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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 16, 1960

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Hurricane Turns Into Rain Storm

Hurricane Ethel, once a full hurricane, weakened to a rain storm as it moved north from the Mississippi coast. Up to 10 inches of rain forecast with possible floods in eastern Mississippi and western Alabama, winds easing from 75 to under 80 mph. Evacuations neared 65,000 with shelters housing over 48,000. three coastal cities were hardest hit and tides rose briefly up to five to eight feet.

Biloxi Miss Ethel Mississippi Gulf Mississippi Alabama New Orleans Gulf Yucatan Peninsula Donna Gulfport Pascagoula Weather Bureau Mobile

Eye Skull For Clues In Coors Death Case

The bleached skull of Adolph Coors III was found in a mountain clearing at Castle Rock Colorado, amid clothing and bones discovered last weekend. Coroner C Douglas Andrews and Dist Atty Leo Rector described possible animal damage and confirmed the skull matches Coors by dental charts as investigators pursue how the 44 year old heir met his death after vanishing on February 9 en route from his foothills home to the brewery.

Castle Rock Colo Adolph Coors III C. Douglas Andrews Coors Andrews Dist. Atty Leo W. Rector Colorado Springs Foothills Denver Adolph Coors Co Golden

Secretary at embassy is grabbed in Cuba clash

Fidel Castro's secret police held Marjorie Lennox a 26 year old San Francisco confidential secretary in the embassy's economic section. The seizure occurred as protests by the American ambassador were brushed off. The incident underscores the deteriorating U S Cuban relations and the tense atmosphere in Havana.

Havana Fidel Castro U.S Marjorie Lennox San Francisco

Ambassador Bonsal protests Cuban arrest of Lennox

U S Ambassador Philip Bonsal called her arrest completely illegal and pressed Cuba for charges. Cuban authorities refused to say what charges, if any, were filed. Bonsal delivered a sharp oral protest at the Foreign Ministry after earlier written protests were ignored. The first embassy official seeking to see Mrs Lennox at D I I ER headquarters was held for four hours and then sent away.

U. S Philip Bonsal Foreign Ministry Lennox Dier

Lennox Held After Raid by Castro Security Agents

Embassy officials later tried to reach Mrs Lennox Thursday night but were rebuffed. Armed agents raided her apartment at 1 30 Thursday morning and held her for 10 hours as they questioned her and searched the premises before taking her to DIER headquarters.

Lennox Castro Mrs. Lennox Dier Headquarters

Diplomatic employee arrested after no‑show at work

Mrs Lennox, divorced, who has worked in Cuba since last November, failed to appear for work prompting U S officials to inspect her apartment building. Her passport lacks immunity but jailing a diplomatic employee without embassy referral was deemed a breach. An embassy spokesman suggested arrest could be retaliation for the ouster of a Cuban consular official in San Juan Puerto Rico.

U.S Lennox Cuba San Juan Puerto Rico

San Francisco Father Says Daughter Arrest Not Harmful

Mrs Lennox's father Fred Avu gusting told reporters in San Francisco the State Department notified him that his daughter's arrest is a serious incident but unlikely to cause her harm.

Lennox Fred Avu San Francisco State Department

Chuckle at homecoming remark from executive’s wife

A lighthearted quip is shared about the executive’s office day. The wife comments that the look on his face suggests a very tough day for the staff, delivering a playful jab on workplace strain.

Catfish Dies After Beer-Driven Hunger Strikes at Zoo

Flathead, a 57 to 44 pound catfish in a 1,700 gallon tank at a Memphis zoo, died after a second hunger strike. Previously, beer fed the fish into a six month appetite, then he stopped eating three weeks ago. Zoo officials seek a less choosy replacement.

Memphis Tenn Flathead Zoo

Irish Troops Face Witch Doctor in Manono Clash

Irish U N troops clash with Baluba tribesmen in Manono Congo as a witch doctor purportedly grants immunity to bullets. Two African policemen die, 140 Congolese and 22 Belgians are evacuated, while U N protection holds and Katanga reports cease fire violations amid ongoing fighting in the mining town.

Manono The Congo U.N

Cuban Plane Seized by U S Court Writ

Deputy sheriffs seized a $3 million Cubana Airlines plane under a State Supreme Court writ to satisfy a $237,801 claim by Harris & Co. The Bristol Britannia four engine plane arrived from Cuba and was placed under police guard as deputies seized cash and other airline property.

New York Cubana Airlines Fidel Castro State Supreme Court Henry Epstein Harris & Co Miami Cubana Castro Cuba

House probers warned codes harder to crack

AP reporting on congressional investigators noting the defection of two U S code specialists to the Soviet Union could hinder U S ability to break Soviet codes. Ex-NSA workers Bernon F. Mitchell and William H. Martin possess knowledge of U S code cracking methods and may guide the Soviets. Defense Dept counsel J Vincent Burke testified they can cause no damage to American communications security.

Washington U.S Soviet Union House National Security Agency Bernon F. Mitchell William H. Martin J. Vincent Burke Defense Department Mitchell Martin

Burke to testify on Mitchell Martin defections in hearings

Burke testified Thursday before a House Armed Services subcommittee and arranged to deliver the same statement today to the House Committee on Un American Activities. The closed hearings focus on the defections but will cover other matters as well.

Burke House Armed Services House Committee On UN Mitchell- Martin

Officials discuss USSR codebreakers role in NSA cases

Killday quoted witnesses Burke and others Thursday saying Martin and Mitchell could advise the Soviet Union on U.S. code progress. Burke stated no evidence they were part of an espionage ring and noted possible but unproven copies of secret NSA documents.

Killday Burke Martin Mitchell Soviet Union U.S Kilday NSA

Congo Crisis Deepens as Lumumba Aide Arrests Reported

Late news from New York reports former Gov. Hariman stating Russians seek Congo control. In Leopoldville Col. Mobutu’s troops arrest Patrice Lumumba’s personal staff with some reports claiming Lumumba himself was taken into custody.

Leopoldville Cong Joseph Mobutu Patrice Lumumba

Campbell Injured After 300 MPH Run At Salt Flats

British speed driver Donald Campbell sustained injuries and his 4250 horsepower car the Bird II was badly damaged when it went out of control at 300 miles per hour at Bonneville Salt Flats Utah. Campbell said at a hospital he was ready to try again to set a new auto speed record.

Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah Donald Campbell Campbell

Khrushchev Likely Seeks UN Headquarters Move and New Secretary General

London based diplomats say Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev will press for two changes at the United Nations a relocation of its headquarters and replacement of the secretary general.

London Nikita Khrushchev United Nations

Lumumba Hides From Mob In Congo After Lynch Attempts

Patrice Lumumba faced an uphill fight to stay in power as mobs sought to lynch him at Camp Leopold. U.N. troops and Mobutu’s police evacuated Lumumba to safety after seven harrowing hours with Ghanaian troops guarding the mess hall. The incident underscored Lumumba’s loss of control amid Congo’s dangerous power struggle in Leopoldville.

Leopoldville the Congo Patrice Lumumba Joseph Mobutu U.N Mobutu Camp Leopold Congo Joseph Kasaesachesama Lumumba Victor Lundula Ghana U.N. Command Lundula Koboma Congo River

Congo Takeover Aims to Neutralize Political Leaders

Army chief Mobutu announced a takeover to restore order in the strife torn republic and ordered Soviet and Communist bloc diplomats to leave within 48 hours. No Congo military guards were seen at the embassies.

Young Army Young Republic Mobutu Congo

Lumumba’s Congo Army Loyalty Tested at Camp Leopold

Lumumba faced a vivid display of shifting loyalties as he visited Camp Leopold to rally the army against Moise Tshombe. Soldiers mobbed him over reports of 1,000 casualties among relatives in Kasai’s civil war, with Baluba tribesmen on both sides in different regions.

Lumumba Congo Leopold Mobutu Kasai Camp Katanga

Lumumba tension echoes in Leopoldville streets

Soviet observers warn the Congo crisis tests independence aims as crowds in Leopoldville chant Lumumba as savior then demand his blood. A Soviet source outside the camp notes the mood shifts, with cries of down with Lumumba and anti Communist sentiment spreading through the city.

Elce Lumumba Leopoldsville

Sub Tells Admiralty It's Okay

The American nuclear powered submarine Scorpion ended 24 hour radio silence to reassure the British Admiralty it is safe during Atlantic maneuvers. The 252 foot sub with a crew of 100 reported all is well and provided its position after a Sub Miss alert prompted by a failure to hear from it. A mixup in interpreting orders was blamed for the confusion.

Cmdr Norman Bessac Scorpion Atlantic London Miralty

Submarine in NATO Exercise Maintains Radio Silence

A U S Navy spokesman in Washington said the Scorpion was to stay radio silent from Tuesday to Sunday during Fishplay preliminaries 300 miles west of Ireland. The British Admiralty, in charge of communications for the maneuvers, apparently was unaware of the plan.

U. S. Navy Washington Ireland Admiralty

Emergency UN Session Likely Over Congo Impasse

Delegates expect an emergency General Assembly session to open Saturday if the Security Council cannot resolve Congo differences. The United States would push for a session and block Soviet arms with a resolution, while the Soviet-backed Congo oust proposal may fail to win seven votes. Ceylon and Tunisia are reportedly drafting a compromise to send a good offices committee to the Congo.

United Nations, N.Y U.N. General Assembly Security Council Congo United States Soviet Union U. N African Republic Council Ceylon Tunisia

U N debate flags veto limits and Congo mediation ideas

The Security Council debate highlighted a strong Soviet attack and U N defense of Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold. Ceylon and Tunisia reportedly consider a U N good offices committee to help settle Congo disputes involving Kasavubu Lumumba and Kalonji, chosen from Asian and African nations. A compromise would drop the call for states not to send military aid to the Congo outside the UN framework, a provision aimed at the Soviet Union.

Security Council U. S U. N Dag Hammarskjold Assembly Council Ceylon Tunisia U.N. Good Offices Congo Joseph Kasavubu Patrice Lumumba Albert Kalonji Kasai Province Good Offices Chhosen Hammarskjold United Nations Soviet Union

Weekend Warmth With Showers Expected In Miami Valley

The forecast calls for partly cloudy and warm conditions today with a high near 83 and a low around 61. Saturday and Sunday look mostly cloudy and warm with occasional showers and highs near 80. Middletown reported a high of 82 at 4:15 p.m. and a morning low of 54 at 7:35 a.m.

Miami Valley Middletown

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