Straitsville Mine Fire Closes State Highway
The New Straitsville coal mine fire continues to undermine Route 216 in Perry County causing closures and detours. Traffic is rerouted via Route 595 and Route 33 while state officials plan future relocation. burning coal near the surface has worsened, with flames and smoke visible along the road.
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New Straitsville
Perry County
State Highway Department
Melvin Emrick
Highway Department
Nelsonville
Rt. 216
Juvenile Delinquency Increase Shows Decline
The 1959 juvenile delinquency court cases rose 2 percent, the smallest yearly increase in a decade, according to the Children's Bureau. The rise trails the 5 percent growth in the juvenile court age population of 10 to 17, continuing an 11 year upward trend.
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Washington
Children’s Bureau
Bavarians Say Oktoberfest Beer Shortfall Sparks Shame
Munich officials report Oktoberfest beer consumption reached 2 875 000 liters, 76 100 less than 1959. Mayor Albert Bayerle blamed bad weather for the shortfall, calling it a "horrible bit of news."
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Munich
Germany
Albert Bayerle
Bayerle
Ohio Governor presses for state water planning
Governor Michael V. DiSalle urged timely water development at Ohio's first Water Management Conference. He favored local control but warned the state must act if local delays persist, proposing a state water authority and watershed districts to coordinate river basin planning and avoid duplicating efforts.
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Columbus, Ohio
Michael V. DiSalle
Ohio
DiSalle
Division of Water
Herbert B. Eagan
State Water Commission
The
Water Commission
Bainter Receives OU Football Scholarship
Logan’s Larry Bainter accepted a full football scholarship at Ohio University announced by head coach Bill Hess. The 180 pound senior quarterback, MVP of the Southeastern Ohio League, will enroll as a freshman in Athens next fall to study engineering. He earned All-SOL honors and AP All-Ohio honorable mention while making UPI AIL Ohio and South all-star lists.
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Logan
Larry Bainter
Ohio University
Bill Hess
Bobcats
Ohio U
Athens University
Larry
Clyde Bainter
Third St
Loop
UPI
Ohio
Ohio State
Morehead State
Central State
Kennedy Heads to Florida With Stevenson for U N Post
President elect John F Kennedy and his wife take a Florida trip with Adlai Stevenson and two others. Stevenson is offered the U N ambassadorship, meeting Kennedy to discuss the role and its timing as Kennedy says the post ranks among the administration’s top positions.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Adlai Stevenson
Florida
Stevenson
U. S
United Nations
Kennedy
U. N. Post
U.N
Arctic cold settles over Ohio with record low in Hocking Valley
An Arctic air mass brought clear skies and the season’s coldest Ohio temperatures last night with a 4 degree reading in the Hocking Valley. Today stays mostly sunny with 20s to 30s expected. tonight and early tomorrow show little change then a milder Saturday. Snow flurries are possible elsewhere, and central and north regions may see light snow later. In the Southwest, heavy early snowstorms strand motorists across Arizona and New Mexico, up to 15 inches, with freezing drizzle raising flood risk in East Texas.
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Columbus, Ohio
Official Weather Bureau
Ohio
Ilinois-Indiana
Lake
Hocking Valley
Albuquerque
N. M
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
De Gaulle Tour Triggers Algerian Unrest and Riots
In Algiers and Oran mobs clash with riot police as Charles de Gaulle visits Algeria to push home rule. Police use tear gas while soldiers fortify streets and university areas amid calls for a general strike by French settlers.
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Algiers
Algeria
Charles de Gaulle
Oran
de Gaulle
Ain Temouchent
Algiera
Mystery donation frees two schools in New Orleans bailout
An anonymous gift of 16525 dollars funded 38 teachers and 17 staff at William Frantz and McDonogh No. 19 as legislators hailed a temporary relief from salary blocks tied to school desegregation. Officials hope further money will be released soon by the legislature.
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New Orleans
William Frantz
McDonogh No. 19
Frantz
McDonagh
Frantz and
James F. Redmond
Kennedy Vote Edge Stands At 144 844
Washington AP reports Kennedy leads Nixon by 144 844 in the national popular vote. Totals show 34 189 718 for Kennedy and 34 044 874 for Nixon with 300 to 223 electoral votes so far and electors set to meet December 19. Recount efforts continue in Texas and Cook County Illinois.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Associated Press
Arizona
West Virginia
Idaho
Ilinois
Massachusetts
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Texas
Cook County
Ill
Kennedy
Nikon
Nixon
LHS Players Feted At SEC Grid Dinner
More than 250 attended the Southeastern Ohio League football banquet in Gallipolis last night. Doug Perry Bowling Green coach praised 26 All-SEC honorees led by Logan quarterback Larry Bainter as MVP. Coach Chuck Stobart received coach of the year. other Logan players earned certificates and trophies.
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Gallipolis
Doug Perry
Bowling Green University
Larry Bainter
Logan
Jim Myers
Logan Daily News
Chuck Stobart
Gallipolis Blue Devils
Wellston
Bob Brennan
Mark Matheny
Phil Woltz
Perry
All-Stars
Falcon
Leftist Paratroopers Seize Laotian Capital Amid Turmoil
Red kerchiefed paratroopers under Capt. Kong Le seized Vientiane in a bloodless night takeover as Premier Souvanna Phouma remained in the palace. Kouprasith Aphay's anti Communist faction had briefly controlled the capital in a clash at Camp Chinaimo, with ongoing fears of further violence.
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Vientiane
Laos
Kong le
Souvanna Phouma
Col
Kouprasith Aphay
Souvanna
Pro America
Keng le
Kouprasith
Pathet Lao
French Indochina
Anti Castro Rebels Reported Battling in Cuba
In central Cuba about 150 armed anti Castro insurgents were said to fight government forces after a landing near Corralillo 120 miles east of Havana. Reports describe sporadic clashes with militiamen and a raid near Cumana yagua. Also a failed attempt to hijack a Cubana airliner at Cienfuegos ended with a crash and arrests.
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Havana
Cuba
Corralillo
Matanzas
Castro
Escambray
Cumanayagua
Cienfuegos
Layman Named President Of National Council Of Churches
The National Council of Churches selects layman J Irwin Miller of Columbus Indiana as its first lay president. He pledges to push race integration and interdenominational cooperation while urging member bodies to align policies with Christian conscience and civil law.
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San Francisco
United States
National Council of Churches
Council
General Assembly
New Orleans
Louisiana
J. Irwin Miller
Columbus
Ind
Plan To Slay White Hostages In Congo Crisis
Supporters of Patrice Lumumba threaten to kill Belgian hostages and arrest all Europeans in Oriental Province if Lumumba is not released within 48 hours. UN evacuations are planned as 1,800 Ethiopian troops shelter whites in Stanleyville and Leopoldville. Lumumba was arrested December 1 and held near Thysville. Dag Hammarskjold calls the report deeply disturbing.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Patrice Laumumba
Oriental Province
Joseph Kasavubu
Joseph Mobutu
Lumumba
Bernard Silumu
Stanleyville
United Nations
Salamu
Oriental
U.N
Salumu
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Security Council
New York
Lalumu
Col. Mobutu
Congo
Mobutu
Thysville
Ngashy Iyassu
UN Force
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Perry Two
Marvin Nungester
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Straitsville
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Sunny
Spain
Pierre Lagaillarde
Uary
Paris
Anonymous
LHS
SEC
Armed Forces
Fidel Castro
Church Council
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