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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1959

Page

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Dentist Drills For Fun Finds Rich Gold Strike

Dr. Eugene Woods a Fresno dentist and Thomas D. Young have 800 acres near Coarsegold. Ore samples assay $3600 a ton with junk dirt at $321 a ton. They leased the land and seek sale to Homestake Mining Co. for $275,000 plus 10 percent of earnings. Mining engineer Lee Burns surveys the claim.

Fresno Calif California Mother Lode Eugene Woods Alex Viau Twining Laboratories Woods Coarsegold Thomas D. Young Wichita Kan Young Homestake Mining Co Lee Burns

Fact Finders Study Task Faces Steel Strike Pause

A presidentially named three man fact finding panel will set hearings to seek an 80 day pause in the steel strike. David J. McDonald and unions oppose injunctions while Eisenhower presses Taft-Hartley measures. The panel may begin hearings Monday afternoon with reports due next Friday.

Washington Eisenhower George W. Taylor Taylor University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia

UAW urges public fact finding over Taft Hartley act in steel strike

Atlantic City AP United Auto Workers delegates urge President Eisenhower to form an impartial public fact finding board instead of invoking Taft Hartley to end the steel strike. Reuther leads bid as the union expands strike funds and votes on a dues increase to 5.50 monthly to boost the fund.

Eisenhower United Steelworkers of America Congress David J. McDonald Steelworkers Union McDonald Pittsburgh Walter P. Reuther United Automobile Workers Union Atlantic City N.J Fact Finding Board N. J United Auto Workers Union Convention UAW United States Reuther

U S Captain Maher Found Murdered Near Grafenwoehr

U S Army Captain John P. Maher was found dead Friday near the Grafenwoehr training area entrance in Regensburg Germany police said. His skull was smashed with a blunt instrument a brutal murder in isolated grounds.

Regensburg Germany John P. Maher Grafenwoehr Here

Four Quads Born To Mother Of Eights In Baltimore

Lor raine Graves of Annapolis gave birth to quadruplets at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Dr Frank Leak delivered three girls and a boy, with birth weights from 3 pounds 8 ounces to 4 pounds 8 ounces. Graves, 40, already has eight children and lives with her mother Temperance Simms. husband George Graves was not present.

Baltimore, MD Johns Hopkins Hospital Lorraine Graves Annapolis Frank Leak Curt P. Richter Johns Hopkins University

Flinging Monkey Loose At Boston Logan Airport

A monkey found in the nose of a Los Angeles bound DC-6 air freighter fled into a hangar at Logan International Airport. It dropped occasional egg shots on workers and refused to leave despite lures of bananas and other bait. Hunters abandoned the chase and set a cage inside the hangar hoping for a capture.

Boston Logan International Airport Los Angeles

Emotions Said to Trigger Fatal Ills and Deaths

A panel from Kaiser Foundation hospitals cites research linking extreme emotions to illness and death. Army psychiatrist Dr. David M. Rioch notes soldiers drowning after minor wounds at Omaha Beach, while Dr. Maurice S. Goldstein and Dr. Edward A. Weinstein warn attitude toward death predicts outcomes. experiments with rats show emotional overload in emergencies.

San Francisco David M. Rioch Walter Reed Army Hospital U. S Omaha Beach Normandy Maurice S. Goldstein Edward A. Weinstein Virgin Islands Weinstein Kaiser Foundation Rioch

Cycle Car Crash Here Kills Girl

A motorcycle ride around Middletown ended in tragedy when 12 year old Kathleen Hine was fatally injured along Yankee Road and Michigan Avenue. Rider James Robert Hall 48 suffered injuries and Sue Wenzel 11 had abrasions. the death brings the 1959 Butler County traffic toll to four. The victim's mother works for Yellow Cab Co and the body is at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.

Susan Schwab Fairfax County Federal Aviation Agency MAA Schwab Susan Middletown Yankee Road Michigan Avenue Middletown Hospital Kathleen Hine Ruth Houck Fairmount Ave UIL Butler County The Yellow Cab Co McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home

Driver charged in deadly motorcycle crash near Yankee Road

Police say 39 year old David Sam Rogers driving a 1954 car south on Yankee crossed onto Michigan Avenue and left in front of a northbound motorcycle driven by Hall striking the bike. The girl died instantly from chest and internal injuries with a broken neck and other severe wounds. Rogers tested .25 on the alcoholometer and was held for questioning.

David Sam Rogers Baltimore St Hall Yankee Road Rogers Yankee Michigan Avenue Garret Boone Butler County Alcometer

Typhoon Vera death toll tops four thousand in Japan

Tokyo AP reports two new storms Babs and Charlotte fuel ongoing disruption as Vera's toll reaches 4,341 dead 753 missing and 17,693 injured with 1,548,794 rendered homeless. Babs moves northeast east of Formosa at 63 mph while Charlotte lies west of Guam with 40 mph winds.

Tokyo Charlotte Pacific Japan Formosa Guam

Cincinnati Printers Vote on Strike Amid Pay Debate

Union printers in Cincinnati’s daily Enquirer and Post-Times Star vote on Sunday on a possible strike. Local 3 represents 537 workers. contract expired April 15, with pay and holidays as main issues. Journeymen earned about 118.50 to 123.50 for a 42 hour week and three holidays.

Cincinnati International Typographical Union Cincinnati Enquirer Post- Times Star

Bellhop Captured After Slayings Confession In Jerseyville

James Palmer a 21 year old bellhop admitted to the holdup slayings of Hazel Riley and Thomas L Nelson after a Saturday capture in Jerseyville Illinois. Palmer had eluded a 100 man posse for a day and faces murder charges and robbery counts. Louis Gorman helped subdue him at Gorman Bros Construction Materials Co. office and secured about $1 000 in the raid.

Milwaukee Wis Rosalia Micale Francisco Micale Charles Nowakowsi Francisca Guida Police Headquarters Capt. Nowakowski Muicale Jerseyville Palmer Hazel Riley Wood River Ill Missouri Thomas L. Nelson Nelson St. Louis County St. Louis Vasel Riley Gorman Bros. Construction Materials Co Louis Gorman Gorman Ernest Pohlman Pohlman

Gunman Trussed by Desperate Survivors After Attack

When a gunman opened fire, Gorman restrained three companions on the floor and then leaped at Palmer shouting a rush to capture the shooter. The assailant was quickly overpowered and addressed the group politely as "Sir" after surrendering.

Gorman Palmer

Toothpaste Eruption Sparks Public Chuckle

A lighthearted incident unfolds as a tube of toothpaste bursts unexpectedly, delivering a spontaneous spectacle that delights onlookers and provides a playful moment for readers.

Women Seized In Dognaping Case in New York

Four Long Island women face arraignment on burglary charges after 10 toy poodles valued at $25 000 were allegedly taken from Massapequa exhibitor Mrs Leicester Harrison on Sept 15. They allegedly held the dogs for a 5000 dollar ransom and posted 1000 dollar bail each. Police say the suspects admitted the theft and a voice match linked to Belle Di Joseph was noted.

Mineola N.Y Long Island Leicester Harrison Massapequa Harrison Belle di Joseph Miss di Joseph Virginia Kalkof Lillian Lyons Marcia Esterbrook Stuyvesant Pinnell Leicester

Littl Boy Drowns in Backyard Pool Accident

A 16 month old toddler Charles Lee drowned after falling into a backyard pool at his home in Little Hocking 20 miles west of Marietta. The incident occurred Saturday and was reported from Marietta Ohio.

Marietta, Ohio Little Hocking Marietta Charles Lee

Lockup doors fail at new Clinton County Jail

A lock specialist freed seven inmates trapped in their cells for over 24 hours after the automatic system broke down at the one month old Clinton County Jail in Plattsburgh New York. The two hour search exposed the fault while prisoners said they enjoyed a day off but missed exercise.

Plattsburgh N.Y Clinton County

Khrushchev Returns from Historic Soviet Tour

Premier Nikita Khrushchev arrives at Moscow after a cross country trip to Red China and thirteen cities including Vladivostok Krasnoyarsk Irkutsk Bratsk and Novosibirsk He says peace with Eisenhower is possible and promises gradual standards of living rise while delaying immediate price cuts or auto-industry shifts.

Moscow Nikita Khrushchev Red China Soviet Union Khrushchev Vnukovo Liu Hsiao Red

UN to Keep Pair in Laos After Mission Leaves

The U N fact finding mission will leave a four nation subcommittee behind in Laos to monitor developments after departing Tuesday to prepare its Security Council report. Mario Oaki and Vincenzo Piccione are expected to remain, with Lao authorities seeking a permanent observer presence. No major battles reported since September 15, though Pathet Lao propaganda increased.

Vientiane Laos U.N Security Council New York Mario Oaki Vincenzo Piccione Permaent U.N Commu Jnist Pathet Lao

Busy Intersection Shows Traffic Plethora At Central Avenue Sutphin Street

A look inside a crowded urban junction reveals heavy congestion at Central Avenue and Sutphin Street. The paper notes related features on Page 41 including a beauty parlor at Middletown Hospital and a nostalgic recollection by a retired post office worker.

Central Avenue Sutphin Street Middletown Hospital Post Office

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