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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1953

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Walkout Of Dock Union Looms In New York Ports

Longshoremen threaten a midnight strike in New York and 11 east coast ports over wage disputes with the New York Shipping Association. President Eisenhower weighs invoking Taft Hartley while AFL factions clash and police brace for possible violence on the waterfront.

New York Washington Eisenhower Portland Maine Hampton Roads International Longshoremen’s Association ILA AFL Ila-Afl New York Shipping Association Employers’ Association Commerce and Industry Association of New York Inc Association

Torrid May-like heat ends September in Ohio

A late heat wave swept Ohio with mid-90s statewide and Cincinnati hitting 99 while Columbus reached 94. New records were set or broken across several cities. Humidity stayed unusually low at about 18 percent despite the heat, with scattered thunderstorms possible later.

Columbus Ohio Weather Bureau Cincinnati Mansfield Akron Youngstown Ohio River Huntington W. Va

Beatrice Patton Dies After Fall From Horse

Mrs Beatrice Ayer Patton widow of Gen George S Patton was killed when thrown from a saddle horse during a drag hunt at the Myopia Hunt Club on the estate of her brother Frederick Ayer in Hamilton Massachusetts She was 66 and died instantly from head injuries Her husband and two other Patton losses are noted along with her son Army Capt George S Patton III.

Hamilton Mass Beatrice Ayer Patton George S. Patton Beverly Hospital Patton Myopia Hunt Club

Two British Ships Collide Near Iceland During NATO Drills

In the North Atlantic near Iceland, the 8000 ton cruiser Swiftsure and 2610 ton destroyer Diamond collided during large scale NATO maneuvers. Thirty two sailors were injured, neither seriously, and both ships withdrew to port for survey and dockside assessment.

London NATO North Atlantic Iceland Swiftsure Diamond Oe Ee — Hn British Assn Press Association U. S Iowa Britain Vanguard Scharnhorst North Sea Admiralty Firth of Clyde Scotland Royal Navy

Reds Take Cities in Manchuria Push

Tokyo Peiping radio said Harbin and Changchun are now under direct control of Red China's central government. They are the second and third largest cities in Manchuria, after Mukden which remains the largest.

Tokyo Peiping Radio Harbin Changchun Red China Manchuria Mukden

France and United States Boost Indochina Aid to 385 Million

Washington and Paris announced a 385 million dollar U S aid increase to Indochina over 15 months aimed at expanding anti Communist operations. The plan backs a 400 million dollar Congress appropriation to supply guns planes and equipment for Cambodia Laos and Vietnam. President Eisenhower approved the aid as part of a Western effort to keep the region from falling to communism.

Washington United States France Indochina Indochi China Cambodia Laos Viet Nam State Department Congress Eisenhower National Security Council

MIGs Secreted To Okinawa After Korean Landing

A North Korean pilot who flew a Russian MIG15 to Kimpo Airfield on Sept 21 has been spotted in Okinawa assisting U N fliers. Gen Mark Clark suggested returning the jet to its rightful owner once ownership is clear. The pilot vanished Sept 22. the plane was dismantled, loaded on a C124 Globemaster, and moved to an undisclosed site. A source said the MIG was rebuilt in Okinawa and the pilot arrived there soon after.

U. N Okinawa

Coaxing Rules Set for War Prisoner Explanations

The Korean Repatriation Commission announced ground rules for explaining repatriation to about 23 000 reluctant prisoners. Allied officers accused the commission of catering to the Communists and warned the UN Command would protest. Rules allow retarriaging prisoners individually and may force attendance at multiple meetings, conflicting with Allied demands for group interviews and no coercion.

Panmunjom Korean Repatriation Commission Commission

Plunge Into Sea Sets Depth Record

Prof. Auguste Picard and his son Jacques dived to 3150 meters 10334 feet in the Tyrrhenian Sea aboard the corvette Fenice near Ponza Island Italy in a record sea depth mission using a 52 foot diving box Trieste. The Italian navy reported the feat as the deepest manned dive to date.

Ponza Island Italy Auguste Picard Jacques Trieste

Celebrezze defeats McDermott in Cleveland nonpartisan mayoral primary

Anthony J. Celebrezze, 43, backed by the local Democratic organization, won the right to run for Cleveland mayor in a nonpartisan run-off. He led with 50 967 votes to Albert S. Porter 37 901 while William J. McDermott tallied 44 911. Voter turnout was light with about one third of 404 000 eligible voters participating. A separate charter amendment to empower the City Council to set the mayor's salary passed. An amendment to preserve the nonpartisan primary for mayoral and council candidates failed by a slim margin.

Cleveland Anthony J. Celebrezze Navy William J. McDermot Celebrezze Frank J. Lausche Cleveland Press Deer-Voice Albert S. Porter Porter McDermott Thomas A. Burke Burke

Kidnappers Delay as Bobby Greenlease Remains Missing

In Kansas City the six year old son of a wealthy car dealer remains uncontacted by kidnapers who employ delaying tactics. Police have no leads while the family reports crank calls and thinned hopes amid ongoing uncertainty about the child’s fate.

Robert C. Greenlease, Jr Kansas City Robert C. Greenlease Bobby Greenlease French Institute of Notre Dame de Lion T Spvuacsman Wic Lalhly Bobby Greenlease Robert Ledterman Ledterman Letterman Mission Hills Kan

Reds warn parley out unless neutrals invited at U N

The United Nations faced a clash over inviting neutrals to a Korean political conference. Russia pressed to include India and other neutrals, while U S delegate Lodge denounced the move as a maneuver. Vishinsky urged immediate debate in the 60 nation committee, opposing the neutrals ban.

United Nations N. Y Russia United Nations Today U. S Henry Cabot Lodge Jr U. N Lodge India Andrei Y. Vishinsky Soviet Union Vishinsky China North Korea

Berlin Mourns Ernst Reuter as Unity Pledge Grows

Berlin reacts to the death of Mayor Ernst Reuter with a surge in resolve to resist communism. Christian Democrats vow to carry on his anti Soviet stance, uniting parties in his memory as Berlin honors him with a funeral at City Hall and the Freedom Bell ceremony.

Tom Reedy Berlin Doughty West Berlin Ernst Reuter Reuter Christian Democrats Germany Brandenburg Gate White House Eisenhower Washington

Warren named to be Chief Justice of the United States

President Eisenhower named California Governor Earl Warren a Republican to be Chief Justice and will sit on the bench when the fall session opens. Warren, 62, will face Senate confirmation in January and has never served as a judge but is noted for crime prosecution and long public service.

Washington Eisenhower Earl Warren California United States Warren High Court Fred M. Vinson Senate Congress Vinson Hig Alameda County Thomas E. Dewey New York GOP Werren James Roosevelt The Times United Nations World Co

Eisenhower warns on Soviet hydrogen bomb aims

Bulletin items report President Eisenhower stressing that Moscow’s hydrogen bomb capability heightens need to gauge Soviet intent toward the West. Other notes cover Indochina clashes near Hanoi with casualties, a tax stance shift, and a racing commission suspension amidst the World Series opener.

Washington Eisenhower Russia West

Soviet Note Branded Evasive Amid German Unification Talks

Western diplomats call Moscow note evasive and dilatory as U S State Department scrutinizes Russia over the Lugano October 15 foreign ministers conference proposal. The note pushes for Red China rights in the UN and continual participation in Asian issues, signaling Kremlin weakness in East Germany.

Washington P Russia Germany Lugano Switzerland State Department Rod China United Nations Red China

Weather Outlook for Ohio and Ohio Valley

The forecast calls for clear and cooler conditions in the Miami Valley tonight with mild temperatures tomorrow. Ohio may see partly cloudy skies and warming before cooler conditions later this afternoon, with lows near the 50s tonight. Kentucky remains fair and warm then cools this afternoon and tonight, with 55 to 60 degree lows. In Middletown yesterday Armco’s East Side Main Gate recorded a high of 102 degrees at 3:30 p.m. and 55 degrees at 7 a.m. today’s low was 64 degrees with 78 degrees by 9 a.m.

Miami Valley Vandalia Associated Press Ohio Kentucky Middletown Armco East Side

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