Flood Threat From Heavy Rain Feeds Hocking River Rise
Steady rainfall of 2.08 inches since Saturday morning pushed area streams over highways and brought the Hocking River close to flood stage in Athens. State Highway Department reports one Athens County road closed and four more waterlogged with risk of impassability. seven Vinton County highways and a Hocking County road also shut. Route 690 near Route 50 A west of Amesville closed around 10 a.m.. water covered Route 50 A both sides of Amesville though still passable at press time.
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Hocking
Athens
C. L. Colmer
U.S
State Highway Department
Vinton County
Amesville
Highway Department
Langel
Tornadoes and Floods Wallop Mid-States Amid Storms
Severe storms hammered a broad mid continent area with deaths and injuries. Plano Texas endured a small tornado adding to the destruction toll as hundreds were left homeless across eight states. The Red Cross prepared aid for about 1000 families in several states.
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Associated Press
Plano
Tex
Dallas
American Red Cross
St. Louis
Arkansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Illinois
Kansas
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
McConnaughey Dies in Upper Arlington Home Death
Mrs. George C. McConnaughey, 62, wife of former FCC chairman, died Sunday at her suburban Upper Arlington home.
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Columbus
George C. McConnaughey
Federal Communications Commission
Upper Arlington
Gary Cooper dies at 60 after cancer battle
Hollywood icon Gary Cooper, who fought a long illness, died at age 60 on Sunday. The film star built a storied career with rugged leading roles and earned enduring fame in American cinema.
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Hollywood
Gary Cooper
Move That White Elephant Classified Pitch
A local classified plea urges residents to list unwanted household items for sale through The Messenger Classified Department. It promotes calling LY 3-1242 to get help phrasing ads for furniture bicycles clothing and other items.
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the Messenger Classified Department
Storm warning called off in Northwest Ohio
The U S Weather Bureau canceled its early forecast of severe storms for Mercer and Van Wert counties. No damaging winds or tornado reports were received. The outlook for today and tonight remains showers and thunderstorms across the region.
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Cleveland
U. S. Weather Bureau
Ohio
Mercer
van Wert
Ohio River Flood Stage Nears 52 Feet
Heavy rains over 100 miles upstream from Cincinnati push the Ohio River toward flood stage. The Weather Bureau clocked 47 feet at 9 a.m. with a rise of about four tenths of an inch per hour and warned of a pass above 52 feet by 11 p.m. and 53 feet by 7 a.m. Tuesday.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
U. S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Reamer Elected APSO Trustee At Columbus Meeting
The Associated Press Society of Ohio elected Gunner Musselman of Circleville as president. Edward P. Fallon, Toledo Blade managing editor, named vice president. Charles W. Reamer, Athens Messenger managing editor, chosen a trustee.
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Columbus
Associated Press Society of Ohio
Gunner Musselman
Circleville
APSO
Edward P. Fallon
Toledo Blade
Charles W. Reamer
Athens Messenger
Truce Mission Arrives At Laos Cease Fire Talks
Twenty one members of the Laotian truce commission land in Vientiane to push negotiations between the Royal government and pro Communist rebels. They seek instant contact with parties to certify the cease fire as talks remain stalled over site and terms.
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Vietiane
Laos
Vientiance
India
Canada
Poland
Saigon
Viet Nam
Xieng Khouang
Red Pathet Lao
Souvanna Phouma
Rolls-Royce May End Production Over Tax Change
Rolls-Royce warns the car division could cease production due to a British tax change limiting executive car tax deductions to 2000 pounds. The Crewe plant makes about 2400 cars yearly with half exported. Delivery times have shortened from a year to four to five months, with immediate delivery expected within eight weeks.
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London
Rolls- Royce
Selwyn Lloyd
Crewe
Color films reveal details from Shepard space flight
Color and black and white film captured by three cameras in Alan B. Shepard Jr.'s capsule document the lift off and flight. A peri scope shot shows the U S eastern coastline from Florida to Cape Hatteras at 90 to 100 miles up. The reaction camera recorded Shepard's face and hand movements as he spoke the famous line What a beautiful view.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Shepard
Earth
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
United States
Florida
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Tshombe Faces Treason Trial in Congo Crisis
Congo government says Moise Tshombe will be prosecuted for treason and his breakaway Katanga province brought back under central control. Foreign Minister Bomboko cites crimes including Lumumba's assassination. Tshombe was arrested April 26 after leaving a leaders meeting amid government efforts to form a new regime.
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Coquilhatville
The
Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Justin Bomboko
Tshombe
Patrice Lumumba
Kasavubu
Lumumba
United Nations
Boy Severely Burns On Kite Wreck In Columbus
Brent Racle five year old suffered third degree burns after touching high tension wires while trying to disentangle a kite. Police reported the incident occurred Sunday and the boy was shocked by the live wires.
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Columbus
Brent Racle
Airline to Resume Miami Service After Strike
National Airlines to resume operations in Miami Florida on Wednesday as 4000 employees return to work ending a week long shutdown caused by a machinists strike.
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Miami
Fla
National Airlines
Trustee Reappointed to Bowling Green State University Board
Gov Michael V. DiSalle reappointed John Ernesthausen of Norwalk to the Bowling Green State University board of trustees. The action confirms the governance position for a new term affecting university oversight and leadership. He serves alongside other trustees to steer policy and academic priorities.
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Columbus
Michael V. DiSalle
John Ernesthausen
Norwalk
Bowling Green State University Board of Trustees
Space flight spawns phrases A okay and Freedom 7
Cape Canaveral reports Alan B. Shepard Jr is in good condition as the Mercury missions debut. Project Mercury spokesman John Powers notes A okay as all okay in missile lingo and explains Freedom 7 is the code name chosen by fellow astronauts for the first flight team member.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Project Mercury
John Powers
Shepard
U.S
Powers
Rocket Pioneer's Call for Jet Hours for Women Astronauts
Dr Willy Ley a space pioneer from Germany urged on Sunday that female candidates for U S space flights must hold at least 500 hours of jet piloting. He said the mission would require calm under unexpected events and predicted a later Russian orbital mission. Ley argued U S space efforts lag two years until Saturn becomes operational and dismissed service rivalry as a cause of space delays.
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Cleveland
United States
Willy Ley
Germany
Ley
Woman Slays Man In Duel In Cleveland Bar Incident
In Cleveland police say a Sunday bar argument led to a duel on the East Side between Edward Brown and Josephine Reid. Brown, 34, died at Polyclinic Hospital from five stomach hits after Reid, 35, used a .32 revolver while Brown carried a .45, both sustaining stomach injuries. Reid was in poor condition at St. Vincent Charity Hospital.
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Cleveland
Edward Brown
Polyclinic Hospital
Brown
Josephine Reid
Reid
Miss Reid
St. Vincent Charity Hospital
Woman Shot By Nazis Survives Grave Escape At Eichmann Trial
Mrs Rifka Yasilevska a Russian native testified at the Eichmann trial that Nazi SS guards shot her then she fell into a mass grave. She crawled out through bodies for air and survived to describe the ordeal before 700 spectators at the 30th session.
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Jerusalem
Eichmann
Rifka Yasilevska
Russia
Adolf Eichmann
Kennedy accepts invitation to visit Tunisia
President Kennedy accepts an invitation to visit Tunisia but no date has been set for the trip.
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Washington
Kennedy
Tunisia
Five Day Weather Forecast Dips Below Normal
Temperatures are expected to run one to three degrees cooler than normal with highs in the 70s and lows in the 40s to mid 50s. Rain and thunderstorms bring 1 to 2 inches of total precipitation tonight through Tuesday morning and again Thursday and Friday.
Fall From Apartment Kills Former Firestone Manager
Lewis G. Fairbank aged 75 a retired sales manager of Firestone Tire and Rubber Co fell from an eighth floor bathroom window of his Cleveland area apartment and was killed. police said the fall appeared accidental.
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Cleveland
Lewis G. Fairbank
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Lakewood
NATO Told U Sstays In Berlin Statement
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told NATO foreign ministers the United States will maintain its presence in West Berlin even if a separate peace treaty is signed with East Germany. He pledged to prevent erosion of the Allied position and warned Khrushchev about Berlin.
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Oslo
Norway
Dean Rusk
United States
West Berlin
East Germany
NATO
Khrushchev
Berlin
Rusk
U. S
Boat Owners Relieved Under Tri-State License Accord
Ohio boat owners with West Virginia or Kentucky licenses will not be required to obtain an Ohio license under a tri state agreement. The arrangement eases cross state licensing for boat owners in the region.
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Huntington
W.va
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Kennedy asks Congress to desegregate public schools nationwide
Washington The Kennedy administration asks Congress for a six point civil rights program. It includes a mandate that every school board operating a racially segregated public school adopt a desegregation plan within six months and file it with the secretary of welfare. The proposal advances the 1960 Democratic pledges.
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Washington
Congress
Secretary of Welfare
Boat travelers saved after Buckeye Lake excursion boat sinks
An excursion boat sank at Buckeye Lake on Saturday with more than 100 aboard, mostly Denison University students and their dates. They were rescued by other pleasure craft or swam to shore.
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Buckeye Lake
Denison University
Innkeeper Turns Away 170 Hikers Including Justice Douglas
Washington reports a drenched group of hikers, about 170 strong, sought shelter at the Old Anglers Inn after a 16 mile trek along the C and O Canal, including Supreme Court Justice William O Douglas Senator Paul Douglas and Interior Secretary Stewart Udall. The innkeeper said they occupied the lounge and bar without asking, prompting eviction after ten minutes.
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Washington
Supreme Court
John T. Reges
C&o
Seneca
William O. Douglas
Paul Douglas
D-Nr
Secretary of the
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Kennedy awards first space hero Cmdr Shepard
President Kennedy pins a hero’s medal on Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard Jr. and hosts a Capitol reception as crowds of about 250000 cheer. The flight to space Friday is hailed a common effort with NASA officials recognized for their part. The astronauts, including Mrs. Shepard, traveled from Andrews Air Force Base and Grand Bahama Island.
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Kennedy
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Shepard
Capitol
Congress
Cmdr. Shepard
Virginia Beach
White House
NASA
Andrews
United States
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