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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1961
Page
1
Snow flurries sleet and hail affect Toledo Columbus Cleveland and Cincinnati with wet streets and light accumulations. Weather forecasts indicate clearing tonight and warmer, drier conditions Friday as winds ease from earlier gusts up to 65 mph.
The fair and warmer forecast for Friday should prevent snow accumulation in the Middletown area. Winds and flurries end tonight with a freezing low around 23. Friday’s high near the low 50s brings relief from the cold snap amid rain and snow of 0.35 inches. the Ohio River remains near flood stage. Yesterday’s high was 61 at noon and overnight low 30 at 4 am.
Savannah Georgia may see the Savannah River dyed green for the citys annual St Patricks Day parade on March 17. Tom Wooley food and beverage manager of a Savannah hotel plans a dye test to gauge how much dye is needed and the cost. Officials will help assess feasibility. He suggests fluorescein a common sewage test dye which is non toxic water soluble and leaves no permanent impact.
President Kennedy said federal loans to private secondary schools cannot be provided on an across the board basis and urged critics to drop the issue or the education bill could fail. He spoke at a news conference on the administration’s $3.2 billion plan, which omits parochial aid, while hinting at broader foreign and defense topics and noting Cuba polio vaccine aid to counter a Cuban outbreak.
Cleveland police say Joseph Petek, 42, a fire department captain, is being held without charge after his wife Josephine Petek, 44, was found strangled at their 11938 Kirton Ave home. Detec tives reported Petek confessed to strangling her with a belt during a reported demon hallucination.
Moscow reports the Soviet Union placed a space ship carrying a dog in orbit and returned it safely to earth. Tass said the craft weighed 4,700 kilograms, reached up to 190 miles, and the dog Chernushka was in normal condition. The mission also carried other biological subjects and aimed to refine ship design for future manned flights.
Adlai E Stevenson confronts his first major U N challenge as he aims to persuade the Soviet Union to drop demand for a full disarmament debate. The United States pushes to trim the agenda to essential items, seeking a window to shape disarmament policy while garnering support from Britain and Asian African nations who want concrete signs of US Soviet accord before backing positions. The Congo issue is expected to receive another full airing.
A passenger from Lakewood Ohio died in Allentown Hospital after a two engine plane crashed in a yard near Allentown. R D Cowan suffered a fractured skull and other injuries, while two others were in fair condition. The Aero Commander 560 piloted by a man who reported trouble but gave no specifics. A freezing rain preceded the crash. the aircraft did not burn.
NORRISTOWN PA AP four more electrical firm executives including three from General Electric were released early after serving 25 days of 30 day terms for price fixing and bid rigging. They were William Ginn Lewis Burger George Burens and Edwin Jung. They left after two cars and agreed to pose for photographers. The release was signed by clerk Gilbert Ludwig acting on authorization from Chief Judge J Cullen Ganey. The spokesman said the 4 days and minutes served equates to full time for practical purposes.
President Kennedy sent a 3.25 billion urban renewal package to Congress to create a cabinet rank Department of Housing and Urban Affairs. The plan targets spur homebuilding, aid middle and low income city dwellers, and includes 100,000 public housing units, 40 year low down payment FHA mortgages, and expanded home improvement loans. Weaver would head the new department comprising FHA, Public Housing Authority, Urban Renewal Administration, Community Facilities Administration and Fannie Mae. The package assigns no fixed price but totals 3.25 billion with loans and insurance largely offset by repayments and matching funds.
A humorous quip notes that living within one’s income is essential since you cannot live without it, highlighting frugality and financial prudence as common sense for daily life.
In Chattanooga AP reports a shaggy dog that bought its own lollipops was shot and killed by a neighbor after the animal trespassed on property. The dog reportedly enjoyed a nightly lollipop for eight years and could pick one in stores, according to Mr. and Mrs. Milton Rowland who reported the dog missing.
Actress Elizabeth Taylor shows signs of improvement in pneumonia, says doctors at the London Clinic. She may leave the hospital in about two weeks, with reduced oxygen and no IV feeding, though still unable to eat normally. She sent notes to her three children from the hospital, expressing hope to see them soon.
Blacksburg Va AP Virginia Tech students staged a bottom bunk stuffing contest in Campbell Hall. Sixty five pajama clad students squeezed into a double bunk, it collapsed, yet they claimed the record for the fad.
Washington AP reports University of Illinois professor Edwin McClintock envisions teaching machines linked to electronic computers. Students would use arm sensors while screens display lessons and a professor’s recorded voice guides progress. The system aims to tailor pace, freeing professors for individual attention.
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