Boating tragedy on Raccoon Creek claims Wheeler life
Gallia County report details the drowning of 23 year old Wheeler of Vinton after a frog hunting trip with companions Whitey George and Richard Butcher. Currents swept their boat below Old Mill Dam as flood swollen Raccoon Creek hindered rescue efforts. Wheeler’s body found about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Butcher hospitalized with possible injuries. Surviving wife Fannie, two year old son Mark Lee, and parents Arthur and Dorothy Wheeler attend arrangements by McCoy funeral home.
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Vinton
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Refugees Flee to West Berlin Amid Berlin Tensions
The weekend saw about 4000 refugees flee into West Berlin as East Germany faces production shortages. The U S note emphasizes legal rights and warns against unilateral action by the Soviet Union. The Western powers reject Soviet attempts to determine German fate without consent.
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Berlin
East Germany
Germany
West Berlin
East Berlin
German Democratic Republic
U.S
United States
Ohio's 37th Division Celebrates 44th Birthday
Columbus reports Ohio's 37th Infantry Division marks its 44th birthday. Organized in 1917 the National Guard unit has served in World War I World War II and the Korean conflict, earning a feared reputation in WWI and taking part in Pacific campaigns and training roles in Korea.
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Ohio
National Guard
Pacific
Solomons
Luzon
Big Prizes Coming Sunday in Family Weekly Contest
A large Sunday feature promotes a $100000 prize contest with 20231 prizes total. Readers are urged to see the Family Weekly in Sunday's Messenger for details and participation.
Baker To Open OU Fall Classes
Dr. John C. Baker will open Ohio University for the new academic year in September after a special trustees meeting approved relief at the earliest date. The board elected Fred H. Johnson as chairman and Joseph B. Hall as vice chairman with trustees Gordon K. Bush John W. Galbreath Edwin Kennedy and others in attendance during the ongoing search for a new president.
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Ohio University
Fred H. Johnson
Baker
Gordon K. Bush
John W. Galbreath
Edwin L. Kennedy
Amos Anderson
Edgar Shoemaker
OU Alumni Association
Johnson
Joseph B. Hall
Paul Stocker
Lorain
C. Don McVay
Athens
Explorers Still Lost In Cavern In Indiana
Rescuers breached a debris dam in a limestone cave near Orleans Indiana and pushed 300 feet into a corridor where fresh air and a swift current were found. Officials hope the air flow aids the search for Indiana University graduate students Tom Arnold and Ralph Moreland who vanished after floods blocked the cave entrance Sunday.
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Ind
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Indiana
Indiana University
Tom Arnold
Peru
Ralph S. Moreland
Knox
Limstone
Police Guard Danger Area In Race War
Chicago police restored order on the Southwest Side amid racial tensions after 20 whites were injured by roving gangs and 71 Negroes were arrested in the past 10 days. A 17 year old white youth was dragged into an alley and assaulted but not seriously hurt. Police reported two Negro youths seized near the scene carried a chain and a bottle of wine.
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Fess Seeks Columbus Office for Congress at Large
State Senator Fess aims for a seat in Congress as an at large representative. He is the son of late U S Senator Simeon D Fess and brother of Judge Lehr Fess of Ohio's 6th District Court of Appeals in Toledo.
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U. S
Simeon D. Fess
Ohio
Lehr Fess
6Th District Court of Appeals
Toledo
Former Meigs Man Killed In Steel Mill
Joseph Lane Barnhart, 47, a former Meigs County resident, was killed Monday in an Akron steel mill where he worked. Surviving are his wife Violet and four children in Akron, his parents, siblings, and two brothers. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Thursday at Chase funeral home in Rutland with burial in Wells Cemetery at Downington.
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Joseph Lane Barnhart
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William Barnhart
Harrisonville
Bessie
Massie
Betta Dean
Rhoda Gillespie
LeSage
Chase Funeral Home
Rutland
Wells Cemetery
Downington
Frigid Feline Found At Snacking Place
Ventura observers report Boots the family cat with tail frozen straight as a flagpole after visiting an icy refrigerator for a midnight snack. Elmer Powers and wife Billie said the cat was not badly hurt and the exact cause remains a mystery.
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Boots
Powers
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Ottawa board discusses Ottawa High School merger with Catholic high
The Ottawa Board of Education stayed in session until early morning to discuss merging Ottawa H School with the community Catholic high school. The combined institution will enroll about 290 students.
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Ottawa H. School
Ottawa Board of Education
Chemical warfare by missiles in Army arsenal
The Army plans to issue missile warheads able to deliver chemical gases into enemy battle zones. A family of missiles with varied ranges is in production or perfection, from short-range close in weapons to the Pershing missile exceeding long-range reach.
Grissom Delayed Flight Now Set for Wednesday Liftoff
Cape Canaveral reports a 6 am Wednesday liftoff for the second U S manned space flight as weather delays push back the plan. Air Force Captain Virgil I Grissom, aged 35, awoke after the postponement to restart medical checks and suit up for Liberty Bell 7 in a mission echoing Alan Shepherds suborbital flight.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
AIR Force
Virgil I. Grigson
Grissom
U.S. Weather Bureau
Alan Shepard
Tiros Information Halted Space Trip
Weather pictures from space helped delay a NASA spaceflight. Tiros III, launched from Cape Canaveral, provided data on a Caribbean disturbance that postponed the Grissom mission for 24 hours.
Make-Believe Soldier Dies in Park Incident
ENCINO men and youths played near dusk when a dog barked and chased them. Raynor P. Winward, 49, heard suspected coyotes and investigated with a .22 rifle and flashlight. He reported seeing a crouching figure with a red dish appearance and fired, killing James Johnson, 14, son of an advertising executive, who was pronounced dead.
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Gate
Winward
James Johnson
State Drug Tax Ends But When
Ohio Governor DiSalle signed a law exempting medicines artificial limbs braces and wheelchairs from the state tax. The saving is about 3 million dollars yearly and the law may take effect immediately or after 90 days depending on interpretation or legal ruling.
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Michael V. DiSalle
GM Proposes Review Of Employee Pay Advance
The United Auto Workers said GM has completed a review related to an employee pay advance and plans further assessment. The statement signals ongoing wage and benefits discussions within the automaker and labor group.
Two Rocket Bases Are Under Way
Bonn reports Soviet and Communist German forces are building a ring around Berlin with two antiaircraft rocket base belts at 25 and 50 miles. Informants estimate 67 500 troops and 1200 tanks in the girdle plus 44 500 Soviet and 11 000 East German troops in listed formations. Allied presence in West Berlin noted as symbolic. Communists could mobilize about 1.4 million in East Germany including 400 000 Soviet.
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Bonn
Germany
Berlin
Bonn Defense Ministry
Anen
Westlin
East Germany
Kennedy Vows Military Review With Joint Chiefs
President Kennedy convenes a meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff today and the National Security Council on Wednesday to assess the nation's military strength amid Soviet threats to world peace. The urgent study reaches its windup phase as Kennedy had previously asked a Pentagon review focused on conventional power.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
National Security Council
Kennedy
Pentagon
Is Confession True Authorities Wonder
An ex convict arrested in Oklahoma City for armed robbery Monday night told investigators he may be lying. Police question the suspect about the details of the robbery and any accomplices while the case remains under review.
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