Ohio River Drouth Drops Water. Cargo Boat Stranded
The 90 foot cargo vessel Jane Arden broke anchor as the Ohio River fell, stranding the boat at Trenton. Dop upstream withdrawals lowered river levels by two feet, with dam wicket gates at Ashland and Greenup needing adjustment to create a pool sufficient to float the vessel.
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Gallipatis
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Reporter Loses License Over Phony Address Schemes
Cleveland Reporter John E. Deake, who revealed how drivers used fake addresses to obtain licenses, has his own license revoked for using fictitious cemetery morgue and jail addresses. State Registrar R E Foley said the action follows the published investigations and he cannot comment further.
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A_ Cleveland News
John E. Deake
State Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Colummbus
Living Costs Hit Near Record in January
Government data show consumer prices rose in January to a level just below the all-time high, with a million workers in auto, aircraft, and farm machinery sectors still facing pay declines. The index reached 118, matching September, after dipping in November and December.
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Washington
Two Children Die in Cleveland Fire Tragedy
A two year old boy and his month old sister perished in a second floor room during a Cleveland blaze Saturday. Fireman Rufuy Sharpe and his sitter Kathleen were burned while attempting to reach the frame ladder. The children were left home by their mother Mrs. Edna Sharpe to go shopping. A fourth child, Michael, aged four, was saved by a neighbor.
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Court faces fate of 850 dollar Seeing Eye fund
In Meigs County Common Pleas Court a declaratory judgment case asks whether trustees must buy a Seeing Eye dog for Betty Jo Kessinger or can terminate the fund. The 21 year old, who has been blind since birth, says she does not want a dog and fears them.
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Middleport
Meigs County
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Milk Formula Is Suspended in Tri-State Area
Notification states the secretary of agriculture suspended supply demand provisions of the tri-state area milk marketing order for March and April. The move comes as an emergency request by the Southeastern Ohio Cooperative Dairy States Association during a department hearing in Gallipolis. Acting Administrator Robert W. Sechrist sent notices to all milk dealers and handlers.
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Secretary of Agriculture
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Police Find Stolen Auto in Gallipolis
GALLIPOLIS The car taken at gunpoint by a highway robber Friday evening on Route 7 above Hanauga was recovered in Gallipolis Saturday afternoon. Policeman John Taylor found it near the intersection of Grape and First. Fingerprints may lead to identification and arrest of the armed robber.
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Grape
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Syria Army Divided Over Purge Action Sparks Violence
In Damascus six teens were killed or seriously wounded when troops fired on rioters amid a purge action. The unrest followed arson of several buildings as security forces clashed with demonstrators.
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Syria
Damascus
Meyer Voices Against Probes Threatening Academic Freedom
Mrs Agnes E Meyer co owner of the Washington Post told the Ohio University audience that congressional probes threaten all freedoms not just academic ones. She compared investigations to a French Revolution atmosphere and urged protection of education from political intrusion.
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Washington Post
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Ohio
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France
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Mexico Outlaws Party On Subversive Grounds
Mexico banned the Feder ated People's party, opposition to President Ruiz Cortines's government, accusing it of constant subversive agitation. In Spokane Washington a bomber destroyed at Fairchild Air Force Base after a runway incident left 20 aboard, with all crew scrambling to safety.
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Adolfo Ruiz Corsines
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Spokane
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Ike Approves Plan To Curb McCarthy Investigation Tactics
Washington reports President Eisenhower endorsed a White House plan to curb McCarthy era tactics. The plan aims to end one man subcommittee investigations, limit witness counsel, and ensure proper hearing notice while Sen. McCarthy and three GOP colleagues would be kept on hand for investigations.
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Rhodes urges master plan for Ohio turnpikes
Ohio auditor James A. Rhodes says the state stalls on a north-south turnpike study and should instead craft a comprehensive master plan. He insists piecemeal building is like assembling a puzzle with missing pieces and demands clarity amid his primary campaign.
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UPI
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Rescue Teams Hunt Plane With 9 Aboard
Combined air-ground crews search for a Los Angeles to Minneapolis Convair jet missing in Wyoming or South Dakota with nine aboard. The plane, reported missing late Friday near Wright Junction, involved a crew of three. Firefighters halted a grass blaze on Saturday near Vernon Weber's hillside home on Ss Fourth Ave after a trash fire got out of control.
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Doctor Backs Sternbaum's Injury Claim
In Mansfield Ohio the Max Sternbaum murder trial enters week four as Prosecutor Theodore Lutz resumes cross examining Dr Philmour Bien who said the head wound may not be linked to personal safety The defense insists burglars attacked the couple on December 4 1952 and that Sternbaum recalls waking after a fire in the Sternbaum supermarket office building Assistant Defense Attorney Marshall Moore estimates the trial may run another week or two with brief defense testimony planned
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Theodore Lutz
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Sternbaum
Leah
Sternbaum Supermarket
Marshal Moore
Moore
Sternkarm
Indicted Commentator Denies Libel Charges in Maryland
Fulton Lewis Jr a radio commentator was indicted by a St. Marys County grand jury along with 19 others for libel and related counts. The panel also charged tavern owners with selling liquor to minors amid a probe into gambling and youth access to slot machines. Lewis says the accusations are unfounded and notes he sent a libel letter to Gov Theodore McKeldin.
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Fulton Lewis
St. Mary’s County
Jhae
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J. Donelan Harry Son Knight
Theodore McKeldin
Marion Council Bans Public Card Playing in City
Marion Ohio city council passed an ordinance barring card playing in any public place after a letter from Governor Lausche. The move followed a complaint about a 17 year old Marion Loy losing weekly bets in card games.
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Ohio
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Harold F. Robinson
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Marion Loy
Fortuny Sidelined as Athens County Basketball Crown Up For Grabs
Mark Fortuny, son of Mr and Mrs Ben Fortuny of Guysville, sits on the sidelines during Friday night’s Athens County basketball championship game. Fortuny is part of the Ames Bern Greenies lineup as rivals loom. Other tournament news and photos appear on pages 18 and 20.
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Mark
Ben Fortuny
Uysville
Invitation For Jap Chief Sparks Uproar In Washington
White House says Yoshida visit invite was a misunderstanding amid Japan’s money scandal turmoil. Eisenhower aide Hagerty notes the offer was only to confirm a possible trip and that Yoshida would like to come if feasible, not a firm invitation.
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White House
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Japan
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Yoshida
United States
James ©. Hagerty
Eisenhower
John M. Allison
Taketora
Ogsta
GOP drive to cut various excise taxes announced
Washington reports House Republicans plan a bold move to halve many excise taxes next week. The Ways and Means Committee will discuss the proposal at an early Monday meeting, with expectations of limited opposition from the Eisenhower administration and no new revenue-widening proposals from Secretary Humphrey.
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Starzel Warns of Fanatics in Public Debate
Cleveland talk notes Frank J. Star near, head of the Associated Press, warns against emotionalism and fanaticism that close people to facts. He says such behavior deprives others of factual information needed for democracy during critical decisions.
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World I Newsgathering Organization
Cleveland City Club Forum
General Naguib Restored As Egypt President Amid Unrest
Cairo reports say military rulers reversed a power struggle by restoring Gen. Mohamed Naguib to the presidency after mass demonstrations and army pressure. Lt. Col. Gamal Abdel Nasser was named prime minister as the Revolutionary Council sought national unity.
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Bender Probe Funds Refused by House Panel
Representative George Bender aims to proceed with a labor racketeering inquiry after the House blocked his 1000000 request. He vows to press on with about 20000 still available to his Government Operations Committee, despite funding rejection.
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George Bender
Pr-Onie
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Bender
Two Car Crash Near Hebron Kills Four People
A two car collision on U S 41 west of Hebron resulted in four deaths. Victims include residents of Bet edits fourth vir i Munae e Floral dames Gil and E Woyekoff. The crash occurred last night near Sars ville and involved a sister relation. Police continued investigating the circumstances and identities of those killed.
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Sarsville
Mtam
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Rsville
Knowland Questions New Moves on Pact Curtailment
Senator Knowland of California doubts any further action will be taken in Congress this year on constitutional amendments limiting the President's power to enter international pacts. The article notes a split among supporters and opponents, with uncertainty about a subsequent reconsideration and potential impact on the president's treaty authority.
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Washington
Len Knowland
R-Calif
Congress
Cela Bava
Turkey
United Stater
George
Dr Bracy to Lead Art Union College
Dr Carl Bracy named chancellor for Art Union College as leadership changes sweep campus. The appointment positions Bracy to oversee arts programs and institutional direction amid strategic planning.
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Dr. Bracy
Art
Union College
U S Permits German Help On 280 mm Atom Guns
A U S Army pamphlet reveals a German supervised depot near the Rhine maintains the 280 mm atomic cannon. Georg Schuster, a German, leads the depot shop with 24 hour guard coverage and tanks from the 2nd Armored Division nearby. Thirty two such guns exist with more on the way after arrival in West Germany in October.
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Here
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U.S. Army
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Germat Aix
Bremérk
Explosion Rips Plane Over Huntingdon Courthouse
A military C-19 airplane from Lawson Air Force Base exploded over Huntingdon Tennessee while buzzing the courthouse. Four crew members died in the crash and the pilot Lt. Jack Jenkins Jr. 24, is identified among the dead. Homer DeMoss and Freeman Taylor were injured as they were sprayed with burning fuel while tending a garden nearby.
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Tenn
UPI
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Lawson Air Force Base
Ft. Benning
Homer DeMoss
Freeman Tayllor
Jack Jenkins, Jr
Mabel Jenkins
Bishop seeks second chance for interracial K of C council
Auxiliary Bishop Floyd L. requests the Knights of Columbus Supreme Board to revive Cleveland Council 733 after three Negro Catholics were refused membership last year. He says the council barred applicants on racial grounds and urges a public interview on the controversy.
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Motorist Strangled in Highway Accident Near Circleville
Circleville Ohio report states Robert L Miller 21 of Columbus died from strangulation after his head caught between a door and a seat as his car left U S 43 and overturned. He was seriously injured Friday night in the crash.
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