Dulles Berlin Talk and Nixon Telegram Stir Campaign Winds
A 650 word Nixon telegram to Republican congressional candidates urges an aggressive anti-Democrat stance ahead of the November election. Dulles warns Berlin access by Western powers could invite force if needed, while noting no concrete blockade by Soviets or East Germans and plans to meet Eisenhower in Augusta. Nixon promotes a hard line and party unity.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Dulles
Berlin
Russia
Khrushchev
West Berlin
Eisenhower
Augusta
GOP
Democrats
Democratic Party
Three Injured As Hoist Falls Three Stories
A construction hoist fell three stories at Columbus largest department store injuring three men on the fourth floor who were loading steel beams. John Rathburn 49 and Paul Smith 33 were treated at Mount Carmel Hospital for possible fractures and head injuries while Carl Chick 37 was treated at Grant Hospital for a fractured left ankle.
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Columbus
Mount Carmel Hospital
John Cecil Rathburn
Paul Smith
Neaby Lockbourne
Route 1
Rathburn
Smith
Grant Hospital
Carl Chick
Slav Lawmakers Okay Economic Plan
Belgrade Yugoslavia parliament approved an economic plan for 1959 committing about two billion dollars in investments. Defense spending will rise 58 million to 660 million, despite canceled Soviet aid and slow Western credits.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Corrigan Told To Put Up Or Shut Up
The Ohio Supreme Court ordered Dr Samuel H Sheppards attorney William J Corrigan to decide by December 31 if he will reveal concealed evidence or abandon a habeas corpus bid The exchange arose during a hearing on Corrigans request to modify a prior denial and pave a path to federal review.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Samuel H. Sheppard
Dee
Cleveland
William J. Corrigan
Corrigan
Carl V. Weyganat
Hawk That Bit Man Found Rabid by Officials
The Department of Natural Resources said a hawk that bit and clawed Oliver Montgomery of Batesville has been found rabid. Montgomery is receiving rabies treatment after the attack in Noble County.
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Columbus
Department of Natural Resources
Noble County
Oliver Montgomery
Batesville
Arson Official Quits For Federal Fire Agency Post
Willis S. Peterson head of the State Arson Bureau for six years announced he will resign to join the National Board of Fire Underwriters as a special agent in Cincinnati starting January 1.
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Columbus
Willis S
Pete) Peterson
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Cincinnati
Heart pacemaker saves Brooklyn man for Thanksgiving
A 76-year-old Brooklyn grandfather named Pincus Shapiro survived a total heart block with a surgically implanted pacemaker and external heart sentry. After months of recovery he returned home for Thanksgiving with his family and will carry a portable pacemaker for home use.
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New York —i
Pincus Shapiro
Brooklyn
Montefiore Hospital
Shapiro
Drivers Fail To Beat Trains At Ohio Crossings
Eighty one motorists were killed in Ohio during the first ten months of the year trying to beat trains at crossings. Sixty five injured in nine months 1958, state highway officials report. holiday travel and winter conditions heighten risk. total state traffic deaths in nine months reached 1265 with 54 685 injuries.
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Columbus
Ohio
Gordon Jeffrey
Department of Highway Safety
Jeffrey
Card Printers Are Arrested In Central Ohio Lottery Crackdown
Police raided the Echo Press print shop, seizing about 30 000 football lottery cards. Richard B Koch 48 pleaded innocent in Municipal Court Wednesday to printing and possessing football lottery cards. George R Showalter faced a similar warrant when officers returned to finish the seizure.
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Columbus
Ohio
Richard B. Koch
Echo Press
George R. Showalter
Ottawa approves 17 percent rise in freight rates
The government approved a 17 percent increase in Canadian freight rates on Wednesday, marking a notable adjustment in transport costs across the country. Government officials cited market shifts and the need to bolster freight services as the rationale for the measure.
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Ottawa
Highway Department Rejects Road Bid
The Ohio Department of Highways will reject bids for a nearly three mile four lane highway from Dayton to east of Greene County. Highway Director Charles M. Noble said the apparent low bid of 1 556 025 by W J Seidensticker Co is too high. State estimate is 1 468 600. Total project cost including land will exceed 3 million dollars.
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Columbus
Ohio Department of Highways
Dayton
Greene County
Charles M. Noble
W. J. Seidensticker Co
Thanksgiving blessing beyond material abundance
A reflection on American blessings during Thanksgiving. The piece notes widespread plenty and care for the less fortunate, and that Americans benefit from favorable location and strength beyond their own efforts, even amid world tensions. It emphasizes gratitude for welfare supported by factors beyond individual control.
Nixon Urges West to Aim for Freedom and Plenty
Vice President Nixon addressed a British American banquet in London urging the West to make victory of plenty over want health over disease and freedom over tyranny its top goal. He praised British colonial administrators and contrasted Western ideals with Khrushchev’s forecast of rising living standards.
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London
Nixon
West
Macmillan
Prince Philip
Elizabeth II
United States
Britain
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
New Angle In Slaying Is Studied
Cincinnati pathologist Dr. Frank P. Cleveland testified in Municipal Court that no bullet wound was found in the body of Martha Louise Bergen 32. He said the skull fracture resulted from a multiple impact to the head and noted metal residue traces. Edythe Klumpp 40 was ordered held to the grand jury on a charge of killing Mrs. Bergen.
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Cincinnati
Martha Louise Bergen
Frank P. Cleveland
Edythe Klumpp
Explosion Claims Teen Life in Basements Workshop
In Ashland Wisconsin a 16 year old boy died after an explosion in his basement workshop. A piece of steel struck him in the head, ending his life shortly after the blast. Investigators are examining the scene for causes and safety lapses.
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Ashland
Wis
Four long‑serving criminals receive parole eligibility
Four murderers in Columbus, each with more than twenty years served, were granted Thanksgiving commutations by Governor C. William ONeill. The action makes them eligible for parole.
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Columbus
William O'Neill
Survivors of Bradley Go Home Wednesday
Two crewmen escaped the sinking of the freighter Carl D. Bradley in Lake Michigan and were released Wednesday from Charlevoix Hospital. First Mate Elmer Fening and Engineman Frank Mays, rescued by the Coast Guard after more than 14 hours on a life raft, went home by car to Rogers City.
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Charlevoix
Mich
Lake Michigan
Carl D. Bradley
Charlevoix Hospital
Elmer Fening
Frank Mays
Coast Guard
Auto
Rogers City
TWA Rejects Offer From Union Machinists
Trans World Airline rejected a union machinists offer for a systemwide settlement on the sixth day of a strike in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Trans World Airline
Dulles Hint Triggers Berlin Showdown Talk
Secretaries Dulles remarks suggesting possible talks with East Germany stir unease in Berlin and Bonn. Soviet officials indicate Gromyko’s East Berlin visit and a possible withdrawal plan while Western officials weigh limited contacts or an airlift as a last resort. Bonn rejects any move recognizing East German authorities.
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Berlin
West Germany
Dulles
Washington
London
ADN
Bonn
Konrad Adenauer
Alert Called Off After Fire Extinguished At Lake Charles Base
Firefighters contained a B47 blaze at Chenault Air Force Base in LA after an alert due to an ammunition hazard. Officials removed roadblocks and did not confirm whether the aircraft carried atomic weapons. no injuries were reported. A large fireball and fleeing cars were observed as the planes remained on alert status in the vicinity.
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Lake Charles
Chennault Air Force Base
Strategic Air Command
Moritz Undergoes Major Surgery in Columbus
Col. Fred Moritz superintendent of the Ohio Highway Patrol had major surgery at White Cross Hospital in Columbus. His condition is reported as fairly good.
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Columbus
Fred Moritz
Ohio Highway Patrol
White Cross Hospital
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