Noblest Document in Political History Framed
A historical look at the Declaration of Independence, its framers, signers, and enduring impact. It notes Adams and Franklin guiding Jefferson, the July 2 4 voting timeline, varied signer lives, and the document’s long preservation culminating in 1921 when the Library of Congress enshrined it.
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America
Samuel Adams
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Virginia
Richard Henry Lee
Continental Congress
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Congress
Maryland
Charles Carroll
Carrollton
John Morton
Pennsylvania
George Whythe
Button Gwinnett
Georgia
Elbridge Gerry
James Madison
Library of Congress
Diplomatic Snag Delays Freeing Cuban Kidnapped Americans
Reports say a diplomatic snag blocks release of 45 North Americans held by Cuban guerrillas in eastern Cuba. Fidel Castro hedges on freeing captives as U S negotiations stall. four Americans and one Canadian were flown out previously, with further helicopter plans paused.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Proaacast
U. S
Park Wollam
Guantanamo
Associated Press
Bob Clark
Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Firestone and URW Reach 8-Count Hourly Raise Pact
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co and the United Rubber Workers agreed on an eight cent hourly pay raise for 16 000 employees in eight cities. The settlement follows a Tuesday night pattern when Goodyear and B F Goodrich also reached URW pacts covering 33 000 production workers.
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Canton
Ohio
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
United Rubber Workers
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
B. F. Goodrich Co
URW
Owens resigns to join Mental Hygiene and Correction
Rep T K Owens of Jackson resigns from the Ohio House to accept a state post in the Mental Hygiene and Correction Department. He will first audit the department's motor vehicles and, from Sept 1, work in the special education program for retarded children under Dr R N Purcell.
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Columbus
T. K. Owens
Jackson
Ohio House of Representatives
William O'Neill
State Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction
Owens
House
Jackson County
R. N. Purcell
Perry County
Jackson City School
Rio Grande College
Ohio State University
Escapees From Army Barracks Spark Wide Search
Two Ohio men were among three prisoners who escaped early Thursday from an Army disciplinary barracks at Fort Indiantown Gap near Harrisburg Pennsylvania. A large-scale manhunt was underway across several counties.
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Harrisburg
New Cumberland
Double Wife Life Two To Tangle
In Columbus Mrs Jo Ann Anderson 29 confronts her husband Ray mond R. Anderson 37 after a caller identifying as his wife Erma Anderson 34 exposes bigamy. Police arrest Raymond for investigation as two wives reveal a prior marriage and plans for legal action.
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Columbus
Jo- Ann Anderson
Mrs. Anderson
Quiet Lawyer Sobers Hearing Over Bernard Goldfine
Washington hearing on Bernard Goldfine's fiscal dealings turns solemn as House Subcommittee questions him about uncashed checks and a list of government workers who may have received gifts. Goldfine, once amiable, shows steel under pressure while his age and background are noted. inquiry seeks how he built textile success in New England amid industry turmoil.
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Washington
Bernard Goldfine
Goldfine
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
White House
Robert W. Lishman
House
Subcommittee On Legislative Oversight
Truman Administration
New England
More Favors Disclosed 33 Recipients Of Checks
Bernard Goldfine testified he gave money and gifts to White House and congressional staff across parties. A House subcommittee listed 33 recipients including Eugene T. Kinnaly and two White House secretaries. Adams received four figure hospitality gifts as part of a larger probe into Goldfine companies and uncashed checks totaling about 776 thousand dollars over years.
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Washington
Bernard Goldfine
White House
HOUSE
Goldfine
Eugene T. Kinnaly
John McCormack
Mass
Kinnaly
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
Adams
Hot Fourth of July Forecast for Ohio
The weatherman warns a muggy, blistering Independence Day with upper 80s to low 90s across Ohio. Showers may move in toward evening with a soggier Saturday. clouds could blot out sun in the afternoon, while Friday night rains ride a storm wave.
Blue Cross Seeks Higher Premiums Across Policies
Central Hospital Service Blue Cross officials told the state insurance department in Columbus they face an acute financial position and requested premium increases on a variety of policies. Central Hospital serves 29 Ohio counties.
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Columbus
Central Hospital Service
Blue Cross
Central Hospital
Ohio
State Insurance Department
Architect John Wellborn Root Wins Gold Medal
Cleveland Chicago architect John Wellborn Root was named the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal winner, awarded Thursday for his top contribution to architecture.
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Cleveland
Chicago
John Wellborn Root Thursday
American Institute of Architect
Ingrid Bergman to Wed Swedish Producer Lars Schmidt
London reports actress Ingrid Bergman said she will marry Swedish theatrical producer Lars Schmidt as soon as legally possible. Bergman announced the engagement in London on Thursday and noted plans for a discreet ceremony once legal formalities are cleared.
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London
Ingrid Bergman
Lars Schmidt
Missing Athens Lions Club Lion Returns From Wisconsin
A life sized paper mâché lion from the Athens Lions Club vanished from Hotel Berry about a year ago. A message hints the mascot headed to Two Rivers Wisconsin for the Snow Festival on July 4 5 6 before planned return.
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Athens Lions Club
Berry
Cat
Tom Tom
King Cat
Wisconsin
Two Rivers
Education as Investment in Future Prosperity
Dr. Walter S. Heller urged education be funded as a driver of growth, arguing the federal government should lead public education support. He warned local and state funding has limits and criticized a recent Institute of Social Science Research study suggesting gains without major spending increases.
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Cleveland
Walter S. Heller
University of Minnesota
Heller
National Education Assn
The
Institute of Social Science Research
Roger Freeman
Soviet Letter Declared Fake By Officials
London reports the Soviet embassy received an anonymous letter from a man claiming to be an American pilot proposing to drop an atomic bomb near the English coast. Tass says the letter was given to the British Foreign Office. the U.S. Embassy and Foreign Office both call it a fake by the writer, not a Soviet government letter.
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London
England
Tass
Jacob Malik
U.S
Soviet Call for Expert Missile Conference
Khrushchev called for a conference of military and civilian experts to study ways to prevent surprise attacks in the nuclear age. He proposed U S Soviet participation and possibly others, aiming to ease decisions at a future East West summit. Dulles and Eisenhower gave cautious support after NSC discussions.
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Washington
Soviet Union
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
State Dulles
U. S
National Security Council
State Department
Moscow
Khrushchev
U.S.S.R
Hermit To Get Proper Burial
The body of John H. Neroy, an elderly hermit who died in his hole at Tarrant, near Birmingham, will not be buried in Potter's Field. Found Wednesday among rusting cans, the hermit aged about 70 had barricaded his hideaway with barbed wire to keep children away. Neighbors, led by J. F. Quick, say they will pay funeral expenses if no relatives are found.
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Birmingham
Ala
John H. Neroy
Tarrant
Potter's Field
Neroy
J. F. Quick
NORAD gains Canadian jet interceptor grid control
The nine jet interceptor squadrons and all Royal Canadian Air Force radar stations are placed under NORAD operational control in Colorado, a Canadian Press report said Thursday.
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Ottawa
Royal Canadian Air Force
North American Air Defense Command
NORAD
Colorado
Barge Sinks in Testing: Two Missing and Dozens Hurt
A 150 foot barge sank during a testing operation on Thursday. Two men are missing and presumed drowned while a dozen others sustained injuries.
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Lorain
United States Pledges Nuclear Help to Britain Submarine Program
The United States agreed to share nuclear weapons secrets with Britain to build atomic submarines. Secretary Dulles promised France rapid aid for submarines as talks with General de Gaulle covered the Middle East Russia and atomic questions. Eisenhower told Congress a complete propulsion plant and fuel would be provided for a decade.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Dulles
France
de Gaulle
Eisenhower
Paris
Gen. de Gaulle
Middle East
Russia
Sion
White House
U. S
Congress
East Coast unions merge to bargain for transport workers
The Teamsters Union joined by the International Longshoremen's Association and the National Maritime Union formed a Conference on Transportation Unit. Hoffa chaired temporarily as a plan to unify air sea and land transport unions. A later August meeting was planned inviting all unions in the field.
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Washington
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
International Longshoremen’s Assn
National Maritime Union
ILA
Afl-Cio
NMU
Hoffa
Japanese Prosecutor Charges Crowley in Fatal Beating
A Japanese prosecutor charged former Yale football star Joseph P. Crowley with causing a fatal beating of Connecticut businessman T. A. D. Jones Jr. in a Tokyo hotel suite. Blood was said to splatter six feet up the walls.
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Tokyo
Yale
Joseph P. Crowley
Connecticut
T. A. D. Jones Jr
Columbus man named editor of OSU news and information
William F. Rounds of Columbus has been appointed editor of the news and information service of Ohio State University.
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Columbus
William F. Rounds of
News and Information Service
Ohio State University
Iceberg Spotted In Eastern Atlantic by Pan Am Pilot
A Pan American World Airways pilot reported spotting a massive iceberg about five miles square in the eastern Atlantic 650 miles west of Ireland in a busy transatlantic shipping lane emergency radio warnings issued to ships.
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London
Atlantic
Pan American World Airways
Ireland
Stay Together Hills Get Help in Sun Valley
Lyle Hill his wife Virginia and their eight children faced destitution causing talks of placing 20 month old Mike for adoption. The two older girls fled with Mike on a 28 hour trek through the San Fernando Valley and Hollywood seeking relief. Volunteers offered three jobs gifts of cash mail donations and food. Five children stayed with neighbors while Hill hopes for a larger home and family reunification.
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Sun Valley
Calif
Lyle Hill
Virginia
Hill
Mike
San Fernando Valley
Hollywood
Westwood
Beverly Hills
Jid Hill
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