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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1961
Page
1
The Viking Coal Mine explosion that killed 22 workers prompts a federal mine safety probe and closure for imminent danger. Miners report gas seepage and fires from an abandoned section, while families mourn as investigators assess the cause and insurers aid dependents.
Richmond AP report details authorities verifying if a canvas wrapped body found near a Virginia dump is Debbie Dudley, daughter of carnival worker Kenneth E. Dudley. Dudley faces charges in another child death, with other suspected victims tied to a years long flight across the country.
London AP report says actress Elizabeth Taylor is seriously ill with pneumonia after suffering influenza in her hotel suite. Dr. C. H. Goldman and two other physicians announced the 29 year old film beauty has a lung congestion and is hospitalized under care.
Congolese troops amphibiously landed at Banana and ousted the UN garrison of 24 Sudanese soldiers after a Friday clash that left one Congolese soldier dead and one Sudanese wounded. Reinforcements were sent as Dag Hammarskjold ordered order restored and Kitona mobilized. A Congo civilian was killed by submachine gun fire outside his home amid the violence.
An accumulative gas explosion during a hot coke removal at Burnham Boiler Corp in Zanesville injured 14 people, with five in critical condition including Basil Greenlaw 63, the company vice president. The blast wrecked a 100 foot smoke stack and a long building, caused over half a million dollars in damage, and blew out windows several hundred feet away.
Angry demonstrators surround six American sailors from the Proteus on a Holy Loch pier and force them into an office building. Americans later celebrate with drinking and dancing while Scottish and English locals protest the Polaris base plan led by Bertrand Russell's Committee for Nuclear Disarmament.
Captain Richard Laning and the Proteus crew joined hundreds of sailors on shore leave in Duncan. Local couples danced to a Scottish reel as Americans and locals mingled without incident. Police reported no disturbances and officials called the event peaceful.
Senate approved a bill creating 63 district and 10 appellate judgeships, with 14 more than Kennedy asked. The measure faces House delay as Republicans accuse rush without hearings, while the Judicial Conference recommends needs for the judiciary.
Ten inmates were injured in a race riot at Folsom Prison during a Friday night disturbance in the mess hall. Guards fired warning shots as trays, plates, and ceiling debris struck inmates. Warden Heinze cited tensions over black supremacy and a Muslim sect within the facility near Sacramento.
Convicted Chester Rocky Weger will spend the rest of his life in prison for the slaying of Mrs. Lillian Oetting of Riverside Illinois. She was one of three women found slain in a cave at Starved Rock State Park. The jury reached its decision on the seventh ballot last night.
A lighthearted social fact notes that making people feel at home can be appreciated even when they wish they were elsewhere. The remark highlights hospitality as a warm, inclusive gesture during visits.
A storm dumping up to seven inches of snow in the northern Rockies and Great Plains was set to move east with heavy snowfall forecast for northwest Kansas Nebraska northern Iowa and southern Minnesota. Another storm center over northern Texas spread rain drizzle and some thunderstorm activity across much of the midsection.
Captains John R. McKone and freelance pilot Olmstead describe the July incident in which their RB47 was shot down. They say two engines ignited, missiles ripped the craft, and they fought back with defensive cannons while three crewmen remain missing. They detail Soviet prison ordeals, torture, and eventual release.
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