James M Cox Dies at 87 in Dayton After Long Career
James M Cox longtime newspaperman and former three time Ohio governor dies at 87 in Dayton after a fall and stroke. He built and led major newspapers and broadcast stations including WHIO WSB and Miami Daily News reflecting a career spanning politics and media. Survivors include wife Margaretta Cox sons James Jr and John and daughters Barbara Glover Anne Chambers and five grandchildren.
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Missing In Plane Crash Off New Guinea
A Dutch airliner plunged into the sea near Biak Island killing and injuring many. Fifty six are listed as missing including 17 children with 11 aboard rescued. The Neutron on a Manila Amsterdam route carried 68 total including crew.
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Benson proposes lower corn price supports and no allotments
Secretary of Agriculture Benson urged Congress to remove corn from the preferred price support and control program starting 1959. He calls for zero to 90 percent parity support and elimination of planting allotments to give farmers more freedom and cut government costs.
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Ohio Man Sends 96 Page Letter to Congress
Niles Wittenbrook of Alliance Ohio wrote a lengthy handwritten letter to Representative Ashley expressing views on numerous federal issues. The message required 12 cents postage and was directed to a Ohio district represented by Bow.
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20 Year Tonto Actor John Todd Dies in Detroit
John Todd, who portrayed Tonto on the Lone Ranger radio serial for about twenty years, has died in Detroit. He became a lasting figure in American radio history.
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GE Plans Investigation into 6 Year Old's Death in Skokie
General Electric will dispatch engineers to Chicago to probe the electrocution of 6 year old Howard Erenstein Jr in his Skokie home. Parents say the boy touched an aluminum cart supporting a 1958 17 inch portable set and was shocked. Coroner's physician notes moisture may have grounded the body.
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Toledo tavern keeper seeks relief after FBI mis arrest
The House may take up a bill to compensate Michael S. Tilimon of Toledo for one night in jail after FBI agents wrongly arrested him on a fraudulent check charge tied to a Wisconsin bank robbery. The Justice Department opposes the measure, while Rep. Ashley advocates $2000 for Tilimon’s damages and expenses.
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Committee Probes Budget Plans For 1958 Tax Cut Possibility
The House Appropriations Committee recalls Budget Director Percival Brundage for a special hearing to learn Eisenhower administration plans for a potential surplus if 1958 spending stays near 1957 levels. If feasible, lawmakers may move to rescind some appropriations or cut taxes, amid secrecy over a June 28 order.
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United States Studies NATO Atomic Stockpile Plan
Secretary Dulles announced the U S is studying a NATO stockpile of atomic weapons to satisfy European fears about production cuts. He suggested placing the arsenal under Gen Lauris Norstad and argued a NATO solution may avoid changing U S law. Dulles also commented on Soviet leadership splits and the rise of modernists over fundamentalists in Khrushchev’s era.
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Gramps of Lassie dies at 71 in Hollywood
George Cleveland, 71, longtime actor famed as Gramps on the Lassie TV show, died of a heart attack in his Hollywood apartment Sunday night. He recently completed work on Lassie slated for release next September, a role many fans remembered him for across 58 years in show business.
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Ohio and West Virginia Weather Forecast
Ohio clears and cools tonight with a low around 60. Wednesday brings fair skies and a bit warmer temperatures. West Virginia sees fair and cooler conditions tonight with lows in the 50s east and upper 50s to mid 60s west. Wednesday stays fair and pleasant.
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Rubber Workers Prepare Strike Vote At Goodyear
Akron reports 14 000 United Rubber Workers Local 2 will vote Wednesday to authorize a strike against Goodyear Tire Rubber Co if wage negotiations fail. A second Goodyear local with 14 000 workers has already approved strike action.
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Bundy Says New Trial Chances Look Slim
Harry Dale Bundy a 40 year old Zanesville man said his chances for a new trial are pretty slim after a hearing on a motion for a new trial. He added that he and his lawyers will appeal the case and feel they stand a good chance of appealing.
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Senate Rackets Panel Probes Ohio Unions and Boss Practices
Washington inquiry continues as investigators study union and management practices in Ohio. committee counsel Robert F Kennedy stated the panel’s Monday briefing.
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Senate
Ohio
Robert F. Kennedy
Two Jets Initiate Flight To Outspeed Bullet
In Los Alamitos California two supersonic jets lifted off bound for New York in Operation Bullet. The first jet left at 6 05 a m with jets expected to cross the nation at a speed faster than a .45 caliber bullet.
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Inmate Escape Attempt Foiled at Montgomery County Jail
Five inmates were thwarted in an early escape attempt at Montgomery County jail. A jailer was beaten before police arrived to quell the incident.
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Montgomery County
Floods drown 230 in Mabini after Typhoon Wendy
The Philippine News Service reports heavy rains in Mabini cause flooding as Wendy's backwash floods inundate the town. At least 230 people are confirmed dead and over 1000 remain missing.
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Eisenhower Guides Civil Rights Bill Debate Quietly
President Eisenhower pursues a hands off stance as Senate debate on the House civil rights bill unfolds. Sen Knowland indicates no public stance from the White House while warnings of clarifying amendments surface from Russell and allies. Ellender vows to fight passage regardless of amendments as Southern leaders weigh filibuster options.
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Wheat Import Is Protested at Ohio Lake Port
Norwalk report notes 43 778 bushels of Canadian wheat unloaded for livestock feed at an Ohio lake port. Farmer John Donaldson protests the shipment calling it extraordinary amid allotment and referendum issues. Vern Freay of Eastern State Farmers Exchange confirms June 8 delivery from Ontario. Congressman A D Baumhart Jr comments on the unusual import.
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Oodles of Poodles Cause Husband to Lose Marriage
In London the court granted a divorce to John Lintern after he blamed his wife Nancy for filling their home with 50 poodles. Lintern testified the animals roamed the house and caused the marriage to fail when he demanded change.
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Forest fires drop to record low levels says Forest Service
The U S Forest Service reports fire activity nationwide has fallen to record low levels as officials cite improved prevention and rapid response efforts.
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Florida escapee admits 1954 Cleveland slaying
Cleveland police cite a Florida fugitive claiming a 1954 burglary death match to the Sheppard case but Cleveland authorities dismiss the confession as unreliable. Wedler, held in Deland, Fla., described entering a home, striking a sleeping woman with an iron bar, and escaping after a confrontation with a man.
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Rodney B. Thursby
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David F. Kerr
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J. T. Deloach
Wedler
Thursby
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Minister Called to Back Up Clinton Contempt Charges
U S government plans to call Rev Paul Turner 34 pastor of Clinton First Baptist Church as a key witness in the Clinton contempt trial Turner says defendant Clyde Cook 35 struck him at the December 4 incident near Clinton High School Turner and others faced a large security presence in Clinton including state troopers and National Guardsmen during the early events of the case
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Man Who Defrauded Government Jailed
Cincinnati authorities say Leroy Zimmer, 61, who pleaded guilty to defrauding the government in Korean War veterans training while manager of a Hamilton business school, has surrendered to begin a one year prison term. He also paid a $15 000 fine.
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First Women Elected to Arab Parliament Earn Landmark Seats
Cairo reports a schoolteacher commando and a social welfare worker become the first women elected to an Arab parliament, marking a historic breakthrough in regional politics.
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Moral to Story: Stick With Car on Turnpike
A Lima man spent 10 hours and 160 miles hitchhiking to fix a flat tire on the Ohio Turnpike. Turnpike deputy director Russell S. Deetz says the moral is to stay with the disabled car until help arrives.
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Elks Elect New Grand Exalted Ruler
Herbert L. Blackledge 57 of Kearney Nebraska was elected Monday as the new grand exalted ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He succeeds Fred L. Bohn of Zanesville Ohio as head of the 1,200,000 member organization.
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