Master Day to Open Civil War Centennial in Gallipolis
The opening event May 28 will be Master Day in Gallipolis Ohio sponsored by the centennial commission with Gallipolis Chamber of Commerce arrangements. The story explains Gallipolis wartime role on the Kanawha frontier including camps, hospitals, militia and recruitment at Camp Union.
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Ohio
Gallipolis
Centennial Commission
Kanawha River
Virginia
Kanawha Valley
This Is Obvious Nixon Will Run
Nixon heads to Los Angeles to resume his law practice after visits to New York Illinois Iowa Michigan and Ohio. Crowds were large and enthusiastic as Republican leaders sought him out, suggesting renewed hope despite his exit from office and party rifts.
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Nixon
Los Angeles
New York
Illinois
Iowa
Michigan
Ohio
Ike summons GOP leaders for Eisenhower summit in Gettysburg
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower convenes a luncheon with cabinet members and aides to plan how the Republican Party should act during Democratic control of the White House. GOP Chairman Morton previews a party status report. Richard Nixon was invited but declined due to a San Francisco dinner.
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Gettysburg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
GOP
Thruston B. Morton
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
San Francisco
Nixon Hits Frontiers At Columbus
At a $100-a-plate Republican fund raising dinner in Columbus Nixon said the Kennedy era New Frontier resembles the 1930s frontier. He argued the programs and proposals replicate past government intervention and repeat familiar failures in the American economy.
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Columbus
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Ohio State Fairgrounds
House OKs Land Sale to Ohio University
The Ohio House passed an amended Senate bill allowing Fayette Highland Jackson Pike Ross and Scioto counties to sell Mt. Logan Sanitarium acreage in Ross County to Ohio University. The counties jointly own the property and will use it for an OU branch college.
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Columbus
House of Representatives
Senate
Fayette, Highland
Jackson
Pike, Ross
Scioto Counties
Mt. Logan Sanitarium
Ross County
Ohio University
Ecuador F M Chiriboga Resigns Over Cuba Policy
Foreign Minister Jose R. Chiriboga resigns after President Velasco Ibarra refuses to join him in an outspoken stance against the Castro regime in Cuba.
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Quito
Ecuador
Jose R. Chiriboga
Jose M. Velasco Ibarra
Castro
Cuba
Brazil Rejects US Call for Hemisphere Action on Cuba
President Janio Quadros government opposes foreign meddling in Cuba and rejects a U.S. appeal for joint action in the hemisphere.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Janio Quadros
U.S
Cuba
First Astronaut Alan Shepard Film Shown to Congress
A film of Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard Jr. piloting the 115 mile high spaceflight from Cape Canaveral was shown to Congress in the House Caucus Room. The footage displayed Shepard’s rapid, gravity affected movements and the capsule’s porthole reflections as it splashed down.
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Washington
Cmdr
Alan B. Shepard Jr
America
Cape Canaveral
Fla
House
Shepard
Shepard’s Space Flight Pay Shortfall Revealed
Washington reports astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr earned an extra 14.38 for a 15 minute space flight last Friday. As commander on flying duty he should receive 230 monthly, requiring four hours of flight per month. The May flight earned one sixteenth of that pay, highlighting minimal compensation for a rapid voyage.
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Washington
Cmar
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Shepard
Atlantic
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Floods Slam Midwest United States
The Associated Press reports near record flood crests pressing against weakened levees in the Midwest flood belt. Workers labored around the clock to hold back surging waters as flooding remained serious in southern Illinois and nearby paths though conditions eased in Indiana Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Ohio and Kentucky with skies clearing.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Ohio
Kentucky
Rented to First Caller After Vacancy Fix
A classifieds advertiser reports eight calls and a quick rental. Newly decorated five room house with bath on Central Avenue advertised by The Messenger Classified Ads. Call The Plains SY 7 2721.
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Washington
Messenger
Bath
Central Avenue
Western leaders set for Laos cease fire talk in Geneva
Washington reports say the Big Three along with Soviet and Chinese diplomats may join a Laos conference in Geneva after word that organized fighting has ceased. U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Harriman are en route with Gromyko and Chen Yi arriving ahead of Britain France and others. A London Foreign Office spokesman cited a control commission assurance of the cease fire.
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Laos
London
United States
Britain
France
U.S
Dean Rusk
Kennedy
W. Averell Harriman
Andrei A. Gromyko
China
Chen Yi
Lord Home
Maurice Couve de Murville
Rusk
Foreign Office
Lyndon B. Johnson Touts U S Backing in Viet Nam Visit
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson arrives in Saigon to assure South Vietnam of U S support against Communist aggression. The trip, part of a world mission for President Kennedy, aims to assess a guerrilla war with an estimated 400 to 500 Vietnamese killed monthly.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
United States
Kennedy
New Latin Troubles Brewing
U S holds survivors of Cuban invasion as prisoners on a Caribbean island amid rising Central and South American communist tensions. Rumors link Vieques training camps to Havana prisoners. access to Vieques denied without Washington approval. CIA and White House uncertain. South American communists head to Havana to study Castro. Pentagon official foresees more revolutions south of the border.
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United States
Caribbean
U. S
Central
South America
U.S
U. S. Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
Havana
Vieques
U. S. Marine
San Juan
Puerto Rico
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New York
NAVY
Naval Station
Central Intelligence Agency
White House
CIA
Kingston
Jamaica
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Pentagon
Amish Win Court Fight On Schools In Ohio
Ohio's Amish, about 4000 strong, retain right to operate their own one room and scattered elementary schools after the Ohio Supreme Court upheld an appellate ruling. The decision voided an injunction against Amish schools failing to meet state standards and involved two concrete block one room schools in Kenton County. Across Ohio the sect runs about 30 elementary schools.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Kenton County
Kennedy proposes five year federal juvenile delinquency program
President Kennedy urged Congress to authorize a five year federal push to curb juvenile delinquency. He issued an executive order creating a committee on juvenile delinquency and youth crime with Atty. Gen. Kennedy as chairman, joined by Labor Secretary Goldberg and Ribicoff. The plan would grant federal funds to states and non profits for evaluation and demonstration of anti delinquency techniques and for training and employing experts.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Robert F. Kennedy
Arthur Goldberg
Ribicoff
GOP Leaders Urge JFK To End Stall At Geneva
Senate GOP leader Everett Dirksen urged President Kennedy to fix a deadline for a Soviet nuclear test ban at Geneva. He said Russia is likely continuing secret testing while the United States waits for an accord.
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Washington
Kennedy
Geneva
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Senate
GOP
United States
Racine Home Destroyed by Early Morning Fire
Racine firemen battled a blaze at Delbert Lawson's one story frame home in Stiversville Lebanon Two. The fire began about 1:30 a.m. and was extinguished by 3:30 a.m. Lawson was staying with a relative and the cause remained undetermined.
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Racine
Delbert Lawson
Stiversville
Lebanon
Lawson
New Unitarian Universalist Association Formed
A new religious denomination titled the Unitarian Universalist Association is established today in Boston with an announced membership near 200 721.
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Boston
Unitarian Universalist Association
NAB Confab on TV Content Sparks FCC Clash
At the 39th NAB convention FCC chairman Newton Minow urged better programming and warned against game shows violence and endless commercials. He stressed the commission can withhold license renewals for stations with poor content. He condemned boredom and a parade of violent and sensational programs.
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National Association of Broadcasters
Newton N. Minow
Commission
FCC
Minow
Seek Crash Cause In Sahara After French Airliner Disaster
Rescue and investigation teams pushed into the Sahara today to recover bodies and determine the cause of Africa's worst air disaster. The French airliner carried 78 people to their deaths.
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Algiers
Sahara
Police arrest large group in Odessa teen incident
In Odessa Texas police arrested every Negro male aged 17 to 20 found on the streets for investigation after a white girl and her sister reported an incident. The 19 year old victim viewed 53 youths Wednesday night but could not identify any as the man involved.
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Odessa
Tex
Texas
Fre. E. Johnson
Officials Open Probes Into Ratterman Arrest Case
In Newport and Campbell County officials launched separate inquiries into the arrest of former pro football star and reform sheriff candidate George Ratterman. Mayor Ralph Mossman appointed a police captain and a lieutenant to lead the investigations into the vice raid where Ratterman was taken into custody with a night club dancer.
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Newport
Campbell County
George Ratterman
Ralph Mossman
Ratterman
Lake Shore Bus Union Set To Strike At Midnight
Lake Shore Coach Co. drivers and 16 garage mechanics vote to strike at midnight Thursday over a two year contract impasse affecting about 65 workers. The line runs about 40 buses daily to Athens Logan Pomeroy Nelsonville Chillicothe Lancaster Newark Zanesville and Parkersburg W Va. Other Athens lines include Ohio Trailways Greyhound and Athens Glouster Bus Line with regular daily schedules.
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Lake Shore
Athens
Logan
Pomeroy
Nelsonville
Chillicothe
Lancaster
Newark
Zanesville
Parkersburg
W. Va
Ohio Trailways
Cleveland
Huntington
Greyhound
Washington
St. Louis
Athens-Glouster
Ohio Supreme Court Limits School District Property Powers
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that school districts lack authority to appropriate property outside their district boundaries, limiting their quasi governmental powers in cross district land use.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio House to push trimmed budget through
GOP majority plans to ram through a lean budget bill providing just over 2 billion dollars to run state government from mid 1961 to mid 1963. Democrats vow floor amendments while Gov DiSalle warns of cuts harming essential services and wasteful results. Senate leader Mechem hints potential additional cuts of 10 to 15 million.
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Ohio House
Michael V. DiSalle
House
Roger Cloud
Senate
C. Stanley Mechem
Senate Finance Committee
Mechem
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