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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1955

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Dock Strike Off Ends Longshoremen Tie Up

New York longshoremen canceled a protest strike that halted East and Gulf Coast cargo for eight days. A citizen’s committee plan was approved to air grievances, ending a multimillion dollar disruption tied to the Waterfront Commission conflict and ILA leadership.

NEW York International Longshoremens Assn Waterfront Commission Bistate Washington ILA Citizens Committee Hfte.com James Murray Jr New Jersey William V. Bradley New York Harbor State of AFL Commission

Murphy to visit Tito for Yugoslavia talks

Deputy Undersecretary Robert Murphy, a leading State Department troubleshooter, will fly to Belgrade within two weeks to meet Marshal Tito and other Yugoslav officials. He will review Yugoslavia's problems with U.S. economic aid and discuss East West relations amid Yugoslav moves to improve ties with Russia.

Washington Robert Murphy State Department Belgrade Marshal Tito Murphy Yugoslavia United States Russia

Oxford Woman 72 Killed In Michigan Crash

Mrs Edith Abbott 72 of Oxford Ohio died in a two vehicle crash in Michigan. Donald Watkins 24 of Toledo Ohio also perished in the collision near Balloon Lake when a station wagon struck a milk truck at an intersection.

Oxford Detroit Edith Abott Ohio Andonald Watkins Toledo Michim Abbott Alloon Lake

WEC Strike Talks Reach Accord Amid Ongoing Picketing

A tentative three day plan to end the CIO IUE strike at Westinghouse was hammered out by union leaders and company officials. Ratification by IWE Westinghouse Conference Board and Local 601 is required. Leaders Carey and Blasier met with Federal Mediator Murray as peaceful picketing continued at 27 plants.

Pittsburgh CIO International Union of Electrical Workers Westinghouse Electric Corp IWE Westinghouse Conference Board Conference James B. Carey Robert D. Blasier Westinghouse John R. Murray

Weather Outlook Warmer With Showers Through Thursday

The forecast calls for partly cloudy and warmer conditions today with scattered thunder showers tonight. Thursday will be partly cloudy, warmer, and show ers likely but ending before noon. Unofficial high Tuesday reached 85 degrees at 5 15 p m and a low of 60 at 2 a m.

Weather Bureau

Turncoat GI Richard Tenneson Says He Will Return Home

Mrs Portia Howe of Alden Minnesota reports a letter from her son Private Richard Tenneson saying he will come back to the United States from Red China while noting the Army may keep him from reaching home. He was among Americans who refused repatriation at the end of the Korean War and his letter cites “no matter what I say I’ll get put away.”

Alden, Minn Richard Tenneson Red China Portia Howe States Army Red Cross General Society China Red Cross India Tenneson Claude Batchelor Edward Dickerson Howe U.S. Army Minnesota Eben Jan 38Th Parallel Korea

Ohio woman dies after 24 floor plunge at Biltmore New York

Miss Mary H. Merkle 27 of Cleveland Ohio fell 24 floors into the Palm Court lounge at the Biltmore Hotel wounding 150 others. She had checked in Monday and was under medical treatment when she died at a city hospital. A bystander Daymond W Copeland 55 of Afton New York suffered multiple injuries and shock.

New York Biltmore Hotel Fashionable Palm Court Mary H. Merkle Cleveland Ohio E. B. Merkle Daymond W Copeland Afton N.Y Copeland

Bomb Damages Apartments Near Shaker Square in Cleveland

A midnight blast at a luxury apartment building near Shaker Square in Cleveland damaged doors and several suites. No injuries reported. Victims include Robert B. Grandin a bank official and others connected to local businesses. Police seek links to a prior bombing at a house Grandin sold to a Negro church.

Cleveland Shaker Square Robert B. Grandin A. Hates Clark E. H. Kreuger D. N. Snetsinger Grandin Western Reserve University

Staley Sold To Yankees

Gerry Staley, veteran right handed pitcher, was sold to the New York Yankees by the Cincinnati baseball club. He will report immediately. Staley has a 5–8 record this season and was acquired by the Redlegs last December from St Louis in a trade. He formerly starred for the Cardinals but has had two unimpressive seasons.

Cincinnati Gerry Staley New York Yankees Cincinnati Baseball Club Staley St. Louis Cardinals The Redlegs St. Louis

Adenauer Wins German Soviet Pact On POW Release

United States officials view Konrad Adenauer's Moscow talks as securing the opening of diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union in exchange for the promised release of thousands of German war prisoners held in Russia. Washington officials expect future German unification talks to proceed at Geneva.

Washington United States Konrad Adenauer Nikolai Bulganin Bonn Moscow Russia Soviet Union Dulles Geneva Adenauer West Germany NATO U. S State Department Bulganin Khrushchev Communist Party Germany Bonn-Cologne Christian Democraticunion London Foreign Office Jin V. M. Molotov Iron Curtain Molotov New York Free Europe Committee, Inc

Ohio Solons Get Zero From ADA

ADA ratings peg six Ohio Republicans with zero scores for key votes. Bricker and Reps. McGregor, McCulloch, Clevenger, Betts and Henderson all listed with zero. Other Ohio GOP scores range from 10 to 55.6 percent. Feighan and Vanik among Democrats at 100 percent.

Washington Democratic Action Ohio Congress ADA John W. Bricker J. Harry McGregor William McCulloch Cliff Clevenger Jackson Betts John Henderson Brickers George Bender Akron William H. Ayres Hal Holmes Michael Feighan Charles Vanik Hawaii Alaska Senate Bricker Bender House William Minshall Frances Bolton McGregor Gordon Scherer William Hess Paul Schenck McCulloch Clevenger Clarence Brown Betts

Driver fails test after minor collision in Palatka

James R. Clark, after a driving test in Palatka with examiner Earl Gore as a passenger, pulled into a lot and struck Gore's car. State Trooper Q A Fillingim said Clark did not pass the license test.

Palatka, Fla. 2 Earl Gore James R. Clark Gore Clark Q. A. Fillingim

Martial law extended in Turkey's two largest cities

Martial law in Istanbul Ankara and Izmir has been extended six months after wild anti Greek riots. Parliament voted overwhelmingly to extend the measure in the three cities.

Ankara Turkey Istanbul Izmir

Man Charged With Nonsupport Corrects Wrong Defendant

In New Orleans Municipal Court Judge Edwin Babylon questions a man about failing to support a woman and children for a year. The defendant admits the charges, saying he has never seen them before. A docket check reveals the wrong man was on trial.

New Orleans Edwin Babylon

Los Angeles Faces Severe Smog Attack Report

LA residents cope with a record smog spell as a 1,000-foot inversion traps pollutants. The first alert bans burning and urges reduced driving while ozone peaks reach historic levels in Vernon and downtown, with officials ready to trigger a second alert and possible refinery or facility shutdown.

Los Angeles Air Pollution Control District Weather Bureau Vernon Smith Griswold APCD

Inside SE Classified Adts and Notable Notices

Readable text notes 3 death notices and funerals plus sports and society items. OCR fragment mentions Valley News and Woman's Page with limited legible headings and live briefs.

OCR Auensececeses Seickhaee Valley News

Marine Cook Rolls In $64 000 The 64 000 Question Winner

Marine Corps officer Richard McCutchen won the $64,000 prize on The 64 000 Question with a menu description of Buckingham Palace dishes for a 1939 dinner. He plans to bank the winnings and stay in the Marines. The Ohio resident is an ROTC instructor at Ohio State University after service in World War II, Korea, Japan, and Europe.

New York Marine Corps Ipt Richard McCutchen Leatherneck CBS Metchen McCutchen Buckingham Palace Hal March John C. McCutchen Myrtle Power Buford Roslyn Heights Long Island Power Babe Ruth Lou Gehrig Jimmy Foxx al Simmons Joe Cronin Carl Hubbell Chateau Yquem Madeira Bordeaux Sauterne Madeira Islands Worthington Ohio Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps Ohio State University Columbus Korea Japan Europe

West German Leader Sees Hope After Moscow Talks

Chancellor Adenauer returns to Bonn from Moscow praising Soviet promises to release German prisoners and suggesting future talks on German unity. He notes no breakthrough on reunification while promising to maintain NATO and Western ties.

No Longer Threat Hilda Loses Punch Over Cuban Mountains

Hurricane Hilda weakened over eastern Cuba with winds near 75 mph and heavy rains in Santiago. Forecasters said the storm likely will lose strength but could regain power in open water near Cuba’s south coast, while Guan­tanamo Bay reported brief electrical outages.

Miami Filia Hilda Cuba Florida Miami Santiago U.S Guantanamo Bay Utes

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