Europe’s Deep Freeze Deepens Death Toll Across Nations
The harsh European cold death toll rose to at least 418 amid a third week of snow and freezing weather. France 91 and Italy 55 lead a grim tally while Navy planes near Naples aid Italian relief efforts. Ice halts Baltic sea traffic and a rare weather event lights a northern Sweden sky as avalanches bury Yugoslav villages and a Greek schoolchild attack report surfaces.
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London
Europe
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France
Yugoslavia
Italy
Britain
Germany
Greece
Denmark
Turkey
Holland
Portugal
Spain
Austria
Switzerland
Sweden
Belgium
Tripoli
U. S. Navy
Naples
Sicily
Finland
Ranea
Weather Bureau
Baltic
Athens
Kalambaka
Tokyo Earthquake Injures Eight, Cuts Power and Damages
A strong temblor shook Tokyo for about 30 seconds injuring eight people, three seriously, and causing widespread power outages for over 90,000 homes. A highway bridge cracked, traffic halted, and structures including the Imperial Hotel corridor suffered damage.
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Tokyo
Imperial Hotel
Frank Lloyd Wright
Plow Contest Funding Request Sparks Agriculture Debate
The Agriculture Department weighed a bill to grant 300000 dollars in federal funds for a world plowing contest at Peebles Ohio set for September 17 to 21 1957. Sponsors led by Adams County pressed the plan while two congressmen argued the amount was excessive.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Peebles
Ohio
Adams County
Ervin L. Peterson
Cooley
House Agriculture Committee
Nixon Tells of Prosperity in Lincoln Day Speech
Vice President Nixon touted a magnificent Republican record and prosperity without war at the National Republican Club Lincoln Day Dinner in New York. He claimed major gains against racial discrimination and declined to call Truman a traitor, insisting only the Communist party deserves that label, while avoiding speculation on Eisenhower’s possible 1956 run.
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New York
Nixon
Eisenhower
National Republican Club
Adlai E
United States
Communist Party
Truman
Stevenson
Democratic Party
Alger Hiss
West
Republican Party
Woman Claims Jail Stay Was Wonderful Vacation
Milwaukee Mrs. Til lie Hansen a 58 year old housewife said she had a wonderful time during a week's stay in jail. She was jailed February 6 when Mrs. Alvin Harry invoked a Wisconsin statute to compel payment of a $50 judgment from a PTA clash years ago. Settlement reached Monday and Hansen freed. Costs and interest raised the total to $295.
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Milwaukee
Tillie Hansen
Hansen
Alvin Harry
Wisconsin
Parent-Teachers Association
Mrs. Hansen
Harry
H Bomb Tests Safe Says Eden and Eisenhower
Prime Minister Eden and President Eisenhower expressed confidence that hydrogen bomb testing can proceed without endangering the human race. In a Commons report on Eden's Washington talks he stated both governments share the view that radiation exposure from mega ton weapon tests at the current rate is insignificant.
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London
Eden
Eisenhower
House of Commons
Washington
U. S
Portable nylon plane showcased by Goodyear Akron flight test
Goodyear Aircraft Corp announces an inflatable rubber coated nylon monoplane that packs into a car trunk when deflated and inflates at the airport. Test pilot Dick Ulm says it flies like a light plane and resembles a WWI pusher or glider. Engineers see potential for air services but no mass production.
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Akron
Ohio
Dick Ulm
Goodyear Aircraft Corp
Goodyear
Roger L. Wolcott
Ulm
Segregation to Faces Court Appeals
The University of Alabama segregation case heads for the U S Supreme Court as defense lawyers plan to appeal a lower court ruling that opened the school to Negroes. Autherine Lucy, barred for safety after riotous mobs February 6, has asked for readmission. the hearing is February 29.
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Birmingham
Ala
University of Alabama
U. S. Supreme Court
Autherine Lucy
William Adams
Ike to Spurn 56 Bid by Solon Ayres
ALHAMBRA Calif In Lincoln Day remarks Rep William M Ayres a Republican from Ohio says President Eisenhower will not seek a second term He also notes Eisenhower will be a strong campaigner and predicts a White House announcement around February 23 Ayres believes a Republican successor will be elected
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Alhambra
Calif
William M. Ayres
Ohio
Eisenhower
Ayres
White House
Ayes
Horses Sell Fast After Want Ad Appears
Emmett Hulbert of Pleasanton placed a want ad for team geldings about 1200 pounds. He reports a flood of calls after the paper hit the streets and sold his horses in two hours. The Messenger urges readers to use want ads to sell valuables quickly by calling 31242.
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Emmett Hulbert
Pleasanton
Athens
Mr. Hulbert
Man shoots landlady in Cleveland incident
William Thomas, 36, shot landlady Mrs Gladys Bender twice in the abdomen and wounded her brother Simeon Johnson in both thighs after complaints over breakfast and being late for work. He then shot himself in the abdomen. Mrs Bender and Johnson were reported in fair condition. Thomas was in critical condition. The dog Blaze was killed. Mrs Bender is connected to a policy racket figure.
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Cleveland
William Thomas
Gladys Bender
Simeon Johnson
Render
Blaze
Bender
Thomas
Five Day Forecast Sees Slightly Above Normal Temps
The outlook notes average highs near 43 and lows around 25 with colder conditions Wednesday through Friday and a milder Saturday before a return to cold Sunday. Showers today change to snow by Wednesday and continue Thursday, with precipitation Saturday or Sunday under an inch.
Stevenson Escapes Injury In Snow Tractor Plunge
Adlai Stevenson narrowly avoids injury after a snow tractor crashes through a snow cornice and topples at Timberline Lodge Orc. The incident occurred Monday as the equipment plunged about 35 feet.
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Timberline Lodge
Orc
Adlai Stevenson
US Weather Balloon Radioed From Siberian Skies
A US Navy weather balloon drifted west at 100 mph over Soviet Siberia after an easterly jet stream reversal. The 40 foot balloon, launched Saturday from Japan, provided weather data but drew espionage suspicions as Air Force halted similar launches amid Soviet protests.
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Tokyo
Soviet Siberia
Aleutians
Navy
Pacific
Russia
Japan
Air Force
Europe
Soviet Union
Kamchatka Peninsula
United States
Federal Jury Probes Donation to Senator Case
A federal grand jury began an investigation into a $2500 donation to Senator Francis Case from Superior Oil officials. John M. Neff and Elmer Patman testified after linking the money to a vote on a natural gas bill discussed with President Eisenhower. The bill may become law Saturday without a signature.
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Washington
Francis Case
R-Sd
Senate
John M. Neff
Lexington
Neb
Elmer Patman
Austin
Tex
Neff
Patman
Superior Oil Co
California
Superior
Howard B. Keck
Sioux Falls
S.C
Case
Eisenhower
State Board Plans Needy School Fund
The Ohio State Board of Education opened discussions on allocating seven million dollars for new classrooms in needy districts, following a recent legislative appropriation. They also reviewed using an additional hundred thousand for a research division, and inspected state schools for the deaf and blind while considering minimum elementary standards amid concerns over Amish schools.
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Columbus
State Board of Education
Ohio
Education Department
Buggy Pruck And Car Hit Near Mount Eaton Ohio
A collision on U S 250 southeast of Mount Eaton killed Mrs. Eula Remenario 23 Beach City and injured five others. Joseph Remenario and their 18 month old son were hospitalized in Orrville. Amanda Miller 30 Navarre and Lizzie Hershberger 26 Apple Creek also hospitalized. John H Wilson 57 Orrville driver of the dump truck treated and discharged. Highway patrol said the auto and truck collided as Wilson passed the buggy.
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Wooster
Ohio
Eula Remenario
Beach City
Joseph
Ricky
Orrville
Amanda Miller
Navarre
Lizzie Hershberger
Apple Creek
John H. Wilson
U.S. 250
Mount Eaton
Wilson
Married 71 Years Pair Shares Formula for Happiness
A Philadelphia couple aged 93 and 92 celebrate 71 years of marriage on St. Valentine’s Day. Abner and Rebecca Braude credit the secret to long happiness to kindness, fair play, no secrets, and sharing both good and bad, with Mrs. Braude joking about bossiness and plenty of talking.
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Philadelphia
Abner
Rebecca Braude
Khrushchev Outlines Five Point Peace Oriented Foreign Policy
The Soviet leader presented a five point foreign policy at the 20th Congress, stressing peaceful coexistence with the United States Britain and France. He urged stronger ties with the Soviet bloc and non aligned states while remaining vigilant against threats to peace. He proposed a potential treaty with the United States and emphasized coexistence over war. The speech followed a tribute to fallen leaders Stalin Gottwald and Tokuda.
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Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
France
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Kremlin
Khrushchev
India
Burma
Afghanistan
United States of America
Great Britain
Supreme Soviet
Malenkov
Stalin
Klement Gottwald
Kyuichi Tokuda
China
Ike Gets Report On Heart Endurance
President Eisenhower received a more or less final medical report on how his heart has withstood the strain of office this afternoon. He will weigh the doctors opinions in deciding whether to seek a second term and will likely rely mainly on how he feels rather than medical advice.
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Washington
Eisenhower
USSR Warns Against Foreign Troops in Middle East
Moscow issues a formal warning that foreign troops require prior agreement and UN Security Council sanction to operate in Middle East nations. It vows to defend sovereignty and noninterference while supporting UN actions to preserve regional peace amid discussions of an international frontier guard.
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Mid East
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Soviet Union
Middle East
Russia
Foreign Ministry
Middle and
Near East
Security Council of the
United Nations
Washington
Israel
Middle
Bus Fraccas Splits Races
Montgomery officials assess the 10 week Negro bus boycott's impact as tensions rise between white and Black residents. The boycott started December 5 after Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of a Montgomery bus, sparking widespread protests and swelling the Central Alabama Citizens Council membership.
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Montgomery
Ala
National City Bus Lines
Alabama
Prowhite Central
Alabama Citizens Council
Rosa Parks
American Captain Is First U.S. Victim of Moroccan Terrorism
Casablanca dispatch reports Captain Nelson Custer Brown, 42, a U.S. military police officer from Green Forest Arkansas, killed near a U.S. air base while stopping to aid a car in trouble five miles south of Casablanca. He was shot as he stepped from his car.
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Casablanca
French Morocco
U. S
Nelson Custer Brown
Green Forest
Ark
Brown
Oklahoma City Family of Seven Perishes in Suspected Gas Poisoning
Building contractor George Smithhisler, 55, his wife Barbara, and five children Vir ginia 9 Michael 8 Pat 5 Tommy 3 and Carol 1 were found asphyxiated in their home. Deputies noted fires burning in mild 40 degree weather and a heavy natural gas odor with a cookstove fire out.
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Oklahoma City
George Smithhisler
Barbara
Virginia
Michael
Pat
Tommy
Carol
George Long
George Catron
Smithhisler
Long
Doctor Starts Sill Heart Doctor Starts Sill Heart
MANSFIELD Ohio A young woman Marjorie Walker 22 was found recovering after her heart tore by a bullet was massaged back to beating during an operation at General Hospital. The bullet struck during a scuffle with a 16 year old girl last Saturday and stopped the heart. Surgeon Myron Reed performed a second incision to restart the heart while Dr Albert Selfman aided. The pericardium was filled with blood.
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Mansfield
Ohio
General Hospital
Marjorie Walker
Myron Reed
Albert Selfman
Union Leaders Plan Crackdown on Welfare Fund Frauds
AFL-CIO prepares to probe alleged multimillion dollar frauds in union welfare funds as part of the merged federation’s drive to root out racketeering. An Ethical Practices Committee seeks authority for hearings in four affiliated unions with possible expulsions, while a Senate Labor subcommittee has already uncovered data.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
Painless Extraction, Affection Remark Blamed on Dentist Wallet Loss
In Long Beach a woman sought an extraction at Dr. Linus West's office but he refused. She allegedly embraced him and claimed a need for affection before leaving, after which his wallet containing 160 dollars vanished. The woman was described only as around 40, with limited details. Dr. West later noted the nurse Dr. Sam Sheppard now assisting him.
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Long Beach
Calif
Linus West
Doctor H H Hartman Dies Noted Athens Miner Doctor
An 85 year old physician and former Galion mayor Dr H H Hartman died after an icy fall. He served as Galion city health officer from 1900 to 1910 and held ten consecutive two year mayoral terms until 1949. He trained at Columbus Medical School in 1890 and earlier worked in his father’s drug store. He also worked as a mining company doctor in Jacksonville and served as Jacksonville health officer and city councilman in the 1890s.
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Athens County
Jacksonville
Galion
H. H. Hartman
Ohio
Columbus Medical School
Germany
Hartman
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