Early Spring Floods Threaten Nine Midwest States
Floods from swollen rivers and ice jams inundate hundreds of square miles across Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the Dakotas. Nebraska declares seven disaster areas as helicopters and National Guard rescue scores trapped families near Omaha, Fremont, Valley, and Columbus. High waters close highways and reroute trains amid thaw and recent rains.
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Party Line Delays Help Kill Stroke Victim
Mrs. Mary Starkey pleaded on a two party line Tuesday night for neighbors to yield so she could call a doctor for her husband Wilbur Starkey 58 a retired Republic Steel worker in Leavittsburg. The line was busy and the doctor arrived to pronounce him dead of a stroke.
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Mary Starkey
Senate Reconsiders Civil Rights Bill After House Revisions
The Senate Judiciary Committee returns the revamped House civil rights bill without recommendation. Majority Leader Johnson plans to bring up the measure. two major amendments broadened penalties for desegregation interference and allowed state officials to observe Negro registration hearings.
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Judiciary Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Polaris Submarine Missile Test Declared Successful
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla The Navy announced a near operational Polaris missile test from a moving ship Tuesday night with early indications of a completely successful outcome The Pentagon said the United States leads the Soviet Union in this missilery field and the test marks a significant achievement in missile capability.
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Pentagon
Bridge Rail Pierces Body as Driver Survives Crash
Bruce E. Wixon, 24, of Barryton Michigan, survived after a 130-foot rail fragment pierced his body when his car skidded on ice and crashed through a guard rail into a mill pond. He was in fair condition at Community Hospital and said to be holding his own. Sheriff Ramsdill called the incident the most unusual he had seen.
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Mich
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Bruce E. Wixon
Barryton
Wixon
Donald Ramsdill
Gambling corruption risks faith in public officials
Gov. Michael V. DiSalle criticizes officials who claim gambling harms none. He says gambling can undermine government and notes minor corruption leads to major corruption, urging vigilance against complicit attitudes.
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Canton
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
Dr William C Sharpe Dead at 78 in St Petersburg
Dr William C Sharpe, a noted brain surgeon, died Tuesday in St Petersburg. The obituary notes his long medical career and contributions to neurosurgery.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla. i
William C. Sharpe
Kimpton Resigns as University of Chicago Chancellor
Dr Lawrence A Kimpton aged 49 resigns as chancellor of the University of Chicago a position held since 1951. The five day forecast predicts temperatures 3 to 7 degrees above normal with highs about 52 to 58 and lows 32 to 37. Warmer Friday and Saturday then cooler Sunday or Monday with showers or thundershowers possible late Friday into Sunday.
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Chicago
Lawrence A. Kimpton
University of Chicago
OHTO
City life to farm life branded as anything but quiet
Knoxville reports at a farm credit conference that farming is now a big business requiring large upfront investing. Speakers warn the average farmer faces debt and tough competition as farm income hinges on productivity and land value, with investments from 30000 to 100000 needed for about 3500 annual earnings.
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Knoxville
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Lee
Pomeroy Appeals Pollution Board Permit Denial
Pomeroy files late Tuesday appeal in Meigs County Common Pleas Court contesting Ohio Water Pollution Control Board denial to renew village permit to dump refuse into the Ohio River. Attorney Fred W. Crow Jr. argues the board refused renewal after a March 8 hearing in Columbus citing missing sewer project plans and financing proposals. Permit originally issued Feb 17, 1959.
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Ohio Water Pollution Control Board
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Columbus
Young Felons To Hang For Mass Murders
Garden City Kansas reports Richard Eugene Hickock 28 of Edgerton Kansas and Perry Edward Smith 31 of Las Vegas Nevada were condemned to hang after an all male jury found them guilty of killing four members of a farm family on November 15. Both admitted involvement and said they killed to prevent identification by victims who looted Herbert W. Clutter's home. No mercy option was provided.
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Garden City
Kan
Richard Eugene Hickock
Edgerton
Perry Edward Smith
Las Vegas
Nev
Herbert W. Clutter
Teamsters Win Over New Jersey Poultry Farmers Vote
About 1000 poultry farmers from Vineland and Lakewood accepted Hoffa backed Teamsters union recruitment in a Tuesday meeting in Atlantic City with one dissenting vote. Hoffa pledged to organize farmers and push similar campaigns in other states.
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Supreme Court Okays Trust Fund Purchase
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled 5-1 that a new law allowing use of trust funds for advance land purchases for highway use is valid and not a state debt banned by the Ohio Constitution.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio
Army Holds Inquiry Into Vandal Paint At Edgewood
Army officials opened an inquiry after swastikas a Soviet hammer and sickle and other symbols were painted on buildings and paving at the Edgewood chemical center in Maryland.
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Army
Edgewood
Tax refund mix up shocks Missouri family
In Lee's Summit Missouri a 24 year old girl Patty Kay Clark found a refund check and used scissors on it. The IRS will issue a new refund for the family of Virgil Clark Jr. and spouse. The $333.05 check was damaged in the mishap.
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Lee’s Summit
Patty Kay Clark
Virgil Clark Jr
Internal Revenue Service
Meigs Tops Ohio Counties In Aged Population
Gov. DiSalle notes a state study showing 9 percent of Ohio residents were 65 or older in mid 1959. Meigs County led with 16.5 percent of its 22 899 population aged 65 plus, followed by Morgan County with 16 percent of 10 919.
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Ohio
Michael V. DiSalle
Meigs County
DiSalle
Morgan County
Department of Industrial and Economic Development
State of emergency declared after massive Cape Town protest
In Cape Town thousands of Black demonstrators marched on Caledon Square demanding release of leaders amid armored police. The UN Security Council decided to discuss South Africa's racial conflict as Verwoerd's government proclaimed a modified martial law state affecting 80 districts after a predawn roundup that detained over 150 opponents.
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Caledon Square
United Nations
N. Yim
UN Security Council
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Terblanche
Africa
Langa
Hendrik Verwoerd
Nuclear Ban Pact Seen In 90 Days
President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Macmillan propose a limited treaty banning nuclear weapons tests within months if the Soviet Union accepts a short term moratorium on small underground blasts. The plan will be presented to the USSR at Geneva as part of a three power conference.
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Harold Macmillan
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U.S.S.R
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Macmillan
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Nikita Khrushchev
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U.S
Britain
Patients on Blue Cross leave hospital earlier study finds
The Citizens Hospital Study Committee reports that patients insured by Blue Cross of Northeast Ohio spend about half a day less in hospital than self paying patients. The finding compares average lengths of stay between covered and non covered individuals.
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Cleveland
Citizens Hospital Study Committee
Blue Cross
Ohio
Dating Tips Course to Start Next Fall in NYC High Schools
A New York course aimed at helping students achieve happy home lives will begin next fall in city high schools. It covers dating tips and how to become more popular, according to early details of the program.
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New York City
Differences Persist In Nuclear Test Ban Talks
After Eisenhower and Macmillan meet, hopes rise for a treaty within 90 days if the Soviets show sincerity. Key sticking points include on site inspections with about 20 yearly trips versus a Soviet cap below six, a seven member control commission split three two two versus three three one, and risk of a Soviet veto on two thirds decisions.
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