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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1960
Page
1
Snow whipped by strong winds created one of the year's worst driving conditions in northeast Ohio. Roads were snow covered and slick with drifting causing one lane travel in spots. The Ohio Turnpike from Sandusky-Norwalk to the Pa. line ran under a 40 mph limit while the western end stayed wet.
In Arlington Massachusetts a 26 year old surgeon Franklin K Theall was fatally stabbed while attempting to avert a gang brawl between Watertown and Arlington youths. Four youths were arrested in Watertown with part in the killing, and detectives seek additional witnesses for lineups. Theall died after being dragged from a coffee shop where he had tried to disperse the crowd.
Chinatown on Chicago's South Side shows virtually no juvenile delinquency. Police officials credit strong family duty and pride, with residents handling issues locally. The area around 22nd and Wentworth contrasts with Prairie district crime rankings, yet remains tightly managed by community norms.
Berniece Sutliff, retiring after 23 years as secretary to Michigan's social welfare director, said welfare help peaks between Christmas and New Year and drops after, reflecting the seasonal focus in aid programs.
A lighthearted quip notes that the groom receives no pre-wedding shower and is humorously described as all washed up. The line reflects a playful take on wedding etiquette and bachelor party norms with a joking tone.
A Canton Ohio resolution to audit arrest records of all city workers dating to 1953 was withdrawn after councilmen faced opposition from Service Director Wilson J. Myers. The move followed a theft of a riot gun from the Canton Police Department used in a Youngstown murder case earlier this month. Myers condemned the plan as McCarthyist and threatened to mobilize staff until fingerprints were sent to Washington with records.
Authorities chase an elusive arsonist after three major fires in six days in Indio California. Damage topped a million dollars and a Sunday movie theater blaze prompted 50 patrons to flee as the roof collapsed later.
Investigators study a color slide and a possible car ride as they probe the murder of three Chicago area socialites at Starved Rock State Park. Police cite insufficient evidence for arrests while a canyon cave scene and a faint outline in a slide draw public interest.
Louisville AP reports Shufflin' Sam Thompson, a 46 year old with 70 arrests in 22 years, became a Supreme Court curiosity after two $10 fines were overturned. He remains in a six month jail term for other charges and worries fame may bring more arrests. He preferred anonymity and a haircut to the attention.
Police clashed with rioters in Langa near Cape Town and Sharpeville south of Johannesburg as protests against apartheid turned deadly. The worst violence left 62 Africans dead and 208 wounded, while police used submachine guns and armored cars to disperse crowds.
Marshall County grand jury indicts weather man John Doe for maliciously visiting upon Marshall County a blizzard of monumental proportions. Commonwealth's Attorney James M. Lassiter signed the true bill as snows hindered investigations earlier this month.
The state filed objections in the Ohio Supreme Court to a request to return allegedly concealed evidence in the Samuel H. Sheppard murder trial. Defense claimed a laboratory card showed blood type differences suggesting a third person at the Bay Village home where Marilyn Sheppard was slain on July 4, 1954. The state argues the card was in defense hands at trial and blood tests were inconclusive.
The defense’s failure to properly mark exhibits at trial is not the prosecutor’s fault nor grounds for granting a writ of habeas corpus.
Eighteen schoolchildren and a woman died when a ferryboat capsized in the Chiu kang River near Taipei. The victims included 13 girls and 5 boys en route to school. A strong wind was blamed for the disaster.
Parma man Elmer J Smith and his two daughters Kathy and Annette were awarded a $400,000 settlement from the Ohio Fuel Gas Co. in Common Pleas Court. The Dec. 27 1956 explosion and fire at their Parma home killed his wife, burned Smith, and disfigured the children, with attorney blaming natural gas escaping from a main line.
Britain announces the infant will be named Andrew Albert Christian Edward and be known publicly as Prince Andrew. This follows the birth aboard the royal couple’s home in London and the palace press release today.
A twin engine B57 bomber crashed into a small one story home near a crowded Denton school, killing a woman and two granddaughters. The pilot ejected and survived. About 12 students were treated for minor injuries. police considered the cause undetermined.
Cold Arctic air from a lakes area low pressure system keeps Middletown in a wintry grip through Wednesday. Today will be windy and cold with gusts to 40 mph and likely snow flurries. Tonight cooler with a low near 15, wind to die down. Wednesday mostly sunny with a high around 30.
Investigators concluded a structural failure preceded the Northwest Airlines Electra crash near Tell City Indiana. It may take a long time to determine the cause. FBI found fingerprints of two passengers and a ring of a third among the wreckage.
E. R. Quesada said he was staggered by the crater size after a one day site visit with Durfee. FBI identified fingerprints of Harold V. Snyder and Arnie Kowal on the remains. Notre Dame ring belonged to John Bachner. A memorial service will be held at Tell City cemetery Wednesday morning with relatives flown in.
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