Crash Fatal To Athens Woman
An Athens woman, Mrs. Virgil Swart, 42, was killed and her husband injured when a car and a Hennis Freight Lines tractor trailer collided at Route 327 and Route 35 near Jackson. Danny Swart, 4, and another Swart passenger were treated for shock, with Mrs. Swart’s body identified after confusion over a purse name. The crash occurred around 8:25 a.m. on a southbound route intersection as the car crossed paths with the eastbound truck, while the truck rolled and left the roadway.
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Jackson
Jackson Post
State Highway Patrol
Virgil Swart
High St
Oak Hill
Bessie Higgins
Glouster
Oak Hill Medical ‘Center
Oak Hill Hospital
Swart
Hennis Freight Lines
James Homer
Snow
Winston-Salem
N. C
W. Reed
Lexington, N
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Pickets Quiet Westinghouse Strike Clashes In Philadelphia
In Philadelphia a 12 week walkout at Westinghouse prompted mediation director James Finnegan to urge a meeting, but talks failed. In Columbus a clash at a plant left a 1 year old picket dead from a heart attack, eight hospitalized, 88 jailed, and the union accusing killers while authorities found no violence marks.
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Westinghouse
James Finnegan
Federal Mediation and Condilction Service
Philadelphia
Columbus
Union
Picker
Troy Tadlock
Tadlock
Earl Shively Ex Trustee of Ohio U Dies at 61
Earl C. Shively aged 61, former trustee and two time chairman of Ohio University, died at his home in South Charleston near Springfield. OU leaders praised his lifelong service, noting his role as a longtime alumnus donor and former president of the Columbus Alumni Association. Born February 9 in Vinton County, he joined OU at 16, worked while studying, served as a World War I captain with the 80th Division, and later acted as interpreter at the Versailles Peace Conference. He was recognized for bravery in Verdun and left a lasting impact on the university community.
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Earl C. Shively
Dio Univermer
Ohio
South Chareston
Springfield
Shively
Ohio University
Columbus Alumni Association
John C. Baker
Shive
Vinton County
Ea Shively
McArthur
Tehoo
France
Verdun
New Weapons Scrap Defenses Plan Reorganizes Civil Defense
Washington reports that development of new weapons of mass destruction has prompted a decision to consider reorganizing the nation's civil defense program. The threat of widespread radioactive fallout renders obsolete the old concept of self help on a town or city basis.
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Washington
Tion
Wilson Ribbed by Daughter Cartoon Panels at Washington
A comic panel by Mrs. Jean Wilson Har greaves portrays Secretary of Defense Wilson with dogs, linking his 1954 campaign talk on unemployment to a remark favoring proactive action. Another panel shows him driving to the Capitol amid images reflecting his GM security holdings before Senate approval.
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Washingtun
Defense
Wilson
Jean Wilson Hargreaves
General Motors
Capitol
Washington
Hargreaves
Pennsylvania
Security Holdings
Senate
Senators Lead Labor Hearing On Unemployment Relief Bill
A Senate Labor subcommittee opened hearings on a bill to aid high unemployment areas by authorizing 100 million dollars in loans and 100 million in grants for industrial plants and public works. It would require surplus-labor procurement, offer tax write-offs, support vocational retraining, extend unemployment benefits, and distribute processed foods. Kilgore urged immediate action, citing Charleston and Huntington as hard‑hit cities in West Virginia with rising mechanization reducing jobs.
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Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Kilgore
Wva
Kefauver
Tenn
William Matheson
District Direct
Douglas
D-Ii
Rother
Congress
West Virginia
Charleston
Huntington
Ferguson Seeks Old Post in May Primary
Columbus state auditor veteran Joseph T. Ferguson announces Democratic bid to reclaim the auditor’s office in the May 8 primary. He vows to run the office with prior efficiency and to restore the Bureau of Inspection. Republican James A. Rhodes seeks re election after defeating Ferguson in 1982.
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Columbus
Joseph T. Ferguson
James A. Rhodes
Ferguson
Shawnee
Perry County
U.S
Auditor
Bureau of Inspection
Little America No 5 Dedicated in Antarctic
Little America No 5 was dedicated today on the Antarctic desert near Kainan Bay, 30 miles from Adm. Byrd’s camps. Seabees will soon complete a five acre air base with 17 buildings for three years of Deep Freeze operations, scientific work, and the 1957 58 International Geophysical Year.
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Saul Fest
America
Antarctica
Tess Snow
Kainan Bay
Richard E. Byrd
Disputes Over Highway Funds Stall Senate Bill
The 1956 congressional fight over distributing highway funds pits Gore and other senators against House leaders. The interstate system, a 40,000 mile network, would receive most of the money. Gore’s plan sought about 18 billion for highways over two years, while the House bill proposed 30 billion over 13 years with 12.5 billion in new taxes. Neither chamber backed Eisenhower’s bond financed proposal.
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Washington Gore
D-Tenn
Congress
Senate
Gore
House
House Public Works Committee
Uncle Sam
Eisenhower
Deserted Chi In Worker's Auto Incident
A girl left alone in a worker’s car at a factory near Cleveland remained in good condition at Wrymount Hospital last night. Vernon Parsons, 23, a spot welder at the Fort plant in Walton Hills, found her yesterday after driving to work from his home.
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Wrymount Hospital
Cleveland
Vernon Parsons
Fort Plant
Walton Hills
Lausche to be quiz on Meet the Press Sunday night
Columbus Newsmer reports Gov Frank Lausche will face a televised interview on Meet the Press. The program will air Sunday night and questions will cover national issues and state concerns.
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Lausche
Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Meet the Press
Army Private Is Sentenced For Murder At Army Party
Henry Matthews of Detroit, 18, pleaded guilty to strangling Joanne Pushis, 17, in a South Side park after an Army post party. He was sentenced to 199 years in prison by Judge Thomas E. Kluczynski of Criminal Court. The killing occurred Aug. 6 after heavy drinking at a mess hall gathering.
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South Side Park
Thomas E. Kluczynski
Criminal Court
Henry ‘Matthews
Detroit
Matthews
Joanne Pushis
Baty
Toth Antiairer Battalion
Calumet Port
Lake Michigal Wis
Kluczynski
Eden Urged to Act on Inflation or Exit Downing Street
British press criticism mounts as Daily Sketch condemns Eden for indecisiveness amid rising inflation. Telegraph and Mail echo discontent over government policy and prewar arms disclosures. Labor leader Gaitskell calls for parliament recall before Eden and Lloyd visit Washington.
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Eden
Ondon
Daily Sketch
Britain
Downing Street
Daily Telegraph
Daily Mail
Telegraph
Mail
Egypt
Belgium
Hugh Gaitskell
Pposition
Labor ‘Party
Selwyn Lloyd
Washington
Overhauling Of Tax Laws To Be Studied
At the AFL-CIO Ohio Constitutional Convention a three day session will consider a resolution for a complete overhaul of Ohio tax structure. It argues rising state and local taxes burden families with less ability to pay while wealthier groups enjoy privileges. It calls for abolishing certain taxes, true market value assessments, repealing tax preferences for manufacturers, and a state income tax modeled after the federal system.
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Ohio
Afl-Cio
Ohio Industrial Union Council
Resolutions Committee
Harriman pushes welfare plan and tax cut proposal
Albany reporters say Governor Averell Harriman urged the legislature to approve a broad social welfare program and a substantial income tax cut for state workers. Details on the amount of the tax reduction were not spelled out.
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Marriman
Albany
N.Y
Averell Harriman
New York
White House
Explodes at Williams Christmas Office Party
An explosion in Gov. G. Mennen Williams’s Lansing office party arced a cider jug across the reception room, showering stenographers with glass and cider as they worked.
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Lansing
Mich
G. Mennen Williams
Flames Kill 24 Horses at Marietta County Fair
A Washington County Fair building burned yesterday, killing 24 harness racing horses. Owners valued the horses at 900 to 10,000 dollars each, with total loss estimates between 90,000 and 130,000 dollars. The concrete block building was 53 and held at the sheriff’s office for questioning at Fire Chief David Dren ten’s request. Nine owners owned the dead horses. Marietta brothers Ray and Jules Newhart lost 11 horses.
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Marietta—R
Washington County Fairrounds
D. E. Hurst
Fair Board
David Drenten
Ray
Les Newhart
Marietta Brothers
McCarthy Floats Campaign Wish List Against Advisers
Senator McCarthy said the Eisenhowers and other advisers should be trimmed from the administration record. He suggested removing Paul Hoffmans Harold Stassens and Milton Eisenhowers to improve the record as he plans campaigning for Republicans.
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McCarthy
R-Eissenhower
Milton E. Eisenhower
Republi
Paul Hoffmans
Haroldstassens
Milton Eisenhowers
Tongay Jumps Train in Attempted Escape
A man named Tongay jumped from a passenger train Tuesday night in an attempted escape. He was recaptured 45 minutes later. His daughter Kathy died from injuries in the incident. The event occurred as authorities reported the unfolding case in Columbus and Manchester.
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Tongay
Erving
Kathy
Columbus
Robert Ateot
T Hat
Anther
Ea Ai
Mnchester
Canfield
Elsight
Jo UN
Bublett Meyer
Ironton
Aqua
Frank J. Lausche
State Board of Education
Manchester
Lausche
Ohio
Meyers
Maint
Airman Girl Fe Kidnap Victim in Great Falls
The body of 18 year old A-2C Lloyd Duane Bogle of Waco Texas was found face down beside his car in Great Falls. Pat Kalitzke, a Scot girl of 112 pounds, was missing after being seen with the airman Monday night. Police say robbery was not the motive. five dollars were in the wallet and the car’s ignition switch radio and headlights were on. Bogle’s hands were tied behind his back with his belt. The two were last seen at a drive in restaurant around 9 p.m. Monday.
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Great Falls
Mont
Lloyd Duane Bogle
Waco
Tex
Pat Kalitzke
Bogle
Kalitzke
Quadruplet birth tragedy near Lancaster ends with loss
Four babies weighed 14 pounds 7 ounces at birth before one died Tuesday. The surviving triplet was listed as fair and was the first born. Father Norman C. Hohenwartner, a postal clerk, and Regina, 25, had been expecting twins in about a month. The family also includes two older sons, ages 6 and 3. Meanwhile in Cleveland motions for directed verdicts of acquittal were argued in federal court for 11 alleged Ohio communist party leaders charged with conspiracy to overthrow the U.S. government.
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Lancaston
Norman C. Hohenwarter
Regina
Cleveland
Ohio Communist Party
Nial
United States
Ike Softens Dem Blows On Falling Ag Prices
President Eisenhower plans to send Congress a special farm message Monday as Congress prepares for the State of the Union. Reports indicate the administration aims to advance farm proposals early next week, with plans to retain flexible supports while boosting benefits for low income farmers and creating a soil bank. Democratic plans reportedly seek rigid price supports, a move the administration may counter with a broader farm policy including tax cut discussions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Key West
Fla
Aiken CR
Aiken
Senate ‘Agriculture Committee
Capitol Hill
Agriculture Committee
House
Ian
Ala
Pilot discovers incendiary device on aircraft in transit
An Army bomb disposal expert described a small mysterious object found by pilot Lyle Ryan in an aisle of a Columbus bound flight as loaded and similar to a shot gun shell. Captain G A Sather stated no firing device was in the instrument. The item was handed to airport officials in Wheeling and turned to police and the FBI. The flight originated in Chicago with stops at Dayton Columbus and Wheeling before Washington.
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Littsburgh
Columbus
G. A. Sather
Isn
Lyle Rya
FBI
Sather
Chicago
Dayton
Wheeling
Washington
Automatic Pay Hikes Seen for Five Million
The Labor Department estimates about five million workers will gain raises in 1956 under recent wage laws and negotiated contracts. About 2.1 million could receive higher federal minimum pay, with boosts ranging from 6 to 11 cents an hour in many sectors. Save for details, the increases cover metal, electrical, farm, and manufacturing fields, with some workers seeing up to 30 cents an hour or more through the new minimum and union deals.
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Labor Department
Congress
Dolla
Hauncey
Dustries
Gallipolis
Lelsonville
Point Pleasent
Pomeroy-Middleport
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Ohio U
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Levi Rombin
Sweden
Mt Universe
United Tes
Reggy
Little America
Antarctic
Ross Sea Ice Shelf
California
Rise Solo
Chi
Westinghouse Electric Co
Franklin County
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