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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1960
Page
1
Soviet leader Khrushchev warned of a separate peace with Germany and pressed for coexistence while accusing the United States of provocations over reconnaissance flights. He criticized Western leaders for backing the U S actions and linked the incidents to pressure before a Paris summit.
Reported accord eases Cold War strains as UK Prime Minister Macmillan weighs disarmament proposals with Khrushchev. The dialogue centers on frontier violations and the risk of escalation near Soviet territory, prompting calls for clarity on enforcement and control.
In Katanga at Lisabethville trucks halted a United Nations plane shuttling Ralph Bunche from Leopoldville. Civilians remained aboard while the crew returned the aircraft to Leopoldville after Bunche spoke with Dag Hammarskjold. Bunche said no decision on future UN actions had been made and that he would return to talk with Hammarskjold.
Northeastern and Northwestern skies show durable cloudiness turning to partial sunshine by day. Temperatures hover mid seventies with cooler nights around 38 to 63. In the Congo crisis, U.N. troops are set to fly in Saturday as Tshombe’s Katanga era prompts cautious diplomacy and possible tensions in Elisabethville and Leopoldville.
In a tense national debate, Democratic nominee John Kennedy aims to rally liberal sentiment against southern conservatives. The contest centers on civil rights, states rights, and northern versus southern political lines as Kennedy seeks renomination momentum. Circuits and party factions signal a pivotal clash with widespread national attention.
A fire in Shirley near West Union killed four children and one adult, with two others injured. The blaze in a one story frame home started from ceiling wiring, trapping occupants as neighbors fought flames. Firefighters faced high water delays from heavy rains.
Joseph Kefauver 46 a road department employee from St Henry was fatally injured when his road roller was struck and overturned by a truck on U.S. 127 three miles south of Celina. The truck driver from Cincinnati was seriously injured. The report notes Kefauver’s cast hat once belonged to Franklin D. Roosevelt and references Tennessee results from an election with Kefauver leading over Taylor as votes were tallied.
At World Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima a quiet memorial enshrines new victims of the atomic blast. Among the names is Hiroko Takash, a 24 year old hospital typist who died last July after cancer of the bone marrow. Governor Ohara calls ceremony a consolation and plea for world peace as survivors bear lasting scars.
Governor Michael V. DiSalle halts Huston Nelson's 1959 death sentence just 11 hours before execution. He cites Nelson's background and limited judgment, granting clemency while noting a gun seller and accomplices Erred in the case. The decision follows recommendations from the State Pardon and Parole Commission and draws varied reactions from officials and a Cincinnati radio station.
Legal notice notes appeal denial in annexation dispute involving La Sheffield Township and part of A Ist. Local page mentions Navihi Ridgeville anniversary queen candidates and a Friday event. School schedule lists 4:30 and 7, carry-out service at Russtan taught see Senool. Phone reference for contact.
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