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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1957
Page
5
An Associated Press tally shows fourteen fatalities in Ohio from Friday to Sunday, twelve in traffic incidents. The list includes a 3 year old who fell from a bedpost and an 11 year old electrocuted in a bathtub, among others across multiple counties.
Indian Prime Minister Nehru returned from a three day visit to Ceylon with Bandaranaike marking the Buddha anniversary year. They issued a joint statement opposing nuclear tests and urging UN action on Red China while praising Suez reopening and urging restraint in the Middle East.
Colon Michigan is nicknamed the Magic Carpet of the World for its leading industry the manufacture of magician's equipment, reflecting a unique local specialization and economic identity.
Maj. Gen. Bernard A. Schriever stated the United States is ahead of Russia in ICBM development but not yet possessing the weapon. Speaking with Sen. Symington he described it as a deterrent that would prevent surprise attacks and stressed no new inventions are needed beyond integrating current knowledge. He did not disclose test results or identify which ICBM model was tested.
Fort Dix New Jersey hosts Armed Forces Day events with Civil War reenactors. Confederate volunteers win all six events led by the Richmond militia using cement filled beer cans in the cannon event and taking top spots in stake cutting.
Promotion exercises for Roosevelt and McKinley junior high schools were moved to Wednesday May 29. Roosevelt ceremonies start at 9 a.m. and McKinley at 10:30 a.m.
President Aramburu recalled Lt Gen Victor Majo to head the War Ministry. The 65 year old artilleryman replaces Gen Arturo Ossorio Arano who resigned amid officer rivalries. Majo is seen as democratic minded yet respected by veterans as plans move toward civilian rule by May 1958.
The Y's Men's Club will discuss its Bishop's Fund project at the weekly dinner session at the YMCA Sales. Members will count and package tax stamps collected during the last year and a half.
Mr and Mrs Reuben T Doty announce the engagement of their daughter Sylvia to Ale Harry C Mack son of Mr and Mrs Otis Mack of Grove Street Sylvia a Middletown High School 1956 graduate completed her freshman year at Fisk University in Nashville Tenn Airman Mack a 1952 graduate has served three years in the military and is stationed at Lockbourne Air Force Base Columbus after a 12 month tour in Korea The wedding is planned for August at Bethel AME Church
Ohio Governor C William ONeill touts a balanced budget with no new taxes and no deficit. Finance Director John L Skipton cites nearly 100 million dollars cut from department requests and ongoing elimination of needless staff and duplication in state operations to support the plan.
Worcester Mass. Methodist Bishop Joan Wesley Lord praised Pope Pius XII and the Roman Catholic Church for world peace. At the closing service of the 161st New England Methodist conference in Wesley Church she urged unity on peace and holy living, noting cooperation beyond doctrinal disputes.
Cincinnati police questioned 38 year old Bataan death march survivor James William Durr after his widowed mother Grace Durr died following brain surgery. Durr said he called a doctor, did not ride to the hospital, and stayed with three children as his wife left Friday night. Police say he surrendered voluntarily after investigators sought him.
At the time of the major blaze in Chicago the city’s population stood just under 300 thousand residents. The figure underscores the scale of the urban impact amid the disaster and subsequent relief efforts.
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