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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1959
Page
1
In a wild scene at a city market, Nikita Khrushchev, flanked by police and security, winds through aisles as shoppers scream and cameras flash. Items crash from shelves, a photographer falls amid a toppled display, and a store official scurries to restore order before Khrushchev exits thanking the manager.
Nina Khrushchev evaded reporters for hours while shopping and visiting Anza Grammar School with daughters Rada and Julia. She bought grandchildren clothes at Sears Roebuck, crossed the Golden Gate Bridge, and lunched at Trader Vic's before a high profile drive through the city.
A Navy research office displays Todawy's quip If it works it's obsolete warning about over reliance on a single approach. The sign contrasts practical testing with overconfidence in methods amid ongoing defense research.
Bernadine Maez an 18 year old accused burglar slipped into a laundry bag at Denver County jail and rode unseen to a loading dock then to Denver City Jail where she was met by a guard and returned to the county jail.
President Eisenhower signed a bill permitting higher interest payments on government savings bonds and approved Treasury plans to raise the rate by one half percent. Congress limited the increase to the E and H issues as part of his push for removing the ceiling to four percent on all long term government issues.
President Eisenhower backs 3 percent rate for United States savings bonds and urges Congress to act in January. He argues bonds express faith in America and plans to renew efforts when the new session assembles, criticizing the current interest cap as harming long-term borrowing.
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev moves toward Iowa for agricultural events after greeting San Francisco with calls for peace and friendship. He denies hostility toward any city or leader and emphasizes nonviolent aims in his quest for disarmament and brotherhood.
Vice President Richard Nixon warned in Greenville that the Soviet Union could be first in certain major scientific advances. He stressed the U.S. system is not inferior or wrong despite potential Soviet gains.
Khrushchev travels Des Moines toured a farm implement plant and a farm at Coon Rapids. He spoke at a dinner and praised peace and friendship as he described frank discussions with President Eisenhower. He ends West Coast visit with a farewell dinner and warm San Francisco reception.
In San Francisco a Methodist minister from Bradford Ohio Rev Archhbald C Hilkerson aged 52 was beaten and robbed in a residential backyard. His car a 1959 Pontiac with a fiberglass boat on top was taken and his travelers checks and cash vanished. He remained in critical condition with head injuries as police investigated.
A Paris to North America direct telecommunication cable system was inaugurated in Paris by three men. The development marks a historic step linking continents by telephone.
Lynn Kauffman a 23 year old divorcee died near New York after disappearing from the Utrecht at Boston. Boston police consider possible death by own action but injuries imply violence. A heavy gangplank lashed to the ship may have caused or explained the death as crew are questioned.
In the Bronx, 16 year old John Guzman was killed after a street gang confrontation on Morris High School steps. Seven youths face homicide charges as police identify Royal Knights and Valiant Crowns factions with a blue raincoat signaling leadership.
The Miami Valley will stay warm with some rain on Wednesday. Officials expect fair weather today and tonight with a high near 90 and a low around 65. Wednesday will be hot with a chance of afternoon or evening showers and a high about 87. Middletown reported a high of 86 yesterday and a low of 63 this morning.
Two drag racers James Bradley Jr. and Ellis Patterson Jr. face second degree murder charges after a September 12 crash killed Rocco Serena his daughter Nancy and grandson Rickey in Canton. Bradley previously pleaded guilty to drunken driving and speeding. Patterson denied the charges.
AFL-CIO leaders approve a plan to submit inter union disputes to arbitration, signaling broad solidarity amid tensions with business groups. A special convention next year aims to implement the peace pact.
The International Longshoremen's Association approved affiliation with the AFL-CIO amid mixed local results. In New York and New Jersey ports, 9 970 voted for and 7 719 against. Early tallies from East and Gulf coast ports favored joining the united labor movement after five years ouster amid racketeering charges.
The text describes a labor peace plan to end union disputes by appointing an outside neutral judge to resolve jurisdictional conflicts and organize ethics cases. It ties the plan to the 1955 AFL CIO merger, steel strike pressures, and new labor control law, noting unions closing ranks after decades of splits.
Police report an intruder shot and killed Mrs. Herbert W. Fink 39 inside her Milwaukee home. The attack occurred as her daughter Michele, 11, arrived home from school. No motive or rape, money missing, or clear suspect details provided. Neighbors described a tall well dressed Black man seen leaving the scene.
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