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Middletown Journal

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Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1959

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Syrian Iraqi feud flares over border clashes and protests

In Damascus a Syrian army spokesman claims 30 Iraqi troops crossed the border to attack two guards, amid rising tensions between Nasser's UAR and Iraqi Premier Kassem. Cairo streets witness anti-Kassem demonstrations as Arab unity tensions intensify and calls to purge traitors grow.

Syria Kassem Damascus Gamal Abdel Nasser United Arab Republic Abdel Karim Kassem Baghdad Nasser Cairo Cairo University Middle East National Union U.R Talhamar UAR U.ar Hamoudiya Mosul

Eisenhower to Address Nation on Berlin Situation

President Eisenhower will speak from the White House at 9 30 p m detailing Soviet aims in Berlin and the Allied response. He is expected to show documents supporting occupation agreements and reaffirm U S resolve. Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Fulbright urged a possible Berlin summit to address the broader crisis.

Washington Eisenhower Berlin White House Sen Mansfield D-Mont Senate Forei Zn Soviet Union Harold Macmillan Macmillan Nikita Khrushchev J. William Fulbright D-Ark Senate Foreign Relations Committee United States

Inside Comics and Pages in the Women's Section

The page summarizes features including Inside Comics, The Crossword Puzzle, Deaths and Funerals notices, and a Women’s Page with radio and TV highlights. It notes sections on entertainment and community notices with upcoming events and obituaries.

Estese Se ABS Osciavsnden Orr

Girdle as an accessory after the fat quips in chuckle column

A light joke notes a girdle as an accessory after the fat with playful wordplay and self deprecating humor. The line sits in a daily humor column, reflecting ready wit and social fashion fads.

Windstorm in Ohio Kills One, Injures Several

Strong winds over 80 mph sweep across Ohio causing extensive damage from Cleveland to Toledo. Ernest J. Otto, 79, died after being blown from a porch. others injured include Louis Ternansky and Virginia Novak. Structures damaged include Cleveland City Hall roof and Sandusky First Presbyterian Church. Wind gusts reached 82 mph in Cleveland with widespread power outages and downed lines.

Ohio Ernest J. Otto Cleveland Heights Cleveland City Hall Sandusky First Presbyterian Church Lake Erie Columbus Cleveland Akron Wiliam Lambert Firestone Joseph Lichtenberger Lambert Cincinnati Peter Fay Texas Memphis, Tenn Niagara Falls

Relief To Continue Jobless Pay Assured Of Extension

The House moves quickly to pass a three month extension to July 1 for federal unemployment benefits covering about 300 000 workers who would otherwise lose payments on April 1. The measure faces mixed Democratic support and GOP backing aligning with Eisenhower s stance against a permanent extension. The bill delays the cut off while preserving eligibility and includes a separate 49 million dollar provision for enhanced benefits in participating states, with the total program cost projected at 434 million dollars for the existing plan.

B. L. Livingstone Washington House Eisenhower John W. Byrnes House Republican Policy Committee GOP Charles Halleck Indiana Condi Congress

Wild Bill Davison Talks Youth and Jazz Career

Wild Bill Davison, 53, elder statesman of Dixieland jazz, says he does not advise a rocky youth as a model for young musicians. The Cincinnati born cornetist, famed from Defiance, Ohio, recalls early clubs, Bowling Riverside shows, and lessons learned from Beiderbecke and riverboats during two weekend Cincinnati performances.

Cincinnati Wild Bill Davison Davison Defiance Ohio Wild Bill

Savage winter storms lash Midwest and trigger tornadoes

Fierce winds and heavy snow rolled from the Rockies across Wisconsin Iowa and Nebraska with gusts up to 78 mph and snowdrifts up to 12 feet. Nine deaths occur including Arkansas tornadoes and Ohio wind casualties while trains in Wisconsin face lengthy delays.

Midwest Chicago and North Western Railroad Wisconsin Rockies Iowa Nebraska Michigan Ashland Green Bay Milwaukee Chicago Randolph Campbellsport Appleton New York Great Lakes Lower Michigan Upper Michigan Ohio Valley New England Florida Tampa

Successful Soldier Failure as Marine

Parris Island reports Marine private Lawrence E. Mayberry 18 of Statesville North Carolina went AWOL and enlisted in the Army after his parents separated. He received a Marine bad conduct discharge and six months hard labor, with Maj. Gen. Robert B. Lucky reducing the term from one year. Mayberry now sits in the Norfolk brig, forfeiting pay and allowances. The Army had named him an outstanding trainer at Fort Jackson before his confession.

Parris Island S. C Army Lawrence E. Mayberry Statesville N. C Norfolk Robert B. Lucky Marine Mayberry Marines Ft. Jackson

Civil War Vet Dies in Kingsport at 112

John Salling, Confederate soldier and one of two Civil War veterans in the nation, died in Kingsport Tennessee at age 112 after pneumonia. He joined the Army at 16 and was survived by a Bristol Virginia family member and a grandson and great granddaughter. The other surviving veteran Walter Williams of Houston Texas has been ill for months.

Kingsport Tenn John Salling Slant Walter Williams Houston Tex Williams Salling H. A. McCamy Hubert Hawkins Linda Hawkins Bristol

Flint music teacher held in hatchet slayings of wife and two daughters

James R. Seeley a 23 year old public school music teacher and Flint Symphony Orchestra member is held after police say he admitted killing his wife Carol 32 and daughters Carol 4 and Connie 6 months old in the pre dawn hours at their home He allegedly killed two other daughters Karen 8 and Martha 9 who were spared Seeley told police of an urge to kill after returning home at 2 am from bar visits and drove to police to report the triple slayings

Flint, Mich James R. Seeley Flint Symphony Orchestra Carol Connie Karen Martha John Burton Seeley Burton

Weather outlook shows easing winds and cool spell

The forecast calls for partly cloudy, breezy to cool conditions with highs around 45. Tonight stays partly cloudy with a low near 30 and Tuesday may reach 30. Middletown records a 4 degree high Sunday and a 2 degree low this morning as 0.4 inches of rain fell Saturday night.

Middletown

Right On Schedule Punctual Buzzards Return To Hinckley

Hinckley residents await the annual Buzzard Day as 25 to 70 vultures return to Hinckley Lake elms on March 15. The Cleveland Metropolitan Park Board records punctual arrivals, while the Hinckley Chamber of Commerce plans events and borrows three vultures from the Cleveland Zoo for the celebration.

Cleveland Hinckley Hinckley Lake Cleveland Metropolitan Park Board South America Georgia Ed Spatz

Fires Claim 30 Lives Across Several States

Fires in Wisconsin South Carolina North Philadelphia New Jersey Oregon killed more than 30 people over two days. A 34 year old father and his five children perished in Superior Wisconsin when their duplex burned. In Cross Hill a sharecropper and eight of his children died. Eight children died in a North Philadelphia three story house fire. Three people died in West New York smoke inhalation. Three small Yardly children perished in Halfway Oregon when trapped in a closet.

United States Superior Wis Cross Hill S. C Philadelphia New York N.J Halfway Ore Warren Yardly Yardly

Kennedy warned of acid threats against his six children

Robert F. Kennedy reported anonymous calls threatening acid thrown into his six children. The FBI was informed. Kennedy spoke at a closed Labor Management Committee session without requesting protection steps. The note recalls Victor Riesel being blinded by acid in 1957.

Washington Robert F. Kennedy Senate Labor Management Committee FBI Kennedy New York Victor Riesel Riesel

Debt Ceiling Hike Expected By Treasury

Secretary Robert Anderson told closed House hearings that the Treasury will soon seek a further increase in the debt ceiling. The current temporary limit stands at 288 billion dollars, extended to July 1, while the permanent limit was raised to 283 billion last year. To cover obligations, an additional five billion was added for one year.

Washington Treasury Congress Robert B. Anderson House Iations

Skunk Prize Triggers Meeting Evacuation at Tampa Hotel

At a Tampa sales meeting of a typewriter firm a de colorized skunk prize caused the animal to become nervous and emit a strong odor. The stink wafted through the air conditioning system prompting the evacuation of five hotel floors plus dining and lounge areas.

Tampa Fla Ed Valentine

Man Holds Breath Over 13 Minutes Underwater Record

Robert Foster, 32, of Richmond, Calif., as a Marin Skindivers Club member, claimed a world record by holding his breath for 13 minutes 42.5 seconds in San Rafael. He said he beat the old mark by 7.5 seconds after preparing with 30 minutes of pure oxygen to purge carbon dioxide.

San Rafael Calif Robert Foster Richmond Marin Skindivers Club James Foster

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