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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1956

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Will AF Use Extra Money In Defense Budget Fight

Congress weighs an extra nearly 1 billion for the Air Force as Senate boosts the defense bill to just under 35 billion dollars. House conferees led by Rep. Mahon will negotiate with the Senate over whether the added funds for air power will be spent. Wilson and Eisenhower question need and use while defense leaders debate the timing.

Washington Rep. Mahon D-Tex House Air Force Pentagon Senate Eisenhower U.S Russia Mahon Appropriations Defense Sen Symington D-Mo Secretary of Defense Wilson Congress Defense Establishment

Senator George Warns Against Cutting Foreign Aid War Prep

Senate Foreign Relations Chair George D-Ga urged against shrinking military aid in a $4.502 billion foreign aid bill. He warned children may face war horrors if the bill undercuts free world strength, proposing 600 million more for military assistance than the House allowed but 400 million less than Eisenhower sought. The measure’s final funding would be decided later.

Washington George D-Ga Senate Free World Georg Senate Foreign Relations Committee George House Eisenhower

Punctuation Lesson Stuns Tacoma Teachers

Delegates at a National Conference of Teacher Education and Professional Standards grappled with a famous punctuation riddle. The discussion reveals how placement alters meaning, culminating in a reported correct reading.

Tacoma Wash National Conference of Teacher Education and Professional Standards

Truck accident kills 17 year old in St Marys

Paul A Hansel, 17, of St Marys was killed Tuesday when a truck moved while he was under it fastening a chain. Police said the driver believed Hansel had finished his task and moved the vehicle, rolling him under a wheel.

ST. Marys Ohio Paul A. Hansel Hansel

Plane Bursts Into Flames Near Walker AFB

A Boeing KC97 refueling tanker based at Walker Air Force Base in Roswell New Mexico burst into flames seconds after takeoff at 6 50 p m and exploded killing all 11 crew members on board. Tower observers noted the craft appeared to burst into flames and disappeared from view as it crashed about 10 miles south of the base in an open field.

Roswell N. M New Mexico Walker Air Force Base Walker Air Force

Jaycee Shindig Draws Citywide Pageant Of Food And Fun

In Kansas City a mammoth Jaycee party for the National Junior Chamber of Commerce conven tion drew about 7500 people to a municipal garage basement. Delegations from Arkansas Indiana California Missouri South Carolina supplied vast food and drink while Newton Baker led the arrangements with a 70 piece band driving a bustling, last minute event.

Kansas City Jaycees Missouri South Carolina Newton Baker Jaycee Baker

Search for Alfred Wilson intensifies in Ohio woods

A large posse including Trumbull and Portage County deputies and volunteers hunts for killer Alfred Wilson in the Milford Grove area west of Warren. Fresh tracks, a jar and bread fragment are found as sightings link Wilson to a Tuesday night escape. Authorities also sweep Ravenna Arsenal grounds and Columbus area rail yards amid ongoing, coordinated manhunt efforts.

Warren Ohio Alfred Wilson Wilson Milford Grove Eagle Creek Nelson-Mosier Phlanx Sam Comsa Trumbull County Braceville High School Braceville Leavittsburg Portage County Ravenna Arsenal Robert E. Stockdale Columbus Franklin County Pennsylvania N. K. Webb Franklin County Sheriff's Office Westerville

Driver Charged In Fatal Dayton Crash

George A Coenen of Prescott Arizona faces manslaughter charges after his car ran a flashing red light at a Dayton intersection and struck a milk truck, killing driver Joseph Kostyal. Coenen was en route home from a vacation when the crash occurred early Tuesday.

Dayton Ohio George A Coenen Prescott Ariz Coenen Joseph Kostyal

Asian Arab Block Failed Bid Over Algeria At UN

At United Nations in New York Asian and Arab members urged a strategy meeting on Algeria to bring the 19 month conflict before the world body. After a daylong debate the Security Council narrowly rejected the move with only the Soviet Union and Iran in favor and two abstentions. France, Britain, the United States, Australia, Belgium, Cuba and Peru voted against it. France says Algeria is an integral part of France and not an international issue.

United Nations N. Y Algeria World Organization Security Council France Soviet Union Iran China Yugoslavia Britain United States Australia Belgium Cuba Peru

Explosion Fatal in Wilmington Oil Drum Incident

Fumes from an oil drum exploded on Tuesday in Wilmington Ohio fatally injuring 60 year old Finley F Conseliver who was cutting the drum top with a torch at the scene.

Wilmington Ohio Finley F. Conseliver

U S Steel Plans Furnace Bankings Amid Strike Threat

U S Steel Corp says it will bank furnaces at Gary Indiana tonight and in Pittsburgh area Thursday as a possible nationwide strike looms at midnight Saturday. Major producers may follow. Negotiations continue to avert walkout. Union has authorized a 650000 member strike if contract ends.

James Devlin NEW York U. S. Steel Corp Gary Ind Pittsburgh

Three Big Steel Firms Present New Contract Proposal

New York reports that the nation’s three largest steel firms submitted a fresh contract offer to the United Steelworkers union. Details were not disclosed but the plan is believed to cover a three year term with a ten cent per hour wage rise in the first year.

New York United Steelwork

Steel union and employers eye new contract approach

The United Steelworkers and management scheduled a Friday meeting to report on steel negotiations. A three year contract is floated by both sides as a possible path, contrasting with management's push for five years while the union seeks a two-year term with wage reopeners. The union demands include a substantial wage raise from the current average of 2.46 per hour, double pay on Sundays, time and a half on Saturdays, a 52 week layoff pay plan, and other benefits.

Tive Board

Man Loses At Roulette in Dallas

Louis Don Davis an 18 year old soda pop truck helper was fatally shot while playing Russian roulette in a car with two companions. They described how he loaded the pistol spun the chamber and pulled the trigger before a fatal shot ended the game. His wife is expecting a baby in about two weeks.

Dallas Tex Louis Don Davis Davis

House Shows Hope for Vet Pension Bill Passage

The House weighed a showdown vote on larger veteran pensions with Rep. W J Bryan Dorn saying a toned-down version has a good chance. The plan, backed by the American Legion and VFW, would trim the proposed $105 monthly pension to $90, halving first-year costs and sparking White House opposition.

Washington House W. J. Bryan Dorn D-Sc House Veterans Committee American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars Olin E. Teague D-Tex Teague White House Veterans Committee Dorn

Red Tour Impresses AF Leaders in Moscow Visit

Western air force heads toured the Zhoukov sky Air Engineering Academy in central Moscow calling it their best day yet. Gen. Nathan Twining praised the five year program blending theory and practical studies for top Soviet air force technicians. They viewed jet engines for MIG19 and IL28 and noted radar bombing gear as evidence of Soviet capabilities.

Moscow Soviet Union Zhoukovsky Air Engineering Academy Red Air Force Nathan Twining U.S. Air Force Twining California Institute of Technology Air Force Jane's All the World

Rivers Flood In Australia Evacuations Near North Wagga

A fleet of trucks evacuated nearly 1,000 residents of North Wagga as floodwaters moved toward the town. The Murrumbridge, Darling and Murray rivers overflowed across the Riverina district creating a vast lake over grazing lands. The Murray near Mildura swelled to about 60 miles wide.

Sydney Australia North Wagga Darling Murray Riverina Murray River Mildura

Pleasant dry air graces Miami Valley as cool front passes

wKKOW reports cooler, dry weather for the Miami Valley with a strong cold front bringing pleasant conditions. Forecasters expect fair and cooler days ahead with highs around 85 and lows near 65, and scattered showers possible by Thursday. In Middletown, yesterday reached 83 at 3:30 p.m. with a 67 degree low at 5:30 a.m. Rainfall yesterday totaled 32 inches.

Miami Valley Middletown

Day ton Power & Light chief surveys dissenting proxy

Dayton Power and Light Co president Kenneth C. Long recalled a Florida trip moment when he knocked on a Coral Gables door and learned a stockholder had cast a negative vote at the annual election to spur management. The owner claimed no specific reason beyond curiosity.

Dayton Ohio Kenneth C. Long Dayton Power & Light Co Florida Long Coral Gables

Dulles Sees Shifting Soviet Control and Western Challenges

Secretary of State Dulles said Moscow's grip on Communist parties outside Russia has weakened since Stalin's downgrading. He cited dissatisfaction within the Soviet party and among foreign Communists, noting a dilemma for the Khrushchev Bulganin regime and urging Western unity to deny communism new victories.

Washington Dulles Moscow Russia Stalin Dulles Soviet Communist Party Khrushchev-Bulganin

Nixon Is Overlooked as GOP Silent Support Grows

Atlantic City records show Dick Nixon hailed by 20 Republican governors and White House aides urging Eisenhower to run again. The formal statement from state executives omitted his name for second place, prompting discussions of Nixon’s standing and possible role if Eisenhower steps aside.

Atlantic City Nixon White House Eisenhower Fred Hall Kansas George N. Craig Indiana Howard Pyle Arizona GOP John F. Simms New Mexico A. B Happy) Chandler Kentucky

Metals From Hydrogen And Ammonia Soon Real

BERKELEY Calif New metals made from hydrogen or ammonia may soon exist scientists told a high temperature symposium Ammonia would become a metal under about three million psi and hydrogen under seven million psi Researchers suggest substances deeper in the earth could form under crustal pressure such metals may aid future atomic energy container tech

Berkeley Calif H. Tracy Hall Brigham Young University Provo Utah S. S. Kistler University of Utah Hall Kistler Stanford Research Institute University of California

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