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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1957
Page
1
A British capital struggle over autos parked before public drinking troughs prompts ongoing complaints to the Metropolitan Drinking Fountain and Trough Assn. which oversees 150 troughs citywide. An AP Wirephoto captures the scene.
King Mohammed V of Morocco, returning from Washington, discusses the Ifni revolt with aides in Williamsburg as Spanish forces push into Ifni and Spanish Sahara. Morocco accuses Spain of attacks, while Madrid reports casualties and seeks US intervention to curb the fighting.
A humorous quip about chasing women is presented as a light joke. The line suggests playful mischief without violent intent and reflects the era's casual humor. No individuals or organizations are named.
In Brooklyn four thieves raided the Meridan Knitting Mills stealing goods worth 2500 dollars. A sleeping drunk and a spooning couple awakened by detectives forced the surrender of Ernest Rodriguez Domingo Riviera Serafin Quintana and Jesus Rodriguez who were charged with burglary and possessing burglar tools.
An Akron patrolman Ralph Eulitt shot and killed Alvin V. Shaffer 25 after Shaffer allegedly attacked him on South Main Street. Shaffer had been arrested a day earlier for speeding driving a red light and loud muffler and faced charges of resisting arrest and destruction of property.
A low pressure system from the West brings a drop in temperatures with highs around 45 today and below freezing tonight. Expect rain by morning as the air turns cold, with Saturday and Sunday stayling under 40 degrees and possible rain or snow. Middletown recorded 56 degrees Thursday at 3 pm and a low of 37 at 7:30 am, with .59 inches of rainfall yesterday and last night.
Sen. Kefauver reports three days of hearings on the U.S. missiles program show shocking evidence of American lag behind Russia in scientific military fields. He urges more funding for missiles satellites and education while noting some steps already taken by McElroy to accelerate work.
President Eisenhower drives 80 miles from the White House to his Gettysburg area farm for an extended convalescence after a mild stroke. Doctors say recovery is excellent and a cabinet briefing and congressional talks will occur next week. stay at the farm remains under consideration.
The White House may decide soon if Vice President Nixon will stand in for ailing President Eisenhower at the NATO summit in Paris opening December 16. The NATO Council said it expects Nixon to attend and lead the American delegation, though the final decision has not been made.
Orphan sees new home as Nixon could gain greater international prominence if Eisenhower’s absence continues. Nixon has spent time at the White House since Eisenhower’s stroke and says he does not assume presidential duties. He stood in for Eisenhower at King Mohammed V’s airport farewell and discussed NATO delegation plans.
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, 81, was confined to bed in Bonn with what his press chief Felix von Eckhardt called a heavy head cold. No other details were released.
Eighty seven Korean orphans arrived in the United States from the Harry Holt Orphanage in Korea. Holt, a Creswell, Oregon farmer, has placed 575 mixed-blood children in U S homes and adopted eight himself. Four tubercular children were admitted under immigration service authorization and will be treated by Public Health Service. Four children will stay in Oregon. others are bound for homes nationwide.
Arab diplomats urged the United Nations General Assembly to press France and Algerian nationalists toward negotiations to end the three year conflict in Algeria. Tunisian and Moroccan leaders signaled willingness to help mediate a settlement based on Algerian sovereignty with safeguards for French interests.
Etna in Sicily erupts again near Catania with explosions about every ten minutes. Scientists at Zafferana report lava advancing roughly 1000 feet down the northeast flank while ashes fall into the crater and officials say there is no immediate danger.
Mr and Mrs Norman Dixon tell a court a ghost haunted their council home causing family disruption. They faced neglect charges after refusing rent and leaving three young children in the rain. The judge placed them on 12 months probation with the children at a city center.
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