City Council Faces 25 Percent Cutbacks and Station Closure
Mayor Francis Myers announced a 25 percent city service cutback with the closure of the S Mulberry Street ladies comfort station at year's start. The council will discuss further reductions, potential hourly wage cuts, and possible 4 mill operating levy reballot in May, impacting revenue and staffing.
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Francis Myers
S. Mulberry St
Myers
Council
Logan Women’s Clubs
Hocking County Deer Kill Reports Rise Amid Missed Kills
State game protectors missed many deer kills in Hocking and southeastern Ohio last week. Ronnie Arledge of Circleville killed an eight point buck near Cantwell Cliffs State Park. John Wagner of Lancaster reported a 225 pound doe near the Hocking Fairfield county line in the Revenge area. A Columbus minister shot a 14 point 300 pound buck near Lake Logan on opening day.
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Hocking
Ohio
Ronnie Arledge
Circleville
Cantwell Cliffs State Park
John Wagner
Lancaster
Hocking- Fairfield
Columbus
Lake Logan
University Forfeits 9 Football Games
ACC Commissioner rules nine UNC football games forfeited due to ineligible player Vince Olenik. Olenik, a transfer from Temple, played as Vince Olen and did not appear as transfer in UNC records. Tar Heels results included wins over Maryland and Virginia, a tie with Wake Forest, and losses to NC State Oklahoma South Carolina Georgia Tennessee and Notre Dame.
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Greensboro
N. C
James Weaver
Atlantic Coast Conference
University of North Carolina
Vince Olenik
Olenik
Sweyerville
Vince Olen
Temple University
North Carolina
Tar Heels
Maryland
Virginia
Wake Forest
North Carolina State
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Notre Dame
Poland Grants Veto On Soviet Troops in Poland
Warsaw and Moscow sign a formal accord detailing how Soviet troops may operate in Poland. The pact grants Poland veto power over troop size movement and training, with key issues to be finalized in three months. The Moscow declaration cites postwar security and German concerns as reasons for the Soviet presence.
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Warsaw
Poland
Soviet Union
United States
NATO
Moscow
East Germany
Best Movie Picked By National Board Of Motion Pictures
New York report says Around the World in 80 Days was voted the best film of 1956 by the Committee of Exceptional Films of the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.
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New York
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures
Union and Ohio Consolidated to Resume Negotiations in Ohio
Negotiations resume in Columbus between Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co and the Communication Workers of America amid hopes for a settlement after a five month strike. The union seeks renewal of a union shop clause while the company offers a membership maintenance plan. Emergency service was restored in Portsmouth, with other exchanges still closed, affecting a state utilities hearing.
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Columbus
Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co
Communication Workers of America
Ohio
Ohio Consolidated
Portsmouth
State Utilities Commission
Scioto County
St Louis Professor Renounces U S Citizenship for Soviet Life
Prof O S Makar a geodesy expert and his wife Alexandria Sophia Makar renounced American citizenship to live in the Soviet Union. The couple sent a brief letter to the U S Embassy in Stockholm before flying to Moscow. They said scientific gains in the USSR attract them and Makar hopes for a university chair. Norwegian and Polish language skills noted. Tass did not specify assignment. A State Department spokesperson confirmed receipt of the renunciation letter. Swedish scientists questioned Makar's talents.
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Moscow
Tass
St. Louis University
The
Soviet Union
Stockholm
Ny Dag
U. S
Russia
Makar
Ukraine
State Department
Washington
Wheat Crop Estimates Below Average in 1956 Report
The Department of Agriculture projects 1956 wheat output at 997.2 million bushels and corn at 3.451 billion. Wheat is up from last month but below 1955 and the ten year average. corn also trails the ten year average. Ohio burley tobacco totals 494 million pounds, up 5 percent from 1955 but below average by 15 percent. The Ohio crops section lists corn 3,595,000 acres at 60 bushels per acre yielding 215.7 million. all wheat 1,526,000 acres at 26 bushels per acre totaling 39.676 million. soybeans 1,301,000 acres at 24 bushels totaling 31.224 million. oats 1,101,000 acres at 43 bushels totaling 43.343 million. sugar beets 16,500 acres at 12.1 tons per acre totaling 200,000 tons.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Burley Tobacco
Ohio
Athens Sheriff George Bateman Dies at 63
Athens County Sheriff George Bateman, age 63, died at his residence after months of illness. He did not seek reelection and planned to retire at the end of his term January 1. His son-in-law Deputy Harold Shields succeeds him, having been elected sheriff and due to take office in January.
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Athens
George Bateman
Athens County
Harold Shields
Bateman
Shields
Refugee influx rises with fog at Hungarian border
Vienna reports a growing stream of Hungarian refugees into Austria with 1100+ crossing in one night, up from 1000 the night before. The total since Oct 23 nears 140000, with 65000 seeking asylum in Western countries.
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Vienna
Austria
Pope Pius XII to deliver 18th Christmas message
The Vatican announces Pope Pius XII will give his 18th annual Christmas message on Sunday December 23. The address will be broadcast in about 28 languages to reach worldwide audiences.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
I L A Recommends End to Waterfront Cargo Boycott
The Independent International Longshoremen's Association urges ending the informal waterfront boycott on handling Iron Curtain diplomatic cargo. The move signals a shift in labor action affecting port operations and diplomatic freight.
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New York
Independent International Longshoremen's Assn
Nixon Visits Vienna to View Hungarian Refugee Plight
Vice President Nixon travels to Vienna to observe on the spot the plight of Hungarian refugees fleeing communist rule into Austria. He aims to assess humanitarian needs and the regional impact of the crisis. The trip highlights U.S. concern for displaced Hungarians and broader Cold War tensions.
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Washington
Nixon
Vienna
Austria
Tito Visit Urged by Secretary Dulles
Secretary of State Dulles said Tito's visit to the United States would serve a useful purpose, signaling possible thaw in Cold War tensions and fostering bilateral dialogue with Yugoslavia's Communist leadership.
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Washington
Dulles
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Japan Admitted to United Nations as 80th Member
United Nations vote approves Japan joining the world body by unanimous decision. Japan becomes the eightieth member state amid formal ceremony and recognized status on the international stage.
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United Nations
N. Y
Japan
World Organization
ICC approves hike in passenger and freight rail rates
An ICC examiner recommended Eastern railroads receive a 15 percent rise in interstate first class passenger fares and a 5 percent hike in coach rates. Freight rates were approved to rise by 7 percent in the East and 5 percent in the West, with Southern lines seeking further increases. The moves aim to offset higher wages effective Nov 1, with potential experimental basis and intra state Michigan alignment.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Oren G. Barber
Michigan
Chesapeake and Ohio
New York Central
Norfolk and Western
Pennsylvania
Reading Seashore
Pittsburgh and
Lake Erie
Western Railroads
Eastern Lines
Eastern Railroads
Western Lines
Southern Lines
Mississippi River
Ohio
Potomac Rivers
West Virginia
Virginia
Territories
Haydenville by pass on Rt. 33 bids opened in Columbus
State Highway Director S O Linzell opened bids for the Haydenville by pass on Rt. 33 as part of a $21.5 million rollout. Low bid was $735,999.59 by Claude Jones of Chesterhill, with Ca dell Construction Co. second at $754,745.62. Project spans 3.583 miles with limited access and four-lane goal, completion target Oct. 31, 1958, and includes two bridges and special overpass for Natco tram railway.
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Columbus
S. O. Linzell
Haydenville
Max R. Farley
Marietta
Division 10
State Highway Department
Claude Jones
Chesterhill
Cadell Construction Co
Winchester
Farley
Mr. Farley
Five-Mile Creek
Natco
Natco Tram
Rebuilding Rt. 33 Athens to Pomeroy Planned
The State Highway Department proposes a reservoir program project to fully reconstruct Rt. 33 from the Athens County line to Pomeroy at a cost of 7 million dollars. The plan includes 24 miles of two lane pavement on a four lane right of way, likely tying from Chauncey to the Y intersection.
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U.S
Chauncey
Athens
Pomeroy
Max Farley
Division 10
Marietta
Haydenville
Oldtown
Lancaster
Fairfield County
Nehru To Address U S Public On TV Tonight
Washington reports Prime Minister Nehru may share impressions from talks with President Eisenhower. The leaders returned from Gettysburg after 12 hours of discussions and Nehru will speak for 15 minutes on CBS NBC and MBS networks at 11 15 p m EST.
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Washington
Jawaharlal Nehru
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Nehru
CBS
NBC
MBS
Battle of
Robert E. Lee
Pickett
Eisenhower Farm
Ike
Blair House
Nehra
Cold Air Mass Drops Temperatures Overnight
A cold air mass from Canada moved into Hocking County sending temperatures from a high of 55 at 4 p.m. to 31 at 6 a.m. with only four more degrees by noon. A low of 12 to 20 degrees is forecast tonight as Wednesday promises cloudier and colder conditions.
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Canada
Hocking County
Weather Bureau predicts colder December midwinter period
The Weather Bureau says a 30 day outlook for mid December to mid January indicates temperatures will run below normal across the northern United States. Precipitation is expected to be at or above normal nationwide with subnormal amounts in the northern plains and southwest, and snow likely in central and northern regions.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
U. S
Electronic Crevasse Finder Pioneers Antarctic Trail
Eleven U S Army and Navy men used an electronic crevasse finder to blaze a 632 mile route across an unexplored Antarctic tract from Little America east to Marie Byrd Land. Seabees of Operation Deep Freeze plan an American station for the International Geophysical Year. A lead weasel mounted detector emits high voltage beams and signals crevasse ahead. The party faced deadly hazards including a fatal tractor plunge. over two tons of explosives were used to clear false bridges and a 20 by 100 foot pit was filled with snow.
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Mcmurdo Sound
U. S. Army
Antarctic
Little American
Marie Byrd Land
Greenland
Little America
Rockefeller Plateau
Ross Ice Shelf
Little Ee V Dee. 5
Seco Aaa
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Egypt
London
Britain
Paris
France
Berlin
Buna Chemical Works
Sabina
Clinton County
Community Facilities Administration
Omaha
Marvin J. Briggs
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Cleveland Osteopath
Rt. 33
James Hagerty
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