Legislature's Speed Up Campaign Gains Ground In Ohio
Ohio House approves Senate bill creating statewide Fair Employment Practices Commission to curb employment discrimination. Senate considers a liberalized unemployment benefits plan raising top weekly aid to 47 dollars and expanding eligible weeks to 39. Senate leaders urge tax and benefit changes while political debates focus on school funding and utility rate formulas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio House
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
Senate
Ohio
Castro Begins 2 Week Tour of Cuba Appeal in U S
Fidel Castro arrives in Washington amid a crowd of Cuban supporters and begins a two week trip to promote Cuba in the United States and Canada. He vows a focus on economic ties and will address the American Society of Newspaper Editors as a first stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Viva Castro
Castro
United States
Havana
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Peck Succeeds Stewart as Ohio Supreme Court Justice
Cincinnati lawyer John W. Peck, 44, named by Governor DiSalle to fill the late Judge James Garfield Stewart’s seat on the Ohio Supreme Court. Peck will be sworn in to serve through the November election and for the remaining four years of Stewart’s term. He has been a partner at Peck Shaffer and Williams and taught at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. He is a Miami University trustee and a former tax commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Common Pleas
John W. Peck
Cincinnati
Ohio
Supreme Court
Michael V. DiSalle
Peck
James Garfield Stewart
Stewart
Peck, Shaffer and Williams
Frank J. Lausche
University of Cincinnati College of Law
Miami University
Oxford
University of Cincinnati
Miami
Air Force Probes T33 Crash Near Miller
Air Force investigators from Lockbourne began removing the pilot’s body from the wreckage of a T33 trainer that crashed near Miller Monday night. They expect about two days to complete the probe as cause remains undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ironton
Air Force
Miller
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Columbus
New York Reporter and Golf Authority Harry B Martin Dies
Harry B Dickie Martin, 85, veteran New York reporter and cartoonist, noted golf authority, died Wednesday from a stroke. He influenced journalism and golf coverage for decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry B
Dickie) Martin
AT&T Stock vote approves three for one split in 193? meeting
Shareholders of American Telephone and Telegraph overwhelmingly approve a three for one stock split at the 74th annual meeting in Kingsbridge Armory. Effective April 24, first dividend on new shares in July, quarterly at 82 1/2 cents at new rate 3.30 annually. AT&T closes at 250.00 on the NYSE amid a peak of 250.12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Mammoth Kingsbridge Armory
Bronx
Self-defense plea clears James Sowards in Nelsonville slaying
A three judge Common Pleas Court acquitted James Sowards, 70, of Nelsonville, on a self defense verdict for the November 16 killing of William Porter McCombs. The trial spanned three days with the jury deliberating about two hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Porter McCombs
Nelsonville
James Sowards
Common Pleas Court
Francis D. White
Athens County
Earl D. Parker
Pike County
Thomas Mitchell
Jackson County
Harold Shields
White
Sowards
Porter McCombs
Sewards
Connie Nicholas Convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter
INDIANAPOLIS AP Connie Nicholas 45 was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the slaying of her wealthy married lover Forrest Teel 54 a drug firm executive. She faces 2 to 21 years and could be paroled in 21 months after a monthlong trial in which she testified about the affair and the shooting near Laura Mowrer's apartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Connie Nicholas
Indiana Women’s Prison
Forrest Teel
Teel
Mrs. Nicholas
Laura Mowrer
Miss Mowrer
Maple Heights Woman Charged Over Party Line Refusal
Cleveland report says Elizabeth Toth of Maple Heights faced criminal charges for refusing to yield a party line telephone in an emergency. The complaint was signed by Mrs. Frank Josefovic whose husband died of a heart attack. The statute carries fines from 50 to 5000 dollars and potential jail time up to three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Maple Heights
Elizabeth Toth
Frank Josefovic
Charlie Chaplin Celebrates 70th Birthday at Swiss Home
Vevey Switzerland Charlie Chaplin marked his 70th birthday at his lakeside residence overlooking Lake Geneva. Neighbors and film colleagues joined the celebration at Chaplin's house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vevey
Switzerland
Charlie Chaplin
Lake Geneva
Fire Destroys Trimble Home Injuring Elderly Occupant
A Trimble residence was destroyed by fire injuring an elderly occupant. Firefighters battled flames for hours as neighbors watched from the street. Investigators began the search for a cause after dousing the last embers.
Flying bank robber Sprenz awaits removal hearing in Laredo
Frank Sprenz, 29, was jailed in Laredo awaiting a removal hearing after bond was set at 100000 by U S Commissioner Frank V Hill. He faces charges for robbing a Hamilton Ohio branch bank of 25955 last March 2 and for stealing a plane at the airport and fleeing to Canton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laredo
Tex
Frank Sprenz
Sprenz
U.S
Frank V. Hill
Missioner
Ohio
Cincinnati
FBI
Hill
Hamilton
Canton
Lorenz
Butler County Grand Jury
Nationwide CD Alert To Move Ohio Gov Office Friday
A Friday civil defense drill will evacuate Ohio officials from Columbus to an alternate seat of government at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware. Gov. DiSalle and Cabinet members will participate in the nationwide Operation Alert exercise moving state operations 24 miles north to the campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Michael V. DiSalle
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware
Here
Dirksen Opposes Removing Taft Hartley Provisions
U S Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen of Illinois said he would oppose removing all Taft Hartley law changes from the Kennedy labor regulation bill. The stance signals continued resistance to altering the core labor measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Ill
Elizabeth Taylor Recovering After Tonsillectomy
Liz Taylor recuperating at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital after tonsils removal. Public notes indicate ongoing recovery and medical team monitoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liz Taylor
Hollywood
Calif
Elizabeth Taylor
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Strike Ties Up Rubber Firms Amid Big Four Walkouts
The United Rubber Workers Union strikes hit B F Goodrich Firestone and United States Rubber, bringing 58 000 production workers to protest for pensions insurance and benefits while Goodyear remains operating. Bargaining on a new contract continues with no disclosed demands or offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
United Rubber Workers Union
B. F. Goodrich Co
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Goodyear
Eavie
Big Four
United States Rubber Co
URW
Firestone
Goodrich
Britain Opens Question On Berlin Flights
Britain has taken up with the Eisenhower administration the issue of U S high altitude flights in the Berlin air corridors but made no formal protest. Viscount Hood raised the question at a State Department meeting. The government fears risks of a Soviet American incident amid Berlin negotiations. Privately, British planes conducted high altitude flights earlier but stopped to avoid danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
U. S
Berlin
Foreign Office
Viscount Hood
Washington
State Department
Harold Macmillan
Germany
Ohio Board bars food service at funerals
The Ohio Embalmers' and Funeral Directors' Board ruled that funeral homes may serve coffee tea and nonalcoholic drinks but must not provide food or alcoholic beverages as part of funeral services. A public hearing set for May 18 will decide whether the proposal becomes policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Embalmers’ and Funeral Directors’ Board
NS HIGHWAY Interstate Route 77 Considered
The State Highway Department awaits a consulting firm report on tying proposed Interstate Route 77 with the Canton Expressway. Howard Needles, Tammen and Bergendorf will review the northern Cleveland to Canton segment, then findings go to the U S Bureau of Public Roads. The Canton to Marietta leg was added in 1957. about 175 miles would parallel U S 21 and Ohio 8. Plans north of Cambridge are checked for interstate standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
State Highway Department
Everett S. Preston
Kansas City
Howard, Needles, Tammen and Bergendorf
Cleveland-to-Marietta
Preston
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Cleveland
Canton
Canton-to- Marietta
William O'Neill
Charles Noble
Ohio 8
Cambridge
Vote Delayed On Mrs. Luce As Ambassador
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee delayed until next week a vote on recommending approval of Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce as ambassador to Brazil. The delay was to allow absent members to read the hearing record, with a possible meeting next Tuesday to resume consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Clare Boothe Luce
Brazil
Montreal Hotel Blast Kills Man Injures Two
A man carrying 20 dynamite sticks in an overnight bag registered at the Queen's Hotel in downtown Montreal Wednesday night died in an explosion that also injured two others. Authorities have not released the suspect’s identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Queen’s Hotel
Kenyon College To Confer Doctor Of Humane Letters
Kathleen M. Kenyon, a lineal descendant of the second Lord Kenyon after whom the college is named, will be awarded the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters this Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gambier
Kenyon College
Kathleen M. Kenyon
Lord Kenyon
Dulles Departure Sees Tough Look Ahead for Policy
Washington reports that John Foster Dulles, stricken with cancer, will be missed as his successor faces a brutal foreign policy timetable. By spring Paris talks with Britain France and West Germany precede Berlin-Gromyko negotiations and a possible Big Four summit later months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Also Mentioned on This Page
Legislature
Fits
Great Lakes
C. Stanley Mechem
Athens
Mechem
House
House Elections and Federal Relations Committee
DiSalle
J. Peck
At&t
A.t.&t
New York Stock Exchange
Acqoutt Sowards
By Vic Sherow
Connie
Jeffrey Johnson
Roberta Johnson
Chicago
Nana
Chaplin
Trimble
Lincoln Historical Society
Ghouster
S- Point
Gallipolis
Mr. and
Mrs. Dulles
Avery
Funeral Home Board
By John M. Hightower
Free World
Christian Herter
Paris
France
West Germany
Andrei Gromyko
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!