US to Bring Home 284000 Armed Forces Dependents
President Eisenhower announced Defense Department plans to repatriate 284000 wives and children of overseas service members starting January as part of a seven point program to curb overseas spending. The move aims to save about a billion dollars annually while shifting reliance to American goods. The plan reduces overseas dependents by 15000 monthly and maintains current serviceman levels abroad.
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Clark Gable Dies at 59 King of Hollywood
Hollywood mourns Clark Gable known for It Happened One Night and a 30 year reign as the king of Hollywood. He died of a heart attack at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital after hospitalisation since November 6. Born February 1, 1901 in Cadiz Ohio, he recently completed The Misfits with Marilyn Monroe.
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Clark Gable
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Endo Ranch
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Gable
Cadiz
Ohio
Sir Winston Churchill Improves After Back Injury
London reports doctors say Sir Winston Churchill is bearing the broken back with endurance. A bulletin notes a very good night and rest in bed after 90 minutes with orthopedic surgeon Prof Herbert J Seddon. Churchill, nearly 86, has long been a difficult patient and remains bed-ridden and irritable.
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Sir Winston Churchill
Herbert J. Seddon
Winston. Churchill
Nine Hurt In Two-Car Collision Near Lucasville
Nine people were injured in a head-on crash between two cars about six miles west of Lucasville on Wednesday night. Two of the injured were in critical condition.
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Portsmouth
Lucasville
Lost purse ad leads to swift finder in local town
Mrs. Nellie Cox placed a Lost ad in The Messenger for a zipper purse five inches long with a strap containing three bills including a five and a one. The purse was lost Monday near West State by the School and Gas Company or Telephone Co. Reward offered. Mrs. Shirley Ridenour, the finder, notified Cox after seeing the ad.
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Lee’s Market
West State
School and Gas Company
Telephone Co
Shirley Ridenour
Few Released Killers Back At State Pen
Ohio first degree murderers released on lifetime parole show high success. Only 10 of 169 released since 1945 have been returned, two for felonies. Lutz notes a 94.1 percent success rate vs 74 percent for about 6000 other parolees.
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Columbus
Michael V. DiSalle
Rowland R. Lutz
Bureau of Probation and Parole
Ohio
Lutz
Eisenhower to Meet Security Council in Augusta
President Eisenhower scheduled a meeting with the National Security Council today in Augusta as part of emergency measures to reduce overseas spending. The session aims to boost American gold and dollar resources and may dominate talks.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
National Security Council
World Communist Summit Talks Extend Unusually Long
Allied diplomats report Kremlin summit talks among world Communist leaders began ten days ago and have stretched beyond expected wrap time. The discussions focus on strategic alignments and global tensions amid ongoing political maneuvering.
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London
Kremlin
Explosive School Problem Grips New Orleans
White youths protest integration as Negro rock throwing and violence erupt in New Orleans. Police and fire units respond to demonstrations. 59 arrests by day, 34 by night, with injuries and beatings reported. U S District Judge J Shelly Wright maintains integration order amid legislative efforts to oust him. Mayor urges calm and civilized conduct.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
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Mobutu Stages Parade To Demonstrate Power
Mobutu staged a grand military parade in Leopoldville to showcase regime strength. More than 30 000 Congolese civilians watched 2000 troops march along Boulevard Albert as.UN and Western diplomats observed. Lumumba allies and the African Asian diplomats largely boycotted the event.
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Lumumba
Ohio Leaders Expect No New Taxes in 1961 Session
Ohio's legislative leaders from both parties expect the 1961 legislature to convene and adjourn without enacting new taxes. Six key figures recently agreed the current revenue base should cover educational and other needs, with Republican leaders calling for cuts to tax demands and avoiding new levies.
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Ohio
General Assembly
Ohio State Council of Retail Merchants
C. Stanley Mechem
Athens
Ohio Senate
Roger Cloud
R-Logan
House
Kohler Official Killed in Lodge Explosion
Phelps Wisconsin reports Carl J. Kohler Sr. treasurer of the Kohler Co. was killed in an explosion at his northern Wisconsin hunting lodge. Police and investigators began inquiries into the incident as details emerged about the blast.
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Phelps
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Wisconsin
Drastic Public School Overhaul Aims to Cut Frills
SANTE FE New Mexico education experts proposed a sweeping public school overhaul to raise quality by expanding courses in mathematics chemistry English social studies foreign languages biology and economics. At the Council of Chief State School Officers meeting they cited Yale’s intial geometry in fourth grade and other advanced topics, urge a 10 year foreign language program starting in third grade.
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Association of State Commissioners and Superintendents of Schools
G. Bailey Price
Matematical Sciences
Yale
Floyd Rinker
College Entrance Examination Boards’ Commission On English
George E. Smith
Indiana State Department of Public Instruction
Arraignment Set For Hatchet-Swinging Man
Dayton executive Everett Victor Swenson faces an arraignment Friday on charges of assault with intent to kill after allegedly striking golf pro Jack White on the head with a hatchet. Swenson, 38, heads the Solar Aircraft Co central district office in Dayton and was released on a $500 bond Wednesday.
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Everett Victor Swenson
Swenson
Solar Aircraft Co
LA Strike Drags On as Transit Fight Moves to Courts
In Los Angeles a broad bid to restore public transportation runs on multiple fronts. The Amalgamated Transportation Union and the Metropolitan Transit Authority say they will take the dispute to court, with no immediate settlement in sight.
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Amalgamated Transportation Union
Metropolitan Transit Authority
Fire Hits Jefferson, Ohio Businesses in Early Morning Blaze
Jefferson Ohio ten business places were swept by an early morning fire with no casualties reported. Unofficial estimates put property loss at several hundred thousand dollars.
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Jefferson
Ohio
Youth Pleads Innocent in Ironton Shooting
A 19 year old Paul Mackin pleaded innocent to charges of shooting a Negro American Legionnaire in Ironton. He was placed on a $25 000 bond.
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Paul Mackin
Kennedy Johnson Chart Administration Course
Kennedy and Johnson hold talks at LBJ ranch in Texas to map a Democratic administration. They discussed the transition in January and plans for a legislative program, with help from Sam Rayburn and Gov Price Daniel joining for social events.
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Triple Killing Admitted in Starved Rock Case
Ches ter Weger, 21, of La Salle Illinois, confessed to slaying three Chicago area women on March 14 at Starved Rock State Park. Sheriff Ray Batley said Weger, a lodge dishwasher, claimed robbery as the motive. The victims were Mrs Lillian Oetting 50 Mrs Mildred Lindquist 50 and Mrs Frances Murphy 47 wives of Chicago executives.
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Weger
Chicago
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Human cells aboard Discoverer XVII space capsule
Humans sent bone marrow and skin cells aboard the Discoverer XVII capsule along with bacteria and plant spores to study space effects on man. The blast occurred Monday as part of a test aimed at understanding how space travel impacts human biology.
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Kennedy Closes In As Vote Tally Narrows Nationwide
Vice President Richard M. Nixon gains in Florida North Carolina and Indiana counts while Kennedy holds a lead in the national popular vote. Kennedy's margin stands at about 197 thousand with only a fraction of precincts uncounted and 300 electoral votes secured.
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Richard M. Nixon
California
John F. Kennedy
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Kennedy
Florida
North Carolina
Indiana
Hagerty Rumored to Take Daly ABC News Post
White House press secretary Hagerty refused comment on reports he would become vice president in charge of ABC News and Public Affairs after John Daly resigns. Daly quit citing policy differences. ABC named Thomas Velotta as temporary head of special affairs in the News and Public Affairs division.
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White House
James C., Hagerty
American Broadcasting Company
John Daly
ABC
Hagerty
Daly
Eisenhower
Leonard Goldenson
Thomas Velotta
ABC News and Public Affairs
Civil Rights Work Starts in Senate Bipartisan Drive
Senator Clifford P. Case said a bipartisan Senate group will begin maneuvering on civil rights legislation the first day of the new Congress. He planned meetings next month to craft strategy and build ties with Northern Democrats. Case expressed confidence that President-elect Kennedy will support the push.
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Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
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John F. Kennedy
Ohio Supreme Court rules county funds need not be deposited
The Ohio Supreme Court unanimously affirmed the appellate ruling that Columbus Lorain County Commissioners are not required to deposit active county funds in three Elyria banks. The decision upholds the earlier refusal to compel deposits.
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Elyria
Ohio Supreme Court
Warmer Weather Promised Across East and Midwest
The Weather Bureau forecasts warmer than usual conditions for most of the Eastern and Central United States from mid November through mid December. Strong high pressure may bring sustained warmth and minimal cold fronts during this period.
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Weather Bureau
United States
New York Men Held Over Steubenville Doctor Kidnap Case
Two men from New York are detained on charges of kidnapping Ohio physician Ralph M. Rea at gunpoint in a hospital parking lot near St. John’s Hospital in Steubenville.
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