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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1954
Page
1
President Eisenhower grinned during a New York visit and suggested he might not run again. At a West Point Society luncheon he said he regrets not being free to attend such events and joked he will cheer for another “poor sucker” who is up there.
London AP reports Russia and Eastern European states exploit Western export controls by buying strategic goods such as generators machine tools and petroleum equipment and shipping them to China. Transshipment hubs like Gdynia Poland route items to Peiping via Trans Siberian Railway, undermining UN Korea era bans as tensions ease in Europe.
State police hunted a saboteur who rigged a crude booby trap under a coal train. Fireman Robert Nicholas of Belair, about 52, buried alive after he jumped from the locomotive as three cars toppled. The drag of 30 cars overturned amid ongoing labor strife at Maust Coal and Coke and nearby nonunion mines.
Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson hints at more political speeches after a prior controversy. He plans a Dayton Ohio address on October 29 that could be seen as political while inspecting jet fighters at a Northrop plant. He says defense should stay above politics but will support current administration aims.
Secretary of State Ted W. Brown announced that the November 2 election will use 11,347 polling places across Ohio.
The Queen Elizabeth sailed from Southampton as dockers’ walkout paralyzed Britain’s ports. The Queen Mother Elizabeth sailed for New York, while Elizabeth II redrew her Lancashire visit to avoid the Liverpool docks amid a 18 day stoppage affecting 43,000 workers and 298 ships idle. A government inquiry continues, with troops unlikely before its conclusion.
In a high stakes session at United Nations headquarters Russia pressed to undo two U N rulings on China. The Russians sought a special Assembly vote to overturn a decision accepting Nationalist China's U N credentials and to delay debate on charges against Red China in the disarmament context. Observers note limited Soviet support and possible Indian involvement through V K Krishna Menon as Nehru meets Mao. Canada signals possible fresh disarmament talks as the committee weighs the issues.
President Eisenhower told the nation that the administration has moved far toward blocking Communist aggression and achieving lasting peace yet warned that Russia and Red China remain dangerous. He framed his address as nonpolitical and a response to critics, then met with about 300 New York GOP workers and candidates led by Sen. Irving Ives. A later address at the Waldorf restores the nonpolitical pattern as the Smith Dinner looms.
Admiral Felix Stump disclosed at a Pearl Harbor press conference that Communist warships and submarines had been sighted across the Pacific. He noted the vessels were not hostile, likely identified by U S submarines, and emphasized growing Navy strength with new weapons.
A five day strike by New York metropolitan area truck drivers ended as all core employers agreed to a 25 cent hourly wage hike. Union economist David Kaplan urged cooperation to boost efficiency amid fears of higher trucking costs and plant departures. Two northern New Jersey firms held out over an extra 41 cent hourly gap to NY rates. initial strike involved 24,000 drivers.
Foreign ministers adopting a new name for the enlarged Brussels alliance outline a rearmament plan for West Germany. The seven-nation defense pact includes Britain France Belgium Holland Luxembourg and Italy. Italy notes that the Italian meaning of Brute in Italian is ugly.
Cleveland AP reports the ninth tentative juror was seated as the Sheppard murder trial accelerates. Two housewives joined the panel, including Mrs. Margaret E. Adams, wife of a metal parts firm VP, with five women and four men selected overall. Defense questions on sex and circumstantial evidence continue as the jury pool grows.
A drilling crew conducted oil tests on a one acre tract southeast of San Antonio. The site lay inside a nudist camp with a crowd including police and nude spectators. The owner Herb Lindle brought in a New Orleans girl billed as Evelyn. The tests yielded no formal inquiry.
Edward B. McCall a trusted bank employee of 26 years at Girard Trust and Corn Exchange Bank is charged with approving fake loans totaling about 250000 and diverting 45000 for wine and women. Prosecutors accuse him of fraudulent conversion. insurance covered the loss and he was held on 10000 bail awaiting grand jury action.
Western powers and Bonn Republic reach complete agreement on steps to end occupation and restore sovereignty to West Germany. Delegations led by Adenauer and Dulles sign documents outlining future relations with the West, Allied armed forces, and German rearmament within NATO. Talks also thread a Western European Union framework with Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg Italy and Canada as guarantors. The Saar dispute remains the final hurdle with Mendes France conditioning French approval on Saar by week’s end.
Two young men robbed the Federal Savings and Loan Co. near Roseville, binding a female employee and forcing her into a closet before fleeing. The victim, Margaret Ditter, 33, saw a 187 Plymouth sedan and noted the license as police chased the suspects who switched getaway cars and abandoned an IMT sedan three miles east of the sheriff.
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