Congress Moves Toward Adjournment After Civil Rights Victory
Senate approved the civil rights bill by a 60 to 15 vote after a marathon 39 hour session. Thurmond set a Senate filibuster record with 24 hours 19 minutes, surpassing Morse. The session also passed a $3.44 billion foreign aid financing bill and a compromise immigration bill as adjournment nears.
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Senate
Congress
House
FBI
Sen. Thurmond
D-Sc
Thurmond
Sen. Morse
D-Ore
Miss Parade of the Hills Crown Honors Lynn Matheny
Lynn Matheny of Logan was crowned Miss Parade of the Hills in a record crowd in Nelsonville. Her court includes Barbara Russell of Gallia and Janis Hartman of New Marshfield. All eleven finalists receive a tea invitation in Columbus with Governor’s wife.
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Lynn Matheny
Logan
Nelsonville
Jud Matheny
Hills
Washington St
Fort St
Shafer
Matheny
Barbara Russell
Glouster
Janis Hartman
New Marshfield
Columbus
William O'Neill
Paul D. Stram
Trans World Airlines
Joan McKenzie
TWA
Jerri Stevens
Koolmotor
Toledo
Cities
William Mechem
Bob Maurer
James Civile
Three Flyers Injured In CAP Plane Crash Near Logan
Three Civil Air Patrol officers from Newark were injured when their aircraft failed to lift off and crashed upside down near a Perry County strip five miles north of Logan. Pilot William White, co pilots Lewis Ashbrook and Robert West were hospitalized with head injuries and other bruises. condition listed as fairly good.
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Civil Air Patrol
Logan
Perry County
Newark
CAP
State Highway Patrol
William White
Lewis M. Ashbrook
Robert G. West
Richard Frasure
James Heinlen
Hocking Cap
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
Ashbrook
White
Norstad Sees NATO Advantage Despite Soviet Missile Claim
General Lauris Norstad said NATO retains strategic edge due to superiority in manned aircraft and ongoing development of long-range missiles, adding the West is integrating such weapons and should not be unsettled by Soviet announcements. He spoke at NATO headquarters in Paris.
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Paris
Lauris Norstad
NATO
Norstad
No Paper Monday Notice from The Messenger
The Messenger will not publish on Monday due to the Labor Day holiday. The business office will be open until noon Saturday, as usual.
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Messenger
Attendance Fails to Meet 1956 Ohio State Fair Target
Closing day at the Ohio State Fair features the final Ernie Ford performances with a $60,000 fee, plus Rickey Nelson Molly Bee and Holmes rodeo shows. Officials expect attendance to trail last year’s 342,272 despite a Sports Armed Forces and Fraternal Day.
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Columbus
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Ohio
Ohio Bell Offer Needs Improvement Union
Ohio Bell and the Communications Workers of America are in contract talks with union chief Martin J. Hughes stating the company must substantially improve its offer. Hughes notes the proposal to give CVA employees free anti Asian flu vaccine would protect staff but also shield the firm from likely high absenteeism due to illness.
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Cleveland
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Communications Workers of America
Martin J. Hughes
Ohio
CWA
Hughes
CVA
Deadly clash on Pi dori island leaves dozens injured
A violent fight on Pi dori island between villagers and lepers using spears stones clubs and axes resulted in 22 lepers killed and 53 seriously injured. Fourteen villagers sustained injuries in the confrontation.
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Seoul
Pidori
Weather outlook signals hot humid weekend across the midwest
OHLO forecast shows mostly fair conditions with highs around 90 to 95 degrees and warm lows near 62 to 66. West Virginia stays mostly sunny and warm with highs in the 90s, scattered afternoon showers possible in northern central regions. Five day trend: temperatures 5 to 10 degrees above normal, cooler by Monday or Tuesday with light precipitation.
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Ohlo
West Virginia
Albuquerque
Bismarck
Chicago
Cleveland
Des Moines
Fort Worth
Helena
Desscesss
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Memphis
Milwaukee
New Orleans
New York
Omaha
Portland
Ore
Salt Lake City
S. Ste. Marie
Moimne
Giougt
Traverse City
Jupiter Is U S Reply to Communist Missile
The Army reportedly has a proven answer to Soviet missiles with a Jupiter intermediate range ballistic missile tested from Cape Canaveral. Officials say it could be production ready within 30 days, while Senate testimony warned U S missiles lag behind schedule due to technical issues and funding limits.
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Washington
Russia
Atlantic
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Brucker
Pentagon
Army
Florida
United States
America
Sen
Jackson
D-Wash
Defense Quarles
Senate House Atomic Energy Weapons Subcommittee
U.S
Quarles
House Passes Protection Bill to Shield FBI Files
The House approved a compromise bill 314 to 0 preventing defense lawyers from freely searching FBI files, sending the measure to President Eisenhower. The Senate backed it 74 to 2, with Langer and Kefauver in opposition.
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Eisenhower
White House
FBI
Washington
House
Justice Department
Th House
Senate
Sens
Langer
R-Nd
Kefauver
D-Tonn
Newspaper Strike Ends in BostonResumes Publication
Six Boston daily newspapers resume publication after a strike by mailing room employees halted papers since August 9. The return ends a monthslong disruption affecting readers and news delivery in the city.
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Boston
Son of OFL leader denounces CIO at Ohio convention
Jack Breidenbach son of Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council president criticized the CIO during the Dayton Federation of Labor convention closing session. He accused CIO leaders of dirty tricks, linking merger motives to egotism and power plays by George Meany and Walter Reuther.
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Dayton
CIO
Ohio Federation of Labor
AFL
Jack Breidenbach
John Breidenbach
Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council
Breidenbach
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Aflcio
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Aid Bill Okayed to President for Foreign Aid Funds
The House passed a $3.43581 billion foreign aid bill and sent it to President Eisenhower. The amount is about one billion dollars less than the president had requested.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Man in Marietta murder trial claims shooting a dream
Benjamin C. Lightfritz, 52, charged with first degree murder for killing Earl C. Hill at a Marietta service station, testified he was drunk and the event was a dream. He cited a feud over Mrs. Anna Galbraith, owner of the house they shared, as motive. prosecution presented witnesses and rested its case.
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Hill
Anna M. Galbraith
Lightfritz
Farmer Found Dead Under Upset Tractor
Earl Stump age 65 of Guilford died after his overturned tractor burned beneath it on a hillside. Deputy says the tractor hit a tree and overturned causing the blaze and death.
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EASP
Liverpool
Earl Stump
Guilford
Columbiana County
James Miller
Stump
Navy Rescues Stranded San Diego Ketch 550 Miles from Honolulu
A Navy seaplane tender Orca reprovisioned the battered ketch Sondy found adrift in rough Pacific seas 550 miles northeast of Honolulu. The four aboard include Rockne H Watson a Scripps Institute mechanic and two teenagers. Sondy aims to reach Honolulu by Sunday or Monday as Lieutenant Roe reports passing three cases of food water and a new battery aboard.
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Honolulu
San Diego
Calif
Pacific Ocean
Philip A. Roe
Orea
Roe
Rockne H. Watned
Scripps Insti
Tute
la Jolla
Soncy
Johnson
Orca
Thomas A. Price
Scripps Institute
Labor Day Holiday Traffic Toll Forecast
The National Safety Council projects 420 traffic fatalities during the 78 hour Labor Day weekend from 6 p.m. today to midnight Monday. Last year’s three day period recorded 435 deaths with 89 drownings and 72 other accident deaths, totaling 596.
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National Safety Council
Sex Killer Wins Trial
Daryl Chessman, the convicted sex offender who has evaded execution for nine years, wins the right to pursue his case in Los Angeles where it began in 1948.
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San Francisco
Daryl Chessman
Los Angeles
Stassen Shifts Flight as Disarmament Talks Quickened
Western disarmament negotiations with Russia hinge on urgent talks in Washington as Harold E. Stassen arrives early from London to confer with Secretary of State and President Eisenhower. He seeks progress amid Moscow's tougher posture after testing an intercontinental missile and denouncing Western proposals.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
London
Russia
Stassen
Sata Nallac
eLain
United States
Eisenhower
United Nations Disarmament Subcommittee
Britain
France
Canada
Valerian Zorin
Zorin
State Department
Red China Moves to Purge Bourgeois Rightists
The People's Daily issued a policy declaration declaring a purge of bourgeois rightists who criticized the regime and questioned the Communist party's rule. It labels these critics as irreconcilable enemies of the state and notes two non Communist cabinet members among those targeted.
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Hong Kong
Red China Today
Mao Tze-Tung
People’s Daily
China
Mao
Communist Party
Parks Hearing Set in Columbus on Hunting Privileges
Ohio parks chief W. W. Flickinger calls a hearing for Oct. 3 to discuss park hunting privileges rules and rental rates for state housekeeping and sleeping cabins in Columbus.
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Columbus
Ohio Parks
W. W. Flickinger
Army Men Testify On Burial Of $33700 In Surplus Goods
Two Army officers testified before the Senate Investigations subcommittee about burying $33700 in surplus air base supplies in Newfoundland last year. Captain Arthur Williamson and Warrant Officer Benny Wilks described discarding unusable stock while a watchdog probe found about 44 million dollars in unneeded parts at nine bases.
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Washington
Senate
Newfoundland
Arthur M. Williamson
Benny H. Wilks
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Labrador
Greenland
Rival Member's Tip Prevents Gang Fight in Columbus Field
Alerted by a tip from a rival gang member, 26 police and deputies cleared 27 youths from a Franklin County cornfield near Columbus. Police said a gang fight was planned. Nineteen were jailed for inciting a riot. eight others jailed for contributing to delinquency of a minor and disorderly conduct.
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Columbus
Franklin County
City
Mussolini’s Body Handed to Widow in Predappio
The Italian government delivered Benito Mussolini’s body to his widow at St. Cassiano Cemetery in Predappio. The former dictator’s ashes were moved from a long secret burial to the Mussolini family vault amid decades of secrecy and political tension.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
St. Cassiano
Predappio
Mussolini
Italy
Milan
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