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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1961

Page

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Sloppy Landing Feeds Heroic Plane Crash Escape

Mrs Lloyd J Frevert 46 airs blame for a crash landing after her husband 47 died of a heart attack slumping at the controls in a dive from 2000 feet in Bonner Springs Kansas The mother and son William 13 pulled the elder Frevert from the controls and executed a crash landing in a pasture four miles southwest of the town The wheel tore off and Mrs Frevert sustained a serious head injury while her son escaped with bruises

Lloyd J. Frevert Kansas City Kan

Kennedy and Gromyko meet after Laos truce hints

President Kennedy meets with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko at the White House following Moscow’s announcement of agreement with Britain on a Laos truce and negotiated settlement.

Washington Kennedy Andrei Gromyko White House Soviet Union Laos

Kennedy Wins Republican Backing Over Laos Crisis

Republicans in Congress voice strong support for President Kennedy amid Laos tensions. Senator Styles Bridges lauds Kennedy’s stance and predicts a peaceful settlement, while Senator Barry Goldwater urges "Well done Jack Kennedy." Pravda hints at Soviet backing for British ceasefire efforts as Kennedy meets with Gromyko and Macmillan to push for a united Anglo American approach.

Washington Laos Kennedy Kremlin Corness U. S Senate Styles Bridges New Hampshire Bridges Senate Republican Policy Committee Barry Goldwater Arizona Jack Kennedy Goldwater Perth Amboy N. J Gromyko Key West Fla Harold Macmillan Pravda Observer United States Soviet Union State Department Kenney Florida Charles de Gaulle Herve Apliph White House de Gaulle Macmillan Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Bangkok Thailand

Missing Plane May Have Been Hit By Rebels

Reports in Washington say a U.S. transport C47 missing in Laos with eight Americans may have been shot down over rebel territory. The State and Defense departments gave only the initial notice that the plane departed from Vientiane for Saigon on Thursday and had been missing two days.

Washington Laos State and Defense Departments Vientiane Canital Saigon

Chuckle Life Prices Rise Yet Public Hangs On

The line notes a sharp cost increase for Chuckle Life while the public continues to support or endure the service. Key figures or organizations are not specified in the fragment.

SEATO Conference Buoys on Laos Ceasefire Prospects

SEATO foreign ministers meet in Bangkok amid Laos tensions and the Laos ceasefire report from Moscow. Dean Rusk urges cautious reply and notes U S resolve to aid Southeast Asia in resisting communist aggression in Laos and South Vietnam.

Bangkok Thailand Laos Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Moscow Soviet Union U.S Dean Rusk Rusk Seato Council of Foreign Ministers Viet Nam Southeast Asia United States

Fighting Front Quiet In Laos Civil War Update

In Vientiane Laos civil war actions were muted with only scattered clashes reported and no sign of a major rebel offensive according to a Western military expert. The front lines showed no significant movement as tensions remained high in the region.

Vientiane, Laos Laos

Weather Turns Wet as Storms Move Into Miami Valley

Rain and possibly heavy thunderstorms affect the Miami Valley this evening. Temperatures dip from mid 60s to around 55 by Tuesday with showers likely through the week. Official high in Middletown yesterday reached 66, with a low near 56 overnight.

Tomorow Miami Valley Middletown

U.S. Readies Gamma Ray Telescope Satellite Launch

NASA announced the first U S gamma ray telescope project designed to tumble end over end as it orbits. The 82 pound satellite will scan space for high energy gamma rays from cosmic sources and map their distribution. It will launch from Cape Canaveral into a 30 to 700 mile ellipse with a 98 minute orbit lasting six months to a year.

Washington U. S Space Cape Canaveral Fla Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA

Bowling Green campus rocked by water fight riot

After a campus water fight between fraternities, a demonstration drew 500 to 2,000 students. Police from four posts restored order as traffic halted on U.S. 6. seven students were detained but released without charges. The unrest ended with a fire crew tending a trash blaze outside the Commons.

Bowling Green, Ohio Bowling Green State University U.S Ralph McDonald Lstate McDonald University Union

Rescue by helicopter saves three children from river stranding

In Zanesville Ohio a down draft nearly pulled a National Guard helicopter into the Muskingum River while rescuing three children from a stricken pontoon boat. The Knussman family and six Crooksville civil defense workers endured hours afloat until crews secured lines and pulled them to shore.

Zanesville, Ohio Muskingum River Quentin Knussman Zanesville Crooksville Civil Defense Betty Here Ellis Dam Columbus Donald Goodyear Zanes- Ville Goodyear Kevin

Students Block Traffic On U S 6 In Dorm Curfew Scene

Students moved onto U S 6 blocking traffic in a deliberate show. Police dispersed them as girl students headed back to their dormitories for a 10 p.m. curfew. The boys lingered at Founders Hall steps then departed, ending the incident.

Founders Hall

Last Words From the Cross Series Opens on Page 16

The agony of Christ on the cross is framed by his final sayings explaining his mission. A five part Holy Week series by church leaders from multiple denominations begins today on Page 16.

Earth

Tragic Carlisle Train Crash Kills 6 Year Old Girl Aboard

A car carrying a widow and her five children to enroll at Carlisle and Madison Peastown schools was struck by an Ohio State Limited train at Chautauqua Road crossing. Eileen Sturgill, 6, died. Mother Mary Sturgill, 37, and children Beverly 8 Rosemary 12 Johnny 5 David 14 were injured. David described pulling Rosemary from under the car. The family had moved from Kalbflesich Road to Chautauqua Friday. The father Ben Sturgill had died by possible own action six months earlier.

Middletown Hospital New York Eileen Sturgill Tird $St Chautauqua Mary Sturgil Beverly Rosemary Johnny David Eileen Ben Heinkel Road Garret Boone Butler County Boroner

Overloaded Boat Sinks Drowning Five Children

A small 10 foot rowboat carrying 16 people sank in floodwater on the Kankakee River. Five children Theo dora Bell Charlotte Kenneth Deb bie Murzyn Regina Murzyn drowned. Ted Bell Calumet City Il led the outing. Patsy Bell and Chris Helmsquest survived. Surviving witnesses and family members aided rescue efforts.

Bell Theodora Charlotte Kenneth Debbie Murzyn Regina Murzyn Darlene Murtyn Hammond Rose Patsy Bell Chris Helmsquest Ment Elton Graham Calumet City Kathryn Holmquest

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