28 Jun 1954
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1954
Page
1
A report notes Guatemala's president resigning under pressure as a military junta seizes control. The upheaval follows a period of political instability and a shift in government leadership. Local factions and international observers monitor the repercussions for the region.
Indian Prime Minister Nehru and Chinese Premier Chou En Lai issued a joint communique calling for an Indo Chinese political settlement and free states not used for aggression or foreign intervention. Chou proposed periodic Asian state meetings to pursue peace and mutual respect, signaling broader cooperation beyond Communist lines.
Maury C. Koblentz head of the Ohio Division of Corrections says the state may need another reformatory and could place it in southern Ohio. He notes prison population rose 50 percent in ten years and inmates under 21 now commit over 48 percent of crimes, making them eligible for reformatories but not penitentiaries.
Rare snow white pair of albino squirrels, offspring of wild red squirrels, were captured on Jim mie Jones's parents' farmland in Seneca Illinois. The pair, photographed as youngsters, have grown tame and thriving under care.
The New York Times reports that the United States and Britain have agreed on a two year plan for complete British evacuation from the Suez Canal zone. Egypt would replace British supervisors with civilian personnel and open the canal zone to Allied forces if needed against a Soviet attack.
Unconfirmed but reliable reports say new cloudbursts sent 14 helicopters aloft despite bad weather to rescue around 410 people trapped near Langtry and Del Rio, Texas, including 150 aboard the Sunset Limited. Rescued train passengers were moved to Comstock and Del Rio by bus.
June reports from London indicate Churchill gains limited American backing for Britain’s cautious Southeast Asia stance. Newspapers show mixed tones with some claiming U.S. alignment and others urging restraint, vigilance, and continued Western unity on Indochina.
The Associated Press reports a nationwide heat surge with overnight 80s in the South and Southwest and 100s in places, while Greensboro tied a record at 102 and Raleigh and Charlotte hit new June highs. Cool Pacific air brings relief to the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley as a front triggers showers and thunderstorms.
Forecasters at the Vandalia Weather Station expect fair conditions tonight with a low of 66. Tomorrow brings partly cloudy skies and warmer temps, reaching 90 degrees. Yesterday in Middletown the high hit 92 at 4 p.m., with a 2-degree low earlier. today’s low was 56 at 6 a.m., rising to 68 by 8:50 a.m.
An Air Force KC97 Strato Tanker from Altus AFB Oklahoma crashed on Box Springs Mountain near Norton and March AFB, killing 14 men. The four engine plane struck the 3,000 foot peak during approach in heavy overcast and burst into flames after sliding onto a rocky ridge. Flight crews had sought Norton AFB but were diverted due to weather.
Former President Harry S. Truman showed signs of improvement after a critical postoperation phase at Research Hospital. A hospital spokesman said his condition remained serious with recovery hampered by secondary infections and drug hypersensitivity, while Mrs. Truman and their daughter Margaret remained nearby.
A Navy Beechcraft exploded in a ball of fire and an American Airlines Convair skidded to a nose landing after a midair collision near Port Columbus Airport. Two Navy officers died. 31 passengers and crew escaped. Witnesses described a dramatic descent via a 25 foot rope to safety as investigators prepared to study the crash.
Washington reports President Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Churchill will press forward with plans for collective defense of Southwest Asia. They stated this stance regardless of progress in Indochina peace talks.
The French high command said cease-fire talks between French Union and Vietminh were postponed until Tuesday. Talks on technical details for an Indochina armistice were to be held near Hanoi with six Communist rebels and nine officers from France and Vietnam.
Thurgood Marshall, special counsel for the NAACP, declares no trifling with the Supreme Court school decision. He arrives for the NAACP national convention in Dallas and says the organization will sue local school boards that balk, with boards named as defendants in suits to enforce desegregation.
Five year old Kathy Paxton, missing for 40 hours in the High Sierra, was located on a cliff ledge by Alvin Van Dell and Louis Avery near Woods Lake. She had no food, slept in a crevice, and suffered a bruised eye and chipped tooth. Ambulance transport to Carson City followed, then a plan to return to the camp if she wishes.
Guatemala city faced a tense upheaval as President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman resigned under army pressure and a military junta led by Col. Carlos Enrique Diaz took power. Diaz pledged continued war against exiles led by Col. Castillo Armas, signaling a potential shift away from Communist influence.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.