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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1960

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Title For Tony Prince May Be Plain Mrs Jones

Princess Margaret faces her wedding eve in London amid questions of Antony Armstrong-Jones gaining a title. Britons debate whether a commoner could wed into royalty with a possible peerage for Jones or a plain marriage. A Daily Mirror banner voices mixed views on Tony’s status and the fashion of titles.

Antony Armstrong-Jones Armstrong-Jones Westminster Abbey Margaret Tony Daily Mirror

Gasoline Pours Into Excavation On Manhattan Project Site

In New York gasoline has flowed into two 18 foot deep excavations at the Port of New York Authority Bus Terminal expansion site on West 40th Street for 15 days, at about 500 gallons daily. The source remains unknown as officials warn the dangerous underground fuel could halt the 19 million dollar project. Fire crews guard the site and workers use spark free tools while geologists and engineers search for the leak origin.

NEW York Manhattan West 40Th Street Ninth Avenue Port of New York Authority Francis G. Carey William Bannister

Princess Margaret wedding priest fee denied by archbishop

An official stated that no fee is requested for Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher to perform the marriage of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones, and the archbishop will not be paid. The ceremony will take place with Fisher as the officiant at Canterbury.

Princess Margaret Lord Antony Viscount Armstrong London Margaret Antony Armstrong-Jones Geoffrey Fisher Canterbury All England Church of England

The Knight Title Hinted For Bridegroom Amid Royal Romance

Pine weighs grand honor for Tony and his bride with talk of a fitting title to mark their marriage. Suggestions include The Knight of Glin The Knight of Kerry and The White Knight as potential dignified names. Rumors persist that the groom may be elevated to Earl as preparations for a huge event draw thousands of tourists.

Pine Tony Glin Kerry

Wedding security clampdown by Scotland Yard

London police will boost plainclothes patrols for the royal wedding amid a long running crooks versus cops battle. A Yard spokesman says crowds attract criminals and detectives will be in force Friday with hundreds of officers in final briefings.

London Scotland Yard

Crowds Fill London Ahead of Royal Coronation Events

Three weeks before the usual tourist season Buckingham Palace to the Abbey will form a flower bright route as spectators line sidewalks overnight. First arrivals will take up spots for an overnight wait. Crowds are expected to be the largest since Queen Elizabeth's coronation with thousands of extra police deployed to manage them.

United States Europe Buckingham Palace The Abbey Elizabeth

Oklahoma Tornadoes Injure 12 in Oklahoma

Tornadoes and damaging winds struck southern Oklahoma Wednesday night. At least 12 injured. one elderly woman died of a heart attack seeking shelter. Hardest hit were Soper and Oil Center. Sheriff estimates around 20 homes damaged or destroyed in Soper, with three buildings lost. Oil Center saw six injuries and multiple structures destroyed.

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Soper State and Oil Center Bert Collins Oil Center Ada Andy White

Weather Outlook: Rain Tonight With Warm Weekend

A slow moving cold front crosses Ohio bringing thunderstorms. Forecast calls for partly cloudy warm conditions today with highs near 83. Tonight and Friday expect mostly cloudy warm weather with a low around 60 and highs near 80. Middletown’s high yesterday was 83 at 4 30 p m and this morning’s low 46 at 4 45 a m.

Ohio Middletown

Hope Vanishing For Trapped Boy

IRONTON Ohio AP rescuers faced a 35 foot dry well trapping Luther Warren a 15 year old Negro youth behind his Burlington home. The well sides crumbled as hundreds gathered while steel casing inched into the opening. Authorities warned against digging dry wells as Warren awaited rescue with hours of effort and fear.

Chesapeake Ohio Warren Payne Ironton, Ohio Luther Warren Luther Burlington Reese Payne Minor Payne Warren South Point High School

Rescuers Race Time in Shifting Ground at River Town

Rescuers struggled from the start as shifting soil slowed operations near the Ohio River community near the Ohio Kentucky West Virginia, where late Wednesday night a youth’s arm was uncovered before a collapse buried it. Contractors and fire rescue teams from Huntington West Virginia and Proctorville Ohio joined the effort.

Huntington W. Va Proctorville Ohio Ohio River

Woman Dies After Glass Splinter Strikes Train

Bridget Lydon, 60, died from a glass splinter puncturing the carotid after a stone shattered a commuter train window Wednesday in Philadelphia. Detective William Judge said the wound caused excessive bleeding and she died at Germantown Hospital. Police questioned several boys after trainmen reported four boys throwing stones near the tracks.

Philadelphia William Judge Bridget Lydon Germantown Hospital Marvin E. Aronson Reading Co

Farmer cancels policy after barn blaze offer

A farmer refused cash for a burned barn from an insurer and accepted replacement. He promptly canceled his policy on his wife, highlighting a satire of insurance practices and personal relationships.

Nixon weighs Rockefeller as potential running mate

Vice President Nixon signals support for New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller for the No 2 slot while avoiding full commitment Rockefeller says he would decline the vice presidency regardless of who asks. Nixon aims to shield himself from blame should Rockefeller refuse and to bolster a Nixon Rockefeller ticket amid GOP support.

Washington Richard M. Nixon Nelson A. Rockefeller Nixon New York Rockefeller Albany

Cant Always Guess Right Census Tale From Cabot

In Cabot Arkansas a census taker visits three Ray households. At the next home she asks the man for his name. He replies Guess, prompting a humorous misunderstanding about his surname.

Cabot, Ark Ray

Derby field of 14 three year olds named for Kentucky Derby

California champion Tompion and Bally Ache lead a 14 horse field for the 86th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Calumet Farm offers no entries, Hillsborough carries the silks, and Bally Ache draws post No 3 while Tompion is No 14. CBS will broadcast the 4:15 to 4:45 p.m. EST race.

Louisville, Ky Tompion California Bally Ache Florida Calumet Farm The Roses Jimmy Jones Hillsborough Churchill Downs C. V. Whitney Tom Fool Leonard Fruchtman Venestian Way Isaac Blumberg Sunny Blue Farm Victoria Park E. P. Taylor Henrijan Spring Broker Bourbon Prince Divine Comedy Surullah Tony Graff Yamolka Cuvier Relic Fighting Hodge CBS

Medical Expense Bill Passed by Senate to Remove Deduction Cap

Washington AP reports the Senate approved a bill to lift the 3 percent of gross income deduction floor for medical expenses. The measure enables deductions for parents and in laws, replacing the 65 age threshold. It now moves to the House for consideration.

Washington Senate House

Khrushchev blasts Nixon as Soviet planes shoot down US jet

Khrushchev told the Soviet Parliament that a U S military plane was shot down and warned of rocket retaliation if American bombers appear over the Soviet Union The premier attacked Vice President Nixon and suggested Eisenhowers use of Nixon at the summit would be like sending a goat to mind the cabbage The hand of the crash marked the first May incident as Moscow claimed a U S U 2 jet vanished after takeoff in Turkey Near Lake Van and another American aircraft allegedly crossed from Afghanistan prompting the shooting order

Stanley Johnson Moscow Nikita Khrushchev U.S Soviet Union Richard M. Nixon Eisenhower Khrushchev Nixon Washington Russia Supreme Soviet Turkey Pentagon Lake van Armenia U. S

Khrushchev Speech Cited Over U2 Flight Incident

U.S. officials say Khrushchev’s remarks imply aggression by the Soviet leader in connection with a missing U2 weather research plane. The craft, from Adana Turkey, carried one pilot who reported oxygen trouble and planned return. Last contact at 9 am over Lake Van area near Iran and Soviet Armenia amid ongoing search.

Washington Nikita Khrushchev U.S Khrushchev U. S Adana Turkey Lake van Iran Armenia

Soviets Lose 6 Of 17 In U2 Flight Incident

The Soviets accounted for six of the seventeen men lost in the U2 incident. The U2, a ship assigned to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is a flying laboratory designed to perform weather observations and monitor radioactivity. The Pentagon said one man was aboard.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Penagon

Khrushchev Warns Over U S Plane Incident At Summit

Khrushchev denounced a recent U S reconnaissance flight as an aggressive act and warned Washington that if it takes such measures Moscow can respond with rockets on duty. He accused the Western Allies of blocking a settlement, saying their attitude dims summit chances.

Khrushchev United States U.S Soviet Union Supreme Soviet Britain France

Khrushchev reshuffles Kremlin leadership and taxes plan

Khrushchev announced a government shakeup elevating Frol Kozlov to a top Communist Party post and promised abolition of income taxes by 1995. He warned the West of potential defense measures while criticizing “banditry” and noting continued tensions after a reported American plane incident.

Khrushchev Frol Kozlov Council of Ministers Communist Party Kozlov Party United States

Khrushchev outlines ruble reform and tax lift plan

Khrushchev announced a 10 to 1 exchange for a new ruble, aiming to revalue the currency to parity with the dollar as the current tourist rate stands at 10 to 1. He also unveiled a tax program to raise take-home pay by 7.4 billion dollars annually, promising gradual income tax abolition for many workers by 1965.

Khrushchev

Eisenhower Orders Full Inquiry Into Plane Disappearance

President Eisenhower ordered a complete inquiry and a public report on the disappearance of an American plane, the event tied to Russia's claim that the aircraft was shot down last Sunday.

Eisenhower Russia

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