State Senate Plans Record 841 Million Budget Boost
The Ohio Senate moves to lift two year spending to 841 million, surpassing Governor Lausche. Schools and local governments would gain, with the Senate proposing a larger subsidy while House Republicans seek tighter limits. The three percent sales tax is cited as the source of the extra funds. The split House passed a public assistance secrecy bill 92 to 30.
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Columbus
Ohio Senate
House
Senate
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Senate Education Committee
Heas
GOP
Education Committee
Ohio Municipal League
Senate Gop
Deputy Faces Murder Count in Rummell Case
Albert E. Fisher a Trumbull County deputy sheriff was charged with second degree murder for the April 24 shooting of 33 year old Joseph Rummell of Champion Two. Coroner Michael Cristo said evidence shows Rummell fired only after deputies jumped him and struck him with a pistol.
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Warren
Albert E. Fisher
Trumbull County
Joseph Rummell
Champion Two
Fisher
Rummell
Dominick Patrick
Josephine
Trumbull
Michael Cristo
Coal Train Engine Explosion Kills 3 in Hinton Yard
A Chesapeake and Ohio locomotive pulling a long coal train exploded in the Hinton yards. Three crewmen were killed: engineer W. H. Anderson 62 fireman Joe Sullivan 47 and brakeman O B Richmond. Some 300 feet of track were ripped up and the cab was blown 100 feet into the New River. Cause of the blast was not known.
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Hinton
W. Va
Chesapeake and Ohio
New River
W. H. Anderson
Joe Sullivan
O. B. Richmond
Steel negotiators mum on pact accord
Pittsburgh U S Steel Corp and the CIO United Steelworkers remain silent amid reports they are near a pay deal for an eight to 12 cent hourly rise. The union's executive board and wage policy committee may vote on the offer when they meet Friday at the request of USW president David J McDonald.
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Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
CIO
United Steelworkers
USW
David J. McDonald
Groucho Marx Admitted For Observation At Cedars
Comedian Groucho Marx was admitted to Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Los Angeles on Tuesday for observation as doctors monitor his condition.
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Groucho
Los Angeles
Groucho Marx
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Solon Hits Truce Policy Would Continue Conflict
U S congressional leaders urged a sit tight policy to persuade South Korea to accept a cease fire. Senator McCarran, lone in public support, called the armistice a fraud and said he'd keep fighting. Chairman Wiley warned Switzerland’s rejection of POW repatriation jeopardizes the armistice plan. Senator George backed patience, expecting Rhee to eventually accept the terms.
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Washington
U. S
Sen. McCarran
McCarran
United Nations
Switzerland
South Korea
Wiley
R-Wis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. George
Georgia
Syngman Rhee
George
Car-Freight Crash Snarls Pike Traffic
An auto driver misjudged a turn into a railroad track on Ohio 23 south of Piketon and collided with a Norfolk and Western freight train. The crash derailed 16 to 20 cars and injured at least two people, including driver Russell Wright and passenger Dorsey Sheets. fireman Albert Kingery suffered non serious injuries.
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Waverly
Norfolk and Western
Russell Wright
S. Walnut St
Chillicothe
State
Ohio
Piketon
Wright
Dorsey W. Sheets
17Th St
Portsmouth
State Patrol
Albert Kingery
Mohawk St
Columbus
U S Envoy Leaves Iran Ending mediation in oil dispute
Washington reports that the United States has largely abandoned efforts to mediate the Iran Great Britain oil dispute. Ambassador Lou Henderson has returned to the United States after two years as on the spot mediator, with prospects for progress deemed slim.
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Washington
United States
Iran
Great Britain
State Department
U. S
Lou Henderson
Tehran
Wilson Warns of Letdown After Korean Armistice
Secretary of Defense Wilson told a Senate panel that no U.S. troops could begin moving out of Korea for six months or more after an armistice. He warned against demobilizing too quickly as Eisenhower aides noted no fixed timetable.
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Washington
Wilson
U.S
Senate
Eisenhower
Postal rate increases eyed by Post Office
House Post Office Committee members report the Department is studying higher rates for all mail classes, including air mail and regular letter mail.
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Washington
Post Office Department
House Post Office Committee
Kinsey to Reveal Female Sex Behavior Findings Aug 20
Kinsey says his comprehensive study on women will be published soon after Aug 20 and will not be pre-empted by condensations. Writers attending previews read proofs and must keep content confidential until the official release. He declined a $100,000 exclusive bid and cited data collection as the main delay in publication.
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Bloomington
Ind
Alfred C. Kinsey
Kinsey
Dr. Kinsey
Truce Talks Near Finish as Staff Officers Take Lead
United Nations and communist negotiators shifted to finalizing a Korean armistice with staff officers drafting details after a plenary session. Signs pointed to a cease fire within a week despite South Korea's opposition and fresh demonstrations in Seoul.
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United Nations
Switzerland
South Korea
Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Washington
Rhee
Korea
U. S
Ashington
State Department
U.S
India
Sweden
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Devastating Tornado Hits Worcester Massachusetts
A powerful tornado tore through central Massachusetts and parts of New Hampshire causing at least 82 deaths and over 700 injuries. About 2500 people were left homeless across 11 communities as Worcester suffered the heaviest toll with 55 dead and 400 injured. Debris spread up to 40 miles and two nuns and a priest died at Assumption College during a retreat.
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Worcester
Mass
New England
Massachusetts
Japan
Ohio
Michigan
Pittsfield
Exeter
N. H
Holden
Ruth Oslund
Worcester Way
Norton
Assumption College
Tornado Wave Nears Record in United States
The Weather Bureau reported 249 tornadoes this year as potential national record over 35 years of counts. Deaths already exceed typical levels with 352 confirmed and possibly 75 more unofficially. A 1925 Missouri Indiana Illinois tornado killed 689, while six month averages show 109 tornadoes and 202 deaths.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Indiana
Illinois
Soviet Ship Joins Coronation Fleet At Portsmouth
The Russian cruiser Sverdnov steamed to an anchorage off Portsmouth to participate in the 16 nation coronation fleet review next Monday. It arrived shortly after the USS Baltimore under Vice Admiral Jerauld Wright and from the Mediterranean. Baltimore held the line honors in the foreign ships.
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Portsmouth
England
Sverdnov
United States
Baltimore
Jerauld Wright
Mediterranean
O Donnell Resigns as U S Attorney for Southern Ohio
Ray J O Donnell U S district attorney for Southern Ohio since 1946 submitted his resignation to President Eisenhower. The 63 year old Columbus native will stay until a qualified successor is appointed and then plans to return to private law practice in Columbus.
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Dayton
Ray J. O’donnell
U. S
Ohio
Eisenhower
Columbus
O'Donnell
Truman
Duke of Edinburgh Turns 32 in London Today
The Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, is celebrated as he marks his 32nd birthday in London today with public tributes and royal fanfare surrounding the royal couple.
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London
Duke of Edinburgh
Elizabeth II
Eisenhower Heads on Five Day Speech Tour and Vacation
President Eisenhower left Washington for a five day swing through Minneapolis North Dakota South Dakota New Hampshire and New York for five speeches. He will address the international situation and stay reachable about Korea truce talks while planning a day of golf and possible trout fishing in the Black Hills.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Minneapolis
Korea
North Dakota
South Dakota
New Hampshire
New York
South Dakota Black Hills
Cavin Coolidge
White House
James C. Hagerty
National Junior Chamber of Commerce
ABC
CBS Radio
NBC
Soviet Plans Envoy Trade With Austria
Vienna reports Russia will appoint a full ambassador to Austria and a Russian ambassador to Moscow, with Ivan I. Llyivhev to hold both posts as Moscow eases occupation controls in Eastern Austria and reopens diplomatic relations.
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Vienna
Russia
Austria
Moscow
Ivan IL. Llyivhev
Dairy Price Woes Aired
A 14 member advisory group meets with Agriculture Department officials to explore improving how federal milk prices are fixed in metropolitan areas. The goal is to boost fluid milk consumption and reduce diversion to manufactured products piling up under the producer price support program. Federal milk orders cover Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dayton Springfield Lima Stark County Toledo and Huntington West Virginia.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Dayton- Springfield
Lima
Stark County
Toledo
Huntington
W Va
Boy Scouts Feared Drowned Found Safe
In Mansfield Ohio two Boy Scouts William Taylor 18 and Phil lip Ford 17 were feared drowned after their canoe was found floating on the Muskingum River seven miles south of McConnelsville during a trip from Zanesville to Memphis Tennessee. They have turned up at home safe.
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Mansfield
Muskingum River
William Taylor
Phillip Ford
Zanesville
Memphis
Tenn
McConnelsville
California Fashion Creators name best dressed entertainers
Dinah Shore and Robert Cummings receive miniature golden scissors from the California Fashion Creators honoring them as top dressed in the entertainment world.
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Los Angeles
Dinah Shore
Robert Cummings
California
De Gasperi Wins Slim House Rule in Rome Election
Premier Alcide de Gasperi’s pro Western coalition captured 303 of 590 Chamber of Deputies seats with a 16 vote majority in Rome. The government bloc held a 125 of 243 Senate seats as turnout favored the Christian Democrats and allies over the Communists and Socialists.
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Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Italy
Center Bloc
Chamber of Deputies
de Gasperi
Senate
Christian Democrats
Center
Christian Democrat
Jabara Scores Eleventh Kill in Korea Double Ace Feat
Maj. James W. Jabara of Wichita Kansas becomes the sixth double jet ace of the Korean War by downing two MIGs on his 97th mission. He now has eleven confirmed kills with three probables and eight damaged. Lt. Fred L. Hughes also likely destroyed a MIG. Thunderjet and Sabre bombers hit two Red airfields as patrols guard the front.
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Seoul
James W. Jabara
Wichita
Kan
Jabara
Korea
Fred L. Hughes
Akron
North Korea
No Man’s Land
Volcano erupts at Mt Aso endangers Tokyo residents
Mt Aso, the world’s largest volcanic center, erupted Tuesday hurling rocks the size of a man’s head. No casualties were reported among about 60,000 residents in the crater area. The same eruption killed five people on April 27.
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Tokyo
Mt. Aso
Nine year old struck and killed on Route 33 Haydenville
Judith Ann Danielson, nine, of Haydenville, died after being struck by a southbound auto on Route 33 in Haydenville. Investigation indicated she ran into the road while crossing with another girl toward Natco store. Funeral plans set at Ebeneezer Church Vinton County with burial at nearby cemetery.
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Haydenville
Judith Ann Danielson
Glen Danielson
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
State Highway Patrol
Hocking County
Investigati
Carl Sedhmen
A. J
Judith Ann
Rick Lee
Andrew Eynolds
Creola
Frank Danielson
Columbus
Ebeneezer Church
Vinton County
Carroll Che
Russia Eases Exit Visas for Some American Wives
The U S Embassy said the Soviet government will permit the departure of the Russian wives of two American citizens and two Russian born minor daughters of an embassy employee. It said other Soviet wives of Americans seeking exit visas are under consideration. The cases involve Eddy Gilmore AP Moscow bureau chief and Robert Tucker of Kansas City an embassy staffer, plus Mrs Ethel Balashova of Los Angeles whose two children are included.
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Moscow
U.S
Russia
Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
Robert Tucker
Kansas City
Emlayo
Police Seek Missing Vinton Man James Rister Sr
Southeastern Ohio police and sheriffs search for James E. Rister Sr. about 45 who lives on the Jim Reed farm near the Boblett church on Route 50 west. He was last seen Friday night after leaving to see Dr. Burt and has a prior head injury from April 24, 1953. He is 5'8" tall, 160 pounds, wearing grey trousers, a tan and black striped shirt, cream colored mesh hat, and black shoes. His wife and three children live at the Reed farm.
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Reed Farm
New Wonder Drug Discovered In Vat Of Bean Sprout Juice
A mung bean sprout juice derived compound named B N G tyrosinase is described as a new medical product approved by officials. Rep. Wickersham highlights its discovery from a Chicago area chop suey plant incident where sprout juice aided scorched workers.
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Washington
Food and Drug
Wickersham
Okla
Zaremba
Oak Lawn
Ill
Chicago
Tornado Toll Reaches 139 in Michigan and Ohio
A string of tornadoes struck Michigan and Ohio injuring more than a thousand and causing widespread damage. In Flint Michigan the toll rose to 111 with eight more deaths across Ohio and other towns as crews pressed to search wreckage at dawn.
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Flint Mich
Michigan
Ohio
Cleveland
Wood County
Elyria
Ceylon
Firm Grants Yearlong Paid Vacation to Staff
Hedco Mfg Co. signs a union contract with the AFL Electrical Workers Union promising employees after ten years of service a one year paid vacation or double pay for time worked during that year. President Paul M. Davidson says the plan aims to cut turnover and attract new workers, the majority of whom are women.
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Chicago
Paul M. Davidson
Hedco Mfg. Co
AFL Electrical Workers Union
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