Vancouver editor wins stand off with inmates at Oakalla Prison
Bruce Larsen of The Province negotiated for hours to save guard Ernest Loveless from three inmates Tremblay Frenette and Talbot at Oakalla Prison in Vancouver. The hostages release followed Larsen agreeing to publish the talks in an extra edition.
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Vancouver
B. C
Oakalla
Bruce Lar
Sen
Larsen
Ernest Loveless
Loveless
Robert Trem
Blay
Marcel Frenette
Charles Talbot
Tremblay
Wall Crashes Onto Route 7 in Pomeroy Blocking Highway
A massive 30 foot retaining wall at the former Swisher Coal tipple on E Main St. collapsed onto Route 7 in Pomeroy early Tuesday, shutting the road for hours. Telephones and power lines were cut, with crews from General Telephone Co of Ohio and Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. repairing damage as traffic rerouted via Laurel Cliff. John Richmond alerted police after the 2 a.m. incident. Heavy equipment and Ara Swisher workers cleared debris and restored one way traffic later in the day.
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Swisher
E. Main St
Racine
Letart Falls
General Telephone Co
Ohio
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
John Richmond
Ara Swisher
Laurel Cliff
Student Killed In Dormitory At Richmond Institute
Richmond Professional Institute sophomore James Edward Whitlow 21 of Clover Virginia was shot to death in his dorm room Monday night by former roommate Alfred Vischio 21 of Brooklyn New York. Whitlow died after being shot at least twice in the back of the head with a .38 caliber pistol. Vischio was arrested within an hour and charged with first degree murder after returning to McGuire Veterans Administration Hospital and wandering to a guard with a revolver. Police said no motive was given.
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Richmond
Richmond Professional Institute
James Edward Whitlow
Clover
Whitlow
Alfred Vischio
Brooklyn
N. Y
McGuire Veterans Administration Hospital
Vischio
Ohio Girl and Greek Pair Plan Marriage Against Mother's Wish
An Ohio girl Elaine Milton, 21, and Greek fisherman John Sideris, 31, surfaced from hiding today to announce plans to marry. Elaine’s mother, Mrs. George Milton of Dayton, had reported her missing last Saturday after she left with Sideris, despite parental objections.
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Greece
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George Milton
Dayton
Elaine
John Sideris
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Truman Reaches 72, Starts European Trip
Former President Harry S. Truman turned 72 with no party at home in Independence. He and Bess Truman left Kansas City by train for New York to sail Friday aboard the United States liner for a European trip.
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Harry 8. Truman
Mrs. Truman
Kansas City
New York
United States
Europe
104 Injured As Truck Hits Train
WAUKESHA Wis more than 100 school children and teachers were injured when their baseball excursion train collided with a loaded gravel truck. The diesel locomotive remained on the tracks while 10 of 16 cars derailed with 907 aboard en route from Portage to Milwaukee to a Milwaukee Byn baseball game. The truck driver Gordon Hinckley 35 of Wales Wis suffered compound fractures and internal injuries and was in fair condition. The crash occurred at Caplinville crossing five miles north of here and 23 miles west of Milwaukee. Engineer George Ives 56 of Oconomowoc said the first coach was hit hard sending gravel over the cars and derailing the nine others. He had slowed to 70 mph at the crossing.
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Portage
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Gordon Hinckley
Wales
Caplainville Crossing
Here
George Ives
Oconomowoc
Ives
Dulles Outlines NATO Arms Policy Shift
Secretary of State Dulles said the United States will aid allies in arming Israel while keeping the Middle East embargo. He stressed NATO remains a military alliance and urged faster development to counter international communism, with a radio address planned for 8 p.m. EST.
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Dulles
U. S
Israel
Middle East
Paris
NATO
Untouched primary fields produce automatic nominations
In today’s primary elections twelve candidates for statewide office and 32 for Congress faced no opposition and won nomination automatically by default. The ballots showed uncontested races with no rivals in respective districts or offices.
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Columbus
Congress
Paddling Deserved in Eberle Case at Board Hearing
Judy Smith a Deavertown freshman testified she deserved the paddling she received from ousted teacher Jack Eberle who faces charges of paddling five girls teaching the Bible and refusing to cooperate with officials. Other students criticized his teaching and coaching as a McConnellsville hearing recesses until May 17 with seven Denvertown students a parent and a McConnellsville High student testifying.
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Mcconnellville
Deavertown
Jack Eberle
Judy Smith
Eberle
Johnny Edgell
Denvertown
McConnelsville High School
Winds Again Delay Shot Cherokee Test at Eniwetok
Weather delays the planned H-bomb blast code named Cherokee at Eniwetok. Winds at all altitudes remain strong and undesirable, risking dispersal of radioactive particles beyond a 375000 square mile danger zone. Three B52s are staged. one will drop the bomb on Namu Island, 190 miles away, with secrecy over which aircraft carries it.
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Cherokee
U. S
Namu Island
Bikini Atoll
Fuel Gas Co Asks 14 8 Percent Rate Hike
Columbus Ohio Fuel Gas Co seeks a 14.8 percent rise in natural gas rates citing rising costs. President Allan W. Lundstrum says the increase would add about 58 cents monthly for cooking and water heating and up to 1.80 dollars more in winter for home heating.
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Columbus
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Allan W. Lundstrum
Five Day Forecast Sees Near Normal Temperatures
The outlook projects average temperatures with a normal high near 72 and a normal low near 49. Warmer conditions expected Wednesday and Thursday, cooler Friday, then warmer again Sunday. Showers likely Thursday or Friday and again Sunday, with rainfall about one to two tenths of an inch.
Ohio primary turnout tops 1 million voters
In Columbus an estimated 1.5 million Ohioans cast ballots in today’s primary elections for party candidates and delegates. Governor races drew the most attention with two Republicans and five Democrats vying, while incumbent Gov. Frank Lausche faced no Democratic challenger for the U S Senate nomination and Sen. George H. Bender had no Republican opponent.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
U. S
George H. Bender
William O'Neill
Mob Riots in Algiers Demand Tougher French Action
A mob of about 2000 French students rioted in Algiers calling for the army to seize power. They pelted the French Resident Minister with tomatoes and fired chairs at police, who used tear gas. The unrest followed rebel attacks that killed 20 European settlers and burned over 50 farms. Two nationalist assaults occurred within 23 miles of the city, with six Arabs who aided French forces killed.
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Algiers
Algeria
L’armee Au
Robert Lacoste
Guy Mollett
Stolen Car Crash Kills Passenger in Akron
A stolen car traveling over 80 mph hit a utility pole in Akron early today, bringing down a thousand-pound transformer and fatally injuring a passenger. Police are investigating the incident and reviewing surveillance footage and witness statements.
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Akron
Seven Jurors Are Selected In Lebanon Death Case
In New York General Sessions Court seven jurors were chosen for the trial of Thomas G. Daniel 24 and Leo Pijuan 4 on manslaughter charges in the death of Jacqueline Smith 20 originally from Lebanon Pennsylvania. Daniel's mother Katherine Daniel collapsed sobbing during the proceedings as the case opened with Miss Smith having come to New York sixteen months ago seeking a career.
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Lebanon
Thomas G. Daniel
Leo Pijuan
Daniel
Jacqueline Smith
Katherine Daniel
Miss Smith
Subcommittee Hearing Set for June on Coal Industry Improvements
Washington will host a special House subcommittee hearing starting June 7 to explore boosting the coal industry’s economy. Chairman Edmundson says industry reps, trade groups, labor, and state and federal agencies will attend to discuss revival and a potential large-scale research program comparable to major federal science bodies.
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Subcommittee
Washington
House
Edmundson
D-Okla
Thee
Atomic Energy Commission
National ‘Science Foundation
Construction Job Done As Maintenance At Portsmouth Plant
Union officials from Local 437 and Local 577 charged that work at the Portsmouth area atomic energy plant is labeled maintenance to dodge higher construction rates. They urged an impartial committee to review disputed jobs and status. AEC manager Kenseth A. Dunbar noted the line between construction and maintenance can be thin but that staff decide the correct category.
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Portsmouth Area
Charles Vanderpool
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
C. M. Gelski
United Assn
Atomic Energy Commission Aec
Goodyear Atomic Corp
Goodyear
AEC
Kenseth A. Dunbar
Summer Cottage Owners Seek Used Home Goods
Summer cottage owners seek used refrigerators freezers television sets and cottage furniture. To get cash make your offers here phone 31242 to place your ad.
Dems Pursue Hells Canyon Dam Bill in Senate Push
Democratic leaders prepare to move the Hells Canyon federal dam bill to the Senate as a fight over Eisenhower power policies. A committee reshuffle, including Senator Long from Louisiana possibly moving from Interior, is anticipated to aid the effort amid Republican opposition and a House bottleneck.
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Hells Canyon Dam
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Eisenhower
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Alben Barkley
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Idaho Power
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Action
Pacific Northwest
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House Interior Committee
Andersonville Wins Pulitzer for Kantor Novel and Diary Play
The 1956 Pulitzer prizes honor MacKinlay Kantor for Andersonville fiction and Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich for The Diary of Anne Frank drama. The Watsonville Register-Pajaronian wins public service for crusade-led DA resignation and associate conviction.
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MacKinlay Kantor
Andersonville
Columbia University
Kantor
Albert Hackett
Frances Goodrich
Watsonville
Calif
Register-Pajaronian
Tito Urges France Yugoslavia Ties For World Peace
President Tito on a state visit to France called for closer links between France and Yugoslavia to show a common will to consolidate world peace. He warned about nuclear war danger and urged new paths of East West understanding during a Paris dinner speech.
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Tito
France
Coal Mining Machine Probed for Thin Seams
Robert N. Morris of Mead Coal Co. East Gulf West Virginia describes a new continuous mining machine suited to seams 28 inches high. The device features twin augers a powered cutting head and a conveyor under development for use in thin coal seams.
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Ginia Coal Mine Executive Today
Robert N. Morris
Mead Coal Co
East Gulf
W. Va
Morris
American Mining Congress
Walter W. Patchell
Pennsylvania Raillroad
Rityaf
Pennsylvania
ECOSOC Working For World Peace International Cooperation
Dick Bitters surveys the Economic and Social Council contrasting it with the Security Council. He notes the council’s role on global economic and social affairs, its cross sectional makeup including Brazil Canada and China, and explains that council resolutions lack enforceable power unlike national laws.
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Sir Douglas
Aus
Ohio University
Council
Brazil
Canada
China
Social Council
Economic and Social Council
U S Hikes B52 Output
Washington Secretary of Defense Wilson announced the B52 bomber output will rise to 20 per month and rejected claims that the USSR far outstrips the United States in air power. He outlined a fiscal year budget of about 36 billion dollars, noting no need to boost or cut overall forces given the international situation.
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Wilson
United States
Ussr
Church Ends Conference Ends General Conference
The church’s General Conference, held quadrennially, concluded after 13 days of sessions. Delegates approved broad plans to empower local churches in social and religious outreach and granted official sanction to birth control.
Five States Balloting In Primary Elections
Five states held primary elections, with Maryland drawing attention as Democrats vie for Senate. The race centers on Millard Tydings and a 1950 loss, as residents weigh who should advance to future contests.
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Electo Tone & Ge See See Day
Maryland
Millard Tydings
Senate
Sniper Under Observation at Bellevue Hospital
Unemployed handyman Todatchi Sava, 61, Romanian-born, who admitted firing a volley that killed one worshiper and wounded five at St. Dumitru's Romanian Orthodox Church, surrendered to District Attorney Hogan and was arraigned on homicide and felonious assault charges before being committed to Bellevue Hospital for mental observation.
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New York
Bellevue Hospital
Todatchi Sava
Dist
Atty
Freighter and Grain Ship Collide in Fog Near Ramsgate
In Ramsgate England a Panamanian freighter and a British grain ship collided in fog today. Distress signals were canceled after several hours as authorities assessed the incident and possible damage and injuries.
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