OU Graduation Totals 140 Earn Degrees in Summer Session
One hundred forty graduates received degrees from President John C. Baker at Ohio University's Memorial Auditorium Saturday morning, the third and final ceremony of the 1954 sesquicentennial year. Total degrees this year exceed 900 with 64 masters and 76 bachelors awarded. Dr. W Say Irvine of Marietta College gave the address Shall Forever Be Encouraged. Reverend Jan B. Kish offered invocation and benediction. James R. Rhodes and Martha Smith Bartles performed. The speaker urged drawing bearings from the past to navigate the future amid confusion.
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John C. Baker
Ohio University
Memorial Auditorium
United States Air Force Reserve
W. Say Irvine
Marietta College
Jan B. Kish
St. Paul's Catholic Church
James R. Rhodes
Martha Smith Bartles
Jessie C. Essex
Irvine
Ohio
Muskingum
Irvin
W. Ray Irvine
Messenger Newsphoto
World Church Assembly Opens in Chicago at Soliders Field
The Second General Assembly of the World Council of Churches begins in Chicago with about 100000 expected attendees at Soldiers Field. Delegates from 48 countries and 31 US denominations attend, focusing on Christ the Hope of the World and topics from faith to international affairs. President Eisenhower will speak Thursday at Deering Meadow.
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Evanston
Soldiers’ Field
Chicago
General Assembly
World Council of Churches
America
United States
Eisenhower
Deering Meadow
Northwestern University
Police Auctioned Evidence Nets 539 Dollars in Covington
Police in Covington sold off evidence at a public auction on Saturday raising 539 dollars. The sale included stolen electric shavers rings and watches connected to an alleged cafe owner receiver case.
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Covington
Commonwealth
James F. Quill
Hebron Mayor Charged With Embezzlement
Hebron Ohio former mayor D. D. Garver of Licking County faces embezzlement charges after village funds totaling 5110.27 were allegedly taken. He posted a $5000 cash bond and a preliminary hearing is set for August 17 in Justice of the Peace Russell Case's court.
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Hebron
Ohio
D. D. Garver
Licking County
Court of Justice of the Peace
Russell
J. A. Adair
Garver
Ravenswood Plant Site Still Uncertain
Huntington West Virginia Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Co official says about 68 million dollars in plants may not be built in Ravenswood area. Gordon Ainsworth cites two plants and says no decision reached on location with Ravenswood a possible site while other Ohio River locations are still under consideration.
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Huntington
W. Va
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Co
Ravenswood
Gordon Ainsworth
Pblic
Asset
Ainsworth
Ohio
Walter Reuther to Speak at Union Summer School in Athens
Walter P. Reuther president of the CIO and UAW-CIO will headline the second annual Region 2-A summer school at Ohio University. The program runs Sunday through Friday with a mock congress, debates on labor laws foreign affairs taxes and Tide lands oil, and public attendance.
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Walter P. Reuther
CIO
Uaw-Cio
Union
Ohio University
Reuther
Eugene Sonders
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Pitts
Hart-Hartley
Tide Lands Oil
Raymond Ross
Region 2-A
French Assembly Creates Master Oenologist Degree
A new degree titled master oenologist has been established by the French National Assembly. The credential marks someone as an expert in the preparation and conservation of wines, intended for serious study rather than casual tasting in cafes.
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Paris
French National Assembly
Akron Worker Held After Fatal Shooting In Domestic Turmoil
Akron police held 36 year old Ernest Roseberry in a fatal shooting at a home. Police say he killed Otis Eugene Moore 34, then targeted his wife Virginia and her father Jessie Cox. Roseberry admitted intending to kill all three as an escape from domestic problems. He had moved from Pulaski Virginia to Akron a month earlier.
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Akron
Ernest Roseberry
Otis Eugene Moore
Roseberry
Virginia
Jessie Cox
Boyd Burk
Pulaski
Gore
Burk
Boy Crushed to Death by Truck in Cincinnati
A fatal accident occurred when the rear wheels of a truck ran over two year old Anthony Cummings in Cincinnati Friday. He was the son of Mrs Mil dred Cummings.
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Cincinnati
Anthony Cummings
Mildred Cummings
Republicans Seek Changes to Senate Anti Communist Bill
GOP leaders in Congress move to redraft the Senate passed bill to outlaw the Communist party. President Eisenhower favors killing the measure or amending it to avoid criminalizing party membership. House Republicans plan a compromise bill Monday to align with White House objections.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Communist Party
Eisenhower
House
GOP
Ferguson
Michigan
Republican Policy Committee
Senate
Knowland
California
Thurmont Md
Opposition to French Plan Grows
Western allies resist Premier Mendes-France proposals to amend the European Defense Community treaty. Belgium Luxembourg West Germany and Italy show little enthusiasm as France pushes to renegotiate terms ahead of the Brussels talks and a looming August 28 ratification vote in the French National Assembly.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
France
EDC
endes-France
Canonie
Mendes-France
Belgium
Luxembourg
West Germany
Italy
French National Assembly
Brussels
Arkansas Graduate Is Quite a Bachelor
Mrs. A. J. Huskey of Harrisburg Arkansas earned a bachelor of science degree at Arkansas State College in Jonesboro becoming a 73-year-old graduate who had paused her studies since 1901. She majored in education but does not plan to teach. She has 25 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.
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Jonesboro
Ark
A. J. Huskey
Arkansas
Arkansas State College
Huskey
Harrisburg
Seven Nations to Meet for Peace Conference in Southeast Asia
The United States and seven other nations including Great Britain, France, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Pakistan, and the Philippines agreed on a foreign ministers conference to strengthen regional defense. The meeting is set for Sept 6 in Baguio, Philippines, to discuss united defense and economic cooperation amid pressures from the Communist advance.
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Washington
United States
Southeast Asia
Great Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Thailand
Pakistan
Philippines
Baguio
Dulles
Indochina
United Defense
United Action
Red
Southwest Pacific
State Department
U S Plans Fighter Base In Holland
The United States will station an Air Force fighter squadron in the Netherlands marking the first postwar deployment on Dutch soil. The agreement with The Hague awaits Dutch parliament approval and aims to bolster NATO defenses against armed attack.
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Washington
Europe
United States
Netherlands
State Department
Soesterberg
Hague
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Viet Minh Active Across Vietnam After Cease Fire
Paris reports indicate Viet Minh control spreading in both North and South Vietnam after the Geneva cease-fire. Vietnamese army units once built by the French are dissolving into rural areas as Vietminh civic committees assume power north of the 17th parallel. Local officials fled or disappeared as the Viet Nam People's Republic asserts itself and presses the new government claim.
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Paris
Hanoi
Saigon
France-Sotr
le Monde
17Th Parallel
Geneva
Indochina
Senate panel to fault McCarthy in Cohn Schine probe
A bipartisan Senate Investigations subcommittee report may condemn Senator McCarthy for not halting pressure by Roy M. Cohn to secure Army benefits for Pvt. G. David Schine. It also critiques Secretary Stevens for weak handling of McCarthy and Cohn, while portraying McCarthy as a bystander who could have stopped efforts.
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Washington
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
McCarthy
R-Wis
Roy M. Cohn
David Schine
Army
Stevens
Cohn
Schine
Subcommittee
Wisconsin
Congress
Slain Girl Mary Jolene Freiss Linked to Mason County Kin
Mary Jolene Freiss 17 was slain near POINT PLEASANT. Her aunt Mrs Harry C Lipscomb of Ambrosia plans to travel to Toledo after funeral plans. Her mother Katherine Hassell, born in Mason and reared in Mason and Jackson counties. Investigators plan to question a 17 year old boy near the woods where the body was found. deputies will compare his fingerprints with marks on the bicycle.
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Point Pleasant
Mary Jolene Freiss
Here
Mason County
Harry C. Lipscomb
Ambrosia
Toledo
Katherine Hassell
Jackson County
W. Va
Mary Jolene
Alfred Bartkowilak
Lucas County Sheriff's Office
Bartkowiak
Sheppard Case Docketed for Grand Jury Indictment
Prosecutor Frank T. Cullitan said he will present the murder case against Dr. Sam Sheppard to a grand jury on Monday or Tuesday. The plan calls for witnesses including Dr. Lester Haversten and Susan Hayes, with Bay Village Mayor J Spencer Houk among possible further testimony.
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Cleveland
Frank T. Cullitan
Sen Hr. Sheppard
Cuyahoga County
Common Pleas
William K. Thomas
Sheppard
Marilyn
Lake Shore
Cullitan
Dr. Haversten
Miss Hayes
J. Spencer Houk
Bay Village
Spence
Eisenhower marks 10th anniversary of Allied landing in France
President Eisenhower issues a White House message on the tenth anniversary of the 1944 Allied invasion of southern France. He urges continued unity and perseverance toward international peace, honoring French forces and memorializing fallen comrades at Le Cannet.
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Washington
Eisenhower
France
White House
Jacob L. Devers
le Canadel
Marshal Delattre de Tassigny
Eisenhower to Sign Landmark Tax Cut Monday
President Eisenhower will sign a 1,630,000,000 tax cut bill Monday at a White House ceremony. Republican leaders and top Treasury officials have been invited to witness. The measure, passed by Congress amid controversy, is the largest overhaul of tax laws in American history and a cornerstone of his economic program.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Treasury
Congresa
Drive-in Horror Night Frees Cats and One Pot
In Richmond Virginia a local drive-in offered free admission for anyone arriving with a black cat on Friday the 14th. Thirteen people attended with twelve live cats and a cat shaped flower pot that the manager allowed as a free entry. The pot was deemed a cat in appearance by the owner.
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Richmond
Ohio Girl Driver Among Top Seventeen
Washington 49 Mary Lou Crum of East Palestine Ohio was the only girl in the third annual national teenage road-e-o. She placed 17th after a grueling course tests driving skill and safety. Clement C Wagner of Kansas City Mo won the championship from 51 teenage drivers representing 42 states Canada Hawaii and the District of Columbia.
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Washington
Mary Lou Crum
East Palestine
Ohio
Rare Panda Captured in Western China Sent to Peiping Park
A rare panda from its native Western China habitat has been captured and moved to Peiping for housing in a new den at Hsi Chiao public park, reflecting ongoing efforts to protect this endangered species.
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Hong Kong
China
Peiping
Hsi Chiao
Record Attendance at 27th Ohio Dairy Day in Wooster
About 4200 people attended the 27th annual Ohio Dairy Day at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station in Wooster on Friday. Officials said the crowd set a record for a station event.
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Wooster
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Goa Guards Prepare as Liberation March Threat Looms
Portuguese forces in Goa receive blessings at St Francis Xavier’s tomb before vowing to repel a planned nonviolent Indian Liberation march. About 4000 Portuguese troops and 1000 police guard the coast as Nationalists push for Goa Diu and Damac merger, with fears of arms smuggling and pro Indian elements inside.
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Nova Goa
Portuguese India
St. Francis Xavier
India
Cacadores Light Infantry
St. Francis
Portugal
Goa
Graf Zeppelin Skipper Dies At His Home
Friedrichshafen Germany Dr Hugo Eckener commander of the Graf Zeppelin on its round the world flight died at his home Saturday aged 16? The noted aeronautical engineer succumbed to a heart ailment after a lingering illness. He led the airship in the famous voyage and remained committed to lighter than air travel despite the Hindenburg disaster and wartime obstacles. He continued to advocate transatlantic airship commerce until world events ended such plans.
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Friedrichshafen
Germany
Hugo Eckener
Eckener
Lakehurst
N. J
United States
Studebaker Cuts 1995 Prices After Worker Pay Concession
Studebaker Corp. plans roughly a $100 price reduction on 1995 models following a Friday vote by plant workers to accept a 14 percent pay cut to protect jobs. The firm also indicated potential access to a large scale defense contract for guided missiles.
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South Bend
Ind
Studebaker Corp
Well Digger Strikes Oil Near Denison
A water well driller near Denison Texas struck oil while completing a well southeast of the city. Driller J L McClure stopped pumping after reaching about 260 feet and informed property owner Jack Winburn, who humorously declared they still need water.
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Denison
Tex
J. L. McClure
Jack Winburn
Winburn
Nominees Named for Ohio Postmaster Posts
The President has sent to the Senate three Ohio nominations for postmaster: Smith B. A garth, Barton, and Lewis J. Bergholz.
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Washington
Senate
Ohio
Smith B. Agarth
Barton
Lewis J. Bergholz
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