Roadside shootout ends in death after bank robbery
Jeffersonville Indiana police officer Sgt. Marvin E Watts was killed at a roadblock when bank robber William Hassett of Louisville fled and died in a gun duel with Watts’s fellow trooper and a nearby Methodist minister Rev Robert Gingery. The incident followed a Sellersburg bank robbery of 1655 dollars and involved a riot gun used from a police car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffersonville
Ind
Marvin E. Watts
William Hassett
Louisville
Robert Gingery
Trinity Methodist Church
New Albany
Watts
Sellersburg
Hassett
One Killed 26 Injured In Ford Rouge Plant Explosion
DETROIT reports an explosion at Ford Motor Co. Rouge plant killed John Goodwin, 56, and injured 25 others with burns and broken bones. The blast struck a paint spray booth during line operations, tearing through a wall and igniting a quick fire. The cause remains undetermined as the plant resumes operations amid extensive damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Rouge
John Goodwin
Cleveland Man Demands Probe Over Slow Driving Arrest
David Benis, 50, of Cleveland, says an Ohio turnpike patrolman harshly treated him after pulling him over for driving about 42 mph and ordering him to follow the cruiser. Benis asserts the officer spoke roughly, upsetting his 7-year-old daughter. Patrol chief Lt. John S. Bishop pledged an investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
David Benis
Ohio ‘Turnpike
Benis
Newton Falls
Trumbull County
John S. Bishop
Doctors Test New Drug On Infant After Heart Surgery
In St Louis a 5 month old boy, James Hunter, received an experimental pancreatic enzyme drug flown from Philadelphia after heart surgery a week earlier. Doctors monitor for 24 to 48 hours to assess relief of breathing difficulties as secretions clog the bronchial passage and seek life saving effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Philadelphia
James Hunter
43 Survivors From Perama Rescue Near Key West
Forty three crew members escaped a fire and two explosions aboard the Liberian-registered tanker Perama in the Gulf of Mexico about 180 miles off Tampa Bay. The vessel foundered after catching fire and the crew reached lifeboats with no injuries reported by the Coast Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davy Jones
Gulf of Mexico
St. Petersburg
Fla
Claiborne
Key West
Coast Guard
Perama
Tampa Bay
Ohio Senate Sets Vote on Temporary Teacher Certificates
The Ohio Senate scheduled a vote on a Renner bill to limit temporary certificates to the issuing district. It would bar holders from moving easily between districts and require pursuit of standard credentials. Senate action also cleared a constitutional proposal on out of state appointments and an emergency measure allowing universities to issue bonds for off campus construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Senate
Ohio Department of Education
Gordon Renner
Hamilton
Renner
Senate
House
Ohio
Ohio State University
William O'Neill
Milk prices rise in early March report
Prices of milk climbed with the Agriculture Department noting an average delivered retail price of 24.6 cents per quart to homes in 25 principal cities in early March. This marked a 1.2 cent increase from the same period last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Ohio University to Launch Speech PhD Program
Dr. John C. Baker announced Ohio University will inaugurate its second doctoral program, a PhD in speech. The program, coordinated by Dr. Kantner with Deans Clippinger and Seigfred, starts September 1957 and adds to the chemistry PhD started a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
John C. Baker
Claude E. Kantner
School of
Dramatic Arts
Donald R. Clippinger
Graduate College
Earl C. Seigfred
College of
Fine Arts
Magsaysay Returns in State After Fatal Cebu Crash
The flag draped coffin of Ramon Magsaysay arrived in Manila aboard the Pagasa as crowds gathered around Malacanang. The 49 year old president died in a Cebu Island crash with 25 others. A six man team investigates possible sabotage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Ramon Magsaysay
Philippine Republic
Cebu Island
Pagasa
Malacanan Palace
Railway Group Offers Mediation to Avert NYC Strike
The National Railway Mediation Board planned to offer mediation services today to avert a strike called for 6:30 a.m. tomorrow against a section of the New York Central System. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen called the strike between Buffalo and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
National Railway Mediation Board
New York Central
Brotherhood of Railroad
NYC
Buffalo
N. Y
Chicago
Coordinated Hungarian Relief Formed in New York
Hungarian relief agencies in the United States unite under one umbrella organization called Coordinated Hungarian Relief Inc. Dr. Tibor de Cholnoky announced the new entity to streamline aid efforts for Hungary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Tibor de Cholnoky
Coordinated Hungarian Relief, Inc
Classified Ads Sell Trailers Amid Weeklong Rates
An advertiser reports eight to ten inquiries on trailers for sale and chose a buyer. A separate notice invites buyers of good used house trailers, with a call to 33822. Special Want Ad Week offers five days for four and nine days for seven, calling 31242 today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advertiser
Campfield Chairs New Firm Diane Infant Products Co
Lloyd Russell Campfield, 42, named chairman of the board of directors of the Diane Infant Products Co of Kanauga. The company formed about March 1, after Campfield returned to Gallia County from a three year federal prison term in Atlanta on auto transportation charges. He faced prior fraud and securities allegations in multiple states and Canada regarding a nonregistered Florida stock offering for a cyclo-septron device. John Smith is vice president and John Fontana treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallipolis
Diane Infant Products Co
Kanauga
Lloyd Russell Campfield
Campfield
Gallia County
Atlanta
Canada
Florida
John Smith
John Fontana
Bomb in Cincinnati Could Destroy 760,000
The Ohio Valley Civil Defense Authority warned that a single five megaton hydrogen bomb detonated near downtown Cincinnati could kill or wound between 600,000 and 760,000 people. The finding appears in a 467 page annual report criticizing public indifference to nuclear warfare consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio Valley Civil Defense Authority
Defense Authority
Khrushchev Urges Middle East Talks To Ease Tensions
Khrushchev called for a Middle East conference as an immediate step to reduce world tension. He did not name participants but implied a format similar to the 1954 Geneva talks on Indochina. He criticized U S policy of strength and urged better Soviet American relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Middle East
Geneva
Indochina
Grand Rapids
Mich
Herald
Charles L. Clapp
Khrushchev
U.S
Brewster questioned on vital facts in Teamsters probe
Senate investigators say further questioning of Frank W. Brewster may bear on the probe of President Dave Beck and the Teamsters. Beck claimed he borrowed 300000 to 400000 of union funds without interest and repaid it. Brewster, a Teamsters VP and Western Conference chair, had testified to borrowing union money and faced questions about financing his race horse stables. Indictments were issued for Brewster Mohn Nugent La Poma and Harry Reiss amid contempt allegations. Hoffa faces separate bribery charges related to obtaining information from staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Frank W. Brewster
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate Committee
Beck
Brewster
Kennedy
Einar Mohn
Mohn
Special Committee
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
John Monday
Nugent la Poma
Seattle
Harry Reiss
New York
House OKs Interest Hike on Government Bonds
The House passed a bill giving the Treasury flexible authority to raise the interest rate on Series E and H savings bonds to as much as 34 percent for bonds bought after Feb 1 and for those maturing after Feb 1. The move aims to boost lagging bond sales as yields on other investments rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Treasury
Senate
Mine Crews Drafted in Spain Amid Pay Strike
In Oviedo Spain more than 1000 coal miners were conscripted on Monday night to break a slowdown strike demanding higher wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oviedo
Spain
Bureau cites auto finance gouging in states and cities
Better Business Bureau official testifies before a Senate subcommittee claiming many states permit high auto loan interest and other "packing" tricks. John L. O'Brien cites practices like signing blank contracts, no down payment ads, late charges, post payoff fees, involuntary repossessions, and variable rates as widespread concerns. Ohio is noted as one of 15 states with some protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Better Business Bureau
John L. O’brien
Akron
Senate
O’brien
U. S
Better Business
Ohio
Artist Paints U S Senator Causes Uproar in Philadelphia
Philadelphia portrait by Franklin C. Watkins depicting Sen Joseph S Clark draws sharp reactions from Mayor Richardson Dilworth and Democratic officials. Watkins says he aimed for a thoughtful portrayal rather than a typical politician figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Senator
Philadelphia
U. S
Joseph S. Clark
Richardson Dilworth
Joe
Hamlet
Sir Laurence Olivier
Franklin C. Watkins
Sen. Clark
Stockholders Battle To Control Fairbanks Morse
New York Penn-Texas Corp expects to win control of Fairbanks Morse at the upcoming annual meeting. Leo Silberstein says the firm will elect a majority of directors to take over management from current head Robert H. Morse Jr. in a ongoing proxy battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Penn-Texas Corp
Fairbanks, Morse & Co
Fairbanks, Morse
Leopold D. Silberstein
Penn-Texas
Robert H. Morse Jr
190 Pass Bar exams: 62 Not So Successful
The Ohio Supreme Court announced 199 applicants passed February bar examinations to qualify as attorneys. Rep. John J. Conners was the successful legislator. Albert Ira Borowitz of Cleveland attained the top grade of 89.8. A total of 283 took the exam, with 82 failing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court Today
John J. Conners
Lucas
Albert Ira Borowitz
Cleveland
Ohio corn crop acreage projected for this year
Ohio farmers plan to plant about 3,493,000 acres of corn in year roughly 96 percent of last year’s level, according to Agriculture Department estimates issued Monday based on plans reported by March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
Department of Agriculture
Egypt lays out Suez Canal reopening plan and Gaza stance
Cairo outlines how the canal will operate after reopening with tolls paid to Egypt and ships under Egyptian law, while Israel remains barred. Egypt to announce 15 day notice before reopening and UN Emergency Force troops to be redeployed along the Gaza border as Hammarskjold eyes Cairo talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Gaza
Egypt
Suez Canal
Nasser
Israel
Suez Canal Authority
Canal Authority
Gaza Strip
Mediterranean
Dag Hammarskjold
Middle East
Hammarskjold
New York
Golda Meir
Legislators Call for Firm Stand for Israel
U S senators push for strong Israel support after Egypt’s Gaza move. Mansfield warns of danger if Egyptian troops enter Gaza and seeks a UN emergency session. Sparkman cites a moral commitment while Dulles denies secret promises, saying only hopes and expectations were stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Israel
Egypt
Gaza Strip
Mansfield
General Assembly
Sen. Sparkman
Ala
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Dulles
Dental plate ties Columbus murder victim to maker
Police traced a dental plate found with a strangled woman's body in Big Darby Creek to Richard Reed, a Columbus dental technician, who said identifying the victim via the plate is unlikely. Four youths found the body wrapped in a blanket and sack. the coroner says she was choked with rope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Big Darby Creek
Richard Reed
Carl E. Tetirick
Franklin County
Three Month Old Baby Bitten by Human
Cleveland police investigate injuries to three month old Frank Garber at St Alexis Hospital after bites from two neighbor children aged three and two. The mother, Dolores Garber, 23, left the children unattended for about five minutes. the infant was found mauled on the bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Frank Garber
St. Alexis’ Hospital
Dolores Garber
Snow Hits Midwest as Winter Persists in Spring Outlook
Snow blanketed sections of Nebraska and South Dakota with lighter accumulations in Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin and Michigan. Spring arrived at 2 17 p m on Wednesday as a low pressure system moved across southern Illinois bringing moderate to heavy precipitation to the southern Great Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Nebraska
South Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Michigan
Mississippi River
Plains
Illinois
Great Lakes
Pilot Plans 25th Atlantic Solo Crossing Next Week
Max Cone, veteran small-plane pilot, says he will attempt his 25th light-plane solo North Atlantic crossing next weekend. He also reveals plans to fly a World War II P38 to Spain and then attempt a first light-plane flight from San Francisco to Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Max Conerad
North Atlantic
Conrad
Spain
San Francisco
Hawaii
Navy Skyraider crashes in Philippine Sea during maneuvers
A U S Navy Skyraider crashed in the Philippine Sea north of Alabat Island during maneuvers. The pilot was presumed lost as crews searched the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippine Sea
Alabati
Eisenhower Improves Aboard Canberra Heads Toward Bermuda
President Eisenhower, aboard the cruiser Canberra, sails toward Bermuda for talks with Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. Doctors report his ear ailment cleared, cough fading, and he is building health after a three day sun soak voyage from Norfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Bermuda
Harold Macmillan
Canberra
Hamilton
Macmillan
Norfolk
Howard Snyder
White House
Senhower
Snyder
Wood
Barton
San Salvador
State Dulles
Washington
Middle East
Also Mentioned on This Page
Patrol Gruff
Cardinal Glennon Memorial Hospital
Dr. Baker
Ohio U
Cutive Committee
Board of Trustees
Kantner
New Firm
Clapp
Georgi N. Zaroubin
Russia
Tass
Berlin
ADN
Moscow Radio
Suez
Sen. Mansfield
D., Mont
United Nations
Strip
Sparkman
The
Associated Press
Cruise
Eisenhow
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!