Mendes-France presses Indochina ceasefire bid at 18th parallel
French Premier Pierre Mendes-France races to secure a Viet Nam cease-fire along the 18th parallel with talks in Geneva. A four hour meeting with Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov deadlocked as both sides held firm.
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Indochina
Geneva
Pierre Mendes
France
V. M. Molotov
Southeast Asia
Pierre Mendes-France
Viet Nam
Russia
Ghia
UrUnRe
Earry
Mendes-France
Dong Hoi
Thakek
Vietminh
Tourane
Annamese
Hue
Bao Dai
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
Haiphong
Red River
Laos
Cambodia
Anthony Eden
Ohio Man Convicted for Stepson Slaying
Dave Keen, 73, of Johnsville, convicted of first degree manslaughter in the May 28 slaying of his stepson Stuart Price, 30, of Port Clinton. Keen claimed self defense after Price allegedly threatened his life savings of 2600 dollars. Keen shot himself after Price died of chest wounds. sentencing postponed to July 31 for medical examination.
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Mount Gilead
Dave Keen
Johnsville
Stuart Price
Port Clinton
Keen
Price
Pomeroy Man Dies After Contact With Power Lines
Robert Blaine Burtoft, 36, of Pomeroy, died after contacting electrical lines while working on a television antenna in a tree near his Mechanic Street trailer. He was burned on the chest and arms, removed by his brother in law, and died en route to Melee Hospital. Survived by wife Mildred and three children, with funeral set for Monday at Ewing Funeral Home and Greenwood Cemetery in Zanesville.
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Emer
Fritz Buck
Kyger Creek
Burtoff
Pomeroy
Middleport
Mildred
Joann
Albert
Debra Ann
Goldie
Boeing Tries Largest Jet in Historic Flight Test
Boeing Airplane Co. tested what it calls the world’s largest fastest jet, the 707. The 110000 pound craft lifted off from Renton Municipal in 17 seconds, climbed to 20000 feet in 15 minutes, and landed 1 hour 24 minutes later without faults per the pilots.
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Seatile
Boeing Airplane Co
Renton Municipal
Defense Treaty Clears Italian Defense Committee Vote
The European Defense Community treaty won Italian Parliament defense committee approval 30 to 19. Two other committees must pass it before full Parliament debate, with ratification not expected before fall and a narrow final margin anticipated.
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Rome
Lake George Governor Conference Ends in Success
Gov. Frank J. Lausche calls the Lake George Governor's Conference remarkably successful as it concluded Wednesday. The governor and Mrs. Lausche returned home yesterday with a positive assessment of the gathering and its outcomes.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Lake George
N. Y
Lausche
French Launch Two Big Attacks Near Hanoi
Ten thousand French Union troops aided by tanks and warplanes attacked Vietminh positions west and northeast of Hanoi. The ground offensives, begun after 5000 troops moved from Luc Nam and Son Tay, aimed to ease Vietminh pressure and reportedly inflicted appreciable losses on both sides.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Luc Nam
Son Tay
Inebriated Man Goes Onto Wrong Railtrack in Idaho
WEISER Idaho WM ward Hogan 49 a Weiser Flat farmer told Justice of the Peace he did not notice the bumps while driving home Wednesday He drove a half mile on a railroad side track before striking a switch frog at the entrance to the main line Sheriff Elmer Hickman said Hogan was fined 100 and his license revoked for drunken driving.
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Weiser
Idaho
Ward Hogan
Justice of the Peace
Joe Gallagher
Washington County
Elmer Hickman
Hogan
Gallagher
East Germany Police Defect to West Nine-Year Flow
The U S Information Agency reports about 10 000 members of East Germany s people's police have deserted to the West since 1951, likened to a complete motorized infantry division.
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Washington
U. S. Information Agency
East Germany
People’s Police
Explosions Rock Chestertown Fireworks Plant Area
A 30 minute series of blasts rocked Chestertown Maryland injuring many workers at a 20 acre fireworks plant near the town center. Hospitals in Kent Queen Anne's County mobilized as rescue teams battled ongoing explosions and taunted by fear of fatalities. Immediate aid calls went to nearby towns and the Civil Defense unit activated to assist.
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Chestertown
Kent
Kent-Queen Anne's Hospital
Bill Asilton
Asilton
Faston
Elkton
Dover
Del
Usilton
Ashton
Foral Civil Defense Organization
Delegates and Geneva Talks Shape Indo China Policy
Under Secretary of State Walter Bedell Smith departs for Geneva to bolster U S credibility in seeking terms acceptable to end the Indochina war. Dulles reports Paris assurances from Mendes France that France will not seek a surrender and US unity with Britain and France remains intact while plans for Southeast Asia defense are discussed with Eisenhower and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
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Washington
Walter Bedell Smith
Geneva
Indochina
United States
Britain
France
Smith
Dulles
Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
Southeast Asia
Eisenhower
National Security Council
Mendes
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mendes-France
Anthony Eden
Russia
Red China
Vietminh
Communist Party
Viet Nam
Funds Sought for Greenup Locks and Dam Project
Army engineers urged Congress to approve two million dollars to start Greenup locks and dam work on the Ohio River at Kentucky and Ohio. The plan envisions land purchase, a cofferdam, and site excavation, with full construction to follow next year as part of a larger four million dollar request for the 1955 fiscal year.
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Washington
Army Engineers
Greenup
Kentucky
Ohio
Ohio River
Corps
Senate
Gay Sertions
Police respond to burglary call. home found by TV light
Four Phoenix police cars raced to a house after a burglary report. Mrs. Lucille Patterson returning from a movie warned of a man with a flashlight inside. Officers charged in and found the light came from a television set left on by mistake.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Lucille Patterson
Ohio speedups in sewage plant work hit six month mark
Ohio Water Pollution Control Board reports rapid growth in sewage projects in the first half of the year. Fifteen municipalities completed new plants or major upgrades, with Logan, Marion, Ironton, Wilmington, and others cited. Twenty-nine more communities have planned work, while several large cities already have ongoing or completed projects, boosting adequate plants from 34 cities and 107 villages to 41 cities and 115 villages.
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Columbus
Ohio Water Pollution Control Board
Ralph E. Dwork
Logan
Marion
Ironton
Wilmington
Blufton
Jackson
Miamisburg
Westerville
Bedford
Vandalis
Richwood
Hiram
Shreve
Lodi
Leroy
Dwork
Findlay
Lima
Athens
Cambridge
Oak Hill
Shelby
Coshocton
Piketon
Lexington
Newcomerstown
Ottawa
Wadsworth
Waverly
St. Paris
Hamilton
Ohio
Defense actions heard in milk sales dispute
Defense actions opposing the Athens Milk Sales receivership were heard in Common Pleas Court by Judge Francis D. White. Attorneys argued a demurrer and motion, briefs to be filed in five days. Plaintiffs contended mismanagement and irregular finances, citing by law changes, boycotts, and land purchases tied to the OWVAKY Dairy Federation.
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Athens
Common Pleas Court
Francis D. White
V, O, Kall
Samuel B. Erskine
Erskine
John W. Bolin
W. Parker Walker
Planta
Jackson County
Secretary of State
Oak Hill Land
Owvaky Dairy Federation
Athens Milk Sales
Solon Charges McCarthy With Use of Tax Return Data
Rep. Emanuel Celler says Senator McCarthy will use access to federal income tax returns to strike at political opponents. Celler told the Affiliated Young Democrats that McCarthy has photostatic copies of returns of many top officials and is prepared to use the information to counter anyone who objects.
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New York
Emanuel Celler
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Celler
Democrats
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Eisenhower
Senate Government Operations Committee
Radar arrest marks first in Gallipolis patrol district
Ohio State Highway Patrol reports the first radar arrest in the Gallipolis district. Charles William Wilson Ball, 31, of Fostoria, was nabbed on upper Route 35 after radar-equipped cruisers patrolled the area for about an hour. The article notes debates over highway warning signs in the Legislature.
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Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Charles William Wilson Ball
Clark St
Fostoria
Jackson
Plac
Ohio
Air Conditioning Strike Ends at Ohio Bell Office
In Steubenville 133 toll operators who walked out for air conditioning have returned to work. The workers quit in extreme heat on Wednesday and returned after the company refused to meet demands during the strike. The dispute will be discussed with the CIO Communications Workers Union, which did not authorize the strike.
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Steubenville
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
CIO Communications Workers Union
Ohio Fuel Gas seeks 46 mile pipeline expansion in four counties
The Ohio Fuel Gas Co. of Columbus asks authority to widen its pipeline network by 46 miles across Jackson Vinton Hocking and Fairfield counties in Ohio. The request to the utility board also seeks 3000 compressor horsepower and a 3.83 million dollar upgrade to receive more natural gas from its Columbia Gas System affiliate United Fuel Gas Co. at Charleston West Virginia. The plan includes 17 miles of 20 inch pipe and 29 miles of 24 inch pipe along existing routes.
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Washington
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Columbus
Ohio
Jackson
Vinton
Hocking
Fairfield
The
Power Commission
Columbia Gas System
United Fuel Gas Co
Charleston
W. Va
New York Motion Picture Leader Joseph Bernhard Dies
Joseph Bernhard aged 65 a prominent figure in the motion picture industry died on Thursday in New York. He directed and produced several influential films and helped shape early Hollywood circles. Bernhard's leadership and creative vision left a lasting impact on cinema.
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New York
Joseph Bernhard
Heat Wave Death Toll Tops 190 Across Nation
The heat and storms death toll rose to 190 as cool northerly winds ended the severest heat wave in most regions. Temperatures cooled 10 to 25 degrees in many states while Little Rock, Fort Worth and Springfield reported 107 and 102. St. Louis saw a drop from 118 to 2 as heat fatalities surged.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Mllinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Ohio
Atlantic
Little Rock
Ark
Fort Worth
Tex
Springfield
St. Louis
Water levels fall again in Ohio amid June drought
State Division of Water reports June mean levels lower across all wells compared to last year and the five year June average. Officials say the downward trend will continue for months, with rainfall from scattered thundery storms causing uneven statewide moisture and rapid runoff.
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Columbus
State Division of Water
Ohio
McCarthy Delays Boston Hearing On Infiltration Claim
Senator McCarthy delayed planned hearings in Boston on alleged defense plant Communist infiltration. Senate leaders requested the change. McCarthy will hold hearings in Washington next Monday and Tuesday and said some sessions may still occur in Boston later.
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Washington
McCarthy
Knowland
Flanders
Francis P. Carr
McCarthy Subcommittees
Boston
Carr
Helpful Good Samaritan in Detroit Traffic Court
Joe Gonzales, 22, pushed a stalled car on a Detroit thoroughfare assuming it needed a push. The driver of the stalled car had left to buy gasoline and the car veered, hitting another vehicle. Gonzales was fined $25 and ordered to pay damages.
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Detroit
Joe V. Gonzales
Gonzales
Sabre Jet Pilot Ejected Safe After Flight Mishap
A Sabre Jet training flight ended in a crash near Gustavus in Ashtabula County when an ejector seat expelled Capt. Dean F. Schwendeman, 33, of Marietta. He parachuted to safety with bruises and praised the ejector seat as a wonderful thing.
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Youngstown
Gustavus
Ashtabula
Dean F. Schwendeman
Marietta
Ohio
Five Day Forecast From Associated Press Predicts Cooler Start
Temperatures average two to three degrees below normal with normal highs around 83 to 88 and a normal low near 64. Expect a warming weekend then cooler Monday and warmer midweek. Scattered thunder showers likely Sunday night or Monday with total rainfall around one inch.
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Associated Press
Divorcee Held As Material Witness In Sheppard Slaying
Cleveland AP Police kept 23 year old divorcee Jessie M Dell of Painesville in hospital custody as a material witness after she offered new information about the July 4 murder of Marilyn Sheppard. Dell said she met a nervous woman resembling Mrs Sheppard on a Fairport Harbor beach in June and disclosed intimate details.
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Cleveland
Marilyn Sheppard
Jessie M. Dell
Painesville
Jay Hubach
Bay Village
Mrs. Sheppard
Fairport Harbor
Ohio
Dell
Sheppard
Samuel H. Sheppard
Bay Villag
Woman Warns Deputy Not To Bite Her Dog
Galveston officers Cuc ea and Bankston approached a residence to serve a warrant when a large dog charged them. One deputy said to bite the dog back and a woman inside yelled not to bite the dog, prompting a tense moment at the scene.
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Galveston
Johnnie Cucea
Frank Bankston
Curcia
Bankston
Bomber and Jet Collide Over Logan Airport
A U S Air Force bomber and a jet collided in the air at Logan national Airport today. The bomber landed safely according to state police. Airport control tower identified the second aircraft as a jet.
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Boston
Logan National Airport
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