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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1960
Page
1
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev lamented US jet overflights at Orly, saying they ruined his sleep. He spoke after two nights at Sergei Vinogradov’s country home near Orly and a return to the Soviet Embassy in Paris.
The piece analyzes how missteps by the State Department and mixed signals about spy flights helped Khrushchev view the Paris summit as doomed. It argues misrepresentation and future tense statements aggravated tensions and contributed to the conference's collapse.
Theodore Bud Mackey, 46, received a life sentence for first degree murder from a Preble County court panel after a four and a half hour deliberation. He will serve in the Ohio State Penitentiary for the Jan 14 rifle shooting at his estranged wife Josephine in Sugar Valley. Mackey, in leg irons, spoke of a suicide attempt born from a troubled marriage and multiple divorce suits, while his wife testified of a prior throat-cutting incident and a stove explosion incident tied to accusations of dynamite.
The defense lawyers invoked a peculiar metaphor describing a “great but strange slave” that allegedly existed between the two parties. They used the phrase to illustrate conflicting loyalties and hidden influences in the relationship. The remark framed the dispute as one dominated by an unseen force rather than direct actions of the spouses.
Paris AP Khrushchev denounces Eisenhower and says Western troops in Berlin will be expelled after a separate peace with East Germany, to be signed when he calls time ripe. He defended the summit breakdown over U2, blamed the United States, and warned of a loss of allied access.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon said two Russians with diplomatic status were seized in Massachusetts for espionage as Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev spoke on peace before the United Nations during his U.S. visit. The men were said to be seeking secret information about the United States.
Viet premier drew cheers during a surprise Notre Dame visit as Eisenhower Khrushchev and British PM Macmillan plan to leave for capitals. Eisenhower heads to Lisbon overnight with return to Washington Friday while a North Atlantic Treaty Council meeting is set for Thursday to hear Western Big Three summit reports. Foreign ministers warn the collapse of Big Four talks increases East West tensions and stalls disarmament talks.
Soviet Prime Minister Khrushchev challenged Eisenhower’s no more spy flights promise arguing it only applies during his term. He urged a Big Four meeting could occur later in a more favorable climate, while warning the U.S. against blackmail and threats.
A humorous observation notes a man paying a luxury tax on a leather billfold an income tax on the contents and a sales tax when removing the stuffing.
Tokyo reports Chinese communists call Eisenhower a warmonger as Nationalists accuse Reds of wrecking the summit and building war material toward Formosa. In Washington four top Democrats back Eisenhower and cable Khrushchev urging reconsideration of delaying the summit until after the U.S. elections.
New York AP reports a surge of steel price cuts in recent weeks but notes no broad softening in major mill prices for regular steel. Weakness centers on warehouse material, reinforcing bars, and specialty structural products. Iron Age predicts a seasonal decline in demand and shipments, with a stronger pickup expected early September.
AP reports the first U S F104 Starfighters arrive in Formosa for transfer to the Chinese Nationalist air force. The exact jet count was not disclosed.
AP report describes the Paris summit fading into a funeral atmosphere after Khrushchev skipped the session. James Hagerty reads a terse Western leaders statement as reporters struggle to hear. Hagerty states the President feels complete disgust. Journalists depart slowly, remarking a return to Cold War tensions.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy, cooler today with a high near 78. Tonight should be fair and cool with a low around 54. Thursday promises warmer conditions with a high near 80 as May sunshine moderates the cool spell. Middletown’s official high yesterday reached 82 at noon and the low this morning was 52 at 4 am.
A historical survey notes that many spies were not admitted as such by their nations. It mentions Frederick the Great, Mata Hari, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, Rudolf Abel, Klaus Fuchs, and other cases. It contrasts wartime executions with Cold War denials and recalls spy exchanges and airspace incidents between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Britain.
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