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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1957
Page
1
President Eisenhower sent a reduced foreign aid proposal of 3.865 billion dollars to Congress and urged support for peace as a path to tax cuts. He noted cuts, savings in military assistance, and plans to carry savings into the new fiscal year starting July 1.
New Orleans reports Mama Jo watches as her second Whooping Crake cracks its egg at Audubon Park Zoo. George Douglass, keeper, and staff kept vigil after spotting the crack. Chick No. 1 emerged Saturday night, the 28th in the captive tribe. Jo and Crip are the sole captive pair. another lone Whooper is in a San Antonio zoo.
A storm center moves in with showers and thunderstorms expected through Wednesday. Today and tonight bring mostly cloudy and warmer conditions with a high near 70 and a low around 55. Wednesday warms to about 75 with scattered showers likely. Middletown records a high of 59 yesterday and low of 53.
A sweeping tornado struck the south edge of Kansas City and nearby towns causing massive destruction. Rescue crews counted numerous dead and hundreds injured as officials ordered aid and mobilized National Guard units for search and relief efforts.
Charles A. Lindbergh, age 25, arrived at Le Bourget after a 3600 mile flight from New York. Paris celebrated with massive crowds and lights across the city, while officials confirmed the landing at 10 23 P M and quoted the pilot saying he was not sleepy.
Two Millbrae couples who met at PTA and church events swapped mates after divorces in Reno on grounds of extreme cruelty. Betty Jean Schwartz and Martin Brooks married in Carson City, then Betty Brooks wed Dr Frank E Schwartz in Reno. The other couple, Mrs. Betty Brooks and Dr. Schwartz, pursued a cross state elopement before also marrying in Reno. The lawyers refused to disclose potential whereabouts of the pairs.
Brig. Gen. Leon Cantave and Haiti’s top army officers declared military rule to prevent anarchy until a provisional president can ensure free elections. The move followed the seven member executive council’s ouster of Cantave and came amid protests and accusations of rigging for favored candidates.
A humorous saying reflects on modern life stressing that craziness prevents going nuts under pressure. It highlights a playful warning about maintaining sanity in hectic times.
New York reports a 14 year old Virgin Islands girl Olga Cassanova leapt from an 11th floor hotel lodge at the Walton after a quarrel with an aunt. Police say 20 minutes of pleas failed to keep her from the two foot wide perch as a patrolman attempted a rescue. She slipped and fell screaming.
Manorville New York Benny Hooper Jr 7 described his 23 hour entrapment in a 24 foot backyard well. He told his father and mother of crying curses cold air and sand between teeth. Rescued after rescuers pulled him from the pit he woke up in a hospital bed proclaiming he was mad but not scared.
Severe storms drenched Oklahoma prompting evacuations in Stillwater and near Tulsa. Stillwater saw seven inches of rain and a dam breach causing hundreds to flee. Tulsa area and Broken Arrow reported damage from tornadoes and rising creeks. Pumps operated at Oklahoma A&M as residents faced flash flood risks along Deep Fork Creek.
Rescue teams locate 34 year old coal miner David Snyder in a water filled west gang way 400 feet underground in Lycoming County Pennsylvania. He suffocated after an initial Friday collapse and a second slide trapped him as rescuers worked for more than three days with five man teams.
A three hour fire at St Francis College in Lorett o Pa burned Old Giles Hall a men s dormitory leaving a charred shell. Firemen from ten companies battled the blaze as thirty five students housed in the dormitory fled to safety when the blaze broke out.
UNITED NATIONS France seeks new negotiations on the Suez Canal and a permanent Egypt settlement. President Pineau pushes for talks after meeting with Dulles as Britain backs clarification of Egypt’s declaration. U S stance appears cool. Egypt argues the declaration follows six principles.
Two Seattle boys Eddie Zelasky and Richard Daly ran away to Disneyland and Mexico with over 3000 dollars in cash and jewelry. They were found in Los Angeles and flown to Seattle where police reunited them with their parents. The boys planned the trip for a month and used bus travel and counterfeit pistols before returning home.
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