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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1960
Page
1
Democratic sponsors pushed amendments to extend wartime tax rates and raise about two billion dollars by closing loopholes. They seek repeal of the 4 percent dividend tax credit, income tax withholding on dividends, reduced oil and gas depletion, and limits on business entertainment deductions.
A reflective quote noting that modern troubles stem from laborers lacking thought and thinkers avoiding labor. It contrasts mental effort with practical action, implying a societal imbalance between reasoning and production.
President Eisenhower left Seoul for Honolulu ending a Far Eastern tour. He carried a pledge from South Korea’s reform government to guard US aid funds. He praised Koreans for a memorable welcome and urged a true democracy while noting Japan could not be visited due to rioting.
Virgil Reck, a Dayton police sergeant, donated a kidney to his 15 year old son Robert Beck at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston. Surgeons removed the kidney ten days before Robert died on Father's Day after the transplant failed to establish adequate circulation. Reck expressed pride in the effort and said they did everything possible.
The Associated Press reports that Ohio’s waterways matched highways in danger this warm weekend. Six people drowned and seven died in auto crashes, with a 14th killed in an industrial accident. A double drowning occurred at Indian Lake near Bellefontaine, involving Ronald McGenty age 13 and sister Marlean age 9.
The Algerian rebel government in exile agreed to send Premier Ferhat Abbas to Paris to discuss the Algerian rebellion with France. An emissary would be sent to arrange the trip after De Gaulle’s radio address reaffirmed the Algerian people's right to determine their future and suggested rebels would have a voice in arranging the referendum.
Raul Castro and Fidel Castro declare Cuba will take no action against the Guantanamo naval base but insist it is obsolete in modern warfare. They state aggression will not come from Cuba and future return remains possible, while praising the Cuban revolution.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon leads a busy Fargo visit with a news conference, a noon speech in Williston for the American Legion, and a cabinet stop on farm policy remarks. Kennedy and Symington also drew crowds during a notable political parade preceding the June Senate race pitting Gov. John E. Davis against Rep. Quentin Burdick.
Sen. Lyndon Johnson campaigns in the Midwest for the Democratic presidential nomination. He says the Democratic party will not let Khrushchev divide the nation and asserts the Soviet leader aims to split voters during the election. Johnson travels from Des Moines to Omaha to meet with state Democratic leaders.
Police report a theft of about a quarter of a million dollars in cash and checks from the State Motor Vehicles Department vault in Charleston. The Senate voted to extend the 10 percent federal tax on local telephone and telegraph service for another year, preserving 462 million dollars in annual revenue, and appears ready to reject removing the 10 percent tax on train, bus, and plane fares starting July 1.
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller announced a nationwide tour to back Republican candidates in the November election, aiming to rally party support across the country.
President Eisenhower arrives in Hawaii after a Far East goodwill tour. Gov. Quinn declares a half day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to let state employees join the welcome, urging businesses to close. some operate on skeleton staff. The president and a 26 member party will stay several days and rest at Kaneohe on Oahu.
Cincinnati AP reports Ronald Wimmel, age 21, fatally injured when his motorcycle lost control and struck a pole. He died 32 hours after the crash.
In Tokyo conservatives press to postpone the exchange of documents sealing Japan's security pact with the United States as Premier Nobusuke Kishi faces obstruction from factional leaders. Four senior party members call for his resignation to push for elections while Socialist opposition boycotts Parliament amid planned nationwide strikes and student protests.
In Birmingham a thief abandoned loot and burglary tools at a supermarket when a policeman approached. Detective C. L. Limbaugh said a walkie talkie radio was found among the items, illustrating a new trend in crime.
The weather will arrive tomorrow morning at 4 43 with fair warm and dry conditions expected for the day reaching about 85 after a 60 degree night. Showers and scattered thunderstorms are likely late Wednesday or Thursday bringing cooler air and a return to warmer conditions by week’s end. Overnight temps included a 57 low and a high near 85 seen earlier in the day.
The Formosa Strait battle paused after Red China shelled Quemoy with a record 88,700 rounds in a salute to Eisenhower. Nationalist forces answered, killing fourteen and wounding thirty as nearly 200 homes, six schools, and a military hospital were destroyed or damaged.
Dr Barbara Moore 56 year old British vegetarian continues her transcontinental walk from San Francisco to New York aiming to reach in ten days. She faces road rules hurdles with Ohio and Indiana police while an ankle injury from a recent car collision adds strain to her left leg.
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