Light Slush Snowfall Impacts Rural Schools in Ohio
Southeastern Ohio towns report slushy roads with several rural schools closed or letting out early due to unpaved routes and snow. Hocking County cites Union Furnace Rockbridge Ilesboro and South Bloomingville closures while Athens County York and Shade stop bus travel.
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Hocking County
Union Furnace
Rockbridge
Ilesboro
South Bloomingville
York and Shade
Athens County
Vinton County
Allensville
Zaleski
Gallipolis
State Highway Patrol
Gallia
Meigs County
Mason County
Secret Army raid kills two in Oran prison
In Oran Algeria a fire raid by Secret Army Organization commandos killed two Moslem prisoners and wounded 30 others at a crowded city prison. Riot police protected fearful crowds as eight terrorists in paratroop uniforms led the assault and fuel devices were used.
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Algeria
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Air Force B58 Sets Transcontinental Speed Record Flight
An Air Force B58 bomber shattered three speed records in a cross country run from Los Angeles to New York and back in a total 4 hours 42 minutes 32 seconds. Gen. Powers says the mission proves a flexible weapons option for victory and notes the sonic boom damaged windows across multiple states. Average eastbound speed 1212 mph. westbound 1091 mph despite headwinds.
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New York
Atlantic
Thomas S. Powers
Strategic Air Command
Air Force
California
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Hunger Strike Ends Expected Guard Unit At Fort Bragg
Members of the New Hampshire National Guard 4th Howitzer Battalion began a boycott of mess halls after a delay in information on release from active duty. A three day field training started, with 250 men attending lunch in the field and many opting for the PX or civilian restaurants.
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N.C
New Hampshire National Guard
197Th Field Artillery
Army
Snowstorm to Drop 10 to 20 Inches in West Virginia
The latest snowstorm was forecast to add 10 to 20 inches over the eastern panhandle of West Virginia with lighter dumps in other regions. The northern panhandle could see 2 to 4 inches, while central and western areas were due 1 to 2 inches. Flat Top Mountain near Beckley recorded 10 inches.
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West Virginia
Rommey
Shinston
Charleston
W. Va
Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Flat Top Mountain
Beckley
Furniture drives spendable income survey prompt
A 7 percent share of spendable income is spent on furniture, with slightly more on household operation. If you have unused furniture, turn it into cash with a Messenger Classified Ad. Make a list of items to sell and call LY 3-1242 to place your Want Ad.
Editor E L Turner Turns 99 at Valdosta Times
In Valdosta Georgia E L Turner publisher of The Valdosta Times marks his 99th birthday. He remains the oldest active daily publisher in the United States and notes he has held the job for 40 years. In Washington the Atomic Energy Commission conducted its 19th underground nuclear shot at the Nevada test site.
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E. L. Turner
Turner
Valdosta Times
United States
Washington
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
Astronaut John Glenn Returns to Work at Cape
Cape Canaveral Florida welcomes astronaut John H. Glenn Jr as he resumes review of his orbital flight data. He returns from Langley Air Force Base after a week of honors in several cities and is joined by Donald Slayton Walter Williams and Dr William Douglas. A separate dispatch from Douala notes 111 bodies recovered from a chartered British airliner crash site.
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John H. Glenn Jr
Langley Air Force Base
Washington
New York
New Concord
Ohio
Donald Slayton
Walter Williams
Project Mercury
William Douglas
Bank Robber Warns Clerk Then Flees Downtown Store
In Cleveland a gunman demanded cash from cashier Catherine Haycox 45 at a downtown department store. She kicked off a shoe to comply then alerted a nearby cashier who triggered a silent alarm. The thief fled leaving $2400 behind. Continued cold weather delays maple sap in Geauga County with limited syrup production so far.
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Catherine Haycox
Miss Haycox
Geauga County
Kennedy Khrushchev back Geneva talks with minister level start
President Kennedy replied to Khrushchev clearing the way for foreign ministers to meet in Geneva on nuclear testing and disarmament. The White House plans to publish both letters. Khrushchev urged heads of state to attend and rejected international controls for a test ban. Rush to Geneva set to discuss a ban. India and France reactions noted. Also Warren housing bid awarded for elderly and low income plan and Lorain riverfront land deal advancing harbor improvements.
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Kennedy
Khrushchev
Geneva
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
Andrei Gromyko
Moscow
White House
India
France
Airpower drives major Viet Nam Viet Cong victories
South Viet Nam forces using decisive airpower scored two major Viet Cong offensives in two days. Officials said over 100 guerrillas were killed and hundreds wounded or captured with U S helicopter support and fighter bombers. Ground follow ups found 60 bodies in Phuoc Thanh Province.
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South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinnh Diem
Diem
Phuoc Thanh
Railroads Propose Chicago Meeting To Resume Labor Talks
In Chicago on March 20 railroad management urges union negotiators to resume discussions based on a Presidential commission report calling for modern cost-saving work rules. The Carriers Conference Committee sent the notice to leaders of five operating crafts, seeking to restart talks halted October 17, 1960 under the Railway Labor Act.
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Chicago
Carriers
Brotherhoods of Operating Workers
Fire guts Windsor Village center in Indianapolis. one dead
A four alarm blaze roared through Windsor Village shopping center in Indianapolis killing Oscar Benson 66 and injuring at least eight others. The fire menaced five buildings, was brought under control after six hours, with damage estimated up to 1 million dollars and two doctors treating smoke inhalation at a laundromat station. Benson’s body was found in the kitchen of Broteys Village Inn where he and his son were cleaning when flames started.
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Windsor Village
Oscar Benson
Brotey
Benson
4-H Week Highlighted in Messenger Special Section
The Messenger presents a Southeastern Ohio 4-H special with stories written by members, club advisors and agents. The series begins today during National 4-H Club Week and continues with further coverage throughout the week.
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Ohio
the Messenger
Glenn film shows historic orbital flight on Capitol Hill
Washington reports a NASA edited 32 minute film of John H. Glenn Jr. in Friendship 7 with a dawn reentry over the sea. The sneak preview was on Capitol Hill as NASA plans public screenings. In New York investigators pressed search for the Jamaica Bay Astrojet flight recorder after the crash.
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Capitol Hill
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
George Low
New York
American Airlines
Astrojet
Jamaica Bay
Khrushchev Orders Sweeping Soviet Agriculture Overhaul
Premier Khrushchev demands a wide scale reform of the Soviet union's farming system to boost meat and food. He cites poor management on collectives and outlines plans: plant 55 million acres of grassland for corn sugar beets peas and fodder. double farm machinery output. raise chemical fertilizer production. recruit city youths to farm. He warns the population will rise from 200 million to 250–280 million and failure to raise output endangers communism.
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Nikita S
Khrushchev
Communist Party Central Committee
Moscow
Frol Kozlov
Soviet Union
Powers to testify on U2 crash and second parachute sighting
Pilot Francis Gary Powers scheduled to tell the Senate Armed Services Committee his account of the May 1, 1960 U2 crash in the Soviet Union. He may discuss a second parachute seen in the sky and lingering questions about whether the aircraft was shot down.
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Washington
Francis Gary Powers
Soviet Union
Powers
Senate Armed Services Committee
Schools Need Overhaul To Meet Needs
Chicago report notes top educators call for a 14 year public education path via 12 years plus two semiprofessional or vocational years. Oliver J. Caldwell of the U S Office of Education advocates extended prep and a tougher college program at the 17th National Conference on Higher Education.
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Chicago
Oliver J. Caldwell
U. S. Office of Education
Caldwell
National Conference On Higher Education
Hamilton City Employees Required to Live In City
City council approved a policy requiring all municipal workers to reside within Hamilton after a report showed 56 employees, including two department heads, live outside the city limits. The move aims to improve local accountability and community ties.
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Hamilton
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