Polio survivor Kenneth Byllesby dies after brave 11 year battle
Coast Guard veteran and Douglas Aircraft chemist Kenneth Byllesby aged 36 died after an 11 year struggle with polio. Paralyzed from the neck down, he kept active by giving talks to service clubs and students, selling invalid equipment, and guiding his family. His wife Connie, who later graduated from Compton Junior College, said his spirit kept him going.
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Downey
Calif
Kenny
Kenneth Byllesby
Connie
Coast Guard
Byllesby
Douglas Aircraft Co
Dismissals Of Undergrads Increase At Ohio State
Ohio State registrar Kenneth R. Warner reports undergraduate dismissals at autumn quarter totalled 5.02 percent of enrollment, up from 4.09 percent a year earlier. OSU had 17,643 undergrads and 885 dismissals, with 17,958 students and 733 dismissals in 1958 as a prior reference.
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Columbus
Kenneth R. Warner
Ohio State University
Warner
Ohio State
Polaris Guided Flight Achieves 900 Mile Test Node
A Polaris missile with a self contained inertial guidance system flew 900 miles Thursday night, directed to a target for the first time by onboard guidance. Navy reports this ninth test in 24 launches for the two stage submarine weapon, marking a milestone toward nuclear deterrence aboard submarines.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Navy
Lausche Claims No Organization For Ohio Delegates
Senator Frank J. Lausche says he has no organization as he weighs running a slate of 64 Ohio presidential delegates. He critiques the Gov DiSalle pledged slate to JFK, calling it a closed primary unless he enters. Filing petitions in Ohio is due February 3, limiting outsider competition.
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Washington
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Ohio Democrat
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Michael V. DiSalle
Lausche
Extra police guard churches and synagogues in New York
Police Commissioner Stephen P. Kennedy announced additional guards for churches and synagogues after a meeting with 26 religious and educational leaders held Thursday night.
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New York
Stephen P. Kennedy
Adlai Backers Push Draft at Los Angeles Convention
Ohio supporters of Adlai Stevenson announce four months of organizing to back a draft at the Los Angeles Democratic convention. The Ohio Citizens Committee to Draft Stevenson operates in Cleveland Cincinnati and Columbus with similar groups in Wisconsin Texas New York California and the District of Columbia. The statement condemns Gov. Michael V. DiSalle’s bid for Ohio and pledges support for Senator John F. Kennedy.
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Columbus
Ohio
Adlai Stevenson
Los Angeles
Ohio Citizens Committee
Stevenson
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Wisconsin
Texas
New York
California
District of Columbia
Michael V. DiSalle
Peldged
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Phone Rings Woes Begin In Pittsburgh Case
An anonymous call to Mr and Mrs Melvin Braunstein two days ago triggered a flood of unwanted gifts including flowers medical supplies taxis bread and pizza. Ads offering the couple s home and car for sale appeared in three Pittsburgh papers while a fire truck visited the Braunsteins home though no fire occurred. Police later admitted taking gift aspirin from the scene.
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Pittsburgh
Melvin Braunstein
Braunstein
Tno
Soviets Shift Missile Target Area Southward
The Soviet Union announced tests for a new powerful rocket to launch heavy satellites and space missions, setting a target zone 1100 miles southwest of Hawaii for mid January to mid February. Tass said ships would measure landings, and the area spans about 280 by 160 miles, with no duration given.
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Moscow
America
Central Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
Pope An Ente
North Pacific
Washington
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Congress
Tass
Budget Surplus Stirs Concern
Columbus police hold Everett Dale Stanton 27 of Arlington Virginia for examination after he bound his wife Patricia Jean 24 a University of Virginia senior and forced her into their car to search for snow Their car broke down near Columbus and a mechanic aided the woman before police arrested Stanton The father of the woman Francis Hell a Federal Power Commission examiner flew in to meet his daughter.
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Columbus
Arlington
Everett Dale Stanton
Patricia Jean
University of Virginia
Virginia
Sheriff Probes Cabin Theft In Hocking County
Logan Ohio area sheriff’s department says an intensive investigation continues after a cabin on Harble Ridge Road west of Logan was broken into between Tuesday and Thursday. Items stolen include a Winchester automatic .22 rifle a Colt .22 revolver a Colt frontier .45 pistol a holster belt two binoculars two electric blankets a jacket a hunting coat and a large amount of ammunition. Entry was gained by prying off a window and removing the glass.
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Logan
Hocking County
Dawley
Young Scoffs At Legion Muster Move
Senator Stephen M. Young of Ohio dismisses demands that he be expelled by Cincinnati American Legion members. He says he is too busy with his duties in the Senate to respond to a publicity seeking group. The dispute centers on his agreement to speak before a group the legion calls a Communist front. Young, a charter member of the Army-Navy legion post in Cleveland, condemned the Cincinnati group as loud-mouthed professional patriots.
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Washington
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Cincinnati American Legionnaires
Legion
Young
Hamilton County Legion
Army-Navy Legion Post
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Grand Jury Clears Ex Mayor Over Gambling Offer Claim
The Columbiana County Grand Jury declined to indict Frederick P Lawrence former East Liverpool mayor. He had testified last December that before taking office in 1958 he was offered 1000 dollars a week to tolerate gambling, a claim made while backing an anti gambling bill passed by the council.
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Lisbon
Columbiana County
Frederick P Lawrence
East Liverpool
Lawrence
Easy Credit Blamed for High Bankruptcies in 1959
Cleveland area recorded 4466 bankruptcies in 19 counties in 1959, mostly personal filings, according to bankruptcy referee Carl D. Friebelin. The previous peak was 4293 in 1936, signaling a record year for eastern Ohio.
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Cleveland
I?i
Easy Credit
Ohio
Carl D. Friebelin
Bar Assn Probes Hargrove Arraignment in Court
Lake County grand jury hears witnesses in a first degree murder case against Floyd E. Hargrove. His oral guilty plea in the Clark sniper killing prompts a potential State Bar Association investigation into the arraignment. The case ties to an alleged affair involving Lois Clark and a 35 year old truck driver.
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Albert W. Hayer
Hargrove
Louis A. Turi
Wickliffe
Danny D. Johnson
New Philadelphia
Ohio State Bar Assa
Criminal Law Committee
Allen Diefenbach
Association
Diefenbach
Akron
Clark
Rochester
N. Y
Painesville
Lake County
Floyd E. Hargrove
Charles R. Clark
State Bar Assn
Lois
Monpiast
Dayton Congressman Paul Schenck to Run Again in 1952
U S Rep Paul Schenck of Ohio will seek reelection next November. The 60 year old is to represent the 3rd District including Montgomery and Butler counties after being elected in 1951. Ohio weather forecast shows temperatures 3 to 7 degrees above normal with snow flurries and rain through early week.
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Dayton
U. S
Paul Schenck
Ohio
Washington
U.S
Montgomery
Butler
Kennedy Nixon and Rockefeller Enter New Hampshire Primary
In Concord New Hampshire Kennedy Nixon and Rockefeller appeared in the first in the nation presidential primary with Kennedy filing a Democratic delegate slate and Nixon backers seeking favorable GOP delegates. Rockefeller supporters also entered the race while Nixon plans a Saturday preference poll filing on Nixon’s 47th birthday.
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Concord
N.H
Nixon
New York
Rockefeller
Massachusetts
Kennedy
New Hampshire
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Stuart Symington
Missouri
State Patrol Adds 33 Men
Columbus report says 33 new Ohio State Highway Patrol members graduated Friday. W. A. Roberts of Martins Ferry joins Gallipolis post, raising total to 736 with 60 on the Ohio Turnpike. Col. Scott B. Radcliffe notes next training starts Jan 18, with another in early spring. applications encouraged at area posts.
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Columbus
Ohio State Highway Patrol
W. A. Roberts
Martins Ferry
Gallipolis
Ohio Turnpike
Scott B. Radcliffe
Sai
Death of Cuyahoga Falls School Leader Fred H. Bode
Fred H. Bode 53 longtime superintendent of schools in Cuyahoga Falls died Thursday from a heart attack. He served 11 years in the district.
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Cuyahoga Falls
Fred H. Bode
Dayton to Break Ground on $2 Million Scholasticate
The Society of Mary at the University of Dayton plans a spring ground breaking for a $2,000,000 scholasticate at Mount St. John. The new building will house 250 college level students and include classrooms dormitories and a gym.
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Dayton
The
Society of Mary At the
University of Dayton
Mount St. John
National Airlines pilots refuse flight tests after crashes
In Miami, National Airlines pilots reject government required flight tests citing dangerous maneuvers. They warn that tests may harm the airframe after two parallel disasters near the Gulf of Mexico and North Carolina, with 76 dead. The pilots demand review of the unusual maneuvers in checks by FAA head Elwood Quesada.
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Miami
Fla
National Airlines
NAL
Federal Aviation Agency
National
Gulf of Mexico
North Carolina
FAA
Elwood Quesada
Quesada
Robert J. Rohan
Airline Pilots Assny Council
Turnpike Toll Taker Pleads Guilty in Ohio Embezzlement
Sylvester Jackson Jr., 30, pleaded guilty to embezzling 4000 dollars from the Ohio Turnpike Commission while working as a toll taker at Eastgate Interchange. Judge sentenced him to three years probation with four months in Mahoning County jail and ordered repayment of the 4000 dollars.
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Youngstown
Sylvester Jackson, Jr
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Eastgate
Mahoning County
Fragmented Local News Index Lobes Readable Fragments
Local index items show scattered city names and topics including Athens Chauncey Gallipolis Glouster Logan and McArthur. The readable text hints at markets sports television and sale notices but lacks cohesive narrative or complete details.
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Athens
Chauncey Comics
Gallipolis Glouster Logan
McArthur Nelsonvill Point
Pomeroy-Middleport
Ube
Long Range Changes Seen By Financiers
Washington AP reports a potential 4.2 billion dollar treasury surplus for the next fiscal year could lower interest rates or broaden loan access, while inflation battles persist. The note adds the surplus hinges on Congress forgoing tax cuts or big new spending.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Wall Street
Main Street
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Ike's Message Seen as Aid Call by Allies
West European papers treated Eisenhower's State of the Union as urging aid to underdeveloped areas. Headlines praised the Atlas missile while editors debated peace talks with the Soviet Union and noted Soviet and Budapest responses. Tass carried detailed summaries and Moscow papers covered the speech.
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London
Eisenhower
America
Ike
London Daily Express
United States
Soviet Union
Radio
Budapest
Geneva
U. S
Tass
Moscow
BRT May Vote Today On New Amendment
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen may vote today on an amendment to retire President William P. Kennedy and eight other top officers. The proposal sets a 65 year age limit for president and senior officers, making Kennedy 67 ineligible for reelection. insurgent delegates back W. J. Weil, 51, as Kennedy’s successor to bring younger leadership.
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Cleveland—Ii
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
William P. Kennedy
BRT
Kennedy
W. J. Weil
United DC8 lands at O'Hare with tire blowout
United Air Lines DC8 arriving from San Francisco blew three of four tires on the left main landing gear during landing at O'Hare Field. All 104 aboard unharmed as crew and passengers escaped without injury.
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Chicago
United Air Lines
O'Hare Field
San Francisco
Woman Found Burned To Death In Garage
The body of Mrs. Mary Wadsworth aged 59 was found by her husband Victor in their Springfield garage after a fire. Officials could not determine the fire’s cause though an empty gasoline can lay nearby. Mrs. Wadsworth had previously cleaned clothes in the garage using various chemicals.
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Springfield
Mary Wadsworth
Victor
Arctic Ice Camp Evacuated By Air Force
Air Force airlifted scientists and servicemen from Station Charley in the Arctic after an ice floe began to disintegrate. About 25 people were at the camp 400 miles northwest of Barrow when the evacuation began, with two men flown out first and others to follow over five to seven days.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Air Force
Arctic Ocean
Phillip Peacock
Ladd Air Force Base
Charley
University of Washington
Seattle
Ladd
Peacock
Barrow
North Pole
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