Ohio flood and river projects seek federal funds
Ohio lawmakers and local officials pressed a House subcommittee to approve about 23 million dollars for flood control projects and to speed Ohio River navigation modernization. They urged funding for Little Miami River basin surveys, Caesar Creek and East Fork reservoirs, Auglaize River survey, and Cuya hoga projects, plus increased navigation work on Belleville and Racine routes and Lake Erie Ohio River survey.
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Washington
Kennedy
Ohio
Buckeye
House
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
Ohio Valley
William Harsha Jr
Clarence J. Brown
Miami River Basin
Ceasar Creek
Warren County
East Fork
Clermont County
Frank J. Lausche
William M. McCulloch
Auglaize River
Wapakoneta
William E. Minshall
Cuyahoga River
William J. Hull
Belleville
Reedsville
Racine
New York Assemblyman Arrested in Jackson Civil Rights Test
Mark Lane the 33 year old New York legislator and Percy Sutton 40 of NYC NAACP were arrested in Jackson Mississippi as they attempted to desegregate Jackson Municipal Airport facilities after stepping from a Delta jet from Montgomery Alabama.
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Jackson, Miss
New York State
Jackson Municipal
New York
Mark Lane
Manhattan
Percy Sutton
New York City
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Delta Airlines
Montgomery
Ala
Vienna Pact Sparks Chinese View on Laos Cease Fire
Foreign reports say after the Vienna talks Khrushchev and Kennedy urged a cease fire in Laos. Maoist China hints in Tokyo that Asian Communists feel no binding to Vienna’s sober no-ultimatum stance.
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Tokyo
Padong
Red China
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Vienna
Laos
Mao Tze-tung
BG Faculty Back McDonald in Philosophy Chair-row
Bowling Green University faculty members voiced support for President Ralph W. McDonald amid the dispute over the philosophy department chairman's dismissal. The circulated statement defends the president and questions the outcome of a prior resolution signed by 60 others.
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Bowling Green University
Ralph W. McDonald
Philosophy Department
Teenage Girl Abducted From Auto Found Safe
An 18 year old girl abducted from a parked car near Anderson South Carolina Wednesday night was found today. The Anderson County sheriff’s office said she was taken to a hospital in shock. A man, Charles Gambrell 20, reported two or three Black men dragged her into another car and he was injured slashed in the abdomen and left arm.
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Anderson, S.C
Here
Anderson County
Charles Gambrell
Anderson
Gambrell
Ohio U Graduate Leaves Post for Illinois Superintendent Role
Robert Marshall Finley, 40, longtime Chagrin Falls school superintendent since 1958, resigns from a $13 000 annual post. He will become Barrington Illinois district’s superintendent by August 1 earning $19 000. A native of East Liverpool and Ohio University graduate, Finley holds a Northwestern PhD and previously served as Glencoe Illinois assistant superintendent.
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Cleveland
Robert Marshall Finley
Chagrin Falls
Barrington
Chicago
East Liverpool
Ohio University
Finley
Northwestern University
Glencoe
Rocket Belt Brings Flying Dream To Life In Buffalo
Bel Aerosystems Co. reveals a Small Rocket Life Device tested for the Army Transportation Research Command. Harold M. Graham performs personal flight, leaping a fire truck and crossing a stream during 30 spring flights reaching 20 mph with 360 feet of horizontal distance.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Bel Aerosystems Co
Army Transportation Research Command
Harold M. Graham
Bell
Graham
Kennedy and Khrushchev Tangle Over Berlin
In a 90 minute White House briefing Kennedy relayed Khrushchev’s stance on West Berlin and a separate peace with East Germany. Khrushchev urged continued Allied access and even UN troop presence while Kennedy defended West Berlin as a foundation of U.S. security.
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Washington
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Vienna
West Berlin
White House
Berlin
East Germany
United States
East
West Germany
U. S
1200 Boys State Delegates Here
More than 1200 Ohio high school juniors arrive in Athens for the Buckeye Boys State training in self government. Delegates are assigned to 24 cities, join two parties, and attend conventions through the weekend with a Sunday inauguration. OU President John C. Baker welcomes them and State Auditor James A. Rhodes speaks Friday evening.
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Ohio
Athens
American Legion
Buckeye
Ohio University
East Green
Athens Retail Merchants Association
John C. Baker
Bird Arena
James A. Rhodes
U. S. Olympic Committee
Novelaires
Atlas Intercontinental Missile Destroyed In Field Test
At Vandenberg Air Force Base California a series E Atlas missile on a pad exploded during a test destroying the underground launcher. Observers heard two or three blasts as the ICBM failed with no injuries reported and officials withheld details.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Pacific
Air Force
Victory Predicted For Housing Bill In Senate Action
Washington reports administration forces predicted to beat all attacks on the $6.19 billion housing bill after early tests. Sen. John Sparkman of Alabama, floor manager, said the measure was over the hump and forecast final passage without substantial change.
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Washington
Senate
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Kennedy suffers new back injury in Ottawa
The White House announced JFK has a new back injury from May 16 during a Canadian trip. Press secretary Pierre Salinger said there is no link to his previous back illness and that Kennedy will appear on crutches.
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Washington
Kennedy
White House
Pierre Salinger
Ottawa
Government House
Canada
Salinger
Testimony Starts In Ashbrook Trial In Las Vegas
Testimony in the murder trial of Byron Baldwin Ashbrook is slated to begin after three days of jury selection. The former Newark Ohio businessman is accused of strangling his wife Betty Jane Puffer on Christmas Eve.
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Las Vegas
Byron Baldwin Ashbrook
Newark
Ohio
Betty Jane Puffer
Ohio House Education Committee Approves Democracy Study
A suggested study to assess if Ohio schools and colleges have adequate teaching materials to present a full picture of democracy versus communism has the approval of the House Education Committee.
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Columbus
Ohio
House Education Committee
French Farmers Seize Morlaix In Mass Invasion
About 4000 Brittany farmers flooded Morlaix by tractors and trucks blocking highways in a dawn intrusion. Riot police from Paris moved in to restore order as leaders warned of possible violence if demands are not met, highlighting long standing anger over France vast farm price and distribution system.
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Morlaix
France
Brittany
French Interior Ministry
Paris
Morlaiz
Duke of Kent Weds Katharine Worsley in Royal Match
In York England the Duke of Kent marries Katharine Worsley a country girl bringing a commoner into the royal family in a historic match reported from the momentous ceremony.
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York
England
Duke of Kent
Katharine Worsley
Bolivia Under Siege As Communists Strike
Lima reported a state of siege near martial law with widespread arrests of communists and leftists. Travelers from La Paz said Estenssore declared emergency after strikes tied to tin mine disputes. Stevenson aides said he would visit Bolivia June 15 during the South American tour.
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Bolivia
Lima
Peru
la Paz
Victor Estenssore
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Kennedy
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Tractor Deal Is Tenuous
The Tractor for Freedom Committee replies to terms for Fidel Castro trading 1200 men for 500 machines amid warnings from Senate Republican leader Everett M. Dirksen that talks in Havana would risk fragile ground. Castro says negotiations cannot be done by cable and favors a delegation to Cuba.
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Detroit
Tractors For Freedom Committee
Fidel Castro
Castro
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Washington
Havana
Cuba
Kennedy Presents Khrushchev With Old Ironsides Model
President Kennedy gives Soviet Premier Khrushchev a model of the U S frigate Constitution nicknamed Old Ironsides a symbol of American resolve. The ship is famed for its role in the War of 1812.
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Kennedy
Khru
Washington
Khrushchev
U.S
Dynamite Caps Kill Boy Near Cadiz
Charles Prattz, 12, of Jewett Route 1 was killed Wednesday in his doorway when dynamite caps he was playing with exploded. Authorities could not determine where the box of 100 caps came from.
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Cadiz
Charles Prattz
Jewett Route 1
Latins Balk Over Cuba Policy Warns Against Action
Buenos Aires reports suggest Adlai Stevenson, on a goodwill swing for Kennedy, finds Latin Americans eager to discuss aid but reluctant to back action against Fidel Castro. Argentine officials say unanimous regional support for sanctions is unlikely and urge a live and let live policy toward the regime.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Adlai E. Stevenson
U. S
Fidel Castro
United States
South America
Kennedy
Cuba
Stevenson
Air Force Reserves Plan Reorganization in Ohio
Ohio units of the Air Force reserves will reorganize around July 1 to enable rapid setup of emergency refueling, communications and medical facilities for regular Air Force aircraft. The nationwide overhaul aims to strengthen reserve units for potential enemy attack.
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Air Force Reserves Plan
Columbus
Ohio Air Force
Laos Talks Postponed Indefinitely
Britain and the Soviet Union co chair the 14 nation Laos conference. The United States boycotted sessions after a Pathet Lao assault on Padong and a government village fell to rebels. Gromyko flies to Geneva as Western delegates seek stronger international truce powers.
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Geneva
Britain
Soviet Union
Laos
United States
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Malcolm MacDonald
France
U. S
Andrei Gromyko
Moscow
International Truce Commission
Pathet Lao
Padong
Vienna
OAS Begins Probe Into Trujillo Heirs Promises
A panel from the Organization of American States starts an inquiry in the Dominican Republic to verify if Rafael Trujillo’s heirs are keeping their pledge to end oppression. President Balaguer appointed Leland Rosenberg as liaison with the OAS mission as diplomats reassess last summer’s economic boycott and broke relations.
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Ciudad Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
Rafael L. Trujillo
Joaquin Balaguer
Leland Rosemberg
OAS
Army Developing New Antimissile Radar
The Army moves to develop a phased radar that emits an electronic beam to scan the skies for incoming enemy missiles so Nike Zeus rockets can intercept them far from targets in the United States.
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Washington
United States
Ohio House Votes To Tighten Lobbyist Rules
The Ohio House votes on a bill to regulate lobbying by public officials and others. A six member commission would oversee lobbying activity and require multiple quarterly reports, expanding past-report rules. The measure stems from Republican concerns over influence by Highway Director Everett Preston and Welfare Director Mary Gorman.
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Columbus
Ohio House
Michael V. DiSalle
Everett S. Preston
Mary Gorman
House
Senate
Kent State Trustees Approve Faculty Salary Increases
Kent State University trustees vote 6 to 9 percent raises for faculty and staff. Full professors gain $800 yearly, instructors $300. They also adopt a policy to remove housing from the approved list if discrimination complaints are proven by investigation.
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KENT
Kent State University
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