Nixon may act as substitute for ailing Eisenhower
Vice President Nixon could preside at two congressional leader briefings next week if Eisenhower remains unable to perform his duties. Senator Bridges urges Nixon to assume routine leadership while conceding he might not preside at all. Nixon visits White House staff and says ultimate presidential actions would remain with the President.
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Washington
Nixon
Eisenhower
Sen
Bridges
R-Nh
Senate Republican Policy Committee
White House
Richard Nixon
Senator Gore urges voluntary farm cutbacks at Ohio meeting
U S Senator Albert Gore told the 39th annual Ohio Farm Bureau Federation meeting that farmers must cut production voluntarily to improve finances as prices fall and surpluses grow. He said soil bank programs cannot help and that producers face higher costs, urging action at today's session on a soil bank resolution.
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Columbus
U. S
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Gore
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Soil Bank
Weather forecast for Ohio and West Virginia
Partly cloudy and mild tonight with low around 81. Thursday turns partly cloudy and colder with highs 46 to 50. West Virginia sees fair conditions and cooler tonight with lows 35 to 40 east and 40 to 45 west. Thursday is windy and mild with widely scattered showers and cooling in the afternoon. Five day forecast shows near normal temperatures with cooler days Thursday Friday and Saturday, rain likely over the east Thursday and much of the state Saturday and Sunday.
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Ohlo
West Virginia
Ouro
Warner
Firemen Battle Blaze Near Los Angeles
The forest fire northeast of Los Angeles has burned 25 000 acres of timber and brush. The blaze, which began last Thursday, was 85 percent controlled by Tuesday night as crews faced a remaining hotspot at the 6000 foot level in the San Gabriel mountains with over 1000 firefighters on duty.
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Los Angeles
Forest Service
San Gabriel Mountains
Mamie Eisenhower Courageous at King Mohammed Visit
Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower attended a state dinner for King Mohammed VI of Morocco as her husband, President Eisenhower, fought a mild stroke. Vice President Nixon called her action courageous as she kept vigil at the White House, dining with the President and watching TV while he recovers.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nixon
Mohammed VI
Morocco
Eisenhower
White House
Mohammed V
Man 72 Confesses Shotgun Slaying in Ohio Town
Virgil R. Roberts 72 of New Plymouth Route 2 admits shooting George Schaefer 47 at his home in Swan Township. Schaefer found dead with a head wound. Roberts held in Vinton County jail with investigation ongoing and no charges filed.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Harold Steele
Virgil R. Roberts
New Plymouth
George Schaefer
Roberts
Steele
Schaefer
John Beckley
Swan Twp
Columbus
Joseph E. Strong
London
Wrightsel
California
Police Question Man in Niagara Falls Apartment Fire
Police released 29 year old Thomas Jones after questioning in connection with the November 16 Niagara Falls apartment house fire that killed 18 people. Jones, a former resident, denied knowledge of the blaze.
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Alliance
Niagara Falls
Thomas Jones
FCC asked to approve transfer of WKOV control
The Federal Communications Commission was asked Tuesday to approve transfer of control of WKOV Wellston Ohio to Courthouse Broadcasting Co.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
WKOV
Wellston
Ohio
Courthouse Broadcasting Co
Streamlining Sought as Missile Programs Lag
Senate Preparedness subcommittee grapples with authority in missile and satellite programs. Senator Lyndon B. Johnson said the panel must identify who runs what without overturning the system. Testimony led to recall of CIA Director Allen Dulles and CSA Intelligence Chief Herbert Scoville for closed hearings.
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Washington
Sen
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dtex
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Johnson
Senate
Allen Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Herbert Scoville
CSA
Office of Scientific Intelligence
Gasoline Spill Closes Ohio River Tap for 10 Days
A gasoline barge fire Saturday near Woodsfield released fuel into the upper Ohio River. Water officials say taste may be affected for about ten days but there is no expected health danger due to dilution.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
Woodsfield
Edward J. Cleary
Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission
Cleary
Prosecution Opens Fire in Lima Murder Trial
Prosecutors say they will continue calling witnesses in the first degree murder case against Ralph Forsythe 42 accused in the fatal shooting of Charles Conner 37 a Lima paint company foreman on August 10 at Forsythe home during a drinking party. Fingerprint expert Arnold Fetter testified he found Forsythe and Conner prints on a whiskey bottle. Nineteen prosecution witnesses have testified. The trial will adjourn after today and resume Monday.
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Lima
Ralph Forsythe
Forsythe
Charles Conner
Lima Paint Company
Conner
Arnold Fetter
London Prison Farm Crime Laboratory
Fire damages Cleveland Public Library branch in $200000 blaze
The Woodland Branch of the Cleveland Public Library suffered extensive damage in a Friday fire valued at $200000. Library architect Charles Bacon Rowley says the building should be demolished rather than repaired.
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Cleveland
Woodland
Cleveland Public Library
Charles Bacon Rowley
Burns furnace blast claimed life of Leo Bennett
In Zanesville area a furnace explosion Monday night fatally injured Leo Bennett 82 of New Lexington on Tuesday. Bennett had been treated for burns after the blast in Burns residence.
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Zanesville
Leo Bennett
New Lexington
Summit Talks To Go Ahead With Nixon Subbing For Eisenhower
Officials said the United States will attend the NATO summit in Paris with Vice President Nixon standing in for President Eisenhower if allied governments approve. The plan hinges on Eisenhower’s health and could be postponed to next spring if his attendance is not possible.
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Washington
United States
Eisenhower
Russia
Paris
Nixon
U.S
NATO
NATO Council
Jupiter’s Flight Is Incomplete Missile Test At Cape Canaveral
Six congressmen watched as the Army launched a Jupiter 1500 mile range missile from Cape Canaveral. The test ended due to technical difficulties and officers gave no further explanation. The rocket rose in a pillow of smoke and flame, appeared to travel straight up, and burned bright before vanishing from spectators’ view.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Army
Florida
Defense Department
Saucer sighting under investigation in Painesville
Mrs. Leitz Kuhn reports eye trouble after viewing a brightly lit acorn shaped object about two weeks ago near her home. Tests for radioactivity and a medical exam are underway at Lake County Memorial Hospital with Dr. Hudgens noting shock and a skin rash.
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Painesville
Leitz Kuhn
E. D. Hudgens
Madison
Lake County Memorial Hospital
Soviet Papers Skirt Eisenhower Illness Reports
Moscow papers did not mention this morning the illness of President Eisenhower. Tass, the Soviet News Agency, reported without comment in two dispatches from Washington the two medical bulletins issued Tuesday on the President's condition.
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Moscow
Eisenhower
Tass
Washington
Two brothers charged after starting 20 grass fires
Delmar Scott 22 and his brother John 17 of near New Lexington were arrested Tuesday admitting they started 20 grass fires in two and a half hours in November.
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Zanesville
Delmar Scott
John
New Lexington
State GOP surprised by suggestion to remove fee system
A proposal from Alvin I. Krenzler to move deputy motor vehicle registrars and staff from the 25 cent fee system onto the state payroll challenges the Ohio Republican Party chiefs. The plan aims to end the fee money flowing to about 800 deputies and shift licensing work to state funds, with a study committee to assess cost savings and reforms. Governor ONeill supports considering the changes.
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Reed Smith
Columbus
Republican
Alvin I. Krenzler
Cleveland
William O'Neill
Krenzler
O'Neill
Youth Admits Hurling Knife In Fatal Street Fight
In Cincinnati a 21 year old former Marine Prentice L Meddings admitted hurling a fish knife during a white Negro street clash that left Carl Lee Levell 14 dead The police filed second degree murder charges Meddings claimed self defense saying he and his brother were attacked by Negro youths Levell's brother Robert 17 gave a differing account saying whites and blacks were involved and the fight began after an incident on the sidewalk
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Cincinnati
Prentice L. Meddings
Carl Lee Levell
Meddings
Arland
Medding
Tragic Electrocution Sparks Columbus Inquiry
Police report a 10 year old girl Linda Cummings was electrocuted Tuesday night in Columbus while attempting to unscrew a ceiling light bulb. The bulb exploded and she fell unconscious.
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Columbus
Linda Cummings
Linda
Eisenhower Signs Documents Amid Illness Amid Market Dip
President Eisenhower, convalescing after a brain artery blockage described as a slight stroke, signed and initiated several government documents in his White House bedroom. Press secretary Hagerty noted the activity occurred during a brief morning in which markets fell sharply, with New York shares down as much as seven dollars.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Andrew J. Goodpaster
New York
Hagerty
Goodpaster
Donald R. Heath
Topeka
Kan
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Wilfred Ellsworth Binkley
Ada
Ohio
National Historical Publications Commission
David W. Kendall
the Treasury
Paris
NATO
Eisenhow
Snyder
City Manager Proposes Five Year Cincinnati Downtown Plan
Cincinnati City Manager C A Harrell pushes a five year program to develop downtown into a gigantic modern shopping and management center. He estimates a cost over 365 million dollars and says the plan hinges on raising the city debt limit by the General Assembly, with the current ceiling near 1960.
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Cincinnati
C. A. Harrell
Harrell
General Assembly
Husband shoots wife and kills himself in domestic tragedy
Chester Daugherty, 34, an unemployed construction worker, fatally shot Flora Daugherty, 36, then killed himself after a dispute over a broken Christmas toy for their child. Police reported the Tuesday incident occurred late at night in Sidney-? area.
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Sidney
Chester Daugherty
Flora
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