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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1956

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Write-Ins Test Dem Rivals In Oregon Primary

Oregon Democrats vote on write in preferences for Adlai Stevenson or Estes Kefauver as their presidential candidate. The winner will receive Oregon's 16 Democratic delegate votes. Stevenson and Kefauver campaigned across the state and elsewhere as Republican ballots feature Eisenhower unopposed.

Oregon Adlai Stevenson Sen Estes Kefauver Stevenson Kefauver Eisenhower Interior Douglas McKay Phil Hitchcock Wayne Morse Washington, D.C Oregon City Redmond Sakee Ore National Capital Senate Wall Street California Florida

Three Men Sentenced For Ohio Bank Robbery

In Columbus a judge imposed 22 years on Joseph Sanders 3 for his part in the October 1 1954 Pickerington Bank robbery that yielded over 17000. John W Lane 33 and Richard C Williamson 41 of Columbus each received 16 year terms after pleading guilty and acting as state witnesses in Sanders trial.

Columbus Ohio Pickerington Bank Fairfield County Joseph Sanders John W. Lane Richard C. Williamson Sanders Lane Williamson

Foreign aid bill shaped in House with new trade curbs

The House Foreign Affairs Committee revised a 4.9 billion dollar foreign aid bill adding a new trade restriction aimed at countries shipping strategic goods to the Communist bloc. The panel, led by Chairman Richards, plans to finish revisions and is set to consider Eisenhower’s proposed three billion in arms aid for the coming fiscal year. The measure includes limits on long term funding and supports a commission to restudy the aid program.

Washington House House Foreign Affairs Committee Richards D-Sc Eisenhower Congress United States Edna F. Kelly D-Ny U.S Middle East Asia Special Commission

Farm Bill Cuts Sought By Senator Smith

Senator H Alexander Smith of New Jersey urged the Senate to revise three sections of the farm bill to improve relations with other nations. He offered amendments at State Department guidance to strike out a surplus cotton sale price clause and limit long staple cotton exports, and scrap a two price rice plan that would affect Cuba and human food use. He warned the cotton export provision could depress world prices and hurt friendly countries.

Washington H. Alexander Smith Senate Smith Foreign Relations Committee Dulles State Department Eisenhower House Soil Bank U.S Egypt Cuba

Cross burned before Archdiocese home in New Orleans

Firefighters quickly doused an eight foot cross burned on the grounds of Archbishop Joseph F Rummel near Notre Dame Seminary. The act occurred on the second anniversary of the 1954 Supreme Court ruling desegregating public schools. The archbishop, a vocal foe of segregation, has ordered disbanding of a pro‑segregation group and may excommunicate dissenters. Police see no clear ignition suspect. The archdiocese plans to study integration in lower parochial grades after September.

New Orleans Joseph Francis Rummel Notre-Dame Seminary U.S. Supreme Court High Court

Second Escapee Caught In Tampa

One of four inmates who escaped last Saturday from the Lima State Hospital for the Criminal Insane was caught Thursday in Tampa after attempting to hold up a tavern. Robert L. Jamison, 30, of Newark, Ohio, was identified. He is the second recaptured. Ernest Hamilton, 43, of Cincinnati, gave himself up Wednesday in Portsmouth. The other two escapees, Robert E. Lee, 35, of Norwood, Mass., and Theodore Smith, 22, of Lorain, Ohio, remain at large.

Tampa Fla Lima (Ohio) State Hospital Robert L. Jamison Newark Ohio Ernest Hamilton Cincinnati Scioto County Portsmouth Robert E. Lee Norwood Mass Theodore Smith Lorain

Archbishop Constantini Dies at 75 in Vatican

Archbishop Giovanni Constantini age 75, brother of Celso Cardinal Costantini, died after a long illness in Vatican City. He served as president of the Pontifical Central Committee for Sacred Art in Italy and was titular archbishop of Colossae.

Vatican City Giovanni Constantini Celso Cardinal Costantini Pontifical Central Committee For Sacred Art Italy Colossae

New Beer and Wine Carry Out Permits Unlimited

Columbus Ohio action: state liquor board files regulations removing limits on beer and wine carry out permits and late four closing permits for D-3 bars. Effective May 28, these rules replace an emergency freeze and allow more permits based on April 1 district data and current population. A court appeal within 10 days could delay effect.

Columbus Ohio Secretary of State James C. Bryant Bryant State Liquor Board Liquor Department

Hague Jurist Said Married To 2nd Wife

Sir Mohammed Zafrullah Khan of the International Court of Justice in The Hague reportedly took an 18 year old second wife from Damascus. No divorce from the first wife is reported. the Arab refugee Bushra Rabbani, 25, is said to be the bride. Khan allegedly paid about 45 000 Syrian pounds in cash and property.

Hague Netherlands Damascus Mohammed Zafrullah Khan International Court of Justice Pakistan Zafrullah Khan Syria Palestine Bushra Rabbani

Weekend Weather Teases Cool Showers For Miami Valley

A cold Michigan front is expected to reach the Miami Valley by Saturday bringing scattered showers. Today will be partly cloudy and warmer with a high near 75. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with scattered showers and a low around 50. Saturday and Sunday look partly cloudy and cooler with highs near 70. Middletown reported a 70 high yesterday and a 40 low this morning amid .02 inches of rainfall.

Michigan Miami Valley Middletown

AF Sergeant and three held in document theft case

FBI charged Air Force Sergeant Harold E. Brill and three businessmen with stealing a classified document from the Brooklyn Army Terminal. The two owners of Distinctive Emblem and Uniform Corp, Sid ney Stern and Seymore Hindman, and Bryant Schreiber of Schreiber's Snapshot Service were released on bail. Officials described the item as possibly a personnel list. defense said no espionage intent.

Ine Fmi FBI U. S Thomas W. Clohesey William Furst Air Force Brooklyn Army Terminal Harold E. Brill Manhattan Beach Air Force Base Brooklyn Brill U.S Theodore C. Kiscaras Rutherford Kiscaras Sidney M. Stern Seymore Hindman East Orange Uniform Corp Kisecaras Hindman Sternsor Stern

Man Finds It Real Nice To Be Unwanted

Raymond C. Emerson a 42 year old Freeville man feels unwelcome yet content after Attica State Prison refused him following a three year petit larceny sentence. A legal technicality on the sentence's nature and a heart condition cited by Onondaga County Penitentiary led to the denial. Judge Morse E. Ames of Courtland County placed Emerson on three years probation.

Three Children Die In Two Car Crash Near Van Wert

A two car collision three miles south of Venedocia left three children dead and three others seriously injured. Victims include Dorothy Galloway two, Douglas Emans three, and Marlene Emans four. Merl Emans and Mildred Galloway were hospitalized in Lima with serious injuries. Sheryl each was also taken to the hospital for treatment.

van Wert Ohio Venedocia Dorothy May Galloway Mildred Galloway Douglas Emans Marlene Merl Emans Emans

Explosions Rock Town Kill 2 Firemen in Maryland

In Galena Maryland a sequence of explosions and fires at a Kent Oil Co bulk storage plant killed two firemen Richard Loller 38 of Chesapeake City and Harry Brice 25 of Betterton and injured eight others. The blasts destroyed four tanks a barn an office building and damaged homes and the Galena school.

Galena Maryland Kent Oil Co Richard Lockwood Loller Chesapeake City Harry Robert Brice Betterton Lewin Steele Walter E. Kulley Loller Brice

Man Caught In Hamilton Admits Murder

Detective Chief Henry Sandman announced Denver Powell of El Centro California confessed participation in the November 27 1949 murder of James Schreck an east side delicatessen operator. Powell faces first degree murder and armed robbery charges with authorities saying James Grigsby fired the fatal shot. Grigsby died in a January 1950 Hazard Kentucky case brawl. An informant led to Powell arrest in Hamilton as Reinhardt Schrecks son in law identified him.

Cincinnati Henry Sandman Denver Powell el Centro Calif James Schreck East Side Lytle Young Powell James Grigsby Schreck Grigsby Hazard Hamilton Sandman Donald Reinhardt

Hopping Contest At Angels Camp Draws 400 Entries

Frogs from most states and 13 foreign countries enter the annual Hopping Contest in Angels Camp California reenacting Twain’s gold rush tale. About 400 entrants compete as elimination jumps begin, with the event ending Sunday. Buckshot is no longer allowed.

Angels Camp Calif Mark Twain Mother Lode Twain

Rayburn Says Tax Cut Possible But Not Probable

Speaker Rayburn stated a 1956 tax cut is possible but not likely despite a boosted midyear surplus. Treasury Secretary Humphrey and Budget Director Brundage announced a $1.828 billion June 30 federal surplus, higher than January estimates, with receipts and spending up.

Washington Rayburn D-Tex Inay Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey House Ways and Means Eisenhower Percival Brundage Capitol Hill Brundage

Guilty Plea Halts Trial In Abortion Case

In New York Leo Pijuan pleaded guilty to first degree manslaughter in the fatal abortion of Jacqueline Smith a 20 year old fabrics designer. Co defendant Thomas G Daniel 25 remained on trial for first degree manslaughter. Pijuan admitted dismembering the body after the abortion attempt. The body parts were dumped in street trash baskets and not recovered. Daniel and Smith were involved at his apartment where the abortion occurred.

New York Leo Pijuan Jacqueline Smith Thomas G. Daniel Pijuan Miss Smith Daniel Mitchell D. Schweitzer Walter Morrissey

13 year old girl wins national spelling bee title

A Pittsburgh eighth grader Melody Sachko, 13, won the 29th National Spelling Bee after years of study. Runner up Sandra Owen, 13, from Sugar Creek Township School in Justus Ohio, finished second. Sachko earned $1,000, a gold cup and a New York weekend trip after spelling afflatus and condominium correctly.

Washington Pittsburgh Melody Sachko Carrick Junior High Sandra Owen Sugar Creek Township Justus Ohio Oclody Charles Sachko New York Melody Sandra Gore

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