Ohio maps balanced highway budget for 1958 program
Ohio's Department of Highways plans a $400 million road program for 1958 balancing federal funds and state finance. Federal interstate funds total $84.8 million for the year, with 90 percent federal share. Ohio aims to contract about $200 million of work in the first five months of 1958 while preserving state funds to cover the federal portion.
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Columbus
Ohio Department of Highways
Ohio
Charles M. Noble
Cincinnati
Conneaut
Noble
Ments
Test Launch Off. Gamma Moon Delayed By Technical Glitch
The United States postponed a Gamma baby moon test launch 50 minutes before liftoff due to a leaky valve and weather. Officials differed on when the attempt would resume with Walsh saying no new date today, Hagen hoping for tonight or Friday. The 64 inch 3% pound sphere will be officially named 1957 Gamma after orbit entry.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
Washington
John P. Hagen
U. S
J. Paul Walsh
Patrick Air Force Base Officers Club
Walsh
Defense Department
South Atlantic
Smithsonian Astrophysical Laboratory
Mother Held As Delinquent For Baby Missing In Columbus
A 17 year old Columbus mother Mrs Wayne Herlitz was placed in the Juvenile Center as a delinquent after her 3 month old baby Robert Wayne was stolen with her car on Sunday. Police say the infant was found unharmed in a parked car in Portsmouth after two Columbus brothers Nathaniel Sexton 23 and William Sexton 19 took the car and abandoned the baby. The baby is at Franklin Village county children's home. Her husband serves in Greenland with the Air Force.
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Columbus
Wayne Herlitz
Greenland
Air Force
Robert Wayne
Columbus Brothers
Nathaniel
William Sexton
Portsmouth
Irenton
Franklin Village
Tragic CO Poisoning Deaths In Logan Vehicle
A Logan man and a 16 year old Logan girl were found dead from carbon monoxide in a parked car on N Spring St. John Amnah 62 and Abagail Wilson 16 died between 3 and 4 a.m. Officials ruled accidental CO poisoning due to eroded exhaust system. Miss Wilson’s funeral arrangements are set with Roberts Funeral Home.
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Logan
Hocking County
N. Spring St
John Amnah
Abagail Wilson
Bowen St
Clyde Wilson
Hugh Keller
Owen F. Yaw
Roberts Funeral Home
Miss Wilson
Butcher's helper dies after abdomen wound
Washington Court House authorities report James Edward Penwell a 21 year old butcher's helper died after his knife slipped while dressing a hog at a supermarket cutting an artery. He received nine blood transfusions but bled to death from the abdomen injury.
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Washington Court House
James Edward Penwell
Thief Caught At McArthur
A daylight theft at Cline's Pharmacy on S Court St yielded about 1015 dollars in cash and checks. Al vin Graves of Dayton, 38, was captured by State Patrol near Route 50 within about an hour. Graves confessed to the theft and has prior penitentiary terms. He faces grand larceny charges here after questioning.
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Cline
S. Court St
State Highway Patrol
Alvin Graves
Dayton
State Patrol
McArthur
Carl Whipple
Jackson
Jackson State Patrol Post
Graves
Athens
State Penitentiary
Joseph Grogan
Joseph McBride
Robert Liggett
Liggett
Woman Enters State Office in Historic Appointment
Mrs Helen F Holt of Lewisburg was named by Governor Underwood as secretary of state succeeding the late D Pitt O Brien. She took the oath in the Supreme Court Chamber becoming the first woman to hold the post and join the seven member Board of Public Works. The Democratic majority shifted from 5 2 to 4 3 due to the party switch. O Brien served since 1948 and died last week in Charleston.
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Point Pleasant
Helen F. Holt
Lewisburg
Underwood
D. Pitt O’brien
Supreme Court Chamber
Holt
Board of Public Works
O'Brien
Heater Ignites Fire Destroys Ohio State Lab
Willis Peter son chief of the State Arson Bureau said a clogged air ducts and registers caused a gas heater to overheat and start a fire that destroyed a chemical laboratory at Ohio State University Sunday. Damage may exceed 50000 dollars.
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Columbus
Willis Peterson
Ohio State University
Judge Delays Bowler Sentencing Until January
U S District Judge William T McCarthy in Boston postpones sentencing of Edward G Bowler of Holyoke on a gambling charge until January 7 as a Christmas season gesture.
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Boston
U. S
William T. McCarthy
Edward G Bowler
Holyoke
Two Kaiser Workers Die In Accidents
In POINT PLEASANT a Route 33 crash killed Paul Akers and injured Al F. Dille, both Kaiser painters. Akers died instantly. Dille, 43, was listed in good condition with facial injuries at Mason Clinic. The car, traveling north, plunged 30 feet after leaving the curve near Brinker Hollow. This marked Mason County’s ninth 1957 fatality.
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Point Pleasant
Route 33
Paul Akers
Mason
Kaiser Plant
Ravenswood
al F. Dille
Kaiser
Mason Clinic
Dille
Brinker Hollow
Mason County
Akers
Ruby
Paul
Linda
Foglesong
Rawlings
Kenova
Kaiser Aluminum
Putnam County
Gene Warner
Hurricane
Dunbar
Charles Ray Coleman
Bell
Shelton Henson
St. Albans
Mr. Warner
Memorial Hospital
Charleston
Murder Trial Defendant Takes Stand
Lima man Ralph Forsythe 42 testifies on second day of first degree murder trial. He chronicles Aug. 10 activities up to 7 p.m. the day Conner was slain. Conner’s body remains missing and Forsythe recalls a Toledo trouble case and a Mexico trip discussion.
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Lima
Ralph Forsythe
Charles Conner
Conner
Forsythe
Toledo
Mexico
Blast in Times Square Injures Three Firefighters Clear Scene
New York says an explosion near Times Square started by a tossed lit cigarette into a gas main under repair touched off a five story flame. Three people injured as flames rose and snowstorm drew crowds. firefighters battled blaze and flooded the trench to extinguish it.
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New York
Times Square
40Th Street
Broadway
Lloyd Miller Acquitted in Barroom Murder Trial
Lloyd Miller 37 of Hamilton testified he was knocked unconscious in a barroom brawl in which a Dayton man was fatally slashed. He was acquitted of a second degree murder charge.
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Lloyd Miller
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Dayton
Trains Crash Kills Dozens in London Fog
About 100 people died and more than 200 injured in a two-train collision near St Johns station as thick fog shrouded London. Salvage teams recovered 80 bodies with 25 to 35 still trapped. a third train narrowly avoided involvement.
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London
St. Johns
Hayes
English Channel
Folkestone
Deal
Britain
Democrats Call Military Belt Tightening for Missile Funds
Washington AP reports influential Democrats urged tighter military spending to free funds for missiles while President Eisenhower aims for a balanced budget. Sen. Knowland and Senate leadership hint current tax rates may continue to support defense needs, with cuts anticipated in nonessential programs. AFL CIO opens in Atlantic City amid moves to expel several unions, as Hoffa era leadership faces scrutiny.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen
Knowland
California
Senate
White House
Congress
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Atlantic City
N. J
Afl-Cio High Command
Hoffa
Teamsters
Central States Teamsters
Meany
New York
Afl-Cio
Air Force selects sites for Bomarc missile launch
The Air Force announced four East Coast bases Dow Maine McGuire New Jersey Otis Massachusetts and Suffolk County Long Island will host initial Bomarc launch sites. Contracts totaling 46 million dollars cover work at these bases as defense planners estimate about 15 sites to provide coastal and northern boundary coverage. A separate line notes U S scientists are pursuing midget H bombs to reduce radioactive fallout on the battlefield.
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Washington
Air Force
Dow Air Force Base
Maine
McGuire Air Force Base
N. J
Otis Air Force Base
Mass
Suffolk County Air Force Base
Long Island
N. Y
Nelsonville Brothers Arrested in Columbus
Wayne E Hamilton 19 of Nelsonville pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to assault to rob and was bound over to the grand jury under $5000 bond for an alleged Buds Market holdup. His brother Jack 22 was fined 500 and costs and jailed six months for carrying concealed weapons.
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Columbus
Wayne E Hamilton
Nelsonville
Jack
UC seeks continued city aid 1.2 million through 1958
Cincinnati directors ask City Council to extend the University of Cincinnati supplemental appropriation for 1958 at a minimum total of 1.2 million dollars, continuing a funding pattern from recent years.
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Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
Miami University to raise student fees next semester
Miami University in Oxford plans a fee increase to start a school construction reserve fund. The raise will be 11 dollars for men and 10.50 dollars for women per student next semester to fund building projects.
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Oxford
Ohio
Miami University
Israelis Reach Mt Scopus With Fuel Convoy Amid Tensions
An Israeli convoy crossed Jordanian territory to Mt Scopus with 14 barrels of gasoline and supplies under UN brokered terms. UN observers and Jordanian officers checked cargo as Hammarskjold flew to Damascus for talks on Syrian border tensions before Beirut stop.
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Jerusalem
Mt. Scopus
Jordan
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Damascus
Beirut
New York
Dog census runs into stubborn canine in Rochester
Patrolman John Hunt, among 16 rookie officers, conducted a dog census in Rochester. One dog refused to be counted and bit the officer, though the bite was not serious, police said.
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Rochester
John Hunt
Greenville Fire Destroys Businesses and Homes
A major blaze in Greenville Ohio destroyed three business establishments a home and a four family apartment building. Damage is estimated at 750000. The Hobart Manufacturing Co boiler room sparked the fire which raged about three hours. One New Madison firefighter was injured breaking a leg after a fall from a roof. Acetylene gas tanks exploded sending fireballs while wind prevented further spread. Residents were evacuated before the flames reached residences.
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Greenville
Ohio
Martin Street
Hobart Manufacturing Co
Madison
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