Forty five Hungarian athletes seek asylum in Australia
Forty five members of Hungary's Olympic team chose asylum in Australia rather than return to a Russian-occupied homeland. About 34 plan to move to the United States and the rest to stay in Australia while many teammates head home. several prominent athletes and officials remain. Meanwhile, some may drop off in Italy as two French charter flights proceed to Budapest.
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Melbourne
Australia
United States
Italy
Budapest
Hungary
Laszlo Tabori
Lidia Tomolky
Red Army
Laszlo Papp
Papp
Hungarian Refugees Due From Camp Kilmer Arrive in City
More than a score of Hungarian refugees, the first to come here from Camp Kilmer New Jersey, were to arrive today via chartered bus as part of an assisted resettlement effort.
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Youngstown
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Chieftain Cagers Open Season with Win Over Jackson
Logan Chieftains beat Jackson Ironmen 54 to 42 in a Southeastern Ohio League opener at home. Key performances came from Gene Morgan 15 points and Willis Dicken 14 points, with Jim Murray 11 and solid defense from Jim St Clair and Ben Buckles.
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Jackson
Logan Chieftain
Jackson Ironmen
The
Chieftains
Harry Westfall
LHS
Gene Morgan
Chiefs
Jim Murray
Willis Dicken
Chieftain
Jim St. Clair
Ben Buckles
Jackson Zone
Logan
Morgan
Buckles
Dicken
St. Clair
Ironmen
Elvin Johnson
Dave Yerian
Paul Lavender
Murray
Johnny Rhodes
Big Wayne Conley
Ironman
St. Clair Buckles
Polish Reds and Roman Church Reach Accord
Poland's new anti Stalinist government and the Roman Catholic church announced a broad settlement including restoration of religious education in state schools. The accord aims to end hindrances to religious life with a joint commission to restore exiled clergy and set future appointments under a jointly drafted law.
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Warsaw
Poland
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Polish Communist Party
Germany
Jury of 12 Fathers Sentences Baby Kidnapper to Death
Angelo LaMarca, 31, was condemned to die in the electric chair by a Nassau County jury after being found guilty of kidnapping and first degree murder in the July 4 abduction of 32 day old Peter Weinberger. The defense urged temporary insanity due to mounting debts. the jury deliberated six hours and 24 minutes.
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Mineola
N. Y
Angelo LaMarca
Peter Weinberger
LaMarca
Frank Gulotta
Peter
Morris Weinberger
Nassau County
FBI
Donna
Vitina
Wellston Ends Gallia Blue Devils 49-Game Run
In Southeastern Ohio League play Wellston toppled Gallia 75-59 ending the Blue Devils 49 game win streak. Pomeroy upset Nelsonville while Athens beat Middleport. Laurelville defeated South Bloomingville in Hocking County League action. Page 6 has more county scores.
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Wellston
Blue Devils
Pomeroy
Nelsonville
Athens
Middleport
South Bloomingville
Hocking
Laurelville
Wellston Rockets Rally Past Middleport In Close Thriller
Wellston pulled away late as Gary Fridenmaker scored 25 and Jack Walton 21 to pace a three quarter tight game. Athens defeated Middleport 56 42 with Gary McConkey scoring 22 for the winners. Pome roy beat Nelsonville 54 48 as John Sisson led with 16 and Tom McQuaid had 13 for Greyhounds.
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Wellston
Gary Fridenmaker
Jack Walton
Rocket
John Thomas
Athens
Middleport
Gary McConkey
Bob Morris
Pomeroy
Nelsonville
John Sisson
Tom McQuaid
Greyhounds
Shawnee Remains Unbeaten In Perry County League
Shawnee High School stays atop Perry County hoops with a fifth straight win as it defeated Junction City 72 63. Corning beat Thornville 89 57. Glenford rolled New Straitsville 93 33. Somerset edged McLuney 89 87 to tie for fourth.
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Shawnee
Corning
Perry County
Junction City
Thornville
Glenford
New Straitsville
Somerset
McLuney
Winter Weather Return Forecast
The weatherman predicts colder temps tonight with possible sleet or snow. Sunday will be cloudy and cold with snow sleet or freezing rain. Yesterday’s high reached 62 with a 45 degree drop last night. today’s 11 am temperature increased by one degree.
TB Chest Clinic Reports New TB Cases At Hocking
A tuberculosis chest clinic sponsored by the Hocking County Tuberculosis and Health Association was held at Dr. Owen F. Yaw's office. Twelve people attended. two new inactive TB cases and one possibly active case were recorded.
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Hocking County
Ohio panel orders study on public utility service
The Ohio Legislative Service Commission directs two five member committees to study uninterruptible utility service and potential general police powers for highway patrol in utility disruption zones. The move follows the Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co. strike affecting 24 counties and splits on whether to empower law enforcement in outages.
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Columbus
Ohio Legislative Service Commission
Commission
Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co
Ohio
Turks Say Bulgars Killed In Rioting
Istanbul newspaper Milliyet reports several Bulgarians killed and others arrested in clashes between demonstrators and police across Bulgarian communities. The paper notes fighting occurred Thursday and Sofia radio said an uprising had been quelled.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Millivet
Bulgaria
Sofia Radio
Corn Referendum Committees and Polling Places Listed in Hocking County
The Hocking County ASC announces the list of community referendum committees and polling sites for the corn referendum to be held Tuesday, December 11. Local committees include chairs Raymond R. Bailey, William F. Hummel, Milton Stump, and Cliff D. Beaver with alternates. polling locations span Gibisonville, Marion Two election house, Laurelville firehouse, Falls, Good Hope, Green, Ward, Starr and Washington Twos, and the Stage Coach Inn ASC office.
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Hocking County
Albert FE. Karshner
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
ASC
Bentoh
Laurel Twps
Raymond R. Bailey
Alvah West
Grayden Akers
Otis Smith
Gibisonville
Marion
William F. Hummel
Clarence Gordon
Chester Brenning
Relna Derr
Perry and
Salt Creek
Milton Stump
Curtis D. Hinton
Earl B. DeLong
Samuel H. Johnson
Laurelville
Falls
Good Hope
Green
Ward
Starr
Washington
Cliff D. Beaver
Ralph Blackston
Robert Holloway
Wayne A. Ball
Hocking
Stage Coach Inn
NATO Ministers Meet Amid Hope for West Unity
NATO foreign affairs defense and finance ministers open a three day session in Paris as Dulles Lloyd and Pineau plan a pivotal talks. The meeting seeks to reassure Western Europe over Soviet threats and Western aid amid Europe’s economic strains.
North Polar photo mapping to be done by US and USSR next year
The United States and Russia will conduct separate aerial photo mapping operations in their sectors of the North Polar region next year. The Soviets rejected an American joint project proposal first raised by Soviet scientists. Dr. Frank J. Prout, president of Ohio Wesleyan University, says Arthur Flemming plans to resign as director of the Office of Defense Mobilization and return to college leadership by February 1. A dead L train motorman is blamed for an electrical flash that caused a Loop bound crash injuring fifty. The Defense Department orders fluoride in bases where dependents live to slow tooth decay.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Delaware
Frank J. Prout
Ohio Wesleyan University
Arthur S. Flemming
Office of Defense Mobilization
Philippines Wins Security Council Seat On First Ballot
The Philippines secured a one year term on the United Nations Security Council with a first ballot victory over Czechoslovakia at U.N. headquarters in New York.
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United Nations
N. Y
Philippines
Czechoslovakia
U.N. Security Council
Manhunt Ends Escaped Artist Caught in West Virginia
A Columbus man Basil C. Hawkins 26 sought across the Hocking Valley was captured in Clarksburg W Va at his father’s home near Shinnston eight miles north of Clarksburg He had escaped Ohio authorities three times since last July twice Thursday Hawkins placed under double security in Clarksburg troopers found him hiding behind a bed He is held as a fugitive from justice Logan city police helped in the manhunt and two Columbus teens who drove Hawkins to Nelsonville before releasing him were arrested
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Columbus
Hocking Valley
Clarksburg
W. Va
Basil C. Hawkins
Shinnston
Ohio
Hawkins
Lima State Hospital
Columbus City
Nelsonville
Church Destroyed in Cambridge Fire
A roaring blaze destroyed the 44yearold St John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in Cambridge Massachusetts today. Damage estimated at more than 2 million dollars.
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Cambridge
Mass
St. John the Evangelist
Nationalists Hit Russian Troops in Hungary War
Rebel guerrillas wield hit and run tactics from Mecsek Mountains near Pecs harassing Soviet troops. Budapest reports claim 1,500 rebels in the area, with claims of a killed Russian commandant near Pecs.
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Budapest
Hungary
Mecsek Mountains
Pecs
Mecsek
Satoralyahly
Miskolc
Bid By Ike For Foreign Aid May Bring Debate On Policy
Washington sources say a congressional debate on Eisenhower administration foreign policy may follow any large scale European economic aid request. The White House borrowed 1 billion dollars on short term bills, largely to fund a Britain loan via IMF rather than direct aid. Leaders may meet in White House conferences at year end to review the aid problem amid current U S military assistance without new economic aid to Europe. In Augusta the President held talks on top secret AEC spending for nuclear weapons and peacetime atomic energy as part of next fiscal year planning with Strauss and Brundage.
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Eisenhower
U. S
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Europe
Britain
International Monetary Fund
White House
United States
House Committee
Atlantic Alliance
Russia
Augusta
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Lewis L. Strauss
Strauss
Percival Brundage
Brundage
Secretary of Defense
Wilson
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