Commissioners Urge Two Million Levy to Back County Budget
Hocking County commissioners approve a five year two mill general operating levy to fund county services at about $70 000 annually. The move aims to cover rising operating costs and fund a new county judge plus courthouse repairs while outlining needs across departments and a six year property reappraisal. They set a Saturday courthouse closure time and authorized payments including aid for dependent children and other relief grants.
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Hocking County Commissioners
County Budget Commission
Coun
Child Welfare Department
Common Pleas Court
Clerk of Courts
Prosecuting Attorney's
Albert Seabright
Izaak Walton Rd
Gibisonville
Toledo Mother of Four Fatally Strangled Near Post Office
The body of Anna Louise LaTour 32 mother of four was found beside a post office sub station in Toledo. Coroner Dr Paul Hohley said she was hurt and strangled with bruises around the neck. A diamond broach and a $13 cash plus a $5.25 check from her employer were recovered.
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Toledo
Paul Hohley
Hohly
Anna Louise LaTour
Hocking County Auditor Reports 11 Budgets Filed
Auditor Harry Smith announced that 11 budgets for 1958 have been filed in his office. Filing townships include Benton Falls Good Hope Salt Creek Starr Washington and Marion. Districts Logan Hocking County library and clerk of courts are listed. Hearings will be held before final appropriation certification.
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Harry Smith
Hocking County
Benton, Falls, Good Hope
Salt Creek
Starr
Washington
Marion
West Hocking
Starr-Washington
Logan-Hocking County
Clerk of Courts
County Budget Commission
Guatemalan Military Court Trials Eighteen for President Armas Killing
Eighteen Guatemalans stand trial before a military court for alleged complicity in the assassination of President Carlos Castillo Armas. Twenty four others are in custody, and an additional thirty six are being held.
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Guatemala i
Carlos Castillo Armas
World church leaders urge halt to nuclear tests
At a World Council of Churches gathering in New Haven a broad alliance urged governments to halt nuclear bomb tests as a trial. Bishops and leaders from 165 denominations supported a five step disarmament plan while stressing caution and inclusive dialogue. The Archibishop of Canterbury endorsed the stance saying Christians are justified in advocating it.
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New Haven
Conn
America
Russia
Alan Walker
Sydney
Australia
World Council of Churches
Commission of the Churches In International Affairs
Santo Uberto Barbieri
Buenos Aires
M. Niemoeller
Wiesbaden
Germany
Archibishop of
Canterbury
Geoffrey Francis Fisher
Church of England
Military Rule Handed Cuban After Uprising
In Havana Batista's army imposed strict military rule after an anti-Batista demonstration in Santiago de Cuba. Constitutional guarantees were suspended for 45 days and the army took control of Santiago amid a general strike and violence. Censorship blocked local and foreign news and police actions.
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Havana
Fulgencio Batista
Cuba
Santiago de Cuba
Batista
Santiago
Oriente
Bueycito
Fidel Castro
Athens Parents Of 3 Tots Die Four Days Apart
In Athens Ohio Beverly Quest 25 died in Imperial Beach California amid possible Asiatic flu polio uncertainty. Her husband Charles 27 fell ill in Athens and died after transfer to Lancaster Fairfield Hospital. The couple left three children aged seven four and two and may have a double funeral.
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Athens
Ohio
Beverly Quest
Imperial Beach
Calif
Charles
Columbus
Lancaster Fairfield Hospital
Quest
Parkersburg
W. Va
Naval Air Station
San Diego
Open Skies Plan Broadened By West
Eisenhower reacts as the jury trial amendment to the civil rights bill passes the Senate 51 to 42. Sen. Knowland warns the bill may die this year while Sen. Russell hints at possible support after changes. The vote splits Ohio’s Lausche and Bricker, with Johnson signaling a potential late change. the measure would allow federal courts to enjoin voting rights violations and guarantee jury trials in certain criminal contempt cases.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Congress
Russell
DGA
Ohio
Lausche
Sen. Bricker
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Neely
D-W. Va
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
New Highway Fund Set Up
The government earmarked 2.875 billion dollars for the national highway program for the year starting mid 1958. Two billion funds will continue work on the 41 000 mile network of limited access superhighways linking 90 percent of cities with 50 000 or more people. The program targets completion in about 16 years.
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Washington
Postal Aides Seek Pay Rise Prayers Nationwide
Postal workers held prayer meetings across the nation as Congress debates a bill to raise pay by 546 dollars annually for about 518000 workers. The House passed the measure. the Senate action is pending and President Eisenhower opposes it. In Minneapolis over 1000 workers gathered at an early prayer pause led by Dr. John B. Oman.
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Congress
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Minneapolis
John B. Oman
Wesley Methodist Church
Prayer meetings sweep postal workers nationwide over pay bill
Logand Postmaster Charles Achauer denies knowledge of local prayers as postal workers urge passage of the pay raise bill. Mail carriers say prayers rise for better living standards, with Rabbi Lewis N. Ginsburg leading in Minneapolis and Rev. William HohenSchild guiding New York prayers. Similar gatherings occur in Springfield and other cities as the National Association of Letter Carriers pushes for action.
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Minneapolis
Lewis N. Ginsburg
New York City
William Hohenschild
Holy Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
Manhattan
Springfield
Ill
John Brockmeier
Sacred Heart Church
Ike
William C. Daugherty
The
National Assn. of Letter Carriers
Dulles Proposes Expanded Open Skies for Inspection
John Foster Dulles urged a broadened open skies plan to let Soviet planes fly over Western territories and allow Western ground inspectors in the Soviet Union to inspect ports rail hubs highways and air fields. The proposal aims to avert sneak nuclear attacks and break the East West stalemate in disarmament talks in London.
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London
John Foster Dulles
United States
Soviet Union
Europe
U. S
U.N. Subcommittee On
Dulles
Britain
France
Canada
Eisenhower
Spain
Portugal
Italy
Yugoslavia
Greece
Turkey
Russia
Iran
Ireland
British Isles
Ural Mountains
Harold T. Stassen
Nikolai Bulganin
No Date Set For Wilson To Quit Defense Post
Charles E. Wilson says no date has been decided for his resignation as secretary of defense. At 67 he has led the department for four years, longer than any predecessor.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Secretary of Defense
Defense
Labor racketeering probe cites aiding unions in New York
Senate Rackets Investigating Committee testimony accuses hoodlum controlled unions and employers of exploiting nearly one million Puerto Rican and Black workers in New York City. John McNiff claims verbal contracts fix wages near the federal minimum and deny workers written benefits.
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Washington
Senate
New York City
McNiff
New York
Senate Committee
McClellan
D-Ark
New York Area
Johnny Dio
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters
Dio
AFL
United Auto Workers
Hoffa
Eastern
Seaboard
Civilian Payroll Rises to 2.4 Million Officials
Washington reports a net gain of 16,869 civilian government workers, lifting total civilian employment to 2,401,292. The increase reflects growth in government staffing across departments.
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Washington
Four injured in Rt. 664 two car crash near Logan
A two car collision 3.5 miles north of Logan on Rt. 664 at 7 30 p m injured four. John Dupler 22 of Logan and George W Meadows 27 of Logan were treated at Hocking Valley Hospital along with Meadows sons Barry 10 months and Douglas 2. Dupler cited for driving left of center and no operator license. A separate crash near Laurelville on Rt 56 left Thomas Ebert 20 cited for following too closely. A minor accident at Main and Mulberry streets involved Genevieve Hughes 49 and Larry Darnell 18 with minor tail light damage.
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Logan
State Highway Patrol
John Dupler
George W. Meadows
Dupler
Meadows
Hocking Valley Hospital
Barry
Douglas
Francis Myers
Laurelville
Rt. 56
Thomas Ebert
South Bloomingville Rt. 1
James Hart
Ebert
Myers
Main and
Mulberry Sts
Genevieve Hughes
New Lexington
Mulberry St
Larry Darnell
Logan Rt. 1
Tar Heel group bids for Eisenhower buyout for 1 million
Raleigh group led by Kidd Brewer telegraphed President Eisenhower proposing to buy his personal assets for 1 million dollars. Hagerty laughed and Brewer insisted the offer is serious, while Eisenhower joked about a possible sale. Brewer, a Duke alumnus, says associates won’t reveal names and awaits a reply.
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Raleigh
N. C
Eisenhower
Kidd Brewer
James Hagerty
Brewer
Washington
Hagerty
Duke University
Ile
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Post Office
Richard K. Hardenbrook
Hocking County Auditor
Hans Lilje
Hanover
Fuss
Earl E. T. Smith
U.S
Castro
Smith
Jose Gonzalez Puentes
National Progressive Party
Potter
R-Mich
White House
Senate House
San Francisco
Detroit
Dave Beck
Agriculture Department
Southwest
Manama
Bahrain
Sultanate of Oman
Muscat
Farq
RAF
Philadelphia
Associated Press
Wilson
Gotham
John McNiff
Assn. of
Lester Washburn
Rhinelander
Wis
Washburn
Uaw-Afl
Allied Industrial Workers Union
Afl-Cio
UAW- Afl
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
David Dubinsky
Dubinsky
Roanoke, Va
ILGWU
Roanoke
Martin W. West Jr
Virginia
Patrol
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