Heavy Voting in Ohio Cities Passes Two Constitutional Amendments
In Ohio, heavy returns from urban counties showed strong support for two constitutional amendments. A $500 million highway bond issue and creation of a state board of education won favorable margins, while rural areas initially opposed them. Final tallies awaited.
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Columbus
Ohio
Board of Education
Directors of Education
Ted W. Brown
State Board of Education
Brown
Cuyahoga
Hamilton
Franklin
Lake
Lucas
Geauga
Erie
Summit
Mahoning
Montgomery
Meigs County
Union County
Athens
Clinton
Fulton
Mercer Noble
Pickaway
Shelby
Wyandot
Frank J. Lausche
Dead Wood
Eye Transplant Hopeful After Cornea Surgeries
At Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati physicians announced hopeful signs for Carl Johnson 22 of Washington Court House who has been blind since birth. Johnson and Wilbert Roll 45 of Newport Ky received cornea transplants on October 21 from Paul S. Port whose eyes were donated after his October 19 death. Port's will requested use of his eyes so others may see. Johnson's right eye stitches were removed and doctors said the operation had taken with good hope he may walk unaided in a few days.
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Cincinnati
Jewish Hospital
Carl Johnson
Washington Court House
Johnson
Wilbert Roll
Newport
Paul S. Port
Port
Live Aerial Bomb Found in Baltimore
Eight year old Leroy Coombs discovered a live 20 pound aerial bomb rolling down an alley on his way home for dinner Tuesday night. A bomb disposal expert said it definitely contains explosive and suggested it was either a British or Japanese missile. It was the second live bomb found in Baltimore's southern section in less than a year.
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Baltimore
Leroy Coombs
Ohio Democrats score upsets in Columbus and beyond
The Associated Press reports dramatic Ohio local election results with Democrats winning in Columbus overturning a Republican administration since 1935. Maynard Sensenbrenner defeats incumbent Robert Oestreicher by 284 votes, forming an all-Democrat City Council. Sherman Johnson tops Fred Nethers in Janesville, J Grant Keyes becomes Elyria mayor, and Frank Kryzan defeats Charles Henderson in Youngstown. Democrats gain 5-2 city council control.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Columbus
Maynard Sensenbrenner
Robert T. Oestreicher
Sensenbrenner
Janesville
Sherman Johnson
Fred J. Nethers
Ohio Republican Party
15Th
Johnson
Nethers
Elyria
J. Grant Keyes
Youngstown
Frank X. Kryzan
Charlies P. Henderson
Independent Dem Celebrezze Wins Cleveland Mayoral Race
State Sen. Anthony J. Celebrezze, an independent Democrat, defeats Republican William J. McDermott 140,917 to 94,261 to become Cleveland's 40th mayor. He takes office Monday at a $25,000 salary, surpassing former mayor Thomas A. Burke.
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Cleveland
Anthony J. Celebrezze
William J. McDermott
Democrat Party
Celebrezze
Ohio
McDermott
Thomas A. Burke
Rose Thwarts Death by Own Action on Hotel Roof
Two men perched 11 stories above Los Angeles. Officer W H Giles prevented a suicide. The grieving widower and two officers restrained Charles T Akens, who reached for a pistol Giles had unloaded before offering it to him for suicide.
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Los Angeles
W. H. Giles
Giles
Charles T. Akens
Soviet Bids For Parley Draws Mixed Western Response
Washington officials described Moscow note on a German conference as evidence the Soviet Union seeks a diplomatic stalemate for now. The 18 page note responding to the Oct 18 invitation to a foreign ministers conference on Germany and Austria was read by U S officials as evasive and disappointing. The full text was awaited as Charles Bohlen sent a summary to Washington and State Department prepared to study it at the highest levels.
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Washington
State Department
Russia
Moscow
Germany
Austria
United States
Britain
France
Lugano
Switzerland
U. S
Charles E. Bohlen
State Dulles
Dulles Questioned Communist Talks and POW Release
Secretary of State Dulles questioned whether world Communist leaders seek serious dialogue while urging possible progress on POW issues. He cited Panmunjom tactics and Moscow’s silence on a foreign ministers meeting for Germany as evidence of doubt. He also spoke on Iran Britain relations and downplayed a congressman’s suggestion to release anti Communist prisoners in Korea.
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Washington
Dulles
United States
Panmunjom
Korea
Moscow
Germany
Iran
Britain
Konski
R-Wis
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
New Highways Long Way Off
Columbus notes the state highway plan faces delays as a half billion dollar bond issue awaits voters approval. Officials say funding for 1955 planning and construction is limited and roads would take many months of planning before any surfacing begins. The bond would raise up to 125 million dollars for major thoroughfares, challenging planners with a heavier workload.
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Columbus
Ohio
Rome
State Highway Department
Nobel Prize Awarded To German Chemist
Stockholm reports that this year's Nobel prizes go to a Dutch physicist and a German chemist. Prof Frederik Derlike of Groeningen and Prof Hermann Staudinger of Strasbourg University are named for physics and chemistry respectively.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Afton-Tidningen
Frederik Derlike
Groeningen
Netherlands
Hermann Staudinger
Strasbourg University
Derlike
Staudinger
Dulles and Talbott Deny Spain A-Bomb Plans
Washington officials deny U S plans to store atomic weapons in Spain amid press reports of Talbott statements. Dulles and Wilson reiterate no plans exist. Talbott says he did not claim such plans and arrived in Athens seeking to clarify remarks. Official word awaited upon his return.
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Dulles
Talbott
Spain
Washington
United States
Air Force
Harold Talbott
Madrid
Defense Wilson
Wilson
Athens
Greece
Pentagon
Democratic Gains Highlight New Jersey New York City and Virginia Contests
Off year results show Democrats winning in New York City and Virginia while New Jersey switches to a Democratic governor and gains a Democrat in the 6th District Congress. Virginia stays with Byrd backed leadership as Stanley wins the governorship. Williams takes New Jersey House seat as party sees a national shift amid mixed mayoral results.
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Associated Press
New Jersey
New York City
Virginia
Congress
Robert F. Wagner Jr
Harry F. Byrd
Thomas B. Stanley
Ted Dalton
Harrison A. Williams Jr
House
Stephen Mitchell
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Party
Akron Elects Berg Mayor End of 10-Year GOP Rule
Akron Ohio residents choose Leo A. Berg over J. P. Riddle in a bid to end a decade of Republican control. Berg, 46, head of a truck distributing firm, will earn 13 000 a year as mayor starting January 1, replacing a 10 000 salary.
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Akron
Ohio
Leo A. Berg
J. P. Riddle
Berg
Riddle
Peggy Lee Granted Divorce In Santa Monica
Singer Peggy Lee gains divorce from Brad Dexter real name Boris Mitchell after cruelty allegations. She changes legal name from Norma Dexter to Norma Barbour. marriage date reported as January 4.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Peggy Lee
Norma Dexter
Norma Barbour
Brad Dexter
Boris Mitchell
Detroit Mayor Wins Bid for Re-Election
Detroit mayor Albert E. Cobo secured a third term after his attorney opponent James A. Lincoln conceded defeat in the nonpartisan municipal ballot. Lincoln conceded victory Tuesday, ensuring Cobo's return to City Hall.
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Detroit
Albert E. Cobo
Cobo
James A. Lincoln
Virginia GOP Holds Strong Despite Governor Loss
In Richmond, Virginia, Thomas B. Stanley defeated Ted Dalton 219653 to 175505 to win the governorship, marking the strongest GOP showing in a Virginia governor race since 1929. Dalton surpassed previous Republican tallies with about 44 percent. Independent Howard Carwile took 0.7 percent as Stanley succeeds Gov. John S. Battle.
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Richmond
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd
Thomas B. Stanley
Ted Dalton
GOP National
Stanley
Dalton
Eisenhower
Byrd
Howard Carwile
John S. Battle
Tax experts weigh deducting ransom money in Greenlease case
Washington. Robert C. Greenlease may deduct about $300,000 still missing from the ransom paid to his son’s kidnap murderers on his income tax return if the money does not reappear by December 31. IRS officials stressed no official ruling has been made.
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Washington
Robert C. Greenlease
Internal Revenue Bureau
Insurance Payment Sought for Horse in Maryland Suit
In Baltimore a suit in Superior Court seeks payment from an insurer for a colt named Ann's Love. The owner Ann H. Uhiar asks the company to cover a $20,000 life policy and to order the horse destroyed to end its pain from a leg fracture.
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Baltimore
Ann H. Uhiar
Superior Court
Ann
Woman Dies After Heart Attack While Voting Booth Worker
Wooster Ohio Mrs Lucetta D Knopenberger 73 suffered a heart attack and died shortly after arising to work as a voting booth worker early Tuesday authorities said The death occurred as she prepared to perform election duties in the local precinct
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Wooster
Ohio
Lucetta D. Knopenberger
Czech Youths Escape Reds Across East Germany
Three Czech youths fled the East Zone with gunfire after ambushing a police patrol near Luckau south of Berlin. One wounded by East German bullets, they claim a four week manhunt with four policemen killed in the clash. They seek asylum in the West as authorities pursue them.
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Berlin
Germany
Luckau
East Berlin
Wagner's Son Easy Winner In New York
Robert F. Wagner Jr. won the New York mayoral race in a Democratic landslide with 46.3 percent of the vote, defeating Harold Riegelman and Rudolph Halley. Wagner carried four boroughs, totaling 1,021,488 votes to 661,410 for Riegelman and 468,392 for Halley in the 2.4 million registered voters turnout.
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Wagner’s
New York
Robert F. Wagner Jr
Ecstacy
Wagner
Harold Riegelman
Rudolph Halley
U. S
Robert F. Wagner
Queens
Riegelman
Halley
Clifford T. McAvoy
American Labor Party
McAvoy
William O'Dwyer
Swisher Coal Co. Cleared of Contempt Charge in Meigs County
Ara Swisher doing business as Swisher Coal Co. was found innocent of contempt of court in a Meigs County Common Pleas hearing before Judge Cedric W. Clark. The injunction had barred strip mining within 500 feet of Howell Cemetery on Route 143 near Pomeroy. Swisher argued land work near the cemetery was for auger mining and not strip mining. bond increase for Salisbury Township trustees was taken under advisement.
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Pomeroy
Ara Swisher
Swisher Coal Co
Cedric W. Clark
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Swisher
Howell
Salisbury Township
Meyner Wins New Jersey Governor Seat for Democrats
In Newark New Jersey Democrat Robert B Meyner defeated Republican Paul L Troast by over 160000 votes to become the states first Democratic governor in a decade. The statewide result marked a national political shakeup as Republicans warned of trouble for President Eisenhower and Democrats celebrated a broader trend toward their party.
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Newark
N.J
New Jersey
Eisenhower
Robert B. Meyner
Paul L. Troast
Stephen Mitchell
Meyner
Wisconsin
Doonebeigion
Fran
Troast
John V. Kenny
Jersey City
Hague
Southeast Ohio Voters Favor Levies in Tuesday Election
Voters favored levies and bonds in much of the Southeastern Ohio district with notable defeats in Athens city schools Meigs County hospital West Hocking school and several library and health levies. Highlights show mixed results among towns including Gallipolis Lenns County Nelsonville McArthur Trimble and more with multiple school and fire related measures approved or defeated.
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Southeastern Ohio
Athens City
Meigs County Hospital
West Hocking
Athens—City
Gallipolis
Hauncey
Lenn ~S County School Board
West Docking
Nelsonville — City
McArthur
Rer and
Olive Orage
Syracuse Village
E. F. Robinson
Trimble
Maynard Sensenbrenner Triumphs In Columbus Mayoral Race
Maynard E. Sensenbrenner defeated incumbent Robert T. Oestreicher in a tight Columbus mayoral contest 40 708 to 40 424. In the city attorney race Chalmers P. Wylie beat Richard W. Gordon 45 767 to 31 066. Voters approved a 14 million dollar school modernization bond and a seven mile school levy with strong margins.
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Columbus
Maynard E. Sensenbrenner
Ohio Civil Service Commission
Robert T. Oestreicher
Circleville
Oeestreicher
Chalmers P. Wylie
Richard W. Gordon
Wylie
Churchill vows two-year Conservative hold on power
Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the House of Commons he intends to keep the Conservative government in power for two more years barring extraordinary situations. He noted the five year Parliament tradition but said exceptional circumstances could justify a snap election. The Queen had just formed Parliament in a formal ceremony.
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London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Elizabeth II
Churchill
Neutral Observers Protest Red Tactics in Interviews
At Panmunjom UN observers protested Communist interview tactics used on Chinese prisoners. The Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission ruled one of 205 interviewees mentally incompetent and sent him to a hospital. Interviews stretched for hours with almost 200 prisoners awaiting a 5 pm deadline, drawing charges of stalling and brainwashing. The Indian chair overruled protests by Allied observers.
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Panmunjom
Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission
Red
Ers
Repatriation Commission
North American talks resume as wage dispute lingers
Los Angeles. North American Aviation and the CIO United Auto Workers will resume negotiations tonight marking the first talks since workers walked out October 23. The plant-wide strike affects more than 30,000 employees in Los Angeles Columbus and Fresno with wages from $1.42 to $2.32 hourly and a 26 cent demand versus a 4 percent offer with top-graded increases and fringe benefits. The talks are mediated by John Fenton. North American builds the FS6 Sabre jet and the F100 Super Sabre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
North American Aviation Co
CIO
United Auto Workers
Columbus
Ohio
Fresno
Calif
U. S
John Fenton
North American
Hotel detective awarded 187000 in Los Angeles brawl
A Superior Court jury awarded Tobin Sr. 187000 in damages for injuries from a melee at the Statler Hotel. The suit named wholesalers Alfonso and Victor De Cassa as defendants, saying the brawl followed a game celebration in the hotel's dining room after two grocers tossed ice cubes at Xavier Cugat.
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Los Angeles
Superior Court
Statler
Xavier Cugat
William Howard Tobin Sr
Alfonso
Victor de ‘Cassus
Tobin
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