Murder Suspect Waives Hearing In Nelsonville Court
James Sowards 70 of Nelsonville waives preliminary hearing before Judge John Newcomb and is held without bond for the grand jury. He is charged with first degree murder in the November 16 killing of William Porter McCombs 61 in the Nelsonville Public Square. affidavit by the victim's son and co counsel William O Rowland seeks the January grand jury convening on January 21.
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John Newcomb
James Sowards
Nelsonville
Sowards
William Porter McCombs
Wilford
William O. Rowland
Sewards
O. F. Rowland
Blizzard Grips West as Cold Wave Hits Rockies to Midwest
Wintry conditions lash the region with heavy snow and blizzard warnings sweeping the northern Rockies and northern Plains. Temperatures plunge to zero in Montana as cold air from the Yukon presses into North Dakota Wyoming and beyond.
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Rockies
Plains
Midwest
Yukon District
Northwest Plains
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Great Lakes
Montana
Marietta Area Youth Loses Damage Suit
A 16 year old from the Marietta area lost a $70,000 personal injury case against former Parkersburg physician Dr. Julius Bell now practicing in Jenkins Kentucky. The U S District Court jury in Wheeling ruled the claim did not prove professional negligence in setting a broken arm that allegedly caused permanent impairment.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Marietta Area
Parkersburg
U.S. District Court
Julius Bell
Jenkins, Ky
Richard W. Bradley
Bell
Second Stroke Hits Kettering In Worsening Condition
DAYTON Ohio Charles F Kettering famed automotive inventor and engineer is in a coma after a second and more severe stroke doctors said The 82 year old former GM vice president had earlier suffered a light stroke on Sunday and had been ill after a trip to Detroit for a dinner honoring a retiring Motors executive.
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Charles F. Kettering
G. Douglas Talbott
Kettering
Detroit
General Motors
Escapee Captured in Dry Run After NC Prison Escape
PORTSMOUTH reports 33 year old escapee Guy Hum phries was recaptured at his Dry Run home after previously escaping from a North Carolina road gang. The incident ends a short manhunt as authorities confirm the capture.
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Portsmouth
Guy Humphries
North Carolina
Dry Run
Circus Elephant Kills Man in Port Arthur
Dorothy the elephant of Hagen Bros. Circus crushed James Lloyd, 28, of New York City, after headstanding on him and striking another worker earlier. Deputy Marshal Carey says the attack looked unprovoked. Dorothy had injured 11 others before this fatal incident.
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Tex
Dorothy
James Lloyd
New York City
Hagen Bros
Lloyd
Martin Carey
Carey
James Cole
Cole
Alaska Vote Shows Snowbound Balloting In 1958
Alaska voters braved fresh snow and near zero temperatures as about 40 000 were expected to cast ballots in the first state election. Some 60 000 eligible of a 210 000 population. races include two U S senators a congressman governor and 60 members of the first Alaska Legislature with Democrats favored in several key contests.
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Alaska
United States
Senate
House
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Bob) Bartlett
Congress
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Keith Capper
Mike Stepovich
Ernest Gruening
Ralph Rivers
Henry Benson
William Egan
John Butrovich Jr
Army Sets Date For Space Shot From Cape Canaveral
The Army plans to launch its first space probe on December 6 from Cape Canaveral Florida using a Juno rocket. It will be lighter and simpler than prior Air Force lunar probes, aiming to pass the moon and enter the sun's gravity to become a small planet orbiting the sun.
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Air Force
Cape Canaveral, Fla
Army
Earth
Mars
Venus
Planets
Athens Jount Interrupts DiSalle Date
Gov ONeill may skip a December 5 meeting with Gov elect DiSalle as Civil Defense plans a state government evacuation from Columbus to Athens. The two aides seek to resume talks on the January transition. ONeill is in Chicago for Governors Conference duties and has not confirmed the meeting.
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Athens
Ohio
O'Neill
DiSalle
O’neill
Tokyo court sets three trial dates in Crowley manslaughter case
The Tokyo District Court scheduled three trial sessions for Joseph P. Crowley of New Haven Conn in the manslaughter trial over the May 8 death of his brother in law and business associate T A D Jones Jr. in a hotel suite. Crowley, 49, pleads not guilty.
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Joseph P. Crowley
New Haven
Conn
Crowley
T.A.D. Jones Jr
Cypriot riot youth shot during escape
British security forces reported a Greek Cypriot youth was shot dead Tuesday as he tried to flee. He was the seventh Greek Cypriot killed in two weeks after failing to halt when challenged.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Accident Kills Woman and Daughter in Dayton
A 65-year-old woman survived but her daughter, Helen Simpson, 39, of Dayton, was killed when they were struck by a car while walking along a road on Monday. Mrs. Sara Radcliff, the mother, escaped with injuries.
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Dayton
Helen Simpson
Sara Radcliff
Railroad To Recall Kentucky Repairmen
In Raceland Ashland Kentucky and Ironton Ohio 73 repair workers will be recalled next week to fabricate parts for February 1 repairs as a thousand hopper cars undergo heavy work over the next couple of months.
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Kentucky
Raceland
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Raceland-Ashland
Ironton
Ohio
17 Flights Cancelled At Cincinnati Airport Strike
Officials of Greater Cincinnati Airport said Monday night the strike of Trans- World Airline machinists had cancelled 17 daily flights from the field.
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Greater Cincinnati
Trans- World Airline
Prices hold steady in October CPI at 123.7 percent
The Labor Department reports the consumer price index remained at 123.7 percent of the 1947-49 average for October. Price chief Hersey E. Riley notes the overall living cost level is hovering in a narrow range with small increases for some items and declines for others.
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Washington
Labor Department
Hersey E. Riley
Nixon Opens Day Visit to Britain With Berlin Stand
Vice-President Nixon launches a four day trip to Britain pledging that the West will stay firm in Berlin. He warns against appeasement and outlines talks with Prime Minister Macmillan on Berlin and broader international issues at a Pilgrims Society luncheon and a St. Paul’s Cathedral dedication honoring 28000 Americans killed in World War II.
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Nixon
Britain
Berlin
Formosa Strait
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Eisenhower
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Queen Elizabeth II
U. S
Macmillan
Free World
Brush-Moore Libel Trial Resumes in Maryland
Snow Hill Maryland trial resumes over a $50,000 libel suit by Sheriff Jesse M Pollitt against Brush-Moore Newspapers Inc of Canton Ohio. Pollitt alleges the Salisbury Times article of November 14 1956 maliciously libeled him. The newspaper witnesses said the error was corrected for most copies and a front page correction appeared the next day.
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Snow Hill
Brush-Moore Newspapers Inc
Canton
Ohio
Jesse M. Pollitt
Salisbury
Brush-Moore
The
Times
the Times
Black Tom explosion site sold for 27000 at auction
In Jersey City on July 30 1916 munitions from Britain France and Russia exploded killing four and injuring 100. The Black Tom peninsula site was auctioned for 27000, bought by a New York syndicate.
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Jersey City
N. J
Britain
France
Russia
New York
Former Slave Joe Luke Dies at 111 in Florida
DeLand Florida aged 111, former slave who would have turned 112 on December 24, died Sunday.
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Deland
Fla
Joe Luke
Emergency Funds Asked For Hocking Co Health Dept
The Messenger reports a request for emergency funds to support the Hocking County Health Department as it handles pandemic safety measures and public health needs amid rising concerns across the region.
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Hocking Co. Health Dept
Parkersburg
Pomeroy-Middleport
Jackson-Oak Hill
BinoNess
Glouster
Chauncey
Logan Eee
Este’ A
Gallipolis
Nelsonville
Soviet Boycott Looms Over Space Committee Plan
Small nations pressed for US-Soviet accord to avert a boycott of a proposed 18 nation space committee. The United States backed the plan, while the Soviet Union signaled a boycott, despite ongoing appeals and a 54 to 9 vote with 18 abstentions in the Political Committee.
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N.Y
United States
Soviet Union
U.N
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Space Committee
Soviet Bloc
India
Burma
United Arab Republic
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
East German Leader Says Ready to Negotiate With Allies
Walter Ulbricht declared Berlin access talks with the Allies possible as the Soviet threat looms. He argued Allies lack legal rights in the city and warned of a potential shift of supply routes if Russians withdraw, while Adenauer seeks tank guarded convoys and a prompt Allied response.
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Berlin
Walter Ulbright
West Berlin
Albright
Konrad Adenauer
Minister Jailed For Contempt In Tax Case
In Cincinnati a full U.S. District Court heard Rev. Maurice F. McCrackin defy a tax summons. He refused to plead or cooperate, and Judge John H Druffet ordered indefinite imprisonment for contempt, with bond papers to be signed by Wednesday to proceed on indictment.
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Cincinnati
U.S. District Court
Maurice F. McCrackin
John H Druffet
McCrackin
Miami Hires Sheriff As Safety Director
Sheriff James F. Hixon of Franklin County Ind will become Miami University's safety director effective January 1. He will head the school police force and develop a program to improve first aid knowledge and safety instruction for Miami employees.
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James F. Hixon
Franklin County
Ind
Miami University
Hixon
Miami
Pet German Shepherd Kills Three Year Old Child
ERIE Pa Michael Kaminski three was bitten and clawed to death Monday by a family farm pet German shepherd in Harborcreek. Police killed the dog which had shown no prior vicious tendencies.
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Erie
Michael Kaminski
Harborcreek
Ohio Spending Climbs With October Increase
Columbus reports state spending rose by seven million dollars in the latest month compared with October 1957. State Finance Director John A. Skipton cites a rise of 5,347,791 for poor relief and 1,496,109 for aid to the aged as primary factors.
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Columbus
Ohio
John A. Skipton
Johnston McCulley Creator of Zorro Dies at 75
Hollywood obituary notes Johnston McCulley, famed novelist and creator of Zorro, died Sunday after a series of operations. The writer, aged 75, had a prolific career shaping pulp fiction and beloved masked hero stories.
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Hollywood
Johnston McCulley
Court blocks pilots strike easing holiday travel crisis
An 11th hour court order halted a potential walkout by American Airlines pilots delaying work stoppage that would worsen the Thanksgiving travel crunch. Eastern Air Lines shut down operations as flight engineers and mechanics walked out, while Trans World Airlines machinists began a long running strike. Capital Airlines planned to resume normal operations today after a separate earlier dispute was settled. The order requires the pilots association to show cause by Friday why it should not be enjoined.
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Miami
Fla
American Airlines
AIR Line
Eastern
Bryan
Pilots’ Association
American
Capital Airlines
Capital
C&O and Piedmont Offer Holiday Travel Boost
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and Piedmont Airlines announce extra service to ease Thanksgiving travel amid strikes hitting Eastern and Trans World Airlines. C&O will deploy available equipment if needed. Piedmont adds a turbodrop jet from Cincinnati at 7 p.m. to reach Huntington and Winston-Salem by 9 p.m. Eastern and local disruptions involve Eastern and TWA strikes.
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Huntington
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Piedmont Airlines
C&o
Piedmont
Cincinnati
Huntington Tri-State
Winston-Salem
N. C
Post of adjutant at Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home abolished
J E Giffin of Bellaire, chairman of the home's board, announced the adjutant post is abolished for economy reasons. William K Adams, the former adjutant, was suspended 30 days by Governor O Neill following an investigation into alleged administrative abuses at the home.
Two Former East Liverpool Officers Seek New Trials
Ira Cunningham and Jerome Raimond, convicted in a 1952 East Liverpool burglary, ask for new trials. Attorneys filed motions in Columbus County Common Pleas Court on Monday.
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Lisbon
East Liverpool
Ira Cunningham
Jerome Raimond
Columbiana County Common Pleas Court
Weather Outlook for OHTO Region
Occasional rain and mild tonight and Wednesday forenoon. Clouds increase and it turns colder Wednesday afternoon. Low tonight 42. High Wednesday 4.
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West Virginia
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