No Breakup Forecast In Long Cold Spell
The Arctic air held across the Eastern half of the nation with near zero temperatures in northern regions. More snow and ice hit many areas as a dangerous winter storm produced at least 48 deaths, mainly from traffic accidents and heart attacks while shoveling snow.
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Associated Press
Texas
Florida
New York State
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
Iowa
Ilinois
Indiana
Mississippi
Schenectady
N.Y
Binghamton
Albany
Moulder resigns as subcommittee leader over Schwartz ouster
Rep. Moulder of Missouri quits as chairman of the House subcommittee probing federal agencies after the vote to remove counsel Bernard Schwartz. He cites dissension among members and says he will stay as a member, while Harris defends continuing the investigation. Schwartz calls the probe a whitewash and alleges interference by top officials.
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Washington
Rep
Moulder
D-Mo
Bernard Schwartz
House
Schwartz
Harris
D-Ark
House Commerce Committee
Federal Communications Commission
Sherman Adams
White House
Youth Clings to Testimony in Murder Case
In New York a 16 year old witness, Roger McShane, testifies amid cross examination as seven youths face the electric chair for the murder of Michael Farmer, 15. The boy recalls the night of July 30 at a park in upper Manhattan where six of the seven suspects were present. Police consider the death threat to McShane a likely hoax by a troubled youth.
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New York
Roger McShane
Michael Farmer
McShane
Upper Manhattan
Retiring Navy Commander In Japan to Leave March First
Vice Admiral Roscoe F. Good of Fostoria Ohio, commander of U S Navy forces in Japan, announces retirement on March 1 after forty years of naval service.
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Yokosuka
Japan
Roscoe F. Good
Fostoria
Ohio
U.S. Navy
Weather forecast reports cold, fair today and midweek
OHLO mostly fair with frigid temps today tonight and Wednesday Night lows 6 to 10 degrees Wednesday highs near 10. WEST VIRGINIA cloudy and cold with possible snow flurries tonight into Wednesday. mountains see subzero lows. Other cities show varying cloud cover with temps from the teens to the sixties.
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Ohlo
West Virginia
Albuquerque
Biamarck
Cleveland
Nes Moines
Wort Worth
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Iwaukee
New York
Pocoaix
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
S. Ste. Marie
Beattie
Tampa
Eitene
Traverse City
Sereree
Smoking Linked To Higher Lung Cancer Deaths Says ACS Official
Dr E Cuyler Hammond of the American Cancer Society reports a long term study of 188 000 men aged 50 to 69 shows a definite association between tobacco use and a rising lung cancer death rate. He notes nonsmokers had the lowest rate and risk increases with daily cigarette packs, while he cautions results are not conclusive without human experiments.
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Kent
American Cancer Society
E. Cuyler Hammond
Society
Medical Affairs Department
Ohio county relief funds boosted by 50 million dollars
Ohio State Auditor James A. Rhodes announced that county poor relief funds received an additional 50 million dollars, bringing the year total to nearly 19 million dollars.
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Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Ohio County
Chou Enlai Relieved as Foreign Minister in Peiping
Peiping radio reports Chou Enlai is relieved as foreign minister on his own recommendation while retaining the premiership. Chen Yi named to succeed him as foreign minister. Chou long tied to Mao Zedong and Beijing leadership since 1949. Chen Yi a veteran marshal and rising political figure.
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Hong Kong
Peiping Radio
Chou Enlai
China
Chen Yi
Chou
National People’s Congress
Tal Monaay
Peiping
Yangtze River
Shanghai
Chiang Kaishek
Formosa
Red China
Mao Tse-tung
Jobless List Spurs Demands for Faster Economic Action
Washington reports new unemployment figures amid Capitol Hill pressure for quicker steps to boost the economy. Senator Douglas predicts January Jobless total reaches 42 million, arguing undercounting of hours and pay cuts inflates the figure by about one million. Eisenhower meets privately with top economic officials.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Sen
Douglas
D-Lil
Commerce Department
Senate
House Economic Committee
New York Students to Face Individual Hearings
New York City students suspended last week will receive individual hearings to determine their fate. Thirty two assistant superintendents will decide if each pupil returns to school is sent to a special program or confined to an institution. Mayor Wagner and officials authored the hearings plan and a Wednesday meeting with Governor Harriman was scheduled to discuss state assistance.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
Averell Harriman
Man braves 13 degree river swim to ward off colds
Bill Wiercin ski, 44, swam three minutes in the ice choked Detroit River despite 13 degree temperatures. He said the swim is the best way he knows to prevent colds.
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Detroit
Bill Wiercinski
Detroit River
Three Area Schools Receive State Funds Priority List
Three Southeastern Ohio districts Hannan Trace Southwestern in Gallia County and Southern Local in Meigs County are among 26 top priorities sharing 5.865 million dollars in state funds. The amount reflects enrollment needs as of October 18 1957 with potential increase to 1.5 million based on 1959 projected enrollment.
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Southeastern Ohio
Hannan Trace
Gallia County
Meigs County
E. E. Holt
Holt
Union Chiefs Clash With Eisenhower Labor Proposals
In Miami Beach the AFL-CIO moves to overturn Eisenhower labor recommendations arguing they intrude on union fees. Teamsters chief Hoffa denies heart illness reports while confirming tests. Beck seeks to retain control of his $163,000 rent-free home and the Teamsters board eyes new chairs for Western and Central States conferences.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
Eisenhower
Congress
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters
Hoffa
Beck
Teamsters Executive Board
Union
Central States
Three Die in U S 22 Collision Near Zanesville
Three persons were killed when their car skidded into an oncoming truck on U S 22 about six miles south of Zanesville. The victims were Robert Elton R Diale 31 of Louisville Ky his wife Essie Pearl Dale 24 and a boy age 4 or 5 believed to be their son.
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Zanesville
Highway Patrol
Here
U.S. 22
Robert Elton R. Diale
Louisville
Essie Pearl Dale
Frigid Ohio Temperatures Persist Across State
The U S Weather Bureau in Columbus reports no quick warm up with temperatures expected to edge up only a degree or two daily. Normal highs and lows now range from 18 to 38 degrees. No daytime thaw above freezing likely until Saturday. Cantons Akron Airport logged 1 above zero while Zanesville Findlay and Youngstown each reported 2 above.
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Ohio
U. S
Columbus
Canton-Akron
Zanesville
Findlay
Youngstown
City Hunts For Huge Pipe Leak
Jersey City remains in emergency as a large underground water main rupture gushes about 1.3 million gallons per hour. Police and firefighters search downtown and Lafayette areas for the break amid cave in fears with 100000 residents losing water earlier. Pressure later restored. 195 plants closed and 20 area schools shut, affecting 16000 students.
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Jersey City
N.J
Lafayette
Two Year Old Roy Nickell Loses Right Eye
Doctors remove the right eye of two year old Roy Eugene Nickell of Excello Ohio at Columbia Presbyterian Eye Institute due to a rare nonmalignant tumor. The left eye remains unaffected. Medical and travel costs are funded by the American Cancer Society and local civic fundraisers in Excello Middletown and surrounding areas.
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New York
Roy Eugene Nickell
Excello
Ohio
Eye Institute
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
American Cancer Society
Middletown
Schoolmate fined for buzzing school in Portsmouth
In Portsmouth England 17 year old student pilot Joseph Stubbington pleaded guilty to buzzing his school. Witnesses said his rented plane skimmed the roof by a foot. Schoolmates collected 10 pounds to pay the fine for low and dangerous flying.
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Portsmouth
England
Joseph Stubbington
Stubby
Wagon Kills 14 Year Old Near Evanston Wyoming
Charles Carbuth aged 14 was killed when a horse-drawn wagon ran over him ten miles northwest of Evanston Wyoming. The incident occurred in a rural area and authorities are investigating the accident.
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Evanston
Wyo
Charles Carbuth
Here
Airman in make believe space voyage at Randolph base
Airman Donald G. Farrell, 23, is sealed in a 3 by 5 foot space cabin at Randolph Air Force Base for a seven day mock space mission. He eats, sleeps, reads, and listens to music while space medicine monitors his reactions.
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San Antonio
Tex
Donald G. Farrell
Bronx
Randolph Air Force Base
School of Aviation Medicine
Farrell
George R. Steinkamp
Space Medicine
Steinkamp
France faces Tunisia crisis after Tunisian village bombing
Premier Felix Gaillard called for an immediate parliamentary debate on France’s bombing of a Tunisian frontier village. The attack sparked a diplomatic rift, with Tunisian President Bourguiba demanding troop evacuation, while Western powers voiced concern and the U S noted unfavorable reactions.
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Paris
Felix Gaillard
France
Tunisia
Habib Bourguiba
French National Assembly
Gaillard
United States
U. S
Amory Houghton
Tunis
Northern Lights Visible in Area Over Ohio Reported
Northern Lights dazzled South eastern Ohio residents amid clear skies last night. Reports from Point Pleasant Middleport Logan and Athens described the bright arch of red and white columns, with Dr. Charles Randall of Ohio University linking frequent displays to a sun spot maximum expected in 22 years.
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Ohio
Point Pleasant
Middleport
Logan
Athens
Charles Randall
Ohio University
Randall
Messenger
International Geophysical Year
Man Charged With Intent to Kill Xavier Student
In Cincinnati Harry Roberts 21 confessed knifing Xavier University student Edward Davis 18 in a brawl and was charged with cutting with intent to kill. His brothers Paul 19 and Jackson 23 faced assault and battery charges from the same incident in Norwood. The victim, from Erie Pennsylvania, remained hospitalized with abdominal wounds.
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Cincinnati
Harry Roberts
Xavier University
Paul
Jackson
Norwood
Edward Davis
Erie
U S Seventh Army Opens Massive Winter Maneuvers
In Stuttgart Germany the U S Seventh Army launches Operation Sabre Hawk with over 100000 soldiers across south and central Germany. The 11th Airborne and 8th Infantry divisions will be airlifted as two equal strength forces attack and counterattack along a 115 mile front near the Iron Curtain to test readiness and minimize civilian disruption.
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Stuttgart
Germany
U. S
7Th Army
Europe
11Th Airborne
8Th Infantry
Search resumes for four boys feared drowned at Claytor Lake
A wide search for four teenage boys missing since Monday at Claytor Lake in Pulaski County western Virginia continued into the night but was called off shortly after midnight. Authorities fear the youths may have drowned.
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Pulaski
Claytor Lake
Virginia
Gas price war cuts Canton stations to 24.9 cents
Canton Ohio service stations slash prices in a gas war. Prices dip five cents below normal to 24.9 cents a gallon at some pumps.
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Canton
Ohio
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