55 Chieftain Grid Hopefuls To Begin Practice Tomorrow
Fifty five Logan High School Chieftains begin two a day drills Thursday for varsity berths. Coach Mel Adams fields 55 candidates including 21 seniors, 14 juniors and 20 sophomores as rebuild of the line follows graduation losses. Backfield talent includes Mickey Frazier and Duane Swartz with speed 10.2 and 10.4 in the 100. John Nelson adds depth. four contenders vie for fullback. Endurance and blocking questions loom as the season nears.
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Logan High School
LHS
Adams
Chiefs
Mickey Frazier
Duane Swartz
John Nelson
Groveport
Scioto Post
American Legion
Butch Kuhn
Ronnie May
Harold Fickel
Dennis Anderson
Ed Dalton
Paul Smart
Latins Urged Please Behave At Caribbean Peace Conference
Foreign ministers from 21 American nations met in Santiago to shame troublemakers in the Caribbean into restraint until the Quito Inter-American Conference. The talks avoided naming culprits while Cuba’s Fidel Castro and the Dominican Republic’s Rafael Trujillo faced off, as ministers aimed to build a moral climate that deters invasions.
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Santiago
Chile
Americas
Caribbean
United States
Quito
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Rafael L. Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Haiti Troops Besiege Invaders Near Coast
Haitian troops besieged about 30 bearded invaders on a southwest coast mountain. The force is believed Cuban. Fidel Castro conceded the invasion leader is probably a Cuban, an adventurer trying to embarrass the Cuban revolutionary government.
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Haiti
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Mrs. Arthur Newman Dies In New York
Mrs. Arthur Newman aged 53 of Bridgehampton L L died in New York after a long illness. Former Mary Bright daughter of Mrs. Carlton Bright she was born in Logan and attended local schools. Survived by husband mother two daughters Phoebe and Homer and sister Mrs. Lewis Graham funeral plans not yet announced.
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Arthur Newman
Bridgehampton
L. L
Logan
New York
Newman
Mary Bright
Carlton Bright
E. Second St
Phoebe
Homer
Lewis Graham
Hopes Wane For Civil Rights Action In Congress
Washington AP reports backers of civil rights legislation concede action this year seems unlikely as Khrushchev’s visit and Southern delaying tactics push the bill toward adjournment. Some Southerners privately push for a watered down Eisenhower proposal to avoid a veto or extended debate. The fate hinges on shifting Southern positions and potential early votes before next year’s election.
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Washington
House
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Congress
Eisenhower
House Judiciary Committee
Earthquake Mountain rises after Montana quake night
In Montana a 7600 foot peak collapsed forming a new mountain across the Madison River near Hebgen Dam. Dozens of vacationers were trapped as a rock slide and flood destroyed a camp, with survivors rescued by helicopter and others recounting a terrifying night.
Little Rock Board Rejects Segregationist Charges After Demonstration Squelched
The Little Rock Board of Directors denounced segregationist claims that police brutality violated peaceful assembly rights during an anti integration demonstration at Central High School. The move ends nearly two years of neutrality in the integration debate.
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Little Rock, Ark
Little Rock
Central High School
Acid Tossed at Congressman Thompson in Capitol Drive
Rep. Frank Thompson of New Jersey said a crank hurled a fluid he believed to be acid at his car as he drove to the Capitol. The liquid burned a hole in his shirt and scorched the auto paint, with a dime sized burn on his shoulder noted by aides. Thompson, active on a labor control bill, was targeted amid debates over a Democratic measure opposed by union leaders.
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Washington
Frank Thompson
D-Nj
Capitol
Thompson
House
Logan to Launch Drive for Armory Site Purchase
Civic leaders in Logan plan a public fund drive to buy a five acre site for a National Guard Armory after the county fair board refused to provide extra acreage at the fairgrounds. Brig. Gen. Oliver H. Gibson inspected sites and a recommendation for construction is expected for the 1960 fiscal year, with $60,000 state funds and about $160,000 federal, requirements include five acres in a municipality or ten in rural areas.
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Fairgrounds
National Guard
Oliver H. Gibson
Rolland Bright
Gen. Gibson
Gibson
Hocking
Fair Board
Old Veteran Hangs On Despite Frail Health
Houston Texas Walter W. Williams 116 former Confederate and last Civil War veteran remains extremely weak after briefly waking on Tuesday.
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Houston
Tex
Walter W. Williams
Eight Dead In Montana Quake And Rock Creek Slide
An earthquake and rock slides in southwestern Montana trapped campers and fishermen near Hebgen Dam and the Madison River valley. The known death toll was eight with fears it could rise to thirteen. about 60 injured and many evacuated by air as rescue efforts were hampered by overcast weather and stalled helicopter operations.
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Scarsdale
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Mont
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F. R. Bennett
Couer D'Alene
Idaho
Carole
Susan
Tom
Bennett
Thomas Stowe
Sandy
Utah
Stowe
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Madison River Valley
Park
British Columbia
Washington
Wyoming
Dakotas
Madison River
Gallatin
Three Forks
Missouri River
Montana Power Co
Hebgen
Doering Elected President of Hocking Valley Hospital Board
Dr. J Ward Doering was elected president of the reconstituted board of trustees for Hocking Valley Hospital Inc. Ford Hack was named vice president Lavon Goodlive remains secretary and Dr George Watson of Laurelville treasurer New board members include Dr Richard E Bullock Clarence Matheny Forrest Moore and Drs Yaw and Jones names replaced in an out of court settlement. The board authorized real estate purchase negotiations and set up committees to identify unowned equipment and arrange necessary purchases Work to revise the constitution and by laws is planned next week with possible expansion of the board to widen community representation.
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J. Ward Doering
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Hocking Valley Hospital, Inc
Ford Hack
Lavon Goodlive
George Watson
Laurelville
Richard E. Bullock
McArthur
Clarence Matheny
Haydenville
Forrest Moore
Watson
Bullock
Richard Jones
Owen Yaw
Yaw
Jones
Moore
Drs. Yaw and Jones
UAW Official Fired Over $30,000 Payment Probe
Senate Rackets Committee records reveal Toledo UAW official Peter Zvara was fired for allegedly taking about $30,000 from the George Elliott Co. to influence a time study survey. Richard T. Gosser testified he received no payment and claimed Zvara admitted the matter to UAW President Walter Reuther.
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Washington
Senate
United Auto Workers Union
Toledo
Ohio
UAW
Peter Zvara
UAW International
Richard T. Gosser
Gosser
Zvara
Sam Ervin
D-Nc
Walter Reuther
George Elliott Co
New York
Board of Health Salaries Doubled
Logan Hocking County health board members will have their compensation doubled effective September 3. Previously paid three dollars per regular meeting, the increase raises pay to thirty six dollars and mileage from five to eight cents for attendance at any board meeting not to exceed twelve meetings per year, following a General Assembly measure.
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Logan-Hocking County Health Board
Ohio General Assembly
Steel Strike Facts To Be Told Tonight
Washington AP report says the government will release a compiled set of facts on the steel strike. Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell says wages profits productivity prices and related industry aspects will be published to urge tougher bargaining and a settlement after discussions with President Eisenhower.
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Washington
James P. Mitchell
Mitchell
Eisenhower
Desert flash flood in desert area kills three
A flash flood in the California Arizona desert killed three people and left one missing. Forecasters warned another cloudburst may follow while the Weather Bureau could not predict the full extent of today’s expected showers.
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Needles
Calif
California- Arizona
Weather Bureau
Rockefeller Acts Like Candidate in Washington Visit
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller met with President Eisenhower and GOP officials in Washington, fueling speculation about a 1960 bid. He discussed civil defense and primaries with senators, aides, and staff, greeting reporters and staff with a broad show of friendliness as supporters read the trip as a step toward a presidential race.
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Jacob K. Javits
Nelson A. Rockefeller
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Rockefeller
Eisenhower
GOP
Congress
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Sen
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
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