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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1960

Page

13

Six Negroes and Five Whites Convicted in Tallahassee

A Tallahassee judge convicted six Black and five white students of unlawful assembly and disturbance after a sit down at a white lunch counter. A white student who pleaded no contest got two years probation. Fines or jail terms were set, with appeals announced. The incident began March 12 as a crowd gathered outside the counter. Mayor Taft feared violence if they stayed. defense argued the gathering was lawful. A bomb scare halted court, but no device was found.

Associated Press Tallahassee Fla John Rudd Florida State University Florida A. & M. University George Taft

Bombing Attempt In Cuba Fails

In Havana police report a second bombing attempt against a progovernment newspaper. Three homemade gasoline bombs were hurled into La Calle presses but did not ignite. On May Day Revolucion said a bomb was found on a window ledge of its office.

Havana la Calle Revolucion

Radioactivity rises in rain near Venice Italy

AP reports recent increases in radioactivity in rain around Venice. Venice Hospital offered no explanation. Croatia said Venice radioactivity levels remain far below dangerous thresholds.

Venice Italy Croatia

10000 Vote Error Causes No Big Change

The Ohio secretary of state corrected a 10000 vote error in the Tuesday primary. The switch moved U S Rep Thomas Ludlow Ashley of Toledo ahead of O L Teagarden on the delegates at large list. The error involved mailed versus telephoned unofficial returns and could affect the final official tally.

Columbus Ohio di- Salle U.S Thomas Ludlow Ashley Toledo O. L. Teagarden Oak Harbor Ohio Turnpike Commission Teagarden

Children Fight to Free Mother and Bring Her to U.S.

PAINESVILLE Ohio AP For 27 years five brothers and a sister strive to free their mother Katherine A Voronaeff 73 from Russia and bring her to the United States The family name details and past attempts include appeals to Red Cross Khrushchev and President Eisenhower with campaign costs totaling about 8000 to 9000 dollars.

Mother U.S Painesville Ohio Katherine A Voronaeff Russia Voronaeff Odessa Peter Voronof John E. Voronaeff Siberian Timberlake Red Cross John Alexander Paul Daniel A. Wills Willowick Timothy Nikita Khrushchev Indianapolis Khrushchev Washington Eisenhower

Scout Council To Celebrate Anniversary

The Middletown Area Girl Scout Council marks its 40th anniversary with a 6:30 p.m. banquet at First Methodist Church. A skit titled 40 Years of Scouting in Middletown features Mrs. George Leighton as narrator and adult leaders in the program. The annual meeting will elect a president and vice president, elect eight board members, delegates to the National Girl Scout convention, and four members to the membership nominating committee for a two year term. The council will present its annual report during the meeting.

Middletown Area Girl Scout Council First Methodist Church Middletown George Leighton

Case picks Adlai Akron chooses Stu at mock Dem convention

Case Institute of Technology held a mock Democratic convention nominating Adlai Stevenson as presidential candidate on the fourth ballot. U S Senator John F Kennedy trailed throughout, finishing second to Senator Lyndon B Johnson on the first ballot.

Cleveland Case Institute of Technology Adlai Stevenson Stevenson U.S John F. Kennedy Massachusetts Lyndon B. Johnson Texas

Akron Mock Convention Nominates Symington On Fourth Ballot

At the University of Akron mock Democratic convention Sen. Stuart Symington of Missouri received 74 votes on the fourth ballot to lead the ticket edging Adlai Stevenson who had 41 votes and Kennedy who led early balloting in a night of tallies and shifts.

Akron Ohio Stuart Symington Missouri University of Akron Adlai Stevenson John F. Kennedy Massachusetts

Guard Shortage Blamed For Prison Dagger

Columbus Ohio AP a Legislative Service Commission committee sees a home made dagger by an inmate at Ohio Penitentiary. Warden Sacks says weapons rise when guards are few after a fellow inmate was fatally stabbed with such a dagger. He notes no funds for more guards in the last budget. The panel weighs splitting the department into two agencies.

Columbus, Ohio Legislative Service Commission Ohio Penitentiary Beryle C. Sacks Sacks Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction

Sugar Mill Explosions Kill Two in Sweden Village

A series of blasts at Scandi navia's largest sugar mill in KOPINGEBRO Sweden killed two workers and injured seven. Damage was estimated at 1% million dollars.

Kopingebro Sweden Scandinavia

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