U S and Poland Near Aid Accord
The United States and Communist Poland moved toward a 75 million dollar aid package to lift Poland’s economy. Officials said next week will narrow gaps to meet Polish demands including cotton mining equipment farm machinery and fertilizer. Talks began in February after Eisenhower offered economic support to the independence movement.
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Knowland Resignation Talk Mirrors California Senate Stakes
Rumors swirl that Senator Knowland may resign before his term ends amid pressure from Governor Knight who urged a possible replacement to enter the 1958 campaign. Knight stop short of urging early quitting, while Knowland weighs governor bid or presidential goals as California politics shift.
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America presses for Suez accord in closed talks
Cairo reports U S Ambassador Raymond Hare and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Fawzi held four private talks in four days seeking an Egyptian plan to run the Suez Canal. Observers say Egypt is bargaining with the United States after initial U N emphasis.
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Mahmoud Fawzi
Egypt
U. N
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Gallia High Band Captures Top Honor in Washington Parade
Gallipolis senior band crowned number one at Cherry Blossom festival parade in Washington D C after Tampa Plant High School’s disqualification. Gallia Academy band had placed runner up initially to Plant High School of Tampa Florida. J A Kimball Sutter director received two gold cups at Mayflower Hotel ceremonies.
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Washington, D. C
Gallia Academy
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Tampa
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Canadian diplomat Herbert Norman linked to communism death
Senate subcommittee report described Herbert Norman as a onetime Communist with State Department approval for release. Canada protested the disclosure and Norman, ambassador to Egypt, died by suicide in Cairo after the hearings. Watkins and Neuberger urged a fuller inquiry into the publication.
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Herbert Norman
State Department
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Egypt
Cairo
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Morris
Robert Cartwright
Cartwright
Security Division
State Fairgrounds Land Is Sought
Ohio Agriculture Director Jim Hay says a bill will be drafted to make 17 acres on the State Fairgrounds available to the State Highway Department for use in the Columbus Interbelt project. He aims to secure funds for land purchases or road construction on the fairground.
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Ohio Agriculture
Jim Hay
General Assembly
Ohio State Fairgrounds
State Highway Department
Hay
Ohio Hog Prices Holding Steady
Prices paid for butcher hogs averaged about the same as last week at 17.95 per 100 lbs. according to the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Lightweight sows mostly 16.25 to 16.75 with some at 17. Heavy sows mostly 13.50 to 16.
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Columbus
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Izaak Walton League Elects Ohio District Directors
Washington report states the Izaak Walton League of America elected three national directors for the Ohio district G. E. Condo of Hamilton Mrs Walter Frye of Wooster and Cecil Rhoad of Tiffin, Friday.
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Izaak Walton League of America
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G. E. Condo
Hamilton
Walter Frye
Wooster
Cecil Rhoad
Tiffin
Dying Down Smoke in Ohio Senate Battle
In Columbus a three hour session ended with Democrats assailing Gov. O'Neill over pay raises while Republicans won approval for O'Neill’s bill to cut top official salaries. The measure cleared the Senate 32 to 2 and moves to the House for Monday night hearings with votes possible Wednesday.
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Senate
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O'Neill
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Postal Cutbacks Delayed For Week
Washington Postmaster General Summerfield pushes drastic mail cuts to start next Saturday unless Congress approves 47 million dollars for the rest of fiscal 1957. He plans Saturday post office closings and no mail deliveries except special delivery, with later weekday window limits and suspension of money orders and third class mail.
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Washington
Summerfield
Postal Service
Congress
Pinball Machines Taken For Taxes
Columbus Ohio district notes Louis M Distel a Portsmouth coin machine operator had property seized by the federal government for 850343 in taxes. A building owned by Distel was padlocked and will be sold after sealed bids open April 25. Distel operates the Tri State Novelty Co selling music boxes and pinball machines. Tax debts cover 1945 to 1948.
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Louis M. Distel
Portsmouth
District Revenue
Nathaniel Looker
Distel
Tri-State Novelty Co
Mrs. Garnett Yates Sr. Dies at 60 in Logan
Mrs. Garnett Marie Yates 60, wife of John Yates Sr., died at 5 20 a.m. today at her West Logan home after a yearlong illness. Native of Clifton West Virginia, she was daughter of the late Leighton and Anna Coleman Henry. Survivors include her husband, three sons John Yates Jr. of Logan and Paul and Chester Zirkle of Pomeroy, two sisters Evelyn Ohlinger of Middlesport and Ruth Zirkle of Clifton, and six grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Logan Church of the Nazarene, conducted by Reverends Roy Klingler and Charles Williams. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at Leonard Funeral Home after noon Sunday.
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John Yates Sr
West Logan
Clifton
W. Va
Leighton
Anna Coleman Henry
John Yates Jr
Logan
Paul
Chester Zirkle
Pomeroy
Evelyn Ohlinger
Middleport
Ruth Zirkle
Eisenhower Enjoys Leisurely Drive From Washington
President Eisenhower and his wife completed an eight four mile auto trip from the White House to Gettysburg in two hours and fifteen minutes. The pace was the slowest he has driven on a presidential automobile journey.
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Eisenhower
Washington
White House
Judge Places 15 Year Olds On Probation
Two 15 year old seventh graders confessed to stealing over $200 from Union Furnace teacher Mrs. Winifred Sowers by tossing her purse into a school furnace. They claimed ignorance of about $190 hidden in another compartment and said they took $8 from the regular money section. The items were taken from a locked desk during Friday noon hour. The loot was found after classmates recovered about $2 buried near a shed by the school. This marked their first official juvenile court appearance. earlier inquiries had been unofficial.
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Rhea Bangert Brown
Winifred Sowers
Car Crash Injures Nelsonville Man on Rt. 33 Bridge
A Nelsonville resident Arfie Windle, 56, suffered facial cuts when the southbound car he rode in struck a concrete abutment of the Five Mile Creek bridge on Route 33 near Route 595 at about 9 30 p m He was treated and released at Mount St Mary Hospital Driver Ernest H Williams 47 of Nelsonville was cited for unsafe operation and ordered to appear in Mayor Francis Myers court The same night two Greendale youths escaped injury when their car failed to negotiate a curve at Long Street bridge over Snow Fork Creek in Murray City Lawrence Starr drove the vehicle into the creek tearing down an iron railing and damaging Hogan s restaurant neon sign Kenneth Williams a passenger amid extensive damage to the car was not injured.
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Murray City
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Aid For Aged Payments Totals 30057 In March
The monthly report of the Division of Aid for the Department of Welfare shows 549 people in Hocking County received aid during March. Total aid payments were 30057 dollars, averaging 54.75 dollars per participant.
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Floods, storms sweep the nation as rivers rise
Violent spring storms roar eastward from the Rockies causing deaths and millions in property damage. Floods threaten Ohio Missouri Arkansas Indiana Illinois Pennsylvania Georgia North Carolina Oklahoma as rivers surge. Weather improves slowly with lingering showers and frost expected tonight and Sunday.
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First Fulltime Pastor Appointed at Lebanon Somerset Presbyterian Church
The Lebanon Somerset Presbyterian Church, organized 136 years ago, announces its first fulltime pastor, Rev. L. Wendell Taylor of Minneapolis, who will begin duties on Good Friday April 19.
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Somerset Presbyterian Church
L. Wendell Taylor
Minneapolis
Brandon Home Hit By $4,000 Fire
A fire of undetermined origin gutted two rooms of the Robert Brandon home at 497 W Second St causing at least $4 000 damage. The blaze began while Mr Brandon slept and Mrs Brandon was in the kitchen. Their three year old son Kurt alarmed the household. The asbestos sided frame house held the heat in and consumed the front and living rooms while water and smoke damaged the rest. Fire Chief C J Hysell and other responders assisted. Insurance covered part of the loss.
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Second St
C. J. Hysell
Brandon
Hysell
Ohio River Flood Benefits Cited
James D. Wells of Logan deputy state director of natural resources says recent rains across Ohio reduced forest fire danger and should boost the underground water supply. He notes widespread rainfall increased river flows and pushed aside silt that blocks access to natural subterranean storage, aiding drought periods.
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James D. Wells
Logan
Natural Resources
Wells
Four Men Accused In Fatal Club Mecca Fire
In Los Angeles four men are suspected in a deadly nightclub blaze at Club Mecca after a ruckus led to ejections. A gasoline or volatile liquid was reportedly poured inside, a match tossed, triggering a fatal flash. Survivors recalled the shocking moments.
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Madlock
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CLUB
Joseph Marriott
M Shoes
Ohio Floods Rally From Six Days Of Rain In Ohio
The Scioto and Miami rivers rose after six days of rain with five major highways closed. Gates on the Miami River failed near West Carrollton causing drownings in Miamisburg and Deer Creek near the Fayette Madison line. A lake freighter broke loose in the Maumee River at Toledo, damaging the Fasset Street Bridge and prompting over $250000 in damage.
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Ohio Highway Patrol
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Toledo
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West Carrollton
Pee Ton
U.S. 25
James Miller
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Deer Creek
Fayette-Madison County
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