Ex-Con Forces Statewide Hunt for Family Abduction
Richard Arlen Payne, 23, abducted a mother and three children at gunpoint in West Virginia. He demanded Gov. Cecil H. Underwood release a fellow convict, then threatened torture and death. Roadblocks and air searches covered Route 17 and surrounding areas as state police pursued the dangerous suspect.
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Cecil H. Underwood
Washington
West Virginia
Richard Arlen Payne
Payne
Underwood
Burton Junior Post
Junior Starcher
Route 17
Point Pleasant
John H. Baldwin
Baldwin
Elma
Susan
Danny
Kenneth
W. R. Callaghan
Moundsville
Accident Injures Two In Ohio Indiana Collison
Mrs Jane Irene Jollief 59 of Columbus Ohio and her sister in law Mrs Anna Walter 62 of Attica Indiana were fatally injured when their automobile collided with another car on US 601 about 25 miles southwest of Lancaster on Wednesday.
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Lancaster
S. C
Jane Irene Jollief
Columbus
Ohio
Anna Walter
Attica
Ind
Here
Ten killed as freight train hits car near Xenia
AP report from Xenia says a freight train struck a car carrying ten passengers, including eight Girl Scouts. All aboard died, among them 12 year olds Linda Ward and others from Beaver Creek Township. Driver Mrs. Lucille White was found 75 feet beyond the car.
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XENIA
Here
Girl Scouts
Lucille White
Kenneth Ward
Linda
Khrushchev Pushes Western Ideas for Berlin Summit
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev challenged the West to propose concrete ideas for a May 11 summit to defuse Berlin tensions. He reiterated readiness for talks with all 28 WWII Allied nations and urged discussion of a German peace treaty at a broad conference.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
Germany
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
West Berlin
Hitler
Costello Leaves Estate To Wife And Daughters
Comedian Lou Costello left most of his estate valued at more than $200 000 to his wife and three daughters reflecting his will filing in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Lou Costello
Intensive Search Ends Seventy-Year Family Reunion
In Toledo Ohio George Mayo 80 and his son Leonard 58 reunited after 57 years apart. Leonard traced his father by writing to Bloomfield Missouri post office and learning a family contact. George suffered a shock upon the reunion and Lina had hindered efforts due to a mistaken name.
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Ohio
George Mayo
Leonard
Bloomfield
Mayo
George
Detroit
Macmillan To See Eisenhower On Berlin Strategy
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan arrives in Washington for Berlin talks with President Eisenhower. They plan flexible Western policies for talks with the Soviet Union and will discuss resisting Soviet pressure regarding Berlin. Meetings include a Camp David session Friday to start formal discussions.
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Washington
Harold Macmillan
Berlin
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Ottawa
Macmillan
Christian Herter
White House
Camp David
Civil defense course offered at Ohio State University
Columbus officials will take a five day course on the element of civil defense and defense mobilization at Ohio State University from March 23 to 27. The first class is limited to 55 enrollees.
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Columbus
Ohio Civil Defense
Ohio State University
Nuclear tests near earth shield claim says Pentagon
The Pentagon confirms three high altitude nuclear detonations last September created an electronic shell circling the globe. Officials say very low radiation and no Earthly fallout, with breaks over the poles. Details on exact altitude and military purpose were not disclosed.
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Washington
United States
Defense Department
Military
Scientific
York
Poles
Corning man dies from Route 13 crash. other driver faces charges
John Marshall 68 of Corning died from injuries after a March 7 crash on Route 13 near Glouster. Rich ard E. Searls 26 of Glouster pled innocent to second degree manslaughter in Municipal Court March 14. he is bound to the grand jury under $1000 bond regarding the death of Rosemary Craig 55 of Glouster. Marshall, a retired coal miner, died in Mount St. Mary Hospital. He is survived by wife Ann, daughter Ruth Mitchell and three grandchildren, plus two brothers and a sister in Scotland. Funeral set for Saturday at the Corning Church of God with burial in Millertown Cemetery. Friends may call after 5 p.m. Thursday at Carl W. Hermey Funeral Home.
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John Marshall
Glouster
Mount St. Mary Hospital
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Richard E. Searls
Rosemary Craig
Scotland
Athens State Hospital
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Ruth A. Mitchell
William
Alec
Sarah Acheson
Coatbridge
Redstone Unit To Be Sent To Germany
The United States will send a second Redstone missile unit to Germany to reinforce NATO ground forces in Europe. The 46th Artillery Group based at Ft Sill Oklahoma with 650 personnel and two Redstone batteries will depart next month, joining the first unit already in Europe attached to the 7th Army.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Europe
46Th Artillery Group
Ft. Sill
Okla
46Th
7Th Army
Heiress Muriel Hubbard Dies at 56 in New Haven
Muriel McCormick Hubbard heiress to Rockefeller and McCormick fortunes died at 56 from a heart ailment in New Haven Connecticut She served in the U S Women's Army Corps during World War II and was granddaughter of John D Rockefeller Sr and Cyrus McCormick Her estate was valued around 40 million dollars Funeral services are scheduled for Friday.
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New Haven
Conn
Muriel McCormick Hubbard
Rockefeller
McCormick
U. S. Women’s Army Corps
Hubbard
John D. Rockefeller Sr
Cyrus McCormick
Rubber Magnate Dies in Phoenix Hospital Night
Paul Weeks Litchfield longtime leader in the rubber industry and honorary chairman of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. board died in a Phoenix hospital Wednesday night leaving a legacy in rubber chemistry and corporate leadership.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Paul Weeks Litchfield
American Rubber Industry
Goodyear Trig and Rubber Co
Phoenix
Kansan's Smile Turns 100 in Garden City Birthday
Mrs. Alice Wilcox, claimed oldest living native Kansan, said she has smiled 100 years as she viewed a cake with 100 candles. The party was hosted by her Sunday School class in Garden City, where she lives with her daughter Mrs. Herbert Olsen, in poor health but alert.
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Garden City
Kan
Alice Wilcox
Kansan
Wilcox
Herbert Olsen
SUB Bill Sent To Governor In Ohio Vote Sparks Referendum Question
The supplemental unemployment benefits bill awaits Governor LiSalle's signature nonemergency. Without an emergency clause a referendum is possible, requiring 197000 valid signatures within 90 days to place the issue on the ballot. The House passed the SUB bill 100 36 after an emergency clause was removed, while the Senate rejected it 75 59.
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Columbus
Michael V. LiSalle
SUB
di Salle
House
Senate
Truman 75th Birthday National Celebration Committee Formed
Washington reports six governors 31 senators and 102 representatives will serve on the committee arranging a national celebration of former President Harry S. Truman s 75th birthday on May 8 The observance will feature a nationwide closed circuit television show for party gatherings nationwide
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
Epidemic Hits Mexican Teachers Blamed on Dust
More than 5000 of Mexico City's 25 000 schoolteachers suffer respiratory ailments in an epidemic blamed on dust storms. Absenteeism also rises in government offices and factories as strong winds blow clouds of choking dust from the dry lake beds of Texcoco for three days.
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Mexico City
Texcoco
Accident Kills Woman on U S 33 Near Columbus
A car struck a utility pole on U S 33 one mile north of the Franklin County line near Union County, killing 35 year old Mrs Virginia F Scott of Aurora Illinois.
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Columbus
U.S. 33
Virginia F. Scott
Aurora
Ill
Franklin County
Union County
Queen Mother Elizabeth to Open Archaeology Museum in Jerusalem
Belgium’s 82 year old Queen Mother Elizabeth will travel to Israel at month’s end to inaugurate a Jerusalem archaeology museum named in her honor.
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Belgium
Elisabeth
Israel
Jerusalem
Truman Honored as 50 Year Mason by Local Lodge
Kansas City group crowns former President Harry S Truman with a 50 year Mason accolade during a Wednesday night ceremony, underscoring his long affiliation with the fraternal order.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Masonic Lodge
Reward Offered as Talks Resume in Ohio Electric Strike
The 19 day old IBEW strike against Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. will see negotiations resume Friday after federal mediator J. Montoney announced the move. The union offered up to 5000 dollars for information leading to arrests of those threatening pickets. About 1300 workers in 23 southern and central Ohio counties are on strike.
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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Hr. J. Montoney
Columbus
M. E. Sensenbrenner
Harry Conover
IBEW
Conover
Gordon Freeman
C&soe
Ohio
Route 21 Plans Under Study to Link Lakes Erie Ohio River
Highway Director Everett S. Preston says plans to develop U S 21 as a Lake Erie to Ohio River route are being studied with no decision yet.
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Columbus
Everett S. Preston
Air Force Tests New Atlas ICBM Nose Cone
At Cape Canaveral the Air Force fired a revised Atlas ICBM nose cone to test reentry performance and a potential warhead cover. The 22nd Atlas test in 21 months aimed for a 4500 mile flight and possible recovery of a warhead from the Atlantic. The program supports an early next year operational ICBM and a planned Venus probe launch.
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South Atlantic
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Venus
Columbus Businessman Donates 30000 To Teachers
A Columbus businessman, remaining anonymous, has donated 30000 over six years to fund studies for deserving teachers. He says investing in education serves people best, as good teachers help children learn and society prosper. He disclosed the motive to a reporter Wednesday.
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Columbus
Gallipolis Board of Health Disbanded by City Commission
Gallipolis Ohio The City Board of Health was dissolved Wednesday night by the Gallipolis City Commission after a legal opinion from City Solicitor Perry J Bailes. The city charter and Hughes health act framework are cited, stating the city manager is the health officer and sole administrator of the health program.
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Gallipolis
Bailes
Ohio
Hughes (Health
Board of Health
Pikeville Courtroom Seeks Solution to Coal Strike
Eastern Kentucky coal strikes move into court as 7000 workers idled. Gov Chandler refused demand for National Guardsmen while the Pike County Coal Operators Assn seeks a restraining order against the United Mine Workers. The 300 member association rejects the wage rise from 22.25 to 24.25.
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Pikeville
Kentucky
A. B. Chandler
Pike County
Von Braun Urges U S Space Leadership Over Rivalry
Dr. Wernher von Braun, Army missiles chief, told the Cincinnati Post and American Ordnance Assn that the United States must lead in missiles and space, not chase Soviet Russia. He cited Explorer, Vanguard and Pioneer missions, noting the radiation belt discovery and improvements in Earth's shape as key outcomes.
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Cincinnati
Wehrer von Braun
Army
Hitler
America
Vangard
James von Allen
Earth
Ios
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