Police Clash With Segregationists At Little Rock High
In Little Rock Arkansas police clashed with segregationists during a rally and march toward Central High School as integration began. Police arrested six men after dispersing the mob while three Negro girls entered Hall High School without incident.
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Little Rock
Ark
Capitol Lawn
Orval E. Faubus
Central High School
Central
Hall High School
Gene Smith
Smith
Little Rock Technical High
Horace Mann
Faubus
Eugene G. Smith
Courter Eberts to 90 Day Logan City Posts
Fire officials name Robert Courter provisional Logan fire chief and Grayton Eberts provisional waterworks engineer for a 90 day period. Courter led the civil service exam for fire chief while Eberts was the sole candidate for waterworks. Neither appointment is permanent pending further evaluations.
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Ed Rittgers
Robert Courter
Grayton Eberts
Logan
Rittgers
Courter
Eberts
Logan Civil Service Commission
Courier
Wood St
O. J. Hysell
Fire
Last Civil War Veteran In Critical Condition
Walter Williams, 116, sole survivor of Civil War armies, remained in critical condition from pneumonia in Houston. The forage master with Hood's Texas Brigade in the Confederate Army is fed by eye dropper. daughter Willie Mae Bowles says he refuses to eat speak or do anything.
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Houston
Tex
Walter Williams
Hood
Texas
Willie Mae Bowles
Eisenhower invites Khrushchev to tour U S military sites
President Eisenhower announced Khrushchev would be invited to view American military installations if he wishes during his U S visit beginning in mid September. The plan includes a whirlwind tour of bases, homes in Levittown, the Fairless steel area, and a helicopter trip over Washington.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Khrushchev
Moscow
America
Fisenhower
U.S
Levittown
Fairless Steel Plant
Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C
Washington
Denison
Tex
Meter Patrolman Tickets All Drivers in Logan
City meter patrolman Ronald Schultz enforces parking rules with no favorites. He issued overtime tickets to Mayor Francis Myers and has previously ticketed Police Chief Roy Reich and his own parents, Mr and Mrs Keith Schultz Sr. of 150 Zanesville Ave.
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Ronald Schultz
Logan
Francis Myers
Schultz
Roy Reich
Keith Schultz Sr
Zanesville Ave
Eisenhower rules out federal intervention in steel strike
President Eisenhower says he will not intervene in the four week old steel strike unless an emergency arises. He criticizes federal mediation involvement and questions settling the dispute before Nikita Khrushchev arrives. NFMS chief Finnegan calls negotiations mostly a lawyers’ job as the nationwide strike enters week five with about 500000 workers involved.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Mediation Service
New York
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Trooper Mourns After Fatal Shootout With Youth
In Pontiac Michigan a 15 year old youth, Robert Martin, was shot and killed by Trooper John MacDougall after a nighttime gun battle. Martin fired at troopers from the Oakland County youth home, then fled into a swamp as a 20 officer pursuit closed in.
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Pontiac
Mich
John MacDougall
Robert Martin
Young Martin
Oakland County
MacDougall
Martin
Nixon and Rockefeller poised for 1960 GOP clash
Vice President Nixon believes Governor Rockefeller will seek the 1960 Republican nomination and plans a restrained posturing while Rockefeller weighs an early announcement. Nixon aims to focus on governance until autumn with possible New England civic stops and two major veteran group engagements.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Nixon
Rockefeller
Senator Calabrese Linked to Ohio Liquor Permit Case
Ohio liquor chief testified that state Sen. Anthony Calabrese was told the Cleveland Thoroughbred Club’s permit could be "boxed up" for 60 dollars a week. Witnesses described rumors of influence and attempts to slow or assist permit actions amid grand jury considerations.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Anthony O. Calabrese
D-Cuyahoga
Cleveland Thoroughbred Club
Calabrese
Trivison
Rose
Tony
Cleveland
Ivan W. Smith
Richard C. Crouch
Alex Philip
Crouch
21 American Nations Open Talks In Chile
In Santiago Chile foreign ministers from 21 American republics meet to address Caribbean tensions and press for human rights enforcement. Chilean President Alessandri welcomes delegates as U S Secretary of State Herter speaks for the group. El Salvador proposes an Inter American Commission of Human Rights under the OAS Council and jurists to study democracy in the Caribbean.
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Santiago
Chile
Caribbean
Jorge Alessandri
U.S
Christan A. Herter
el Salvador
Alfredo Ortiz Mancia
Inter- American Commission of Human Rights
Council of the Organization of American States
Inter-American Council of Jurists
Carlos Tevar
Ecuador
Jurists
Ohio trio extradited over auto theft charges
Three youths from Pickaway County Ohio, Lloyd Lee Barnhard 18 and two 16 year olds, waived extradition to Ohio to face auto theft charges. Sheriff Charles H Radcliff returned them to Circleville Tuesday after an Aug 8 arrest by a state trooper.
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Maysvile, Ky
Pickaway County
Ohio
Charles H. Radcliff
Circleville
Lloyd Lee Barnhard
Labor Bill Debates Split as House Weighs Options
Washington Democrats press to block Eisenhower backed labor bill, citing a Kennedy letter to Rep. Metcalf. They warn rapid passage could stall all labor legislation this session while supporters push three bills and aim for narrow votes.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate Brobhers
Lee Metcalf
Dmont
Kennedy
Dmass
Metcalf
Labor Committee
Senate
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Phil M. Landrum
D-Ga
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
Senate House
Landrum-Griffin
Atlas tests boost U S ICBM readiness by Sept
CAPE CANAVERAL AP three Atlas test flights bolster hopes for an operational ICBM by Sept 1. Air Force officials call the recent success the third in four weeks and say one or two more good launches could render Atlas ready for combat use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Fila
U.S
Air Force
Anti-Castro Holdout Reported in Central Cuba
A small band of anti-Castro conspirators was said to remain at large in Las Villas as government raids expanded nationwide. Maj Raul Castro said about 3,000 suspects had been seized, with unofficial sources suggesting many would be released after sorting.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Raul Castro
Armed Forces
Mario Kuchilan
Castro
Kuchilan
Las Villas
Tro
Dominican Republic
Rafael Trujillo
Inter-American Foreign Ministers Conference
Santiago
Chile
Organization of American States
Luis Buch
Washington
Drew Pearson
City Weighs Delays on Main Fourth Streets Paving Projects
Winter approaches may force postponement of two city paving efforts on Main Street and Fourth Street Betty Avenue. Council and property owners have sparred since June 2 over final resolution and hiring Engineer John Owens to draft plans and specs. Councilman Jay Cole calls for delay to review contract and ensure maps of new water and sewer lines are provided.
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John Owens
Jay Cole
Cole
City Council to resume with planning commission rules
City Council recessed last night and will reconvene at 7 30 p m next Monday for a public hearing on proposed rules and regulations for the new City Planning Commission. The rules would authorize the planning group to regulate subdivisions within the city and in a three mile fringe beyond the city limits.
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City Council
New City Planning Commission
Other Council
Road paving dispute on Fourth Street project proceeds
The council weighed street widths on E Main St and Fourth St Betty Ave project costs. Some property owners oppose 50 foot paving at an estimated $22.93 per front foot while most notices have been served and legal steps may delay start into fall. The council also deferred a third and process continues.
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Dave Roberts
Fourth St
Betty Ave
Eulalia Ave
Hunter St
Council
Ohio Corn Harvest Forecast For 1959
Washington AP reports Ohio farmers are expected to harvest over 255 million bushels of corn in 1959, with a total yield of 25,213,000 bushels and an average of 63 bushels per acre. Other predictions include winter wheat 32,640,000 bushels, oats 51,747,000, soybeans 36,998,000, tobacco 21,120,000 pounds, and sugar beets 352,000 tons.
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Washington
Ohio
Agriculture Department
Bowing Center Builder Seeks City Decision on Utilities
Don King a Jackson contractor building a bowling center on Route 33 at Logan's west edge asked the City Council for a quick decision on extending sewer and water to the site. Council indicated willingness if financing can be arranged. King warned he may abandon, seek private sewage, or pursue state approval if terms fail. He plans to open around October 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don King
Jackson
Rt. 33
Logan
King
Bell and Sehell
Cole Motor Sales
W. Hunter St
Ed Rutgers
John Owens
Strawn’s
Ball Park
Weather Across Hocking County Stays Fair and Warm
Forecast shows fair and warm conditions through Friday with a chance of scattered thundershowers. A Tuesday high reached 91 degrees with a night low near 55 degrees. by 11 a.m. today the temperature was 89 degrees.
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Hocking County
National Guard Armory Plan Denied by Fair Board Vote
Logan seeks a $250000 National Guard armory on county fairgrounds but the Hocking County fair board rejected the proposal 8 to 4. The 1957 lease of 2.2 acres remains in place, while officials consider expanding to five acres to qualify for federal funds.
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Logan
National Guard
Hocking County Fair Board
Fair Board
Fairgrounds
Rolland Bright
National Guard Bureau
Walter H. Moeller
10Th District
Training area search set after fair board meeting
Capt. Robert Pugh met county commissioners Otto Shaw and Harry Armstrong to launch an immediate search for a training area acceptable to the National Guard Bureau and the federal government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Pugh
Otto Shaw
Harry Armstrong
Fair Board
National Guard Bureau
Logan National Guard seeks bigger armory site approval
Capt. Robert Pugh urged fair board members to grant Logan more acreage for a new armory before the August 25 deadline. He warned Logan could lose its National Guard unit in a fall reorganization if the armory is not expanded, noting the unit’s $35,000 payroll and about $300 quarterly local incidental spend. The federal government requires a larger site before funding.
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Secretary of the Army
Robert Pugh
Logan National Guard
Fair Board
Logan
National Guard
Pugh
Ohio Governor DiSalle vetoes seven more bills
Gov. Michael V. DiSalle of Columbus vetoed seven bills and promised two more before Friday. He vetoed a $3 fishing license for married couples, extended non-resident licenses to 15 days, exempted billboard bans near interstates in commercial zones, and reallocated election expense sharing. He signed seven new acts, including a drag racing ban with up to a $550 fine and six months in jail, and a bill allowing dues checkoffs for unions from public employee wages.
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Columbus
Ohio
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
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Huron
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Seneca
Wyandot
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Youngstown, Ohio
Sylvester Jackson Jr
Youngstown
Edgar Diehm
Dayton
Elaine Andrew
Kettering
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Xenia
Michael. V. DiSalle
Racing Commission
Jim White
Toledo
Harry M Hoffheimer
Cincinnati
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White
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Millersburg
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