Ohio Bell workers strike across 45 Ohio cities
The Communications Workers of America walks out 18,500 Ohio Bell employees at 6 am citing unresolved issues. Picket lines form mainly by female operators as long distance and repairs slow, but local calls mostly hold. Company offers emergency service and arbitration. union rejects both. Ohio Bell says contract remains in effect for 60 days after notice or until a new agreement.
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Cleveland
Communications Workers of America
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
CWA
Ohio Bell
Carlisle K. Milner
CWA International
Ohio
Thomas W. Robertson
Western Electric Co
Western Electric
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Ohio Cwa
New Tests To Stress Defense In Nuclear Era
The AEC and Defense Department announced a 1958 mid-Pacific test series at Eniwetok to perfect missiles defense and reduce fallout. The plan, starting in April, seeks minimal world radiation and invites UN observers for limited fallout tests.
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Washington
mid-Pacific
Eniwetok Proving Grounds
AEC Defense Department
U. S
Bermuda
AEC
Defense Department
United Nations Agency
Faubus Seeks Time Ahead of Central High Decision
Gov. Orval Faubus ordered National Guard stations restored at Central High School as a decision window neared. He predicted possible withdrawal this week and cited areas of agreement from a Newport conference with President Eisenhower, though he insisted Negro students cannot enroll until city tranquility exists, to be judged by him.
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Ark
Orval Faubus
National Guard
Central High School
Faubus
Newport
R. I
Eisenhower
U.S. District Court
Central High
Hagerty Speaks as Democrats Accuse Politicking
In Newport the White House accused top Democrats of politicking over Little Rock integration. Hagerty said the president seeks solutions, not political speeches, as Faubus faces court summons and the fate of Central High enrollment remains uncertain.
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Hagerty Speaks
Newport
R.I
White House
Hagerty
Democratic Advisory Council
Little Rock
Eisenhower
Orval Faubus
Arkansas
Democratic Party
Plane crashes near New Bedford airport killing ten
A Northeast Airlines flight carrying 24 people from Boston to New York crashed in a swamp near New Bedford Municipal Airport in fog during an instrument approach. The deaths include the pilot, copilot, and eight passengers. 13 passengers and a hostess were injured.
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New Bedford
Mass
Northeast Airlines
Boston
New York
Ranger Lst
New Bedford Municipal
Hyannis
Nantucket
Martha’s Vineyard
Weslie Lagoon
Nancy Lehan
Brockton
New Bedford Airport
Two passengers injured in Northeast Airlines crash
St Luke's Hospital, New Bedford, reports two travelers among the injured from the Northeast Airlines DC3 crash Sunday night. Buford P. Rubin, 30, and Mrs Joan Von Koschem bahr, 32, were identified before rescue crews reached the scene.
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New Bedford
Mass
St. Luke’s Hospital
Northeast Airlines
Buford P. Rubin
Joan von Koschembahr
Charles Greif Raible
Glouster Man Dies in Weekend Crash on Route 13
Clairmont Gibbs 27 died after his northbound car sideswiped a second vehicle and overturned on Route 13 north of Chauncey. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Franklin Wingrove 19 of Athens was in the other vehicle.
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Chauncey
Clairmont Gibbs
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Franklin Wingrove
Athens
Gibbs
Victor Smathers
Route 216
Murray City
Weather outlook for West Virginia and Ohio tonight into Tuesday
Ohio region forecast calls for clearing and cooler tonight. Tuesday remains cloudy and cool with showers possible. West Virginia forecast shows tonight cloudy with showers and low in the 50s. Tuesday will be cloudy and not quite as warm with likely showers.
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West Virginia
Lausche Leaves Banking Panel After Favor to Johnson
Aides say Senator Lausche of Ohio completed his banking committee work before leaving to clear a slot for Senator Proxmire of Wisconsin. Lausche had chaired a banking subcommittee and faced some pending legislation. about 20 bankers wrote expressing disappointment at his departure. An aide noted Lausche would stay busy with the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Lausche
Ohio
Sen. Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate
Johnson
House
Banking Committee
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Majority
Adenauer Wins Big in West Germany Election
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer secured a landslide victory with over 31 million votes, extending his Christian Democratic Union majority to a third term. The win strengthens West Germany’s Western alliance stance while Soviet East Germany faces a setback as Parliament planned to convene in Berlin to formalize the chancellor’s continued leadership.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Western Alliance
East Germany
Christian Democratic Union
Adenauer
Soviet Union
United States
Eugene Gerstenmaier
Berlin
Reich
Syria Denounces U.S. Statehood Pressure and Bases Clash
Damascus officials accuse Washington of aiming to make Syria a 49th state and of pressing for arms and naval access. Maj. Gen. Asif Bizry and Foreign Minister Salah Bitar denounce U.S. moves while noting no Soviet base deal. They say Russia never sought a base and pledge to consider relations if U.S. pressure ends.
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Damascus
Syria
U. S
United States
Asif Bizry
Salah Bitar
Bizry
America
Russia
U.S
Syrian
Tito lauds Soviet Union but urges non interference
Belgrade Yugoslavia President Tito praises the Soviet Union as the first country of socialism while urging it not to interfere with other socialist governments. He spoke at a luncheon for Polish visitors Wladyslaw Gomulka and Josef Cyrankiewicz and said Yugoslavia and Poland cannot copy experiences from the Soviet Union. He stressed the USSR's leading role in preserving peace but called for respectful relations among socialist nations to foster global confidence.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tito
Russia
Soviet Union
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Josef Cyrankiewicz
Poland
Ground Observers Spot Planes in Four States
Air National Guard aircraft flashed across Virginia Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia during a civil defense drill. Ground Observer Corps volunteers at 130 posts tracked planes to distances up to 254 miles marking the test as highly successful.
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Charleston
Air National Guard
Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Ground Observer Corps
MacArthur Statue Unveiled in Inchon Korea
A 12 foot bronze statue of Gen Douglas MacArthur was unveiled Sunday at Inchon Port where his UN forces staged the famed Inchon landing seven years earlier. The ceremony honors the Allied commander and memorializes a pivotal World War II operation.
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Inchon
Korea
Douglas MacArthur
Twister Hits Sacred Heart Community North of Konawa
In Konawa Oklahoma area the Sacred Heart community was struck by a tornado Saturday night killing two and injuring 13 others. Residents said they did not hear the tornado coming and Lonnie Smith waited too long to shelter, believing it was just another storm.
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Konawa
Okla
Sacred Heart
Lonnie Smith
Bouncing Ball Sparks Sand Cave-In Rescue
SANTA MONICA Calif A bouncing beach ball triggered a cave in in a sand bank trapping a youth who had dug a tunnel. Bruce Livingston 14 was found with only one foot visible and rescued by Ed Drake who raised the alarm. Joel Freeman 35 pulled the boy free and performed artificial respiration until lifeguards revived him with oxygen.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Bruce Livingston
Ed Drake
Joel Freeman
Bravos Lead Shrinks as Snyder Wins Country Club Crown
Readers see racing highlights and local contests with Larry Snyder taking the country club crown while the Braves’ lead narrows. The edition also notes voter registration below par cards and coverage of the Ohio River regatta, plus a fatal crash involving a Straitsville driver.
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Braves
Larry Snyder
Bomb Threat Closes Washington High School
Massillon police closed Washington High School after an anonymous call warned of a bomb. Principal I W Snyder canceled classes after officers found four windows open and three men seen acting suspiciously in the yard after dark.
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Massillon
Washington High School
I. W. Snyder
Snyder
Teachers Obey Court Order In Pawtucket Strike
Public schools reopened for about 10 000 students as 400 striking teachers yielded to a Superior Court injunction. Yet Teachers Alliance head William C Bray warned the walkout would resume if a stay is granted by the State Supreme Court. The injunction declared the strike illegal and officials rejected a delay in its effective hour until after today’s Supreme Court hearing.
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Pawtucket
R. I
Teachers’ Alliance
William C. Bray
The
Alliance
State Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Robbers Tie Up Dover Store Owner and Family
Two robbers bound a Dover Ohio supermarket owner his wife and her sister before locking them in a vegetable cooler. They escaped late Saturday night with about 13000 dollars and a 1500 dollar diamond ring.
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Dover
Ohio
Ohio Man Charged in Weekend Fatal Crash
Huntington report says Clovis W. Scarberry of Chesapeake Ohio 33 was charged with voluntary manslaughter after a Saturday night crash on a residential street killed a fellow townsman. Police described Scarberry’s car crash as the fatal incident.
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Huntington—I
Clovis W. Scarberry
Chesapeake
Ohio
Iraqi King Fai sal plans arranged match with princess
King Faisal of Iraq intends to marry 16 year old Princess Fazilet whose lineage links to Egypt and the Ottoman Empire.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Faisal
Fazilet
Egypt
Ottoman Empire
Couple welcomes 12th daughter in Morristown birth
Morristown resident William Beston and his wife bring home their 12th child, all 12 daughters, after a Thursday birth at Memorial Hospital. The 46 year old night watchman says he’s never doubted a girl would arrive and notes the crowded six room apartment houses three bedrooms for the daughters. The family plans no more children, with the mother and father embracing life among thirteen girls.
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Morristown
N. J
William Patrick Bestons
Beston
Memorial Hospital
Boston
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