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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1962
Page
1
In Brescia Italy AP report,sexton Enrico Tonati age 50 was hoisted head down by a bell rope while ringing four church bells for the morning service. He lost consciousness after being pulled up 15 feet and volunteers revived him nearly two hours later as bells did not ring at noon.
Walter M. Schirra Jr., America's most traveled space pilot, describes his 9 hour 13 minute Sigma 7 orbit flight as textbook with no fatigue or distress. He suggests moving up the launching date for future U S space ventures and recalls cutting ground control from an emergency footing to conserve power. He notes the flight length surpassed by Soviet cosmonauts’ longer missions but links his three orbit effort to upcoming one day and 18 orbit plans.
In Oxford Mississippi the return of Lemnel Meredith to the University of Mississippi campus signals the start of a tense second week of classes. Federal officials want student aid in easing Meredith’s admission after riots left two dead and hundreds injured. Justice Department discusses strategy with student leaders as federal marshals and Army support monitor campus reaction.
Meredith left the university cafeteria with about 130 supporters and onlookers outside. Federal marshals guard him while two white students greet him near Baxter Hall. Ole Miss, ranked seventh, beat Houston 40 to 7 as the Defense Department shifted security duties and the night’s mood remained tense.
A light column notes that nowadays nearly anyone can grasp a small amount of cash, yet most money buys little value as people cope with limited means and lean spending. It reflects a simple, wry take on everyday economics and behavior.
The Army announced the first withdrawal of regular forces sent to Mississippi and Tennessee amid integration riots at the University of Mississippi. About 5,400 troops at Columbus Mississippi and Memphis Tennessee will return home by air and truck, leaving roughly 14,000 in the Oxford area. The units being moved were not identified.
Crisp autumn weather continues with mild days and cool nights. Five day highs near 72 and lows around 47. Tonight's low mid 50s under partly cloudy skies. Tuesday and Sunday specifics noted with rainfall totaling 1.10 inches from Friday to today and an additional 0.75 inch from Sunday night into this morning.
President Kennedy tours four Midwest states appealing for Democratic gains and schedules new stops through New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Indiana and Kentucky with weekend campaigns aimed at moving the country forward. He argues Republicans block major efforts and cites Minnesota GOP votes on minimum wage higher education and unemployment measures while urging support for continued legislative action.
Havana reports that 1,113 prisoners captured in the April 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion are close to release. A Cuban Families Committee negotiator said all seemed well and a deal may be settled soon. James B. Donovan’s quick Miami trip signaled possible special transport arrangements. Fidel Castro's government sought 42 million dollars for all prisoners. about 60 have been freed. Donovan previously mediated swaps like Powers for Abel.
West Berlin newspapers urged Western action over the latest Communist challenge to freedom of movement in Berlin. They proposed sanctions such as barring Soviets from West Berlin after East German border guards blocked a British ambulance bound for a West Berliner shot near a tunnel entrance on the East side of the wall. The patient’s outcome was unclear. it marked the first Allied vehicle denial by East German guards entering East Berlin.
Private detective William Cooke drove through Wakefield England when a horse vaulted a six foot fence and fell through the roof of his new $2 800 car. The vehicle was destroyed and the horse died. Cooke sustained only a bruised arm. The owner Susan Dixon 18 had owned the horse for just 24 hours prior to the incident.
A light twin engine plane carrying U S Rep Clem Miller vanished after Sunday weather over Crescent City California. Pilot George Head of San Rafael reported instrument landing moments before disappearance during a 240 mile Santa Rosa to Oregon coast flight. Head's 13 year old son Ronald also aboard. Miller, 45, represents California s 1st District and was campaigning for a third term.
The Supreme Court agreed to review whether a Pennsylvania law mandating Bible reading in schools violates the Constitution. It will also consider a Maryland Court of Appeals ruling upholding daily opening Bible readings and the Lord's Prayer. The case follows the Court's previous term ruling against an officially directed prayer in New York schools.
The Supreme Court rejected Mississippi's appeal seeking reversal of orders that led to James Meredith's enrollment at the University of Mississippi under military protection. Meredith, 29, enrolled Oct. 1 after Justice Black had previously enjoined blocks to admission amid riots.
London AP reports the body of Soviet spy Robert Soblen, 62, will be cremated Thursday in Rui slip suburb. Soblen died September 11 after a brain hemorrhage in New York hospital while en route to a prison sentence following his conviction.
Edward L. Schempp of Germantown Philadelphia led a lawsuit against school Bible reading. His children attended Abington Township schools. The court ruled the program an obligatory religious observance in violation of the First Amendment despite prior state policy allowing parental exemptions.
Former President Harry S. Truman left Evansville amid a looming libel and slander suit sparked by remarks about Sen Homer Capehart. Capehart branded the claim a fantastic lie and vowed to sue after the November 6 election, saying Truman accused him of seeking a settlement with John L. Lewis during a postwar coal crisis to save $10,000 a day.
Former Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker, denying guilt in federal charges tied to riot actions at the University of Mississippi, will undergo psychiatric examination in Dallas this week after being released on $50,000 bond. Supporters greeted him on return from Missouri, where he spoke briefly while avoiding questions about the Ole Miss unrest.
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