Cloudburst Swamps Village in Hocking County
A cloudburst drenched a village between Union Furnace and Start in Hocking County, with about three inches of rain in under an hour. Floodwaters covered Route 328 and reached knee depth near the John H. Carter residence, halting traffic north of Summit for about an hour while crews worked to clear and assess damage.
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Union
Raccoon Creek
Hocking
Mnix
Tien
CSE
Roe
Cane Tee
Unine Furnace
Summit
State Highway Department
John H. Carter
Dam Project Advances in Congress Across KY and Ohio
Representative Thomas A. Jenkins says Congress moved to fund Greenup Dam with 4 million dollars and a flood wall at Catlettsburg Kentucky with 250 thousand added by the Senate. He predicts House approval to finalize the action.
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Washington
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ohio
United States Senate
House of Natives
Greenup Dam
Fipearing
House
Catt Jettsburg
Senate
Congress
Jenkins
Thomson joins three way tie for British Open lead
Britain's Peter Thomson shares a 36 hole British Open lead with D F Smalldon of Wales and Eric Brown of Scotland as American entrants fade. Smalldon posts 70 60 130 while Brown 69 70 138. In Cincinnati Edwin G Nolting 73 dies of a heart attack, father of ex pro football player Ray Nolting.
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Newmesrey Coat UP
Australia
Peter Thomson
D. F. Smalldon
Wales
Eric Brown
Scotland
Thomson
Soach
Cincinnati
Edwin G.J. Nolting
Ray Nolting
University of Cincinnati
Logan man dies in early Tuesday Route 33 crash
The remains of a 1955 automobile show a fatal crash near Midway on Route 33. Joseph R. Smith, 28, of Logan Route 1, was killed instantly when his car struck a concrete bridge and guard rail, then crossed the span into a basin feeding Lake Logan. Smith, manager of a local National Supply Co store, owned the vehicle. This is Hocking County’s first auto fatality of the year.
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Joseph R. Smith
Logan
Route 33
Midway
Lake Log
Smith
National Supply Co
Record Overseas Airlift From Ft Campbell Japan
A massive airlift launches from Ft Campbell Kentucky as 43 C124 Globemaster aircraft carry 9000 personnel toward Ashiya Japan. Maj Lawrence Abbel leads the first flight with 92 passengers, followed by Capt Ted Bishop and crews. The operation moves 314 million passenger miles, the largest air movement to date, linking U S forces to Japan and returning troops to Ft Bragg. Gen Chester B McCarthy notes the coordinated relay includes 1300 civilian dependents and families, with stops at Travi Air Force Base Hawaii Hickam Wake Island and other sites.
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FT. Campbell
Japan
Lawrence Abbel
St. Paul
Minn
Ted Bishop
United States
508Th Airborne
Ashiya
Isiin Airborne
Ft. Brags, N
Chester B. McCarthy
Portland
Ore
18Th Air Force
South
Travia
Air Force Base
Calif
Hickam McCarthy
Pield
Hawaii
Wake Island
North Church Steeple Restored to Original Style in Boston
North Church in Boston unveils a rebuilt steeple matching the original design. The new spire, raised on a Wednesday, reuses the historic window once used to hang lanterns on April 18, 1775. Restoration funding surpassed 150,000 within six months through nationwide donations.
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North Church
Boston
Mas
Paul Revere
Carol
Chileans Strike Over Living Costs Spreads Across Nation
A 24 hour general strike began as Chileans protest rising living costs with prices up 31 percent in early 1955 per government data. Unofficial estimates suggest higher inflation. In Guam, a jury trial bill for Guamanians passed the Legislature last night.
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U Ted
Chile
Panes Agana
Guam
Jackson County Sheriff Faces Jury Trial On Bond Dispute
Jackson County Sheriff Devidia Tago, named in relation to the Trago case, appears before Judge Jun W. Howell as bond is set at 2500 dollars after Staker objects to the amount. A jury trial is requested later, with Deputy Sid Vance serving the warrant issued by Gallia County Judge Betz. The complainant was a year-old child. authorities say Trago cooperated fully.
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Tentaatrin
Saenaon County
aMomeys
Devidia ‘Tago
Trago
Cout Tefar
Sheryl Betel
Howell
Jun W. Howell
Tong St
Staker
Pearance
Sid ‘Vance
Jackson
Gallia County
Common Pleas
Robert M. Betz
Vance
Lausche Signs Law On After The Fact Censorship
Governor Lausche signed a measure authorizing post hoc censorship of obscene comics and movies sold or shown to curb morals. He criticized the Republican General Assembly for not restoring pre censorship of funds and urged broader limits beyond the new statute.
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Columbus
Frank
Lauische
General Assembly
Ian Lausche
Toda
Wilson's will reveals $30,000 estate and two children
A handwritten will dated May 21 disclosed by attorneys for Wilson shows he left half his estate to his childhood sweetheart and the other half to his two children. The estate is estimated at about $30,000, with the bequest to the sweetheart noted as a peculiarity.
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Calvert
Wilson
Adlai Blasts Ike Over School Aid Promise
Adlai Stevenson accused President Eisenhower of breaking his pledge on federal school aid during a speech to the National Vacation Association. He charged the 1952 Democratic nominee did nothing to implement the program and urged prompt, effective action.
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Adlai
Ike
Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower
Nationalists report sinking five Red Chinese boats
Nationalist Chinese warplanes destroyed five armed motorized junks off the Red Chinese coast. Nationalist air force headquarters issued the report, detailing the action taken today.
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Taipei
Formosa
Nationalist Air Force
Communists Accused Of Indochina Buildup
A Vietnam War era briefing cites alleged Viet Minh buildup and truce violations. The House Appropriations hearing reviewed foreign aid and arms supplies amid Germany and Korea tensions. A mother recalls drowning of Theresa Ann and Irenea in a bathtub incident as a separate domestic anecdote within the unfolding crisis.
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Mimuiun
Ine Mogern
Viola
State Department
Congress
Geneva
Indochina
Orville White
Korea
South
Dayton
Walter S. Robertson
Theresa Ann
Robert-orah Kay
Teverian
Airtel Vl Socomene Anvaner
Irenea
Retson
FSB
Eisenhower open to highway housing compromise
President Eisenhower signals willingness to back a compromise on highway and housing measures to push both through Congress. A GOP source says action on five major bills, plus housing and road funding, could occur this session. House and Senate debates focus on financing and speed to adjourn.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
GOP
Lame
Senate
Sen
Ditenn
Gore
House Public Works Committee
Rep
Align
House
Defense Eyes Possible Upset in Arms Aid Authorization
A House Senate conference panel heard testimony on funds due to expire, agreeing on 3.299 billion for foreign aid for the year ending next June. The figure falls short of the Eisenhower request of 340.6 million, signaling a tighter control on defense spending.
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Senate House Conference
Wennesday
Eisenhower
Nate
Bridges Demands Full Disclosure of Official Names
Sen Bridges today urged full disclosure of all names of U S. officials as he criticized U Nu's stance on seating Communist China in the United Nations. The Burmese Premier contends the U S. should not oppose the seating.
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Paces Tee
GF Sen Bridges
RNID
U. S
U Nu
China
United Nations
Boat Distress Call Suspected as Hoax
A suspected hoax followed a reported boat distress with no vessel or survivors located after Coast Guard searches. Radio contact claimed a submarine named Blue Star and a 40 foot craft involved, but fog, poor transmission, and inconsistent reports cloud the incident as crews pursued authentic signals and clarified details.
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Coast Guard
Wast
Nortone
Coast “Guard
Blue Star
Timex
Prison Guards Refuse To Search Cellblocks
Walla Walla Washington guards refused to enter the state penitentiary without armed support after a two day revolt, assembling Thirty guards and 21 state patrolmen outside the walls. Warden Lawrence Gilmore Jr outlined plans to form squads for cellblock searches, while the convicts kept control and prepared breakfast amid ongoing tensions.
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Walla Walla
Wan
May Hors
Therm
Lawrence Gilmore “Jr
Dett
Delmore
Slayers Get 8th Reprieve In Death Penalty Case
OSSINING New York three men charged in the Reader’s Digest messenger slaying won another reprieve from execution as Supreme Court Justice John M Harlan granted a stay on the eve of their scheduled death. The appeals followed by their lawyers stretched over four and a half years. Defense officials rushed to Westport Connecticut where Harlan summers. Separately Paul C Beam 55 longtime executive secretary for Phi Delta Theta Fraternity died in Oxford Ohio of heart ailment.
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Ossining
Supreme Court
John M. Harlan
New York
Sing, Bing’ Prieta
State Bourt of Appeals
Maurice Réelbaum
Nathan Kestrtaar
Westport
Conn
Justice Harlan
Oxford
Ohio
Paul C. Beam
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
NEA urged to Inspire Research by top atomic scientist
Dr Willard F Libby urged teachers in Sheboygan Wisconsin to inspire exceptional students to pursue scientific research citing a shortage of staters and inadequate instruction in colleges and secondary schools He blamed low preparation for the future of the field and noted Kohler Co involvement in related industry matters as part of the broader education challenge.
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Tcago — OY
Willard F. Libby
Mater
Mt. 8
Cape
Stensen
Libby
Tle
Kohler Co
Mpany
Cash Pawning Is Puzzler In Heat At Shop
Report on a pawn shop case where police say a worker wore shorts during hot weather while handling cash and pawning. About 40 employees, including 43 year old Joseph K Johnson, cited rules against improper dress. Legal constraints noted, with state law penalties referenced.
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Cms
Wennessay
NCACO
John Doyle
Pole
Joseph K. Johnson
Irving
Convict Writer Sees Sixth Lifeline From Death Row
San Quentin Calif and Daryl Chessman the noted kidnapper and writer learned of his latest reprieve from a gas chamber via a new radio rebroadcast on Wednesday. He has earned his sixth reprieve from a sentence in the seven he has spent on death row.
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San Quentin
Calif
Daryl Chessman
Sam
Plane rescue plan heads to Ohio river voyage
Mrs Klein and her son, Purdue star Robert, planned a Muskingum River trip by outboard from West Lafayette to Zanesville Ohio. They faced a long voyage down the Wabash from Gary with stops at Chauncey and Gallipolis before reaching their destination.
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Iney
Meanwille Sunwoman
Ohio
Purdue University
Muskingum River
Zanesvile
Klein
Zanesville Oy
West Lafayette
Ind
Chauncey
Zanesville
Monteguma
Tars
Inza
Kien
Som
Gallipolis
Robert
Kile Guid
Logan
Wabash
Washington
United ‘States
Kivina
Point Pleasant
Tussia
Gary
West la
Pomeroy
Fayette
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Jackson County
Lausche
Baby
Tub
Bridges
Thomas Harris
State Penitentiary
Slayers
NEA
Lake Docks
Betes Sages
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