Ohio University to Award 140 Degrees in Summer Commencement
Ohio University will award 140 degrees at the summer session graduation in Memorial Auditorium. Dr. W Ray Irvine of Marietta College will deliver the commencement address Shall Forever Be Encouraged. The ceremony marks OU's sesquicentennial year with over 900 degrees granted in 1954 and several master level awards.
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Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
W. Ray Irvine
Marietta College
John C. Baker
Dr. Irvine
Southeastern Ohio Educational Institution
Northwest Territory
Jan B. Kish
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Charles Minelli
Haven Abe Nee
Reese Declared Insane in Farm Murders Case
Cletus Reese a 36 year old farmer on trial for the murder of Clyde Patton and two others at his Coshocton farm was ruled legally insane. Dr R E Bushong of Lima State Hospital advised the judge that Reese is highly dangerous and should be committed for life.
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Coshocton
Cletus Reese
R. E. Bushong
Lima State Hospital
Coshocton County
Common Pleas
Lloyd S. Leech
Reese
Clyde Patton
Fresno
Lester Melick
Danville
Paul Tish
Gilbert Kempf
Bushong
State Hospital
Leech
Gas Price Hike Across Ohio By Sohio Stations
The Standard Oil Co of Ohio raised gasoline prices by six tenths of a cent at all levels in most of the state. Sohio regular now costs 26 9 10 cents and premium 29 7 10 cents, with some low spirits areas unaffected. The change follows a prior 1 6 10 cent reduction, leaving current prices one cent below the June 4 level.
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Cleveland
Standard Oil Co
Ohio
Sohlo
Sohio
Wanted Ad Prompt Urges Call 31242 Now
A classified plea invites readers to dial 31242 to place their advertisement. The terse notice emphasizes immediacy and simplicity for submitting personal or business ads.
Court Halts Atomic Workers Strike In Oak Ridge Paducah
A Taft-Hartley injunction blocks a planned 8 a.m. strike by 4,500 CIO workers at Oak Ridge Tennessee and Paducah Kentucky amid a four month wage dispute. The order keeps plants running for 80 days of cooling off while talks continue. Nuclear material production remains uninterrupted.
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Oak Ridge, Tenn
CIO
Paducah
Taft-Hartley
U.S
Robert L. Taylor
Knoxville
Eisenhower
Emerson Pownall
Elwood Hain
Atlanta
Oak Ridge
CIO United Gas, Coke and Chemical Workers
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Co
U. S. Asst
Warren E. Burger
Washington
Ike Gains In Control Of Congress
President Eisenhower strengthens role in the push for congressional control as administration aides prepare a 60 minute TV and radio review of the legislative record within a day or two after Congress wraps its regular session. Eisenhower told reporters he plans a brief talk to review Congress' record since January 1953.
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Ike
Congress
Washington
Eisenhower
Fight Looms On Anti Red Legislation
Washington report on Senate debate over a bill to purge labor unions of Communist influence. Senator Magnuson proposes a 12 member commission to study the issue and report by next law, challenging the Butler substitute that would strip unions found Communist infiltrated by the Subversive Activities Control Board of NLRB certification as bargaining agents.
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Washington
Magnuson
D-Wash
Senate
Butler
R-Md
Subversive Activities Control Board
National Labor Relations Board
Radio impulse wave triggers LA air raid sirens
Howard Earl Los Angeles County civil defense director announced a new alarm system that uses an inaudible sub sonic impulse flashed over standard radio broadcasts to set off air raid sirens. It is described as the first of its kind in the nation and aims to provide rapid warning to the public.
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Los Angeles
Howard Earl
Civil Defense
Los Angeles County
Hoot Owl Slaughters 100 Young Turkeys
Sykesville Maryland reports a dive bombing owl killed over 100 young turkeys on a nearby farm. Leonard Brushwood, the farmer, said the owl entered a pen of about 250 birds and, after sunrise, used its wings to herd them. He shot the owl and confirmed many birds had their heads bitten off.
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Sykesville
Leonard S. Brushwood
Brushwood
Burglar Alarm Fails at Chicago Drug Store
Milton Wish nick 41 discontinued a burglar alarm service for his North Side drug store on July 1 claiming cost and performance issues. Burglars yesterday broke in, stealing 1020 dollars in cash 1000 dollars in stamps 500 money order blanks saving stamps a portable floor safe and 500 dollars worth of cigarettes.
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Chicago
Milton Wishnick
North Side
Sally Rand Served 14 Year-Old Summons
Process servers finally served Sally Rand, the fan dancer, after 14 years. William Lawson, sued over a 1940 judgment, handed her the summons yesterday at a home exhibit in Los Angeles after waiting in line and receiving a smile from Rand.
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Process
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Lawson
Miss Rand
Sally
Founder diffs Port au Prince blood bank pioneer dies
Dr. John Elliott age 52 of Miami Florida an internationally known figure for founding blood banks in America and Europe died on Wednesday in Port au Prince Haiti.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
John Elliott
Miami
Fla
America
Europe
St Clairsville Man Killed After Being Struck on Route 40
TM James W. Scott aged 57 from Freeport Harrison County was struck and killed by a car on Route 40 in Morristown Belmont county last night.
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ST. Clairsville
Ohio
James W. Scott
Freeport
Harrison County
Morristown
Belmont County
Doubts Plague Assembly in World Council of Churches
Church leaders from Britain and the United States travel to Evanston for the two week World Council of Churches assembly starting Sunday. Tensions run high over religion and politics with delegates from East Germany Hungary Czechoslovakia Poland Yugoslavia and other nations.
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Lit
Assembly of the World Council of Churches
G. K. A. Beil
Britain
Chichester
East Germany
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Yugoslavia
McCarthy Owes Tax for Income as IRS Probes
The Washington Evening Star reports internal revenue agents, after an 18 month inquiry, find Senator McCarthy owes about 25 000 dollars in additional income taxes and interest. The IRS will present evidence to him for explanation, noting no fraud is alleged but error in reporting.
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Washington
The
Washington Evening Star
Internal Revenue
McCarthy
Rwis
Revenue Service
UAW Local To Vote On Pay Cut In Studebaker Dispute
UAW Local in South Bend prepares thousands of members for a ballot on pay reductions to cut Studebaker costs. The plan lowers wages by about 14 percent through elimination of piecework and incentives, with weekly changes from $12 to $20. Union leaders urge acceptance after a prior close rejection. attendance is slated near 8000 of 10500 members.
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South Bend
Ind
Studebaker Automotive
Studebaker
CIO
United Auto Workers
N & Days
Louis J. Horvath
Horvath
Doctor's Case Argued Today in Cleveland Hearing
Attorneys for Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard seek to halt a preliminary hearing on the first degree murder charge claiming prejudice by Acting Mayor Gershom M. Barber of Village. The defense filed an affidavit of prejudice and asks the judge to move the hearing to another Cuyahoga County municipality if Barber is found biased.
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Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
Common Pleas
Frank J. Merrick
Gershom M. M. Barber
Sheppard
Cuyahoga County
Barber
William J. Corrigan
Boy Blinded in Russian Roulette Incident
A 16 year old, Randy Martin, was blinded in the right eye during an hour long game of Russian roulette with friends using a snub-nosed 38 revolver. A bullet pierced his head, shattering the eye, and police say another youth, 15, fired believing the gun was empty.
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Columbus
Randy Martin
Massillon Scout Leader Fred Bowen Dies in Canton Hospital
Fred Bowen 58 a crane operator and Massillon area Boy Scout leader died yesterday in a Canton hospital. He was noted for his role in developing the Massillon area Scout camp and had received an award last February for his contributions.
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Massillon
Ohio
Fred Bowen
Detectives Rush To Trapped Thief
Savannah police raced from headquarters on a tip that a burglar hid inside a building at 323 East Ogie Thorpe Avenue. They sped away only to learn the address matched police headquarters.
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Savannah
Ogiethorpe Avenue
Army hearing report eyed for August on McCarthy row
Sen Mundt predicted a report may be ready by Aug 20 on the McCarthy Army affair as the Army disputed McCarthy’s claim that an officer quoted a secret FBI report. The Senate Rules subcommittee asked Mundt and Jenkins for views on fair play rules for investigations.
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Washington
Sen
Mundt
R-Sd
McCarthy
Army
Senator McCarthy
Rwis
FBI
Senate
Jenner
R-Ind
Ray H. Jenkins
Jenkins
Treason Opens Old Wounds in West Germany Unrest
Frankfurt reports a sharp rise in unrest as Bonn faces strikes by 15 000 Hamburg public utility workers and 220 000 Bavarian metal workers. Detonation of old wounds follows the defection of Dr Otto John, deepening Allied German tensions and fueling Soviet propaganda claims against the Bonn government. John’s high level contacts in Washington and with FBI chief Hoover are noted but not deemed to reveal major secrets.
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Bonn Republic
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Bavaria
Otto John
John
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Bonn
Ge John
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Allen Dulles
U. S. Central Intelligence Agency
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J. Edgar Hoover
Pentagon
U. S
Atom Debate Restricted To Three Hours
A Senate unanimous consent limit of three hours on atomic energy legislation debate was agreed, aiming to speed adjournment. The bill previously drew 169 hours of argument, with leadership noting adjournment hinges on avoiding another filibuster. Senate Majority Leader Knowland and Democratic Leader Johnson helped frame the plan.
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Majority
Knowland
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Congress
Land
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
13 Hurt in Derailment at Gwynn Oak Amusement Park
In Baltimore a miniature train derailed at Gwynn Oak Amusement Park injuring 13 people yesterday. Assistant manager Hal Stewart blamed mischievous kids for the incident saying 4 to 40 were aboard and that the operator had previously removed rocks from the tracks.
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Baltimore
Hal Stewart
Gwynn Oak Amusement Park
Stewart
Church leaders blamed for church attendance decline
Minneapolis dispatch reports Charles P. Taft, a Cincinnati attorney and member of the Taft family, telling the World Anglican Congress that church leaders fail to address areas of modern life where people work. He notes historic shifts in membership but says many congregants still do not attend services because preaching remains out of touch with everyday experience.
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Charles P. Taft
World Anglican Congress
Taft
Cincinnati
Bert A. Taft
National Cou of
Coldest August Day Recorded in New York City
New York City weather bureau records show the coldest August 12 in history by one tenth of a degree, clipping the 56.4 degree mark with a slip in the clip.
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New York City
New York
Eisenhower says economy halt in midyear survey
President Eisenhower announced a midyear economic survey showing the downturn has halted and prospects look good. He cited higher activity than before his administration and noted unemployment remains above wartime levels but not worse than 1949 and 1950 figures. He argued the economy has performed better than in earlier periods.
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Washington
Eisenhower
America
P T
Fisenhower
McCarthy Denies Newspaper Story As IRS Declines Comment
Congressman McCarthy dismisses the newspaper report as strictly untrue. The Internal Revenue Service declined to comment.
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McCarthy
Internal Revenue Service
Tax Case Faces McCarthy Over Non Taxable Funds
The report covers tax years 1946 to 1952 and notes Internal Revenue may classify disputed receipts as taxable. If McCarthy cannot prove sources and use of funds the burden shifts to him. Donors ranged from thousands to pennies with many specifying anti communism goals. Showdown with IRS aims to begin by September 1.
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Internal Revenue
McCarthy
Mc.Carthy
Senator McCarthy
Internal Revenue Agents
Spectator Hiccups Hit Livestock Auction Bid
DUNCAN Okla furniture dealer L L Pryor attended a livestock auction and, after every bid he involuntarily hiccuped so loudly the auctioneer paused. He left town with six Shetland ponies remaining in the sale.
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Duncan
Okla
L. B. Pryor
Pryor
Columbus worker injured by truck near manhole
A 54 year old Columbus construction worker was severely injured yesterday after being struck by a truck as he climbed from a manhole where he had been working. Local authorities investigated the incident and the man was hospitalized with critical injuries.
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Columbus
Ohio
Crockeett Boles
Eisenhower backs GOP governor candidate in Ohio
President Eisenhower reportedly said Ohio needs a Republican governor. Auditor James A. Rhodes claimed the President urged a governor who would appoint a senator from his own party, amid the mix of Ohio political appointments involving Governor Frank J. Lausche and Senator-elect Robert A. Taft Jr.
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Washington
Ohio
Thomas A. Burke
Senate
Robert A
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