Farmers Vote Quotas and Set Wheat Price at 1.81
In a decisive referendum, about 328,000 wheat farmers approved next year’s marketing quotas by 77.5 percent to hold output about 30 percent below postwar peaks. The 1956 price support is set at 76 percent of parity, about $1.81 a bushel, with Ohio farmers opposing marketing controls by 55 percent.
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Agriculture Department
Ohio
Ohio Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Pickaway County
Eisenhower
Cloudburst Strikes SE Wyoming Areas Causing Heavy Damage
A severe 20 inch rain and hailstorm lashed southeastern Wyoming for eight hours, flooding towns and roads from Torrington to Fort Laramie. No deaths, but thousands in sugar beet losses and widespread property damage. National Guard assisted travel shutdowns. power and communications disrupted. aid stations and hospital impact noted.
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Wyom
Wyoming
North Platte River
Segni Contemplates Premier Post After Presidential Invite
Segni 64 year old farmer and Christian Democrat leader has until Thursday to decide on becoming Italy's seventh postwar premier. President Gronchi asked him Sunday night to form a government and Segni plans to study the situation and seek center party support from Social Democrats Liberals and possibly Republicans to back the Christian Democrats in Parliament.
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Rome
Antonio Segn
Christian Democrat
Italy
Giovanni Gronchi
Segni
Mario Scelba
Center Parties
Social Democrats
Christian Democrats
Ohio Traffic Kills Sixteen in Separate Accidents
The weekend traffic toll in Ohio rose to sixteen after two crashes killed three people each. Adrian and Iona Bouffard, 28, of Lorain, and Ose McCreedy, 59, of Oberlin, died in a two car wreck near Lorain on Route 303. In Preble County a collision involving an Indiana family killed the mother, father, and 2-year-old. 5-year-old Dale Perry survived and was placed in a children's home. Billy Castor, 28, died when his car hit a train one mile west of Jackson.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Route 58
Lorain
Adrian
Iona Bouffard
Ose McCreedy
Oberlin
Indiana
Preble County
Dale Perry
Aldren
Billy Castor
Cove
Jackson County
Jackson
Freedom House Names Churchill Winner Amid Tradition Break
In New York Freedom House breaks its ceremony tradition and designates Sir Winston Churchill as this year’s award recipient. The choice highlights Churchill's enduring influence in diplomacy and freedom advocacy.
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New York
Freedom House
Sir Winston Churchill
Plymouth 4-Door Sedan Ad Sparks Quick Sale
Ronald Hooper of Albany Ohio advertised a 1951 Plymouth 4-door sedan in A-1 condition with new body and paint, good tires, complete motor, for 135 dollars. The notice invites readers to place their own classified ads and mentions the phone number 2425.
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Jou
Albany
Ohio
Eisenhower Tours Maine Fishings and Welcomes in Muskie
President Eisenhower ends a northern New England tour with a Maine welcome from Governor Edmund S. Muskie the first Democratic chief executive in 20 years. They plan a clambake at Senator Margaret Chase Smith’s home before Eisenhower flies to Washington. He fished six hours on Magalloway River catching two salmon and trout, releasing the undersized keeper.
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Maine
Eisenhower
Edmund S. Muskie
Oet
Showhegan
Margaret Saese Smith
Muskie
Washington
New England
White House
U.S. Navy
Magalloway River
Little Bay Falls
Harmonica Rascal Leader Borrah Minnevitch Dies Abroad
Borrah Minnevitch a 52 year old harmonica artist and leader of the Harmonica Rascals died of a cerebral hemorrhage yesterday at an American hospital in suburban Neuilly near Paris He collapsed while driving with his wife Lucille Little Taylor Minnevitch had lived in Paris since 1947 where he produced films and ran a nightclub His daughter Lydia resides in Los Angeles
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Borah Minnevitch
United States
American Hospital
Neuilly
Minnevitch
Lucille Little Taylor
Lydia
Los Angeles
Calif
Leading Dem Found Dead in Texas Publisher Dies at 61
Fort Worth, Texas. Sil Liman Evans, president and publisher of the Nashville Tennessean and a national Democratic leader, was found dead in bed Sunday from a heart attack. He, 61, had attended the funeral of Amon G. Carter, Fort Worth Star-Telegram publisher, days earlier. Evans rose from obscurity to prominence in journalism and Democratic politics, battling a heart condition since World War I.
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Tex
Silliman Evans
Nashville Tennessean
National Democratic Party
Nashville
Evans
Amon G. Carter
Tennessee
Trabert Advances to Wimbledon Semi Finals
Tony Trabert of Cincinnati defeated defending champion Jaroslav Drobny at Wimbledon to reach the semi finals. The match ended 8-6 6-1 6-4 with Trabert securing the win in England.
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Drobny
Wimbledon
England
Tony Trabert
Cincinnati
Jaroslav Drobny
Helen Keller is Celebrated on 75th Birthday
The article profiles Helen Keller's 75th birthday at Arcan Ridge in Easton with Polly Thomson. Keller seeks a quiet day amid a flood of congratulatory messages and gifts after a world tour, focusing on routine activities and correspondence.
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Conn
Arcan Ridge
Helen Keller
Polly Thomson
Miss Helen
Miss Polly
Tuscumbia
Ala
Arms Race Reversal Favored by Big Four Parley
The Big Four agreed the UN tenth anniversary session was worthwhile and advanced disarmament talks. Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov said results were positive as Russia and Western powers remained cordial ahead of a Geneva summit. A joint request was made for July 18 to hold talks at the Palace of Nations.
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San Francisco
Russia
Geneva
U.N
Eeleco N. van Kileffens
V. M. Molotov
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Palace of Nations
Washington
United States
Britain
France
Europe
Dulles
Antoine Pinay
New York
San Francis
Reds Regret Shooting Navy Plane In Atlantic Alaska Incident
The United States Britain and France consider a joint proposal for Russia to curb the European arms race after the U S Navy plane was shot down by Soviet jets over international waters. Molotov expressed regret at damages while noting no error in the plane's location and plans for a Geneva meeting to discuss broader arms talks.
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V. M. Molotov
Alaska
Iberia Taat
State Department
Molotov
Dulles
San Francisco
Russia
U. S
Race Driver Killed in Twin Wrecks at Haven Hill
Ira Garfunkel aged 26 from Berkley Michigan died en route to a hospital after his HRG racing car overturned during a Haven Hill qualifying run and later slammed against an ambulance in a collision. Police reported multiple skull fractures and an ambulance collision prompted a prosecutor ordered review of which crash caused the death.
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Ira Garfunkel
Berkley
Garfunkel
Haven Hill
Highland Recreation Area
Fred Ziem
Two Children Die In Columbus Grove House Fire
A residence fire in Columbus Grove Putnam County killed two Amstutz children Gloria 11 and Bruce 1 who suffocated. Three other Amstutz children were hospitalized at Lima Memorial after the blaze.
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Columbus Grove
Putnam County
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Bruce
Clarence Amstutz
Lima Memorial Hospital
Orioles Bobby Young Acquired by Indians
The Cleveland Indians today acquired second baseman Bobby Young on waivers from the Baltimore Orioles and sold Hank Majeski to the eastern club. General Manager Hank Greenberg said the team will keep changing faces until the winning combination is found.
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Cleveland Indians
Bobby Young
Baltimore Orioles
Hank Majeski
Tribe
Hank Greenberg
Nehru Tours Vienna During European Visit
Indian Prime Minister Nehru visited Vienna and viewed city sights as he continued his European tour on this day.
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Vienna
Nehru
Chuckle Cooperation Solves Problems With Freckled Tan
A whimsical note suggests cooperation could fix many issues even applying a tan to freckles. The lighthearted reminder blends humor with a playful image.
Chinese Plane Attacked Near Matsu by MIGs
An unarmed amphibian aircraft of Nationalist China’s Fishing Airlines was attacked and damaged by two Communist MIG jets near Matsu Island as it approached from Formosa. An unidentified U.S. military doctor aboard was seriously wounded, while four Chinese crewmen were unharmed. The plane was en route to Matsu to examine Nationalist soldiers. In Seoul, North Korea was accused of building a 580-plane air force with three MIG divisions, 15 bases, 500 pilots and 25,000 men, aided by Russian advisors and Red China.
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State Department
Taipei
Formosa
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Fishing Airlines
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Ane Ane Advisory Group
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Ils
Seoul
North Korea
Republic of Korea
Red
Chinese Mig Downed T33 Over Mateusland After Attack
Nationalist Defense Ministry reports Chinese Communist MiGs shot down a T33 training aircraft near Mateusland following an attack by Red jets on an unarmed commercial amphibian plane within two hours.
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Formosa
Nationalist Defense Ministry
Mateu ‘Sland
Catalinas attacked near Matsu being beached off Tung Chuan
A Catalina landed at Matsu and was beached after being hit in the left wing and aileron near Tung Chuan, East White Dog Island. The incident marks the first reported appearance of Red MIGs south of Matsu, previously no closer than 20 miles north of the island where a Nationalist outpost stood. A wounded doctor, a member of the crew, is listed as injured.
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UAW Opens Chrysler Contract Talks
Chrysler Corp. begins new negotiations with the CIO United Auto Workers as the last of the Big Three to face the union demand for a guaranteed wage plan. Observers expect little company resistance to the established pattern while the union seeks wage and pension gains, enhanced benefits, and a full union shop.
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Chrysler Corp
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United Auto Workers
Chrysler
Ford
Gen Motors
Ohio Pilot Bails Out In Crash Killing Six
Six crew members were killed when their bomber crashed in Germany. Lt. William H. Whitten of Chillicothe Ohio parachuted to safety in a forest near Trier and was treated for minor injuries at a U S Army hospital.
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Ear
William H. Whitten
Chillicothe
Trier
U. S. Army
Nine Chiang Agents Sentenced to Death in China
Nine Chiang Kai-shek agents were sentenced to death on charges of spying and sabotage in Shantung and Shansi provinces, reported by the official Communist New China News from Peiping.
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Chiang Kai-shek
Shantung
Shansi
Communist New China News
Peiping
Former GOP Chieftain Dies in Coshocton Ohio
Charles R. Frederickson 79 longtime Ohio Republican leader dies after a three year illness. He headed American Art Works in Coshocton and was once pick for presidential favorite son at the 1936 GOP convention. He declined the seat left vacant by Senator Willis and later chaired Myers Cooper’s 1928 campaign.
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Ohio
Charles R. Frederickson
Ohio Republican
Ane Arenan
U.S. Senate
Frederickson
American Art Works
GOP
Warren G. Harding
Frank B. Willis
Myers Y. Cooper
Cooper
Snowball Stand Adulterated by Spiked Syrups Incident
Mrs. Spurlock’s snowball stand faced disruption as children outside her house began selling icy treats. Investigating, she found males customers consuming the spiked snowballs laced with liquor from her own supply. The operation collapsed after she recovered the remaining bottle and halted the misconduct.
Steelworkers chart course on pay talks
The United Steelworkers wage policy committee plans future negotiations after offers of 10 percent to 10 cent hourly increases from Inland Steel and U S Steel. The union rejected all offers and warned of a midnight Thursday strike if no agreement is reached. Union President David J McDonald expands pressure to 96 steel and ore firms. Inland Steel VP William Caples says his firm may still seek a settlement before Thursday. U S Steel lead negotiator John A Stephens remains optimistic.
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Inland Steel Co
U. S&s Steel Corp
David J. McDonald
William G. Caples
Inland Steel
M . U. & Steel
John A. Stephens
One Man Picket Line at Kyger Creek Slows Work
A lone picket at Kyger Creek power plant partly halted work as Jim Hill foreman of mason tenders for Wilhelm Brick Company of In ls was laid off. Barriers were due to a lack of laborers on site. About half the electricians also were absent.
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Gallipolis
Kyger Creek
Jim Hill
Mason
Wilhelm Brick Company
Inls
Byers
Antwerp Dock Strike Shuts Port In Massive Action
Twelve thousand Antwerp dock workers walked off the job this morning, halting loading and unloading operations at major terminals and prompting halt in ship scheduling.
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Antwerp
Belgium
Ohio polio cases rise week of June in 1925 totals
Ohio health officials report twelve new polio cases for the week of June 1925, bringing the year’s total to ten. The previous year’s week had six cases, yielding a yearly total of 107.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Health Department
Jeep Breaks Down in 120 Degree Heat in Desert Tragedy
Two men died of exposure after a jeep broke down in Amazon Canyon near Twentynine Palms California as temperatures peaked at 120 degrees. Chester Bunker 67 and Calvert Wilson 49 were among four survivors who trekked toward Cadiz Dry Lake before water ran out. A civilian plane spotted the bodies at dawn and a helicopter rushed Bunker and Rudolphson to hospital.
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Chester Bunker
Bunker
Amazon Valley
Calvert Wilson
California
Robertson
Thompson
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Twentynine
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