Ohio highway program aims for 300 million yearly through 1964
The State Highway Department outlined a long range plan to sustain a 300 million dollar annual road program through June 1964, with an immediate 738.5 million dollar two and a half year package ending June 30 1961. It calls for 106 million in new contracts by June 30 and about 600 million more from July 1960 to June 1961, contingent on legislative funding.
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Columbus
State Highway Department
Congress
Ohio
Preston
Ohio 1
Cincinnati - To - Con
Dalai Lama escapes to India amid border manhunt
Dalai Lama, aged 23, fled Tibet and crossed into India with a party near Towang after a 13 day chase. Prime Minister Nehru announced asylum plans in Parliament, noting the monk leader sought refuge in India following his escape from Chinese forces.
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New Delhi
India
Dalai Lama
Tibet
Nehru
Towang
Calcutta
Lhasa
Assam
Strange Sound Heard Before Ship Sank
A deck watchman on the freighter Carl D. Bradley reports hearing a strange sound about three minutes before the ship broke in half and sank on November 18 in northern Lake Michigan. Only two crewmen survived Frank L. Mays 26 and Elmer Fleming 43 both from Rogers City Michigan.
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Cleveland
Carl D. Bradley
Lake Michigan
Frank L. Mays
Rogers City
Mich
Mays
Elmer Fleming
Farms face mandated destruction for contagious animal diseases
Columbus reports Attorney General Mark McElroy ruled that the state agriculture director must order destruction of farm animals infected by or exposed to dangerously contagious diseases. The ruling was issued Thursday.
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Columbus —P
Atty
Mark McElroy
Yank Base Approval Is Asked
The Japanese government asked the Supreme Court to overturn a Tokyo District Court ruling that U S bases and troops in Japan are unconstitutional. The move could affect the 1951 U S Japan security treaty and Japan's role in the non Communist defense framework.
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TOYKO
Supreme Court
U. S
Japan
Tokyo
U. S.-Japan
United States
Logan Hearing Set April 15
A Logan hearing on April 15 will explain proposals to remove three hazardous curves on Ohio 664 in Hocking County. The project would cost nearly 400000 dollars. The three planned sessions include Urbana for Rt 290 changes in Champaign County and Geauga County Route 422 relocation in Chardon.
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Columbus
Logan
Hocking County
Highway Department
Urbana
Chardon
Rt. 290
Champaign County
Geauga County
Dayton Faculty Pay Raise Set for September
Dayton University faculty members will receive pay raises next September ranging from $200 to $2000 annually.
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Dayton —P
University of Dayton
Missing Iranian Wife Dies to Return Home
Ailing Nosrat Jalivandi Newman, wife of U S Army Sergeant James Newman, was found in San Francisco after leaving Letterman Hospital. She claimed to have pawned her wedding band and said she was no longer married. Doctors noted heavy heart scar tissue from rheumatic fever. The sergeant planned to return her to Letterman for observation as they resolve their issues.
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San Francisco
U. S. Army
Nosrat Jalivandi Newman
Letterman Army Hospital
Newman
Letterman
Colonel Cleared In Plane Bump Case To Hawaii Trip
A U S Air Force board cleared Lt Col Charles Platt Jr of bumping six enlisted men from a transport plane so his family could fly to Hawaii. Investigators said admin error stemmed from flustered staff with the colonel aboard. eight seats were vacant the entire time. The plane returned after Lt Gen Burns ordered it back. the colonel and his family were removed and four soldiers resumed their trip.
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Fayettville
Tenn
Caye Bell
Tokyo
Fort Campbell Hospital
Frances
Bell
Robert Burns
Japan
Burns
U.S. Air Force
Hawaii
Air Force
Charles Platt, Jr
Brooklyn
N.Y
Platt
Tachikawa Air Base
Robert W. Burns
United States
350 Work Stoppages Hit Ohio Employes
Columbus report by Margaret A Mahoney state director of industrial relations notes 350 work stoppages affected 215000 Ohio workers last year with 3200000 man hours lost double 1957. Most added hours appeared in the final quarter of 1958 as 85 strikes started or progressed idling about 91000 workers.
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Columbus
Ohio
Margaret A. Mahoney
New Car Dea lers Invite You to Learn About Their Cars
Dealers nationwide promote a two week theme inviting buyers to become better acquainted with the cars they sell. See the Classified Section of the Sunday Messenger for complete details.
Three Crashes Kill Eight Air Force Airmen
Eight Air Force men died in three separate crashes on Thursday. An Army helicopter burned after a crash on the Hanford Atomic Works Reservation near Richland Washington. A B47 Stratojet crash near Mountain Home Air Force Base Idaho killed four. An Air Force Constellation at Argentia Newfoundland crashed on landing, killing one and injuring several of the 24 crew.
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Air Force
Hanford Atomic Works
Richland
Wash
Mountain Home Air Force Base
Idaho
Air Force Constellation
Atlantic
Argentia
Nild
Bill to Stop Illegal Liquor Imports Returns to Senate
In Lansing Michigan a bill to clamp down on illegal liquor imports was returned to the Senate Judiciary Committee for overhaul. Senators cited a 16 million dollar drop in state liquor sales last year blamed in part on whisky smuggling from Ohio Indiana and Illinois where prices are lower.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Accident Kills Woman Near Zanesville
Two car crash on U S 40 two miles west of Zanesville fatally injured 69 year old Mrs Mabel King and sent her husband and the other driver to area hospitals.
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Zanesville
U. S. 40
Mabel King
King
Rope on power lines sparks outage amid strike talks
A rope across Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric lines blacked out Haydenville for over an hour. William Frederick said the rope in the Meeker Run area appears to have been used to bring lines together, burning insulation. The incident paused a reclosure unit, and rope removal followed by utility workers. Meanwhile, C&SOE and union leaders planned anew in Columbus to resolve a month long IBEW strike involving Locals 1466 and 832 with about 1300 members idle.
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Haydenville
Diamond
Union
Columbus and
Southern Ohio Electric Co
William Frederick
Nelsonville
Meeker Run
Frederick
Athens County
Harold Shields
Columbus
C&soe
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union
Liz Eddie Get Okay To Wed Liz Eddie Get Okay To Wed
Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher plan a private Nevada wedding likely on May 11. Debbie Reynolds agreed to a quick divorce to allow the marriage, while Taylor and Fisher celebrate at a Tropicana location.
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Liz
Eddie
Las Vegas
Nev
Elizabeth Taylor
Eddie Fisher
Debbie
Debbie Reynolds
Fisher
Nevada
Miss Taylor
Los Angeles
Spain
Tropicana Hotel
Man Believed Dead Is Living In Detroit
Huntington West Virginia detectives report Tom S. Ray Jr. of Huntington, once presumed to have died after a bridge jump, is now believed alive in Detroit. Authorities confirm a witness saw a man jump from the Huntington Chesapeake bridge on Wednesday as river search teams plan further checks.
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Detroit
Huntington
W. Va
Tom S. Ray Jr
Ohio River
Carroll Moore
North Kenova
Ohio
Huntington - Chesapeake
Train Kills Deaf Man At Railroad Crossing
In San Bernardino California a 60 year old deaf man named George Dewey Roundtree was struck by a Southern Pacific passenger train at a railroad crossing. Witnesses heard the warning bell while he walked toward the track and were shocked as the train hit him and threw him into the air. Investigators noted his deafness as a factor in the tragedy.
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San Bernardino
Calif
George Dewey Roundtree
Southern Pacific
State Officials Hear School Hacking Arguments
State officials hear debates over school hacking and computer misuse while other items mention a Soviet boss shaping robot population and clashes with capitalism. The page references Ohio University football spring practice, a Laurel Lodge project for Lake Hope, and articles on markets, retailing, and local high schools with science displays.
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Ohio U
Laurel Lodge
Lake Hope
Bureau Man
Athens
Logan Eros Gine Pi
Chauncey
Cornice
Dave McArthur
Gallipolis
Nelsonville
Glouster
Alcorn Seeks Successor as Morton Visits for 1960 GOP Post
Meade Alcorn, retiring Republican national chairman, meets with Sen Thruston B Morton of Kentucky, regarded as likely successor, as the GOP prepares for the 1960 convention venue and date. Morton flew in from Louisville after being approached by Republicans. Alcorn plans to resign next weekend to return to Hartford law practice.
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Washington
Meade Alcorn
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Morton
Louisville
Alcorn
GOP
National Committee
Hartford
Conn
Wisconsin Escapee Nabbed By Cleveland Officers
Detectives arrested 33 year old Joseph H Bogan in Cleveland after a tip led them to an east side street where he was strolling on the night of the escape from a Wisconsin jail on March 20. He fled with three other Clevelanders as inmates.
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Cleveland
Wisconsin
Joseph H. Bogan
Weather outlook West Virginia Ohio and five day forecast
Partial clearing and wind with scattered showers tonight low 38 to 46. Saturday mostly cloudy and cooler. Ohio clearing and cooler tonight with Saturday fair and mild high 55 to 60. Temperatures will run 2 to 5 degrees below normal through the period with a few showers Sunday and Tuesday or Wednesday. Weather across the nation shows varied conditions from clear to showers and cooler to warmer in different regions.
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West Virginia
Ohio
Albany
Atlanta
C.cccoes
Chicago
Cleveland
Helena
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
Memphis
Milwaukee
Oklahoma City
Phoenix
Richmond
Salt Lake City
Seattle
Tampa
Jobless Pay Bill Extends Ohio Benefits to 39 Weeks
Gov Michael V DiSalle signed a measure extending unemployment compensation in Ohio by 13 weeks to 39 total, effective before the expiry of the program and aimed at curbing recession. He also rejected softening sales tax stamp eliminations, defending state revenue use.
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Columbus
Michael V. DiSalle
Ohio
Disalle
Ohio Senate Taxation Committee
State Ward Dies In Blast At Hollywood Motel
A 17 year old girl Glenna Crawford a ward of the State Child Welfare Agency died in a gas explosion at the Hollywood Motel near Delaware. Fire swept living units but no guests were registered. Harley James of Crawbaugh Gas Service filled two propane tanks behind the motel laundry room just before the blast.
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Delaware
Here
Hollywood
Glenna Crawford
State Child Welfare Agency
Dayton
Harley James
Crawbaugh Gas Service
Marion
NATO Hears Herter as Berlin Crisis Policy Tightens
Washington reports the Western powers are hardening stance toward Soviet Berlin talks at the NATO foreign ministers meeting. U S Britain and France shelve concessions while pledging full use of nuclear forces if needed. Brentano to lead Berlin debate as NATO seeks unity. Britain favors softer Geneva terms, West Germany pushes hard line.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Berlin
NATO
United States
Britain
France
Heinrich von Brentano
NATO Council
Geneva
Germany
West Germany
U.S.S.R
Storms Bring Flood Threats and Tornado Damage Across States
Rains waned but flood dangers rose in parts of the Midwest as tornadoes struck two Missouri towns causing property damage. In Florida, twisters near Dade City and Orlando killed one and injured nine. Strong winds lashed St. Joseph Missouri, and floods affected Illinois Wisconsin Iowa. About 1700 residents were displaced by Rock River floods in Rockford Illinois.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Missouri
California
Otterville
St. Joseph
Dade City
Orlando
Fla
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
New York
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Rockford
Rock River
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