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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1959
Page
1
In Sam Neua Laos Brig Gen Omkha Soukhavong arms civilians and calls for reinforcements as Communists mass in nearby mountains. He predicts a Red assault within 10 days and vows defense, with 2,500 townspeople remaining calm while submachineguns reach government workers and teachers.
Indian Prime Minister Nehru told Parliament a new note from Red China accuses India of aggression on the Tibetan border. He said a fairly long Chinese note arrived from Peiping and that India has charged the Chinese with border attacks and occupation. A white paper on the border tension will publish correspondence.
Calcutta and the Howrah industrial suburb quieted after a day of violence that killed 15 people. Troops stood by as police clashed with hooligans during the morning, with the unrest arising from Communist led demonstrations over the Bengal government's food supply handling.
Relations between India and Red China worsen after Tibet uprising. India sheltering Dalai Lama contrasts with Peiping rebuffing talks. Nehru favors negotiation over war to settle border differences.
London and Laos request UN military aid to repel attacks. Britain supports UN action if aggression is proven, with Security Council first considering the appeal. If Russia vetoes, the issue likely goes to the General Assembly.
Patrols probed government lines 12 to 18 miles from the town of Sam Neua. A Red patrol attacked a royal paratroop unit at Muong Pane about six miles north of Sam Neua. No further clash details were released.
Amkha estimates total Communist strength at 4500 with only one battalion in Sam Neua. Laos battalions range 400 to 800 men. He says six more battalions are elsewhere in the province but inaccessible. He appeals for helicopters and planes to move troops and evacuate wounded. The defense line is 12 miles out with paratroopers at forward posts. Fighting is mostly skirmish, about 60 dead or missing. 200 prisoners claimed. Rebels advanced 40 miles from the North Vietnamese border through the Nam Ma River valley.
The Interstate Commerce Commission linked a 98-degree day to a freight wreck near Meldrim Georgia on June 28 last year, spilling cars into a recreation area and killing 23 people. In Washington the House Appropriations Committee approved a trimmed public works bill containing 67 projects opposed by President Eisenhower. At Edwards AFB California an X-15 rocket ship failed its power flight due to technical problems, its pilot Scott Crossfield jettisoning fuel before the craft and B52 returned to land.
State troopers raided a summer cottage in northern Michigan and seized armed man Alvin Knight in the disappearance of state trooper Albert Souden from the Brighton post. Souden vanished after questioning Knight about a nearby tool plant break-in. his service pistol was found, neighbors reported seeing a trooper tail Knight.
The Cadillac registered to Carl Woolmer of Detroit, Knight's stepfather, was found in the cottage driveway where Knight was captured. Police say it matches a car seen near the tool plant during the break in. Souden's car remains missing. The trooper, on force since 1954, was described by post officials as a conscientious officer.
The forecast predicts sunny skies through Sunday with a slim chance of rain Monday. Highs reach the mid to upper 80s, overnight lows around 61. Middletown records a high of 83 yesterday and a morning low of 53, the coldest since August 1.
Cincinnati AP report quotes Dr. Albert Ellis arguing guilt from sin drives mental illness and that dissociating blame from discipline aids behavior. He proposes judging wrongdoing as something not to be done again, not labeling the person as sinner, with some panel members opposing the no blame stance.
President Eisenhower concludes a Western Europe tour with de Gaulle, praising progress on Berlin and NATO while signaling cautious optimism for a Khrushchev summit. Adenauer edges toward flexibility, Macmillan blocks a quick summit, and the public shows strong support for the president across West Germany Britain and France.
Seattle police pursue questions after 62 year old widow Mrs Peral Kongsle was killed by a make shift bomb. Her sister found dynamite on the Alderwood Manor yard. three youths seen fleeing the area and a prowler report heighten the investigation into possible links with earlier family deaths at Ft Lewis and unresolved botulism theories.
Investigators sought to determine if widespread incidents were connected. Detective Sgt. Austin Seth said a search was underway for a former acquaintance of the deceased woman. He indicated the killing could be revenge but offered no details on the motive.
Two women visitors stayed at the Kongsle home the night a sack on the front lawn drew Mrs Kongsle’s gaze. She lifted and inspected the sack for minutes before it exploded in her face, killing her. Police investigated the violent incident as a fatal blast visiting the neighborhood.
President Eisenhower arrived in Scotland for a brief rest at Culzean Castle after a nine day Western Europe mission. He played the 6690 yard Ailsa course near the castle with son Major John Eisenhower and John Hay Whitney. He returns to Washington after Labor Day weekend, following talks with Charles de Gaulle in France and Bonn.
President Eisenhower arrives at Prestwick 300-strong crowd greets him as he tours the Firth of Clyde. He thanks France after bidding farewell to De Gaulle at Rambouillet Chateau and departs Le Bourget after a brief, cordial airport speech.
France bids farewell to President Eisenhower as he stands in the jet doorway giving his trademark salute. A light rain falls as the Air Force 707 taxis away. Premier Debre responds to Eisenhower's speech calling the trip the first U.S. state visit since Wilson, asserting strong France U.S. cooperation for the Atlantic Alliance and world peace.
U S Secretary of State Christian Herter remains in France for diplomatic meetings with French and NATO officials. He will report to the 15 nation North Atlantic Council today on planned exchanges of visits between President Eisenhower and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. Rain fell overnight but ended by morning as the President continued his schedule.
In Greensboro North Carolina AP Judge Susie Sharp halted civil case when juror George W. Hardy slept through duty. He blamed rising living costs and $6 daily juror pay, working nights for a bakery and missing wake times. He was excused and told to return to bed.
Williams is described as too old and feeble to comment on a report challenging his claim of being the last Civil War veteran. A Scripps-Howard writer said records suggest he was too young and that Hood's Texas Brigade was disbanded before his enlistment. Williams' daughter recalls his illness and memory haze, while census and archives place him at 103, not 116.
In Montreal, a $50,000 batch of Salk polio vaccine stolen by four masked men from the University of Montreal laboratory has been recovered. Police traced a tip to an empty East Montreal apartment where 10,000 vials were found stored in a refrigerator and boxes, untestable for weeks. The men overpowered a night watchman and fled after the raid, which followed a tip from a nearby resident.
Comic caption notes the aging milestone with a wry take on habits and caution as the body slows, delivering a light humorous observation about midlife routines. The caption reads with playful tone and a gentle poke at personal restraint.
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