Ohio Leads Nation in Memorial Day Death Toll
Ohio closed its Memorial Day weekend with 36 deaths from Friday 6 PM to Sunday midnight. 21 were traffic related, 13 drownings, and two other accidents. Lorain County saw a trio of brothers die in the Black River. a Cleveland teen drowned in Roundup Lake with a younger boy dying trying to save him. Four fatal auto crashes produced eight deaths. a four month old infant died in Akron from a plastic bag accident. a Salem boy, seven, died in an electric shock from a chicken coop power line.
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Lancaster Boy Drowns at Lake Logan in Apparent Accident
James Ross Stouder 17 of Lancaster drowned Sunday afternoon while learning to swim at Lake Logan near the No. 1 boat docks. Four boys were in deep water. Stouder disappeared as companions watched another swimmer dive. Rescue efforts followed. coroner ruled accidental drowning. The lake lacks lifeguards and facilities.
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McArthur Boy, 9, Killed in Route 50 Crash
A nine-year-old McArthur Route 2 boy, Gregory Keith Berry, was killed Saturday after stepping into Route 50 traffic. He died of a broken neck, two broken legs, and a crushed chest at a local doctor’s office. The driver was Larry Edwin Graves of Londonderry Route 1, with passengers Mary Jane and Della McManus. Berry was en route to a store with his brother Steve, 11, and cousin Kenneth Hamilton, 13, when the accident occurred.
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Village Named For A Frank In Wuppertal Groundbreaking
In Wuppertal a refugee village was named for Anna Frank as Father Dominique Pire led ceremonies. The Nobel Belgian priest urged remembrance of Anne Frank’s diary line about the inborn kindness of mankind. The village will house 20 displaced families from eastern Europe living in camps in Germany.
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Weather roundup with cooler trend and scattered showers
A weather summary notes turning cooler tonight and Tuesday with showers ending Tuesday morning. Virginia regional forecast calls for considerable cloudiness tonight, with cooler conditions north and a chance of showers in the extreme south. The five day outlook shows near normal temperatures with a normal high of 76 north and 54 to 59 low, with minor changes and rainfall around 0.2 to 0.4 inches mainly near Lake Erie Thursday through Friday or Saturday.
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Autopsy Finds Accident Behind Clarksburg Women Deaths
Preliminary autopsy indicates no foul play in the deaths of prom inent Clarksburg women Juanita Ferguson and Virginia Conley. Their bodies were found in a car submerged in Elk Creek seven weeks after they vanished on April 8 while returning from a garden club meeting.
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Missing Mantels Looting At Moore Home In Mason County
Police investigate theft at the late Judge Moore residence in Mason County. Heavy marble mantels and a stair banister were removed, old trunks opened, contents strewn, while the chapel and organ remain intact. Case handled by West Virginia State Police and Mason County sheriff.
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Ohio Legislature confronts tax boosts and blue law revisions
The 80th working day opens with pressure to raise taxes and revise Sunday blue laws. House action includes a Lima State Hospital sex offender center plan, while lawmakers debate municipal debt limits and a proposed utility tax increase. Senate hearings target blue laws and major appropriations as the session edges toward adjournment.
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Train Severs Child as Mother Rushes to Rescue
In Wrenshall Minnesota a mother sprinted to save her 2 year old daughter from an oncoming train but the engine struck the child, killing her as bystanders watched.
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Cleveland Official Alvin Long Dies at 61
Alvin H. Long longtime Cleveland chief deputy city treasurer and former state examiner died at his home aged 61. Survived by colleagues and family, his death closes a career in city finance and public service.
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Western powers press USSR over Berlin ahead of summit
The United States Britain and France urged Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko to suspend threats to West Berlin and negotiate a stopgap to ease tensions. Herter Lloyd and Couve de Murville met Gromyko at his villa in a bid to avert a military clash and pave a path to a summit. They expect Moscow to pledge not to alter Berlin’s status within ten days to two weeks.
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London Times Claims Lloyd Faces Ouster
Geneva reports say delegates at the Big Four were surprised by a London Times piece claiming Selwyn Lloyd would be replaced as foreign secretary before Britain's general election. British officials deny any move before the election and dismiss the Times story as untrue.
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Chillicothe Man Held In Wife Shooting
Chillicothe police hold 54 year old Olin Britton in the fatal shooting of his wife. Police chief George Rice says first degree murder charges will be filed today against Britton, operator of a frozen custard stand in the downtown Chillicothe district.
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Stassen's Mother Elsie Stassen Dies in Minnesota
Elsie E. Stassen, 82, mother of former Minnesota governor Harold E. Stassen, died Saturday in St Paul. The obituary notes her familial connection to the public figure and her death at age 82.
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Death Claims Wildcatter Wrightsman in Fort Worth
Charles J. Wrightsman, 90, a pioneer oil wildcatter stoking Fort Worth energy ventures, died Saturday leaving a mark on Texas exploration.
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Khrushchev predicts victory of communism over capitalism
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev warned that any attack on the bloc would trigger nuclear devastation and vowed capitalism is doomed to be replaced by communism. He spoke in Vlore Albania, citing Soviet strength and future industrial parity with the United States. A joint Soviet Albanian communique urged decolonization, UN seating for Red China, troop reductions, and a non aggression pact among blocs. It favored a nuclear free central European zone and signaled improved ties with Yugoslavia on equal terms.
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McArthur Brick strike ends as 45 workers return
A month-long job walkout at McArthur Brick Co. ended with 45 workers resuming their posts after a package agreement with Local 946 of United Brick and Clay Workers. The deal grants a two-year contract with a 6 cent raise this year and 7 cent lift starting June 1 1960, while Austin Powder Co. talks remain unresolved. Production will fully restart as a 62-man workforce reports.
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Lie Detector Tests Set For Four In Death
Four men were to undergo lie detector tests today in connection with the hatchet murder of 55 year old Ira Coger. Coger was found in a ditch near Lima after a clash that left him struck in the head with a hatchet or meat cleaver according to police records.
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Liberals and Extremists Defeated in Algerian Senate Poll
Liberal and extreme right candidates lost in the Sunday election selecting 32 members to the French Senate from Algeria. The result shifts balance among parties and factions amid the colonially governed territory's political dynamics.
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Gov Earl Long Pressed by Health Strain in Galveston
Louisiana Governor Earl K. Long, 63, whose health has deteriorated under the strain of office, was admitted to John Sealy Hospital in Galveston for observation. He was flown to the city after tantrum like outbursts before the Legislature, with doctors providing nursing care and examinations as his condition is assessed.
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Six Dynamite Blasts Rip Mine in Tennessee
Paul B. Ross said the blast damaged his independently operated strip coal mine near Rosedale, about 45 miles northwest of Clinton. The six explosions Sunday night follow a two month pattern tied to a United Mine Workers organizing drive in east Tennessee.
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Storm Arlene Drops Winds as It Moves Through Mississippi
Tropical storm Arlene, weakening in central Mississippi, leaves high waters across parts of Louisiana with minimal wind damage and no reports of serious harm.
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Fire damages Toledo University engineering wing
Fire in the engineering wing of the University of Toledo administration building caused an estimated 67000 dollars in damage. Fire Chief Arnold Papenhagen cited a possible short circuit or spontaneous combustion in an attic on the fifth floor as the blaze’s cause.
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King Baudouin Ends U S Tour With Homeward Flight
Belgium's King Baudouin, impressed by the great heart and friendliness of the American people, returns to Brussels after a three week tour of the United States, ending his Wilmington visit.
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Toll Deaths Far Exceed Estimate in Memorial Weekend
A two day Memorial weekend traffic toll set a new record with 385 deaths, far above the National Safety Council forecast of 260. Drownings and other accidents added to the grim total as highways carried an estimated 40 million travelers. A multi tragedy occurred near Crown Point Indiana where a mother and four of her five children died after their car was struck by a railroad passenger train at a rural crossing. Memorial Day 1958 led to a high auto accident count surpassing last year’s totals.
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Engineers and Contractors Set to Negotiate Ohio Strike
A Federal Mediator brokered a bargaining restart as about 8000 heavy equipment operators from 100 firms prepare to meet in Columbus. The walkout, now a week old, stalls Ohio road projects worth over 400 million dollars across 76 counties including Athens County Route 33 relocation and Route 78 improvements. The union seeks a 35 cent hourly raise.
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Sprenz Enters Innocent Plea In Bank Robbery Case
Frank L. Sprenz known as the flying bank robber pleaded innocent to a state bank robbery charge after a Butler County judge rejected double jeopardy. He was moved from Cincinnati by U S Marshals and arraigned in connection with the $25 955 heist of a First National Bank branch in March. He already received a 25 year federal sentence in the same case.
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New Device May Help Hand Paralysis Victims
Houston report describes an electronic switch triggering Nyon tendons to move artificial muscles. Doctors say polio patients and others with immobile hands could feed themselves sew write or shave with a firm touch as fingers flex normally.
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