Europe Endures Record Floods and Deep Cold Threat
Across Europe a new cold wave and floods from the Strumica and Rhine basins worsen misery. Temperatures plummet to 13 below zero, sparking a 17 day freeze and famine fears. Death toll rises with dozens reported in France Turkey Italy Germany and Britain as rivers overflow and villages remain snowbound.
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Wewenge Ifom
Strumica
Europe
Netherlands
Middle East
Spain
Turkey
France
Italy
Central Europe
Yugoslavia
Britain
Den
Greece
Germany
Austria
Holland
Portugal
Sonn
Switerand
Belmt
Sweden
Berlin
Ist
Poland
Norway
Libya
Friours
Switzerland
Extradition Waived By Airman Hunter Admits Killing
Stockton California report states airman Roy A Hunter 18 of Salineville Ohio agreed to waive extradition to Texas where he admitted killing Jack Spangler last December 16. Deputy District Attorney James Willett says Hunter shot Spangler three times after alleged immoral advances. Spangler’s body was found on a country road near Wichita Falls Texas. Hunter was arrested Monday night while driving Spangler’s car. an air force uniform was in the back seat. Hunter has been AWOL from Sheppard Air Force Base since January 3. Hunter’s wife Joyce 18, married him nine weeks ago and was released after questioning.
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Stockton
Calif
Roy A.hunter
Salineville
Ohio
Texas
Jack Spangler
James Willett
Hunter
Spangler
Willett
Wichita Falls
Tex
Willet
Ear Tracy
Air Force
Sheppard Air Force Base
Joyce
Blast devastates street as manhole cover vents above Public Square
Gas ignition from an underground electrical cable sparked a blast that launched a manhole cover about 50 feet into the air and showered Public Square with iron fragments. Four smaller explosions occurred as second covers ripped and debris fell, injuring none of about 20 bystanders.
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Umveland
British Raises Bank Rate to 8 Percent
Britain hikes Bank of England rate to eight percent the highest in 24 years in a bold anti inflation measure. The move came from Chancellor Harold Macmillan amid rising prices and criticism of Prime Minister Eden's government affecting global markets.
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Britain
Bank of England
U Keystone
Sterling
Harold Macmillan
E Tn
Ohio Supreme Court postpones court photography demonstration
The Ohio Supreme Court today delayed a request from a newspaper to showcase improved courtroom photography techniques. In Finland, Urho Kekkonen, aged 62, was elected president for a six year term.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Notspaper
Helsinki
Urho Kekkonen
Commission Studies Rural Electric Rate Hike
The Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co faces a proposed rate increase studied by the State Utilities Commission aimed at rural subscribers. Opposed by few, the plan would raise costs even as farmers face tough finances, with critics arguing the boost would reduce the utility's return on investment.
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Columbus & Southern Olio Financis
Electric Co
Malcolm G. Davis
Great
Neck
N.Y
Engi
Eer
Russellany
Licking County
Reds Reviving united front tactic in Western Europe
Soviet leaders eye a revival of the united front method to bolster Communist parties in Western Europe. Khrushchev signals emphasis on peace and global expansion, while Molotov’s remarks spark speculation about his fate as Soviet leadership frames a forward moving communism and nonviolent influence.
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Sony m. Mumtum EK
Washington
High Command
United Front
U.S
Soviet Union
Molotov
Khrushchev
Senators weigh probe into campaign contributions and gas bill
Washington eyes a broad inquiry into campaign contributions and possible corrupt practices amid the gas bill fight. Senator Gore says the investigations could run year long, while a special committee probes a $2500 contribution tied to the gas vote. Senator George says the panel has core facts and need not expand its inquiry at this time.
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Washington
Senate
Tomittee
Gore
D-Tenn
George
D-Ga
Francis Case
R-Sd
Case
Church rector opposes public funds for sectarian schools
Cincinnati report quotes Dr John Q Schister of Nash ville Tenn retiring executive secretary of the division of the local church board of education of the Methodist Church. He argues that taxes raised for public schools should not fund sectarian schools and that school finances must be controlled by elected representatives, upholding church state separation.
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Incinnati—U
John Q. Schister
Nashville
Tenn
Board of Education
Methodist Church
Westinghouse Rejects Plan Amid Long Strike Standoff
The Westinghouse Electric Corp strike reaches day 128 as the firm rejects a public inquiry into the walkout. Governor Leaders and four other governors had proposed a two-man fact finding board to study the dispute affecting 44,000 workers since Oct. 17. Westinghouse president sent telegrams rejecting the plan, stating the company cannot delegate key terms of the union agreement to outsiders.
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
George M. Leader
Pennsylvania
Westinghouse
Drive Out Those Dust Catchers Demand Early Wants
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Union Calls Nationwide Boycott of Westinghouse Appliances
The Columbus Federation of Labor and the Columbus CIO Council urge the AFL CIO to order a nationwide boycott of all appliances made in Westinghouse Electric Corp struck plants. The move targets federal policy and broadens the labor dispute beyond local protests.
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Columbus
Columbus Federation of Labor
Columbus C10 Council
National
Aflcio Executive Committee
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Heat Used By Camera Eva Demonstrated in Boston
The Eva instrument, a costly color photography device declassified by the U S Signal Corps and shown by Dr Bruce Billings, records heat radiations from objects by a thin oil film on a plastic membrane. It can image a distant city, a house mile away, and gas emissions in complete darkness.
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Boston
Anl
U. S. Signal Corps
Bruce Billings
Baird Associates, Inc
Marines Prepare for Iwo Jima Landing Exercise
Eleven thousand Marines in battle gear wait aboard transports off Iwo Jima for a massive mock sea assault. Destroyers and three carriers conduct drills as 900 Marines ashore brace for the opposing landing force in the same Pacific waters as wartime actions decades ago.
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Begorp
U. S
Iwo Jima
Sfand
Towa
Shangri Kearsarge
Hancock
Flier Believed Lost In Northeast Canada
A flier is missing along with three others after a night over the icy wastes of northeast Canada. The missing party includes notable figure E. (Whitey) Dahl, a headlining Tier of fortune since the Spanish Civil War, whose status remains unconfirmed as search efforts continue.
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Asarolé E. (Whitey) Dahl
Canada
Brown Education Claims Disputed In Campaign Literature
The Medina Ohio Republican candidate John W Brown faced allegations of inflated education claims after a campaign biography cited studies at Ohio University Cleveland College and Akron Law School. University records show Brown enrolled in two extension courses in 1951, later withdrawn, with an extension granted to 1982 but never completed. Brown denied exaggeration, noting errors in the literature and asserting his education lies in public schools and pre-law interests.
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Brown
John W. Brown
Medina
Ohio
Athens
Fairfield
Ohio Universy
Cleveland Collge
Akron Law School
Newistrars
University
Vison
Ohio University
John William Brown
Dee
Adlai Blasts Republicans in Utah Idaho Swing
Adlai E Stevenson attacked the Republican party and Vice President Nixon during a one night Idaho stop after Utah. He framed his case around a changing 20th century life and criticized public policy in education, farms, and cities. General Nathan F Twining warned about jet noise near cities while noting Air Force needs faster interceptors.
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Poson
Maho— i
Adla’ E. Stevenson
Utah
Cay
Idaho
Nixon
Stevenson
Washington—N
U. S
Russia
Nathan F. Twining
Miors
Air Force
Twining
Rumor Circles Over Princess Margaret Conversion
London reports suggest Princess Margaret may convert to Roman Catholicism but Buckingham Palace and Vatican sources deny any plans or discussions with the pope. The sister of Queen Elizabeth II is not tied to any definite religious change, according to officials and Vatican circles.
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London
Margaret
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth I
Duke of Norfolk
Pius XII
Vatican
Princess Margaret
New Name Enters Race In Republican Presidential Primary
Minneapolis attorney John Alexander filed to enter the Republican presidential primary on March 2, joining Senator Knowland of California as potential delegates. The move aims to ensure a contest and guard against an unwanted favorite. Senator Knowland’s entry was also filed, while the Eisenhower delegation remains prominent in Minnesota’s slate.
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Ravi
Sim
Ip —Minneota
Knowland
Calif
John Alexander
Minneapolis
Gent Eisenhower
R-Minn
Foes Seek To Prevent Parochial Integration
In New Orleans four state representatives asked Wednesday night for measures banning integration in all schools or, after rewording, in public schools only. The move, tied to Archbishop Joseph Rummel’s Septembr intervention, reflects a broader fight over church state separation and school policy amid a federal court challenge.
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New Orleans
Pri
Jos
Sepeph Rummel
Tember
U.S
Separation of Church
Ehiligtate
Auto Hits Pole Knocks Out Power in Chauncey
Chauncey on Converse Street saw an auto strike a utility pole around 11 20 pm Wednesday, cutting electricity for about 90 minutes. The vehicle was reportedly driven by Herman Barnes of Chauncey, who declined medical treatment at Sheltering Arts Hospital and was taken by Chauncey residents. The Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co said the pole must be replaced.
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Chauncey
Converse St
Herman, Barnes
Sheltering Arts Hopital
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electro Co
Pentagon pressed to help uncover trade with Russia
Washington D C Senator McClellan said the Pentagon agreed under prodding to cooperate fully in a probe of free world trade with Russia. Testimony by Ohio industrialist Ralph Ballenhofer and machine tools expert John Williams framed concerns that removal of embargoes on Western sales could aid Russia's weapon programs, while the State Department argued some tools have peaceful uses.
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G. Milton Kelly
Washington
McClellan
D-Ark
Pentagon
Russia
Hans
John Williams
Ohio
Ralph R. Bal Llenhofer
Williams
Enhoter
State Department
Baldenhofer
Schools Defy Segregation In Louisiana
New Orleans reports quote segregation leaders vowing Louisiana will not integrate and criticizing a court ruling. Rainach accuses judges of betraying the Constitution while promising to resist desegregation and uphold segregated schools amid federal orders.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Ture
Orleans Parish
Rainach
United States
U. S. Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme
Green Polio Victim Edward Walsh Improves
Edward Walsh a 15 year old polio patient from Durand Indiana was taken off the critical list at the University of Illinois Research Hospital Wednesday. He is one of ten Walsh children affected by polio last summer and he is now in fair condition with no green tint remaining on his body.
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Ao Vociwrs
Edward Walsh
Durand
Inl
University of
Edward
Walsh
President Eisenhower Prefers Bird Hunting Over Politics
Vacationing in Thomasville Georgia President Eisenhower puts quail hunting ahead of politics as the nation awaits his stance on a possible second term. He relaxes in the piney woods of south Georgia as he weighs his future.
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Homasville
Eisenhower
Piney Woods
South Geori
Mollet Seeks Algerian Legislature to End Riots
Paris France Premier Guy Mollet won cabinet backing to present his Algeria plan to the National Assembly The proposal centers on a one house Algerian legislature including Muslims and French colonists as soon as possible Mollet aims to create Algerian leadership to negotiate an end to fighting and calm tensions among French colonists amid recent riots and demonstrations in Algeria Muslims outnumber French in Algeria
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Paris
Guy Mollet
Algeria
National Assembly
Mollet
France J
Slide closes part of Road in Kentucky Ohio area
A landslide near the Coal Grove Ashland bridge along US Route 52 will close part of the highway for several days. Mud and debris flowed down the hill as 40 state workers, aided by bulldozers and shovels, cleared the slide. Traffic is detoured via Kentucky roads with crossings at the Ironton Russell bridge and Coal Grove Ashland bridge to resume travel in Ohio.
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Runton
State Highway Patrol
Coal Grove Ashland
Here
Highway Department
Slide
Kentucky
Ironton-Russell, Ky
Ohio
Coal Grove-Ashland
Dead Man Arrested On Larceny Charge In Tokyo
Police in Tokyo arrested 36 year old Ma sao Nakagawa, a Pacific war veteran listed as killed in Guadalcanal in 1942, after he allegedly admitted returning home in November 1951 and deciding to live as a man who doesn't live.
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Tokyo
Masao Nakagawa
Guadlcanal
Restrict Alcohol Ads, Say Church Workers
Washington reports hundreds of church and temperance workers urged a bill to ban interstate advertising of beer wine and other alcoholic beverages. Senator Langer proposed prohibiting cross state ads via newspapers TV film and periodicals with fines up to 1000 and a year’s imprisonment. He linked alcohol ads to juvenile delinquency and teen crime, criticizing radio and television depictions encouraging drinking.
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Washington
Sia2an
Langer
R-Nd
Congress
McArthur
Nelsonville
Point Pleasant
Senate
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