Fire strands old Athens church in ruin
A devastating fire at First Methodist Church in Athens caused about 575000 in damages. Firefighters from Athens and Nelsonville battled the blaze for hours with volunteers aiding, preserving nearby homes and the Pi Beta Phi sorority house. One volunteer was hospitalized after collapse.
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Earl H. Punk
Ans Hospital
Prancanieenna
John H. Versteeg
John Tall
Wesley Foundation
Athens
Nelsonville
Charlex Dalton
Alimony Sought By Student From Wife In Ohio Case
Charles Newton of Hamilton asked the Butler County Common Pleas Court to order his wife Jacqueline Newton to pay temporary alimony. Newton, a Miami University student, says his GI Bill income of 155 dollars monthly is insufficient for living and school costs while his wife works as a comptometer operator.
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Hamilton
Miami University
Butler County
Charles Newton
Jacqueline Newton
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Japanese student thanks U S for sisterhood in Cincinnati
Xemiko Itakura a 25 year old Japanese student at the University of Cincinnati for four years wrote four letters thanking the United States and Cincinnati for the opportunities to live under brotherhood. She will leave next Thursday to return to Matsue City Japan after expressing her gratitude to Mrs Joyce Agnew in UC public relations for the treatment she received.
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Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
United States
Columbus Woman Dies In Route 33 Crash
A Columbus woman named Maxine Barkhurst, 34, died when a car slid on ice and hit a vegetable stand and a utility pole on U S 33 southeast of Columbus. Edward Workman, 65, of Columbus and Joe Laurint, 44, of Mount Vernon were listed in critical condition at Mercy Hospital.
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Columbus
U. S. 33
Maxine Barkhurst
Mercy Hospial
Edward Workman
Joe Laurint
Mount Vernon
Knowland Says Reds End Peace Via UN
Senator Knowland asserts Communist China closed the door on a UN invitation to discuss a Formosa cease-fire. He contends Peiping’s move is part of a Soviet backed effort to force a Big Four conference seeking major concessions, and he shows little hope for further UN truce efforts.
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Knowland
Calif
China
United Nations
Formosa
Peiping
Senate
Eisenhower Orders 7th Fleet to Aid Tachens Withdrawal
The United States will help evacuate Nationalist Chinese troops and civilians from the Tachens at Chiang Kai-shek’s request. The move aims to defend Formosa and nearby territories, with the fleet instructed to avoid incidents but not accept tactical disadvantages. Secretary Dulles heads to discuss policy next week.
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Washington
Eisenhower
7Th Fleet
U.S
Lahreatene d ‘Laenen
Tachens
State Department
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
Chiang
United States
Quemoy
Matsu
Pescadores
Matsus
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Lodge
Felow
Dulles
Red China
Far East
Coty Seeks Quick Replacement as French Premier Crisis deepens
President Rene Coty began talks with political leaders to appoint a new premier after the National Assembly ousted Pierre Mendes France by 319 to 273 on a confidence vote over North African policy. Western allies press for a rapid government formation amid East West tensions.
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Paris
Rene Coty
Pierre Mendes-France
Coty
France
National Assembly
Mendes- France
Vinson Backs Ike on Long Pull Goal for 2,850,000
Washington Senator Vinson of Georgia threw backing behind President Eisenhower's plan for a long pull to 2,850,000 in the reduced armed forces. He described the size as a minimum to stabilize services against ongoing communist threats for years.
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Washington
Vinson
D-Ga
Eisenhower
Armed Services Committee
Evacuation Order Sparks Taipei Islander Alarm
Early Sunday word from Washington ordered the U S Tth Fleet to evacuate the nationalist garrison from the Tachens 29 miles north of Formosa. In Taipei Americans and Chinese regard the move as fateful with risk and effect on overseas Chinese.
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Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Gote
Washington
U. S
United States
Forrest Edwards
Garison
Tachens
Rad China
Taipei
Crucial Stage Nears In Merger Of Unions
MIAMI BEACH AFL and CIO officials near a crucial stage in merging their union groups into one powerful federation. CIO President Walter Reuther will lead a group of his union chiefs to this winter resort where AFL President George Meany and top AFL officials have held strategy sessions.
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Miami Beach
AFL
Solons Differ On AEC Split
Washington. Congressional overseers of the Atomic Energy Commission split along party lines during hearings on wartime and peacetime uses of the atom. Democratic members said the AEC rift hampered security work and affected Defense Department tasks, while Republicans urged caution and said no disruption to rates or duties was evident. The dispute centers on the Nixon-Yates power contracts and broader AEC governance.
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Whe
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Senate House Attemaichnergy Committee
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AEC
Lixon- Yates
Sennowxer
Clearing Deadly Debris Delay in German Cleanup
Experts who have worked since World War II to clear unexploded shells in Germany say the job will take five more years. Millions of ordnance pieces have been found and neutralized, but hundreds have been killed by hidden debris. A separate US Census check on smoking habits spans 230 areas and 25,000 households, requested by the Public Health Service.
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Washington
Tou Jr
US Census Bureau
National Cancer Ute
US. Public Health Service
Formosa cease fire talks hinted by British informants
British sources say Russia may join secret discussions for an unwritten cease fire in the Formosa Strait. Observers note Soviet fear of a wider war and pressure on Chiang Kai-shek's regime as Britain and India push for dialogue amid tentative diplomacy. A second item mentions a separate expedition to uncover dinosaurs in the Gobi desert.
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Huwsin Hiss
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Tada
Formosa Strait
China
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Pune
India
Saturno
United Light
Chiang K Blat
Chaang
Rai
Nurepeetas
I. Ritellale
Chiang
Newsman Was Jacksonian
An obscure historical note describes a journalist tied to Jacksonian era circles. It references names and places in fragmentary form, noting attendance at events and a career-linked sequence. The readable content hints at personal ties and professional identity within a mid century context.
NEA Defends Coverage of Crime Amid Press Curbs
The National Editors Association resists government clamps on crime reporting. Freedom of information advocates turn attention to Canon OS Pansy and related parties as authorities detain or plan actions regarding jailed or suspected individuals.
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Tre Nation
Freedom of Inforagi
Gat Bhar
Canon OS Pansy Petri
Police Overtake Driverless Car in Cincinnati
Cincinnati police pursued a reportedly driverless car that swerved toward Pride night. The 10 year old Dayton boy, claimed as passenger, rode in a stolen 10% model car with concealed chess pieces. Officers tailed for 10 minutes before the boy surrendered after the driver unlocked the door.
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Cincinnnti
Delverleen
Dayton
Lewreite Dance
William Ghingee
Sabres Fight Back as MIG Clash Sparks Frontline Action
A reported clash occurred as Sabrejets engaged two MIG aircraft near Korea with a four engine reconnaissance bomber attacked unescorted. The incident, described by a Rust Air Force spokesman, involved aerial exchanges south of Korea amid rising Cold War tensions.
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Korea
Sabrejets
South of
Sia
Hoover Brother Dies in City
Peg Callie Hoover, identified as a BA year and former President Hoover’s sibling, died Friday in the city.
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Hoover
Peg
Callie Hoover
Navy watches for subs in Pacific patrols amid reports
An official note says the 7th Fleet suspects non American submarines in Pacific waters but has no confirmed contact by ships or aircraft. Marine patrols report no submarine sightings beyond a hulk identified as a World War II Japanese submarine.
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Pacific
Foemosan
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