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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 25, 1953

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Fourteen Hurt When Bus Collides With Tractor Truck

Fourteen Butler Countians were injured, none seriously, when an empty tractor-trailer hit a Fairfield Township school bus carrying 57 students near Ohio 4 and Greenlawn Road, two and a half miles north of Hamilton yesterday afternoon. The most seriously hurt was 10 year old Helen Shank who had a fractured shoulder and was treated at Mercy Hospital in Hamilton and dismissed. The bus driver Edward Luedtke and 12 pupils sustained cuts and bruises. Youths were examined at a doctor’s home near the scene. three including Shank were taken to a hospital for x rays, but none were hospitalized.

Fairfield Township Ohio 4 Greenlawn Road Hamilton Helen Shank Liberty - Fairfield Rd Edward D. Luedtke Millikin Rd Billy Linda Louis Carpenter Liberty- Fairfield Rd Arnold Johnny Edds Hamilton - Middletown Pike Lee Jesse Hamilton- Middletown Pike Cherry Ann Winkle Jerry Lakes Canal Road Judy Balliss Sharon Keal Aldie Hatfield Canal Rd Gayle Velage Shank Journal Bill Weith

Explanations Stall as Reds Hold Russia at Peace Talks

U S envoy Arthur Dean urged a method to assure Soviet Russia attends a Korean peace conference as a full participant. He warned neutrality would free Moscow from conference decisions while Chinese and North Korean negotiators view Russia as leverage. Diplomatic talks ran 3 hours 45 minutes the longest since October 26 and will resume Friday. Dean ridiculed the Communist stance, calling their remarks hogwash.

Panmunjom U.S Arthur Dean Soviet Russia Russia Dean Soviet Union Huang Hua

Elizabeth I Heading for Jamaica on Commonwealth Tour

Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh departed Bermuda in a Stratocruiser Cannopus for Montego Bay Jamaica marking the second stage of a six month Commonwealth tour. The party planned a Kingston stop, with fireworks, bunting, and a ship departure Friday for the Panama Canal route. A state dinner was hosted in Bermuda by Governor Sir Alexander Hood for 30 officials with no public details or photos released.

Hamilton Bermuda Queen Elizabeth Duke of Edinburgh Canopus Jamaica Montego Bay Pleasure Isles Kingston Panama Canal Commonwealth Pacific London Alexander Hood Government House

Reds Rebuilding City in Pyongyang Civil Aid

Tokyo Peiping radio reported that Chinese Communist troops are aiding in the rebuilding of Pyongyang, the war torn capital of North Korea, after heavy shelling and destruction.

Tokyo Peiping Radio Pyongyang North Korea

Air Force May Honor Mum POWs

The Air Force may decorate or recognize former war prisoners who resisted torture and refused to confess to Communist propaganda. A detailed case study is required before any official action, with five airmen named as recipients if approved. Potential decorations include the Legion of Merit, Soldier's Medal, Bronze Star, and Commendation Ribbon.

Washington John Streit South Orange N. J George Morar Rockville William Preston Batavia N. Y Zach Dean Douglass Kan William Mc.Taggart East Brady Legion of Merit

North Korea and China Sign Economic Cultural Pact

The North Korean delegation led by Marshal Kim Il Sung left Peiping for home after Kim signed an agreement for economic and cultural cooperation between Communist China and North Korea on Monday. The report suggested possible military clauses but did not disclose them.

Tokyo Kim Il Sung Peiping Peiping Radio Kim China North Korea

British Ship Stopped In Formosa Strait Intercepted

The freighter Inchwells reported by radio that a Chinese Nationalist warship intercepted her in the Formosa Strait en route to Hong Kong but released her two hours later after a check of ship papers.

Hong Kong Formosa Strait

Gough cited in Hamilton for reckless truck operation

ELI GOUGH, 50, of Chicago, driver of a northbound truck, was cited into Hamilton Municipal Court on a reckless operation charge after his vehicle jackknifed on wet Ohio 4 and struck a school bus at Greenlawn Road. The bus had just discharged children and was toppled into a ditch. rain was reported at 3 45 p.m. The bus sustained extensive damage while the truck continued under its own power.

Eli Gough Chicago Hamilton Gough Ohio 4 Greenlawn Road

Ike Includes Golf In His Thanksgiving

President Eisenhower arrives in Augusta for a Thanksgiving holiday with his wife Mamie, three grandchildren, and family. He plays golf at Augusta National on arrival and will spend the weekend at Mamie’s Cottage, a 14‑story white brick retreat on the course edge. Estimates on construction and furnishing costs range from 40 000 to 130 000 dollars, with observers skeptical of the lower figure.

Augusta Eisenhower White House Washington Augusta National Golf Club Mamie

Living Costs Expected To Jump Again

Washington AP reports the nations living costs may rise for the eighth straight month, setting a record for the fifth consecutive month. Advances indicate higher prices for clothing housing and medical care, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics index showing gradual increases since last March. Food prices have remained fairly steady over the year.

Washington CIO United Auto Workers Bureau of Labor Statistics

UN rebukes Israel over Kibya killings by Security Council

The Security Council voted 9 to 4 against Israel for the Kibya village killings, urging safeguards to prevent repeats. Israel and Jordan protested the move while Abba Eban warned the censure could affect direct talks, and Lebanon and Russia abstained. The Big Three note of Article 12 offered a sliver of potential peace talks progress.

United Nations N. Y U.N. Security Council Jordan Kibya United States Britain France Israel Abba Eban Charles Malik Lebanon 11-Nation Council Russia Malik Eban

First commercial Nip plane arrives in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO. The Japanese flag adorns the fuselage as the first commercial Japanese airliner to cross the Pacific lands here. The DC6B carries 57 crewmen and passengers from Tokyo on a trial flight paving the start of Tokyo San Francisco twice weekly service by Japan Air Lines in early February.

San Francisco Pacific Tokyo Japan Air Lines

Costello Recovering From Collapse

Hollywood Comedian Lou Costello is recovering well after his nervous exhaustion collapse on October 29 and plans to return to television next March.

Hollywood Lou Costello

McCarthy Attacks Trumanism in TV Speech

Senator Joseph R. McCarthy denounces the Truman administration as crawling with Communists and accuses Truman of elevating his party over the country. He cites Wheeler’s reinstatement after dismissal and points to Patton Davies as aiding China’s fall to Communism. The speech responds to Truman’s recent remarks on McCarthyism and notes Ike’s silence.

New York Joseph R. McCarthy Truman Harry S. Truman McCarthy U. S George Shaw Wheeler Wheeler John Patton Davies China Wisconsin Harry Dexter White Independence Eisenhower

Greyhound Strike Is Postponed

In Columbus Ohio a planned strike by 2000 Pennsylvania Greyhound drivers and maintenance staff was postponed after AFL Amalgamated Street Electric Railway and Motor Coach Operators' Union leader William P. Arthur canceled the 12:01 a.m. action to allow renewed negotiations. The delay came after a request from Whitley P. McCoy of the U.S. Mediation Service for talks to resume.

Columbus Ohio Pennsylvania Greyhound District of Columbia William P. Arthur AFL Amalgamated Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Operators’ Union Arthur

Gouzenko Hinted To Be Questioned By U S Senators

Canada prepared to allow U S Senate investigators to question ex Russian Igor Gouzenko at any time but warned it could implicate him in the Communist exposure case of 1946. Prime Minister St Laurent to outline government reply, with Pearson noting safety concerns for Gouzenko and family.

Ottawa Canada U. S. Senate Igor Gouzenko Louis St. Laurent Internal Security Gouzenko St. Laurent Lester B. Pearson United Nations Correspondents Association New York United States Pearson U.S State Dulles Washington U. S Brownell Harry Dexter White

Lausche Heads to Washington for Atomic Plant talks

Governor Frank Lausche travels to Washington to meet Atomic Energy Commission chairman Lewis Strauss about the Pike County peacetime atomic plant and its issues. He also plans talks with Secretary Ezra Benson on drought impacts in Ohio and a push to declare 11 counties as disaster areas.

Columbus Ohio Frank J. Lausche Washington Lewis Strauss Atomic Energy Commission Ezra T. Benson Strauss Pike County AEC Lausche Clarence Gehrig Federal Farm and Home Administration Howaera Foust James Wells Natural Resources Department Ralph Locher

French Parliament Threatens Laniel Over European Army

Paris deputies rebel against the proposed European army amid Bermuda conference prep. The Cabinet approved a confidence vote unless the Socialists back the army in principle with reservations. If defeated, Laniel will present a motion that requires resignation. Debate resumes on the Socialist resolution and 10 other motions.

Paris Joseph Laniel Bermuda Laniel National Assembly

Kidnapers to Get 2 Big Thanksgiving Dinners

Jefferson City Mo The Greenlease kidnap killers Hall and Bonnie Heady will receive two large Thanksgiving meals in their state prison death row cells while awaiting execution on Dec 18. They and another inmate get extra meals due to their identical rations and food schedule. They will be questioned by St Louis Police Chief about $300000 ransom money still missing.

Jefferson City Greenlease Carl Austin Hall Bonnie Brown Heady Bobby Greenlease The Kansas City Star Hall St. Louis Jeremiah O'Connell

Thanksgiving across the war years 1943 to 1945 reel through memory

A New York Times piece reflects on Thanksgiving 1943 and 1944 amid World War II. It recalls battlefield losses in Normandy and China, air raids on Tokyo, and homefront struggles like scarce turkey. It contrasts grim times with gratitude and notes Eisenhower seeking aid in 1945.

York Germany Hitler Japan Tojo Roosevelt America Dwight D. Eisenhower Washington Europe Tokyo

Two Murder Suspects Held For Grand Jury In Butler Court

In Municipal Court two murder suspects were ordered held to the Butler County Grand Jury without bond. Richard Nolan, 22, and Harold Burkhardt, 19, pleaded not guilty to first degree murder and robbery in the slaying of Herschel Sorrell, whose widow sobbed through the hearing. Burkhardt faces an assault with intent to rape charge. bonds set at 5000 on robbery.

Butler County Grand Jury Richard Eugene Nolan Belmont St Youngstown Harold Lloyd Burkhardt Camden Rt. 2 Council Herschel Sorrell Vine Street West Middletown Sorrell Alton Combs Audrey Sorrell Loren Gustin Frank South John Fitzgerald Burkhardt Nolan

Trial opens with charges against Ti mon Ellison

As the hearing opened, Ti mon Ellison the prosecutor read the charges alleging a murder on November 22 in which Herschel Sorrell was killed in the Pere district.

Timon Ellison Herschel Sorrell

Weather drifts through Middletown with cold snap

The report notes light snow flurries and brisk northwesterly winds across much of the nation. Miami Valley forecasters predict cloudy cool conditions tonight and tomorrow with a low near 20 and high around 43. Overnight lows reach 28 to 34 in other areas.

Middletown Rockies Appalachians Gulf Coast Georgia Vandalia Miami Valley Tomore Row Kentucky

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