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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1963
Page
1
The House begins debating an $11 billion tax cut as Kennedy allies seek passage this year. Key votes are expected close with a Republican-backed amendment to cap spending. Senate friction, Byrd opposition, and fiscal warnings complicate action before year end.
Helen Klaben, 21, who survived seven weeks in the Yukon after a plane crash last March, poses on library steps at Columbia University. She has enrolled in the School of General Studies and had frostbitten toes amputated.
Cleve McDowell, a 21 year old law student from Drew Mississippi, faces a concealed deadly weapon charge after a 22 caliber pistol was found in his coat pocket at the University of Mississippi law school. The case will go before the five member Student Judicial Council which will advise the dean and Chancellor Williams on the verdict. All students sign a pledge not to carry firearms on campus.
An Aug 23 auto bombing and a weekend dynamite attempt targeted informers in a large narcotics probe. Police officials Chief Richard R. Wagner Cuyahoga County Prosecutor John T. Corrigan and Detective Inspector James Limber confirmed the aim to silence two informers.
The Haiti Dominican Republic standoff cooled to name calling as each side accused the other of firing across the border. Haitian troopers were reported to have fired Monday into a border area, escalating tensions before settling into a verbal confrontation.
An American Airlines Boeing 707 carrying 95 aboard plunged during approach near Phoenix to evade a low flying monoplane. Captain McDaniel reported the collision avoidance maneuver occurred at about 11 000 feet sixty miles northeast of the city as the jet descended from 30 000 feet to 250 miles per hour.
President Kennedy starts a 10 000 mile, 12 state cross country tour described as non political. He visits Milford Pennsylvania to honor Pinchot and dedicate Grey Towers Institute for Conservation with Governor Scranton and Senator Clark present. The trip continues to Ashland Wisconsin Duluth Minnesota and other western states before Palm Springs.
President Kennedy's top military advisers Robert McNamara and Maxwell Taylor arrived in Saigon to assess the Buddhist crises and student protests affecting the U.S. backed war. They planned to meet Ngo Dinh Diem and also visit field locations in the Mekong Delta where Viet Cong activity is rising.
Cincinnati police say Catherine Wallace 24 admitted smothering her 32 month-old son Edmond with a pillow. She was arrested Monday after telling officers she pressed a pillow over his face Saturday because he was crying.
Detectives say Terry Houk of Independence Kansas was robbed and shot near Lake Mead after being picked up by David Zirwas. Houk’s description aided officers in locating Zirwas whose slayings and rapes linked to a widespread Ohio crime spree prompted federal warrants and a manhunt across Nevada and Ohio.
Stanley Manning a 13 year old Oklahoma baseball talent, lost his right leg below the knee after a bicycle accident. He remains upbeat saying he will practice walking run again and try out for baseball once he gets a new leg. He admires Mickey Mantle and fears pity more than the loss as he eyes a return to sport.
A high pressure system shifts east across the east, bringing southeast winds that trigger a warming trend tomorrow. Expect cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow, with temperatures trending higher after a 70-degree high yesterday and a 41-degree low today.
The Senate ratified the three nation pact banning atmospheric, outer space and underwater tests by an 80 to 19 vote. Signed in Moscow August 5 by the United States Soviet Russia and Great Britain, it was sent to the Senate by President Kennedy on August 8.
In the Senate the two Ohio Democrats sided differently on the limited test ban treaty. Frank Lausche voted against the treaty while Stephen M. Young voted in favor.
Opponents argue the pact weakens safety by allowing Soviet progress in high yield weapons and underground development. Senators Russell Stennis Thurmond warn of disarmament risks without inspections while Joint Chiefs urge four safeguards. Kennedy letters to Dirksen pledge U S security under the accord.
A humorous auto shop sign lightens the mood with the caption May we have the next dents challenging customers to bring in more dings. The playful pun reflects a shop culture that leans into car repair humor.
Prices for aluminum ingot and sugar surge on the first day of autumn along with rises in carpets, plate glass, steam condensers for utilities, and black pepper. Reynolds Metals increases ingot price to 23 cents a pound effective Oct. 2, with other mills and fabricated goods also marking boosts. Sugar climbs 25 cents per 100 pounds to 10.80 in New York. plate glass and carpets follow with notable gains amid supply concerns and inflation worries.
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