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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1961
Page
1
AP reports that Laos, landlocked and rugged, offers no quick victory for anti-Communist forces. Guerrilla terrain, sparse roads, and mountain bases near Luang Prabang and Sam Neua would complicate operations. Local hostility and fear of triggering wider Sino-Vietnamese involvement heighten risk of prolonged conflict.
An undetermined blast at the Hi Fi Lounge 43 North Wells Street injures at least 40 people, five seriously. The explosion opened an 8 by 10 foot hole in the floor and ceiling damage. injuries include severe limb losses to a woman and other patrons. Police and fire officials note the blast originated in the basement and remains under investigation.
A fire at a Berks County farm in Stony Run killed four Paige brothers Edward 6 Walter 4 Richard 3 James Jr 2 and their family friend Wilson Davis 31 all Negro. Grace and James Paige lost five children with John and Minnie escaping. Fire likely started near a kitchen stove.
A humorous note for men in shared domestic life suggests tweed aprons as a tongue in cheek solution to maintain masculine identity. The item plays on gender roles with light satire and domestic fashion humor.
Cape Canaveral AP reports the Redstone missile with a mock space capsule reached 115 miles high and 311 miles down range in a test easing doubts after earlier Ham the chimp. Officials say one more rocket launch and capsule tests may precede an American astronaut's suborbital flight within weeks. An Atlas launch meanwhile failed to separate, ending after 400 miles into a planned 9,042 mile Indian Ocean run.
The state investigates whether several distributors evaded five cent per pack cigarette taxes on millions of packages. Potential loss to the state could reach $50,000 for each million packs sold unpaid. Governor DiSalle calls the probe possibly the largest in years.
The FAA opened an investigation into a single engine plane crash in Berkeley Springs West Virginia that killed three Ohio youths. Victims Daniel Stall smith and David Souter both 21 from Dayton and Robert FE Gibson 20 from Englewood were found among burned wreckage on a snow covered mountainside.
Dry high pressure moved into the Ohio valley bringing clearing skies overnight. Saturday and Sunday are expected to be mostly sunny with warmer afternoon temperatures. tonight will be clear and warmer than tonight. Morning temperatures include Columbus 34 Cincinnati 37 Cleveland 30 Bellaire 36.
The Soviet Union reportedly fired a spaceship into Earth orbit and landed it safely on Soviet soil. The Moscow broadcast gave no details on occupants. It notes the fifth Soviet satellite, launched March 25, 1961, was commanded to reentry and land in a predetermined area.
SEATO foreign ministers converge on Bangkok for Laos crisis talks amid a secret defense plan favoring a hard U S line. U S carrier Bennington moves toward Laos as Britain and Soviet leaders discuss a cease fire and a UN neutral Laos proposal surfaces.
Alfred R. Hoyles of Minnesota courted Mary Jane Hill by mail and traveled west to meet her. He found the house for sale, learned Hill’s real name is Mrs. George Arneson, and that she is in Corona Institute for Women for parole violations. Hoyles said he loaned $1,000.
Geneva reports show Western and Soviet positions clashing over a potential nuclear test ban. Tass accuses the West of stalling while the USSR touts new proposals, as delegates weigh Laos and SEATO pledges. American Arthur Dean drives talks toward a verifiable agreement, with patience and determination.
Joyce Elaine Kensinger, 18, basks in sun on Hecker Pass while awaiting a new home. Her jailed parents face delinquency charges, and her siblings are in foster care. Offers from worldwide sponsors pour in as the juvenile court weighs her best placement. Joyce values proximity to her two brothers and two sisters and enjoys newfound freedom, food, and clothing.
In Washington a conservative House coalition blocked President Kennedy by defeating a compromise minimum wage bill 186 to 185. The Republican backed measure would raise the wage to 1.15 dollars for 24 million workers and cover 1.4 million more. Kennedy’s plan to reach 1.25 in two steps would broaden coverage to 3.8 million more workers. The defeat strains the administration and House leadership as Southern Democrats align with Republicans. The vote was non-record, a simple stand to be recounted.
Washington reports that living costs rose back to a record February level. Labor Department statistician Robert J. Myers cites persistent built in costs such as labor contracts and medical care as key factors. The February index reached 127.5 of the 1947-49 average, about 27 cents more per dollar than the 1947 baseline.
A seventeen year old high school senior Jean Murrell and Joseph Gerald Baran net, about fifty, were found dead in a car on a railroad trestle east of Portland. Deputies reported multiple gunshot wounds to the girl and a single shot to the man, unclear if suicide or homicide.
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