Missing Mason County Boy Sparks Foul Play Theory
Deputy Sheriff Mark Harshbarger said foul play is suspected in the disappearance of five year old John Wayne McKinney. Toys found atop a hill behind the McKinney residence and a rock sent for blood tests fueled the investigation as search crews, boats, and about 1000 volunteers combed the 1200 acre farm and nearby river perimeter. The boy has not been located and parents have been questioned repeatedly amid conflicting statements.
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Gallipolis Ferry
Mark Harshbarger
Mason County
John Wayne McKinney
Sheriff's Department
Harshbarger
Johnny
Bruce McKinney
Paul McKinney
McKinney
Gordon Schwartz
Rolfe
Point Pleasant
Man pleads innocent in Meigs County murder case
George Lynn Offutt, 22, of Minersville Route 1, pleads innocent to first degree murder in the death of his wife Donna Jean Offutt. He was arraigned before County Judge Emmet W. Peoples and held without bond after the fatal car crash near Sugar Run Hill. A preliminary hearing is set for Tuesday.
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Pomeroy
George Lynn Offutt
Minersville
Offutt
Emmet W. Peoples
Donna Jean Offutt
Gilmore Cemetery
Howard Frank
George Hicks
Meigs
Robert Hartenbach
James C., O’brien
Hartenbach
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Talks on disarmament dominate Eisenhower summit hopes
Officials said a summit on disarmament is under study as the best path to ease East West tensions. Bulganin opposed broad topics and a UN veto debate while U S officials keep a possible UN Disarmament Commission meeting and later security council steps as options.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Bulganin
UN Disarmament Commission
Security Council
Dulles
Jobless Count Challenged By Ohio Lawman
Rep. Ayres of Ohio questions Census Bureau unemployment estimates exceeding five million, calling methods "about as accurate as the 1948 polls" during a House labor subcommittee hearing. Census Director Burgess says the bureau acknowledges some misinformation and works to minimize errors.
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Washington
Rep
Ayres
Ohio
Census Bureau
House Labor Subcommittee
Thomas Dewey
Harry Truman
Robert W. Burgess
Paul Jones to be arraigned on liquor still charges
Paul Jones age 34 is expected to be arraigned in Portsmouth today on charges of operating a liquor still. He was arrested Wednesday by Lawrence County deputies and federal agents who destroyed two stills at his home six miles north of Proctorville.
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Ironton
Paul Jones
Portsmouth
Jones
Lawrence County
Proctorville
Fight Over Reclaimed Stolen Car Ends With Suspect Detained
In Buffalo a man named William Edmunds chased and fought with a detective after his car, stolen Monday, was spotted at a red light. The driver-detective Donald March had just located the vehicle and Edmunds reclaimed it amid the confrontation.
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Buffalo
N. Y
William Edmunds
Donald March
March
Edmunds
Harbor Springs High Advances to Class C Semifinals
Harbor Springs Michigan celebrated after Harbor Springs High defeated Crystal Falls 57 to 50 to reach the Class C state high school semifinals. A town celebration followed the win, with band parades and hair fashion changes by students as the team moved toward Friday’s semifinal.
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Harbor Springs
Mich
American Legion
Harbor Springs High
Crystal Falls
Harbor
Seismograph Detects Severe Earthquake Near Mobile
Mobile observers recorded a strong quake Wednesday night on a Spring Hill College seismograph. Father L J Eisele estimated a distance of 4536 miles from Mobile and was unsure of direction. A seismologist suggested the event may mark the start of a major series. He predicted more quakes to follow.
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Mobile
Ala
Spring Hill College
L. J. Eisele
Kisele
Joe Palooka star crashes plane in Denver stop
Joe Kirkwood thirty five known as the Joe Palooka in the movies escaped injury when his light aircraft crash landed at Denver Municipal Airport. He reported a gear failure and continued by commercial flight to Columbus Ohio to attend the opening of a new Joe Palooka movie.
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Joe Palooka
Columbus
Denver
Joe Kirkwood
Municipal
Kirkwood
Hollywood
Ohio
Ohio State awards degrees to 516 at quarterly exercises
Ohio State University grants 516 degrees at quarterly graduation ceremonies. Four graduates attain summa cum laude and ten earn cum laude honors as part of the ceremony in Columbus.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Gunman robs Albers Dayton store of $1232
Police report a gunman forced two Albers employees to open the safe at the Dayton store on Wednesday and fled with 1232 dollars.
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Albers Dayton
Albers Supermarket
Farm Price Support Bill Moves Toward House Passage
A hold-the-line farm price support bill was called up for probable House passage today amid a threatened presidential veto. The measure seeks to lock in price support levels for farmers and faces strong opposition from the presidency.
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Washington
House bill proposes one year price support and allotment freeze
The measure would freeze government price supports and planting allowances for a year at current levels. President Eisenhower criticized the approach as a wrong turn. House Agriculture Chairman Cooley warned it could avert half a billion dollars in farm income loss. Administration supporters cautioned it could jeopardize permanent farm legislation and trigger price drops in livestock and grain. The bill limits the hold on price supports and acreage to one year, 1957 price floors and 1958 planting allotments, with 1959 impact due to 1958 allotments already set.
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Eisenhower
Cooley
D-Nc
House Agriculture Committee
Senate
Congress
Power Firms Hike Budgets in Ohio 1958 Plans
Columbus report, Ohio eight electric light and power companies set 1958 construction budgets totaling 287 million dollars, up from 260 million last year. Planned projects will add nearly 3 million kilowatts to a capacity of 7,862,000 kilowatts. Major budgets include Ohio Edison and Cleveland Electric Illuminating at 65 million each, Ohio Power at 57.42 million, Columbus Southern Ohio Electric at 25 million, and Marietta Electric at 513 thousand.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Electric Utility Institute
Ohio Edison Co
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
Ohio Power Co
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric
Weather Ballon Box Misidentified as Space Debris
In Louisville Kentucky farmer Otto Vinson found a white plastic box with a transparent pointed tube. For 24 hours locals speculated it came from Explorer II Sputnik or outer space. Fort Knox officials later identified it as part of a US weather balloon.
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Space
Louisville
Otto Vinson
Outer Space
Fort Knox
Oxford Plan Lets High School Seniors Start College Courses
Miami University announced a program enabling promising high school seniors to enroll in regular college courses for credit. Students may study on campus or at off campus centers in Dayton Norwood Hamilton Middletown and Piqua.
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Oxford
Miami University
Dayton
Norwood
Hamilton
Middletown
Piqua
24 Die In Factory Fire On Lower Broadway
A flash explosion in a lower Broadway underwear factory caused a fourth floor fire killing 24 people, 18 of 36 workers. Most victims were asphyxiated. several women jumped from windows. Fire officials cite panic as a major factor and investigations are opened by city and state authorities.
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NEW York
Broadway
Edward F. Cavanagh, Jr
Albany
Averell Harriman
State Department of Labor
Division of Safety
Congress awaits Eisenhower unemployment plan amid job measures
Congress paused its scramble to pass job creation bills as it waited for President Eisenhower to submit unemployment compensation proposals. Governors reported no fixed submission date and details remained undisclosed. The House moved toward an emergency housing bill and eyed a farm price support freeze likely to face a veto. Senate Leader Johnson pledged expeditious review of Eisenhower recommendations to aid 5.2 million unemployed.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
White House
Ohio Governor Promises Ongoing County Relief Match
Gov. C. William O'Neill told a Cabinet meeting Ohio will continue to match county relief expenditures despite rising demand. He cited 5000 new relief cases last month and said he will minimize speaking engagements, with his first post heart attack address set for April 12 at Rowling Green State University.
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Columbus
William O'Neill
O'Neill
Richard C. Minor
Ohio
Rowling Green State University
Millionaire Harry Karl Files Divorce Suit Against Marie McDonald
Santa Monica California reports that billionaire shoe magnate Harry Karl sues for divorce from actress Marie McDonald after she recanted allegations that he arranged her 1957 kidnapping last Tuesday.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Harry Karl
Marie McDonald
Infection Kills 16 Babies In Houston Hospitals
A spreading antibiotic resistant bacterial infection has claimed 18 infant lives at City-County Hospital over 24 years and months, with at least 81 infections and 21 mother infections in February. The same strain is linked to more pneumonia in elderly patients and has appeared in other U S hospitals.
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Houston
Tex
Hospital Board of Managers
Confederate Soldiers Do Not Fade Away
A House Appropriations subcommittee was asked for 60 000 to start microfilming Confederate veterans military service records stored at the National Archives. The push highlights ongoing interest in preserving Civil War era personnel files.
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Washington
National Archives
House
Rubber Workers and Goodyear Open Pension Talks
Negotiations on pension and insurance demands by United Rubber Workers began in Cleveland this Wednesday with representatives from the union and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. leading the talks.
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Cleveland
United Rubber Workers
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Unclaimed 250000 Gift Sparks Plan for Local College Scholarship
In Ashtabula a 250000 bequest from George J. Record remains unsettled after trustees could not locate a suitable industrial or polytechnic school. Judge Perry weighs substituting a college scholarship fund for Ashtabula high school graduates while estate restrictions on church attendance and sabbath observance linger.
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Ashtabula
Conneaut
George J. Record
J. Phillip Perry
Perry
Educational Trust Fund
Judge Orders Hearing For Amish Couples
The Ninth District Court of Appeals ordered a Monday habeas corpus hearing for three Amish couples jailed in Wayne County on contempt charges. Judges will decide if deputies must release the families whose children were kept from schooling after completing eighth grade.
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Norwalk
Young
Teeth Pulled Child Dies in Cleveland After Tooth Extraction
Deborah Green, 3, died four hours after two teeth were pulled. Police investigate the death as her parents say she did not respond to smelling salts, the dentist advised medical attention, and she was pronounced dead at St Lukes Hospital after a breathing emergency at home.
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Cleveland
Deborah Green
Thomas Green
St. Lukes Hospital
The Lost Weekend Ad Offer in The Messenger
A nostalgic notice invites readers to place weekend Want Ads in The Messenger market column. It urges action with a phone dial 31242 for Friday and Sunday placements, promising better results and avoiding lost opportunities.
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