Ike impressed by Cape Canaveral missile center visit
President Eisenhower toured the Cape Canaveral missile test center and praised the personnel as highly competent. A Polaris solid fueled missile completed a 900 mile test flight the same day, as top Western negotiators prepared for Geneva talks on disarmament.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Geneva
Soviet Union
Congress
James C. Haggerty
White House
Hagerty
Department of Defense
Defense Department
Cape Canaveral Missile Test Center
Donnald N. Yates
Defense
Thomas S. Gates, Jr
Air Force
William H. Douglas
Colder Air Drives Snow Flurries Across Ohio
Cooler temperatures move into western Ohio with snow flurries in western and central areas and light rain in the east. Winds 20 to 30 mph drop tonight as high pressure sits over the northern plains and a partly cloudy, near seasonal Friday is forecast.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cincinnati
Piketon
Athens
Central
Illinois
Lake Ontario
Plains
Jury Travels To Locale Of Accident
A Cleveland bus takes 16 jurors and four alternates to Andover to hear the first of 29 cases seeking up to 2 million dollars in damages after a four year old explosion killed 22. The lead suit seeks 148000 for James W. Surman against five defendants including Ohio & Pennsylvania Oil and Gasoline Co Standard Oil Co of Ohio and the Village of Andover.
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Cleveland
Andover
James W. Surman
Ohio & Pennsylvania Oil and Gasoline Co
Herbert Swezey
Oren Barnes
Standard Oil Co
Ohio
Gateway
Hargrove Ordered to Mental Hospital for 30 Day Exam
Common Pleas Judge W. S. Slocum ordered Floyd E. Hargrove to Lima State Hospital for a 30 day mental examination. He is charged with first degree murder in the Christmas Eve sniper slaying of Charles R. Clark in Mentor. Lois Clark acknowledged a lengthy affair with Hargrove last year.
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Painesville
Common Pleas
W. S. Slocum
Floyd EF. Hargrove
Lima State Hospital
Hargrove
Charles R. Clark
Clark
Mentor
Tractor Crushes Man Near Lancaster
Richard Lee Rowles, 29, of Lancaster, was found crushed to death five miles east of town when a caterpillar tractor rolled off a trailer as he attempted to secure it. The Highway Patrol reported the accident occurred Wednesday.
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Lancaster
Richard Lee Rowles
Here
Highway Patrol
Rowles
Chillicothe Man Convicted of Second Degree Murder
Ernest H. Watkins 59 was found guilty of second degree murder in the December 17 slaying of his son in law James E. Campbell 39. A seven woman five man jury deliberated about two hours before the verdict. Sentencing expected next week. The killing followed a dinner table argument at Watkins home. Campbell widow Marie Campbell testified he was shot as he reached for a cigarette. The gun was fired from behind at under six inches.
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Chillicothe
Ernest H. Watkins
James E. Campbell
Watkins
Marie Campbell
John Speakman
Campbell
Steve Molnar
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
Akron youth hits three cars in improvised drive
A 14 year old, Arnold Sullivan, used his father’s car to run a store errand two blocks away. He struck two parked cars on the trip out and a third on the way back. Police charged him in Juvenile Court with three violations including lack of control no license and leaving the scene.
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Akron
Arnold Sullivan
Stanley Sullivan
Ice fishing banned on Lake Erie this weekend
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources reports that most ice on Lake Erie is gone and the remaining ice is unsafe, cancelling planned ice fishing activities this weekend in the area.
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Columbus
Lake Erie
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Sheppard Case Revived Before Ohio High Court
Samuel Sheppard's murder conviction faces fresh proceedings as the Ohio Supreme Court sets a Feb. 18 hearing. His lawyers argue that key blood evidence was suppressed at trial and seek return of exhibits and more time for depositions.
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Sheppard
Ohio High Court
Columbus
Samuel Sheppard
Ohio Supreme Court
Marilyn
Bay Village
Cleveland
Ohio Penitentiary
Cuyahoga County
Supreme Court
Mystery satellite prompts speculation on Soviet origin
A dark satellite in a near polar orbit sparked U S Defense Department and space scientists to weigh a possible Soviet origin. Navy trackers and the Spasur fence continued to monitor its status as officials noted its small size and silent behavior while dismissing known American or Soviet satellites.
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Pentagon
Poles
Moscow
Defense Department
Navy
U .S
United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Jimmy Wickersham Faces Ongoing Cancer Treatments
James Wickersham a 13 year old sixth grader from Jacksonville is undergoing multiple operations at Children's Hospital Columbus with tissue sent to Johns Hopkins for a new drug treatment. His family and neighbors rally with fund raising efforts including a Feb 19 Trimble Jaycees auction and scrap metal drives to cover mounting medical expenses.
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Jack Gilbert
James Wickersham
Jacksonville
Children’s Hospital, Columbus
Jimmy
Marvin Wickersham
James
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Kittle
Trimble
University Hospital
Rockefeller Breaks Silence on Nixon and 1960 Field
New York Governor Rockefeller acknowledged Nixon as clear and forthright at a Buffalo dinner while avoiding predictions about Nixon's presidential bid. The piece notes Rockefeller’s focus on Democratic contenders led by Kennedy Humphrey and Johnson, with Morse weighing a Wisconsin primary bid.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Rockefeller
Buffalo
N.Y
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Hubert H Humphrey
Minn
Lyndon RB
Johnson
Tex
John F. Kennedy
Mass
Adlai Stevenson
Kennedy
Humphrey
Oregon
Newport
California
Sen
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Wisconsin
Yardmaster Shot At Republic Steel Plant
Charles Cahill a 34 year old yardmaster at Republic Steel Corp Struthers was shot and killed near a plant gate. Robert West a 33 year old plant employee admitted the shooting and is held without charge police said. West said Cahill had pressured him and caused a demotion. Cahill died after being shot three times in the abdomen and once in the chest at South Side Hospital.
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Youngstown
Charles Cahill
Struthers
Republic Steel Corp
Robert West
West
Cahill
South Side Hospital
Ohio Warned Stock Is Fake
The Division of Securities warns that boiler room stock salesmen in other states use Ohio sticker lists. They buy shares for a few cents and sell at high prices by phone to buyers in other states. A northern Ohio couple lost $10,000 in such a sale. Officials say these operators are unregistered in Ohio and will be stopped where possible.
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Columbus
Ohio
Division of Securities
Derailment Near Letart Narrows Rail Shutdown After Washout
A Baltimore and Ohio freight derailment near Letart West Virginia injures three Parkersburg workers. Earl Lott, H D Bee, and John Dean were treated at Camden Clark Hospital. The locomotive and nine cars left the tracks after day long rains weakened the track. The locomotive ended partly submerged in the Ohio River as crews secure the scene and await removal of derailed cars.
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Camden-Clark Hospital
Parkersburg
Earl Lott
Lott
Camden Clark Hospital
H. D. Bee
John Dean
Associated Press
Ohio Valley
Letart
Ravenswood
Huntington
Ohio River
Brother Held After Jackson Shooting
In Jackson a quarrel between brothers led to the shotgun slaying of Noah Mullins 67 of Oak Hill. Dewey Mullins 59 admitted the slaying in front of three relatives. A coroner's hearing heard Dewey claim he fired after fearing Noah reached for a gun.
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Jackson
Noah Mullins
Oak Hill
John Evans
Dewey Mullins
Dewey
Noah
Wellston
Zelma Mullins
Cuba and Soviet Near Trade Deal and Diplomatic Move
Havana reports Commerce Minister Ral Cepero Bonilla says Cuba and the Soviet Union are not far from signing a trade agreement that would assure steady Soviet purchases of Cuban sugar. He also suggested in a TV appearance that diplomatic relations, severed during Batista's regime, may be resumed.
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Havana
Ral Cepero Bonilla
Cuba
Soviet Union
Fulgencio Batista
Two Masked Gunmen Hold Up Home Near State Route 37
Sheriff Dave Moore reports active search for two masked suspects who robbed three people at a home off State Route 37 near Six Mile Turn, fleeing with about $2,000. Victim William Schwartzel, 84, is seriously ill. grandson Rodney Holcomb and his wife care for him. Several suspects questioned.
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New Lexington
Dave Moore
Six Mile Turn
William Schwartzel
Rodney Holcomb
Marietta College Day Proclaimed by Governor DiSalle
Gov. DiSalle proclaims Marietta College Day as Marietta marks Founders Day honoring the 1835 charter approval. Honorary degrees will be awarded to Dr. Paul H. Bell George Blazier Henry Barker Fernald and Avery C. Adams during Sunday ceremonies detailing the college and its precursor institutions from 1797 to 1830s.
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Marietta
Marietta College Day
Michael V. DiSalle
General Assembly
Marietta College
Paul H. Bell
Lederle Laboratories
The
American Cyanamid Co
George Blazier
Henry Barker Fernald
Avery C. Adams
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Marietta Institute of Education
High Winds Sweep New York with Minor Damage Reported
New York City faced strong winds and heavy rain early today causing only minor damage. Police and detective agency staff were kept hoping by short circuited burglar alarms.
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New York
Sargo plants flag at North Pole in Arctic voyage
U S atomic submarine Sargo breached Arctic ice to plant Hawaii's flag at the pole. Following Nautilus and Skate, Sargo traveled 2744 miles under ice from Pearl Harbor on January 18, lasting 14 days and 21 hours. Navy collects oceanographic data and may extend the cruise.
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U.S. Atomic Submarine Plants
Washington
U.S
North Pole
Hawaii
Navy
Arctic Ocean
Great Basin
Pole
Soviet Union
Pearl Harbor
Arctic
Bering Sea
Alaska
Ohio Farmers Seek Better Arm Program
Ohio farmers push for a new farm program led by Ohio Farmers Union chairman Joseph W. Fichter. He cites a compensatory payment plan similar to Brannan's proposal, with direct payments replacing price supports. About 20 bills exist, including one by Rep. Robert W. Levering. Levering says current policies risk bankruptcy. his bill aims to ensure fair prices and improve family farm income.
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Washington
Ohio
Ohio Farmers Union
Joseph W. Fichter
Fichter
Charles Brannan
Truman
Robert W. Levering
House Agriculture Committee
Levering
Municipal Judge Hammers Hughes With Heavy Sentence
Municipal Judge C B McRae sentenced Thomas Hughes 46 to 12 months in jail and fined 2000 in two counts of numbers possession and a charge of lottery promotion.
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C. B. McRae
Thomas Hughes
Hughes
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