O'Neill Blasts Labor Over Right To Work Push
Ohio Governor C William O Neill in a statewide TV address accuses labor leaders of false propaganda and intimidation to defeat a constitutional amendment regulating labor contracts. He cites two central Ohio cities and handbills aimed at scaring workers and supports the measure to curb corruption and empower unions to demand honest leadership.
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Columbus
William O'Neill
Ohio
O'Neill
United Appeals
First of Three Atomic Tests Fires at Yucca Site
The Socorro shot lit the predawn sky above Yucca Flat as the first of a postponed tripleheader. AEC described its yield as about half nominal, roughly 10 000 tons of TNT, about half the Nagasaki force. Weather delays had postponed all three blasts multiple times.
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Atomic Test Site
New
Yucca Flat
Atomic Energy Commission
Harashima
Nagasaki
Socorro
McArthur Post Office Contract Awarded To Bolton Pratt Co
A Cleveland firm, Bolton Pratt Co, won the contract to construct a federal building and post office at McArthur. The project features a 3600 square foot enclosed area, a 360 square foot platform, and a paved driveway with parking. The agreement includes a 20-year lease at 5470 yearly with a 10-year option at 4103 and four 5-year options at 4103 annually.
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McArthur
Cleveland
Thomas A. Jenkins
Bolton Pratt Co
Glass Union Negotiations Resume in Cleveland
Representatives of the United Glass and Ceramics Workers Union and two glass companies resume negotiations here today after a strike by the union. The talks aim to end the stoppage and reach a new labor contract.
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Cleveland
United Glass and Ceramics Workers Union
Midterm Peak Voting Record Set in Nation
Official and unofficial estimates place eligible voters for the November election at 76,145,600, a midterm record. Senate and gubernatorial race totals push the 48-state vote to about 48,131,226 with 284,226 already recorded for Maine's September 8 Senate race.
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Washington
Senate
Maine
Associated Press
Census Bureau
Georgia
Kentucky
Fuss Over Files On Voters Faces Civil Rights Commission
In Macon County Alabama a clash over access to voter registration records tests federal authority. Civil rights commission agents were denied entry by local officials potentially shaping federal action on privacy and racial discrimination. Local demographics and voting patterns underscore the brewing legal stakes.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Civil Rights Commission
South
Macon County
Tuskegee Institute
Commission
Washington
Americans Kidnapped by Cuban Rebels In Cuba
The U S Consulate in Santiago seeks release of two Americans and seven Cubans abducted from a Texaco refinery near Santiago. Ambassador Smith instructed the consul to press the rebels for return. Unclear if ordered by Fidel Castro amid guerilla warfare against Batista.
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Havana
U. S
Santiago
Cuba
Havanna
Earl E. T. Smith
Park Wollam
Texaco
Fidel Castro
Fulgencio Batista
IBEW Local 755 to vote on Delco settlement end strike
Members of Local 755 of the International Union of Electrical Workers vote this afternoon on accepting a settlement of grievances and ending a 20 day strike against Delco Products Division of General Motors.
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Dayton
International Union of Electrical Workers
Delco Products
General Motors
Swallows Of Capistrano Plan Annual Flight From Mission
The swallows of Mission San Juan Capistrano are expected to depart on Thursday marking the 181st annual migration. Devout observers note feast days October 23 and March 9 as traditional migration anchors, with variations possible due to weather. Masses and festive parades featuring Catholic schoolchildren and mariachis are planned at the mission.
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San Juan Capistrano
Calif
Mission San Juan Capistrano
St. Juan
St. Joseph’s
San Juan
St. Joseph's
St. John Capistrano
Open Switch Causes Crash in Methuen Mass
A Budd liner passenger train veered onto a side track after a switch was opened by vandals near Methuen Massachusetts. The Boston and Maine train, traveling from Rockingham Horse Race Track in Salem New Hampshire to Boston, injured 19 of 47 aboard. no one is seriously hurt.
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Methuen
Mass
Boston & Maine Railroad
Railroad
Cyril Fengill
Boston
Rockingham
Salem
N. H
Ban Put On Reds Publication Imports
Singapore government bans import sale and circulation of all publications from 53 publishing houses in Red China and Hong Kong. The move targets material deemed seditious or harmful to public order. Local distributors face enforcement actions under the new measure.
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Singapore
Red China
Hong Kong
Weather forecast for Ohio and West Virginia region notes
Partly cloudy today and tonight with lows around 52 to 53. Thursday mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and cooler, highs near 66. West Virginia sees cloudy conditions with rain mainly east, lows and mountain areas ranging to 30s. Five day forecast: temperatures 6 to 8 degrees above normal, precipitation 0.1 to 0.2 inch in most sections with a few showers Thursday and again around Sunday or Monday. Data includes city forecasts from Albany to Tampa with varying cloudiness and temperatures.
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West Virginia
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Bismarck
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Istic Ae
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Los Angeles
St. Paul
Sinead Ae
Phoens
Fil
Pittsburgh
Seattle
Tampa
Eisenhower Nixon Bid Stirs Midwest Campaign Push
President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon attack Democratic opposition from Chicago to California accusing Congress of blocking proposals. Truman counters with a scathing critique of the administration blaming unemployment high costs and defense delays. Nixon scheduled for New England stops in Hartford Burlington and Providence.
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Midwest
California
Truman
Nixon
Chicago
San Francisco
Congress
Wil
Del
New England
Hartford, Conn
Burlington, Vt
Providence
Rhode Island
Dulles Chiang Talks Yield Warnings On Quemoy Escorts
Secretary of State Dulles met with Chiang Kai-shek as talks near completion. A new warning stated the United States would resume escorting supplies to Quemoy if needed, while convoy operations have not yet resumed. Officials stressed gains and no rift, with assurances islands are not bases for mainland invasion.
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John Foster Dulles
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Taipei
Formosa
Dulles
United States
Quemoy
Adm
Roland N. Smoot
U. S. Defense Command
Walter Robertson
Chiang
Robertson
Eisenhower TV address targets Democrats in nationwide push
President Eisenhower closes a six day campaign swing with a CBS telecast urging a Republican Congress as the antidote to radical government. An aide calls the speech highly combustible as he continues to clash with Democrats and GOP rivals Knowland and Knight in California.
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Chicago
Eisenhower
Congress
CBS
San Francisco
California
William F. Knowland
Goodwin J. Knight
Knowland
Los Angeles
Scientists pinpoint Soviet nuclear tests in Arctic Barents Sea
Swedish scientist Markus Bath of Uppsala University reports that four seismic stations in Sweden locate the current Soviet nuclear test series in the Barents Sea about 1350 miles north of Moscow. The same area was used for tests last year and earlier this year.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Barents Sea
Moscow
Markus Bath
Uppsala
Dagens Nyheter
Russia
Part Of Missing Plane Sighted Near Guam
A Coast Guard plane sighted what appeared to be a wing tip tank from a Navy photo reconnaissance plane about 285 miles west north west of Guam. The Gen Patrick headed to the area as the search continued and Navy said smoke flares were seen Sunday. The missing plane vanished Saturday.
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Guam
Coast Guard
Navy
Patrick
Manila
Acting Head Sits Over Ohio Home After Suspensions
Sandusky Ohio Chief Clerk Victor Moore acts as head of the Soldiers and Sailors Home after 30 day suspensions of Maj John W Parker and Adjutant William K Adams Trustees cited Gov William ONeill recommendation to suspend and review Parker says he will not resign State highway patrol reported missing state food and solicited funds from patients Parker denied misconduct Harold Skinner a longtime board member resigned at ONeill request
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Sandusky
Victor Moore
Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home
John W. Parker
William K. Adams
Francis
Pat) O'Hara
Youthful arsonist admits six fires in Springfield South Side
Springfield police say an 18 year old, Elsworth E Jackson Jr, confessed to starting six fires Tuesday night on the South Side. The Potts Auto Shop suffered about 10000 dollars in damage. Fires also hit Springfield Senior High School, two homes, two garages, and another garage. Charges to be filed later.
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Springfield
Ohio
South Side
Elsworth E. Jackson Jr
Potts Auto
Springfield Senior High School
Pomeroy Trustee Orville Watson Sentenced for Forgery and Embezzlement
Orville Watson, former Orange Two trustee, received two penitentiary sentences from Judge John C. Bacon in Meigs County Common Pleas Court. Forgery carries one to twenty years, embezzlement one to ten years. terms run concurrently.
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Pomeroy
Orville Watson
John C. Bacon
Meigs County Common Pleas Court
Orange Two
Earthquake in Java Kills Seven Injures 1856 in Blitar
Reports from Jakarta describe a central and east Java quake that killed seven people and injured 1856 in Blitar. The disaster damaged 95 houses and left 206 heavily damaged and 51 slightly damaged.
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Jakarata
Indonesia
Jakarta
East Java
Blitar
Piketon Man Found Dead Near Piketon. Neighbor Held
Guy Clark, 48, of near Piketon, was found shot to death on a country road five miles southwest of WAVERLY. Odd Woodruff, a neighbor, is held in connection with the shooting. No charges filed. Mrs Woodruff reported her husband had been drinking and chased her and five children from the house before the body was found.
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Waverly
Guy Clark
Piketon
Here
Jesse Foster
Pike County
Wray Bevens
Woodruff
Polio Cases Rise in Detroit Area Reach 602 This Year
Four new polio cases were reported in Detroit on Tuesday raising the city’s epidemic total to 602 with 19 deaths. Wayne County outside Detroit added two cases for 186 with one death.
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Detroit
Wayne County
Collision over Anzio claims BEA Viscount and Italian jet
A BEA Viscount carrying 25 passengers and five crew collided mid air with an Italian military jet near Anzio Italy. Thirty people aboard the British airliner were killed while the Italian pilot Capt Giovanni Saverelli survived after bailing out. Crash crews hurried to the scene as the airliner dived and the military jet continued briefly before crashing.
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Anzio
Italy
Giovanni Savorelli
Nettuno
BEA
London
Naples
Malta
Rome
Ciampino
Manchester United
Munich
Northeaster Off Cape Hatteras Wanes After Coastal Storm
A powerful northeaster battered North Carolina coast Tuesday and lingered offshore near Myrtle Beach. The Weather Bureau warned it would stay off the South Carolina shore and may dissipate there. Flooding hit New Bern Morehead City Beaufort Manteo and other coastal towns. seven traffic deaths were reported in the Wilmington area.
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Cape Hatteras
N. C
North Carolina
Myrtle Beach
S. C
South Carolina
New Bern
Morehead City
Beaufort
Manteo
Coast Line
Wilmington
Cuban Plane Isn’t Found In Rebel Cuba
A Cuban DC3 airliner with 11 passengers vanished today in eastern Oriente province amid rebel-held territory. Officials expect possible forced landing due to bad weather though manager Jose A Vilaboy doubts rebel involvement.
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Havana
Cuba
Jose A. Vilaboy
Compania Cubana de Aviacion
Oriente
Raul Castro
Vilaboy
Applications Open for Kelleys Island Hunting
The Ohio Division of Wildlife announced today that it is accepting applications for hunting on Kelleys Island in Lake Erie. The notice highlights permit availability and the blackout dates for the season.
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Columbus
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Kelleys Island
Lake Erie
Almanac predicts swell terrible winter in 1959
Lancaster report notes John Baer's Almanac for 1959 forecasts a harsh season with snowstorms and cold waves. It cites past prediction accuracy and describes the almanac contents of weather lore recipes jokes folk tales and husbandry tips.
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Almanac
Baer
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