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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1957
Page
1
Arab sources say the Soviet Union warned Egypt's Nasser Syria's Kuwaily and Jordan's Hussein that Israel planned an armed attack. The intervention sought to bolster leftist Premier Suleiman Nabulsi in Jordan amid political pressure.
Israeli reports said two watchmen were shot and killed near Beit Shean during Passover, with Jordanian involvement rumored but later denied by Amman and Israeli officials. The attack occurred at Mesillot settlement as tensions over Jordan’s government and Syria’s troop withdrawal persisted, while the scene yielded a British rifle and a Sten gun fragment.
The Senate moves to approve extra funds for the Post Office to restore full service, while chiding Postmaster General Summerfield for his clash with Congress. President Eisenhower met with GOP leaders as House and Senate officials push a 41 million dollar funding package and plan immediate consideration of a broader rate bill. Additional service curtailments and window reductions remain in effect to save money.
The Army and Ohio State University will honor 31 Ohio Penitentiary inmates who volunteered for medical research, recognizing their willingness to face illness for science. The Foreign Office in Amman warned Jordan would oppose Israeli aggression. Diplomatic observers noted Soviet warnings may aim at aiding leftists in Syria and Jordan amid Hussein’s power struggle. Hussein ousted Nabulsi last week, formed a cabinet including Nabulsi as foreign minister, while Jordan’s policy direction remains uncertain.
President Eisenhower asked congressional GOP leaders to restore part of the U S Information Agency budget cut from 140 million to 105 million. He warned the reduced funding is too deep to adequately present the free world’s case globally, especially against threats.
Windsor Ont reports a suspect believed to be California murder fugitive L Ewing Scott will be deported from Canada and turned over to Detroit immigration authorities after capture.
GALVESTON TEX ( INS ) Em battled Dave Beck and the Teamsters executive board prepared to move to private quarters as their strategy meeting nears. The meeting was moved from a public parlor off the Galvez Hotel lobby to a sealed penthouse atop the hotel. A suspect named Lester E Stewart was arrested at the Detroit Windsor tunnel by an immigration officer. Scott faced indictment for the murder of his 63 year old wealthy wife Evelyn after eight months of absence. He also faced forgery and grand larceny charges amid Middle East crisis tensions. He was arrested during a Canada transit entry attempt in a 1957 Ford.
Government researchers tested children ages two to three by luring them into a cardboard "playhouse" the size of a refrigerator to study escape responses. Infrared film and sound records tracked behavior as many found a safety latch and freed themselves within minutes. The tests led to a proposed standard for easily operated release mechanisms to prevent similar deaths.
The forecast covers northeastern and northwestern Ohio with mainly cloudy skies. Scattered showers and a chance of thunderstorms are expected today tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change. Highs near 55 to 60 and lows around 45 to a few degrees higher or lower depending on location.
Report blends a Cleveland incident where Ross Beale and Sally Carhart pursue robbers who stole Beale’s wedding ring and $14 after a gunpoint car robbery. Separate notes mention tularemia vaccine pilot studies led by Dr. Samuel Saslaw, with Beale's wife doubting his explanations amid the intrigues.
A clerk in the immigration service recognized Lester E Stewart as an alias of Scott from FBI wanted circulars. Detroit Times found a transit permit showing a car bought last Friday at a Detroit Ford dealer, paid by a man who invoked the fifth amendment 117 times before the Senate Rackets committee. Dick Leslie, 24, who sold the car to Stewart, identified a pictured Scott, saying, That's him, that's the man.
Light showers are expected across Ohio stoking suspense for the 1957 openers in Cleveland and Cincinnati where the Indians face the White Sox and the Reds meet the Cardinals. The weather bureau predicts similar conditions tomorrow with no major cooling expected in the coming days. Meanwhile union matters swirl as Beck plans to seek re election at the Teamsters meeting in Miami next September 30 and faces ethics committee questions.
In Lorain area an annexation plan affects four school districts with stakes in a proposed industrial zone for National Gypsum. Lorain council approves a crossing protection program as part of the transit safety efforts. A related photo story notes Easter parade time and a local incident near downtown with a crossing request and railroad access discussions.
Former prizefighter Paul Bradshaw testified to the Senate Rackets Committee that Scranton Mayor James T. Hanlon urged him to wait until after an election before speaking. Bradshaw, 36, said he was pressured by union officials to take the rap for a dynamiting act, and that elections in Local 229 were rigged to keep the current leaders in power. He recounted threats, offers of protection, and a scheme involving contractors and payoffs, noting a Washington link was implied but not proven.
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