Floods Strain Fremont as Sandusky River Rises High
The Sandusky River flood devastated Fremont with 18 foot crests and 1000 evacuated residents as Findlay and Warren also faced rising waters. Across Missouri the St Louis tornado left 21 dead, 70 in hospitals, 1400 homeless, and federal disaster aid declared.
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Tiffin
Fremont
Findlay
Blanchard River
Warren
Mahoning
Joseph Windham
ST. Louis
Red Cross
Insurance Board of
Eisenhower
Busch Stadium
ST. Louis Civil Defense Agency
Weather Bureau
Flood Threat Eases as Temperatures Fall in Pennsylvania
Sub freezing temperatures helped curb flood danger in northwestern Pennsylvania as Shenango River at Sharon neared 13 percent flood stage. Some low lying streets flooded but no major damage occurred.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Shenango
Sharon
Cold starving woman dies in Newport hospital
Mrs Rose Blondell aged 63 died Tuesday night in a Newport hospital after her body temperature fell below measurable levels. She was found Monday in a semi conscious state in her unheated apartment having endured four to five days without food or water.
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Newport
R. IL
Rose Blondell
Ohio State dental student sentenced to sanitarium
A 22 year old OSU dental student admitted sexual attacks on four young girls and was sentenced to one year confinement in a sanitarium.
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Columbus i
Ohio State University
Britain Bars Dr Otto John as Undesirable Alien
Ex West German security chief Dr Otto John, jailed for treason with the Communists, is barred from Britain as an undesirable alien.
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London
Otto John
Britain
Dilley, Former Ohio Representative, Dies at 82
Abraham K. Dilley of Muskingum County, a five-term Republican state representative, died today after a long illness at age 82.
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Zanesville
Abraham K. Dilley
Muskingum County
Vanadium plant disputes silicosis claims at Work
Graham Station plant of Vanadium Corp of America tells 371 workers by letter that a University of Cincinnati preliminary study finds no silicosis among the men. The company notes a peculiar pulmonary reaction not previously seen in ferro-alloy plants, pledges intensified condition investigations, and orders full medical exams at Holzer Clinic with findings sent to family doctors.
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Point Pleasant
Graham Station
Vanadium Corp. of America
F. Isler
Charleston
W.va
SEO Tuberculosis
Nelsonville
Ohio TB
Columbus
Kettering Laboratory
Department of Preventitive Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Holzer Clinic
Vanadium
Radio Video Strike Ends in Cleveland
KYW radio and television crews resumed work after AFTRA members signed a new three year deal with Westinghouse Broadcasting. The Cleveland AFTRA chapter backed off the picket line Tuesday night and 92 other technicians and staff also returned to duty after the strike began Sunday.
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Cleveland
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
AFTRA
Westinghouse Broadcasting Co
KLW
Bridge Aid Sought for Ashland Ohio Crossing
Ashland Kentucky Mayor Wilburn Caskey requests city commissioners accept all state and federal aid to widen approaches to the Ashland Coal Grove bridge linking Ohio and Kentucky across the Ohio River.
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Ashland
Wilburn Caskey
Coal Grove, Ohio
Mardi Gras Ends As Lent Begins In New Orleans
New Orleans marks the end of the Mardi Gras season as Lent starts. Rex leads the parade through the city and Comus hosts the final procession amid light rain while revelers in diverse costumes fill the streets.
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New Orleans
Rex
Comus
Tremor rattles Panhandle area with blast reports
A tremor accompanied by two blasts shook the Texas Panhandle and southeastern New Mexico from 100 miles northeast of Amarillo to Roswell. Residents described swaying houses and sounds like trucks hitting buildings, horses galloping, and gas explosions. Seismographs at Texas Tech and SMU showed mixed readings.
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Texas Panhandle
New Mexico
Amarillo
Roswell
N. M
Texas Tech College
Lubbock
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Law Experts Work On Taft Hartley Revision
A 12 member labor law panel convened at the Capitol to draft Taft Hartley revisions. It includes three management, three labor, and six public representatives. Initiated by Senator John F Kennedy as chairman of the Senate Labor subcommittee.
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Washington
Capitol
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Senate Labor Subcommittee
Eisenhower eyes possible late year summit with Khrushchev
Washington reports President Eisenhower sees a summit with Soviet Premier Khrushchev as a definite possibility late this year. Talks would address Germany and disarmament amid pressures on West Berlin. Macmillan reportedly favors such a meeting despite Dulles illness and ministerial talks.
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Washington
Eiserhhower
Nikita 5
Khrushchev
Germany
United States
Britain
France
West Berlin
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Harold Macmillan
Ike's Aide Earns GOP Praise for Appointment Awareness
President Eisenhower's aide Wilton B. Persons receives praise from Republicans for fostering party input in appointments. He succeeded Sherman Adams and works to align nominations with senators and representatives. Meade Alcorn reports easier patronage work under Persons with Kendall as deputy.
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Washington
Wilton B. Persons
White House
Persons
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
Adams
House
GOP
Meade Alcorn
Alcorn
David Kendall
Budget Makes No Provisions For Nike Zeus Missile
A Department of Defense spokesman says the budget does not provide funds for Nike Zeus production as the program is not yet advanced enough. Assistant Secretary W J McNeil defended the status against criticism from Army generals Dick and Beach who argued production could begin on some components.
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Washington
Department of Defense
W. J. McNeil
Army
William W. Dick Jr
Dwight E. Beach
Air Defense
House Space Committee
Wakeathon Hopeful Jo Warner Aims 240 Hours On Air
Pocatello Idaho disc jockey Jo Warner 22 began her ninth day of non stop broadcasting at a downtown music store for KYTE. She passed 180 hours at midnight Tuesday and aims to reach 240 hours for the benefit of the March of Dimes.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Jo Warner
Kyte
Probe of Jukeboxes Continues
Senate Labor Management Committee widens its inquiry into the juke box industry. Robert F. Kennedy says evidence will show hoodlums pressuring firms to push certain singers. John L. McClellan and other officials allege a criminal underworld and failed labor ties control cities from New York to Denver. A Wurlitzer official testifies he made deals with gangsters in the 1940s to secure sales.
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Washington
Senate Labor Management Committee
Robert F. Kennedy
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
New York
Denver
Wurlitzer Corp
Owner Flare House Burned In Training Fire
Lexington North Carolina owner John B Leonard faced a tax bill for a four room house later dropped after city officials recalled that the structure was used in a city and county fire department training exercise last year.
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Lexington
N. C
John B. Leonard
Leonard
Cyprus constitution deal gains Western backing
In Zurich Greece and Turkey backed a proposed Cyprus constitution and prepared to seek Britain’s approval. Prime Ministers Karatzianlis and Menderes endorsed the draft, aiming to win London’s consent to the plan that preserves Britain’s military bases on the island.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Greece
Turkey
Cyprus
Britain
Constantine Karatianlis
Adnan Menderes
Mediterranean
Fatin Rustu Zorlu
Zorlu
Evanghelos Averoff
London
Selwyn Lloyd
Foreign Office
Harold Maccmillan
Sylvania and General Telephone Merger Approved in Union
Nelsonville special meeting yields approval of the merger between Sylvania Electric and General Telephone. General Telephone shareowners in New York also approve the merger and adopt the name General Telephone and Electronics Corp. Donald C Power becomes chairman and CEO of the combined firm, Don G Mitchell to be president while remaining Sylvania chair. Sylvania will run as a separate subsidiary under the new holding company.
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Nelsonville
Sylvania Electric Products, Inc
Sylvania
General Telephone Corp
New York
General Telephone
General Telephone and Electronics Corp
Donald C. Power
Don G. Mitchell
State Fire Marshal Orders School Checks
State fire marshal directs fire inspectors to perform complete fire hazard inspections of all area schools. Fire Marshal Wilson W. Mc Laughlin says the action follows repeated partial or ignored orders to correct school fire hazards in recent years.
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Columbus
Wilson W. McLaughlin
Mansfield Mourns Arthur L. Glattke Iconic Penal Authority Dead
Arthur L. Glattke, renowned Ohio penal authority and former star athlete, has died. The Mansfield community recalls his public service and athletic legacy.
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Mansfield
Arthur L. Glattke
Ohio
Ohio Senate weighs SUB bill with GOP aid uncertain
Democrats push an emergency vote to legalize simultaneous SUB and state jobless payments in Ohio. They seek at least two Republican votes from Sens. Pepple and Mosher to reach the two thirds needed. A Senate floor test is set for the next session as Republicans caucus to decide their stance.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
Michael V. DiSalle
Frank W. King
D-Lucas
Sens
Ross Pepple
Lima
Charles A. Mosher
Oberlin
C. Stanley Mechem
Athens
di Salle
Meigs County Farm Group Protests Tax Valuations
Virgil Hamm president of the Meigs County Farm Bureau Roy Holder Tom Sayre and Paul Northup presented protests on personal property tax valuations to Andrew C Hubler of the Ohio Department of Taxation at an Ohio University Center meeting ahead of the Southeastern Ohio Auditors Association session The group was told a March 5 meeting in Meigs County would review the protests before the April 30 filing deadline for tax returns.
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Meigs County
Andrew C. Hubler
Ohio Department of Taxation
Ohio University Center
Southeastern Ohio Auditors Association
Virgil Hamm
Meigs County Farm Bureau
Roy Holder
Tom Sayre
Paul Northup
Hubler
Rate Policy Abolished At Ohio State Fair Concessions
The Ohio State Fair manager announced the elimination of a policy tying concession rentals to a percentage of gross revenue. This change ends the revenue-based charge structure for concessionaires at the fairgrounds.
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Columbus
Ohio State Fair Manager
Five Day Weather Outlook for Ohio and Nearby Areas
Northern Ohio will have near normal temperatures while southern areas rise about 25 degrees above normal. Lows near normal in the north and around 25 in the south. Warmer Thursday and Friday, turning cooler Sunday or Monday. Showers or snow flurries Friday or Saturday and again Monday. Partly cloudy and colder in West Virginia tonight, then fair and cold Thursday. Ohio: fair and colder tonight, Thursday fair and warmer reaching 35. Weather across cities shows Cleveland snow, Detroit clear, Indianapolis clear, Pittsburgh snow, Tampa cloudy, and others with mixed skies.
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Ohio
Noremal
West Virginia
Omio
Albany
Atlanta
Bismarck
Chicagoe
Cleveland
Detroit
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
Louisville
St. Paul
Oklahoma City
Pittsburgh
Richmond
Tampa
Washington
Ex Senator Bender Attacks ONeill and Chamber of Commerce
George H. Bender assailed former Gov. C William ONeill and the Ohio Chamber of Commerce in Cleveland on Tuesday night. He criticized Eisenhower for courting rich interests and blamed the Chamber for hurting Republicans over the right to work. He spoke at a Chagrin Falls Chamber of Commerce event.
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Cleveland
George H. Bender
Lake Erie
Chamber of Commerce
Ohio
Bender
Chagrin Falls
Pinball Probe Moves Through Senate Panel Hearings
The Senate Labor Management Committee probes the pinball industry with demonstrations as lawmakers study the sector and its practices.
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