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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1954
Page
13
The Safety Council hosts a public traffic safety education school at 8 p.m. in the municipal courtroom City Building led by director Paul E. Wilson. The session titled America’s No 1 Problem will precede a screening of the movie A Day in Court. Four weekly one hour courses comprise the program.
The Philadelphia Water Department seeks applicants able to crawl through an 18 inch diameter sewer. Starting pay is 3125 dollars with yearly raises to 3583 dollars. The Civil Service Commission approved the stricter crawl requirement to fill sewer inspection and maintenance posts. Milton Lavine notes the job is hard to fill.
The Naval Air Station at Corpus Christi reports a PBM patrol bomber with ten men aboard missing in the Gulf of Mexico during a routine training flight. It was last heard from around 9 oclock last night.
The State Department said Secretary Dulles will report to the American people tomorrow night on the Geneva conference and the Indochina crisis. He will speak over radio and TV networks at 8:30 p.m. EST for about thirty minutes as broad casting arrangements are finalized.
Brownell Adams and Adams quote say ing the newsman was Joseph Alsop a syndicated columnist for the New York Herald Tribune. McCarthy asks if Alsop helped prepare the Army report. Stevens again says he did not. Alsop declines further comment saying he had nothing to do with the report sent to Sen. Potter. Potter is a Michigan Republican on the investigating subcommittee.
British leaders express opposition to united military action in Indochina during Geneva talks while Washington seeks a coalition to deter Red expansion. Churchill in Parliament notes Britain will not back a joint intervention and warns against premature commitments as Moscow indicates a shift toward peaceful settlements.
In San Francisco six men and six women weigh charges against Harold Jackson 52 and Joseph Lear 43 former private investigators accused of abducting real estate broker Leonard Moskovitz. If convicted they face life without parole or possible death sentence under Little Lindbergh Law. ransom demands and escape details are noted.
Police report five local traffic crashes yesterday caused $430 in damage. No injuries or citations were issued. Incidents included rear collision involving Wood and Whitaker at S Verity Parkway and 1st Avenue, totals $255, and five other minor impacts at N Main Street, Curtis Street, Garfield Street, and a freight train crossing, totaling $175.
The vote was ported out along strict party lines seven to six. In the Senate Democrats outnumber Republicans by one, but Southern Democrats may balk at sending the bill back to committee. Russell, not a Labor Committee member, urged broader discussion beyond the President's recommendations, arguing Congress should not be a mere echo.
Vietminh trenches close to the French barricades as ground action slows for a second night. French airpower and U S supplied reinforcements buttress the garrison while bombardments target siege positions and the Isabell strongpoint amid monsoon seas.
Mrs. Anne Mae Cornwell, 31, of 3025 Seneca Street, was admitted to Middletown Hospital after a fall at Interstate Folding Box Co. The purse caught on machinery causing a backward fall. She received treatment at 11:25 a.m.
President Eisenhower signed a record size highway aid bill in a White House ceremony with a congressional delegation present. The measure authorizes 966 million dollars in federal aid for highway building for each of two years starting July 1, 1955, to assist state construction programs.
At the 19 nation conference Eden and Molotov may chair discussions on Indochina and Korea as the plenary session resumes. Key delegates from the United States, France, Communist China, Viet Nam, Cambodia, Laos, and the Vietminh seek a Korean peace proposal acceptable to U N Allies amid limited chances for East West agreement. A seven nation group will handle remaining talks with Red China North Korea and South Korea.
Coura Wacen offers spring themed crochet mats runners and chair-sets in pansy motifs using No. 10 Mercerized cotton. Pattern 633 costs 25 cents with 5 cent extra for first class mat, mailed to News Journal Middletown Ohio Needlecraft Dept. P O Box 169 New York NY 11. Laura Wheeler 1954 Needlecraft Catalog offered for 20 cents with four patterns.
Mail for pattern 9357 in Marian Martin line features a front-button dress with shoulder ease, designed for half sizes 14 to 22. Includes fabric needs, complete Sew Chart and illustrated guidance. send 35 cents plus 5 cents extra for 1st class. Address to News Journal pattern dept Middletown Ohio or New York NY.
Washington reports that P-Rep. Robert Crosser of Ohio, defeated by about 500 votes in Tuesday’s primary, is eligible for the largest possible congressional pension of 11,250 dollars a year for life. Former Cleveland Municipal Judge Charles Vanik defeated the 79 year old veteran whose career began in 1913.
Richmond Va Columbus Walker Cook, 60, agreed his wife should name their new twins since he will not be there to raise them. The couple have 17 children together and 12 more from two previous marriages, making 29 total. Scientists estimate maximum human lifespan at 112 to 115 years.
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