Taft Eyes Rematch As O Neill Leads Ohio Primary Return
Unofficial returns show C William O Neill leading for Republican governor with 299 943 votes while Charles P Taft trails at 173 220. Michael V DiSalle tops Democratic field with 208 644 votes as Cleveland Mayor Celebrezze places second. John W Donahey heads Democratic lieutenant governor race with 154 887 votes. Bricker and Young unopposed for Senate nominations.
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Columbus
William O’neill
Michael V. DiSalle
O'Neill
Disalle
Charles P. Taft
Robert A. Taft
Taft
O’neill
Ohio
Delaware
Fayette
Licking
Madison
Union
Franklin
Pickaway
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Cleveland
Albert S. Porter
Cuyahoga County
Celebrezze
Porter
Alliance
Gov
U.S
A. V. Donahey
Donahey
John J. Gallagher
John W. Peck
Cincinnati
Frank E. Smith
Portsmouth
Charles H. Hubbell
Albert T. Ball
Roy E. Hopple
Paul M. Herbert
Colum
River Forecasters Warn Ohio May Reach Flood Stage Friday
The Ohio River near Cincinnati may rise one to two feet above the 52 foot flood stage by Friday per a revised U S Weather Bureau forecast, with crest earlier projected near 52.5 feet. At 49.2 feet Tuesday night, the river is rising about one tenth foot per hour and could mark the first May flood since 1933. Flooding has shut Lunken Airport and an adjacent recreation field, while upriver areas near Portsmouth report road closures on Ohio 73 and 104 but traffic remains on high level alternate routes.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
U. S. Weather Bureau
Lunken
Portsmouth
Ohio 73
Scioto
Weather Outlook With Warmer South and Light Rain
A mixed forecast shows onto-Fali with a warmer northwest, mostly cloudy and cool south and east with occasional rain in the extreme east. West is fair. north of the state cool tonight. Thursday looks fair and warmer with high 48 to 55 in the south and east, 5 to 6 in the northwest, and lows 36 to 40. Rainy windy western Virginia with highs in the 40s and low 30s. clouds and cooler totals, some east rain early tonight possibly ending by morning. Temperatures average 4 to 8 degrees below normal. warmer Thursday and Friday, cooler by week end. Precipitation near one inch with showers day and night or Saturday.
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Fali
West Virginia
Eisenhower Frames GOP Path to Victory Next November
President Eisenhower told a Republican dinner that GOP prospects look bright if the party backs his program. He warned he may withhold support from Republicans who oppose his goals while urging Democrats and Republicans to unite against communist threats and pass foreign aid, world trade, and military reforms. He pledged to stand with party members in the ongoing effort for peace and strong, progressive government in America.
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Washington
Eisenhower
GOP
America
Congress
Miss May Chosen American Mother of the Year
New York reports Mrs. May Roper Coker of Hartsville South Carolina named American Mother of the Year. She is 67, daughter of former Cabinet officer Daniel Roper, and long involved in farm and community uplift through education in vegetable and flower growing.
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New York
May Roper Coker
Hartsville
S. C
American Mothers Committee
Miss May
Washington
Daniel Roper
Franklin Roosevelt
David Rk, Coker
Coker
Brunette Claims Dennis Crosby Fathered Her Child
A Hollywood brunette alleges Dennis Crosby is the father of her five month old daughter. Dennis Crosby, son of Bing Crosby, is honeymooning in Las Vegas with Marilyn Scott who married him Sunday night. Denise Michelle Scott’s birth certificate lists the father as Dennis Michael Crosby.
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Hollywood
Dennis Crosby
Dennis
Bing Crosby
Las Vegas
Nev
Marilyn Scott
Denise Michelle Scott
Dennis Michael Crosby
Ohioan Expects To Get Health Welfare Post
Arthur S Flemming, president of Ohio Wesleyan University, is expected to become secretary of health education and welfare later this year. The White House confirmed Folsom's departure but did not comment on Flemming's reported selection.
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Washington
Arthur
Flemming
Ohio Wesleyan University
Health, Education and Welfare
White House
Marion B. Folsom
Keeney Named Director of National Newspaper Promotion Assn
Arthur W. Keeney of the Canton Repository was named a director of the National Newspaper Promotion Association today, adding a prominent industry role to his journalistic leadership.
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Pittsburgh
Arthur W. Keeney
The
Canton Repository
National Newspaper Promotion Assn
Nixon calls for clear U S message to Latin America
Vice President Nixon said Latin American officials lack understanding of U S economic problems. He urged broader student and specialist exchanges and targeted information programs to correct misconceptions. He spoke after a conference in La Paz before continuing to Lima during his 18 day tour.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Nixon
United States
U. S
Latin America
Lima
Peru
Rocket Injury Rate Up Says Safety Group
Boston report from the National Fire Protection Assn highlights a surge in rocket related injuries among youths. The survey covers 84 children and two adults wounded in six weeks from March 1 to April 15, with four fatalities, and suggests actual cases are undercounted.
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Boston
National Fire Protection Assn
Samuel Seabury Dies Led Walker corruption inquiry
Samuel Seabury 85, the driving force in a corruption probe that led to the resignation of New York City Mayor James J. Walker, died today in East Hampton New York.
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East Hampton
N. Y
Samuel Seabury
Gebonahr
James J. Walker
New York City
Millett Elected Secretary of National Association of State University Presidents
President John D. Millett of Miami University in Oxford was elected secretary of the National Association of State University Presidents during a meeting in New York. The heads of state universities chose Millett at the gathering to lead the association.
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University Group
New York
John D. Millett
Miami University
Oxford
National Assn
State University
Association
Congress presses Eisenhower on trade plan clash
Democratic leaders urged the President to soften demands for a five year extension of trade agreements and a 25 percent tariff cut, setting Monday as a deadline. the Ways and Means Committee halted further action amid mounting opposition in Congress.
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Washington
Democratic House
Eisenhower
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Capitol Hill
Russia
Flemming Appointed to Succeed Welfare Secretary
Marion Folsom resigned as secretary of welfare and President Eisenhower chose Arthur Flemming, then president of Ohio Wesleyan University, to take the post. The change marks a high level shift in the administration.
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Washington
Marion Folsom
Eisenhower
Arthur Flemming
Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio Valley Group Seeks Increased Ohio River Funding
The Ohio Valley Improvement Assn in Washington urged Congress to raise river funding from 95 million to 110 million dollars for the next year. William J. Hull said unemployment in the valley is higher than the national average and called for advance engineering and survey work to create a backlog of ready projects for construction.
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Washington
Congress
Ohio River
Eisenhower
Ohio Valley Improvement Assn
House
William J. Hull
The
Association
Ohio Valley
Infant Given Court Ordered Transfusion Faces Health Risk
An infant six days old, son of Willard and Darleen Siems, Jehovah's Witnesses, received a court ordered blood transfusion after doctors warned the newborn’s blood condition could cause death or brain damage. The child was reported in satisfactory condition in a local hospital.
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Elgin, Ill
Willard
Darleen Siems
Jehovah's Witnesses
West NATO ministers reject Kremlin bid for summit rules
In Copenhagen NATO foreign ministers unite against the Kremlin demand for prepared ground rules for an East–West summit. They insist on discussing German reunification disarmament and East European satellites before any top level meeting. Secretary Dulles backs thorough preparation and action on East–West tensions.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Kremlin
NATO
Lites
Dulles
U.S
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Forces Add Up Mythical Death Toll
Civil defense teams tally the imagined casualties from a large mock nuclear attack as part of Operation Alert. The three hour assault involved over 500 imaginary bombers and submarines with simulated fallout across 291 blasts. Officials call the exercise an apparent success with 85 key cities practicing evacuations and several achieving near total evacuation.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Blytheville
Ark
Baltimore
Continuous Rain Floods Highways 52 and seven
Ironton Ohio two days of heavy rain closed two major highways in Lawrence County. Water three to four feet deep covered US 52 at the Glendale underpass near Hanging Rock and Ohio 7 at Proctorville.
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Ironton
Ohio
Lawrence County
State Highway Patrol
Glendale
Hanging Rock
Proctorville
Court Fines Principal For Mistreatment At School
A Common Pleas Court judge fined Harley Haskins, principal of Grafton Kennedy Elementary School, $1000 for mistreating two girls aged 13 and 11 in his office last month. Haskins, 57, pled guilty to the charges.
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Dayton
Common Pleas Court
Harley Haskins
Grafton Kennedy
Northridge
Haskins
Dogs Win at the Polls in Cincinnati Suburb
In Wyoming Ohio voters rejected 908 to 904 a proposed ordinance barring obnoxious dogs from running at large. The outcome follows a close local ballot measure affecting pet control and public safety.
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Cincinnati
Wyoming
Suit Debunked By Professor
Yale economist Dr. John Perry Miller testified in the antitrust trial against Bethlehem Steel Corp and Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. He said the proposed merger would not lessen competition or tend toward monopoly and criticized government statistics as lacking economic meaning.
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New York
Yale
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
John Perry Miller
Miller
River at Point Pleasant Surpasses Flood Stage
River stage at Point Pleasant reached 41.38 feet at 10 a.m. today, one and a half feet above the 40‑foot flood level. Floodwall gate No. 10 may close as water rises toward 42.5 feet, with Route 17 at Three Miles Creek expected to flood. Coast Guard Station Lock 11 prepares equipment and boats for potential family assistance.
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Point Pleasant
Robert McGuffin
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
McGuffin
Decatur
Tu-Endie-Wei Park
Three Miles Creek
Ralph Carr
Coast Guard
Lock 11
Unemployment Benefits Slip in Ohio for Second Week
Ohio unemployment compensation claims declined slightly for the second week in the current recession. The total fell to 223,884, down 1,549 from the peak of 225,433 set in the week ending April 24.
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Columbus
Jenkins Loses GOP Nod After 34 Year Ohio Run
Thomas A. Jenkins of Ironton, a 77 year old veteran of Ohio politics, loses the Republican nomination for the 10th District to Homer Abele in a districtwide primary. Abele carried five of eight counties led by Fairfield. Jenkins won two counties. Walter Moeller won the Democratic nomination over Lamar Miller. Rep. Ashley won the Ninth District Democratic nomination.
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Tom Jenkins
Capitol Hill
Ohio
10Th
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ironton
Dean
The
Ohio Con
Tom
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
GOP
Homer
Pete) Abele
McArthur
Vinton County
John Harvey Weis
Lancaster
Athens
Fairfield
Gallia
Hocking
Jackson
Lawrence
Meigs
Vinton
Abele
Jenkins
Weis
Walter Moeller
Lamar K. Miller
Athens County
Thomas Ashley
Toledo
Lucas County
Frazier Reams
Ashley
Reporters Don't Even Fade Away
New York AP correspondent Relman Pat Morin suffered a heart attack on April 25 1955 but made a notable comeback by winning the 1958 Pulitzer Prize for his Little Rock integration coverage. He recalls cautious support from his office as he returned to reporting after illness and setbacks.
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New York
Relman
Pat) Morin
Associated Press
Pat Morin
Pulitizer
Little Rock
Ark
15 Million Road resurfacing project to begin in Ohio
Ohio plans a 15 million dollar road resurfacing program statewide to relieve unemployment. Federal and state governments will each fund half the cost, with projects starting within weeks, according to highway chief Charles M. Noble.
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Columbus
Ohio
Charles M. Noble
Florida Clergyman To Take Ohio Post
The Very Rev. Roger Wilson Blanchard of Jacksonville Florida won a bishop co adjutor election in the southern Ohio diocese over 10 nominees. At 47 he is dean of St. John's Cathedral and will succeed Bishop Henry Wise Hobson when Hobson retires next year.
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Columbus
Jacksonville, Fla
Roger Wilson Blanchard
Southern Ohio
Episcopal Church
Blanchard
St. John's Cathedral
Jacksonville
Henry Wise Hobson
Meirr Named Treasurer in Midwest Region
Indianapolis report says Paul Meirr of Youngstown was named treasurer of the National Rehabilitation Association's five state Midwest region on Tuesday.
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Indianapolis
Paul Meirr
Youngstown
National Rehabilitation Association
Two States Give Parties Primary Win
The Associated Press reports party candidates were picked in primaries in Indiana and Alabama. Indiana’s House contests nominated all 11 congressmen for new terms. In Alabama Attorney General John Patterson led a 14 man field for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, forcing a runoff against Judge George Wallace after Patterson held 87,291 to 70,369 lead from 1640 of 3261 precincts. Both candidates pledged to continue segregation in schools.
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Associated Press
Indiana
Alabama
John Patterson
George Wallace
Patterson
Wallace
Lockheed and machinists reach tentative contract
Los Angeles reports Lockheed Aircraft Corp and the International Association of Machinists tentatively agreed on a new working contract in the early hours, signaling progress in labor talks.
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Los Angeles
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
International Assn. of
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