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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1957
Page
1
More than 400 Pawtucket teachers and about 10,000 pupils prepare to return to 17 public schools after Superior Court Judge Solis G. Frederick Frost ruled the nine day work stoppage illegal. The injunction ends the strike and supports a plan for raises, while parochial schools remain unaffected.
Sukarno and Hatta discussed a return to office as part of a bid to strengthen central authority amid rebel demands for autonomy. Sources report a special committee urged reinstating Hatta as vice president and naming him head of the National Planning Board as well as deputy in a Sukarno headed cabinet under a guided democracy framework.
Middletown Ohio Bell employees quit at 6 a.m. setting two picket lines at the Bell Building 1501 Central Ave. A CWA spokesman called the action unauthorized and said the walkout aimed to settle the statewide contract dispute with the company. Local calls were unaffected though long distance calls were curtailed as crews operated only on urgent traffic.
Louisville report notes Rear Adm. Daniel V. Gallery brings a U S Navy steel band to the state fair. The group plays on altered steel oil drums and claims a fresh musical sound unseen in a century. Musicians learn to craft their own drums as sun and travel wear them down.
The United Nations General Assembly approved a 60 to 10 vote with 10 abstentions condemning Soviet repressions in Hungary. The resolution backed the U N five member Inquiry Committee and named Prince Wan Waithayakon of Thailand as special representative to aid in the diplomatic effort.
President Eisenhower held a private meeting with Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus to seek a solution to the Little Rock school integration crisis. Atty. Gen. Brownell and other aides attended. Faubus brought Rep. Brooks Hays. A White House statement may follow. no news conference was planned.
Moscow accused the United States of planning intervention in Syria and warned Turkey against joining any action. Premier Bulganin conveyed the message in a letter to Prime Minister Menderes, saying war in the Middle East would harm Turkey and that localized aggression could trigger a world war. The note followed Turkish troop moves near Syria and U S arms shipments alleged by Soviet officials.
John Minnig, 53, was found guilty by a Mountain Grove Missouri jury of indecent exposure after a 10 minute deliberation. He was sentenced by Judge E L Colton to one year in jail and acted as his own attorney during the trial.
Dayton police records section faced a tear gas mishap as Capt. T R Heywood recharged tear gas tubes. He pressed the button releasing gas that sent about 20 workers fleeing to the halls. Inspector Lawrence Taylor questioned Heywood as more gas was released and workers sought air.
Walter Reuther urges government backed public fact finding on auto price cuts for 1958 models. He proposes Ford Chrysler and General Motors trim prices by 100 dollars with UAW reviewing profit effects for future contract talks. Eisenhower administration rejects plan and Reuther seeks reconsideration.
Police cite an FBI informant's claim that dynamite was hidden by segregationist John Kasper and an associate three days before a blast damaged Hattie Cotton School amid a federally mandated integration. Kasper faces riot-incitement charges and possible federal prison. six men detained in connection with the blast.
A wry line states that no matter what you do, someone always knew you would. The remark echoes a theme of inevitability and audience insight in everyday humor.
Mayor Robert F. Wagner endorsed the Board of Education decision to drop The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from approved public school textbook lists. The move drew mixed reactions with SCAD critics calling it ridiculous while civil liberties groups urged reversal. The book remains in circulation for libraries but not as a class textbook.
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