Six Killed as Fire Rages at Porter Glass Co
An oil heater that toppled over sparked a blaze at Porter Glass Co in Martins Ferry Ohio killing six workers and injuring six others. Firefighters from eight communities battled the inferno through a heavy snowstorm, with extensive damage to nearby homes and vehicles.
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Ohio Glass
Martins Ferry
Porter Glass Co
Wien Wien
Uwraman
A. H. Porter
Wheeling
W. Va
Martins Ferry Hospital
Stevenson declines NATO Paris meeting over authority concerns
Adlai E. Stevenson said he would not attend the December 16 NATO Paris briefing, citing lack of authority to back Eisenhower policy. He supported most proposals but noted differences and feared misinterpretation by supporters at home and abroad. He will study Eisenhower plans this week and issue comments later.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
NATO
Paris
Stevenson
Illinois
Balanced Budget Is IKEs Aim
President Eisenhower aims to keep the budget in balance amid proposed military spending increases. Senators Bridges and Saltonstall said he can avoid deficit spending, with a 2 billion dollar rise for missiles bases antisubmarine devices and space work justified by Soviet advances.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Bridges
Saltonstall
White House
Mt Scopus dispute delays convoy through Jordan
Israel halted a disputed gasoline convoy through Jordanian territory as Dag Hammarskjold met with Prime Minister Ben-Gurion. Jordan blocked nine drums of gasoline for fear of aiding fortifications at Mt Scopus, while Israel said no fortifications exist and the fuel would power generators for the Hadassah Hospital, Hebrew University, and a large library.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Dag Hammarskjold
David Ben-Gurion
Jordan
Mt. Scopus
Hammarskjold
Middle East
Amman
Palestine
Israel Mt. Scopus
Old City of
Hadassah Hospital
Hebrew University
Irony in Death
James H. Terrill age 66 collapsed and died of a heart attack while running for a bus. His wife later remarked it turned out to be the wrong bus.
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Kansas City
James H. Terrill
Tentative Jury Seated In Millersburg Trial
A jury of five women and seven men was tentatively seated for the first degree murder trial of Cleo Eugene Peters, 19, of Muscatine Iowa. Defense and prosecution each have three peremptory challenges remaining to complete seating.
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Millersburg
Cleo Eugene Peters
Muscatine
Iowa
Ohio farmer households show cars and TVs exceed running water
An Agriculture Department study of Ohio’s 123 527 commercial farms finds 85 percent own automobiles and 65 percent have TV sets, while 72 percent report piped running water. Census notes mislead by counting cold water only. only about 42 percent have hot and cold running water. Urban homes fare better on hot water and baths. Farmers lead in home freezers.
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James B. Sibbison
Washington
Ohio
Agriculture Department
Census Bureau
Ohio Synod Leader Dies in Tractor-Trailer Crash
Dr. Fred C. Wiegman 58, president of the Ohio synod of the United Lutheran Church, died in a collision with a tractor trailer 20 miles east of West Jefferson. The truck driver James L. Blum 27 of Pickerington skidded out of control. Blum was unharmed. Wiegman was former Midland College president and served on Wittenberg College board since 1946. he was en route from Columbus to Wittenberg.
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Columbus
Fred C. Wiegman
Ohio Synod of the
United Lutheran Church
West Jefferson
State Highway Patrol
Wiegman
James L. Blum
Pickerington
Ohio
Blum
Midland College
Fremont
Neb
Board of American Missions
The
Wittenberg College
Wittenberg
Snow Causes Death as Man Hit by Train Near Akron
Willam Terry Muto a 21 year old Akron man drove onto the Wilbeth Road crossing in a heavy snow fall. An automobile ahead pushed another car causing a stall. Muto failed to gain traction and a Baltimore and Ohio freight train struck his car broadside killing him. His body was hurled about 20 yards from the wreck. The stalled car and the vehicle pushing it escaped damage.
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Akron
Willam Terry Muto
Wilbeth Road
Muto
Baltimore & Ohio
Weather on to Five Day Forecast West Virginia and Ohio
Weather on to forecast shows fair and cold tonight with lows in the low 20s, then fair and warmer Thursday. Ohio and West Virginia expect sunny or clear days with highs in the 40s, lows in the 20s to 30s, and light to moderate precipitation mainly as rain Saturday into Sunday.
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West Virginia
Albuquerque
Bismarck
Chicago
Des Moines
Milwaukee
New Orleans
St. Louis
S. Ste. Marie
Seattle
Tampa
Traverse City
Sersee
Snow Problems Controlled In Ohio Roads Open With Slippery Patches
Ohio faced unexpected heavy snow with at least eight weather related deaths and many minor crashes. Primary roads remained slippery while all highways were open. Drifting continued with plowing and cinder spreading underway across the state.
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Ohio
Ohio Highway Patrol
Ohio Department of Highways
Cincinnati
Lebanon
Eaton
Gallipolis
Jackson
Washington Court House
London
Marysville
Marion
Mount Gilead
Coshocton
Cambridge
Woodsfield
AFL-CIO to Recommend Expulsion of Four Unions
The AFL-CIO Executive Council recommended expelling the Teamsters Bakery Laundry and Distillery Workers unions over corruption charges. The action, supported by George Meany, targets about 1.4 million members and aims to deter racketeering. The recommendations go to the federation convention opening Thursday.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Afl-Cio
Teamsters Union
Senate
Backets Committee
AFL Cio
George Meany
Organized Labor
Meany
Aflcio
Congress
Afl-Cio Building and Construction Trades Department
Civil Defense Plans Inked for Cincinnati Area
Hamilton and Warren county commissioners sign a joint Civil Defense plan. James R. Clark Jr of the Ohio Valley Civil Defense Authority says plans may extend to Butler and Clermont counties and three northern Kentucky counties.
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Cicinnati — i
Hamilton
Warren
James R. Clark, Jr
Ohio Valley Civil Defense Authority
Butler
Clermont
Kentucky
Man Convicted Fourth Time in Drunken Driving Case
Fred Youngblood, 47, of Lockland, was convicted of drunken driving for the fourth time in Cincinnati. Municipal Judge Frank Gusweiler sentenced him to six months in the workhouse, fined $500 plus costs, and referred the case to Common Pleas Court with six more penalty points for possible license revocation. A prior summer conviction added six points. another for reckless driving brought twelve points, triggering possible revocation. The court held he could not be charged with two penalty-point sets from the same incident.
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Cincinnati
Fred Youngblood
Ohio
Frank M. Gusweiler
Youngblood
Lockland
Common Pleas Court
Celebrezze Likely New President of Municipal Association
San Francisco report says Cleveland mayor Anthony J Celebrezze is virtually assured to head the American Municipal Association in 1959. The announcement highlights his rising influence in local government and national city affairs.
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San Francisco
Cleveland
Anthony J. Celebrezze
The
American Municipal Assn
Acquittal Ordered in Forged Checks Transport Case
A directed verdict of acquittal was ordered for Irene Armen trout of Charleston West Virginia. She was charged with transporting three forged checks totaling 310 pounds from South Shore Kentucky to a Portsmouth Ohio bank.
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Catlettsburg
Irene Armentrout
Charleston
W. Va
South Shore
Portsmouth, Ohio
Population Up 550 Percent in Bristol Township
Bristol Township officials report a population surge to 56,293, up 44,109 from 12,184 in 1950, aided by new industry and the Levittown residential development near Philadelphia. The count aims to boost state highway fund allocations.
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Bristol
Levittown
Philadelphia
Wittenberg College Renamed to Wittenberg University
The board of trustees voted Tuesday to change the name to Wittenberg University effective September 1, 1959. The move marks a status upgrade for the Springfield institution.
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Springfield
Wittenberg College Board of Trustees
Wittenberg University
Fire Causes Major Damage At Kolbe Homestead
A Tuesday night blaze damaged a 108-year-old section of the 16 room Kolbe homestead in Lorain causing about $20 000 in estimated losses.
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Lorain
Kolbe
Trigger Hour Set For 4 P.M. Vanguard Moon Launch
Cape Canaveral aims to launch the Vanguard satellite at 4 p.m. EST after a long countdown and multiple delays. Project leaders detail a 23 page checklist and hourly then per minute countdown updates as launch time approaches. The Vanguard craft weighs a ton with 10 tons of fuel.
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Paul Walsh
Vanguard Project
Cape Canaveral
Civil Rights Commission Boss Resigns
Washington reports that Stanley F. Reed, former Supreme Court justice, resigns as chair of the new six member Civil Rights Commission. The panel’s planned quick start is halted as Reed cites incompatibility with his duties as a judge. President Eisenhower accepts the resignation and notes the commission’s mission to probe federal civil rights laws and voting rights denials.
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Washington
Civil Rights Commission
Stanley F. Reed
Supreme Court
Reed
Eisenhower
Executive Department
Congress
Woman unhappy after pedestrian collision ticket dispute
In Jackson Michigan patrolman Frank Vara tickets a woman who struck a pedestrian who had the green light. The driver claims the pedestrian should have been more cautious. Vara, the pedestrian, disagrees with the claim.
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Jackson, Mich
Frank Vara
Vara
Prosecution Expected To Finish Case In Lima Murder Trial
Prosecution planned to wrap up its case today in the first degree murder trial of Ralph Forsythe 42 charged with the slaying of Charles Conner Aug 10 The witness list included the last of five witnesses to the kitchen shooting at Conner’s birthday party Conner’s body has not been found Lima Police Chief Donald Miller testified about the investigation and the Cadiz search The defense rests after the final witnesses Conner’s father and sister testified Charles H Conner said he last saw his son the day before the party and noted his son would not leave town without explanation.
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Lima
Ralph Forsythe
Charles Conner
Anthony Bowers
Forsythe
Conner
James Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Donald Miller
Cadiz
Charles H. Conner
Tok Place
Boy Saves 3 Children in Ark Fire
Ernest Pool an 8-year-old boy in Little Rock pulled nine siblings from a burning shack after a tin pipe from a wood stove toppled, scattering flames. He says he grabbed them and threw them out, saving everyone present.
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Little Rock
Ark
Ernest Pool
Ernest
Confidential trial set for mid December in obscenity case
In Los Angeles Superior Court arguments on an obscenity charge against Confidential and Whisper magazines are scheduled for December 17. Conspiracy to commit criminal libel charges against the magazines were dismissed after a seven week trial ended in a deadlocked jury. all charges against individuals were likewise dropped.
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Los Angeles
Navy
Postmaster Urges Early Christmas Card Mailing
Post master James Smith has mailed his Christmas cards in a bid to set an example for timely sending. The note encourages others to mail early ahead of the holiday rush.
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Pittsburgh
James Smith
Indonesian unions seize control of major Dutch firm in Jakarta
Communist led Sobsi union federation announces takeover of Jacobson Van Den Berg Trading Co, the third largest Dutch company in Indonesia, and watches over three Dutch banks. Officials protest lack of authority as cabinet holds a special session to prevent wholesale takeovers. The Dutch Embassy remains uninformed on Indonesia’s future moves.
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Sobsi Trade Union Federation
Jacobson van den Berg Trading Co
Indonesia
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