Fire at Athens Fairground Stables Kills Four Horses
A fire at the Athens County fairgrounds stables killed four valuable horses and a pony including Billy McKinney Ohio's oldest trotter. The blaze caused about 18000 dollars in damage to the building and livestock with horses valued at thousands. Fire crews battled flames from midnight until 330 a.m. and neighbors aided in freeing frightened animals. One colt Coquette sustained burns but may recover.
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Franz Woodworth
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Walter Graham
Albany
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Coquette
Richard Neal
Athens
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Harlan B. Harris
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Proxy marriage blocked for Dr Sam Sheppard by prison official
In Cleveland a German woman Ariane Tebbenjo hanns failed to secure a proxy wedding with Dr Sam Sheppard who is serving a life term for his wife’s murder. Ohio correctional official Maury C Koblentz denied the plan and also refused visits and letters despite attorney John P Butler arguing for proxy marriage legality.
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Sam Sheppard
Ariane Tebbenjohanns
Maury C. Koblentz
Ohio
Commissioner of Correctional Institutions
Koblentz
John P. Butler
Butler
Dr. Sam
Mysterious Object Strikes DC6 Landing at Cox Field
Fifty three passengers aboard an American Airlines DC6 from Cleveland arrived at Cox Municipal Airport Sunday night to see a shattered windshield on the pilot's side. The unidentified object struck during flight causing a jolt, but Captain F J Cordes controlled the craft by reducing speed and lowering altitude. All on board and the five crew remained relatively calm.
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Cox Municipal Airport
Cleveland
American Airlines
F. J. Cordes
Rockey Skips Comment On His Marriage
Gov. Nelson A Rockefeller avoided comment on a report he will marry Margaretta Murphy around May 18 or 19. The ceremony would be at Riverside Church, not his usual place of worship, ahead of a 1964 presidential bid. In Cleveland a federal mediator opens talks on Nickel Plate Road Wheeling district labor dispute with the BRT.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
Margaretta Fitler Murphy
New York Mirror
Rockefeller
Riverside
Riverside Drive
Westchester County
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Nickel Plate Road
Wheeling
Brotherhood of Railroad
BRT
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party
Alexei Kosygin
Anastas Mikoyan
Dmitry Ustinov
Kosygin
Storekeeper Held After Race Slaying
Gadsden Alabama scene centers on Floyd Simpson held without bond for the roadside killing of Baltimore integrationist William L Moore. Sheriff Colvard says first degree murder charge will be lodged with a state warrant signed by the circuit judge and the prosecutor. Attorney Beck plans bond for Simpson, 40, father of six. Also in Chardon funeral notices for Hugh G Johnson, 85, prominent Midlands industrialist.
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Floyd Simpson
Baltimore
Hugh G. Johnson
Middlefield
Johnson
Khrushchev Castro Talks Focus On Aid And Ties
In Moscow Khrushchev and Castro opened discussions to cement relations between the Soviet Union and Cuba. Observers expect talks to emphasize increased military and economic aid and smooth over fallout from Cuba missile withdrawals. Castro praised Soviet support and its role in sustaining his revolutionary government.
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Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
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Castro
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Caribbean tensing as Dominican and Haitian clash looms
In Santo Domingo a Dominican government warning to Haiti sparked diplomatic rupture as troops surround the Haitian embassy in Port au Prince. President Bosch threatens action if Haiti does not withdraw within 24 hours amid escalating violence and military shifts.
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Dominican Republic
Hispaniola
Haiti
Juan Bosch
Francois Duvalier
Port Au Prince
Duvalier
Dominican’ Republic
Bosch
Dominican Armed Forces
Victor Elvis Vinas Roman
MIT Student and Pilot Admit Cuban Raid Involvement
A 21 year old Massachusetts Institute of Technology student and an unnamed American pilot admitted to taking part in last Thursday’s bombing raid on a Cuban oil refinery near Havana. They joined Alexander I. Rorke Jr. and an unidentified Cuban exile leader, denying ground interference and saying they did not fear reprisals from the U S government. The Cuban acted as a bombardier and lit the fuses with a cigar after meeting Rorke a month earlier.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Havana
United States
Alexander I. Rorke Jr
U. S. Freedom Fighters
Miami
Castro
Rorke
Cuba
White House
Pentagon
Government Pays 435 008 Ohio Persons
The Bureau of Census reports Ohio had 435 008 government employees as of October 1962. The total includes 93 097 federal civilians, 70 693 state workers, and 271 218 local workers. Local education employs 140 274, with 120 819 in schools and 18 709 in colleges. Public hospitals employ 28 871, highways 24 529, police and fire over 20 000. Ohio payroll for state and local workers was 123.3 million dollars. Nationally about 9.3 million public workers. Ohio ranks sixth in total public employment.
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Washington
Bureau of Census
Department of Commerce
Ohio
Hoffa Wins Major NLRB Election Victory
James B. Hoffa leads the Teamsters to a decisive two to one victory over an insurgent rival in the National Labor Relations Board vote. Final tally shows 4893 for Hoffa and 2550 for Voice of the Teamsters, backed by AFL-CIO President George Meany, in the nation’s largest union. The weather forecast calls for a cool week with temperatures four to eight degrees below normal and about a half inch of rainfall tonight and Tuesday.
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Philadelphia
International Teamsters
James B. Hoffa
Afl-Cio
National Labor Relations Board
Teamsters
Voice of the Teamsters
George Meany
Ohio Legislature Likely to End Session by June
Columbus reports the Ohio Legislature could finish by mid June with seven to nine weeks left for deliberation. The House plans floor votes this week on an industrial development department to spur 200,000 jobs and a 1.3 billion two year state appropriation starting July 1. Chicago and Cincinnati traffic death rankings noted by the National Safety Council.
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Senate
Ohio
Flee to West Berlin Crashes Through Wall
Four young East Germans fled to freedom by driving a 5 ton army truck through the Communist wall. A 24 foot hole was torn in the barrier while bullets flew. none were hit.
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Berlin
Lakes Unions Post Pickets Over Harbored Ore Carrier
Three Great Lakes unions posted pickets today in a dispute over a foreign ore carrier tied up at the Pitts burgh and Conneaut Dock Co. Tugboat man declined Sunday to aid the 565 foot ore carrier chartered by U S Steel Corp. The ship, Liberian flagged, was crewed by West German sailors as it moved through the harbor.
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Great Lakes
Pittsburgh and Conneaut Dock Co
Man
U. S Steel Corp
Peace In Laos Is A Myth Says AP Analyst
James Marlow argues in this analysis that peace in Laos is unattainable as Red China pursues expansionist aims. He warns time favors Beijing and predicts eventual steps toward dominance in Southeast Asia, including possible pressure over Formosa and Cuba.
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James Marlow
Washington
Asia
Red
Formosa
Cuba
Fidel Castro
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