Parsons In State Post Dallas Gets School Job
John M. Parsons resigns as Western Local Schools executive head to become supervisor of transportation for the Ohio Department of Education. George M. Dallas named successor. Dallas has been Middleport High School music supervisor. Parsons to start duties in January with office in Columbus and an expected January 15 departure from Western District.
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Middleport
John M. Parsons
Western Local
State Department of Education
Parsons
Western Board of Education
George M. Dallas
Dallas
Middleport High School
Middeport
Lee W. McComas
Middleport Board of Education
McComas
Columbus
Western District
Denison
Ohio State Universities
Pomeroy
Kenneth McElhinney
Ohio
Fairmont State College
Fairmont
W. Va
West Virginia University
Iraq Forces Put On Full Alert in Iran Near Abadan
Iranian authorities dispatched air and army reinforcements to the Abadan region and placed all armed forces on full alert amid suspected Iraqi attack threats. A squadron of jet planes was sent to Dezful Airbase in Khuzestan province near Abadan, home to Iran’s major nationalized petroleum refineries.
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Tehran
Iran
Abadan
Dezful
Kazistan
Eleven Escape 100 Year Old Dayton Jail
Eleven inmates escaped from Montgomery County jail in downtown Dayton this morning. Authorities say two may be dangerous and fled in a stolen station wagon and car. They allegedly cut a cage hole and bars, then crawled to a catwalk and dropped to a storage shed roof before escaping. A large search followed with sheriff's cars and patrols scouring the area. nine of the 11 are local Ohio residents.
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Dayton
Montgomery County
Sheriff's Office
Ohio
Boy Prayed While Buried Alive For Seven Minutes
In Tampa Florida 14 year old Robert French said he prayed while buried alive for seven minutes after being trapped in a cave. Homer Smith a Rockford Illinois visitor freed the boy’s head before firefighters arrived.
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Tampa
Fla
Robert French
French
Homer Smith
Rockford
Smith
Federal Judges Overturn Martial Law Ruling in Plant Reopen
A three judge panel ruled Wilson and Co may reopen its strike bound plant in Albert Lea after Gov Freeman declared martial law and National Guard blocked access. The court stayed the injunction until midnight Sunday and said local authorities were functioning and martial law lacked absolute authority.
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Minneapolis
Orville L. Freeman
Wilson and Co
Freeman
National Guard
Albert Lea
County of
Freeborn
Youngstown Buys Two Churches for Slum Clearance
Mayor Frank X. Dryzan announced the city paid 293000 to buy St. Ann Church and 202000 for St. Anthony Church in the Inner Hill section as part of a slum clearance project in Youngstown.
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Youngstown
Frank X. Dryzan
St. Ann
St. Anthony
Navy Overhauls Ship Repairs for Foreign Aid
GAO says Navy overcharged the mutual security program with repairs on LSTs sent to allied nations. Navy disputes the figures noting shorter maintenance funds and aims for thorough work when ships depart U S. control to avoid sending inferior materiel abroad.
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Washington
U.S
General Accounting Office
GAO
Congress
Navy
Star stamp to punish drunks at Baltimore court
Chief Magistrate Joseph Kolodny uses a Christmas star mark on the hand of every man charged with drunkenness. The star, visible only under ultraviolet light, leads to a 90 day sentence if shown. Defendants may request family time until Christmas, otherwise the stamp remains until then.
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Baltimore
Joseph Kolodny
Kolodny
Ike May Receive Japan Invitation
Tokyo reports President Eisenhower, already slated for two overseas trips next year, may receive an invitation from Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi for a visit to Japan. Cabinet secretary Etsusaburo Shina said Kishi may extend the invitation during his Washington visit next month to sign a revised U.S.-Japan military accord.
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Tokyo
Eisenhower
Nobusuke Kishi
Japan
Etsusaburo Shina
Kishi
Washington
Steel Mediators Call New Bargaining Talks Today
Cincinnati rebels from Local 100 of the Teamsters fail to gain international monitors approval for a new local. Robert Morris leads the effort requiring petitions from drivers to create a separate unit. If denied, Morris may appeal to Joint Council 26 and then to international union officials.
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Cincinnati
Teamsters’ Union
International Union
Robert Morris
Morris
Teamsters
Joint Council 26
Local 100
International
James R. Hoffa
Mediation Hopes Dim for Steel Settlement Talks
Federal mediators called for another joint steel bargaining session but the afternoon meeting was canceled as Steel workers Union President McDonald did not attend. Union and industry negotiators faced limited progress with key figures absent and focus on upcoming company talks and a federal fact finding panel.
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Washington
Joseph F. Finnegan
David J. McDonald
McDonald
R. Conrad Cooper
Finnegan
Arthur J. Goldberg
Harold Hague
I. W. Abel
Goldberg
Eisenhower
Cooper
Derailment in New Lexington Causes Heavy Freight Damage
New Lexington reports show about 175000 dollars in damage after a New York Central freight derailment near Junction City. The 103 car train traveling about 60 mph derailed the first 18 cars, injuring Conductor Paul Mourning and Brakeman L. L. Walker. Engineer Victor Nelson, 54, of Rutland, piloted the train toward Hobson Yards Meigs County as perishable cargo spoiled and traffic was halted until noon.
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New Lexington
New York Central
Junction City
Paul Mourning
Middleport
L. L. Walker
Typhoons Blamed For Food Shortage in Ryukyu Islands
Three autumn typhoons have caused a serious food shortage across three areas of the U S administered Ryukyu Islands, putting 140000 people on short rations until spring. A U S Civil Administration spokesman said there is no starvation, but the situation will continue through next May. Nearly 14 million pounds of relief food have been ordered from the United States.
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Naha
Okinawa
Ryukyu Islands
U.S
Fire damages Kirtland Village apartment. chimney blamed
A family of five was forced to leave their Kirtland Village apartment Tuesday night after a fire caused by a faulty chimney damaged the building. Fire Chief Ralph Dyke said the damage totaled about $9000.
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Kirtland Village
Ralph Dyke
Kirtland
Two men held in Hocking County tavern burglary
Dallas McNichols and Noah R. Kirk are jailed in Hocking County on open charges of breaking and entering Johnny's Tavern in South Bloomingville. A 17-year-old juvenile was turned over to authorities. Kirk, on parole from Mansfield reformatory, confessed and named the others.
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Logan
Hocking County
Johnny
Dallas McNichols
Noah R. Kirk
Laurelville
Kirk
Mansfield Reformatory
ED Dawley
John Wells
Lewis Wagoner
McNichols
Stump Run
Lone Ranger Gets Silver in a First Grader’s Riddle
A Jackson Elementary School teacher asks whom sits on silver and a first grader answers the Lone Ranger, sparking a playful moment about gold and silver in a classroom exchange.
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Dayton
Jackson Elementary School
Remains of World War Plane Found Near Tallahassee
Burned fragments from a World War II era plane were dug from a swamp 20 miles east of Tallahassee by an Air Force salvage crew. The cockpit held the unnamed pilot remains, blue markings on the wreckage noted but service branch undetermined. Discovery was made by J. D. Roberson during a hunting trip.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Air Force
Here
H. A. Brock
Civil Air Patrol
Navy
J. D. Roberson
Miles Epling Negotiates For Airport Purchase
Gallipolis reports Miles T. Epling a local contractor, negotiating to buy the Holzer airport. The 60 acre field sits beside lands owned by his firm and may be treated as a real estate transaction.
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Miles Epling
Gallipolis
Miles T. Epling
Holzer
Epling
Eisenhower Returns From 22,000 Mile Peace Mission
President Eisenhower lands at the White House after a 22,000 mile trip to 11 nations on three continents. A crowd of about 4,000 cheers as he lights the national Christmas tree and vows a fuller report on his personal diplomacy.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Free World
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Morocco
Richard M. Nixon
Andrews
United States
James C. Hagerty
Augusta
Mental Exams Ordered For Young Slayer
Ross County Juvenile Judge Kenneth Stevens ordered James Reeves 14 to undergo a mental examination after Reeves was charged with second degree murder in the Dec 13 rifle slaying of his stepfather E Cecil Elliott 50 at a South Salem home. Reeves was ordered to the Juvenile Diagnostic Center in Columbus.
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Chillicothe
Ross County
Kenneth Stevens
James Reeves
Reeves
E. Cecil Elliott
South
Salem
Columbus
Stevens
Stubborn Pedestrian Objects To Blockade
In St Joseph Missouri a car halted at a downtown cross walk Tuesday night. Pedestrian Herbert Williams aged 38 climbed the fender walked across the hood and stepped down on the opposite curb. Driver Claude Hayes summoned an officer who arrested Williams on a charge of damaging private property. The officer Bob Hayes is Claude Hayes son.
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ST. Joseph
Herbert Williams
Claude Hayes
Williams
Privte
Bob Hayes
Claude
Ohio Five Day Forecast With Temperatures and Snow
The forecast shows temperatures near normal in the north and up to three degrees below normal in the south, with normal highs from 35 to 40 and lows around 21 to 24. Expect roughly half an inch of precipitation, mainly snow in the north and rain in the south, tonight through Thursday and again Sunday night or Monday.
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Columbus
Iowa
Missouri
Ohio
Indiana
Cincinnati
Youngstown
Cleveland
Middletown Machinists End Strike at Magnode Pro ducts
Middletown workers at Magnode Products return to the first shift at 6 p.m. Tuesday after a strike that began December 10. The electricians union says a tentative contract provides for wage adjustments, with final approval pending. Earlier talks covered worker assignments while some members claimed layoffs and double staffing during the walkout.
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Middletown
Magnode Products, Inc
Marvin Wright
International Machinists Local
Soldier To The End Full Military Honors Accorded Last OF Vets
Walter W. Williams the Civil War veteran lay in state at the Civil Courts Building as Army troops honored him with a full military funeral in Houston. He died Saturday at 117, the last survivor of the War Between the States. The procession moved to South Main Baptist Church for services before graveside rites at Franklin, Texas.
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Houston
Walter W. Williams
Civil Courts
Williams
4Th Army
South Main Baptist Church
Mount Vernon
Ohio
McKenney
E. H. Westmoreland
Franklin
Tex
Here
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