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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1960
Page
1
In the East Sea near the truce line, a South Korean 1200 ton frigate repelled three North Korean torpedo boats in under five minutes. There were no casualties or damage reported. The navy suspects espionage aims tied to political upheaval after the March 15 elections.
Deputy H D McCann in Richmond Indiana took Christopher Faso 38 into custody after Faso walked up and admitted the $1,000 theft from Home's Grill near Lancaster Ohio. Faso agreed to return to Ohio to face the charge while drunk and lacking money.
Cary Chessman’s ashes sat in a San Rafael mortuary amid a dispute over disposal. He had asked for cremation at Forest Lawn in Glendale where his mother is buried, but a Forest Lawn spokesman said ashes would be refused, citing his unrepentant agnostic stance and risk to spiritual values.
One of Chessman's attorneys A L Mirin said in Los Angeles he would recommend to Rosalie Asher executor and his lawyer that a court order be sought to force Forest Lawn to accept the remains. Asher went into seclusion after failed stay efforts and was not at the cremation at Tamalpais Cemetery. No religious service was held.
Ber nice Freeman, a San Rafael newswoman, placed two rose buds on the coffin of Chessman. She recalled he offered to donate an eye when her daughter Pat Aldrige went blind. another daughter, Bettie Johnson, faced blindness and he made a similar offer. Mortician Williams will await Miss Asher for ashes disposition. Attorney George T. Davis called the execution a regrettable mistake.
The column questions why government costs persist despite claims the world is well run. It argues taxpayers bear the burden as public services and infrastructure demand funds, questioning efficiency and value. The piece frames skepticism about how tax revenue supports national operations.
NEW ORLEANS LA AP A sandpaper forced Gov Earl K Long says he does not intend to run far from politics after leaving office Tuesday He told a statewide television audience he may watch the Legislature from a Baton Rouge apartment near the governor mansion and hinted at seeking a fourth term in 4 years He urged support for his successor Jimmie Davis and appointed his estranged wife Blanche Long to a State Division of Employment Security board post with no per diem and a three weekly meeting schedule
In a slow Ohio primary, Gov. DiSalle's Democratic slate led most delegate contests with Kennedy support. Miller and Porter backed Kennedy in Cleveland area districts as Republicans lagged. George H. Bender trailed in at large GOP slots. Separate races showed O'Neill winning the gubernatorial renomination bid and Ferguson leading the Democratic auditor field.
Cape Canaveral reports a massive 100 foot hollow sphere satellite named Ec may pass the skies Thursday. The balloon is designed to enable faster cheaper global communications via a space-based system. A three stage Thor Delta rocket will launch with the satellite folded in its nose at an undisclosed time.
Lucille Ball testified that Desi Arnaz was a Jekyll and Hyde figure who turned their marriage into a nightmare over the last three years. In New York, Vice President Nixon said Nelson Rockefeller has tremendous national GOP support for national office but dodged a firm answer on him as running mate.
In Pittsburgh a federal judge instructed the jury to return a verdict for Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co in the cigarette lung cancer civil trial in U S District Court.
President Eisenhower signed a sweeping food for peace agreement to supply India with 17 million tons of surplus grain, the largest such deal in U S history, signaling a major aid milestone amid postwar food relief efforts.
Royal honeymoon preparations as Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones near wedlock. Britannia waits in London for the couple to sail after the ceremony, with lavish gifts, royal arches, and a three day wedding whirl planned.
Washington AP reports Dr James M Moss director of Georgetown University Hospital Diabetic Clinic says Senate drug hearings will cause irreparable harm to some diabetes patients and blames Sen Estes Kefauver chair of the Antitrust Monopoly subcommittee for comments in a letter Moss sent to Kefauver critiquing the hearing process.
The Eisenhower administration outlined a federal state health program for lower income seniors, costing about 1.2 billion yearly with a 24 dollar annual premium. It would split costs 30-30 between federal and state governments, with states designing details and possible private insurer administration.
Nixon leads in Indiana as returns from 3,355 of 4,261 precincts show 375,166 in the Republican tally to Kennedy’s 293,186 on the Democratic side. Eisenhower’s 1956 Indiana GOP total was surpassed, while Kefauver’s 1956 Democratic tally was also outpaced by Kennedy.
Washington AP reports the newly formed advisory committee on farm policy of the Democratic Advisory Council will convene in private sessions next Monday and Tuesday to prep for the party's July convention.
The Weather report notes mild conditions with southerly winds bringing fair and sunny skies and highs near 82 today. Tonight will be fair and cool with a low around 50. Thursday rises to partly cloudy and warm with a high near 83. Middletown posted a high of 76 yesterday at 4 30 p m and a 40 degree low this morning at 5 30 a m.
Two U S sailors Dick Jamieson of Michigan and Rex Leard of Texas were briefly held for ransom by Australian university students who bombarded the Halibut with five cent firecrackers from a bicycle-tube catapult. The prank ended without injuries as police pursued the students and the sailors were later returned to the Canberra before curfew. A telegram was sent demanding one shilling from each of the 85 officers and 1,350 enlisted men aboard the Canberra.
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