Prayers and Money Help Stricken Boy in Ohio
Two weeks after joining the Boy Scouts 13 year old James Wickersham lies in Children's Hospital Columbus recuperating from a tumor removal near the lungs and heart. His parents Marvin and June travel daily from Jacksonville to be with him as friends plan a house to house canvass across Jacksonville Trimble and Glouster to aid the family.
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Jack Gilbert
Jacksonville
James Wickersham
Jimmy
June Wickersham
Main St
James
Children’s Hospital
Columbus
Sekour
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
Marvin
Athens-Glouster
Wickersham
Trimble
Glouster
Wickershams
Rodney Linscott
Harold Rainey
Trimble Two High School
Willard Porter
Hartford City principal kills two teachers then himself
Hartford City Indiana principal Leon ard O Redden a World War II veteran killed two female teachers Harriet Robson 52 and Minnie MacFerren 62 before shooting himself in a wooded area authorities said Redden had planned psychiatric help for Tuesday wife Hazel said he felt besieged by gossip and inner distress with the town left reeling as the tragedy unfolded
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Leonard Redden
William Reed
Hartford City
Ind
Russell McFerren
Harriet Robson
Miss Robson
Leonard O. Redden
Redden
Minnie MacFerren
Hazel
First Christian Church
Muncie
Minnie McFerren
Hypnosis Used On WVU Player For Tonsillectomy
Larry Foltz 225 pound West Virginia University lineman underwent a tonsillectomy at City Hospital in Newell West Virginia on Tuesday. Doctors used hypnosis after routine anesthetics failed to suit the patient marking the first such use at the hospital.
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East Liverpool
Larry Foltz
West Virginia University
City Hospital
Foltz
Newell
W. Va
OU Spring Enrollment Reaches Seven Thousand
Ohio University reports spring enrollment at 7000 after the official registration day led by Registrar Robert E. Mahn. About 100 more registrations expected by February 15, with 9 percent drop from the 7717 fall total and a larger mid year decline from last year.
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Ohio University
Robert E. Mahn
Mahn
Portsmouth Man Held in Huntington Numbers Racket Case
Earl Lewis, 50, of Portsmouth, was arrested in Huntington on a numbers racket charge. Three Huntington residents also faced arrest and charges. Police seized several numbers books and policy slips from Nannie Lewis, 40, at her home.
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Huntington
W. Va
Earl Lewis
Portsmouth
Nannie Lewis
Ohio University chief named temporary chair of education panel
Columbus report states Gov. DiSalle warned of growing educational needs as the governors Interim Commission on Education Beyond the High School Level met. Dr. John Baker, president of Ohio University, was chosen as temporary chairman until the next meeting on February 15.
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Columbus
Michael V. DiSalle
John Baker
Ohio University
Menshikov Accepts Cleveland Invitation to Symphony
Soviet ambassador Mikhail A Menshikov and Mrs Menshikov will attend the Moscow State Symphony concert at Cleveland Public Music Hall Friday evening. The invitation came from William R Daley, chairman of the Cleveland Opera Assn, and Cyrus Eaton, who hosted Menshikov on a prior visit.
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Cleveland
Mikhail A. Menshikov
Warsaw Pact prepares Kremlin summit amid cuts talk
Warsaw Pact members will hold a Kremlin summit on Thursday led by Khrushchev and likely to discuss possible phased troop withdrawals and greater reliance on Soviet military power. Delegates from party and government, foreign and defense ministers, met since Monday for agriculture talks amid a blackout in Soviet media.
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Moscow
Warsaw Pact
Communist Bloc
NATO
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Ohio Weather Coyotes: Clear Skies and Cold Readings
Overnight temperatures dropped about 10 degrees from the previous day with teens in most cities. Columbus 18 Canton 13 Zanesville 14 Youngstown coldest at 10. High pressure over the Great Lakes governs Ohio weather as a Texas low forms to affect southern Ohio Thursday bringing light rain or drizzle. north stays mostly fair.
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Columbus
Ohio
Canton
Zanesville
Youngstown
Great Lakes
Texas
Spy In The Sky Satellites Are Proposed
Air Force experts urge priority for early warning and reconnaissance satellites. Lt. Gen. Bernard Schriever and Gen. Power testified they expect the Soviet Union to build enough long range missiles for a surprise attack within coming years.
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Washington
Air Force
Soviet Union
Bernard A. Schriever
Air Force Research
Schriever
Thomas S. Power
Strategic Air Command
Senate
Thomas D. White
Schiever
Power
Fairfield County sheriff race kicks off with Blazer resignation
State Treasurer Joseph T. Ferguson announced Lancaster accountant Jack Blazer resigns to seek the Democratic nomination for Fairfield County sheriff. Blazer previously served as chief deputy sheriff for eight years.
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Columbus
Joseph T. Ferguson
Jack Blazer
Lancaster
Fairfield County
Blazer
French Senate Seen Ready to Approve Power Bill
Paris AP report says the French Senate is expected to quickly approve a government bill granting broad emergency powers for a year to target Algiers unrest and maintain order. The National Assembly passed the measure 449 to 79, with De Gaulle to ratify or veto decrees by April 1, 1961.
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PARIS
Algiers
National Assembly
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
Senate
de Gaulle
Salem Attorney Seeks GOP Nomination for 18th District
Walter Jay Hunston of Salem filed Tuesday with the Columbiana County Elections Board to seek the GOP nomination to represent the 18th District. Democratic incumbent Wayne L. Hays had filed for a seventh term. The district covers Columbiana Belmont Carroll Harrison and Jefferson counties.
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East Liverpool
Walter Jay Hunston
Salem
GOP
Congress
Columbiana
Home Burns on New Straitsville Route 1
Seven people, the Montgomery family, were left homeless after a rural home owned by Austin True burned to the ground about 8 45 p m. Firemen from New Straitsville and Logan responded but cars blocked the road delaying the Logan pumper. Loss estimated at 2000 for the building and 700 for furnishings. The blaze started near a chimney and arson may be investigated with possible arrests. The family included Mr and Mrs Montgomery and four sons ages 10 8 3 2 and a daughter 4.
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Logan
Carlos Montgomery
New Straitsville
Falls
Austin True
Maysville Rd
Montgomery
Robert Courter
Syria Defies UN Request to Withdraw Troops in Tawafik
In the Tawafik area near the Sea of Galilee Syrian soldiers reportedly cling to fortified positions defying a UN demand for immediate withdrawal. Israel warns of force if the UN cannot clear the area while reports of sporadic fire persist and tensions rise along the frontier.
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Jerusalem
Sea of Galilee
David Ben-Gurion
Israel
U. N
Syria
Egypt
United Arab Republic
Akram Deery
Tawafik
Finch to Take Stand Today in Defense
Los Angeles. Dr. R. Bernard Finch, on trial for his life, takes the stand to relate the night his wife was shot to death outside their West Covina home on July 18. The defense contends the shooting may have been accidental or in self defense. Carole Tregoff’s sworn testimony is barred, but two earlier statements may be admitted.
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Los Angeles
R. Bernard Finch
Barbara Jean Finch
Finch
Carole Tregoff
Carole
Las Vegas
West Covina
Pilot Chute To Safety Near Lancaster
A Navy pilot parachuted to safety near Lancaster after his T-21 trainer crashed behind a Pleasantville gas station. Lt. J. G. Buffkin, 24, of Norfolk Virginia, landed about a half mile from the aircraft and said he was ferrying the plane to Norfolk. No injuries were reported.
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Here
Pleasantville
J. G. Charles Robert Buffkin
Norfolk
Buffkin
Ohio Five Day Forecast Outlook
Temperatures run 4 to 8 degrees above normal across Ohio with highs near 34 to 40 and lows around 19 to 23. The weekend brings a bit warmer air. Precipitation stays light, about a quarter inch or less, with spotty rain or drizzle mainly south on Thursday and rain possible statewide Sunday or Monday.
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Ohio
Ohio U Plans Special Warning for Low Ranked Students
Ohio University will place students from the lowest third of their high school class on special warning if they score in the bottom fifth on the freshman psychological exam. Those students must take remedial courses and meet with counselors, with provisional admission possible after summer or spring entry to support success.
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Ohio University
Gaige Paulsen
University College
Paulsen
Dean Paulsen
Tenth District GOP Delegates Announced
COLUMBUS Republican State Headquarters released the list of national convention delegates and alternates for filing by the May primary. Former U.S. Senator John W. Bricker heads the 10 at large slate with two delegates and two alternates per district. The Tenth District includes Athens Fairfield Gallia Hocking Jackson Lawrence Meigs and Vinton counties. Delegates Mrs. Maxine H. Charlton Lancaster E E Follrod Pomeroy and alternates Daniel J. Doran Lancaster William Oliver Rowland Athens.
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Columbus
U. S
John W. Bricker
Secretary of State
Ohio
Election Board
GOP
Richard M. Nixon
James A. Rhodes
Chicago
Athens
Fairfield
Gallia
Hocking
Jackson
Lawrence
Meigs
Vinton
Maxine H. Charlton
Lancaster
E. E. Follrod
Pomeroy
Daniel J. Doran
William Oliver Rowland
$100000 Job Open No One Wants It
NEW YORK A $100000 a year job is going begging. The group promoting the 1964 World’s Fair seeks a president since December. Chairman Thomas J Deegan Jr says the dream man doesn’t exist. Deegan remains unpaid chairman. Four men will split the top command.
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New York
Thomas J. Deegan Jr
Deegan
Robber Finds Cash in Diaper Bag During Hair Appointment
A holdup man failed to locate money in Bo's Beauty Shop drawers on Tuesday but recovered $128 from a diaper bag belonging to 27 year old Gloria J. Cox who was getting her hair done.
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Cleveland
Gloria J. Cox
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