Ike To Depart Tonite On Trip
President Eisenhower heads for Rome tonight on a jet propelled goodwill tour of 11 nations. The trip follows a radio television speech and a day filled with conferences and a National Security Council meeting. He aims to show the United States as a good partner and seeks future summit talks with Soviet Premier Khrushchev. He will meet leaders in Paris with de Gaulle Macmillan and Adenauer.
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Eisenhower
Rome
National Security Council
Nikta Khurshchev
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Harold Macmillan
Konrad Adenauer
Andrews Air Force Base
Goose Bay
Labrador
John Eisenhower
Howard M., Snyder
Malcolm Moos
Kevin McCann
Robert D. Murphy
Italy
Turkey
Parkistan
Afghanistan
India
Iran
Greece
Tunisia
France
Spain
Morocco
Rooney and Paar make up after on-air spat
Mickey Rooney and Jack Paar smoothed over an on-air clash after Rooney walked out following Paar’s drunkenness accusation. Publicity kept rising as Rooney celebrated his fifth marriage anniversary to Barbara Ann Thomason with his manager Red Cuff confirming tonight’s show proceeds.
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Hollywood
Mickey Rooney
Jack Paar
Rooney
Red Cuff
Paar
Man Robs Walnut Hills Bank For Small Sum
Lawrence Gray 33 said he wanted to feel what it was like to take money. He entered the Provident Bank Walnut Hills branch, leaped a gate, and grabbed between three and four thousand dollars. Manager Harry Beester and tellers tackled him. Gray waived a hearing and was ordered held on a $5000 bond.
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Cincinnati
Lawrence Gray
Gray
Walnut Hills
the Provident Bank
Harry Beester
Beester
U. S
Graham P. Hunt Jr
Plastic Bag Claims Another Young Child
In Elyria a plastic bag that came with a new pillow caused the death of 2-year-old Samuel Jones. His mother Delphine Jones said another child told her Samuel would not wake up and that she found him in bed with the bag over his head, suffocating him.
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Samuel Jones
Delphine Jones
Samuel
Michigan Senate OKs $34 Million Tax Bill
In Lansing a 34 million package cleared the Michigan Senate to bolster the treasury. The measure would raise taxes on liquor beer and tobacco and is expected to go to the House for a vote next week. Cincinnati property owners face 32.26 tax per thousand in 1960 up 0.60 from 1959 per the County Budget Commission.
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Senate
Lansing
Mich
Michigan Senate
Cincinnati
County Budget Commission
Lancaster man offers 100 for space agency rocket
Lester Lehn of Lancaster a Trailer Sales Agency owner proposed an open account to fund the federal space program after the Treasury stalled over where to place his $100 gift. He sent a second $100 check once his idea was accepted.
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Lester Lehn
Treasury
Lehn
Federal Space Agency
U.S. Treasury
Norwegian Ships Crash Off Coast 80 Rescued
In a collision between the Sunnfjord and the freighter Diana, 70 to 80 passengers aboard the Norwegian coastal ship Sunnfjord jumped into lifeboats in stormy seas and were rescued. Both vessels reached port in Bergen, Norway.
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Norway
Sunnfjord
Diana
Detroit woman dies at 107 with 187 descendants noted
Almeda Hudson, born into slavery in Shuqualak Mississippi in 1852, died on a Wednesday at age 107. She had 187 living descendants and had moved to Detroit five years ago to live with a granddaughter.
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Detroit
Almeda Hudson
Public Health Service Grants Sewage Project Funds
Washington to Toronto Ohio received 115 753 dollars from the Public Health Service to help finance a sewage disposal project estimated to cost 1 060 580 dollars according to the agency on Wednesday.
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Washington
Toronto
Ohio
Public Health Service
Army identifies 13 soldiers killed in Skyline Drive crash
The Army announced that 13 soldiers including Sg t Jerry Lipkans of Canton Ohio were aboard a helicopter that crashed on Skyline Drive mountainside in Virginia on Wednesday.
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Jerry Lipkans
Robin Court
Canton
Ohio
Skyline Drive
Virginia
Army
Tavern Owner Charged After Shooting In Glenwood
Menday Willard Johnson of Glenwood, owner of the Riverview Beer Tavern, is jailed on a assault with a deadly weapon charge after allegedly shooting Clyde W. Bowen Jr. of Glenwood in the upper leg with a 32 caliber Mauser pistol at 11 p.m. Bowen is in good condition at Point Clinic. Johnson says Bowen caused trouble and he fired. Arraignment scheduled before Justice of Peace A. M. Goodwin for a preliminary hearing today.
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Menday
Willard Johnson
Glenwood
Riverview
Mason County
Johnson
Clyde W. Bowen, Jr
Bowen
Point Clinic
Justice of Peace
A. M. Goodwin
U S Seeks Action On Indian Kidnaping Case
The United States asked India to press criminal charges against members of the Chinese consulate staff in Bombay over the alleged kidnapping of Marine Sgt. Robert Armstrong. A formal complaint was filed with Indian authorities, but police reported Chang Chien-yu had not been arrested. He is believed hidden in the Chinese consulate.
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India
United States
China
Robert Armstrong
U. S
Chang Chien-yu
Chang
Which Costs More Water Or Electric
Mt Sterling hardware store found it paid a water bill for 14 years due to a meter mix up. The supplier then realized it had been paying the hardware firm’s electric bill for 15 years for the same misread.
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MT. Sterling, Ky
Mt. Sterling
St Lawrence Seaway Closes After First Season Milestone
The Seaway ends its inaugural season as tugs tow the disabled freighter Saltvik into Montreal, marking the final vessel pass through the locks of a 475 million dollar project opened last June by Queen Elizabeth II and President Eisenhower.
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Sinmac
Army uses $2 bills to study soldier buying habits
At Aberdeen Proving Ground the Army distributed 175000 two dollar bills to about 10000 soldiers and civilian workers as part of an informal survey. The move covers 10 percent of Aberdeen’s 2750000 monthly payroll and aims to gather shopper reports from banks and retailers.
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Aberdeen Proving Ground
G. F. Powell
Army
Fog Shrouds Ohio Area Amid Deadly Dam Break Rumors
Heavy fog blankets Southeastern Ohio and nearby areas causing hazardous travel. Officials note few accidents as authorities consider the scope of a reported dam break with unconfirmed casualty estimates. Air traffic halts at Port Columbus with zero visibility, while temperatures dip near freezing before a slight warmup expected.
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State Weather Bureau
West Virginia
Ohio River
SEC
Athens
Joseph Grogan
Ohio University
Dewey Laughlin
Laughlin Flying Service
Tennessee
Port Columbus
Columbus
Zanesville
Cleveland
Toledo
Dam Burst Flood Destroys French Riviera Valley
A wall of water from a burst dam sent 10 billion gallons down the Regran River valley near Frejus, France. Four miles wide, the flood tore through villages, left 140 known dead with 160 missing, and prompted Mobilization of disaster forces and foreign aid including an aircraft carrier hospital ship.
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France
Regran
French Riviera
Cannes
Lafayette
Langley
Arias Expects U.S. OK To Panama Flag In Canal Zone
Panama’s ambassador in the United States Ricardo Arias Espinosa said he expected the U S government would approve flying the Panamanian flag in the Canal Zone within about 30 days. He spoke as he prepared to resume his 1990 presidential campaign and urged Washington to respond to Panama’s note seeking the flag as a symbol of sovereignty.
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United States
Ricardo Arias Espinosa
U.S
Canal Zone
Arias
Washington
Ohio State Library Travel Chief Margaret Fullerton Dies
Margaret Fullerton longtime associate of the Ohio State Library traveling library died Wednesday at age 72 after twenty years of service. Her death ends a twenty year era with the state library program.
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Columbus
Ohio State Library
Margaret Fullerton
State Library
Problem Child OEA Proposes Pilot Training Programs
The Ohio Education Association educational council urges a pilot program to educate problem students. After a year long study they call for enabling legislation and state funds to establish one or more special schools with a Manhattanville Junior High like six year project. The council, led by Hazel Bauer, cites New York's model and estimates added annual costs of 75000 dollars. They ask the Department of Education to survey districts and the WEA to push legislative action in the 1961 General Assembly.
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Ohio
Ohio Education Assn
Educational Council of
OEA
Educational Council
Hazel Bauer
Lima
New York
Manhattanville
Ohio Dept. of Education
WEA
General Assembly
Liberalized Dependents Benefits Under Unemployment Law
Columbus report says unemployment compensation rules now allow a jobless worker to claim a spouse as a dependent with the spouse earning up to 28 dollars weekly. The weekly benefit max rises to 42 dollars plus 5 for a dependent spouse and 3 for two dependent children. The revised formula lets a spouse earn up to one third of the claimant's average weekly wage in the high quarter or one third of 84 dollars.
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Columbus
BUC
Donald B. Leach
Leach
Universities Oppose Oath Ties to Federal Student Loans
President Eisenhower deplored on Wednesday the loyalty oath policy tied to federal student loans. He noted Congress passed the law and he approved it to push the program, though he disliked part of it as some universities refused loan funds over the oath.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Woman Falls to Death at Athens Hotel in Columbus
Police report an unidentified woman aged about 60 to 70 died after falling from a fourth floor room at the Athens Hotel on Long Street in Columbus. She was described as slightly heavy with white hair and carried no identification.
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Columbus
Ohio
Athens
Long Street
Kuznetsov signs 12 nation pact to keep Antarctica free
Deputy Foreign Minister Vasili Kuznetsov signs a 12 nation pact in Washington aimed at preserving Antarctica without military bases. The agreement states each nation will keep its claims as they stand, with U S Secretary of State Christian Herter in the background.
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Vasili V. Kuznetsov
Washington
Antarctica
U.S
Christian Herter
Law Officials Aim To Curtail Holiday Death
Ohio safety leaders chaired by Highway Safety Director J Grant Keys met with sheriffs police chiefs church officials and military personnel to sharpen enforcement and publicity for the Christmas New Year period. They noted 55 percent of holiday fatalities involve drinking drivers versus 30 percent normally and urged hosts and tavern keepers to curb overindulgence.
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Columbus
Ohio Highway Safety
J. Grant Keys
Ohio
Keys
Ohioan Seeks Injunction On Hoffa Ousters
Cyril Novotny of Youngstown Ohio and four other International Brotherhood of Teamsters members sue to block a Washington suit by 12 insurgents aimed at James R Hoffa. They seek judgment declaring the insurgents’ suit invalid, arguing it drains the union treasury and that the 12 are paid tools of employers.
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Youngstown
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Cyril Novotny
Washington
Five
Jacques M. Schiffer
Doctor Smith Dies At 92 In Logan
Logan native Augustus K. Smith, 92, longtime Logan physician and Logan High School alumnus, died at 9 p.m. Tuesday after a long illness at Hocking Valley Hospital. He practiced in Logan for over 50 years, retired about a decade ago, and is survived by his wife Julia and daughter Dorothy Smith of Cincinnati. Funeral plans are incomplete.
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Logan
Augustus K. Smith
Hocking County
Logan High School
Hocking Valley Hospital
Horace
Sophia Steinman Smith
Logan High
Cincinnati
Julia
Dorothy Smith
Eight Boys at Lancaster School Return After Christmas Escape
Eight boys from the Boys Industrial School near Lancaster fled Wednesday but were rounded up in under three hours. Supt. T. L. Fultz said guards tracked them through the snow and found the group about a quarter mile from the institution. They gave the same reason for leaving they wanted to get home for Christmas.
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Lancaster
Boys Industrial
Here
T. L. Fultz
Fultz
Heavily Clad French Scientist Checks Atomic Pile
A French atomic engineer in heavy protective clothing entered an atomic pile to determine why it stopped functioning. He reportedly suffered no ill effects and the French Atomic Energy Commission said the operation, once considered too dangerous, was carried out successfully.
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Paris
French
Atomic Energy Commission
Protect Own Men Is Duty Says Philippine Official
Manila Foreign Secretary Felixberto Serrano told newsmen that the main responsibility for protection in the Philippines rests with Americans. The comment followed a U S Embassy appeal for better protection of American servicemen. In two weeks five armed robbery cases occurred at Clark Air Base north of Manila.
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Felixberto Serrano
Philippines
U.S
U.S. Air Force Clark Base
Urban Planning Grants To Be Discussed In Columbus Meeting
Columbus to host December 10 briefing on how Ohio counties and towns under 50 000 population can share 1 700 000 in federal urban planning funds under the 1959 housing act.
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Columbus
Ohio
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