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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1962
Page
1
Julie Nixon, 14, daughter of the former vice president, was hit on the head by a baseball bat during a softball game at a private school in Beverly Hills. She is home under a doctor’s care and recovering. The incident occurred when the batter swung and the bat struck Julie.
Hong Kong police and British troops have rounded up thousands of refugees from Red China and sent them back to the mainland. Overcrowded Hong Kong lacks space for them, and other non Communist nations refuse to accept them.
Washington reports a rift between Adenauer and the Kennedy administration over U S Soviet discussions on a Berlin settlement. Department officials say it complicates allied unity and could affect future talks with the Soviet Union as Rusk plans further meetings with Dobrynin.
The United States detonated its sixth test in the Pacific test series. The device, in the intermediate yield range between 20,000 and 1,000,000 tons of TNT, was air dropped near Christmas Island. Four prior tests used air drops.
Cape Canaveral observers scrutinize radio signals and film to determine why the first Centaur high energy stage exploded 90,000 feet above the Atlantic 55 seconds after liftoff. NASA aims to resume Carpenter's three orbit plan by May 17 if Atlas Centaur fault is ruled out. Analysis could take two to three days as engineers tackle the liquid hydrogen propellant handling and stage reliability.
The Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads seek federal approval for a giant merger. Stockholders backed the plan at simultaneous annual meetings in Philadelphia and Albany. If approved, the merged system would wield about $5 billion in assets, 20,000 miles of routes, and 120,000 employees, with ICC hearings expected mid-summer and a decision by year end. The Transport Workers Union warns the deal risks jobs and safety.
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Atlantic City AP delegates report union members outnumber professionals and executives 2 to 1 yet vote power is similar in elections. Kennedy relies on UAW support, as Walter Reuther and officers prepare for new two year terms. Nelson Edwards Jr. is nominated for UAW Executive Board. Roy Reuther leads a $1 million AFL-CIO drive to register workers. One in three Americans of voting age don’t vote.
The Miami Valley faces showers tonight and again Thursday with cooler air. Night lows drop to 53 and highs reach 68 tomorrow. The forecast calls for rainy and cool conditions late this week into early next week, with a warm, pleasant weekend anticipated. Overnight measurements show yesterday’s high around 3 pm and low near 4 am.
Washington AP The Securities and Exchange Commission asked Congress for an extra 200000 and a three month extension to finish its inquiry into the securities industry Rep Peter F Mack Jr said the agency’s investigation, called the broadest since the 1930s, should be allowed to continue to preserve investor confidence Public hearings have focused on mutual funds and brokerage sales practices with Mack urging prompt completion of the work.
Ohio Gov. Michael V. DiSalle won renomination in a Democratic primary with Atty. Gen. Mark McElroy mounting a vigorous, costly challenge. McElroy attacked DiSalle over tax boosts and unemployment, while Rhodes won the Republican nomination to face Lausche. The day also saw several GOP and Democratic nominees for statewide offices and Congress.
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield said a two thirds vote to end debate on the literacy test bill is unlikely. He planned to move to table the measure, a procedural step to test Senate sentiment, while Southern opponents predicted failure of a filibuster limit. If the gag fails, Mansfield would press for further action or drop the bill this session.
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