Four Sisters Die In Meigs Blaze Near Rutland
Meigs County fire on Romine Hill killed four Large sisters Loretta 10 Violet 8 Barbara 6 Virginia 4 while parents Andrew 48 Rosella 43 and brother Clinton 11 escaped with one injured James 12. Fire under investigation with no clear cause. family aided by Meigs Memorial Hospital and county officials.
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Bob Hoeflich
Pomeroy
Rutland
Romine Hill
Andrew
Rosella Large
Meigs County
Robert Hartenbach
Loretta Bernice
Violet Kathleen
Barbara Ellen
Virginia Sue
Hartenbach
Large
James
Sarge
Charles Romine
Rutland Volunteer Fire Department
Bernard Fultz
Henry Ewing
Test Ban Talks Optimistic Despite Secrecy
Moscow reports suggest the United States Britain and the Soviet Union near a partial nuclear test ban. U S Undersecretary Harriman British diplomat Hailsham and Soviet officials hold daily meetings in a friendly atmosphere. Khrushchev engages closely and signals readiness to agree with U S and Britain.
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Moscow
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Jord Hailsham
Khrushchev
Maryland Leaders Seek Solution of Race Problems
In Cambridge Maryland a mixed white and Negro committee works to resolve racial tensions amid threats of renewed demonstrations if progress stalls by midafternoon The group postponed a Tuesday protest after forming a human relations committee and plans to address public accommodations school integration and job housing equity The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People warns action will resume if results fail to appear by Wednesday Meanwhile militia rules were eased and merchants may stay open later under a 10 p.m street curfew scrutiny remains high.
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Cambridge
Stanley Branche
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
National Guard
Col
Maurice Tawes
Police disperse 750 Negroes in Charleston unrest
Police broke up a crowd of about 750 African Americans gathered near a Negro Methodist church after violence flared in Charleston. Five policemen and a firefighter were injured slightly, and 150 Negroes were arrested as a march toward police headquarters was prevented.
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Charleston
S. C
Four Area State Highway Contracts Are Awarded
Four highway projects across Ohio district areas received bids after one bidding session in Columbus. Low bids came from Earl G. Williams for surface treatment at Burr Oak Forked Run Lake Hope State Parks, United Paving Corp for resurfacing in Washington and Swan Townships, Andersons Black Rock for 13 miles in Green and Gallia Townships, and The F H Brewer Co for two miles in Coal and New Straitsville areas.
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Columbus
Ohio Department of Highways
Earl G. Williams
Athens
Burr Oak
Forked Run
Lake Hope
United Paving Corp
Thornville
Washington
Swan
Hocking County
Vinton County
Anderson
Black Rock
Charleston
W. Va
Green
Gallipolis
New Straitsville
Coal
Saltlick
F. H. Brewer Co
Lancaster
State Cuts Run Upward Under Rhodes Plan
Columbus report shows state personnel cuts total 5226 with potential to reach 7000 by fall. Net layoffs reduce headcount from 59,439 to 54,213 since Gov. Rhodes took office as officials await the Little Hoover commission findings due Sept. 15.
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Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Rail Strike Law May Be Required
A presidential panel drafts a report on the railroad unions dispute as Congress prepares to act to prevent a nationwide rail strike. President Kennedy will propose legislation to avert the strike with a July 29 deadline for action by Congress. The railroads and unions have agreed to hold back strikes until that date.
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Washington
Congress
E.rrers
White House
Kennedy
The
Association of American Railroads
Senators Seek Congressional Probe Into Missing U S Grain
Senators press for a Senate investigation into reports that 24 million bushels of U S grain worth 32 million dollars vanished en route to Austria. Williams and Miller warn the grain may have violated barter rules or been diverted to West Germany, though officials say it might have stayed in non-Communist markets.
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Washington
Senate
Congressional
U.S
Austria
U. S
John J. Williams
R-Del
Germany
Lester P. Condon
Agriculture Department
West Germany
Jack Miller
Iowa
Orville L. Freeman
Discount Rates Raised To Check Dollar Flow Abroad
The Federal Reserve raised the discount rate from 3 to 3.5 percent for seven of the 12 banks as part of a campaign to curb outward dollar flow. President Kennedy planned to address Congress with measures on the balance of payments amid a reported deficit for April through June. B F Goodrich Co. reported first half sales of 411202102, a 13 percent rise from a year earlier.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board
Kennedy
Ial
Congress
AKRON
B. F. Goodrich Co
Only The Lord Will Know Dad Laments Fire Claim Four Daughters
Andrew Large, widower and father of four, recalls the fire at his Meigs County home that killed his daughters while he and his family wait for answers. He suspects their deaths came from smoke inhalation, not flames, and describes escaping relatives and the unphoneable home. In Youngstown, Sheet & Tube reports first-half 1963 earnings of 20.47 million dollars, up from 13.86 million the prior year.
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Pomeroy
Andrew Large
Large
Meigs County
Rosella
Sarge
Clinton
James Monroe
Youngstown —P
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Inquest Into Mervin Gold Killing Opens in Cleveland
Cuyahoga County Coroner Samuel R. Gerber opened an inquest into the gangland style killing of investment promoter Mervin L. Gold today. A key witness, Miss Allene Leonards, a 24 year old Garfield Heights schoolteacher, was located in a motel in Cuyahoga Falls and served with a subpoena to appear. Her attorney said she planned to attend regardless.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Samuel R. Gerber
Mervin L. Gold
Allene Leonards
Garfield Heights
Cuyahoga Falls
Raymond Keefe
Gerber
Miss Leonards
James R. Willis
Cuban Peasant Says Fidel Makes Batista Seem Like A Saint
AP correspondent George Arfeld reports Cuban peasants in Havana and across Oriente Province describe worsening shortages and repression under Fidel Castro. A Matanzas squatter says Batista would be saint by comparison as peasants face no boots, scarce food, and rationed goods.
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Fidel
Batista
Cuba
George Arfeld
Associated
Fulgencio Batista
Matanzas
Havana
Oriente
Classified Ad Offer for The Messenger
An advertisement promotes classified ads in The Messenger offering a 16 word listing for one dollar. It invites readers to sell, buy, or rent through the classified section and highlights the low price.
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