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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1957
Page
1
Washington AP reports the AFL-CIO executive council finds Dave Beck guilty of misusing Teamsters Union funds and orders review of finances and leadership standards.
Teamsters chief Dave Beck faced the AFL-CIO executive council at its headquarters to answer corruption charges after repeatedly invoking the Fifth Amendment before the Senate Rackets Committee. A decision on permanent suspension from the AFL-CIO vice presidency could follow if he fails to provide a satisfactory explanation.
Haiti faces a potential military seizure as Brig. Gen. Leon Cantave leads troops into St. Marc to challenge the seven member Executive Council. Rebels recognize only army authority and cheers ring as Cantave’s force passes gates while council members retreat.
The first atomic test firing planned for early today was postponed again by bad weather. It marks the fifth straight cancellation with project directors rescheduling the next attempt for Tuesday.
In New Haven Michigan 17 year old John Atten Jr escaped after being trapped four and a half hours in a derelict bank vault. Detroit locksmiths cut through the steel door releasing bolts while fellow youths waited outside. Chaffee a New Haven High senior and Richard Schraudt 19 helped trigger the incident during a party cleanup.
Seven year old Benny Hooper Jr. recovers from lung inflammation after being trapped in a 24 foot well in Manorville New York rescue workers pulled him to safety Friday evening Doctors say the pneumonia is mild and Benny will need a week or 10 days to fully recover Benny expressed interest in a summer fishing trip as his father praised God and teamwork for the rescue and thanked all who helped.
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy cooler weather with light rain and drizzle ending tonight. A high near 62 is expected, with Tuesday partly cloudy and warmer and scattered showers possible by night, high around 75. Overnight lows near 45. Middletown records show Sunday high 75 and low 51, weekend rainfall total 2.47 inches.
Eastern Oklahoma saw the Arkansas River crest move through towns with Tulsa spared major disaster. Bixby reported 1.5 feet of water downtown, Muskogee faced lowerland flooding, and clean up began for floods along the Arkansas Washita and Cimarron rivers.
Queen Juli ana of the Netherlands arrived in Stockholm for a three day state visit aboard a plane piloted by her husband Prince Bernhard. The royal tour is expected to include meetings with Swedish officials and various ceremonial events during the stay.
The Eisenhower administration proposes a 3.88 billion dollar foreign aid budget with a shift toward loans and long term funds. A revolving development fund could lend up to 500 million next year, and 750 million in the following two years, plus 580 million in other aid authority including a 300 million discretionary emergency fund. Eisenhower to appeal nationally Tuesday night and Dulles to testify Wednesday.
The request outlines 1.9 billion for direct military aid to allies in weapons and hardware and 900 million for defense support. Defense support, restricted to nations with U S defense commitments, covers projects like highways and power grids and other aid to sustain partners' economies and military pledges.
The Chilean navy frigate Baquedano sails to aid five men on the bamboo raft Tahiti Nui after a cyclone damaged their 14 by 40 foot craft on a 5,000 mile voyage from Tahiti. They reported one mast down and winds and waves battering them 900 miles offshore.
At McGuire Air Force Base the F100F Super Sabre flew from Palmdale California to New Jersey in 3 hours 38 minutes setting an unofficial transcontinental record. Maj Robert Risner led the flight from George Air Force Base California. The jet will depart for Paris to attempt an unofficial transatlantic mark on Lindbergh’s 30th anniversary.
French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau urged the United Nations to revamp the Suez Canal operations plan, arguing Egypt holds de facto control and must meet six principles for free transit. He warned that Egypt risks harming Middle East peace if it blocks canal use and said negotiations should be arranged through the U N. Pineau planned talks with U S envoy Harry Cabot Lodge ahead of the Security Council session.
Five Negro prisoners led a jail break in the Jackson County courthouse in Kansas City taking control from floors 11 to 13. They seized keys, armed themselves with guns, cuffed deputies to posts, and forced maintenance staff into confinement before riding the elevator to freedom. About 300 inmates stayed behind. two of the five escapees were recaptured, and no trace of the three remaining suspects was found. Police responded as jailers missed the break for over 30 minutes. Sheriff Arvil Owsley criticized Deputy Gould Winn for entering a jail area alone.
Rescuers cleared tunnels in a central Pennsylvania coal mine for a trapped 34 year old father of five since Friday. A 40 man team worked in four hour shifts after five taps replied to a signal from the missing man, with efforts shifting to side gangways as rain wind and cold kept crowds back.
In Fairplay Colorado 75 year old Andrew McGregor survived four days without food or water after a stroke left him paralyzed. He used a note pinned to his dog’s collar to reach help guiding the animal four miles to Bailey where 14 year old Dick Dinsmore and Deputy Ray King found him in his cabin.
A playful riddle noting that every body has a feature that some say looks better on girls, presented in light humorous style typical of a syndicated chuckle column.
The Sunday Express in London reports Queen Elizabeth will cancel or postpone a U S trip this fall due to crowding engagements and possible tensions over Suez. Prime Minister Macmillan reportedly advised postponement after royal household consultations as officials caution no decision has been made yet.
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