CBS Boss resigns over forced move in $64 000 Question saga
Louis G. Cowan, former CBS Television president and originator of The $64,000 Question, resigns amid accusation that Frank Stanton forced him out for health reasons linked to his show history. Stanton denies Cowan’s charges and defends integrity while noting no basis for motive claims.
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Mineral Man Is Freed On RR Charges
Shirley E. Withrow a 38 year old self employed mineral logger was found innocent on a federal charge of attempting to wreck a freight train. A Federal Court jury in Columbus acquitted him and Judge Underwood approved the verdict saying the government failed to prove its case. Withrow spent four months in jail unable to post a 10000 bond and awaited trial. He planned to return home to his family after the verdict. He had been accused of placing a tie on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad west of Zaleski last June 10 though he claimed he was clearing the track and that others may have blocked it.
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Johnson Proposes Federal Student loan Plan
Senate leader Lyndon B. Johnson urged Congress to pass next year a federal student loan program akin to FHA loans for every student seeking higher education. He spoke at a St Louis University conclave stressing education as pivotal in the battle for freedom and cited the government’s small share of educational funding.
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Utah Couple Mark 81st Wedding Anniversary
FAIRVIEW Utah on Friday Peter and Celestia Peterson celebrate their 81st wedding anniversary. He is 99 and she will turn 99 later this month. They credit plain living and gospel support for a long, happy life.
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Stuckey Elected Chairman of Ohio Traffic Safety Committee
W E Stuckey was elected chairman of the governor's Traffic Safety Committee Tuesday at the Ohio Conference on Law and the Layman held in Columbus JT.
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No New Polio Cases In Ohio Last Week
Ohio public health officials report no new polio cases in the seven day period ending last week, the first such period since April 5 with no fresh reports. No details on tests or potential exposures were provided.
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Cincinnati Medical College to receive $19,780 cancer grant
The National Institute of Health has earmarked a $19 780 grant to the University of Cincinnati Medical College for cancer research.
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Cubans Sentence Americans in Western Cuba Case
In Havana military tribunals two Americans were spared death penalties and given 30 year terms. Another American received 25 years after leading an anti Castro band in Pinar del Rio. Frank Austen Young of Miami aged 38 got 30 years while Peter John Lambeton born in Britain but American resident of Nassau was sentenced to 25 years. Rafael del Pino a Cuban born American of Miami, 33, got 30 years for flying anti government Cubans out of the country.
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Air Force Fires Atlas On Successful Test
The Air Force fired its Atlas intercontinental missile on a 5500 mile test flight from Cape Canaveral. The 85 foot missile reached 15000 mph and dropped a dummy warhead on target near Ascension Island in the South Atlantic. This launch marks the 13th and 14th test successes since July.
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Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroaders Strike Over Freight Handling
Seven hundred workers from the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen walked out at 6 am at the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad yard in Youngstown amid a dispute over freight car handling. Negotiations Tuesday night failed and were to continue today.
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Iry Made To Steal Rembrandt Painting
The Cor coran Art Gallery reported an attempted theft of a Rembrandt valued at $100,000. Gallery officials noted marks of a sharp instrument suggesting an effort to cut the painting from its frame.
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Child Dies After Sled Accident In Cleveland
A two line report states Daniel Kaneen aged 7 was struck and killed Tuesday when he rolled off a sled into a moving automobile. The Cleveland boy was crushed between the car bumper and a tree.
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Eisenhower Seeks Afghan Ties During Neutral Nation Stop
President Eisenhower visited Kabul for nearly six hours to win Afghan friendship and mutual responsibility as the 11 nation goodwill tour moves from Pakistan to India. King Zahir greeted him at Chiistoon Palace amid flags and cheering crowds, with discussions planned and a luncheon to follow.
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Bandit Orders His Own Death in Bowie Incident
In Bowie Maryland a service station attendant Gilbert Gertz aged 27 suspected a nervous customer on Monday. Gertz drew his pistol after the man demanded his pocket contents, shot the assailant dead, and authorities later identified the gunman as Paul N Marshall of Lanham Maryland.
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Giant Waves Wreck Ship Off Norway with 20 Missing
In the North Sea giant waves overturned the Norwegian freighter Elfrida causing the loss of all 20 crew. The disaster raises Europe’s dead or missing to 108 as rescuers report wreckage and lifeboats found. Nearby ships and Royal Navy tugs assist near Scotland with several men aboard still in danger.
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Passenger Train Wreck Near Lewistown Injures Few
A Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train derailed about 20 miles south of Lewistown. One engine and 13 cars of a 17 car consist left the tracks. Three persons suffered minor injuries and several others were treated for shock. About 140 passengers were aboard the New York to Cleveland service.
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Trucks Needed to Haul Gambling Gear in Canton Warehouse
Police hauled away $30,000 in gambling equipment from a Canton warehouse after three city trucks cleared the site on Tuesday. The owner, George Bechel, 61, arrived and unlocked the warehouse as officers prepared to raid, finding dice and roulette tables, pinball machines, and related paraphernalia. Bechel said the items had not been used in three years and were set for dismantling.
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Last Civil War Vet Fighting For Life
Walter Williams 117 year old Civil War veteran remained in grave condition after a fourth pneumonia attack since last summer. He is noted as the war’s last surviving veteran and was reported to have taken a few liquids Tuesday without improving his state.
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Eisenhower Welcomed With Largest Indian Ovation Yet
India hailed President Eisenhower as a messenger of peace in New Delhi after a six hour Afghanistan stop. Crowds along an 11 mile route to the city cheered as Nehru pledged enduring friendship. Eisenhower pledged U.S. support for global peace and a peaceful quest.
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Cohen Cohort Admits Killing Whalen After Dinner Party
Los Angeles report says Sam Frank Locigne alias Sam Lombardo admitted killing muscleman Jack Whalen in self defense. Locigne turned himself in with two lawyers and Joseph De Carlo, a missing guest from Cohen's dinner party. A grand jury witness implicated a man sitting beside Cohen in the shooting.
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Oldest Marine George W. Ewing Dies at 93 in Los Angeles
George W. Ewing 93 longtime Marine Corps veteran and claimed oldest U S Marine died Tuesday at his Los Angeles home. He served in the Boxer Rebellion and Spanish American War and had over 70 years in the Marine Corps including active and reserve duty.
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Second Major Drug Firm To Face Probers
Senate investigators questioned a second major drug company over pricing practices. Merck & Co. president J T Connor testified as Francis C Brown of Schering Corp challenged subcommittee figures alleging distortions in price markup data.
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Aluminum Talks Next. Can Firms Reach Settlement With Union
The Steelworkers Union announced a new labor agreement in can manufacturing and aims to pressure steel labor peace by moving to aluminum talks in Chicago with major producers. The two largest can makers, American Can and Continental Can, agreed to wage and benefit gains totaling 30 cents over three years plus 8.2 cents annually. The contract covers about 45,000 workers and maintains post retirement medical coverage funded by employers, with retirement benefits raised.
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DiSalle Invites Dillon To Quit In Columbus Hall Fight
Gov. Michael V. DiSalle urged Columbus State Hospital superintendent Dr. Lowell Dillon to resign after a self described illness story, saying he would not fire him. The dispute followed a sick spell during a hospital visit and a freelancer's report doubting the governor’s illness.
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Fuel rate increase suspended by Power Commission
The Power Commission blocked a $1 005 600 natural gas rate increase of 2 8 percent proposed by Ohio Fuel Gas Co Columbus Ohio. The rise was suspended until May 7 with hearings to be ordered later. Ohio Fuel Gas serves 28 utilities customers.
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President May Plan Changes
President Eisenhower weighs two ideas to modernize the executive. A first secretary would outrank Cabinet members and the vice president and handle foreign policy detail. A business manager at Cabinet level would coordinate many domestic programs across agencies.
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Temperatures Rise Across Region With Weekend Rain Chances
Temperatures will average 5 to 9 degrees above normal with highs near 87 in the north and 40 in the south and nightly lows around 24 to 25. Warmer Thursday through Saturday, then cooler Sunday and Monday. Rainfall expected about half an inch mainly Saturday or Sunday.
Massive manhunt for 19 dangerous NC prison escapees
Nineteen heavily armed convicts remain at large after a bold escape from Caswell County prison near the North Carolina Virginia line. A trio possibly drifted into Roanoke Virginia after being sighted by a Buchanan resident, while authorities search six counties using bloodhounds and planes. Charles Edwards, 28, serving life for burglary and attempted rape, was recaptured eight miles from the prison.
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Plain Dealer Moves To Kill Contempt Case
A motion to dismiss a contempt citation against the Cleveland Plain Dealer will be heard Thursday. Judge Samuel Silbert will rule after both newspapers present their cases on whether they published details of indictments before county grand jury returns.
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Wellston Cited Before Ohio Pollution Board
Wellston of Jackson County was ordered to appear before the Ohio Water Pollution Control Board on February 9 to show cause why it has not installed a $200,000 secondary sewage treatment plant. The community’s 1930s federal aid plant lacks required secondary treatment.
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Rhodes Announces Run for State Auditor Nomination
Columbus Ohio State Auditor James A Rhodes announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the May 3 1960 primary. The two year term would run from January 1961 to January 1963.
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