Lockout Halts Four Barge Lines After Contract Expiration
Three diesel river boats and five tows sit tied at the Ohio Kanawha confluence due to a lockout of AFL Harbour 25 pilots and engineers after a contract expiration. Boats from Pittsburgh to the Mississippi are affected, including W. S. Rhea of Mississippi Valley Barge Line docked at Kanawha River landing.
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Point Pleasant
Ohio
Kanawha
Pittsburgh
Mississippi
AFL
Harbour 25
W. S. Rhea
Mississippi Valley Barge Line
St. Louis
Stone Landing
Kanawha River
Coal Xing
Robert Bonnie
American Chemical Barge Lines
Jeffer
Sonville
Ind
Ohio River
Federal Barge Lines
Union Barge Lines
MVB
Barges Tie Up As Ohio River Dispute Shuts Down Tows
Boats from MVB Lines and others anchor at Point Sonville Indiana after contract talks fail. About 500 workers may be affected as deck hands contract nears expiry and union Local M109 refuses to tow barges while other locals strike.
Bills Hold Up Solons Curb End Of 1959 Session
Ohio lawmakers may adjourn July 17 only if three key bills are agreed on. Senate Leader King blocks adjournment until unemployment, workers compensation, and extra school funding bills pass. Two Cincinnati Republicans seek to void the sales tax revision citing an alleged quorum issue, but the Senate rejected their move.
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Columbus
Ohio
103Rd General Assembly
House
General Assembly
Senate
Frank W. King
D-Lucas
King
Cincinnati
William H. Deddens
Fred L. Hoffman
John Donahey
Senate Journal
Senate Approves Two-Year Foreign Loan Plan
The Senate voted by voice to back a two-year, two billion dollar program of foreign development loans funded by direct congressional appropriations. The compromise, between Democratic and Republican leaders, shifts funds to appropriations subject to congressional review despite Eisenhower’s preference.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Killer Makes Another Plea
Walter J. Byomin, a 43 year old Clevelander scheduled for execution in the electric chair at Ohio Penitentiary for the May 4, 1957 Wellington deputy Edmund G. Smith slaying, again seeks relief. The Ohio Supreme Court denied a habeas corpus petition, and a Lorain County motion for a new trial has been filed.
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Columbus
Walter J. Byomin
U. S. Supreme Court
Byomin
Lorain County
Woman Dies After Poison Death and Fiancé Drowns
Indianapolis Miss Dorothy Baker aged 21 died after swallowing roach powder Wednesday night. She had planned to marry fiancé who drowned during a midnight swim less than 24 hours earlier. The couple had been to be wed on Saturday.
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Indianapolis
Dorothy Baker
Kozlov Cancels Maryland Farm Visit For Speech
Soviet Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov abruptly canceled a planned Beltsville Maryland farm tour with his party to focus on a major address later in the day. The change followed sharp exchanges with U.S. officials and a televised clash with Vice President Nixon on Berlin and other issues.
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Washington
Frol R. Kozlov
Maryland
Kozlov
Agriculture Department
Beltsville
National Press Club
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Berlin
Wildcat Strikers Return To Two Steel Plants
David J. McDonald reports 13 000 workers at Jones and Laughlin Aliquippa PA and 7000 at U S Steel Morrisville PA have returned to work. 9000 Republic Steel workers in Cleveland remain on strike as union seeks status on 3700 sailors who quit Great Lakes carriers.
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New York
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Aliquippa
U.S. Steel
Morrisville
Republic Steel
Cleveland
McDonald
Great Lakes
Teelgram
Milk Strike Ends After Eight Hour Walkout
About 250 milk truck drivers in three counties ended an eight hour strike on Wednesday after reaching a new contract. The agreement prevents further work stoppage and outlines wage and benefit terms.
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Youngstown
Second Street Knifing in Detroit Still Unsolved
DETROIT Mich A young woman was stabbed to death on a city street Wednesday night in the second such killing in six weeks police said. The city faces concern as investigators review prior case details and seek clues from witnesses nearby.
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Detroit
Mich
Eleven Die and Forty Hurt in Mexican Pipeline Blast
A petroleum pipeline explosion in Coatzacoalcos, southeast Mexico, caused a fire covering about a mile square. Officials reported 11 killed and around 40 injured as the blaze burned for more than seven hours.
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Coatzacoalclos
Mexico
Prowlers Who Escaped Hocking Camp Seen Near Logan
Two inmates who fled Hocking Honor Camp at 10:30 p m yesterday along with a 1956 Chevrolet station wagon are pursued by state patrol units across rugged terrain. Richard Nolan and George Kundracik, both serving man slaughter terms, were sighted near South Perry and are described as armed and dangerous.
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LOGAN
South Perry
Hocking
Corp. C. C. Williams
Athens
Richard Eugene Nolan
Butler County
George Kundracik
Cuyahoga County
Weaver
Williams
Lancaster
Honor Camp
Ohio
Honor Cam
Thompson Ridge
Buena Vista Ridge
Nolan
Kundracik
Pentagon Fire Forces Evacuation of 200 Workers
A smoke fire raged behind Pentagon walls halting work for hours as about 200 employees were evacuated. Firefighters were overcome by smoke and officials said the blaze appeared slowly spreading with no visible flames at the scene.
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Washington
Pentagon
New Effort to Enlarge Army Promoted in Senate
Sen. Ellender proposed boosting the Army to 900000 with a 100 million dollar addition to a defense bill already about 900 million over House totals. Subcommittee action raised Navy and Marine funds and backed Army modernization, while the Marine Corps was set to 200000 and new missile programs advanced.
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Washington
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
House
Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Appropriations
Ellender
Dennis Chavez
DNM
Marine Corps
Navy
Rockefeller Grants Stay of Execution
Gov Nelson Rockefeller issued an 11th hour stay of execution for Leroy Keith to clear up misunderstandings. He said reports misstated that Keith's execution was moved up because of the July 4 holiday.
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Albany
N. Y
Nelson Rockefeller
Leroy Keith
Keith
Klumpp Case Verdict Delayed as Jury Reexamines Car
In Cincinnati the jury deliberates over Edythe Klumpp's alleged murder of Louise Bergen after re viewing the automobile used in the crime. An imitation skull was shown by defense to challenge injury cause. The state claims shooting and bludgeoning occurred last Oct 30. Courtroom crowd and media fill the hall awaiting a verdict.
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Cincinnati
Edythe Klumpp
William F. Hopkins
Louise Bergen
Teamsters Reject New 3 Year Contract Proposal
Teamsters Local 348 members rejected a three year contract proposal with 38 cents an hour wage hikes. The vote was 85 to 40 as a 35 day strike tied up millions in construction projects across Summit Medina and Portage counties with some work still continuing.
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Akron
Teamsters Union Local
Summit
Mediana
Portage
Belgian Crown Heir Weds Italian Princess Amid Giggle Fit
Prince Albert of Liege married Dona Paola Ruffo di Calabria in a Belgian church ceremony. The 21 year old bride giggled during the vows, drawing sympathy from her groom who offered a steady gaze. She wore ivory satin with Brussels lace veil as crowds cheered along the procession route.
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Brussels
Belgium
Albert of
Liege
Paola Ruffo di Calabria
Joseph Cardinal ‘van Roey
Paola
Ohio Plane Crash Kills 10 Persons
Search crews scoured a wheat field near Marion Ohio for seven more victims of a Continental Can Co airliner crash that killed all ten aboard. Eight executives and two crew died when the twin engine B26 Martin wrecked in a farm field after a thunderstorm. Most bodies were buried under earth. only fragments were found. All but one passenger lived in the New York area.
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Marion
Continental Can Co
New York
Chicago
Continental Can
Robert Obenour
H. F. Smith
Ohio City
Smith
Alvin DeVore
Baltimore
Cooling Rains Bring Relief to Southeastern Ohio
Heavy winds and lightning caused damage in Nelsonville and nearby areas as a brief afternoon storm moved through Athens Nelsonville and Logan. Rain totals varied with Nelsonville near half an inch Athens about .20 inch and rural zones around .27 inch. Power outages affected Nelsonville and surrounding towns while repairs began by 10 p.m. Temperatures fell sharply from a 96 high to 58 by Thursday morning.
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LRU
CaUupou
Ohio
Nelsonville
Athens
John Bateman
Route 216
Sylvania
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Coonville
Happy Hollow
Kimberly
Floodwood
Edward Howe
C&sof
Hocking County
C. L. Colmer
U. S
C&soe
Hamley Run
Long May We Have Bad Heart
In Covington Louisiana doctors say Governor Earl K Long age 63 may have a slightly failing heart while working on a fourth term campaign plan. Dr Victory Lief said a heart fault was detected Wednesday with no coronary attack evident. The governor previously had a 1950 heart attack and earlier announced plans to adopt a 14 year old patient met in a hospital. the boy’s parents dispute the adoption.
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Covington
Earl K. Long
Victory Lief
Long
Louisiana
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Tex
Snark Missile Returns Home From Transatlantic Flight
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla A Snark intercontinental guided missile flew 1000 miles over the Atlantic and returned to Cape Canaveral landing on the airstrip four and a half hours after launch. Special skids and a parachute eased the recovery. The test marked a successful round trip after two prior launches this year with crew preparations for repeats.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic
Cape
Air Force
Attorney Gives License Up In Face Of Jail
Ohio judge warned Urbana attorney J Harvey Crow to surrender his license or serve six months in jail after he was found in contempt for continuing to practice law. Crow, twice disbarred, bowed to the Ohio Supreme Court and relinquished his license in Columbus.
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Columbus
J. Harvey Crow
Ohio Supreme Court
Crow
Urbana
Jet crosses Pacific lands in Sydney on delivery flight
Australia's first jet airliner completed a 16 hour 10 minute delivery flight from the United States and landed in Sydney marking a milestone for national aviation.
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Sydney
Australia
Pacific
United States
Train Rams Truck in Suffolk Killing Driver and Wounding Ten
A speed ing passenger train collided with a brick laden truck in Suffolk Virginia on Wednesday. The crash killed the truck driver and injured ten passengers with four hospitalized.
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Suffolk
Electronic Timing Device Expansion in West Virginia
West Virginia State Police began using portable electronic timing devices in Virginia and other counties on the holiday weekend. Supt. Hazen Fair said two devices per company cover all four state police districts. Signage marks county lines and drivers are warned these counties use the timers to curb traffic fatalities.
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Point Pleasant
West Virginia
Supt
Fair
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