miners trapped in coal mine 13 dead found
Logan West Virginia AP reports 13 of 18 miners trapped for days after a cave-in and fire in Island Creek Coal Co mine 8 miles from Holden were found dead from asphyxiation. Rescue efforts continued for the remaining five as officials withheld names pending full accounting.
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Logan
W.va
Holden
Jack Matheson
W. Va
Island Creek Coal Co
Kentucky
W. K. Donaldson
Temperature Up Tuesday Snow Today in Ohio
Ohio weather warmed to the 30s and 40s with Columbus at 44 and Cincinnati at 38 while a Texas low pressure system moved toward Missouri. Snow began before daylight in Dayton and spread east to Columbus with freezing rain and sleet in Cincinnati and Piketon. Snow is expected to cover northern two thirds of Ohio, turning to rain by afternoon and diminishing to flurries by Thursday as winds shift northwest and temperatures fall.
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Ohio
Chesapeake
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Texas
Missouri
Dayton
Piketon
Couple To Adopt Brilliant Child In New Jersey
In OLD BRIDGE New Jersey Mr and Mrs Richard Combs moved to adopt their four year old foster daughter Alice Marie after state officials dropped opposition to the adoption The board had argued the girl with an IQ near 138 needed a wealthier home but the secret meeting concluded adoption by the Combs could proceed praising restraint and avoiding public battles.
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N.J
Richard Combs
Alice Marie
Combs
New Jersey Board of Child Welfare
I. Q
State Board
Trenton
Alice
Mrs. Combs
Miller’s Poultry Ad Yields Quick Calls and Praise
Harold Miller of Miller's Poultry ran an ad on Monday and received 3 or 4 calls. He phoned the next day praising the paper as a good salesman and saying the ad sold the tape recorder.
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Harold Miller
Miller's Poultry
National Want Ad Week Messenger Classified Ad Offer
During National Want Ad Week, take advantage of Messenger Classified Ads. Call LY 3-1242 to place your ad. 15 Words 3 Times Casts Only $1.35.
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Messenger
Patrolmen suspended on drinking charges in East Liverpool
Safety Service Director Lee Copenhaver suspended two patrolmen for five days after hours drinking or presence in a private club. The officers are Paul Burson Jr and Richard Higgins. A third officer, St Thomas Walker, admitted being in the club after hours but said he did not drink.
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Safety Service
Lee Copenhaver
Paul Burson, Jr
Richard Higgins
Copenhaver
St. Thomas Walker
Five Day Forecast for Ohio with Below Normal Temps
The forecast shows temperatures 10 to 12 degrees below normal with normal highs of 46 to 91 and lows of 28 to 32. Cold conditions persist with minor daily changes and about three quarters of an inch of precipitation in snow flurries Thursday and again Friday or Saturday.
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Ohlo
US Demands Return of Five B26 Bombers
The United States demands immediate return of five B26 medium bombers claimed by the Dominican government as illegally acquired. The planes rebuilt twin-engine World War II models surfaced with the Dominican Air Force despite an arms embargo on the Caribbean. Flight histories show they were shipped by a Miami exporter last year under Chilean purchase claims. Chilean authorities report the planes never arrived. U.S. officials trace the aircraft to the Dominican Republic and allege official cooperation in the transfer.
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United States
Caribbean
Miami
Chile
U.S
Dominican Republic
Stevenson Disturbed By Cuban State Tour
Adlai E Stevenson, touring Latin America, says Cuba under Prime Minister Fidel Castro disturbs him. He cites executions expropriations and press system and hopes Castro can help the Cuban people but voices doubt.
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Argentina
Adlai E. Stevenson
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Latin America
Castro
De Gaulle to Visit United States for Eight Day Tour
President Charles de Gaulle of France will arrive April 22 for an eight day visit to the United States and talks with President Eisenhower. The schedule lists New York San Francisco and New Orleans as stops. He will be accompanied by his wife and Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville.
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Charles de Gaulle
France
United
White House
New York
San Francisco
New Orleans
de Gaulle
Maurice Couve de Murville
Urges Early Start at Ohio State University Summer Session
Ohio State University sends posters and letters to all Ohio high schools urging graduating seniors to begin university work in the summer session. The program offers a wide selection of basic courses with full counseling and guidance.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Ohio
Irish Shamrocks Sent To Lancaster School
Shamrocks from Ireland are sent to first graders at Cedar Heights School in Lancaster Ohio for St. Patrick's Day. Rep Walter H Moeller arranged the shipment through the Irish embassy and an airline after student requests. The class asked Ireland questions and Adrian Raftery of the Irish embassy explained Ireland has no native snakes.
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Washington
Ireland
Cedar Heights
Lancaster
Ohio
Walter H. Moeller
Moeller
June J. Arter
Adrian Raftery
St. Patrick
Athens State Hospital Praised for Major Upkeep and Staff Effort
State examiners praised Athens State Hospital for remarkable improvement from 1954 to 1959 under Dr. Hubert H. Fockler Harold Cox and M. Eugene Bleigh. They reported terrazzo floors redecorated wards improved kitchens and sanitation, plus a stronger staff attitude and a patients Christmas fund initiative.
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Athens State Hospital
James A. Rhodes
Hubert H. Fockler
Harold Cox
M. Eugene Bleigh
Athens County Man Held by FBI for Sheriff
Sheriff Harold Shields left for Spartanburg to escort Thomas Henry Schall 25 held by FBI for fugitive felon act. Schall indicted for July 1958 Midway Inn burglary near Circle Hill with about 150 dollars stolen. he was also sought for W Union St Trading Post break in.
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Athens County
Harold Shields
Spartanburg
S. C
Thomas Henry Schall
Midway Inn
Circle Hill
Charles Richard Miller
Thornville
Larry Minerd
Millfield
Lancaster Boys Industrial School
Schall
Athens
W. Union St
FBI
South Carolina
Florida
Texas
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Sheriff Shields
Everett Crum Indicted on Jailbreak and Robbery Charges
The Clinton County grand jury indicted Everett Crum on jail breaking armed robbery kidnapping to extort and auto theft charges. Crum escaped from city jail on Feb 18 at gunpoint took a minister's car and led a 55 hour chase ending at a State Highway Patrol roadblock. He faces additional charges in Highland and Adams counties.
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Wilmington
Clinton County
Everett Crum
Crum
Ohio
Adams County
Highland County
Hungry Fowl Rounded Up After Bedford Heights Chase
Two Animal Protective League agents rounded up 44 fighting cocks and hens from Bedford Heights. The birds belonged to Elgie Chafford who died recently. Neighbors reported no one fed or watered them since Sunday. Agent Al Simon found about a dozen dead birds and noted the fight had waned as someone released the hens.
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Animal Protective League
Bedford Heights
Elgie Chafford
APL
al Simon
Marriage Permission Granted to Princess Margar et Jones
Queen Elizabeth II formally granted permission for Princess Margaret to marry Anthony Armstrong-Jones on May 6 under the Royal Marriages Act. The approval is a formal act for those in the royal line.
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Beth II
Princess Margaret
Anthony Armstrong-Jones
Plan Would Cut Army Forces To 1 700 000
Soviet delegate Valerian Zorin proposed at a 10 nation disarmament conference that the United States Soviet Union and Red China reduce their armed forces to 1.7 million each within 18 months. The plan mirrors Khrushchev proposals and envisions three stage disarmament supervised by an international control organization with inspections.
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Soviet Union
United States
U.S.S.R
Red China
Valerian A. Zorin
Nikita Khrushchev
U.N. General Assembly
Zorin
Britain
France
Khrushchev
U. S
High Court Rejects Appeal For Mercy For Cincinnati Man
Ohio's Supreme Court denied Frank Poindexter 49 of Cincinnati his mercy appeal in the first degree murder of Mrs. Herschel Hires in Hamilton. The court set April 18 for execution in the Ohio Penitentiary electric chair.
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Ohio
Supreme Court
Frank Poindexter
Cincinnati
Herschel Hires
Hamilton
Prosecution Asks for Death Penalty in California Case
Convicted of murdering Pearl Putney, 72, Motherwell faces potential death sentence. Prosecutors seek the death penalty by proving he also killed his second wife Sarah and their disabled child Heather. Second wife found in bathtub in 1953, child later found in Maryland in 1958 during the Putney case search.
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Downieville
Calif
Larry Lord Motherwell
Washington, D.C
Sierra County
Pearl Putney
Washington
Motherwell
Sarah
Heather
Clydesdale Place
Frederick
Putney
Gas Delivery Record Set by Ohio Fuel Gas Co
The Ohio Fuel Gas Co reported delivering 50.9 billion cubic feet of natural gas between February 9 and March 10, a record for the three day period. The prior record was 49.1 billion between January 4 and February 3, 1959. The average temperature across the state was 24 degrees.
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Columbus
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Patrol arrests youths in Cincinnati gas station hold up
Highway Patrol halted a bus en route to Akron and arrested Noah E. Green 18 and a 16 year old companion believed sought for a prior gas station robbery in the city. The pair, short on money, stopped in Cincinnati for the 37 dollar crime on the way to Knoxville Tennessee. No charges filed immediately.
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Highway Patrol
Akron
Noah E. Green
Knoxville
Tenn
Lawyers To Seek Carole Tregoff Release In Murder Case
Los Angeles prosecutors oppose bail while Carole Tregoff 23 and Dr. R Bernard Finch 42 face murder charges in the July 18 killing of Barbara Jean Finch. A mistrial occurred after jurors deadlocked 10-2 for conviction of Finch and 4-2 for acquittal of the receptionist.
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Los Angeles
Carole Tregoff
Carole
Superior Court
John Barnes
William McKesson
R. Bernard Finch
Barbara Jean Finch
Engravers Walk Out Over Two Year Contract Demand
Cincinnati union photo engravers walked off the job Tuesday at six commercial engraving firms seeking a two year contract instead of three. Work at two other shops continued after the union secured agreements. Top pay under the old agreement was 124.50.
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