Ohio Employers See Slow Rehiring Prospects Through May
Ohio employers predict unemployment will rise or stay high through mid May with gains under 2 percent and growth limited to nonmanufacturing sectors like department stores transport and home building. Cleveland shows a sharp jump in unemployment while Canton Lorain Elyria and Youngstown are cited as critical. Defiance joins Springfield New Philadelphia Dover Portsmouth Chillicothe in rising joblessness with little optimism for substantial rehiring.
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Ohio
Akron
Canton
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Dayton
Hamilton-Middletown
Lorain-Elyria
Toledo
Youngstown
Defiance
Springfield
New Philadelphia-Dover
Portsmouth- Chillicothe
Kohler Strike Riots Probed by Senate Panel
Testimony to the Senate racket committee details the Clay Boat Riot of July 5 1955 during the Kohler Co strike. UAW officials deny blame amid accusations of violence at the unloading of clay from a Norwegian ship.
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Washington
Senate
Kohler Co
United Auto Workers
Kohler
Robert F. Kennedy
Donald Rand
Appeals court to hear SU benefits case in April
The Seventh District Court of Appeals is expediting the Supplemental Unemployment Benefits case and likely will hear arguments April 1 and 2 at Youngstown.
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Youngstown
Seventh District Court of Appeals
Accidents Claim Five Lives in Late Storms
A late-winter snowstorm in Kentucky on Thursday killed five people in traffic crashes in Louisville and surrounding areas. The storm dumped up to seven inches of snow, snarling travel and disrupting transportation and communications.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Indian Riot Conviction Hits Ku Klux Klan Leader
Ku Klux Klan wizard James W. Cole of Marion South Carolina is sentenced for inciting an Indian riot in Robeson County North Carolina. Co-defendant James Garland Martin of Reidsville was also found guilty after a 43 minute trial with a two year potential sentence for each. The rally near Maxton January 18 sparked the case amid Indian resentment and Sheriff Malcolm McLeod testified he warned Cole not to hold the event. The defense argued rights to peaceful assembly and bear arms as the basis for no witnesses.
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Lumberton
N. C
Ku Klux Klan
James W. Cole
Robeson County
Marion, S. C
James Garland Martin
Reidsville
Cole
Martin
Maxton
Malcolm McLeod
Burglary at Five and Dime Ends In Empty Safe
A burglar broke into a Dallas five and dime store using a hammer three chisels a screwdriver and a monkey wrench on the safe. He forced the door but a second door blocked access to the loot. He left a note in an office typewriter reading too bad I will get in next time when I'm more prepared Thank you and good by till then.
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Dallas
Negro to Die in electric chair for five murders
Hermiah McCray, 23, a Georgia sharecropper's son, was sentenced in Caroline County to die for first degree murder in the February rape slaying of Jeanette Griffin. Police say his victims included 86 year old Sarah Dewitt of Ohio and four other white victims in Alabama, Georgia, Virginia, and Ohio.
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Bowling Green
Sarah Dewitt
Fayette County
Ohio
Caroline County
Hermiah McCray
Jeanette M. Griffin
Daisy F. Gilbert
Oxford
Ala
Robert Hanbury
Atlanta
Virginia MacLin Stevens
Colonial Heights
Rush Reager
Griffin
Fumes Blamed for Two Deaths in Cleveland
Police and gas officials say an unvented heater released deadly fumes killing John Baker aged 50 and his wife Mary aged 41 in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
John Baker
Mary
Ohio and West Virginia Weather Outlook This Weekend
Mostly cloudy today tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. Ohio highs around 44 and lows near 30 with Wednesday warming. West Virginia sees mainly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday with little change in temperature and lows around 24 to 30. A five day forecast notes below normal temperatures and a small chance of rain or snow early next week along Lake Erie.
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West Virginia
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Albuquerque
Bismarck
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Los Angeles
Op Fl
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Phoenix
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An Francisco
Biekei
Douglas pushes excise tax cut amid Senate revolt
Senator Douglas pressed for an excise tax cut to aid the recession but faced a 71 to 14 Senate vote rejecting his plan. He sought about 5.2 billion dollars in tax relief, including halving the 10 percent auto tax and the 3 percent freight tax, with possible removal of the latter.
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Washington
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
Senate
Cabinet Seeks Antirecession Remedies after Economic Decline
President Eisenhower met with his Cabinet to assess a worsening economy and mounting calls for federal antirecession steps. Reports showed business investment and consumer outlays may drop in 1958, though department store sales and loan applications posted gains. The AFL-CIO’s analysis was withheld for White House review.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Afle Cio
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Housing Administration
Afl-Cio
White House
Summit Warmup Ahead of Eisenhower Macmillan Talks
President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Macmillan will meet in Washington on June 9 and 10 to align U S and British plans for a summit with the Soviet Union. Topics include atomic energy cooperation, nuclear missiles for British bases, Middle East issues, East West trade, and Far East conditions as a framework for disarmament talks.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Macmillan
Soviet Union
White House
United States
Britain
U.S
Far East
Court To Rule On Pictures
Ohio Supreme Court considers contempt action over secret photographs taken during a session. Chief Justice Weygandt notes no report will be available immediately as deliberations began. The Press published covert pictures, considered a violation of Canon 35 banning photos and broadcasts in court sessions.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Carl V. Weygandt
Cleveland
the Press
Ohio Bar Assn
Zanesville Man Dies In Route 40 Crash
A Zanesville man Arthur Evans, 46, died Thursday when his car skidded into oncoming traffic on U.S. 40. He collided head on with another vehicle driven by Jack P. Topill, 40, of Gahanna.
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Zanesville
Newark
Highway Patrol
U.S. 40
Arthur Evans
Woodlawn Ave
Jack P. Topill
Hamilton Rd
Gahanna
Mishandling Charge Faces School Board Probe
In a Columbus examiner's report State Auditor James A. Rhodes substantiated charges by Delma D. Harding of the Maysville Local School District board that a surplus diesel generator and related equipment were improperly handled and sold. The issues were cleared up later. Rhodes also noted Portsmouth Receiving Hospital is well administered though some unused installations exist.
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Columbus
Maysville
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Delma D. Harding
Carl Gibson
Harding
Portsmouth
Army to Lease 40 Arsenal Sites to Private Industry
Washington reports the Army seeks to lease 40 arsenals and ordnance works nationwide to private industry. The list includes installations in Lima, Apeo Portage County and Cincinnati as part of the program to privatize federal wartime assets.
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Washington
Lima
Apeo
Portage County
Cincinnati
No Business Like Weather Forecasts Missed Snowstorms
St Louis weatherman George Brancato told the Optimist Club his forecasts missed two big snowstorms. He predicted rain but temperatures were two to three degrees colder, resulting in 11 inches of snow once and 9 inches the other time.
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Louis
Overcrowded Ohio Mental Health Facilities Cited
Ohio officials describe hospitals and schools as crowded and unsanitary in a conference address. Dr Joseph E Duty notes the state ranks 27th in mental hospital per capita spending while ranking high in wealth. He praises dedicated staff but calls for greater funding despite health care progress.
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Columbus
Ohio
Joseph E. Duty
Afl-Cio Workers Conference On Community Service
Robert A. Haines
Duty
Atlantic Flier Plans East West Crossing
SAN FRANCISCO Peter Gluckman 32 who twice crossed the Atlantic alone in a light plane from west to east now hopes to do it from England to New York.
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San Francisco
Peter Gluckman
Atlantic
England
New York
Plants May Open Cincinnati Strike Threat
The Miami Valley Foundrymen's Association warned it may reopen 1,800 striking members' plants in Cincinnati if the Foundry Workers' Union does not submit a new contract proposal.
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Cincinnati
Miami Valley Foundrymen’s Association
Foundry Workers’ Union
Clauss Named Trustee
Wilbur Clauss of McComb Ohio was elected to the board of trustees of the Producers Livestock Association, which operates in Ohio West Virginia Kentucky and Indiana.
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Columbus
Wilbur ‘Clauss
McComb
Ohio
The
Producers Livestock Association
West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
S7 Level Set As Basis For Farm Support
The Senate approved a bill to set 1957 price levels as a floor for current farm supports and potentially alter the soil bank program. It would raise wheat supports from 1.78 to 2.00 per bushel, influencing farmers who retired 5.44 million acres under the soil bank based on the lower price.
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Washington
Soil Bank
Senate
Monaco Heir Born as Grace Delivers Prince
Princess Grace of Monaco today gave birth to a baby boy in Monte Carlo, delivering the new heir to the throne of the principality. The birth confirms the line of succession for Monaco and adds a new royal generation to the coastal state.
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Grace
Monaco
Mediterranean
Two Main Effects Road Bill Approval Forecast
Senate Public Works plans to approve a highway speedup bill adding 1 billion dollars to this year’s funds. Senator Gore says it will create thousands of jobs nationwide and accelerate the Interstate System back toward a 13 year plan, with bipartisan support and quick action expected this coming week.
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Washington
Senate Public Works Committee
Sen
Gore
D-Tenn
Public Roads
Senate
Self defense wins acquittal in knife slaying case
In Cincinnati Prentice Meddings, 22, is acquitted of first degree manslaughter after a non jury trial. Judge Otis Hess ruled Meddings acted in fear for his life during a street fight that left Carl Lee Levell, 14, dead and involved Meddings and his brother Arland, 17.
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Cincinnati
Prentice Meddings
Otis R. Hess
Meddings
Carl Lee Levell
Arland
Freak Auto Accident Kills Mother and Son
In Sandusky Ohio a freak crash on Ohio 250 killed Mrs Binas E Violet and her son James 31 of Mansfield. An iron rail loosened from a tractor trailer struck the pavement and bounced through the windshield.
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Sandusky
Ohio
Here
Binas E. Violet
James
Mansfield
Leopold's Fast Escape to Puerto Rico Parole Work
Ex convict Nathan Leopold, diabetic, rode 40 miles from Stateville to Chicago on his first days of freedom. He was sick six times during the high speed trip, aims to depart for Puerto Rico where he will work as a ten dollar a month lab technician in a mission hospital near Adjuntas.
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Stateville
Nathan Leopold
Leopold
Joliet
Leopld
Fiencemenie
Puerto Rico
Adjuntas
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