Volunteer Firefighter Burns in Attempted Rescue
A Shawnee elderly man, Philip J. Davis 71, died in a Walnut Street house fire. Volunteer Ottie Opperman suffered burn injuries while attempting to enter the burning home. Neighbors reported the blaze around 5 30 am and firemen found Davis in the dining room after extinguishing flames. Burial is set for Shawnee Cemetery with services Friday.
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Mr. Davis
Gilbert Hughes
Hughes
Davis
A. J. Ball
Perry County
Herbert
Mary Davis Davis
Shawnee Masonic Lodge
Methodist Church
Nell Morgan
Shawnee
Ruth Nagle
Harrisburg
Shawnee Cemetery
J. E. Humphrey
Well Known Ex Judge In Hocking Dies
Edgar L. Ewing longtime Logan resident and former probate and juvenile judge of Hocking County died Sunday night at age 78. A pharmacist at Athens Pharmacy he was found dead Monday morning at his home after returning from a Christmas visit with Mayor Myers. heart attack is suspected. Ewing served as probate judge from 1932 to 1948 and later worked as a pharmacist in Belpre Logan and Athens.
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Vinton County
Elizabeth Jones Ewing
Logan
Blossers Restaurant
Chakeres
Belpre
Athens
De Gaulle Plan For Algeria Attacked Amid Rioting
Paris politicians condemn De Gaulle plan to end Algerian war as Moslem rioting continues in Oran. They urge voters to follow conscience in the January 8 referendum on speedy self government for Algeria and a North African referendum after peace to decide on independence.
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Charles de Gaulle
Oran
Algeria
de Gaulle
Kennedy Responds to Gromyko On U S Soviet Ties
The Soviet news service said Kennedy should answer Gromyko’s statement that the Soviet Union seeks to improve relations with the United States. It reports Washington discussion of possible steps to ease tensions and open talks.
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Moscow
John F. Kennedy
Andrei Gromyko
Soviet Union
United States
New York City Bans Race References on Birth Certificates
New York City will remove race and similar references from all birth certificates for babies born in the city after New Year’s Day. The policy makes NYC the first U S community to adopt such an approach.
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New York
New York City
United States
Canadian Christmas weekend highway deaths rise to 39
A Press survey reports 39 people died in highway accidents across Canada during the Christmas weekend. The tally reflects multiple collisions and winter driving hazards as travelers faced severe weather conditions.
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Toronto
Canada
Tony
Traffic Toll Down During Holiday Weekend Across Ohio
The 78 hour period from 6 p m Friday to midnight Monday saw at least 10 deaths on Ohio roads, lower than typical for a 54 hour holiday. National totals averaged six per hour but fell short of pre holiday estimates. By midnight local time 474 lives were lost in motor vehicle accidents.
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Associated Press
Ohio Department of Highway Safety
Thieves Nab Liquor Haul In Cleveland Store Burglary
In Cleveland over the holiday weekend 164 cases of liquor valued at more than 10000 were stolen from a state liquor store at 7640 Broadway. Inspectors call it a professional job as burglars breached a wall and used a truck to haul liquor from basement storage to a conveyor. A siren alarm failed to deter the theft.
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Cleveland
Broadway
Thomas L. McSweeney
Nixon Seeks Fresh Run for Top Post and Congress
Vice President Richard M. Nixon plans to stay active in politics after his term ends January 20. He aims to win support for a 1964 presidential bid and to campaign for Republican candidates in the 1962 elections, while keeping doors open to a California governorship.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
California
Nixon
Senate
House
John F. Kennedy
Congress
Califonia
French Fire Atomic Blast in Sahara Test
France staged its third nuclear test at Reggane in the Sahara. Officials said the device was a small kiloton yield with several kilotons power range and that fallout posed no danger to nomads in the area.
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France
Reggane
Sahara
Defense Ministry
Royal Pair To Govern Royal Pair To Govern
A close friend says Queen Elizabeth II may appoint Princess Margaret governor of the Bahamas to ease tensions over her husband Antony Armstrong-Jones. Margaret would be 31 next August and Armstrong-Jones 31 in March, with both described as active and talented.
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London
Elizabeth II
Margaret
Bahamas
Antony Armstrong-Jones
Armstrong-Jones
Atlantic
Florida
Time selects 15 American scientists as Man of the Year
Time magazine names 15 American scientists as Man of the Year for 1960. The group’s work is credited with shaping life on the planet and influencing the destiny of future generations.
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New York
Time Magazine
Time
Mason Tops First NFL Draft by Minnesota Vikings
Tulane halfback Tommy Mason was chosen as the No. 1 pick by the Minnesota Vikings in the NFL draft, the league's newest club. The selection marks a historic start for the fledgling team and the early entry of Mason into professional football.
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Philadelphia
Tommy Mason
Tulane
Minnesota Vikings
Belgian Defiance Marks Stiff Strike Stand
Brussels reports local Socialist officials defying the government as tough anti strike measures meet resistance in a crippling, long running labor dispute.
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Brussels
Belgium
Wyoming publisher and DNC member Tracy McCraken Dies
Tracy S. McCraken 66 longtime Cheyenne newspaper publisher and Democratic national committeeman from Wyoming since 1942 died Monday. The influential figure guided state media and party circles, leaving a legacy in regional journalism and politics.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Tracy S. McCraken
Wyoming
Eisenhower to Attend Army War College After White House
Lt. Col. John Eisenhower will enter the Army War College in Pennsylvania as his father departs the White House. The move places the future historian and military officer in a key postwar education program following President Eisenhower’s term.
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Washington
Col
John Eisenhower
Army War College
Pennsylvania
White House
Congress Chiefs Plan To Restore Ike's Army Rank
Congressional leaders discuss a plan to restore President Eisenhower to five star general rank after he leaves the White House. They note possible opposition over pension and office expenses, and say a special act is needed since he resigned his permanent five star commission in 1952. Only three other WWII five star officers survive: Generals MacArthur Bradley and Admiral Nimitz.
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Ike
Eisenhower
White House
Pentagon
Douglas MacArthur
Omar Bradley
Chester W.nimitz
Ranking Republican backs Kennedy on agency revamps
Sen. John Bennett of Michigan, ranking GOP on the House Commerce Committee, agrees a Landis report calls for federal regulatory overhaul but says Congress, not the president, should enact reforms. He stresses keeping agencies independent amid proposed reorganizations.
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Dcolo
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Federal Trade Commission
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Bennett
National Safety Council estimates New Year holiday traffic toll
The council projects 340 deaths on highways during the New Year weekend, down from 374 a year earlier. Speeding and drinking are identified as main factors, with over half of fatalities in the first 30 hours. About 14,000 would suffer disabling injuries in the 78 hour period from Friday 6 p.m. to Monday midnight.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Howard Pyle
Bus Driver Injured in I 71 Crash Near Ashland
A Greyhound bus rear ended a truck on Interstate 71 near Ashland Ohio injuring the driver seriously and hospitalizing two of seven passengers on Monday night.
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Ashland
Ohio
Greyhound
Here
U S Steel Plant Official Severely Burned in Explosion
Robert O. MacFeeters 46 blast furnace superintendent at the National Tube Division plant suffered severe burns in an explosion at the U S Steel mill in Lorain Ohio on Monday. He was treated for injuries at the scene and transferred for further care.
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Lorain
Ohio
U. S. Steel Corp
Robert O. MacFeeters
National Tube Division
Dems to pick Ohio committee man successor in Dayton
Columbus party leaders will choose a new Democratic national committee man for Ohio to succeed the late Albert A. Horstman of Dayton. The selection occurs at an Ohio Democratic Central and Executive Committee session scheduled for early next month.
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Columbus
Ohio
Albert A. Horstman
Dayton
Ohio Democratic Central and Executive Committee
Gun ad leads to quick sale for Stevens shotgun
Bernard Spaulding of 97 North Congress Street placed a classified ad in The Messenger to sell his .410 Stevens shot gun model 39A with five-shot capacity and bolt action. The ad drew calls and the gun sold the second day the notice ran.
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Stevens
Priest Plans Tithing at Western New York Parish
The Rev. John P. Weigand of St. Joseph's Church of the Palisades in West New York N J outlines a tithing plan asking parishioners to donate 10 percent of gross income to the church and charities. He says about half funds the parish and half supports charities, noting the plan is not compulsory.
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N. J
John P. Weigand
New York City
America
United States
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St. Joseph's Church of the Palisades
State
Top Dems Air Talks On Space Expansion
Palm Beach program discussions focus on expanding and coordinating U S space efforts with the Soviet Union. Kennedy, Johnson, Kerr, and Rooney participate along with Dillon as talks cover civilian military roles and overseas diplomacy funding.
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Fla
John F. Kennedy
Soviet Union
State Department
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Robert S. Kerr
Dokla
Johnson
Senate Space Committee
Congress
John Rooney
D-N.y
House
National Aeronautics and Space Advisory Council
Kerr
Rooney
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Eisenhower
Frigid Blast Grimly Grips Midwest States
A surge of icy air from Canada pushed into the northern Midwest driving temperatures to nearly 30 below zero in spots. The blast covered the Dakotas Minnesota Wisconsin and likely the broader north central region with continuing cold. eastern regions faced colder forecasts while readings ranged in the 40s coastal Atlantic and Pacific edges and 50s in Florida and the Southwest.
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Associated Press
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Midwest
Dakotas
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Rockies
Central Plateau
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Ohio Valley
New England
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Southwest Desert
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Florida
Roads Slippery on Ohio Highways Reported
The Ohio State Highway Department reported slopes of slipperiness on primary and secondary routes in the northeastern and southeastern parts of the state with the remainder of roads normal.
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Ohio
State Highway Department
MacArthur Accepts Norfolk Memorial for Papers
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur has accepted Norfolk's invitation to establish a memorial to house his personal papers and war mementos in the city.
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Norfolk
Douglas MacArthur
Oldest Darke County resident dies in Greenville
Park Muggs McGriff, Darke County's oldest resident and possibly Ohio's oldest, died Monday. He would have turned 108 on January 5.
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Greenville
Ohio
Park
McGriff
Darke County
State
South Korea Retires 1534 Officers in Army Cuts
Seoul reports the South Korean army retires 1534 officers and noncommissioned officers as part of a plan to trim 30,000 soldiers from the force.
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Seoul
South Korea
Eaton Celebrates 77th Birthday Milestone
Cyrus Eaton, prominent Cleveland industrialist, marks his 77th birthday with public attention and reflections on his business leadership and philanthropy in Ohio.
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Eaton
Cleveland
Cyrus Eaton
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