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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1961

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Stevenson in South America cool on united action against Cuba

Adlai E. Stevenson heads to Bogota after Quito talks with President Lleras Camargo on hemisphere defense. Leaders in nine nations, including Colombia, favor delaying joint action against Fidel Castro until after a July economic conference in Uruguay. Ecuador outlines plans for education and requests over 120 million in foreign credits.

Quito Ecuador Adlai E. Stevenson Bogota Albert Lleras Camargo Kennedy Uruguay Lleras United States Stevenson Fidel Castro Punta del Este Cuba Educador

Fishing Trip Turns Into Makeshift Rod Tale

In Casper Wyo AP report Bill Joies forgot his rod on a North Platte River trip with Tom Coper. Joies improvised a pole from drift wood and baling wire and caught four husky trout while Coper, with modern gear, caught none.

Casper, Wye Bill Joies Tom Cooper North Platte River Jaies Coper

Pakistan President To Visit In July

The White House announced that President Mohammed Ayub Khan of Pakistan will visit the United States next month arriving in Washington July 11 for three days and spending another three days in New York.

Washington Mohammed Ayub Khan Pakistan United States White House New York

Today's Chuckle An Alarm Clock Game

An odd humorous line notes that an alarm clock is a mechanism used to scare the daylights into you. The joke relies on a playful image of a morning device jolting wakefulness.

Weather outlook for Middletown with showers possible

Rain is in sight for the Middletown area this afternoon and tonight. A high near 78 and a low around 55 are expected, with Wednesday mostly cloudy and cool and a high near 70.

Middletown

Laos Princes Meet Amid Illness as Aides Seek Unity

In Zurich three Laotian princes and chief aides struggle to bridge deep divisions over a coalition government as Souvanna Phouma seeks removal of Gen. Phoumi Nosavan from army command. The conference enters its second day with war fears rising if talks fail.

Zurich Switzerland Souvanna Phouma Quinim Pholsena Gem. Phoumi Nosavan Vientiane Phoumi Vongvichit Pathet Lao Laos Phoumi Nosavan Phoumi Souvanna

Ikeda Visits Washington for Talks With Kennedy

Japanese Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda arrived in Washington aboard the President's plane and opened three days of conferences with President Kennedy. He was greeted with full military honors by Vice President Johnson and Secretary of State Rusk, then toured the city with Ikeda bringing his wife, a first for a Japanese premier, and planning social events including a White House luncheon with the Eisenhowers.

Washington Hayato Ikeda Kennedy Jeadler Los Angeles Lyndon B. Johnson Dean Rusk Rusk Potomac River Pennsylvania Avenue White House Ikeda America Johnson Dwight D. Eisenhower Eisenhowers

Young Florence Jacobs Wins Public Library Card in West New York

In West New York New Jersey Florence Jacobs 242 years old and 39 pounds becomes possibly the country’s youngest library card holder after an exemption to the seven year old rule. She studies rocketry outer space geography and word spelling already reading 60 books through seventh grade and naming planets satellites and all 50 states. While journalists questioned her she explained cosmic rays ultraviolet radiation and rocket fuels and said she aims to be a mother when grown.

Florence Jacobs West New York N.J West New York, NJ Outer Space Florence John J. Armellino Marie Jacobs Jerome United States Florence Osiensky

Academy Boss Takes Issue With Rickover

Annapolis Md AP The Naval Academy superintendent says he disagrees with Vice Adm Hyman G Rickover on reform or closure of military academies. Rear Adm John F Davidson issues a no comment statement saying he does not share Rickovers views as reported. Rickover testified before the House Appropriations Committee calling for abolition unless drastic academy reforms occur.

Annapolis U.S. Naval Academy Hyman G. Rickover John F. Davidson Public Information Office Rickover Naval Academy House Appropriations Committee

Miners Crushed in Yorkshire Mine Tragedy

Four coal miners died when tons of rock collapsed in a mine near Wombwell England. Five other miners were rescued and one worker was injured in the incident according to AP reports.

Wombwell England Yorkshire

Congolese Agree On Reopening Parliament To Unify Congo

Kasavubu and Gizenga announce reconvening Parliament on June 25 at Lovanium University Leopoldville. Delegates from rival regimes plan to guard arms in a UN supervised warehouse and house MPs in Lovanium with no outside contact. They urge UN help to bring Katanga secessionists into the Parliament to form a unified government.

Leopoldville, the Congo C AP Congo Joseph Kasavubu Antoine Gizenga Lovanium University Leopoldville Stanleyville U.N Lovanium

Ruf's Body Found In Cincinnati Case Ties To Securities Probe

In Cincinnati a body identified as John J. Ruf, 57, was pulled from the Ohio River with a bullet wound amid the Strickler securities case. Ruf, linked to attorney Leslie Strickler, faced 18 counts of securities violations and related charges, bond set at 6000 dollars. Strickler, indicted on 15 counts, was on trial for a separate note scheme involving a pizza parlor operator.

Cincinnati John J. Ruf Leslie Strickler Ruf Ohio River Stickler Ohio

Castro deadline looms as tractors for freedom stalls

The Tractors-for-Freedom Committee set a Friday noon EST deadline for Fidel Castro to accept 500 heavy tractors as full ransom for 1,214 April invasion prisoners. If not, the deal ends. The group insists on 500 tractors for the twofold purpose of freeing prisoners and improving Cuban living standards.

Detroit Mich Cuba Fidel Castro Tractors-for Castro White House Milton Eisenhower Eleanor Roosevelt Walter P. Reuther Eisenhower

Unions clash as US shipping strike widens

National maritime walkout reaches its fifth day with over 100 ships idle in 30 ports. Oil refineries shut as picket lines widen. dispute over moving military cargoes between unions escalates tensions. Joseph Curran accuses the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association of blocking clearance, a charge denied by the engineers' spokesman.

New York Atlantic Gulf Pacific San Francisco Washington Texas Joseph Curran National Maritime Union Curran Engineers’ Union Military Sea Transport Service

Taylor Said Considered In Top Job

The New York Times reports President Kennedy is seriously considering Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor for White House military adviser. The appointment, if made, would revive the post of personal chief of staff to the commander in chief, a position once held by Fleet Adm. William D. Leahy under FDR and Truman.

New York Kennedy Maxwell D. Taylor White House New York Times Washington Dispatch Fleet William D. Leahy Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman

U.S. and Soviet Disagree on Conference Invitations

Washington reports the United States and the Soviet Union clash over who should be invited to the July 31 disarmament conference. John H. McCloy and Valerin Zorin prepare to define aims while Zorin pushes to discuss substance, not just process.

Washington United States Soviet Union John H. McCloy Kennedy Valerin A. iZorin McCloy Zorin

Zor in Frames Soviet Demands for Conference Agenda

U.S. sources say Zorin defined substance as the conference agenda including Soviet push to merge the nuclear test ban with broader disarmament and Moscow’s veto power. The Soviets propose a five five five invitational mix of Communist Western and neutral nations while the United States argues for only two neutrals.

U.S Zorin Moscow United States

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