Conant to Speak at Ohio University Convocation
Dr. J B Conant famed educator scientist and diplomat will address Ohio University at a 940 am convocation in Memorial Auditorium February 25 The event announced by President John C Baker notes Conants WWII atomic bomb work his postwar advisory role and later service as West German ambassador His topic is Germany and Communism and the public is invited to attend
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James B. Conant
Ohio University
Conant
Ohio U
John C. Baker
Memorial Auditorium
Baker
Harvard University
America
Atom Energy Commission
Dr. Conant
U. S
Germany
West Germany
Dulles Seeks Western Unity as Paris Talks Open
A Paris report says Secretary of State Dulles met French leaders while Prime Minister Macmillan planned a Moscow visit to counter Soviet Berlin pressure. Dulles stressed listening and no new policy, with allies awaiting Khrushchev talks before proposing German unification or Berlin changes. News notes allied hopes for unity amid Cold War tension.
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Paris
Soviet Union
Berlin
John Foster Dulles
Macmillan
Moscow
Dulles
Germany
Maurice Couve de Murville
de Gaulle
West
Nikita Khrushchev
West Berlin
London
Bonn
U. S
Three Air Force Planes Crash Thursday, Kill Five
The Associated Press reports three Air Force planes crashed Thursday, killing at least five men. A search for missing aircrew continued as the week’s air fatalities rose to 87, with thirteen missing, twelve aboard a weather plane.
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Air Force
Atlantic
American Airlines
East River
New York
San Francisco Bay
Great Falls
Mont
Little Rock
Ark
Mayor Ralph Foster of Wyoming Dies at 66
Ralph F. Foster, 66, longtime mayor of Wyoming, Ohio a Cincinnati suburb, died today after serving 18 years in the office.
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Cincinnati
Ralph F. Foster
Wyoming
Enforcement May Bring Repeal Dry Oklahoma
Oklahoma City reports a new wave of liquor enforcement as 50 years of dry law scrutiny shift. Gov. Edmondson pushes whisky bills and a referendum to give voters a clear choice between prohibition and repeal. Prices rise with limited supply as bourbon and whisky fetch higher street rates.
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Oklahoma
Edmondson
Oklahoma City
Battleship Kentucky to be Scrapped in Baltimore
A 55 million dollar U S battleship that never saw combat is headed for the scrap heap. The Kentucky will be towed into Baltimore after Navy sale to the Boston Metals Co for 1 176 000.
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Baltimore
U. S
Kentucky
Navy
Boston Metals Co
Hit Skip Suspect Cleared in Carsey Death
Pomeroy Meigs County Sheriff Robert Hartenbach said one suspect is cleared in the hit-skip death of 70 year old Darwin man Edward Carsey. He was struck on Route 33 near Darwin Saturday and died Wednesday from injuries. An eyewitness report led to a man who later surrendered after reading his description in the paper. An inspection found no damage linking the car to the collision.
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Pomeroy
Meigs County
Robert Hartenbach
Edward Carsey
Darwin
Carsey
Route 33
R. H. Burson
Burlingham
Hartenbach
Two Boys Die In Padlocked Home Fire
In Chattanooga Tennessee two unemployed parents left their sons Stephen Edward, 3, and Jimmy Lee, 5, asleep on a couch in a padlocked two room dwelling. Police said Howard R. Boyd, the father, left to seek work and returned to find the home burning with his wife Martha, 29, at her job as a waitress. The tragedy occurred amid eight months of unemployment.
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Houston
Tex
Clark Stilson
Franklin, Mich
Rosemary
Stillion
Chattanooga
Tenn
Howard R. Boyd
Stephen Edward
Jimmy Lee
Martha
Lawyers to Convene Hamilton District Bar Meeting
Several hundred lawyers from six southwest counties are expected to attend a district meeting of the Ohio State Bar Assn. here Saturday. The gathering will discuss bar affairs and professional matters, with participants including local attorneys and officials.
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Hamilton
Ohio State Bar Assn
West Virginia Tonight Turns Colder With Low Teens
The forecast calls for clearing and much colder conditions in West Virginia tonight with lows of 12 to 18 degrees and as low as minus 12 in the mountains. Saturday should be fair but still quite cold. temperatures warm slightly Sunday or Monday and then drop again Tuesday and Wednesday.
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West Virginia
Chulo
Cleveland
Detroit
Herena
Kansas City
Lewisville
Miami
New Orleans
Pilar Actphin
Phoenix
Char
Maltepurgh Chomdy
Stolen Explosive Drums Reported From Olin Plant
Steel drums containing 300 pounds of highly explosive material were reported stolen from an Olin Mathieson magazine in Uniontown. The theft occurred between 4:45 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. Thursday, with the FBI joining the sheriff and state police in the inquiry.
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Point Pleasant
Olin Mathieson Chemical Co
George Hogan
Uniontown
Hogan
Two Charges filed In Death Of Finn
Nelsonville woman Helen Adams faces second degree manslaughter and leaving scene charges after Clyde Finn was killed early Tuesday. Elyra Glenn will be charged with driving without a valid license as Adams had pulled into a truck stop to gas up. Adams was released on $1000 bond on each count and bound over to the grand jury.
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Arlington National Cemetery
Senate Armed Services Committee
Stuart Symington
DMO
Henry M. Jackson
Dwash
Nelsonville
Helen Adams
Myers St
Clyde O. Finn
Robert Auflick
Finn
Elyra Glenn
Haydenville
Hewlett
Canal St
Lausche and Young Vote For Omnibus Housing Bill Passage
Ohio Democrats Frank J. Lausche and Stephen M. Young backed the omnibus housing bill as the Senate approved it 60 to 28 on Thursday night and sent the measure to the House for consideration.
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Washington
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Stephen M. Young
Senate
House
Castro Plot Confession Denied by Nye in Havana
Alan Robert Nye a 31 year old former U S Navy pilot from Whiting Indiana denied confessing to plotting to assassinate Fidel Castro in an interview with U S Vice Consul Hugh Kessler. Police and high revolutionary police and military officials discussed the case as Nye was held in Oriente Province where rebels arrested him December 26 five days before Batista fled and Castro rose to power.
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Alan Robert Nye
Fidel Castro
Whiting
Ind
U. S
Hugh Kessler
Kessler
Nye
Oriente Province
Fulgencio Batista
Castro
Niday Granted Time for Execution Stay
Louis Niday, 30, of Belpre, was sentenced to die in the electric chair Feb 18. The Fourth District Court of Appeals granted a 120 day stay of execution.
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Marietta—I
Louis Niday
Belpre
Fourth District Court of Appeals
Eight aides added to McElroy staff in aid for the aged division
Columbus reports eight more assistants join Attorney General Mark McElroy’s staff. John B. Four nier of Hamilton is named to the Aid for the Aged division along with other new appointees.
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AFA
Columbus
Attornney
Mark McElroy
John B. Fournier
Hamilton
Division of Aid For
Undersea Volcanic Eruption Feared Off Southern Japan
A potential underwater volcanic event is reported near southern Japan, with officials monitoring unusual seismic activity and elevated eruption warnings. Authorities are assessing risk to nearby coastal areas and air and sea traffic.
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Tokyo
Japan
Charter Revocations Not Surprising, Messenger Reports
The Messenger notes charter revocations are unsurprising as Carborundum states no outside help during the strike. The library marks its 46th year of operation amid financial stability, while Judge Vance schedules teen canteen court. Athens Gilouster and Chauncey Comics appear among regional notes.
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Carborundum
Vance
Athens Gilouster
Chauncey Comics
Gallipolis Women's News
Eisenhower open to Russia visit if peace advances
The White House stated President Eisenhower would consider a visit to Russia if future developments show a path to peace. In New York a plane sighted a possible hatch cover from the Danish ship Hans Hedtoft after it was struck by an iceberg last Friday.
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Thomasville
White House
Eisenhower
Russia
New York
Hans Hedtoft
Ohio Governor's Awards honor Baker and Finsterwald
John C. Baker president of Ohio University and Don Finsterwald 1958 PGA champion receive bronze plaques at the Ohio Newspaper Association Governor's Awards banquet in Columbus. Seven Ohioans are honored including Mrs. Ireland Kellstadt Glennan Power White. Baker is cited for education work and Finsterwald for golf and character.
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Columbus
Ohio Newspaper Association
Deshler- Hilton
Ohio University
John C. Baker
Don Finsterwald
Ohio Department of Public Welfare
Charles A. Kellstadt
Chicago
Sears, Roebuck and Co
T. Keith Glennan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Case Tech
Donald G. Power
General Telephone Co
New York
Charles M. White
Republic Steel Corp
Cleveland
Baker
Police Needed Twice To Settle Union Tiff
Youngstown police were called twice within 24 hours to quell a dispute within Teamsters Local 377. Secretary treasurer John J. Angelo reported a disagreement with trustees Abe Schwartz and vice president Thomas Farello, prompting the second intervention.
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Youngstown
Teamsters Local 377
John J. Angelo
Abe Schwartz
Thomas Farello
Marietta Man Strecker Killed in New York Plane Crash
Charles E. Strecker 35 of Danville Illinois a Marietta native was among victims of Tuesday East River crash and will be buried in Marietta authorities reported the ceremony plans.
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Marietta
Charles £. Strecker
Danville
Ill
New York
East River
Daddy
Bobby Sullivan
Joseph Sullivan
Patricia
Joan
Government Blamed For Delay In Airport Safety
A city agency faults the federal government for delays in safety upgrades at La Guardia Field after American Flight 320 undershot Runway 22 and crashed into the East River, killing 65. The Port Authority says it was ready three years ago to install a pier and approach lights. FAA notes an instrument landing system was authorized and on order since July 1957 with delivery promised for October.
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New York
la Guardia Field
American Airlines
East River
Port Authority of
la Guardia
American
Federal Aviation Agency
Washington
FAA
Formosan Island War Suspended For Holiday
The Chinese Nationalists and the Communists halted offshore island fighting for five days to mark the lunar New Year. This marks the third holiday cease fire in the Quemoy Islands artillery duel, with shelling paused over Christmas and the Western New Year.
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Formosan Island
Taipei
Formosa
Quemoy Islands
Man Killed by Unoccupied Car in Cleveland
Wilbur L. Plautz, 47, of North Olmsted, was killed when the car in front of him moved forward while he walked nearby. Police blamed a defective automatic transmission for the fatal incident.
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Cleveland
Wilbur L. Plautz
North Olmsted
Mardi Gras Frontlines as Teen Gangs Spark Nightly Fights
New Orleans police with auxiliary patrolmen clash with teenage gangs along Mardi Gras routes. Thursday’s Krewe of Momus parade sees fights and lawlessness. 60 people arrested, 26 juveniles, 20 of them white. Reports of 200 to 300 white youths gathering near the French Quarter prompted police response. two Black youths and one white youth were arrested.
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New Orleans
Momus
Hermes
Aji Baba
French Quarter
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