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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1958
Page
1
Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus says acts of Congress are the laws of the land and Congress has not yet acted on school integration. He spoke during a panel interview on CBS Face the Nation as the nation eyed an escalating integration dispute.
The third hurricane of the season, Ella, with 110 mph winds, moved toward the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and southeastern Cuba. It threatened Hispaniola's south coast with storm tides up to four to six feet and torrential rains affected the two nations.
The Weather Bureau at 5 a.m. EST indicated the storm would pass between Haiti and Jamaica around midday and between Jamaica and Cuba later today. It urged Jamaica and southeastern Cuba residents along the north and east coasts to take precautions against hurricane winds rough seas and flash floods immediately.
Faubus says he has not changed his mind about supporting the Supreme Court ruling on school desegregation made during talks with President Eisenhower at Newport. He remarks that issuing the statement was a negotiating basis with the White House and does not reflect a firm change in view. Rep. Brooks Hays and Sherman Adams pressed for the position.
The Arkansas governor dodges a direct reply on a law becoming universal. He says he would close Central High in Little Rock if the Supreme Court orders integration, calling it necessary for peace and the community. The court set Sept. 11 for action while a special session measures could delay opening. Faubus has not signed the bill, so September 8 remains possible.
Washington AP reports Catholics await word on a successor to the late Cardinal Stritch as archbishop of Chicago. Six months have passed since the pope named a cardinal to a Rome post he did not fulfill before Stritch died on May 27. No timetable is set for filling the Chicago vacancy. announcements typically align with diocesan newspaper publication days. The NCWC and apostolic delegation declined comment on possible candidates for the two million communicants in Chicago.
Don Terry Jr. a Dallas boy age 11 cannot return to school Tuesday after a lion bite incident in San Antonio. The pet lion belonging to an uncle caused a minor injury but a doctor said he would miss another week before returning to school.
A surge of race violence hits London’s Notting Hill and Nottingham’s colored quarter. More than 500 Londoners clashed with knives and bottles, 24 arrests made, 3 injured, police deployed with dogs and 30 squad cars. West Indian migrants and unemployed whites blamed for rising tensions.
Labor Day remarks urge action to oust hoodlums and racketeering from unions. President Eisenhower invites Congress to curb abuse, while Meany cites school segregation as a barrier to progress and calls for a federal school construction program.
Detroit Labor Day brings peace as wildcat strikes wind down. Ford in Cleveland and GM plants in Flint settled over the weekend, with about 6,000 workers set to return. Three Detroit Chrysler strikes affecting 2,780 workers may end today, allowing negotiations to resume.
ABANDA Ala AP a youth shot while trying to aid his family in a farm accident. Gordon Crenshaw of Wadley who would have turned 14 hours later after being born died protecting his mother and siblings in a tragic incident.
A fragment mentions a person being shot five times in the stomach, but no further context, names, or dates are provided.
Strickland told sheriff he forced the Crenshaw car to stop on a dirt road and pulled Miss from the car after she refused to join him. He knocked the girl her mother and one of the brothers to the ground in the ensuing struggle. Both women were in critical condition.
A gun wielding robber is reported in the Philadelphia area. Police urge caution and tips from the public as investigators pursue leads. No injuries reported at this time.
AP dispatch from Hong Kong says Peiping radio reports Red China pilots have downed or damaged three U.S. made Nationalist war planes over the past year.
The Labor Day holiday saw a rapid rise in motor vehicle deaths, with traffic deaths averaging about 10 per hour from 3 p.m. yesterday to 1 a.m. today. The National Safety Council expressed concern as actual tolls climbed past early estimates for the 78-hour period ending midnight tonight.
In Clay County Kentucky Aunt Josie Sizemore, age 112, rests in bed as gubernatorial candidates Piear Mobley Louis Nunn and Hubert Carpenter visit her at Asher's Fork. She recalls delivering many Kentucky families as a midwife and notes a heavy birthday cake could not be carried over streams and bridges to her cabin. She offers old age tips to guests.
A brief item notes toll costs during the Labor Day weekend in 1951, indicating travel and road charges of that era.
By midnight Sunday, 28 accidental deaths had occurred in Ohio during the Labor Day holiday period. Of these, 19 were on highways.
A three day holiday period elevated highway fatalities with 370 and 371 deaths reported on two days amid travel. The Associated Press counted 200 fatalities for a similar nonholiday weekend. Drownings and miscellaneous accidents including fires and plane crashes added to the toll as one major crash occurred south of a location yesterday.
The forecast calls for a high near 73 this day and a low around BS degrees tonight. Tuesday is expected to be fair and warmer with a high near 79.
Reports say Communist shelling of Quemoy and Matsu Offshore Islands eased after a prior surge as Washington and Moscow issued warnings. Eisenhower and Dulles urged limited U S naval air defense tied to Formosa, while Pravda warned any U S intervention would worsen the Far East crisis.
A guide to accepting surprise as a natural part of life, suggesting wit and humor help navigate unforeseen events. The idea frames the unpredictable as a familiar pattern, encouraging calm, witty responses and adaptability.
Five men aboard the cabin cruiser Golden Eye faced a brutal storm as Hurricane Daisy battered waves up to 25 feet off Ambrose Light New Jersey. The crew, two Navy sailors and three Bermuda natives, rode out the night taking on water after engine and steering failure. The Swedish tanker Thorden spotted the vessel, and the Coast Guard cutter Campbell later intercepted it on the way to Bermuda from New York.
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