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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1962

Page

8

Smug Smoky Bear prank ends in Marine death

A prank involving a papier mache Smoky Bear statue ends fatally when Marines Kaltenbach and Parsons lift the figure from Storybook Land near Woodbridge Virginia and raise it atop a veteran home lawn. The bear causes a 20 foot flagpole to fall pinning Kaltenbach, who dies from a brain hemorrhage. Parsons is uninjured and held under administrative restriction pending inquiry.

Washington Smoky the Bear Woodbridge Washington Marine Barracks Cpl Edward C. Kaltenbach Erie Kaltenbach Timothy M. Parsons Pittsburgh Marine Barracks

Session of OSU Press Set Today Session

The Ohio State University faculty scheduled a mass meeting in Columbus to discuss objections to the administration canceling appearances by three controversial speakers. President Fawcett called the meeting after a petition by about 300 faculty members. Support from Dentistry and Medicine faculties backs the president, while protesters say the action violates academic freedom.

Columbus, Ohio Ohio State University Novice G. Fawcett Ollege of Dentistry Ollege of Medicine Fawcett Aculty

Pearson Buys Buffalo For Farm Breeding Plan

AP reports Drew Pearson, political columnist, bought a month-old buffalo at Cleveland Zoo for 250 dollars. He plans to cross breed the female salt with cattle on his 400-acre Potomac River farm near Washington.

Cleveland (Ap Drew Pearson Cleveland Zoo Pearson Potomac River Washington

Akron Nuns Catholic nursing home groundbreaking event

Auxiliary Bishop John F. Whealon of the Cleveland Diocese turned the first shovelful of earth Sunday for the $1 million St. Edward Catholic nursing home serving the Akron area, marking the start of construction.

AKRON John F. Whealon Cleveland St. Edward Catholic

Pop music seen as danger by German pastor

In West Germany a Protestant pastor cites incidents linked to pop culture as proof of music’s influence on youth. Teens vandalized Bamberg Cathedral, a Berlin concert sparked near-disasters, and two Hamburg girls died. Hegele urges awareness over moral lectures, saying rhythm taps life’s energy but can divert devotion from school work and relationships.

Munich Germany Elvis Presley Bamberg Bill Haley Berlin Hamburg Jimmy James Dean West Germany Guenter Hegele Radio Munich Hegele

Maryland Scraps Hottest Primary In Nation's Race

Primary elections in Maryland Pennsylvania and Nebraska bring heated campaigning. Maryland fronts a Democratic gubernatorial battle among Tawes Mahoney and Hume triggered by a 1958 recorded PAC accusation. In Nebraska Seaton aims for the GOP nomination while Pennsylvania holds Scranton favored for governor with Eisenhower backing.

Associated Press Maryland Pennsylvania Nebraska Dwight D. Eisenhower Fred Seaton Interior Eisenhower William Scranton Senate House Oregon J. Millard Tawes George Mahoney Baltimore David Hume Cyrus Eaton Cleveland Mahoney Preston J. Lane Jack Pollack Tawes Stape Pollack Baltimore City Politico Demmands Scranton J. Collins McSparran Grangemaster GOP Sen Hugh Scott Scott Superior Court Robert E. Woodside Woodside Philadlphia Richardson Dilworth James F. van Zandt Joseph Clark

Official Vote Count Under Way

Butler County officials report the official count of ballots from the May 8 primary is underway. Three crews began tabulation at 9 a m under supervision of the board with 18,868 voters casting ballots including 10,047 Republicans and 8,821 Democrats. Eligible voters numbered 82,513.

Hamilton J. Earl Gray Butler County Board of Elections Gray Butler County

Wrong Victim Wrong Location Crime Leads to Mixed Proceedings

Three Cincinnati men assaulted Officer Herman Dryden in front of Police Chief Robert Vice’s home in Williamsburg near Batavia Ohio. Dryden and Vice subdued the men, who were convicted Sunday of drunkenness and resisting arrest and fined $116 each. Also included are divorce and public notice items: Betty Rose Velde divorce petition in Butler County Court. notices of public transit route amendment in Ohio. and various court docket dates and attorney listings.

Batavia Ohio Cincinnati Williamsburg Herman Dryden Dryden Robert Vice C. E. Danbury Betty Rose Velde Ronald Velde Common Pleas Court Butler County DOD Joseph T. Kiep Charlotte F. Hermann Finkleman & Ross Louisa M. Brown D. C. Brown Joseph T Kiep Maxwell Finkleman

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