Old Sun Glow Plant to Be Site of New Coffman Facility
Logan welcomes Coffman Stair Co of Washington DC as it purchases the Sun Glow plant after a $1.5 million fire. The firm, employing 250 in three DC plants plus a lumber yard, plans to move operations to Logan within 90 days and may expand space to include DC operations and lumber storage.
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Washington D.H
Zanzibar upheaval and shooting reported near coast
Reports from Dar es Salaam say Zanzibar faces a coup aftermath with the ousted sultan sought by rebels. U S consul Picard notes danger but some Americans and Project Mercury personnel may be affected as ships and a destroyer await docking approval. The rebel regime claims deaths in weekend fighting and declares emergency. A second item notes singer Sophie Tucker's 80th birthday in New Orleans.
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Frederick P. Picard
U. S
Zanzibar
Africa
Picard
U.S
Dar Es Salaam
Manley
Washington
Radio
Freedom Fighters of
Castro Visits Russia for Aid During Surprise Moscow Trip
Fidel Castro arrived in Moscow to meet Premier Khrushchev seeking additional Soviet economic aid for Cuba. Khrushchev, expanding wheat purchases and chemical industry capacity, gave Castro a full red carpet welcome similar to last year. Castro plans a shorter visit due to Cuba's sugar harvest.
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Fidel Castro
Khrushchev
Cuba
Canada
Australia
United States
Castro
Soviet Union
Jet Bomber Crashes in Snowstorm Over Appalachians
A US Air Force B52 crashed on Elron Mountain in western Maryland during a blizzard. Five crewmen were unaccounted for as rescue efforts faced snowbound roads and near zero temperatures. Farmer Jesse Green reported no signs of life near the wreckage.
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Air Force
Appalachian
Maryland
Elron Mountain
Westover Air Force Base
Mass
Turner Afb
Westover
Turner
Jesse Green
Harsha Seeks Third Term in Ohio 6th District
Rep. William H. Harsha of Ohio announces Sunday he will seek a third term. The Portsmouth congressman represents Ohio's 6th District.
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Washington
William H. Harsha
Ohio
Portsmouth
McArthur Postmaster Found Dead
James Edgar Rosser 68 long time McArthur resident and postmaster since 1943 was found dead at home Monday morning after shoveling snow. He was born in Creole and survived by son Duane Lexington two grandchildren and brother George Canal Winchester. He served World War I and held multiple local affiliations. Funeral arrangements are with Wrightsel Funeral Home.
11-Inch Snow Deluges Ohio West Virginia
The worst snow since 1950 blankets Southeastern Ohio and West Virginia with up to 11 inches in Athens and six to nine elsewhere. One death is blamed on the weather as McArthur Postmaster James Edgar Rosser dies shoveling snow. Schools close and travel halts as winds reach 50 mph and drifts loom.
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West Virginia
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Panama and U S Agree on Peace Authority for Canal Zone
A joint authority with the United States Panama and the Organization of American States would supervise peace efforts along the Canal Zone border. The five member OAS delegation returned to the Panama embassy while negotiations on technical details proceed.
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United States
Organization of American States
Canal Zone
OAS
Argentina
Alfredo Vazquez ‘Carricosa
Edwin M. Martin
U.S
Galileo Solis
Thomas C. Mann
Cyrus R. Vance
U.S. Army
Spotlight on U S Smokers Faces Federal Report
Washington report outlines a federal study labeling cigarettes a health hazard. Stakeholders including legislators investors growers and manufacturers seek guidance on advertising sales and labeling. Key meetings are planned in Miami Beach January 22 23 and a Cancer Society review on educational campaigns follows.
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Washington
Television Code Review Board
Miami Beach
American Cancer Society
Board of Directors
Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana ballot race labels
The Supreme Court unanimously invalidated a Louisiana law that required race designation on ballots. The ruling came on an appeal from two Black candidates for East Baton Rouge Parish school board who lost in the July 28, 1962 Democratic primary, with Justice Clark writing that labeling by race risks arousing prejudice at the moment of voting.
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Washington
Supreme Court
East Baton Rouge Parish
Clark
Couple Found Dead In Auto In Kenton
A young couple Ronald Spearman 22 of Forest and Frances Resch of Kenton were found asphyxiated in a downtown Kenton auto. Dr H R Johanson coroner ruled accidental death.
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Kenton
Ronald Spearman
Forest
Frances Resch
H. R. Johanson
Hindu Moslem Violence Surges After Sacred Relic Theft
In New Delhi and Calcutta, Hindu and Muslim mobs clash amid a Kashmir relic theft. Official Calcutta deaths stand at 75 with higher unconfirmed figures. East Pakistan reports at least 29 dead. Authorities warn of long standing Hindu Muslim hostilities rooted in economic and power struggles.
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New Delhi
India
Kashmir
Indian Subcontinent
Calcutta
East Pakistan
British India
Hero In Blaze Held In Stabbing Of Wife
FOSTORIA Robert S. Moore 20, hailed as a hero for saving his two children from a house fire last week, was held for questioning in the stabbing death of his wife, who died in the blaze. The autopsy found she was stabbed at least once in the back and alive when burned. Police planned to search the ruins for the knife. Moore suffered burns while rescuing Robert Jr. 2 and Brenda Sue 7 months. the children remain hospitalized with burns.
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Fostoria
Robert S. Moore
Moore
Cleveland
Samuel R. Gerber
Cuyahoga County
Robert Jr
Brenda Sue
Fostoria City Hospital
Weekend Accidents Fatal To 17 In Ohio
A 54 hour weekend ending midnight Sunday left at least 17 dead in Ohio from a auto collision, a train pedestrian incident, and a house fire each causing two deaths. Two brothers aged 10 and 8 were hit by a train in Middletown, a motorist and passenger died in a Columbus area crash, and a couple perished in a Brown County home fire near Ripley. The toll roughly matches the previous weekend.
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Middletown
Ripley
Brown County
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