Escapees Nabbed by Ohio Patrol Near Gallia Line
Ohio Highway Patrol captured three North Carolina road gang escapees wanted for a guard killing. They tried to switch cars on U S 35 east of Jackson as other fugitives were pursued. Victims included Fields Absher who was fatally shot earlier. two more escapees remain at large in Mercer County West Virginia.
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Jackson
Ohio
Gallia Co
North Carolina
U. S. 35
Here
West Virginia
Jefferson
N. C
Fields Absher
Beckley
W. Va
Seth Inskeep
Fire destroys Webber C. French Farm Supply Co in Ohio blaze
A dramatic fire at the Webber C. French Farm Supply Co in Washington Court House, Ohio, drawn by 10 fire companies, caused explosions and 150 foot flames. Two workers, Kenneth McDaniel and Charles Seymour, were hospitalized with skull and head injuries. Loss could top one million dollars as sparks damaged nearby stockyards and lines, with no official damage estimate yet.
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Washington Court House
Ohio
Webber C. French Farm Supply Co
Charles Seymour
Here
Cincinnati
Highway Patrol
Wilmington
French CO
Sam B. Marting
Wonder Stove Co
Marting
Miami Trace Board of Education
Columbus
Ohio pilot parachutes from crashed plane near Raleigh
First IA Karl P. Ritz of Cambridge Ohio parachuted to safety after an L20 light plane crash in a North Carolina state park near the Raleigh Durham Airport. Ritz, a member of the 3rd Missile Command at Fort Bragg, was accompanied by two crew members who also parachuted.
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Raleigh, N. C
Karl P. Ritz
Cambridge
Ohio
Raleigh-Durham
3Rd Missile Command
Fort Brags
Wildlife Chief Holds Dual Post in Ohio NRD
William B. Hendershot serves as head of the Game Production and Investigation Division while temporarily assigned to the Waterloo Forest Game Research Station in Athens County. Hayden W. Olds cites the Athens post as temporary and says reinstate is unlikely.
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Ohio Wildlife
Natural Resources Department
William B. Hendershot
Waterloo Forest
Athens County
Hayden W. Olds
Hendershot
Olds
Waterloo
DiSalle's Eastern Tour Interrupted by Bad Weather
Gov Michael V DiSalle's eastern states tour was grounded by foul weather in Wilmington Delaware interrupting travels. He conferred with Gov J Caleb Boggs and Delaware officials on the state's mental health program.
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Wilmington
Del
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
J. Caleb Boggs
Delaware
Ohio Rep Hays to seek re election next year
U S representative Wayne L Hays of Ohio announced Tuesday he will run again for Congress. His district includes East Liverpool and Steubenville.
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Washington
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
East Liverpool
Steubenville
Ore Cart Fatality Claims Local Worker Crossing
Oscar Wellman, 70, was struck and killed by a Nickel Plate Road freight train Tuesday as he crossed the Bank Street crossing in Painesville while walking home from his shift as a machinist. The incident occurred near his residence and police investigated the scene.
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Painesville, Ohio
Oscar Wellman
Bank Street
George the Lion Seeks Freedom From City Jail
George a 55 pound African lion awaiting release from Oklahoma City city jail after being booked on an open charge. Owner Ted Moore says the animal is too big and too fond of driving his car. Moore plans to place George at the city zoo and may acquire another lion.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
George
City
Arch Downing
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Ted Moore
Moore
City Zoo
Ohio Cigarette Tax Revenue Soars on Record October
Ohio Tax Department reports October cigarette purchases reached 2,152,678,560 sticks, with excise taxes totaling 5,400,643 and a 71 percent year over year rise. A June tax increase to five cents per pack boosted revenue, contributing to an 8,931,426 monthly total across all taxes and a 55 percent higher first four months of the year.
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Columbus
Ohio
Toledo State Hospital maintenance building bid
Rudolph Libre Inc of Walbridge submitted the apparent low bid of 95000 for general contract work on a Toledo State Hospital maintenance building, with the state estimate listed at 115850, announced by the Public Works Department on Tuesday.
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Columbus
Ohio
Rudolph Libre, Inc
Walbridge
Toledo State Hospital
Public Works Department
Robbins & Myers boosts quarterly dividend to 80 cents
At the annual shareholders meeting in Springfield Ohio Tuesday Robbins and Myers Inc directors raised the common share quarterly dividend from 50 cents to 80 cents per share.
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Springfield
Ohio
Robbins & Myers, Inc
Liquor Board Accepts Public Comment Without Opposition
The Liquor Board in Columbus Ohio held its quarterly meeting Tuesday to hear comments and suggestions on liquor policies with no remarks registered from the public.
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Columbus
Ohio
Liquor Board
Western Powers Bargaining With Soviets
Ohio reports a cold front bringing snow flurries across the state. Showers turned to snow overnight with gusty winds. Temperatures ranged from 26 at Dayton to 35 at Chesapeake, and Columbus recorded 29. Cloudy, windy, cold conditions expected with more snow possible Thursday.
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Columbus
Ohio
Dayton
Chesapeake
Zanesville
Secretary Strikes Back At Acheson's Assertion
Secretary of State Herter questioned former Secretary Acheson’s Berlin critique and urged cautious optimism for future talks with the Soviet Union. He said Khrushchev’s position has shifted and accused Acheson of straw man arguments while acknowledging Western hopes for a Paris Big Four summit next month. The Berlin crisis remains central as Western forces maintain occupation rights and corridor access through East Germany.
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Washington
Christian A. Herter
Soviet Union
Berlin
Herter
Dean Acheson
Acheson
West
Nikita Khrushchev
London
Khrushchev
West Berlin
East Germany
School Money Distribution is Being Made
Ohio will distribute about 38.2 million dollars this week to educational systems. Most funds fund public school subsidies while the rest support retirement systems and state universities. Local districts receive over 36 million, with about 17 million to county boards. State universities including Kent State Ohio University and Ohio State share 25,842 for teacher training, Kent State receiving nearly half.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Bowling Green
Kent State
Miami
Ohio University
Ohio State
Deputy Hale Quits Summit County Sheriff’s Office
Akron millionaire Frederick H. Hale, who inherited 1.2 million from his foster father James E. Hale inventor of the balloon tire, resigned after an argument with a fellow deputy, announced Summit County Sheriff Russell Bird on Tuesday.
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Akron — .P
Summit County
Russell Bird
Frederick H. Hale
Akron
Hale
James E. Hale
Cincinnati Bulk Milk Building Contract Let
WASHINGTON A M Kinney Associates of Cincinnati has won the contract to resigning and construct a bulk mail building in Cincinnati. The firm will buy land raise the structure and the post office will rent it. TOKYO Two Japanese ships sank today in stormy seas off Japan. Six Japanese were reported dead and 20 missing.
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Washington
A. M. Kinney Associates
Cincinnati
Post Office Department
Post Office
Tokyo
Japan
Moon Shot Planned by Atlas-Able This Thursday
Cape Canaveral reports an Atlas-Able rocket with a 375 pound satellite on pad awaiting launch during a four day window starting Thursday. If successful, the four stage craft will reach the moon vicinity in 22 days with a camera and instruments to study the lunar environment.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
United States
Moon
Soviet Union
Earth
U. S
Lunar
Lanik III
Early Home Delivery Scheduled Thursday Messenger Edition
The Messenger announces Thursday delivery with Thanksgiving Day breakfast reading. The edition will include 22 pages of local and area news two pages of sports and the latest national and state news delivered in the morning.
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Messenger
Hour Power Outage Scheduled At Chauncey
Everett Hanning of the Columbus and Southern Ohio Power Co announces Chauncey will lose power Friday from 9 30 to 10 30 a m weather permitting for a cutover to the new station.
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Chauncey
Everett Hanning
Columbus and Southern Ohio Power Co
Edison appeals Lorain rate ordinance to utilities board
Ohio Edison Co. has appealed a Lorain residential and other electric rate ordinance to the Utilities Commission. The appeal filed Tuesday seeks determination of fair rates and aims to set aside the local ordinance.
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Columbus
Ohio
P — Ohio Edison Co
The
Utilities Commission
Lorain City
US and Soviet Plan Exchange of Scientists
The United States and the Soviet Union agreed to exchange visits of atoms for peace scientists. No secret atomic information will be shared. John A. McCone and Prof. V. S. Emelyanov signed the agreement, which also covers possible joint peaceful projects including a giant atom-smashing machine.
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Washington — i
United States
Soviet Union
John A. McCone
Atomic Energy Commission
V. S. Emelyanov
Washington families Start Food Cleanup
Western Washington families faced a massive cleanup as flood waters receded. Thousands of acres remained underwater though forecasts showed the worst of the flood had passed and temperatures cooled. Deputies and coast guardmen patrolled the Snohomish and Green River valleys, patching dikes and aiding residents. A woman died in a car-truck crash Sunday night and an Ellensburg man was missing after his wrecked car was found near a large river washout on the Snoqualmie.
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Seattle
Wash
Washington
Cascade Mountain Range
Snohomish River
Green River
Ellensburg
Snoqualmie River
False Report Trial Goes On In Federal Court
Deliberations continue in Huntington West Virginia in the case of Charles G Rhodes a former real estate man charged with making a false report to a federally chartered organization He testified to negotiating a loan under power of attorney from Dr Glen C Dowell of Carrollton Ohio Dowell refuted the claim Rhodes also faces a charge of uttering a forged check endorsement.
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Charles G. Rhodes
Glen C. Dowell
Carrollton
Ohio
Dowell
Rhodes
Ohio five day forecast shows below normal temps
Temperatures run 6 to 16 degrees below normal with normal highs 43 in the north and 46 in the south and lows from 29 to 40. Cold through the weekend, moderating Monday. Precipitation around 0.4 inch with frequent snow flurries near Lake Erie and in extreme northern Ohio, with snow or rain possible across the rest of the state Thursday into Friday night.
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OHO
Lake Erie
Ohio
Perth
City Manager Recommends Pay Hike For Cincinnati
Cincinnati city manager C. A. Harrell proposes a total 1960 city budget of 62,176,096 dollars, about four million more than 1959. He suggests a 3 percent general wage increase, but notes funds are insufficient for a 42 percent raise.
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Cincinnati
C. A. Harrell
Harrell
Bowker Wins After Recount In Wilmington City Council
Poel Bowker requested a recount after losing to Ernest R. Walker by one vote 263-262. The second count on Tuesday reversed the result with Bowker ahead 265-262 securing the council seat.
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Wilmington
Ohio
Poel Bowker
Ernest R. Walker
Bowker
Death Toll Rises In Midway Air Crash Probe
Eleven people died and thirteen were injured when a Trans World Airlines cargo Constellation crashed three blocks from a Midway runway in rain and dawn. Civil Aeronautics Board crews pursued four investigations into engine or propeller failure, structural weaknesses, takeoff history, and witness interviews. Pilot Claude W Helwig of Los Angeles reported an engine fire as he tried to return to Midway.
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Chicago
Midway Airport
Midway
Trans World Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Claude W. Helwig
Los Angeles
Helwig
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