GI Expects Kar Trial In Japan
CAMP WHITTINGTON Japan 4M GI William Girard says he denies charges he lured a scrap collector to death and expects a fair trial in Japanese courts. His U S Army defense plans to proceed in Maebashi District Court despite U S moves to block the trial set for early August. The case carries up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
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Camp Whittington
Japan
William Girard
Girard
U. S. Army
Maebashi
United States
Yuzo Kawachi
Kanichi Sugimoto
Sugimoto
Point Pleasant Man Dies in Ashland Kentucky
Russell McDaniel of 1417 Kanawha Street died on arrival at an Ashland hospital after falling from his truck while unloading scrap iron at Mansbach Metal Co. He worked for Malleable Iron Works in Point Pleasant and was married to Ruth Rogers. Funeral arrangements are pending at Lawrence G Mohr Funeral Home.
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Point Pleasant
Russell McDaniel
Kanawha St
Ashland
McDaniel
Mansbach Metal Co
Malleable Iron Works
Ruth Rogers
Lawrence G. Mohr
Working Wife Shot By Angry Husband
In Ravenna Ohio Fred Finney 41 was held without charge after he allegedly shot his wife Mary Finney 33 as she left for an employees banquet at a local department store. Mary was in critical condition.
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Ravenna
Ohio
Fred Finney
Mary Finney
Ohio Election Cost Per Vote Revealed In 1956 Figures
Ohio election cost analysis shows total state and county administration plus candidate spending at 12.7 million dollars. The cost per vote was 2.10, with 1.27 spent on political persuasion. Separate tallies cover legislature, county offices, and GOP committees including congressional races.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Board of Elections
Congress
U. S. Senate
Budget Support Grows for Eisenhower Spending Plan
At the GOP national conference in Washington President Eisenhower solidified support for his 71.8 billion dollar budget. Vice President Nixon touted Democratic noncontrol of the White House while Meade Alcorn and Elizabeth Heffelfinger urged backing of defense costs and GOP pledges, noting limited dissent as delegates endorsed the administration’s leadership.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nixon
White House
Meade Alcorn
GOP
Alcorn
National Committee
Elizabeth Heffelfinger
Minnesota
Naval Academy grads lead 837 into armed forces
Annapolis Md 837 graduates marked the 117th ceremony at the Naval Academy as a record crowd filled the new field house. Under Secretary William B Franke praised the entrants and predicted they would take part in miraculous future events. Navy supplied 568 officers to the Navy, 207 to the Air Force, and 62 to the Marine Corps. Over 40 percent will pursue flight training in the Air Force or Navy.
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Annapolis
Naval Academy
Academy
Dehlgren
Naval School
Severn River
William B. Franke
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Herbert To Advise UNESCO Delegates
Lt. Gov. Paul M. Herbert has been appointed to the U S National Commission for UNESCO. The commission advises the US delegation to UNESCO and Herbert's term expires next year.
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Herbert
Unesco
Columbus
Ohio
Paul M. Herbert
U. S
National Commission
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Dayton man drowns in Miami River near Carrollton area
Dayton resident Carter Coone, 32, drowned Thursday in the Miami River after swimming with another man south of West Carrollton. Deputies reported the incident and said the other swimmer was rescued.
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Dayton
Ohio
Carter Coone
Miami River
Coone
West Carrollton
NATO Chief Says Force Stronger and Ready
General Lauris Norstad told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that NATO forces are three to four times stronger and capable of destroying targets as needed. He praised Eisenhower’s foreign aid plan and asserted NATO’s powerful defensive force commands Soviet respect. The committee approved a two billion dollar revolving fund for long term loans for development abroad.
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NATO
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Norstad
Eisenhower
Athens area bus driver seeks Glouster Athens Bus Lines permit
A Utilities Commission attorney examiner recommended granting Jack E. Lewis a certificate to operate buses between Glouster and Athens. Lewis, a driver for Zane Transit Lines, argued for more service and plans to launch Glouster Athens Bus Lines with Zane Transit not opposing the request.
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Columbus
Athens County
Utilities Commission
Russell J. Spetrino
Jack E. Lewis
Glouster
Athens
Lewis
Zane Transit Lines
Zane Transit
End To Tests Asked by Ohio Church Group
Lakeside Ohio The Ohio Conference of the Methodist Church has urged an end to atomic bomb tests worldwide and called for global cessation. The resolution was adopted at a recent meeting seeking international disarmament and peace efforts.
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Lakeside
Ohio
Ohio Conference of the Methodist Church
Stalin Dies in Rage Over Opposition and Deportation Plan
France-Sori reports Stalin died from a fatal stroke after a furious politburo clash over a plan to deport Jews from Russia. Molotov warned of public fallout while Beria danced around the body and cried we are free, as Voroshilov challenged the move.
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Kreneh
Stalin
Paris
France-Sori
Joseph Stalin
Politburo
Russia
Warsaw
P. K. Ponomarenko
Poland
Soviet Union
Birodibzhan
Siberia
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Klementi Voroshilov
Voroshilov
Beria
Banquet Ties Alleged to 60000 in Bakers Union Profits
Witnesses testified that Max Kralstein, a national vice president of the Bakers Union, received about 60000 from a June 1956 Waldorf-Astoria banquet. Joseph Tenczar described pressuring 60 employers to buy $25 banquet tickets and $50 souvenir program ads, with a union team stepping in when employers balked.
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Washington
Senate
Bakers Union
Max Kralstein
Waldorf-Autonia
Joseph Tenczar
Brooklyn
Kralstein
Tenczar
Sophomore Detained While Attempting 150 Mile Ohio Marathon
Sharid Gantz a sophomore psychology major at Ohio University attempting a 35 hour 150 mile run from Athens to Tipp City Ohio was detained by Lancaster police after failing to prove identity. He was released after authorities confirmed his story and he faced a 4 a.m. Saturday deadline to reach Tipp City to avoid losing a bet.
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Ohio University
Athens
Tipp City
Ohio
Lancaster
State Highway Patrol
Sharid Gantz
N. Lancaster Sr
Gantz
Space travel forecast targets end of century
Space travel may become a reality by the end of the century according to an Air Force scientist in San Antonio Texas. The forecast envisions human spaceflight advancing as technology develops through the remaining decades.
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San Antonio
Tex
Air Force
Weather Outlook with Regional Temperature Trends
The forecast shows five days with temperatures 2 to 5 degrees below normal. North stays cool through Monday, south turns cooler Sunday and Monday. A warm trend returns Tuesday and Wednesday with scattered showers tonight, Saturday, and again Tuesday or Wednesday. Precipitation around ¼ to ½ inch.
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OHTO
FFA Convention Awards Highlight Ohio Chapters and Members
About 1000 Future Farmers of America will enter beef, dairy and swine shows today and tomorrow in Columbus. Some 3200 FFA members from across Ohio attended the opening session Thursday as awards were presented to individuals and chapters. Ronald Williams of West Chester won the top Star State Farmer honor at a banquet, while Gallipolis earned a leadership in cooperation award.
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Columbus
Farmers of America
FFA
Ohio
Ronald Williams
West Chester
Star State Farmer
Gallipolis
Clifton Truman Daniel Named for Granddads
The newborn will bear the name Clifton Truman Daniel honoring his grandfathers Harry S. Truman of Independence Missouri and E Clifton Daniel of Zebulon North Carolina. Newsman Clifton Daniel announced the choice Thursday night.
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Clifton Truman Daniel
New York
Clifton Daniel
Harry S. Truman
Independence, Mo
E. Clifton Daniel
Zebulon, N. Cc
Sergeant kills two after reprimand at drill
Army reports veteran Sgt J C Paul A Barrier 29 from Jacksonville Florida fired at his lieutenant 2nd Lt Jerry Humphrey of Auburn Nebraska and Master Sergeant Ralph H Stilson of Flatrock Michigan after being reprimanded for mishandling an MI rifle. Barrier surrendered soon after and was sent for a mental examination.
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FT. Riley
Kan
J.C. Paul A. Barrier
Jacksonville
Fla
Jerry Humphrey
Auburn
Neb
Ralph H. Stilson
Flatrock
Mich
Quemoy Shelled by Communist Batteries
The Chinese Nationalist Defense Ministry reported 38 shells fired at Quemoy today with no casualties or damage.
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Taipei
Defense Ministry
Quemoy
Ohio Fuel Gas seeks approval for $3.59 million pipeline build
The Ohio Fuel Gas Co of Columbus seeks authority to construct pipelines worth 3 594 000 dollars to expand natural gas service into eastern Toledo Gibsonburg Genoa and Woodville.
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Washington
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Columbus
Ohio
Toledo
Gibsonburg
Genoa
Woodville
Crash Toll Rises to Nineteen in North Carolina Tragedy
In Fayetteville police and civilian agencies work to identify five of 19 victims after two trucks collided at an intersection. The old model truck carried 41 Black migrant workers en route to a bean-picking job. The crash ties the national record for worst truck accident.
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North Carolina
Fayetteville
N.C
N. C
State Highway Patrol
National Safety Council
Texas
Crash Kills Five Teenagers Near McKeesport Pa
A fiery crash near McKeesport Pennsylvania killed five teen-agers and left two survivors. The car veered from the highway after being forced by another vehicle, plunged down a 50 foot embankment, and hit three trees. The top of the car was sheared off and all seven youths were ejected.
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Mckeesport
Bruce Wessel
Prisoners Riot At Summitt County Jail Causes $2000 Damage
About 26 inmates rioted at the Summitt County jail Thursday afternoon in protest of a no visitors order and a ban on reading material. Sheriff Russell M. Bird had issued the orders to discipline inmates after three fires were started in two weeks by lighted paper and cigarettes tossed down vent shafts.
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ARRON
Summitt County
Russell M. Bird
Repairs Near Completion On Ohio River Dam 29
Engineer crews were expected to finish repairs sometime today on Ohio River Dam 29 in Ashland Kentucky after a runaway barge rammed it Thursday. The dam remains down as work continues.
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Ashland
Ohio River
Pilot Saved In Sea Maneuvers Aboard USS Saratoga
The rescue of Cmdr. J. E. Tefft, commander of Fighter Squadron 31, after one of two jet planes plunged into the Atlantic, paused Eisenhower’s visit aboard the USS Saratoga. Navy ships and aircraft scoured 120 miles northeast of Jacksonville while the other pilot’s fate remained unknown.
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Saratoga
Atlantic
Eisenhower
Jacksonville
Fla
Cmdr
J. E. Tefft
Cecil Field
Navy
United States and Poland Sign Aid Agreement
The United States signs a 48.9 million dollar aid pact with Communist Poland and pledges 46.1 million more pending Congressional funds. The deal, tied to a 95 million dollar program, aims to signal U S support to Soviet bloc nations resisting Moscow control and to spur negotiations on wartime property claims and blocked Polish assets.
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Washington
United States
Poland
Congress
Eisenhower
U. S
Yugoslavia
Moscow
House of Representatives
State Department
1800 Strike Shuts Three Sohio Refineries in Ohio and Ky
A 1800 worker strike closes Sohio refineries in Cleveland Toledo Latonia and Lima as talks with the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union stall over a 6 percent wage retroactivity. Pickets at No 1 refinery. Sohio plans to gauge supply from storage while drivers remain independent.
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Cleveland
Standard Oil Co
Ohio
Toledo
Lima
Latonia
Sohio
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Columbus Prisoner Kills Army Deserter at Alcatraz
In Alcatraz prison San Francisco Roland E. Simcox 27 formerly of Columbus stabbed to death Edward H. Gauvin 25 of Floral Park New York an Army deserter with whom Simcox had a feud dating back to Army days.
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San Francisco
Roland E. Simcox
Columbus
Alcatraz Prison
Edward H. Gauvin
Floral Park
N. Y
Simecox
Wisconsin to vote Aug. 27 for McCarthy vacancy successor
Wisconsin voters will elect a successor to late Senator Joseph McCarthy in a special election on August 27. The vacancy opens a term ending January 1959.
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McCarthy
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
U. S. Senate
Joseph McCarthy
Divorcees Anonymous and Hollywood in Sunday Magazine
A feature on Divorcees Anonymous helping save marriages with a skilled attorney, plus Hollywood film autobiography trends and multiple magazine pieces on Flag Day in Wisconsin. The 32 page Sunday Magazine also covers Oklahoma’s birthday, graduation quiz, Junior Treasure Chest, meals for the master, record reviews, home furnishings, entertainment, and subscription details.
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Divorcees Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous
Messenger
Peer J. Oppenheimer
Hollywood
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
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