Severe thunderstorm floods threaten northeastern Ohio towns
Storm rains fed rivers and creeks across Ohio trigger flood alerts. Findlay declared a state of emergency while Van Wert Tiffin and Fremont reported rising waters and flooded streets. Roads closed and evacuations noted as authorities monitor Dry Creek Kokosing River and other waterways.
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Sandusky
Allen County
Lima
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Perrysburg
Mount Blanchart
Mount Cory
U.S. 224
Mount Vernon
Knox County
Dry Creek
Kokosing
Philip Mauger
National Guard
Dulles Enters Hospital for Hernia Operation
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles checks into a hospital for a hernia operation and asks for a leave of absence. President Eisenhower disclosed the ailment, prompting questions about his return and U S policy with the Soviet threat and Berlin crisis amid his third illness in months. Under Secretary Dillon serves as acting secretary with Herter set to relieve him.
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John Foster Dulles
Eisenhower
Dules
Will Dulles
West
Dulles
Germany
James C. Haggerty
Hagerty
United States
Soviet Union
Berlin
Capitol Hill
State Department
C. Douglas Dillon
Christian Herter
Dillon
South Carolina
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Paris
Bonn
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Jewel Thefts Strike Miami Hotels and Jeweler
Two jewel robberies in Miami tied up police, with the latest Monday heist at Al Levinson Co. a downtown jeweler valued at about 500000 dollars retail. An armed confederate aided a man posing as a customer in forcing workers and a visitor to lie down. Jewelry was insured for 70 to 80 percent. Police weigh a possible link to Sunday’s $400000 hotel suite jewel theft belonging to Leon C. Greenbaum, Hertz Car Rental board chairman.
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Leon C. Greenebaum
Hertz Car Rental Corp
Weather West Virginia Snow Expected Tonight
West Virginia reports wind and snow turning colder with a low around 35 in the northwest and 37 to 43 in the southeast. Wednesday will be mostly cloudy windy and much colder with snow flurries. Other cities show mixed conditions of snow rain and clouds with varying temperatures.
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Onio
Albany
Anchorage
Boston
Dee- Moines
Helena
Indianapolis
Angeles
Memphis
Paul
New Orleans
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Portland
Seattle
Waspington
Hearing Slated On Route 50 7 Change Plans Revealed
Public hearing set for February 17 at Carthage Troy High School to explain a proposed relocation of U S Route 50 and Ohio 7 in Coolville. The plan envisions over 85 miles of four lane divided highway with an estimated cost of 8 million dollars.
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Ohio
Coolville
Hocking River
Torch
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Little Hocking
Athens
Washington
Department
Cuba lowers presidential age to 30 opening door for Castro
Havana reports Cuba's Cabinet issued a decree lowering the presidential age from 35 to 30 in the official gazette. Fidel Castro, 32, is cited as a logical choice by movement leaders though he denies intent to run. Provisional President Urrutia says elections should occur by June 1960 as workers strike threatens Vital tourist trade amid casino shutdowns.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Osvaldo Corticos
Castro
Manuel Urrutia
Rebellion Quelled in Honduras As Army Recaptures Santa Barbara
Tegucigalpa reports the government has the army in control after routing a rebel force that seized the key city of Santa Barbara near the Guatemalan border.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Santa Barbara
Bennington Fire Destroys Local Theaters and Businesses
A massive early morning blaze swept Bennington VT damaging the towns sole cinema and several adjacent businesses and offices. Firefighters fought the flames risking exposure while containment units worked to prevent spread. No injuries were immediately reported.
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Bennington
Dewey Erwin Found Dead in Lake Harris
The body of Dewey M. Erwin, retired Ohio racing commissioner, who drowned near Tavares on February 1, was recovered from Lake Harris. The discovery closes a local drowning case linked to the former official.
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Tavares
Fla
Dewey M. Erwin
Ohio
Lake Harris
Here
Norway to Invite Khrushchev on Nordic Visit
Oslo reports Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen announced Khrushchev will be invited to visit Norway Sweden and Denmark this year. The plan signals a thaw in Cold War tensions as Nordic leaders prepare for potential meetings with the Soviet Premier.
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Norway
Einar Gerhardsen
Nikita Khrushchev
Sweden
Denmark
Cold Shoulder Given Molotov's Appointment
In The Hague an informant said the Dutch government has told Moscow it has changed its mind about accepting Molotov as Soviet ambassador after he was criticized again at the recent Communist congress in Moscow.
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Hague
V. M. Molotov
Moscow
Molotov
Eisenhower Faces Bipartisan Critique On School Aid Plan
In Washington President Eisenhower's five year school aid proposal draws bipartisan opposition as Sen. Cooper and Sen. McNamara urge bolder action. Flemming outlines a plan totaling about 3 billion dollars in construction aid over five years with 2 billion for schools and colleges.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
John Sherman Cooper
Senate Education and Labor Committee
Arthur S. Flemming
Cooper
White House
Pat McNamara
D-Mich
Flemming
Nine Negro Children Enter Virginia Schools Quietly
In Alexandria Virginia nine Negro children began attending three formerly all white public schools under court order. Police presence backed the admission though no incidents occurred. The city joins Harrisonburg under court pressure as a legislator commission begins work on a long range plan to curb racial integration in Virginia schools.
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Virginia
Harrisonburg
U. S
John Paul
Warren County
Front Royal
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Delmar Blvd
Page Blvd
Exploring Of Space Questioned By Astronomer
In San Antonio Texas astrophysicist Heinz Haber questioned large scale space exploration. Speaking at Randolph Air Force Base he argued planets have few earth shattering scientific novelties and outer shells contain noxious chemicals he described as the chemical dungheap of the solar system.
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San Antonio
Tex
Heinz Haber
Haber
Air Force School of Aviation Medicine
Randolph Air Force Base
Fire damages Fordham chemistry building in Bronx blaze
A half million dollar fire at Fordham University chemistry building in the Bronx let material from government subsidized research escape damage. Firefighters battled the explosion dotted blaze for an hour with a student laboratory assistant treated for smoke poisoning.
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Fordham University
New York
Bronx
Billy Graham Leaves Hawaii Crusade for Australia Tour
HONOLULU three weeks in Hawaii helped Billy Graham recover from a nervous eye disorder and a virus infection. The 40 year old evangelist, rested and alert, departs by plane for a five month crusade in Australia and New Zealand, starting in Melbourne next Sunday with six weeks of meetings ahead.
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Billy Graham
Australia
New Zealand
Hawaii
Graham
Melbourne
Sunda
SUB Vote Waits GOP Supporters
In Columbus the supplemental unemployment benefits bill faces a Wednesday floor vote in the Ohio Senate if a third Republican senator can be secured. Senate Majority Leader Frank W. King says he has all 20 Democratic votes and needs 22 votes for emergency passage. He will delay the vote without a third GOP vote. House Democrats pursue new tax sources ahead of a night session, with King attending.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
Frank W. King
D-Lucas
King
House Democrats
Wheeling Wife Cleared In Freeman Death
Clarice Bohn of Wheeling was cleared by an Ohio County Grand Jury of charges tied to the death of Lawrence Freeman a 45 year old structural steel painter from Steubenville Ohio He testified Freeman lunged through a kitchen door and fell onto a paring knife she held on January 31 in Wheeling West Virginia
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Wheeling
W. Va
Clarice Bohn
Lawrence Freeman
Steubenville, Ohio
Ohio
Bohn
Freeman
Eisenhower Says U S Planes Lured by False Radio Signals
President Eisenhower held a news conference asserting some American planes have been drawn over Soviet and satellite borders by false radio signals while stressing pilots must not engage in any provocation. He noted navigational errors occasionally explain border incursions and defended strict orders against such tactics. He also praised Dulles despite illness and discussed Berlin talks and Khrushchev invitation. Tornado relief efforts were outlined for St Louis and he forecast a gradual business rebound amid unemployment.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U. S
Dulles
Farm Plan Hearings Open on Administration Proposals
Secretary Benson testifies before the hostile House Agriculture Committee on the administration farm plan. President Eisenhower’s message directs Congress to address surpluses and price supports by shifting from 1910 14 benchmarks to modern yardsticks based on recent market prices. Chairman Harold Cooley labels the message antifarmer even as Democrats offer no alternative plan.
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Washington
Ezra Taft Benson
House
Feisenhower
Congress
Benson
Harold Cooley
DNC
Eisenhower
Widow of Tyrone Power to receive estate allowance
In Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Burdette J Daniels ordered Tyrone Power's widow and his three children to receive $2500 a month living expenses from the actor's estate. The judge urged the survivors to tighten their belts while the estate's condition is assessed.
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Los Angeles
Tyrone Power
Burdette J Daniels
Diplomat Carlos Romulo to Return as Ambassador to U S
Manila reports President Garcia confirms Carlos P. Romulo will return to his post as ambassador to the United States. The decision consolidates ongoing diplomacy as Romulo resumes his duties abroad.
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Manila
Tornado Hits St Louis Killing and Wounding Dozens
A tornado struck St Louis at 2 12 am causing 17 deaths and 265 injuries with 55 serious. Many were trapped as homes and apartments collapsed in Brentwood Crestwood and central districts. The path mirrored a 1927 tragedy as rescuers worked through wreckage and power outages.
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ST. Louis
Brentwood
Crestwood
St. Louis County
Olive Street
Grand Boulevard
Newstead
St. Louis Avenues
Juke Boxes under Probe
Sen John L McClellan opens a four week investigation into jukebox and coin operated machine racketeering by organized crime figures from states including Ohio Minnesota Florida Pennsylvania New York Illinois Indiana and Michigan. Witnesses will be called as the Labor Management Committee probes the multibillion dollar industry.
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Washington
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Labor Management Committee
McClellan
Ohio
Minnesota
Florida
Pennsylvania
New York
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Propaganda Drive Mobilizes for Soviet Seven Year Plan
The Soviet Union ordered the full propaganda apparatus activated to popularize the seven year economic plan approved by the Communist party conference last week. The move aims to boost public support and explain policy goals across the nation.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Soviet Communist Party
Hypnosis Technique Touted as Lie Detection Tool
Newark teacher Harry Arons asserts hypnosis can be used as a lie detector in Dallas. He claims the method reveals concealed truths, highlighting its potential for truth verification amid skepticism from experts.
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Dallas, Tex
Harry Arons
Newark, N. J
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