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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1956

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Riots in Guatemala Kill 3 Students in Street Protest

AP reports police with submachine guns and pistols fired on a university student march toward the government palace in Guatemala City. Three students died and 19 were wounded as crowds protested the state of alarm imposed by President Carlos Castillo Armas regime.

Richard Maslock Guatemala Carlos Castillo Armas 11Th Street 6Th Avenue Castillo Armas Jacobo Arbenz Guzman Castillé Armas Arbenz

Cuban Plot Foiled in Mexico City Exiles Arrested

Mexican police say 20 Cuban exiles uncovered a wide plot to assassinate President Batista with a late July date and uprisings in Havana and major cities. Investigators linked groups from several Latin American nations and U.S. cities, naming Fidel Castro as a top arrestee. The probe, to be sent to the Interior Ministry, notes no Communist involvement.

Mexico City Cuba Fulgencio Batista Havana Argentina Peru Panama Guatemala Costa Rica Dominican Republic Miami Tampa Fla New York Carlos Piio Socarras Batista Fide

Gruenther maps NATO plan to slow Soviet attack

Gen Alfred Gruenther at the Governors Conference outlines a NATO defense concept a land air shield to bog down a first Russian strike until atomic retaliation can erase the threat. He says three to four years for German contributions and denies NATO is failing. He predicts a credible defense of all NATO territory against a full scale aggression once the shield becomes effective.

Atlantic City Alfred M. Gruenther NATO Europe Gruenther Eisenhower

Lausche Opposes Federal Aid to Education

Governor Frank Lausche announced at the 48th annual governor's conference in Atlantic City that he opposes federal aid to education. He warned that federal control of funding would lead to control over curricula in the long run.

Atlantic City N. J. Imphio Frank J. Lausche Lausche

Showers Tonight and Warm Humid Midweek Forecast

The Miami Valley will see showers and thunderstorms through Wednesday. Partly cloudy today and tonight with scattered showers, highs near 90 and a low about 70. Wednesday remains warm and humid with more showers and storms, high around 95. Unofficial yesterday reached 88 at 4 30 p.m., and this morning fell to 65 at 5 30 a.m.

Miami Valley

Senate fight over Air Force funds heads to showdown

Rival camps in the Senate predicted a close vote on boosting Air Force funding beyond Eisenhower's request. Sen Bridges leads a Republican bid to cap added funds at half a billion, while Sen Chave and other Democrats push for up to $1.16 billion more for the Air Force. House action and unspent Defense funds frame the dispute as senators weigh aircraft procurement and potential Soviet superiority.

Washington Senate Eisenhower Sen. Bridges R-Nh Bridges Air Force Sen. Chave D-Nm House Chave Ellender Louisiana Holland Florida Joint Chiefs of Staff Defense Department Congress Robertson D-Va Jackson D-Wash Symington D-Mo U.S Soviet Russia

Suspected new nuclear test at Bikini Atoll reported in Japan

Tokyo reports atmospheric pressure changes across a wide swath from Hokkaido to Kyushu similar to those after May 21 and May 28 tests. The AEC declined to comment while noting prior statements by Chairman Adlai Stevenson about about 10 tests in the May 21 series. Seismographs at Matsushiro first detected tremors, then pressure waves traced to the Bikini Atoll, 2,200 miles southeast of Tokyo.

Ad. Lewis Strauss AEC Matsushiro Honshu Bikini Atoll Tokyo

Hungarian water polo star seeks asylum in Italy

Aladnar Szabo, renowned Hungarian water polo player, slipped away from the traveling team in Naples and requested political asylum in Italy after the squad won the international tournament, with a 2-1 loss to Italy.

Naples Italy Aladnar Szabo

Monroe May Speak Vows On Saturday

Roxbury Connecticut reports Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller delaying marriage plans. Miller hints Saturday as possible date but stresses wait rules. They have not yet taken out a license with five day waiting required unless waived by a probate judge. Miller hosts Monroe at his Connecticut home as he contemplates location and timing.

Roxbury Conn Marilyn Monroe Arthur Miller Miller Connecticut

Vote Of Confidence For Premier Mollet In Assembly

Paris Reuters observes the French National Assembly backs Premier Guy Mollet with a 275 to 121 confidence vote on proposed higher transportation taxes. The result stabilizes Mollet's government amid fiscal debates and transport policy.

Mollet Paris French National Assembly Guy Mollet

U S Friends Defeated In Iceland Elections

In Reykjavik, two joint platform parties won 25 seats in the 52 seat Althing, short of a majority. Progressives led by Herman Joansson gained 17, Social Democrats 8, while Conservatives fell to 19 and Communists rose, with the National Defense party nearly wiped out. Coalition talks focus on possible defense treaty amendments and reductions in U S forces at Keflavik.

Reykjavik Iceland U. S Progressives Social Democrats Althing Independence Conservative Party Olafur Thors National Defense Party United States Soviet Union Thors NATO Keflavik Navy Air Force Herman Joanasson U.S

Eisenhower to Leave Walter Reed for 40th Anniversary

President Eisenhower will be discharged from Walter Reed Hospital late this week to celebrate his 40th wedding anniversary at their farm home. He may not reveal political plans during his Gettysburg stay. press secretary Hagerty said it is too early to discuss the future. Eisenhower will be fully discharged and may later have a checkup, with no signature papers anticipated. He aims to take part in the nationwide civil defense alert and dispersal test July 20-26.

Washington Eisenhower Walter Reed Hospital Gettysburg White House James C. Hagerty Hagerty Army Hospital Sherman Adams

Teen Pleads Guilty To Illegal Car Muffler

ST LOUIS 7 Franklin W West 17 was ordered to write I will never use a Hollywood muffler again 3 000 times after an initial 1 000 write sentence. Magistrate Ray mond I Harris found not all sheets in same handwriting and doubled the sentence. West said two girls helped him the first time because they felt sorry for him.

ST. Louis Franklin W. West Hollywood Raymond I. Harris West

Dayton Crash Kills Milk Truck Driver

A 28 year old Dayton milk truck driver Joseph Kostyal was killed when his truck overturned after a collision with a car driven by 55 year old George Coenen at a city intersection. Three Prescott Arizona family members were injured and taken to St Elizabeths Hospital. None believed seriously injured.

Dayton Ohio Joseph Kostyal Prescott, Ariz St. Elizabeth's Hospital Kostyal George Coenen

Money Melts Away in Jacksonville Yard Stunt

Four year old Michael Lowas distributed thirty six dollars in cash to neighborhood playmates from his mother’s purse. Father Larry Lowas noted many children were nearby and joked the ice cream man may have taken most of it.

Jacksonville Fla Michael Lowas Larry Lowas

BAZ Bombers Crashes Near Salina Killing Crew of Three

A B47 bomber from Smoky Hill Air Force Base crashed in a Salina area wheat field during a routine training mission, killing a three man crew. The wreckage was scattered over about a mile and authorities withheld the names pending next of kin notification. One body and parts of another were recovered at the scene.

Salina Kan Smoky Hill Air Force Base

Epitaph Gets To The Point

Harry Truman toured London grave sites visiting the tombs of Wellington Nelson Dickens Gladstone and others at St Pauls Cathedral and Westminster Abbey He asked reporters for a brief epitaph for his own grave saying he wants Mine He done his damndest The president quipped he would rather be underground than beneath a stone floor and noted the difficulty of rising when the horn sounds.

London Harry Truman Britain St. Paul's Cathedral Westminster Abbey U. S Duke of Wellington Lord Nelson Charles Dickens Gladstone Truman

Twining Sees Soviet Supersonic Bomber At Kubinka Base

General Nathan Twining, U S Air Force chief of staff, tours Kubinka near Moscow with aides and foreign officers to view a new Soviet twin engine bomber said by Russians to fly faster than sound. The visit, the closest North American observers have had to Soviet aviation, included inspection of a TU104 jet transport and MIG17 formations. Twining remarked that the Soviet crews demonstrated solid technique and answered questions at length.

Moscow Nathan Twining U. S U.S Kubinka Air Base Twining Russia Pavel Zhigarev Sergei Rudenko

New York Man Sentenced in Abortion Death Case

Thomas G. Daniel was sentenced today in New York to 82 to 20 years in state prison for the abortion death of Jacqueline Smith, a 20 year old fabrics designer from Lebanon Pennsylvania.

New York Thomas G. Daniel Jacqueline Smith Lebanon

France blocks UN debate on Algeria crisis

United Nations diplomats report France has lined up enough support to block a Security Council debate on the Algerian struggle. Informed sources say the United States and Britain back France while Russia, Yugoslavia and Iran favor action. Seven affirmative votes are needed to place the issue on the agenda. France argues Algeria is an internal matter as part of France.

United Nations N.Y France U.N Security Council I-nation Council Council United States Britain Russia Yugoslavia Iran Algeria

Jet Missing Off Northern Japan Near Hokkaido

A U S Air Force F86 Sabre jet is missing off the northern coast near Hokkaido after radioing that it was near the eastern tip of the island about two hours of fuel left. Searches were dispatched while reports reference a previous 19 month old incident involving Russian Migs. No indication of contact with Soviet aircraft has been reported.

Chitose Japan U. S. Air Force Air Force Hokkaido Kurile Islands

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