NLRB Examiner Accused of Distorting Strike Evidence
Washington based NLRB lawyers contend trial examiner C W Whittemore distorted evidence in a 1956 57 Portsmouth Ohio strike case against Communications Workers of America Local 4372. They urge the board to reverse his dismissal of the charges and fault his credibility findings as biased and misleading.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Ohio
Examiner C. W. Whittemore
Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co
Portsmouth
Communications Workers of America
Whittemore
Whitte
NLRB Examiner Whittemore Faces Bias Claims in 20 Day Hearing
The NLRB and company allege examiner Whittemore acted with bias in a lengthy hearing over 185 strikers. Union supporters urge accepting Whittemore's entire report, noting strong attacks from NLRB counsel as unprecedented.
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U.S. Moves To Upset Court Rule On Girard Case
Washington actions accelerate to overturn a ruling barring U S authorities from turning over GI William S Girard to Japan for trial on manslaughter charges. The appeal to the Supreme Court was pursued after District Judge McGarragy ruled surrender would violate Girard’s constitutional rights.
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U.S
William S. Girard
Japan
Supreme Court
U. S. Court of Appeals
J. Lee Rankin
U. S
Joseph C. McGarraghy
Girard
McGarraghy
Pentagon
Defense Department
State Department
Nobusuke Kishi
Kishi
San Francisco
Tokyo
Camp Whittington
Streator
Ill
Civil Rights Test Faces Senate Over House Bill
The Senate moves toward its first civil rights test in seven years as Knowland leads a Republican and liberal Democrat push to bypass the Judiciary Committee and place the House bill on the Senate calendar. Southern Democrats warn of a filibuster and a possible legislative lynching amid expected Nixon assistance.
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Washington
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Judiciary Committee
House
Russell
D-Ga
Ike Wins Senate Approval of IAEA Treaty
The Senate approved the United States membership in the International Atomic Energy Agency by a 67 to 19 vote with bipartisan support. The ratification follows Eisenhower’s atoms for peace approach and requires no House action. A separate 55 to 31 vote defeated Bricker’s amendment to curb transfer of fissionable materials without Congress. Lausche backed the treaty while Bricker opposed it.
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U.S
International Atomic Energy Agency
Eisenhower
Senate
House
Sen. Bricker
Ohio
Sen
Lausche
Bricker
Ships Collide Off Coast of France
In dense fog off the French Atlantic coast two ocean-going tankers collided in the early hours. Brest radio reported eight sailors dead and one missing with survivors not yet tallied. One ship Stony Point burned but remained afloat. the other was Lonis. Thick fog and spreading oil hindered rescues.
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France
Stony Point
Lonis
License suspensions urged to curb traffic cases
Ohio Chief Justice Carl V. Weygandt told the All Ohio Traffic Court Conference at Ohio State University that courts should suspend licenses more often in serious traffic offenses and cautioned against overreliance on suspending sentences.
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Ohio
Carl V. Weyganat
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio State University
Weygandt
Weather summary for Ohio and surrounding areas
Ohio fair and cooler tonight with fair and mild tomorrow. Highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s, lows 35 to 65. West Virginia clearing and cooler tonight with lows in the teens to mid 40s. Thursday cooler and less humid. Ohio outlook: temperatures near normal to slightly above normal, highs around 60s to 80s in parts. Warmer Friday through Monday with about 0.4 inch of precip possible in showers Thursday night or Friday and again Sunday or Monday. Regional observations show clear to cloudy conditions across major cities with varied temps from the 60s to 70s and a few rain events.
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Man Hangs Self in Somerset Jail
New Lexington reports John V. McGary aged 42 of Hastings Pa died by hanging in the Somerset village jail while jailed on intoxication charges. He was employed by a Columbus firm doing improvement work on U S 22 near Somerset and was also wanted by the State Highway Patrol in Lancaster on a hit and run charge.
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John V. McGary
Hastings
Somerset Village
McGary
Columbus
U.S. 22
Somerset
State Highway Patrol
Lancaster
Ohio Lawmakers Back Civil Rights Bill On House Vote
In Washington twenty one of Ohio’s twenty three congressmen supported the civil rights bill as it passed the House 286 to 126. Republican Cliff Cleven ger voted against the measure while Republican Gordon H. Scherer did not vote.
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P— Twentyone
Ohio
Cliff Clevenger
Gordon H. Scherer
Miami Scioto Rivers Claim Two Lives
Delaware authorities report two drownings in the Scioto River. Gene Allan Rannard, 20, of Dayton, drowned about seven miles south of town Tuesday night while swimming with brothers Donald and Ronald, 16. The incident occurred during a group outing.
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Gene Allan Rannard
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Ronald
Dayton Woman Drowns After Boat Knocks Over
Mrs. Dorothy Davis 24 of Dayton drowned in the Miami River about two miles south of Dayton Tuesday when her boat was knocked over by a wave.
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Dayton
Dorothy Davis
Miami River
Here
Marietta Wins State Action to Form Metro Housing Authority
Columbus report says the State Housing Board granted Marietta a petition Tuesday to create a metropolitan housing authority. The decision permits local housing planning and potential development within the area.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Housing Board
City of
Marietta
Wheel Chair Romance Wedding Date Not Set
Janet Sawyer and Dr. Thomas L Heavern Jr, both paralyzed, display an engagement ring and clasp hands. They met at Bellevue Hospital in New York two years ago and plan a big wedding once Tom finishes his internship in Covington.
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Janet Sawyer
Thomas L. Heavern Jr
Dr. Heavern
Covington
Janet
Bellevue Hospital
Institute For Physical Rehabilitation
New York
Central Park
Tom
University of Louisville Medical School
Youngstown Boy Sent to Industrial School for Robbery Killing
A 16 year old from Youngstown admitted accompanying two men in an attempted holdup that killed industrialist Coburn Von Gunten. Judge Russell W. Thomas ruled the case juvenile and sentenced Joe Reinthaler to an indeterminate term at Lancaster Boys' Industrial School.
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Youngstown
Coburn von Gunten
Lancaster
Russell W. Thomas
Joe Reinthaler
Three Gunmen Raid Opera Star Lauritz Melchoir Home
Opera star Lauritz Melchoir says three gunmen invaded his Hollywood home on Tuesday night. They bound Melchoir his wife Kleinchen and two employees and robbed furs cash and jewelry valued near 250000 before fleeing in an old sedan.
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Lauritz “Felchior
Melchoir
Kleinchen
Jet carves 13 minute link Chicago to New York
The French Caravelle airliner completed a 13,000 mile transcontinental tour and landed at Idlewild Airport after a flight from Chicago in one hour 53 minutes. The twin-jet aircraft travels at about 500 miles per hour.
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Chicago
New York
Idlewild
Boy Drowns in Well Near Home in Ohio
Floyd D. Cain Jr., aged 3, fell into a well being dug by his father beside their home in Oberlin Ohio. Lorain County deputies found the boy face down in 30 inches of water.
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Oberlin
Ohio
Floyd D. Cain Jr
Lorain County
Piqua Atomic Plant Delay Spreads 17 Months
John P. Gallagher director of utilities at Piqua Ohio told a joint atomic energy subcommittee that the completion of an atomic power plant in Piqua will be delayed about 17 months beyond the target date of late 1959 or early 1960.
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Washington
John P. Gallagher
Piqua
Ohio
Joint Atomic Energy Subcommittee
Cleveland Orchestra Ends 21-City European Tour
The Cleveland Orchestra wraps a successful 21 city tour across nine European countries on both sides of the Iron Curtain, greeted by a large crowd at Cleveland Hopkins Airport on Tuesday.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Orchestra
Cleveland Hopkins Airport
President Urges Study of Disarming Proposal
Washington AP President Eisenhower backed Russia’s disarmament ideas as a hopeful sign and said the United States should study them carefully. He cautioned against any unconditional suspension of tests and noted no reprimand for advisor Harold Stassen after London talks. The talks touched on a possible temporary pause in tests while pursuing a broader package deal. The president also commented on a District Court ruling involving GI William Girard and discussed civil rights legislation, Japan talks with Prime Minister Kishi, postal service ideas, farm programs, and military pay recommendations.
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Eisenhower
Russia
United States
Harold E. Stassen
London
Girard
William S. Girard
House
Last-Day Sidesteps Shape Ohio Assembly Exit
The 102nd General Assembly ended quietly as the House overridden Gov. O'Neill’s veto on higher county service fees by a narrow margin but the Senate postponed any veto action. Last-minute deals created a bead-point system for drivers, cut Salt Fork Lake funds, and adjusted school bus subsidies while a horse racing bill faced collapse after changes.
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102Nd
General Assembly
William O'Neill
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Senate
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Salt Fork Lake
Guernsey County
Senate House
River Downs Track
Hamilton County
Hamilton Raceway
Butler County
Cartoonist JR Williams Dies in West
PASADENA California James R Williams 69 creator of Out Our Way and a cowboy strip died Monday night His work appeared in about 750 newspapers including The Messenger and featured Worry Wart Why Mothers Get Gray Born 30 Years Too Soon and When Youd Love To Live Forever He began cartooning in a Ohio machine shop and was hired after sending samples to the Newspaper Enterprise Association He was often called the Will Rogers of the comic pages
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Pasadena
Calif
James R. Williams
the Messenger
Williams
Alliance
Ohio
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Cleveland
House rejects compromise on mineral stockpiling funding
Washington lawmakers led by Rep. Kirwin and Rep. Taber on the Appropriations Committee rejected a compromise proposal by 156 to 47 to appropriate 10 million dollars for the government's mineral stockpiling program.
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Washington
Kirwin
Ohio
Taber
Appropriations Committee
House
Akron man to lead Goodrich as president in August
Jefferson Ward Keener 48 a former economics professor at Ohio Wesleyan University who left teaching twenty years ago to join B F Goodrich Co as a research analyst will become president of Goodrich on August 1.
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Akron
Jefferson Ward Keener
Ohio Wesleyan University
B. F. Goodrich Co
Goodrich
Missing Author Found in Los Angeles Hospital
Elliott Paul, 66, reported missing a week ago, was found at the country general hospital and is listed as a heart attack victim.
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Los Angeles
Elliott Paul
Country General Hospital
Hoffa Says Wiretapping Affects Trial
Hoffa's lawyers claim evidence against James R. Hoffa was obtained by wiretapping while the government denies it. Hoffa arrived for his U S District Court trial on bribery and conspiracy charges linked to a paid informer on the Senate Rackets staff.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
New Aluminum Plant Planned at Belpre
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical announces Duke Industrial Products will build a two million dollar aluminum processing plant at Belpre Ohio. Construction starts immediately and aims for 1958 completion. The plant would employ about 175 people from the surrounding area.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Co
Duke Industrial Products Co
Belpre
Ohio
Kaiser
Road Section Approved In Central Ohio Plan
The Ohio Department of Highways approved a 44 mile freeway section spanning Franklin Delaware and Morrow counties. Officials say federal red tape will delay construction by two to three weeks.
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Columbus
Ohio Department of Highways
Franklin
Delaware
Morrow
Sub Purchase Reports Alarm Israel
News that three Soviet built submarines have joined the Egyptian fleet alarms Israeli officials. Egypt is believed to field its first undersea craft, leaving Israel with none. Prime Minister David Ben Gurion held a cabinet meeting that ran into the early hours.
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Jerusalem
Egypt
Israel
David Ben- Gurion
OU Raftsmen Sunburned Not Like Huck Finn
Three Ohio University instructors Robert Hogan Loren Davidson and John Violette rafted from Hannibal Missouri down the Mississippi on an 8 by 20 raft for two weeks. They camp on Jackson Island read passages from Twain and study a Coast Guard river map while Mosquitoes swarm. They plan to continue downstream toward an Arkansas mudbank.
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Huckleberry Finn
Mississippi River
Mark Twain
Ohio University
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Loren Davidson
John Violette
Hannibal
Jackson Island
Huck Finn
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Twain
Coast Guard
Hogan
Sedalia
Arkansas
Heat Wave Ends as Cool Front Breaks Coast Heat
A major heat wave sweeps the Atlantic Coast and Midwest causing at least 225 deaths since Saturday. Drownings and heat prostration account for most fatalities. floods claim about 28 lives before a Canada-origin cool air mass moves east, bringing relief Tuesday.
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