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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1957
Page
1
Portland Oregon mayor Terry Schrunk was acquitted on a perjury charge after a two hour jury verdict finding he did not lie to a vice probing grand jury. He still faces three related charges and a continued fight to clear his name amid a long vice probe.
Bonn Germany Officials announced that the hand picked American officers and men aiding the new West German Army will end their training mission early next year The MAAG strength will drop from 710 to 300 and then to 95 by June and to a smaller number in 1958 to assist German Navy and Air Force.
Portales New Mexico reports that A3C Leroy J. Hartbarger 19 of Woodville Ohio and three other airmen from Walker AFB Roswell lost their lives in a Friday night crash involving their car and a highway post office van.
The 10 man Nickerson court martial in Huntsville Alabama resumes as deliberations loom after Maj Gen John Medaris testifies. Nickerson the 41 year old West Point graduate pleaded guilty to 15 counts of laxity in handling secret defense data and faces possible dismissal and 30 years. He argued the Air Force would accept an inferior missile rather than buy the Army’s better one citing Air Force interests and aircraft industry jobs.
Five men who disarmed a dud atomic device at the Nevada test site describe the mission as routine. They climbed a 500 foot tower, checked power and instruments, then disabled two power cables to prevent detonation. The group included Forest Fairbrother Bernard Rubin and Dr. Robert Burton, with others remaining at the base to monitor. This marked the third misfire at the site with prior incidents in 1951 and 1952.
U S Steel could cut prices by six dollars a ton while still enjoying record profits, as President David J. McDonald and others protest a price increase tied to a 21 cent hourly wage boost for workers under a three year contract with the United Steelworkers. He accuses the company of masking profits and blaming steelworkers for higher prices.
Japanese police clashed briefly with leftist demonstrators who erected three 60 foot poles near Tachikawa Air Base to protest U S base expansion. About 170 police confronted 3 villagers and several labor union members and students. No injuries were reported.
Red Skelton travels with his leukemia stricken nine year old Richard and sister Valentina on a five day Capitol tour. They visit New York Philadelphia Boston Washington Mount Vernon and plan stops at the Smithsonian and the White House. Richard hopes to see the Washington Monument with its red aviation lights.
Washington hosts a grand aerial send off as Gen. Nathan Twining departs command to become chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. An armada of modern jets and World War I fighters soars over Andrews Air Force Base with diplomats and officials observing. Soviet Ambassador Georgi Zarubin accepts an invitation in the ceremony.
President Eisenhower selected Arnold R. Jones of Kansas State College and Budget Bureau experience to join the Tennessee Valley Authority board. The nomination will go to the Senate with hearings expected. Rep Evins criticized Jones as underqualified while Sen Cooper reserved judgment.
Rep. Vorys of Ohio said the House Foreign Affairs Committee's 600 million cut in foreign aid is too large, while Chairman Dill argued the reductions will not harm the program. The panel finalized cuts from Eisenhower's 3.665 billion request for the next fiscal year, trimming 400 million from arms aid and 200 million from defense support.
Dr James A Van Allen of the University of Town described a plan at a IGY meeting to launch a satellite equipped with four rabbit ear like antennas and titanium spheres the size of ping pong balls. The temperature sensitive spheres would record heat balance between sun and earth across the tropical belt during the 18 month IGY study.
An Air Force spokesman says new American jet planes seen over South Korea are part of routine training. The jets appeared over Seoul a week after the Panmunjom talks when the armistice ban on new weapons was no longer observed. Military officials privately view the flights as a response to the Communist buildup and UN command actions.
Senator Potter predicts defense appropriations will stay near 34 billion dollars as the Senate Appropriations Committee endorses 34,534,229,000 for the fiscal year. The panel's figure tops the House by 971 million, with increases for Air Force, Army, and Navy, while Eisenhower’s request remains overrun. Senate minority leader Knowland expects no further restoration of House cuts.
Reno news reports actress Marie McDonald is recovering from severe burns to both hands after she tried to smother a fire on the robe of her hostess Maude Klinker. The blaze started from a cigarette. McDonald plans to continue her engagement despite bandages.
Defense attorney Edward Bennett Williams pressed racial themes during cross examination of John Dye Cheasty, a key government witness in the Hoffa bribery case. Cheasty testified about ending a segregated bus seating policy in Tallahassee and hiring Black drivers, while Williams questioned his use of a phony name amid NAACP investigations.
Stan Meisler, New Orleans AP staffer and former Journal reporter, visited flood hit Cameron Louisiana by boat and on foot. Survivors hunted missing relatives amid ruins, with residents recalling loss and urging warnings from authorities.
Ohioans may enjoy a fair weekend as the Weather Bureau predicts partly cloudy conditions today and generally pleasant weather Sunday. Heavy rains shifted away from Ohio as Hurricane Audrey’s rainband moved north of Huntington West Virginia. Still over two inches fell with damaging winds sparking reports of “small tornado” in Wellston though officials could not confirm a tornado.
Fireflies in good condition bring half a cent each in Topeka as assistant county attorney Richard Foth buys them for Dr. William M. Balfour of the University of Kansas. Balfour uses the insects to test energy to the brain cells of rats.
Horror-numbed rescue workers reported 50 more bodies in isolated southwestern Louisiana coast areas. The death toll from Hurricane Audrey would soar far above the official count of 120. Maj. Gen. Hufft cited 53 known dead at Cameron and expected one third of 150 missing to be dead. A vast rescue effort by helicopters and surface craft operated over Lake Charles Cameron Holly Beach and surrounding areas as relief organizations treated tens of thousands of homeless. Offshore oil rigs face about 15 million in damage while livestock losses ran into millions. President Eisenhower dispatched Val Peterson to coordinate federal aid as pestilence fears rose.
Cairo reports King Hussein of Jordan has divorced Queen Dina in a first degree procedure that could allow reconciliation. A Dina family source says Hussein wrote the divorce notice three weeks ago and mediation by King Faisal of Iran led to a settlement in principle, including potential custody changes for Princess Alia.
A humorous take notes how losing membership reveals the younger generation’s flaws. It frames the aged perspective with a light jab at youth while implying social change and generational distance.
An industrialist's daughter Mary Lucille Vanes 21 and Leland William Thomas Cummings Jr 21 plan to marry at St Mathews Lutheran Church in Wauwatosa despite a $500000 suit by Cummings Sr charging his son was induced to abandon his Catholic faith by the Werners. The couple met in 1955 at Harvard and Vassar respectively and say they will wed and worship as they choose.
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