Four Cincinnati socialites die in Ohio plane crash
Athens CAP and Ohio teams searched two days for wreckage near Columbus that yielded the plane and four victims. Victims were Richard Bethell and Ward Mathis, both 29 and 30, and Jo Anne Heekin and Joan Thurston, both 22, returning from New York and a Smith College wedding. The wreckage lay in a Leon Angevine farm wheat field. the plane spun in and skidded 276 feet. Local residents reported a distress flight and a radio report from Bethell at 7:14 p.m. Sunday night.
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Athens
Civil Air Patrol
Ohio
Columbus
Cincinnati
Pataskala
Richard Bethell
Ward Mathis
Joanne Heekin
Joan ‘Thurston
New York
Bethell
Mathis
Montlair
N. J
Leon Angevine
Angevine
State High Patrol
CAP
Ray Wantland
Highway Patrol
Marion Curry
Cecil Ulry
Youngstown
Reds Invite Visits At Berlin Tunnel
Soviet media announced open house at the tunnel near Berlin claiming Americans burrowed under the Tron Curtain to tap communications. American headquarters in Berlin offered no comment beyond saying the allegations were under investigation.
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Berlin
Bus Situation Still Critical In Alabama
In Montgomery the newly integrated buses remained segregated in practice as Negro boycotters and city officials debated next steps. The seat assignment by race ended for the day, but few Negro riders sat in the formerly white front. Officials said Alabama segregation laws remained in effect and would be enforced.
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Montgomery
Ala
South
Alabama
Bomb Sets Off Near Judge Finley Home in Dover Ohio
A dynamite bomb exploded today near Probate Judge Ralph Finley's hillside Dover home while he was in Florida on vacation. His wife and mother-in-law were shaken. the blast damaged an apple orchard 100 feet from the bedroom. Sheriff King Hiller said 10 to 20 sticks were used and a possible motive of a person who appeared before the judge in court.
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Dover
Ohio
Ralph Finley
Miles
Lovers’ Lane
Seven Mile Hill
Finley
Nixon aide in probe linked to Kravitz case
Senate investigators question witnesses in a probe of Army clothing contracts tied to Murray Chotiner Nixon campaign strategist. Chotiner may testify about a $5000 1953 defense fee for Herman Kravitz and Samuel Kravitz as garment industry figures face corruption scrutiny and Kravitz was fined for misappropriating gov ernment fur materials.
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Washington
Murray Chotiner
Nixon
McClellan
D-Ark
Chotiner
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Los Angeles
Herman Kravitz
Atlantic City
N. J
Brooklyn
U.S
Samuel
Samuel Kravitz
Herman
Private pilots call for expanded airport program
AOPA today urged an expanded airport improvement program with emphasis on private and business aircraft needs. NBAA executive director Jean H Dubuque noted most airports lack services for business aircraft customers. Cyril C Thompson, AOPA airport consultant, said 55000 members seek landings near 17000 U S cities and towns and a system paralleling public roads.
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Saeveland
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
AOPA
National Business Aircraft Assn
NBAA
Jean H. Dubuque
Cyril C. Thompson
U. S
Thompson
Four New York Quads Born To Bronx Mother Hit By Losses
The two surviving quadruplets born to 25 year old Carmen Medina in the Bronx were reported in fair condition. One boy weighed 2 pounds 15 ounces at birth and died Tuesday. another boy, 3 pounds 3 ounces, died Tuesday night. The mother is 5 feet 2 inches and weighed 9 pounds before the birth.
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New York
Bronx
Carmen Medina
New York Editor Slocum Defends Free Press
Richard W. Slocum, president of the American Newspaper Publishers Association, says newspapers have not gained in the battle for a free press. He urges editors to examine motives behind government inquiries and notes newsprint shortages threaten financial stability and self sufficiency.
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New York
Richard W
Slocum
Ameri
U. S
ANPA
House
U S Tactics In Cold War Under Study
Washington report says the Eisenhower administration eyes a reappraisal of major cold war policies. Secretary Dulles plans to form a citizen inquiry panel to probe foreign aid NATO and the foreign yard program, amid pressures at home and abroad for faster policy shifts.
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John M. Mightower
Washington
Eisenhower
Dulles
Senate
House
NATO
Russia
Bulgarin-Khrushchev
Sweder
Switzerland
Senate Reports Propose GM Price Cuts and Expansion
A staff report urges General Motors to expand into new areas and reduce prices on cars and products, citing eight years of “extremely high profits.” In a separate item, the House Rules Committee approves a bill to award gold medals to the four surviving Civil War veterans.
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Senate
Washington
House Rules Committee
Eleven Garden Tractors Wanted for Immediate Sale
Classified note seeks buyers for eleven garden tractors with recent interest. Advert says to call 31242 to place a For Sale ad and reach multiple potential purchasers while interest remains high.
World leaders in focus with Stevenson Gandhi Khrushchev Eisenhower
Cameras capture Adlai Stevenson in Washington weariness as he campaigns for the Democratic nomination. Nikolai Bulganin greets an Indian guest in Birmingham with Khrushchev nearby as Eden hosts the tour. Eisenhower shows exasperation at a press conference vowing to seek Congress approval before any war action.
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Adlai Stevenson Ofllinois
Washington, D.C
Russia
Nikolai Bulganin
Birmingham
England
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Anthony Eden
Eisenhower
U.S
Congress
Talks Raise Hopes for Russian British Accord
Soviet Premier Bulganin and Communist Party Chief Khrushchev left 10 Downing Street after a tense session with Prime Minister Eden. They pursued measures on Middle East, disarmament, trade, culture and European security amid slim chances of substantial East West agreement. Khrushchev also met Harold Stassen at Claridges to discuss disarmament while Moscow refused strict verification measures.
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Nikolai Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
No. 10
Downing St
Eden
Middle East
Bulgarin
Khrushchev
Iron Curtain
Harold Stassen
Eisenhower
Stassen
Soviet Union
United States
Drivers to Receive License Expiration Notices in Ohio
In September the Bureau of Motor Vehicles will mail notices 30 days before license expirations. Director A. JC Felty notes Ohio operator licenses are valid for three years and expire on the license holder’s birthday.
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Columbus
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Ohio
A. JC. Felty
State police TV network demonstrates statewide link
The State Department of Highway Safety and Bureau of Motor Vehicles showcased a proposed statewide police television network in Columbus. A camera captured jaywalking and transmitted it to a central receiver while officials touted unlimited possibilities and a copy console for transmitting license data to law enforcement offices statewide. The director asked the Federal Communications Commission to approve the plan.
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Columbus
State Department of Highway Safety
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Highway Safety
A. C. Felty
Federal Communications Commission
Russell Confident on Soil Bank Adoption in Congress
Senator Russell of Georgia expressed confidence that a soil bank program will be adopted this session. He pressed Secretary Benson to testify on the farm-money bill and questioned administration officials about a House Democratic plan to spend 1.2 billion dollars for soil-bank payments this year.
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Washington
Russell
D-Ga
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Senate
Bill Russell
House
Eisenhower
Ued
Ellender
D-La
Senate Agriculture Committee
Carver Hotel Guests Missing After Escape From Fire
Police seek three hotel guests reported missing after a blaze at Carver Hotel the city’s largest. Initial figures showed four men escaped from the wake room structure. one was later accounted for, leaving three unlocated by early today.
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Carver Hotel
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric stock vote update
Common shareholders approved raising common shares from three to four million. An amendment to increase preferred shares from 130 000 to 325 000 was approved but requires a two thirds vote of preferred stockholders at a Thursday meeting.
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Columbus — Uf
Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co
President Eisenhower Wins Pennsylvania Popularity Test
President Eisenhower defeats Stevenson in Pennsylvania preference voting and leads in Alaska while Massachusetts sees GOP endorsement gains. Kefauver trails and Knowland appears only nominally on the Democratic side. Heavy voting noted. results carry limited national significance.
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Associated Press
Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
Adlai Stevenson
Massachusetts
Stevenson
McCormack
Estes Kefauver
Alaska
Miles Horst
James A. Finnegan
Kefauver
Stephenson
Knowland
State May Reject Bids On Highway Bond Issue
The Columbus state linking and commission members indicated they might reject bids on a 15 million dollar highway construction bond if interest rates rise. A report suggested only one investment house may bid when opened today. Gov. Lavsebe urged that a 35 million dollar issue could attract more competition, as the commission trims issuances due to tight money policy.
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Columbus
Fand Commission
Frank J. Lavsebe
Commission
USSR Plans Atom Aggression Say Exile Officer
In Munich a former Soviet lieutenant fled to the West four months ago and charged that the Kremlin is preparing for military aggression with atomic weapons. Lt. Ivan Otehinnikov, 27, testified this afternoon.
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Munich
Germany
Kremlin
Ivan Otehinnikov
Eisenhower Says U S Near Soviet Guided Missiles Level
President Eisenhower at a news conference says the United States is around the Soviet Union in guided missile development in response to Khrushchev’s hydrogen bomb missile claim. He rejects halting hydrogen bomb tests while urging peaceful uses of research and stresses equal emphasis on right development over rushing bigger bangs.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Russia
Adlai Stevenson
Pacific
Stevenson
Khrushchev
U.S. Officials Skeptical of Khrushchev Rocket Claim
In Munich officials discounted Soviet claims of an imminent intercontinental rocket capable of striking any target. They cautioned the project is highly difficult to perfect and unlikely to be judged until a working weapon is demonstrated.
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Munich
Germany
U. S
Nikita Khrushchev
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