Two 16 year olds in hunting tragedy in West Columbia
In an apparent accidental shooting near West Columbia two 16 year olds, Jo Ferguson and Harold Edward Van Meter, were hunting when a shotgun blast fired by Ferguson wounded Van Meter in the head. Authorities say the gun was being examined and the incident occurred while the youths walked along Woodland Road. Burial will be at Richard Cemetery in Columbia. funeral services Saturday at West Columbia EUB Church.
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Point Pleasant
Alty
Ferguson
Tles
Acene
Harry Ed-ward
van Meter
van Meter Boy, Walk-Good Friends, Dr. Gettles Said, Ward van Meter
Westing
Gettles
Harold Es Hgervomaep Paka
Young van Metree Lee
Co- Woodland Road
West Columbialumbia Eub Church
Rev
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D. L. Gearhart
Nora’ van Meter
Richard
Fergus
Wen
Columbia
Hardent
Diver Rescued After Nine Hours in River Ready To Go Down Again
Navy diver Joe Tallarico, 35, emerged unhurt after nearly nine hours trapped 120 feet below in the Patuxent River. He was lifted from a decompression chamber and walked unassisted, saying he was ready to dive again despite the perilous rescue.
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Navy
Tallarico
Chicago
Economists predict strong future for Ohio growth
OSU economists Paul G. Craig and James Yocum report on Ohio’s economy, predicting population reaches 10 million by 1965 and continued growth with emphasis on diversifying industry to avoid recession risk, noting Southeastern Ohio has lagged in growth.
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Rally Ecomemdata
Paul G. Craig
Ohio State University Department of Economics
Jamey Yocum
OSU
Bureau of Business and Research
Ohio
Benese
Woman Kills Herself Caused Spouse's Death
Mrs. Grace War Ness, 65, hanged herself Thursday in Cant. stating she feared she had accidentally killed her paralyzed husband Jay, 70. Her body was found beneath a window sash card from a tree limb with a chair beneath. Deputy coroner E. O. McFadden said she believed he was dead when she removed his oxygen mask. Jay was alive and taken to hospital.
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Grace War Ness
Jay
E. O. McFadden
Howe
Truman Aides Blame Politics For Indicting
Truman administration officials deny charges as a political indictment after a federal grand jury returned indictments Thursday. Connelly, 48, once Truman’s scheduling secretary, Schwimmer, a former Kansas City lawyer, and Zandle, a Wadesboro, NC lawyer who headed the Tax Division, are named in the cases. The trio faces conspiracy and fraud allegations tied to alleged tax matter improprieties within the former president’s administration.
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ST. Louis
Matthew Jonnelly
Theron Caudle
Truman
Connelly
New York
Washington
Harry & Truman
Harry Schwimmer
Kansas City
Schwimmer
Zandle
Wadesboro
Awyer
Justice Department
Bishop Lifts Ban of 2 Women in Excommunication Case
In Srath Louisiana the bishop read a decree excommunicating two women who allegedly beat a teacher in a nonsegregated religious setting. The bishop warned further violence against Our Lady of Lourdes Church could force its closure, stating excommunication is the church’s severest penalty.
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Srath
Louisiane
Jules B Jean
Nard
Hearnette
Jeanmard
Our Lady of Lourdes
Jolie
Ohio Valley Sewage Treatment Increases Report
The Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission said 636 municipalities in the Ohio River basin now have sewage treatment works. Another 53 municipalities are building, 67 have bid for construction, and facilities serving 1.6 million people are under or planned. Of 1424 industrial dischargers, 36 percent have adequate control and 34 percent partial, with 40 plants under construction or preparation. Members include Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New York.
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Ohio Valley
Edward J. Cleary
Commission
Fon Commission
I Tllinois
Indiana
Kent West Virginia
Pennsynia
New York
Paper Strike Hits Editions At Zanesville Papers
A two-edition Zanesville Publishing Co. strike forced reductions to a ten page issue for The Times Recorder and The Signal. Fifty-three Local 199 printers joined the walkout over wages, while replacements worked amid accusations of strikebreaking by publisher Clay Littick.
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Times Recorder
Zanesville Publishing Co
Ybiiaton of
Yoetartay
Y Zanes
Signal
Times-Recorder
Interneal Union FT
Bet ‘Union
Clay Littick
Littick
Sixth Diphtheria Case Reported in Ohio
ANCASTER The sixth diphtheria case is reported in Ohio with five prior cases in Columbus since last week. Two deaths occurred. The newest victim is a one year old Lancaster girl. Dr J Kersell Fairfield County health commissioner says the girl recently moved here after an internment in the Columbus Juvenile Center, now quarantined. One inmate at the center and a brother of a former inmate also have diphtheria, Columbus health authorities aid.
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Ancaster
Ohio
Columbus
Lancaster Gir
J. Kersell
Fairfield County
Theolumbus
Baldridge Released on 100000 Dollar Bond
Baldridge, a Fayette County farmer and former Adams County sheriff, was released from jail under a $100,000 bond on charges of second degree murder in the shotgun slaying of state game warden Irvin Patrick S 46, who was killed November 18 while attempting to arrest a hunter or seize pheasants.
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Washington — Court House
Onio
George Baldridge
Fayette County
Adams County
Baldridge
Cstate
Irvin Patrick
Patrick
Detroit
Dales
Tony
Education conference backs boosting publicize of achievements
The White House Conference on Education Thursday night endorsed efforts to stimulate interest in education by publicly recognizing and publicizing notable American brains and achievements across the nation. The remarks urged national efforts to spotlight talents and progress in the country.
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Washingson
White House
Grave Site Exhibit Shown In Abbott Murder Trial
In Oakland a Burton Abbott murder trial session features grave site evidence including locks of hair from Stephanie Bryan found with the body. Pathologist George Loquvam testifies on autopsy results while defense counters that the remains were never located despite a long investigation. Nearby, in Cleveland, a separate case reveals a witness statement about a Canton shooting and a man named Sypniewski facing first degree murder charges, with arguments over burial plans and divorce acrimony affecting related wills and estates.
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Calif
Burton Abbott
Stephanie Bryan
Tate
Bac de
George Loquvam
Berkeley
Trinity County
Abbott
Po of
California
Ther Hale
Steph_ CLEVELAND
Anie
Joseph Sypniewsk
Sypnewski
Henry’ Zielinski
Sypniewski
Syplewski
Canton
Akron
Zielinski
Love
David T. Allison
Dorothy Ann Fletcher Kovacs
Arate
B. Mores
Madeline Sypalewsi
Sucide
Allison
Een
Zielinak
Canton Ad
Robert Fletcher
Ison
Kovacs
Solon Protests Education Aid at White House Conference
State Rep William Le Ma defiance indicates opposition to a federal education aid report at the White House Conference on Havendon. The document, drawn by Dr Pagar Fuller and Pearl Wanamaker, drew Manahan's sharp critique that educators were overrepresented and unfairly influencing policy.
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William le Ma
White House
Havendon
Pagar Fuller
Council of
Washington, D. C
Pearl A. Wanamaker
Washington State
Merger Agreement Between Two Firms Reported In New York
Ambiguous report from New York describes a merger agreement between American Radiator and Ming Man Me, with officials noting doubts about production but outlining terms on refugee-related shares and the pledge to proceed. The Columbus dispatch adds government implications and potential immigration connections to the deal.
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Direcon
American Radiator & Stanatary Corp
Ming Man
Ofocturing Corp
Columbus
Pierce Jo
Herety
U's
Seer
Sandar
FBI undercover agent testifies in Red trial in Cleveland
An FBI undercover agent testified about a Communist network in Cleveland and Pittsburgh as the trial of 11 defendants unfolded. He described meetings in bus stations and an underground board, noting his years in the Comintern and his role as a government witness.
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Communist Cloak and Dagger
Mike
Irigue
Ohio
Red
Txander Wright
Pittsburgh
Wright
Man
Pitts
AFL and CIO merge to form giant labor federation
The AFL and CIO voted to merge creating the United American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, a 16 million member body led by George Meany with Walter Reuther headed to oversee the industrial unions. The merged AFL CIO will convene next week at the Army Armory. both sides retain existing structures.
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CIO
Free World
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Totel New Yorker
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American ‘Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial
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Walter P. Reuther
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Paris
Eagar
Faure
Peter Yablonght
Newark
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National Painters Union
Berlin
Gerfindoman
Areralsy
Berle
Neues Deutschland
Munist
Freign
East Germany
East Berlin
G. M. Pushkin
New Yorke
Delegates Back Federal School Aid At Education Conference
Delegates at the White House Conference on Education endorsed an expanded federal aid program for schools focusing on construction. Secretary Folsom urged Congress to pass a broadened relief, while NEA leaders and labor objections surfaced over distribution and state control.
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Congress
Sopa Setemont
Raventon
Buford
Mount Vernon
NEA
Weather forecast fragment predicts warmer weekend with rain
Fragmentary forecast indicates warmer tonight and Saturday, turning colder Sunday. A similar pattern suggests rain or snow likely Tuesday or Wednesday, with possible lingering rain Sunday through midweek.
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Sturday
Editor Returns to Lead La Prene in Argentina
Balto berto Galaza Paz resumes control of La Prene after five years in exile in veNOS amneo Argentina. He assumes duties as editor and restarts the newspaper’s operations.
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Venos Amneo
Argentina
Brother Fails To Save 15 Month Old Sister
In Cincinnati Cecil dehinner 15 months old drowned in three inches of water in a tub at home. Her 34 year old brother Duane tried to lift her but failed. Mother Yvonne Schinner said she left them alone for a few minutes.
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Cecil Dehinner
Here
Duane
Yvonne Schinner
Ohio Flunks Safe Driving Day Test
Ohio failed its Safe Driving Day test after a nationwide event. A first fatality occurred within hours, and eight people died on Ohio highways for the day. The Associated Press compared the toll to the national figure and to the previous year’s results.
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Ohio
Jessons
GOP Maps Campaign Promises Support for Eisenhower Re election
Chicago Republicans discuss President Eisenhower’s 1956 campaign and his potential active role. Leonard W. Hall and Morton Hollingsworth say the president may campaign across precincts if health permits, while others expect him to lead on re election. Truman era tone reflects optimism about steady progress and national peace.
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Eisenhower
Leonard W. Hall
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Harry
A Darby
Kane
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National Committee
Theodore R. McKeldin
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