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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1957

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Security Overhaul Is Planned By Bipartisan Panel

A 12 member commission urges sweeping changes to loyalty and security programs and calls for stronger safeguards for individual rights. It criticizes proposed criminal penalties for publishing secret information and questions legalizing wiretap evidence without new legislation. Leaders doubt quick congressional action in the current session, while the White House hails the report.

Washington Congress Eisenhower Commission Loyd Wright Wright Los Angeles The American Bar Assa Stennis Dmiss Cotton R-Nh White House James C. Hagerty

Hollywood star weds four of em to prove love for simple life

The Hollywood star quips about loving simple things and demonstrates by marrying four of them, turning a lighthearted joke into a noted personal milestone.

Hollywood

It Wasn't His Day It Wasn't His Day

Newport Kentucky Delbert Knotts of Cincinnati had a rough day as his station wagon was stolen during a softball game. The car held Knotts wallet with 400 dollars, mostly belonging to his boss from an oil firm in town. Knotts discovered the theft after the game and before changing, and his team also lost.

Newport Delbert Knotts Cincinnati Knotts

Three Boys Confess To Murder In South Philadelphia

In Philadelphia three youths confessed to killing 35 year old Martin Daniels Sr on his porch. The plan was revenge by Daniels' 16 year old son with a rifle used by Curtis Edwards and aided by two other boys, centered near the Daniels home. Edwards' father Grover Cleav Edwards was executed in 1955 for a separate 1952 bakery murder.

Philadelphia Pennsylvania Martin Daniels Sr South Philadelphia David H. Roberts Roberts Daniels Martin Jr Curtis Raymond Edwards Albert Stolis Daniels’ Row Edwards William Grover Cleve

Princess Margaret chided over younger boyfriend in papers

London reports question the Royal sister's relationship with Lord Patrick Beresford as sage, amid remarks on their age gap. The Sunday Express notes rumors of an engagement, while confirming no official romance and describing Beresford as the princess's closest boyfriend.

London Daily Express Today Margaret Lord Beaverbrook Patrick Beresford Sunday Express Joanna Smith-Bingham Express Anne Edwards Shotanter Lord Patrick Windsor Great Park Windsor Castle The Beresford Miss Smith-Bingham

Block Left On Tail Plane Crash Cause Found

A Pacific Western plane crash near Port Hardy B C killed 14 of 18 aboard and was blamed on a ground control block left in the tail assembly. Capt Gerald W Allen 37 Vancouver and copilot Laurie Roland 23 Vancouver among the deceased. Patricia Wilson 23 Vancouver survived. remaining crew and woods workers among the dead.

Pacific Western Airlines Port Hardy B.C PWA Gerald Allen Vancouver Gerald W. Allen Allen Laurie Roland J. Carver Port Alice B. C Royal Canadian Air Force Vancouver Island Patricia Wilson

Swedish teen returns home after elopement attempt

Christina Wennerstrom 16, returned to Sweden with her mother after a brief 18 day elopement with 18 year old Huw Williams of Falls Church Virginia. The pair could not marry due to age and Williams lost his Senate job. Christina’s father said no legal action will be taken as she faced reporters and flash bulbs on arrival. Their voyage ended when they were stopped for speeding in Montoursville Pennsylvania.

Stockholm Sweden Christina Wennerstrom U. S. Senate Christina Huw Williams Fall Church Williams Senate Col Stig Wennerstrom Wennerstrom Washington Montoursville

Seeing-Eye Dog Queenette Still Missing

Queenette, a three year old German Shepherd serving Mrs. Frank W. Peak of Louisville as a seeing eye dog, may be heading toward Cincinnati after fleeing during an automobile accident on U S 42 eight miles north of Carrollton. Reports have come in of sightings but the dog has not returned.

Louisville Queenette Frank W. Peak Cincinnati

Congressman's Widow Josephine Seiberling Dies

Funeral services set for 11 a.m. Tuesday for Mrs. Josephine L. Seiberling 83 widow of former Republican Congressman Francis Seiberling who represented the old 19th district from 1928 to 1932 in Akron Ohio.

Akron Ohio Josephine L. Seiberling Francis Seiberling

Severe Texas hailstorm spurs injuries and damage across counties

A squall line across west and north Texas dumped up to three inches of rain and unleashed a brutal hailstorm injuring at least 19 people, with 16 hospitalized for cuts and bruises. The storm damaged cotton crops, shattered windows, and toppled a 350 foot radio tower. Torrential rain flooded streets in Midland and Dallas as winds up to 64 mph knocked out power and caused sewer damage.

Dallas Texas Ft. Stockton State Highway Patrol Frank Stocker San Fermade Calif St. Petersburg Fla Midland West Texas

Ohio Sheriff Emmett Long Dies at 54

Mansfield Ohio longtime county sheriff Emmett P Doggie Long aged 54 died of a heart attack Sunday night He was a past president of the Ohio Sheriffs Assn and served in the county's law enforcement ranks for years

Mansfield Ohio Richland County Emmett P Doggie) Long Ohio Sheriffs’ Assn

Cauliflower Fireball Lights Desert Nuclear Test

The fifth shot in a nuclear test series exploded over Frenchman Flat at 6:30 AM. Observers 40 miles away saw a sunrise like fireball that formed a cauliflower head shape. The detonation occurred from a balloon 700 feet up, witnessed by 850 military observers and Civil Defense officials. The blast was stated to exceed 20 kilotons, more than Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 835 pigs were reported as participants.

Atomic Enjrgy Commission Hiroshima Nagasaki

Calif scientists brief Eisenhower on cleaner hydrogen bomb progress

University of California physicists Dr. Ernest Lawrence Dr. Mark Mills and Dr. Edward Teller told President Eisenhower that the United States can soon produce a hydrogen bomb about 95 percent free of radioactive fallout. Chairman Lewis Strauss noted strides since June, when fallout was said to be reduced nine tenths.

Washington Eisenhower University of Califfornia Lewis L. Strauss Atomic Energy Commission Strauss Ernest C. Lawrence Mark M. Mills Edward Teller The University of California Radiation Laboratory

South Hurt By Rights Bill Move

Senate Judiciary Committee weighs civil rights legislation after the House passed bill was moved directly onto the Senate calendar. Sen Eastland disputes predictability for the closed meeting while Knowland presses the measure bypassing the committee amid Dixie opposition.

Washington Senate Judiciary Committee Senate Sen Eastland D-Miss House Senate Committee Eisenhower Knowland California Judiciary Committee Russell Dixie Forces

Testing effects of blast on pigs and supplies near Ground Zero

Pigs were laid out at varying distances from Ground Zero and to be studied for injury treatment from heat radiation and pressure. Bomb shelters were erected for testing while food items were exposed to assess blast effects.

Ground Zero

Red Chinese Shell Bombards Quemoy and Little Quemoy

The Nationalist Defense Ministry says Chinese Communist artillery fired more than 9000 rounds at Quemoy and Little Quemoy off Formosa in the heaviest bombardment yet. The assault began last week and continued over the weekend. Nationalists offered no new firing report today, while Britain protested earlier over Communist fire on the British steamer Whitebee.

Taipei Formosa Quemoy Little Quemoy Nationalist Defense Ministry Britain

Time Life Building Sidewalk Club Opens July 2

New York reports the Rockefeller Center Sidewalk Superintendent Club revives with a 65 foot observation deck and 10 windows for watching the Time Life Building foundation. The club recalls a 1938 clash between capital and labor that led to its creation by John D Rockefeller Jr.

New York Manhattan Time & Life 6Th Avenue 50Th 51St Streets Rockefeller Center John D. Rockefeller Jr Rockefeller Buddy

Six Teens Die In Painted Post Crash At Waneta Lake

Six teenagers died when their car crashed on a country road near Waneta Lake New York. A seventh teen was injured. Three of the deceased were to graduate tonight from Painted Post High School. The car swerved to avoid a left turning car, hit an embankment then a tree. The crash followed a left turn by another vehicle. The tragedy occurred Saturday night as local mourners prepared for graduation services.

Painted Post N.Y. W Painted Post High School Wandeta Lake Here Roland Leinhos Jack van Deventer Dorothy Patricia Bonzo Mary A. Murray Stanley Bartlett Richard Gumberts van Deventer Bartlett Gumberts William E. Cusworth First Baptist Church

Weather forecast and record for Miami Valley area

Dry air moves into the Miami Valley bringing relief from heat. The forecast calls for mostly cloudy cooler weather with a high near 80 and a low around 60 tonight. Tuesday should stay fair with a high near 85. Middletown yesterday reached 89 at 4 30 p.m. with a 65 degree low at 7 45 a.m. Rainfall this morning measured 0 33 inches.

Miami Valley Middletown

Rocket Expert Nickerson to Face Court Martial Trial Tomorrow

Col. John C. Nickerson Jr a leading Army rocket expert and West Point grad is set for a 10 man general court martial on 18 charges of espionage perjury and disobedience. He faces up to 46 years, a dishonorable discharge and a $10000 fine if convicted on all counts.

Huntsville Ala Army John C. Nickerson Jr Tomorrau Wwreseweawore Nickerson West Point Billy Mitchell Mitchell Nickerson

Hungarians Charm Girls Stir British Town Feud

In Haverton Hill England young Hungarian refugees win affection with hand kissing and courteous manners while local English youths protest, clashes occur, and police patrol the hostel as girls choose Hungarian dates over local boys. A 19 year old worker praises the refugees while noting British rivals’ loud behavior.

Haverton Hill England Dorothy Prewhitt Mid- Glesbrough Dorothy

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