 20. Thelma Lucille McNeill, 28, of Huntington, estranged wife of a candy truck driver, died before aid arrived. In Moscow, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev urged a summit if the Geneva foreign ministers meeting collapses, expressing optimism a heads of state conference will occur.

Moscow Nikita Khrushchev Geneva

School Aid Delayed by DiSalle

Governor Michael V. DiSalle said no action on a requested 3 to 4 million dollar increase in school foundation subsidies until state revenues for the two year period starting July are estimated. After a weekly briefing with Democratic leaders he noted the 413 million dollar education budget remains pending until the sales tax bill is approved, with hopes the Senate passes it next week.

Columbus Ohio Michael V. DiSalle Senate

Man seeks help for belief he is a dog

A man visits a psychiatrist claiming he thinks he is a dog. When asked how long this belief has persisted he jokes that it started "ever since I was a puppy."

Gromyko Rejects West Berlin Proposal Lightly

In Geneva Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko refused to accept Western stopgap Berlin proposals as a basis for discussion. Western officials said Khrushchev’s Kremlin speech set no deadline and that Gromyko offered new ideas but gave the talks no new hope for a settlement. The meeting occurred between sessions of the Big Four as diplomats prepared to resume talks.

John M. Hightower Geneva Andrei A. Gromyko Berlin Gromyko West Moscow Nikita S$. Khrushchev Kremlin West Berlin U.S Christian A. Herter Selwyn Lloyd Maurice Couve de Murville Khrushchev

Khrushchev Signals Separate Peace Treaty If West Blocks German Talks

Khrushchev, after meeting East German leaders in Moscow, spoke on Moscow radio just before Geneva talks. He warned the Soviet Union would sign a separate peace treaty if the West hindered settlement of the German question. He stated control of communications to West Berlin would pass to East Germans under such a treaty.

Khrushchev Moscow Geneva Moscow Radio Soviet Union West Berlin

Cost Of Living Exceeds Previous High In May

In May, the Labor Department reports the cost of living index rose one tenth of a percent to 124 percent of the 1947-49 base, a new high. Spendable earnings for factory workers reached a record, with a four-person family averaging 81.03 dollars per week and a single worker 73.49 dollars, each up 35 cents from April.

Washington Labor Department

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