Senators Praise Powers After U2 Testimony
Senators lauded Francis Gary Powers after his Senate Armed Services Committee hearing detailing the U2 flight over the Soviet Union. Powers described the explosion, the crash, and his escape, while CIA Director McCone said he would return to CIA duties and receive back pay of about $50,000. Senator Stennis said Powers was fully exonerated.
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Washington
Francis Gary Powers
Soviet Union
Senate Armed Services Committee
CIA
John A. McCone
Powers
Kennedy
Virginia
John Stennis
D-Miss
Central Intelligence Agency
Box Tank Cars Derail Near Athens on NYC Freight
A New York Central freight train with eighteen cars including chemical tankers derailed three miles southwest of Athens while bound for Norfolk. Rescue crews worked at the scene as damage and disruption to rail traffic were reported.
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New York Central
Athens
Margaret Creek
James Meadows
Columbus
Norfolk
Johnson
Chemical Company
Meadows
Diamond Chemical Co
Messenger News
Chesterhill Man Killed in Tragic Garage Accident
Chesterhill 25 year old Donald Bowman, a firefighter and well drilling worker, died when a car he was under slipped from supports and crushed his chest. Surviving family includes wife Dixie Sue and two children. Funeral services set for Friday at Fawcett Stone funeral home.
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Chesterhill
Bowman
Mr. Bowman
Marion
Max
Ruth Berry Bowman
Dixie Sue Zumbro
Chesterhill High School
Ohio University
Fawcett- Stone Funeral Home
Frank Dunkle
Virgil Versteeg
Chesterhill Cemetery
Powers testifies before Senate panel after U2 case
Francis Gary Powers tells the Senate Armed Services Committee he remains with the CIA despite earlier vows to quit espionage. The former U2 pilot, condemned in Moscow in 1960, indicates a return to intelligence work and hints at a life beyond public spotlight. He is seen in Washington on leave as coverage notes the shift from legal troubles to covert service.
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Stanley Johnson
Moscow
Francis Gary Powers
Associated Press
Powers
Senate Armed Services Committee
Final Round Of Algerian Talks Seeks End To Rebellion
In Evian France French and Algerian rebel officials again met seeking a cease fire and independence referendum for Algeria. Algerian delegation led by Vice Premier Belka cem Krim. French negotiators headed by Louis Joxe. Swiss helicopters ferried the Algerian group from a lakefront hotel to the talks.
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Evian
France
Lake Geneva
Belkacem Krim
Louis Joxe
Hotel du Mare
Algeria
Ohio Nevada custody fight moves ahead in Las Vegas
Las Vegas attorney Ed ward G. Ted Marshall surrendered on a Ohio warrant charging child stealing and is free on 500 bail pending extradition. His client Mrs Patricia Byington also free on 500 bail. The Byington custody dispute centers on three daughters ages 9 7 and 5. A hearing date for extradition has not been set. Civilian pilots will be considered for future space flights by NASA.
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Las Vegas
Nev
John Does
Ohio
Edward G
Ted) Marshall
Patricia Byington
Granville
Byington
Marshall
Northeast Storm Brings Widespread Damage and Loss
The killer storm battered the Northeast with 40 to 50 mph winds and 3 to 5 foot tides. It merged from western and southern systems and produced inland snow up to three feet, widespread coastal flooding, and at least 11 deaths with more missing. Evacuations numbered in the hundreds as damage runs into millions.
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Seaboard
Virginia
New England
Dinah Shore Seeks Divorce From George Montgomery
Dinah Shore files for divorce from actor George Montgomery in Los Angeles. The complaint is brief and confirms a property settlement and custody agreement. A related U S Atomic Energy Commission underground test blast was conducted in Nevada.
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Los Angeles
Dinah Shore
George Montgomery
Miss Shore
Washington
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
Madeira approves $575000 school bond issue
Madeira voters reversed November defeat and approved a $575,000 school construction bond by 1725 to 1061. In Ohio, 1961 net income per farm reached 2633 dollars, up 16 percent from 1960 according to the Agriculture Department.
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Cincinnati
Madeira
Washington
Ohio
Agriculture Department
Ohio Bell Plans Long Distance Rate Cut After May
Ohio Bell Telephone Co. says long distance calls within Ohio will be cheaper after about May 1, following an agreement with the Utilities Commission. The reductions total about 1.5 million dollars annually.
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Tance
Ohio
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Utilities Commission
Quadros Returns to Brazil Amid Power Hopes
Ex-President Janio Quadros arrives in Rio de Janeiro amid speculation he will seek renewed political power. In Cape Canaveral a three stage rocket lifts off to place a solar observatory satellite into orbit, aiming to study the sun’s mysteries.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Janio Quadros
Cape Canaveral
Fila
City Solicitor tasked to locate missing city records
Gallipolis city commissioners ordered City Solicitor R William Jenkins to investigate city offices for missing files and correspondence. He cited extensive recent activity including a million dollar sewer project and noted records likely exist elsewhere. The resolution activates city charter powers to subpoena witnesses and records as needed.
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Gallipolis
City Commission
R. William Jenkins
Jenkins
Austin O. Cotton
Perry J. Bailes
Raymond M. Jones
Messenger Showcases Hi Fi Color Ads in The Messenger
The Messenger highlights a full page color advertisement from Fairmont Foods Co on page 4. The ad demonstrates Hi Fi Advertising with a full range of colors to showcase Fairmont products and recipes, while the opposite page remains standard Messenger news.
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Messenger
Fairmont Foods Co
Fairmont
Messenger Press
Name Bender As Taker Of Stock Bribe
A federal prosecutor charged the late Sen. George H. Bender accepted a $100,000 bribe to quash a stock fraud probe. Asst. U. S. Atty. Gerald Walpin made the claim as he opened in the trial of 12 defendants and four corporations over unregistered stock of Unit ed Dye and Chemical Corp. Garfield admitted paying the money. Bender was an Interior Department official under Eisenhower.
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Sen
George H. Bender
Ohio
Asst
U. S. Atty
Gerald Walpin
United Dye and Chemical Corp
Chemoil Industries Inc
Walpin
Samuel S. Garfield
Clare
Mich
Bender
Secretary of the Interior
Eisenhower
Chastang Named Secretary-Treasurer Of Ohio Turnpike
The Ohio Turnpike Commission elected Charles J. Chastang to succeed Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler as secretary-treasurer. Beightler resigned, effective April 1.
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Columbus
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Charles J. Chastang
Robert S. Beightler
Ash Wednesday Ushers Lent With Ashes Across Christians
The article notes Ash Wednesday marking Lent and a 40 day penitential period. It describes ashes on foreheads as a symbol of repentance, fasting rules for Catholics and some Protestants, and the history from Judaism to early Christianity.
Colleges Oppose Federal Aid Plan In Telegram
In Rockford Illinois two Ohio schools Mount Union College Alliance and Lake Erie College Painesville joined 27 other institutions in opposing a federal bill offering construction grants and student scholarships to private and church related colleges. The presidents signed a joint telegram sent Tuesday to the House Rules Committee in Washington.
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Rockford, Ill
Ohio
Mount Union
Alliance
Lake Erie
Painesville
House Rules Committee
Washington
Gov DiSalle Tours Lewis Research Center in Cleveland
In a five hour tour Gov. Michael V. DiSalle visited Lewis Research Center with Dr. Abe Silverstein hosting. The governor and party moved through several laboratories on Tuesday to inspect space research facilities.
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Cleveland
Michael V. DiSalle
Lewis Research Center
Abe Silverstein
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Quadros
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