Ohio University instructor and wife die in Michigan crash
William D Lash 25 an OU civil engineering instructor and his wife Patricia 28 were killed in a head on collision on U S Route 16 near Williamstown Michigan. The couple left three children Amy Jill 4 Andrew 3 and Byron 1 orphaned while OU colleagues organize funds for their education. Richard Lautzenheiser 41 of Inkster Mich injured in the crash.
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Ohio University
Lansing
Mich
William D. Lash
Patricia
Joneswood Dr
Athens
Amy Jill
Andrew
Byron
Richard Lautzenheiser
Inkster
Associated Press
Williamstown
Lautzenheiser
Lash
OU College of Applied Science
Buffalo
Dearnborn
Michigan State University
Cornell
Port Huemene
Calif
Navy Department
Bureau of Yards and Docks
West Europe Starts Year With Boom
Western Europe opens the new decade with widespread growth across nations. French fashion interest in Italy fuels shoe and sweater trade while Britons drive Citroens from France. German tables fill with multi country goods as Belgium faces coal export dependence but shows bright recovery prospects.
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London
Italy
France
Germany
Western
Europe
Belgium
Maine Installs Young Governor After Clauson Death
John H. Reed, 39, Republican, was sworn in as Maine governor after the death of Democratic Gov. Clinton A. Clauson at 64. Reed took office in a somber state house ceremony, succeeding Clauson who died in his sleep from an apparent heart attack while nearing one year in office.
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Augusta
Maine
Clinton A. Clauson
John H. Reed
Robert B. Williamson
Maine Supreme Court
Clauson
Executive
Reed
State Senate
Nixon and Mitchell Meet With Steel Leaders
Vice President Nixon and Labor Secretary Mitchell met with leaders from both sides in the steel dispute. He said no agreement had been reached and that negotiations continue with parties still meeting.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
Labor
James P. Mitchell
Nixon
U.S. B47 Bomber Crashes at Madrid Airport
A USAF B47 from the Strategic Air Command 93rd Bomb Squadron crashed on takeoff at Torrejon Air Base Madrid. Four crew members were killed. The jet was en route back to Homestead Florida when the accident occurred.
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Madrid
Spain
U.S. Air Force
Torrejon
Strategic Air Command
Homestead
Fla
Syrian Ministers Resign as UAR Tension Grows
Four Syrian cabinet ministers including Vice President Akram Hourani resign from the government in Cairo, signaling strain in Gamal Abdel Nasser's domination of the United Arab Republic and raising questions about the future leadership and policy direction.
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Cairo
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Akram Hourani
Average Pee k s at the Future
Associated Press reports a reflective piece on aging and uncertainty about future years. The narrator, a lighthearted yet cautious voice, ponders growing older and the pace of rapid changes surrounding him.
Little Guy Faces a New Decade and Fears the Future
A man reflects on aging and mortality as the 1960s loom. He recalls past technological shifts from radios to TV and wonders how jet planes and missiles will reshape life. He envies youth while questioning his place in a rapidly changing world.
Mankind Looks Ahead as Sixties Dawn Over Frontier
The article surveys the world at the start of the 1960s, noting rockets, satellites, automation, and computers transforming civilization while peace, decency, and inequality persist. It contrasts prosperity and leisure with hunger in the Far East and overpopulation, urging reflection on the past decade and future prospects.
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Far East
Food Prices Won’t Rise Says Kroger Chief Joseph Hall
Cincinnati based Joseph B. Hall president of Kroger Co says food prices are below early year levels and should stay about the same through 1960. Hall, also an Ohio University board member, notes inflation will be restrained as retail costs stabilize. Columbus reports Ohio’s 1959 traffic toll through November up just one percent from 1958.
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Cincinnati
Joseph B. Hall
Kroger Co
Hall
Ohio University Board of Trustees
Columbus
Ohio
End of the decade debate shifts to centuries and zero
Astronomers challenge New Year ways of marking decades noting no year zero. Simone Gossner of the U S Naval Observatory says decades are semantic but centuries are clearer. The next century begins January 1, 2001 because year zero does not exist in the Christian era.
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Washington
Simone Gossner
U.S. Naval Observatory
DiSalle Cabinet to Meet at BG and Toledo Schools
Gov. Michael V. DiSalle will hold his first outside Columbus cabinet meeting January 16 at Bowling Green State University and Toledo. Students teachers and employees will meet department heads and cabinet members will tour Toledo State Hospital. A public session will be held at an undetermined downtown Toledo venue with future meetings at other state universities.
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Columbus
Bowling Green State University
Toledo
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
BGSU
Toledo State Hospital
Driver Who Killed Tots Gets 85 Years
Paul Graham 22 received a sentence totaling 85 years for manslaughter in the Oct 19 crash that killed three children waiting for a school bus in Columbus. He must serve concurrent manslaughter terms with additional sentences for burglary auto theft and a stolen car charge. Authorities found him sane but a psychopathic offender after 30 days of tests at Lima State Hospital.
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Columbus
Common Pleas
Joseph M. Harter
Paul Graham
Lima State Hospital
Lima
Graham
Mansfield Reformatory
Record 7.5 Billion Donated in 1959 United States
A survey shows Americans donated a record 74 percent of total gifts in 1959. Charles A. Anger of John Price Jones Co. announced individuals contributed about 80 percent of the overall donations to various causes.
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New York
Charles A. Anger
John Price Jones Co
Korea denies firing on unarmed Soviet ship off North Korea
South Korea rejected Tass accusations that a South Korean warship fired on the hydographic vessel Ungo near the North Korean coast 30 miles north of the border. The navy said the claim was propaganda and noted no engagement by its ships north of the area.
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Seoul
Korea
South Korea
Navy
Japan
North Korea
Tass
Ungo
Jane’s Manual On Navies
Eight Stars Withdraw From Hedda's Hollywood Program
Eight movie personalities withdraw from Hedda Hopper's Hollywood TV show and are replaced by other film notables, NBC says the Jan 10 cast changes are final and not linked to CBS TV. Ed Sullivan accuses Hopper of paying columnists with favors rather than money.
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New York
Hedda Hopper
National Broadcasting Co
NBC
CBS - TV
Ed Sullivan
Miss Hopper
Chinese Reds Claim Production Goal Hit
Communist China boasted of 1959 output surpassing the second five year plan targets two years early. Vice Premier Li Fu chun said industrial output value greatly exceeded 1958 and finished 25.6 percent higher.
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Tokyo
China
Li Fu-chun
State Official To Quit In Columbus
Dwight P. Miller 64 chief of the State Division of Reclamation will retire January 20. Natural Resources Director Herbert B. Eagon said no successor has been named for the division and department.
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Columbus
State Division of Reclamation
Dwight P. Miller
Natural Resources
Herbert B. Eagon
Lois Clark appeals for clues in Charles Clark slaying
Mrs Lois Clark appeared on a Cleveland station to plead for information on the Christmas Eve killing of electrical engineer Charles R Clark in Mentor Lake County. Prosecutor Edward Ostrander said investigators believe the shooting resulted from a deliberate act. police examined the crime scene and a mobile lab specialist analyzed the gunfire path.
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Painesville
Whoeever
Charles R. Clark
Lois
Clark
Clark Lake County
Edward R. Ostrander
Treasury forecasts debt cut but signals need for further extension
The Treasury expects a six month debt reduction of about 52 to 56 billion dollars but warns a further temporary debt ceiling rise is likely. By June 30 the total may drop to around 285.4 billion with automatic 285 billion limit, while new borrowing and bill auctions continue to finance near term needs.
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Treasury
Congress
California Editor Dies from Roseville Press-Tribune Publisher
Walter Christian Johnston, 48, longtime editing chief of the Roseville Press-Tribune, died Tuesday in California. A native of Richmond, Virginia, he previously served as state editor of the Richmond News Leader and worked for papers in Hornell New York and Eureka California.
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Roseville
Calif
Walter Christian Johnston
Roseville Press-Tribune
Richmond (Va
News Leader
Hornell
N. Y
Eureka
Richmond
Local Newspaper Briefs Missing Clarity and Names
The fragmentary index from Athens area pages lists scattered towns and entities including Chauncey Glouster Point Pleasant Pomeroy Middleport Logan Nelsonville and television references with unreadable context. The unreadable OCR prevents clear events or actions to summarize.
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Athens
Chauncey
Hese Rene Tae Kre
Gah Bonis
Point Pleasant
Pomeroy
Middleport
Bhore A Lee
Sss Logan
Nelsonville Television
Uscececsisoesess
Diphtheria Deaths Rise in Hamilton County
The Hamilton County Health Commission reports a third diphtheria death this year. Loretta Patterson, 5, of Loveland, died Tuesday at General Hospital after not being vaccinated.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
County Health Commission
Loretta Patterson
Loveland
General Hospital
No Paper Friday Declares Messenger Holiday Break
The Messenger will not publish on Friday due to the New Year’s holiday, listing a pause in newspaper production and delivery.
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The
Messenger
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