Mrs Castle pleads guilty embezzlement seeks probation
Mrs Sylvia Castle of Athens Route 1 changes plea from innocent to guilty on embezzlement charges in Athens County Common Pleas Court. Her attorney seeks probation arguing health dangers of prison. repayment arrangements discussed with bonding company securing 236 acres Meigs County real estate and a $5000 note plus $359.94 via a monthly payment. The court recessed without a decision.
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Sylvia Castle
Athens
Vehicle Title Office
Athens County Clerk of Courts of
Common Pleas Court
Francis D. White
Meigs County
Castie
Joel Draper
James F. Shumaker
Castle
Hazel Neutzling
Castile
Clerk of Courts
Four-Alarm Blaze Damages Cleveland Warehouses
A four alarm fire struck two Cleveland trucking warehouses, Wilson Forwarding Co. and Wolverine Express Inc. Explosions from inside forced firefighters back. Wolverine warehouse suffered the worst damage with antifreeze on site. Chief Frank J. Cooney estimated losses exceeding $100,000.
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Cleveland
Wilson of Forwarding Co
Wolverine Express, Inc
Wolverine
Frank J. Cooney
Bricker Nominates Botta for U.S. Marshal Post
Sen. Joan W Bricker says Howard C Botta of Wilmington Ohio will be named U S marshal for Southern Ohio today. Botta is a former Clinton County sheriff and has served in state and local government since 1920. He is 55.
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Wwashington
Joan W. Bricker
Howard C. Botta
Wilmington
U. S. Marshall
Ohio
Botts
Clinton County
Two-Gun Turnkey Slays Three in Escape Attempt
In Fort Worth Texas a 73 year old turnkey fired two pistols into seven escaping prisoners, killing three and wounding another. The incident halted a jail breakout amid a rash of break attempts. Several inmates were wounded or killed, and guards sustained injuries as officers fought to regain control.
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FT. Worth
Tex
Turnkey
W. P. Foster
Tarrant County
Floyd Hill
Alcatraz
Bobby Dean Baker
Baker
Loyd D. Legher
William Howard Ford
C. L. Eubanks
Foster
Eubanks
Jess Miles
Ford
Miles
Reuther Aims New Weapons To Bar Communists In A FNL
Leaders of the CIO United Auto Workers plan a constitutional amendment to ease proving a member is a Communist. The measure would bar such individuals from office but not from union membership. The proposal targets Communists, Nazis and Fascists within the 1,350,000 member union and will be presented at the international convention.
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Atlantic City
N. J
CIO
The
Auto Workers
Korean Front Raids Kill Dozens in Two Attacks
South Korean raiders attacked Red bunkers and trenches on the Far Eastern front using improvised incendiary devices. The US Eighth Army reports about a dozen North Korean dead with more believed trapped. Elsewhere along the West Front minimal clashes occurred amid rain, while Allied forces report over 200 Chinese killed in three hill engagements.
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Seoul
Eighth Army
West
Extended Rent Controls Seen
House Speaker Martin R announced that President Eisenhower and Republican leaders agreed to extend the current rent control law until October 1. The existing controls expire April 30 unless Congress acts, with ceilings applying in critical defense areas and cities that request them.
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Washington
House
Martin R-Maxs
Eisenhower
Congress
Martin
Death of Novelist's Wife Ruled Suicide
New City New York Maxwell Andersons wife Gertrude Anderson 45 a former actress was found dead in her garage on Sunday authorities ruled carbon monoxide suicide She had been separated from the Pulitzer Prize winner for months and was his second wife.
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New City
N. Y
Maxwell Anderson
Gertrude Anderson
Cat revisits home after 18 months and 13500 mile trek
In Oklahoma the Woods family finds their cat Tommy back in Gage after 18 months away. Details hint he wandered from California with a rough average of over two miles daily, despite injuries and uncertain care. The tale blends speculation with a remarkable homecoming.
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Gage, Okla
Woods
Tommy
Coeck
California
Gage
Oklahoma
Baruch urges standby economic controls to curb war risks
Bernard Baruch told the Senate Banking Committee that if a war comes and the government lacks immediate controls, consequences will be dire. He urged writing emergency powers into law or Congress acting alone, warning inflation and high casualties if nothing is done. He noted current wage price rent controls and allocations expire soon and Eisenhower plans to seek no standby powers.
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Washington
Bernard M. Baruch
Congress
New York
Baruch
Senate Banking Committee
Senate Committee
Eisenhower
Capehart
R-Ind
Senate Banking Group
Viel Carthy Seeks Delay Over Bohlen Russia Vote
The Senate opens debate on President Eisenhower’s nomination of Charles E. Bohlen as ambassador to Russia. McCarthy seeks delay and critics demand closer security scrutiny. Taft signals possible midweek action. Dulles defends security process amid calls for testimony from McLeod and others.
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Viel Carthy
Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Charles E
Chip) Bohlen
Russia
Sen. McCarran
D-Nev
Bohlen
Sen
McCarthy
Wis
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
John
Sen Taft
Ohio
Taft
Bensen
iLruiley
Mariny
Dulles
Ilecd
MelLeot
McLeod
Hobsen
Bohien
Sen. Sparkman
Id-Alg
Republican Party Chief Hinted Replaced by “Big Name”
Washington reports Republicans discuss replacing C Wesley Roberts as GOP chairman with a prominent figure. Taft associates favor the idea though some national committee members privately back Roberts. Roberts faced criticism in Kansas over a 1951 fraternal insurance building sale and an $11,000 fee for public relations work in a $119,000 transaction.
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Washington
C. Wesley Roberts
GOP
National Committee
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Roberts
Eisenhower
Arthur E. Summerfield
Kansas
Gardner Plea To Be Filed In Osher Gardner Jr Case
Petition will be filed in the Supreme Court on April 4 in the Osher Gardner Jr murder case. Gardner was sentenced to die in the electric chair on April 17 at Moundsville after a circuit court conviction for the murder of a Charleston pan y owner. Jackson was slain October 14, 1932 and found in a briar patch near Crab Creek Road. Gardner testified he did not remember the killing after signing a Conte. The 22 year old remains confined in custody.
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Point Pleasant
Supreme Court
Osher Gardner, Jr
Gardner
Moundsville
Pany
Sam
Charleston 5
State Supreme Court
Jackson
Crab Creek
Production resumes at Portsmouth steel plant after strike
Production in the open hearth and blooming mills at the Detroit Steel Corp Portsmouth plant resumed today following a three day strike that idled 3200 workers. Some workers had returned on Sunday. Local 2116 president William Staiger said an agreement had been reached but would not discuss details.
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Portsmouth
Detroit Stee Corp
William Staiger
United Steel Workers Clo
Sen
Kenyan Mau Mau Arrests Sweep Weekend Raid
Nairobi KenyaBritish led forces and police arrested 2487 suspected Mau Mau terrorists during weekend raids across the region. The operation underscores ongoing security drives against anti colonial rebellion and subversive groups.
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Nairobs
Kenya
Tornado Anniversary Hits South with Dead and Damage
A string of tornadoes and strong winds struck the Deep South on the anniversary day, killing one Sgt Harold Gomez and injuring several others. Towns including Columbia Louisiana Leesville and Jacksonville reported damaged buildings and debris blocking streets. A farm near Jonesboro saw a farmer carried 40 feet while a drive in theater suffered destruction with ten light planes ruined.
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Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Columbia
Louisiana
Leesville
Harold Gomez
Camp Park
Jacksonville
Tennessee
Newbern
Dyersburg
Points
Florence
Ala
Agent Cleared Of Misconduct In Beating Case
Cleveland authorities cleared state Liquor Agent Fred R. Riggin after an investigation found no misconduct. The suspect, Donald D. Cardell, later admitted entering Riggin’s hotel room and assaulting him, though initial statements differed. Cardell, from Pittsburgh, said Riggin invited him to drink before a dispute over drinks led to the beating and robbery.
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Cleveland
Fred R. Riggin
David E. Kerr
Donald d. Cardell
Pittsburgh
Riggin
Cardell
Kerr Gaid Cardell
Black convict held in brutal slaying near Newberry County
Sheriff Tom Fellers arrested Frank Penny in connection with the deaths of a woman and two others found inside a farm tenant cabin near Newberry County. The investigation identifies Penny as the suspect in the triple homicide case.
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Newberry County
Tom Fellers
Frank Penny
AEC Pattern Hints New Atom Explosion in Nevada
The Atomic Energy Commission signals another atomic blast in Las Vegas area with a press conference planned for tomorrow amid prior test patterns at Yucca Flat. Weather conditions and scheduling may affect the blast plan as officials discuss anticipated explosion details.
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Las Vegas
New
The
Atomic Energy Commission
19 Year Olds Facing Draft In 41 States
An Associated Press survey shows 41 states will draft 19 year olds next month with 14 states experiencing their first such draft since World War II. Alabama and South Carolina likely to draft in May though timing remains uncertain. Maryland Vermont and Virginia will not draft in April.
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Washington
Associated Press
Selective Service
Alabama
South Carolina
Maryland
Vermont
Virginia
New Jersey
Tennessee
Connecticut
Delaware
Iowa
Motana
Ohio
South Dakota
Utah
Former Queen Narriman Returns Home From Exile
CAIRO Egypt 4 Ex Queen Narriman pale tired leans on her mother’s arm as she returns by plane from Switzerland before dawn with a small family group. She fled Farouk in Rome to Switzerland March 12 and last July 26 went into exile with her husband and infant son King Fuad II. Her baby remains in Rome with his father.
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Cairo
Egypt
Narriman
Switzerland
Heliopolins
Fuad II
Farouk
Rome
Asila Sadek
Move To Free Seized Yanks In Chinese Capture
Hong Kong reports three Americans and six aboard the 42 foot yacht Kert were seized by Communist authorities while being towed by an armed junk between Hong Kong and Macau. The group includes former United Press correspondent Archard Applegate now with NBC, Donald Nixon of New York, and Benjamin Krasner of Brooklyn. Two Chinese boat boys and a Chinese woman were also noted.
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Hong Kong
China
Macau
Gasoline Tank Springs Leak Closes Freeway
A tanker leaking 3806 gallons of gasoline forced the Willow Freeway in suburban Cuya hoga Heights to close for three hours. Driver Alvin Tate of Cleveland said a broken spring punctured the tank during a Cleveland to Uhricheville run.
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Cleveland
Willow
Cuyahoga Heights
Alvin Tate
Uhricheville
Solons Back Van Fleet Hot Pursuit Endorsed
Former Allied Korea commander General Van Fleet urged stronger strikes on the Reds and warned UN forces may lack ammunition to repel a major offensive. He endorsed hot pursuit of Chinese and North Korean targets across the Yalu, saying pilots should have that right.
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Washington
Dares A. van Fleet
van Fleet
Korea
United Nations
Ely
Troutie
Armec Hind
S« Sargives Commmiittee
Sen
Symington
D-Mo
Alp Fares
Yalu
Air Force Plant Site Fight In Ohio District
The Air Force promised to consider Southeast Ohio for a million dollar heavy press plant if Cuyahoga Heights blocks the project. Rep Secrest urged locating in the 15th District near coal reserves two power plants and Muskingum River. Wright Patterson command said the 15th district has known industrial advantages and may choose another site if needed. Local officials in Cuyahoga Heights oppose as the plant would be tax free government property.
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Washington
Air Force
Ohio
Cuyahoga Heights
Secrest
D-Ohio
15Th
Congressional District
Muskingum River
United States
Air Materiel Command
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Overton
15Th Congressional District
Nanio Defense
Columbus Fire Claims Lives Of Three Tots
Nelsonville notes a Columbus house fire claimed three great grandchildren of a local couple. Randy 4 Daniel 3 and Gregory 14 months died in the blaze that also injuried Joanne Miller the mother. Elgin Miller the children's grandfather was killed in an earlier accident.
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Nelsonville
Columbus
Randy
Daniel
Ami Gregory
Paul V. Miller
PN. Miller
Miller
Neil Howse
William Sharon
Joanne
Epproty
Elgin Miler
Associated Press
Perry Status Is Questioned in Adams County Murder Trial
The first decree murder trial of Charley Eikleberry Jr. in Adams County faces questions over whether Perry was legally sheriff when Ben K. Perry was shot. Defense argues bond timing may affect charges as prosecutors and defense await a tense session.
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West Union, O
Charey Eikleberry, Jr
Adams
Ben K
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