Mason County Follows State Vote Trend in Primary
Mason County voters backed the statewide tilt in the presidential primary with Senator John Kennedy leading over Hubert Humphrey 1285 to 1036 with 27 of 41 precincts reporting. Harry Neely led the Republican governor race in the county 1596 to 929 over Chapman Revercomb.
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Point Pleasant
Mason County
John Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Harry Neely
Chapman Revercomb
Jack Johnson
Randall Taylor
Edward Richards
Joe Burdett
Mason Countians
Burdett
William Burchett
Clifford Carden
Bright McCausland
Eisenhower reports historic economic gains and job rise
President Eisenhower announced the economy surpassed one half trillion dollars and employment rose by 1.9 million in April to 66.2 million, with unemployment down by over 500000. He tied the favorable figures to housing debate amid criticism over the spy flight over Russia.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Air Force to keep Clinton County base operations at Wilmington
The Air Force will continue operating its Clinton County base at Wilmington for the foreseeable future despite curtailed activities there, as disclosed in a transcript released by a House appropriations subcommittee.
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Washington
Air Force
Clinton County
Wilmington
House
Pro government seizures Diario de la Marina in Cuba
Pro government unions seized Diario de la Marina Cuba's oldest newspaper and most vocal critic of Prime Minister Fidel Castro and his regime.
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Havana
Diario de la Marina
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Hospitalized After Falling in Logan Home
Elderly Logan woman Ella Shephard about 70 is hospitalized at Hocking Valley Hospital after a fall from a ladder in her kitchen Monday evening. Found by neighbor and later by Mrs Dale Helber she sustained a fractured shoulder and shock, living alone at 44 Furnace Street.
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Logan
Hocking Valley Hospital
Ella Shephard
Shephard
Dale Helber
Furnace St
Khrushchev questions on spy plane shot down claim
Khrushchev disputed the U S account of a U S spy plane downing over the Soviet Union. He claimed the plane was hit by a Soviet rocket at 63 000 feet and questioned how the pilot could have survived. He alleged Soviet seizure of cameras and film and pointed to the burned wreckage as proof.
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Washington
State Department
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Francis G. Powers
Khrushchev
Johnson
Congress
Clarence Cannon
D-Mo
Cannon
House Appropriations Committee
Christian A. Herter
Reading for the Family Inside Pages and Local Elections
The column lists village and county topics from the Logan area including population changes in Hocking and Meigs counties, school staff changes in Gallipolis, and local listings for Pom-Middleport, Nelsonville, Glouster, and Point Pleasant. It references national coverage on the spy plane incident and Khrushchev's admission noting U.S. reconnaissance over Soviet territory and later acknowledgment by Secretary Herter of long–standing spy flights.
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Logan Council
Hocking County
Meigs County
Gallipolis Board
Boggs
Athens
Ces
Glouster
Point Pleas
Eisenhower challenges Soviet jet shoot down claim
President Eisenhower rebutted Soviet assertions that the United States U2 plane was shot down from above 60 000 feet and noted discrepancies in the Soviet account. He called the Russian claim of capturing pilot Francis Powers unlikely and urged progress at the Paris summit despite tensions.
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Eisenhower
Paris
Francis G. Powers
Kennedy Shatters Humphrey in West Virginia Primary
Senator John F. Kennedy captured a decisive West Virginia primary win over Hubert Humphrey and effectively ended Humphrey's bid for the Democratic nomination. With 1702 of 2750 precincts reporting, Kennedy led 140,992 to 93,530 as Humphrey conceded at 1:08 a.m. EST.
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Charleston
W.va
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
West Virginia
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Humphrey
Kennedy
Washington
Nebraska
Nixon
Soviets Call Act Hostile After Spy Plane Incursion
Moscow denounces the U2 incident as an act of aggression. Andrei Gromyko vows effort toward a mutual agreement at the Paris summit while warning that Soviet bases used for spy flights will be obliterated. Moscow radio hints at possible retaliation if U S flights persist.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Sverdlovsk
Andrei Gromyko
U.S
Gromyko
Paris
Moscow Radio Today
Washington
United State
North America
United States
U.S.S.R
Paris housing agency eyes Le Bourget site for apartments
Authorities in Paris plan to redevelop the historic Le Bourget Airport area into housing. A new airport to replace Le Bourget is also planned, signaling a shift from aviation use to urban expansion in the surrounding suburb.
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Paris—I
le Bourget
Lindbergh
McArthur Brick Co. Worker Killed in Accident
Ernest Boyer, 44, a McArthur Brick Co. employee, was crushed between a power shovel bucket and a clay bank near Dundas while four coworkers repaired tracks. He died at a local physician's office from a crushed chest. Survived by his mother Crilla M. Boyer and brother Melvin. Funeral arrangements by Wrightsel funeral home.
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McArthur
Ernest Boyer
McArthur Brick Co
Boyer
Dundas
Crilla M. Boyer
Creola
Melvin
Pat) Boyer
Wrightsel Funeral Home
Japan to Seek U S Military Help If Russia Attacks
Tokyo Foreign Minister Aiichiro Fujiyama told a parliamentary committee that the government would ask the United States for military aid if Russia launches an attack on Japan. The statement underscores postwar security concerns and potential allied coordination.
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Tokyo
Aiichiro Fujiyama
United States
Russia
Japan
Foundation of Soviet policy background to the Paris summit
In 1957 Moscow summoned 64 nations to a conference that shaped Soviet aims for the Paris summit. The piece outlines how peaceful coexistence guides world communism and predicts a relaxed Western mood followed by economic dislocations and a coming world crisis, with disarmament and Berlin questions central.
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William L. Ryan
Moscow
Paris
Berlin-Gygman
Kennedy Victory Boosts Kennedy Drive For Democratic Nomination
Speedy Drive Charleston West Virginia Kennedy victory sharpens argument that a Roman Catholic can win. Kennedy pressures convention delegates and rivals such as Lyndon B. Johnson and Stuart Symington while Nixon signals immediate campaigning.
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Charleston
W.va
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Nixon
Massachusetts
Plucky Woman Hostage Breaks Gunman's Siege
In Marysville California a 20 hour siege ends when hostage Laverne Midgett, 25, grabs two pistols from gunman James W Owens 34 and runs to police lines. Four officers subdue Owens as he pursues. Owens married father of nine had released Midgett to exit before pulling her back.
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Marysville
Calif
James W. Owens
Owens
Owen
Laverne Midgett
Stockton
Miss Midgett
Triton Returns Home Boosts Summit Posture
The world circling submarine Triton arrived in New London and timed its return to give President Eisenhower a boost at the Paris summit, though officials did not acknowledge the connection.
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Edward L. Beach
U.S
New London
Triton
Eisenhower
Paris
Ohio five day forecast with cool spell and light rain
The Ohio outlook shows temperatures 7 to 12 degrees below normal with highs around 69 to 71 and lows near 31 to 48. Expect cooler days through Saturday, a warming trend Sunday and Monday, and total precipitation of a quarter inch or less, scattered Thursday and again late weekend.
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Ohio
Nashville Integrates Six Stores
Six Nashville stores began partial integration by serving Negro customers at previously all white counters during slack periods under a secret agreement with white and Negro civic leaders. The move followed sit-in protests that led to nearly 150 arrests and aimed to curb violence and shift business to suburban centers.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Soviet Involvement Mentioned in U S Nuclear Tests
Washington officials stated that the United States underground nuclear tests involved the Soviets. The remark marked a claim from the era about foreign involvement or awareness of testing activities.
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Washington
U. S
Hower
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