Western Allies weigh seven year plan as Berlin tension grows
Washington officials map options to deter Soviet moves in Berlin and East Germany. Dulles returns from the Colombo plan conference as talks with Britain France and West Germany proceed. Khrushchev demands East German control of Berlin while Western powers pledge to maintain access and status of West Berlin.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Germany
Dulles
Seattle
Britain
France
West Germany
Khrushchev
Sponse
West Berlin
East Berlin
Berlin
U. S
Ohio School Board Backs Adoption of Uniform Entrance Age
The Ohio School Board Association urged a state wide uniform entrance age for first grade. It recommends six by Sept 15 to enter first grade, though no law enforces the rule. The proposal was adopted at the association's annual convention with 2535 delegates attending.
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Ohio School Board
School Board Assn
State Board of Education
Association
State Building Plan under review for downtown Columbus site
The State Office Building Commission studies a proposal to place a new state office building west of the Scioto River between Broad and Town streets in downtown Columbus. The Legislature has appropriated 15 million dollars. The report also outlines school finance and education goals while the Metropolitan Committee names Don Simmons president and Clyde Crandall and William Ware as top officers.
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Columbus
State Office Building Commission
Scioto River
Paul G. Gingher
Metropolitan Committee
Columbus Area
Don Simmons
Perrysburg
Clyde Crandall
Franklin County
William Ware
Mentor
Dad and Son Face Arraignment Over Bank Embezzlement
In Columbus a father Fred B. Lewis of Rushville and his son Fred K. Lewis of Chillicothe were arraigned in U S District Court on conspiring to embezzle $520000 from Rushville Banking Co. They allegedly drew 1292 checks on Ohio Silica Co. and L M Equipment Co. without funds, with false entries to conceal the scheme.
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Columbus
U. S
Fairfield County
Fred B. Lewis
Rushville
Fred K
Chillicothe
Old
Rushville Banking Co
Ohio Silica Co
L & M Equipment Co
Father
Fred K. Lewis
Florence
Charles H. McCreary
Germans Riot At Communist Voting Rally
In West Berlin at Sportspalast thousands of onlookers jeered and stones flew as 250 riot police kept order. The rally drew 7000 pro Communist demonstrators chanting anti Western slogans and calling for foreign troops to leave. Albert Norden urged withdrawal of occupation statutes and troops.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Hitler
Albert Norden
Politburo
East Germany
Mount Union seeks 10 million for building program expansion
Mount Union College officials campaign for ten million dollars to fund a building plan that includes a music wing for the fine arts building a dining commons a classroom building and other potential projects.
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Alliance
Mount Union College
Five Day Forecast For Ohio And West Virginia
Cloudy mild today with occasional showers tonight and Saturday. Low tonight 54 to 58, high Saturday 68 to 72. Mostly cloudy in West Virginia with rain likely tonight and Saturday, low tonight 50 to 46 east and 608 west. Temperatures average 8 to 12 degrees above normal, with warmer Tuesday and Wednesday and cooler Sunday and Monday. Precipitation expected four tenths to eight tenths of an inch in showers Sunday and again around Tuesday or Wednesday. Other cities show varied conditions with a mix of clear and cloudy skies and temperatures ranging from the 40s to 80s.
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West Virginia
OHTO
Albuquerque
Bismarck
Nvyer
Des Moines
Indianapolis
Los Angeles
Mitinl
Clash
St. Paul
New York
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Seagees
Portland
Richmond
Tampa
Secrecy Cloaks Pacific Test Site
Washington AP reports test firings at the Pacific missile range may begin within two months. Operations at Point Arguello and Vandenberg AFB in California will be highly secret, designated as maximum security areas. A 1960 memorandum from Deputy Secretary of Defense Don Quarles orders steps for security across services, limiting public access and press coverage compared with Cape Canaveral. The Defense Department has no final plan on press access yet.
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Washington
Pacific
Cape Canaveral
Fla
West Coast
Point Arguello
Vandenberg Air Force Base
California
Donald Quarles
Air Force
Navy
Army
Pacific Range
Florida
Defense Department
McElroy Signals Shift From IRBMs To ICBMs
Defense Secretary McElroy indicated a trend toward relying more on intercontinental ballistic missiles while limiting further IRBM deployments. He stated the U S will continue Thor and Jupiter IRBMs to Europe but implied ICBMs reduce the need for allied-based missiles. He also announced a plan to cut 55,000 Army and Marine ground troops.
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McElroy
United States
Europe
England
Italy
McEvoy
Defense Department
Doctor of 68 Years Marks Quiet 98th Birthday
Waynesburg report notes Dr Lindsey S McNeely age 98 celebrates a quiet birthday in Kirby with 68 years as a practicing physician. He is regarded as possibly Pennsylvania oldest active doctor and perhaps in the nation. He credits moderation and regularity as keys to happiness and longevity.
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Waynesburg
Lindsey S. McNeely
Kirby
McNeely
Pennsylvania
United States
Ohio Governor Spares Death for Deaf Brothers
Governor C William O Neill commuted the death sentences of Joseph Buza 21 and Bert Buza 17 to life imprisonment less than 12 hours before scheduled execution. The brothers were convicted of murdering Margaret Denham 76 in Belmont County on April 10 1957 after stealing about 100 by cashing bad checks.
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Columbus
William O'Neill
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
O'Neill
Joseph Buza
Bert
Prison Guard Edward Carpenter Dies in Interstate Crash
Edward W. Carpenter Jr., 28, a guard at Ohio Penitentiary, was killed near Lancaster when his 1958 car went out of control on U S 33. He was demonstrating pushbutton controls to three passengers when the reverse button allegedly locked the wheels. The passengers sustained minor injuries.
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Lancaster
Edward W. Carpenter, Jr
Ohio Penitentiary
U.S. 33
Here
Highway Patrol
Carpenter
Right Miners Rescued After Mud Wall Collapse
Rescue workers dug through a mud wall 900 feet underground and freed eight African miners trapped for 36 hours. Two miners were killed in the collapse near Bancroft in Northern Rhodesia.
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Bancroft
Northern Rhodesia
Four Chicago men arrested in Kentucky bank robbery case
In Burlington Kentucky a fast police pursuit led to the capture of four Chicago men within five hours after they robbed the Farmers Bank at Petersburg of 2000 dollars. A local junkyard operator and a observant woman helped trigger the manhunt guiding officers to suspects.
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Burlington
Farmers’ Bank
Petersburg
Jack Clore
Hebron
Ohio River
Oosterbaan Resigns as Michigan Coach. Elliott Named Replacement
Ann Arbor Michigan Bennie Oosterbaan resigned today after 11 seasons as UM football coach. Chalmers Bump Elliott, his top aide and backfield coach, will replace him on January 1. Both are former Michigan football stars.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Bennie Oosterbaan
University of Michigan
Chalmers
Bump
Elliott
Oosterbaan
Michigan
No Sign Of Agreement Evident At Geneva
The five day technical conference on surprise attack failed to agree on an agenda after its fifth session. A communique said delegates continued discussion of the plan of work for the conference, signaling an ongoing agenda deadlock.
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Geneva
Life and death visit family in two hour span
In Edison New Jersey Mrs. Robbins gave birth to a daughter weighing seven pounds three ounces at Perth Amboy Hospital while her six year old son Richard Jr. lay dying in the same hospital from injuries after being struck by a car.
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Edison, N. J
Richard Robbins
Ohio Youths Return From International Farm Exchange
Four Ohio youths returned from Europe after months in an international farm youth exchange program. In total 59 youths from 30 states spent four to six months visiting farm families in 21 countries.
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Washington
Ohio
Europe
States
Bulganin branded enemy of the Communist Party
Moscow reports declare Nikola Bulganin an enemy of the party after a long role in its leadership. The public denunciation comes amid coverage of Khrushchev’s seven year plan and a purge of the Malenkov faction, naming Bulganin among senior figures tied to antiparty activity.
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Moscow
Nikola Bulganin
Communist Party
Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev
Central Committee
Moscow Radio
Malenkov
Kaganovitch
Molotov
Shepilov
Meyner Won t Reveal Plans For 1960 Nomination
Oberlin College students pressed New Jersey Governor Robert B. Meyner for his 1960 presidential plans. He stated he is not a candidate if the convention were held next week, but he noted substantial support for Adlai Stevenson to run again and said a draft for Stevenson could be possible.
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Oberlin
Oberlin College
New Jersey
Robert B. Meyner
Meyner
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Dulles Returns From Seattle Colombo Plan Meet
Washington secretary of state John Foster Dulles returned from a five day Seattle stay where he attended the Colombo Plan Economic Conference and declined to comment on the trip.
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Washington
State Dulles
Seattle
Soviet Promises Highest Living Standards by 1970
Moscow vows the Soviet Union will reach top global living standards by 1970 under Khrushchev's seven year plan. The plan 1959 to 1965 targets an 80 percent rise in industrial output and aims for the bloc to produce over half the world’s industrial goods by 1965.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Communist Party Central Committee
Communist Bloc
United States
U.S.S.R
Supreme Soviet
Russia
Spot Check To Keep Drunk Drivers Off Turnpike Trial
The Ohio Turnpike Commission will trial spot checks by State Highway Patrolmen at toll plazas to stop intoxicated drivers before gates. Inspectors will also look for defective lighting and worn tires, a practice already used by toll collectors on occasion.
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Cleveland
Ohio Turnpike
C. W. Hartford
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Hartford
Vote Set Today in Affiliation By Carpenters
The Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners votes today on a resolution to authorize the General Executive Board to pull out of the AFL-CIO. Hutcheson faces Senate Rackets probes and Indiana highway indictments while 1200 of 2000 delegates have signed the measure.
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ST. Louis
Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners
Maurice A. Hutcheson
Afl-Cio
General Executive Board
Hutcheson
Senate
Indiana
Comic Writer Dies in Cleveland After Cancer Battle
William M. Brauncher aged 62 died Thursday night at St. Vincent Charity Hospital. He wrote the continuity for the comic panel Our Boarding House for nearly 20 years.
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Cleveland
William M. Brauncher
St. Vincent Charity Hospital
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