Dowler Named Division 10 Deputy Highway Director
John W. Dowler 64 of Athens is appointed Division 10 deputy director of state highways under Gov. Rhodes. He has 18 years with the highway department and 16 years as Athens County engineer, plus owns a real estate business. Dowler is a WWI veteran and active community member with a large family.
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John Dowler
Division
John W. Dowler
Athens
Ernor James Rhodes
Dowler
Republican
Hocking
Gallia
Meigs
Monroe
Morgan
Noble
Vinton
Washington
Dean Collison
Logan
Dollison
Hocking County
GOP
Ohio State University
State Highway Department
Nelonville
First Methodist Church
Ohio
National Societies of Professional Engineers
American Legion
Athens Rotary Club
Triangle Fraternity
Hock-Hocking
Boy Scouts
Aveline Thomas
John D. Dowler
Panama Canal Zone
James K. Dowler
University of Florida
William R. Diem
Canton
Columbus, Ohio
DeForest R. Roush
Hillsboro
Adams, Brown, Highland
Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross and
Scioto Counties
Chillicothe
Columbus
Martin A. Janis
Lucas County
Department of
Mental Hygiene and Correction
James A. Rhodes
Janis
Brookside Research Laboratory, Inc
Industry
Atlanta Berlin wall barricades stir court action
In Atlanta West End wooden barriers separating white and Negro neighborhoods faced a public nuisance suit in Municipal Court. Two suits target the street closing as unconstitutional with white and Negro groups involved, while negotiations failed and protests persisted.
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Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta
Peyton and
Harlan
Board of Aldermen
Ivan Allen
Miles Smith
Cochairman
All-Citizens Committee
West End
Virgil Copeland
White Southwest Citizens Association
Hospital Trustees and Architect Inspect Eight Potential Sites
Trustees of Hocking County's $1.4 million hospital and Columbus architect Dan A. Carmichael toured eight potential sites in and around Logan on Wednesday. The team will reconvene after reviewing the site information to narrow the list. All six trustees attended: Barton A. Hall, Howard Blum, Robert W. Keynes Sr., Earl Elberfeld, Arthur M. Gasser, and Miss Velva Brashares.
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Hocking County
Logan
Dan A. Carmichael
Columbus
Barton A. Hall
Howard Blum
Robert W. Keynes Sr
Earl Elberfeld
Arthur M. Gasser
Velva Brashares
State Banks Get Call
The Ohio Superintendent of Banks issued a call on the condition of all state banks as of the close of business December 28.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Superintendent of Banks
Time Runs Short In DiSalle Parole Case
Ohio Governor Michael DiSalle faces a tight deadline as his term ends January 14 while he seeks new information to decide on clemency for Edythe Klumpp. The case centers on a vital deposition from William Bergen, the Klumpp paramour, and a related court continuance in Montgomery County Maryland.
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Klumpp
Columbus, Ohio
Michael V. DiSalle
Edythe Klumpp
DiSalle
Walter H. Moorman
Montgomery County Circuit Court
Rockville
Cincinnati
William Bergen
Moorman
Ohio
William F. Hickey
David Purkey
Bergen
Pardon and Parole Commission
Major Battle In Viet Nam On Wane Now
The 50 mile southwest of Saigon battle subsided with sporadic clashes as Viet Cong and government forces evacuate casualties. Gen Harkins said government troops may have encircled the Viet Cong and air strikes were expected. American casualties numbered three killed and eight wounded in 24 hours. total U S deaths in Vietnam actions reached 26.
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Viet Nam
Saigon
Paul D. Harkins
U.S
Mekong River
Tan Hiep
Ngo Dinh Diem
Pentagon
Ohio Cloudiness Spreads Across State Weather Outlook
Official Weather Bureau summary notes cloud cover moving from Indiana and Illinois into central and western Ohio counties Wednesday night. Skies are expected to remain cloudy across the state today with a weak weather system ongoing.
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Columbus, Ohio
Official Weather Bureau
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Local and UK Snow Storms Bring Severe Cold and Losses
In Ohio Hocking County recorded a high of 31 and a low of nine with a 10 am reading of 22. Forecasts show continued cold and freezing drizzle or light snow tonight and Friday with northern counties slightly cooler and possible flurries. In London a blizzard dumps heavy snow, with at least 17 deaths and widespread farm animal die offs. Weather may worsen next week as crops fail and vegetables rise in price.
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Hocking County
London
England
Britain
Owens Appointed As Kachelmacher Estate Manager
John C. Owens of South Logan is named managing executor of the Nils L. C. Kachelmacher estate, succeeding Clarence W. Johnston. The estate funds a charity for the Kachelmacher Varicose Veins Research Foundation in Logan, now valued at about $12 million.
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John C. Owens
South Logan
Nils L. C. Kachelmacher
Clarence W. Johnston
Owens
Kachelmacher
Logan
Kachelmacher Varicose Veins Research Foundation
Charles B. Donahue
John Connor
Mr. Johnston
Robert Keynes Sr
Dayton Schultheis
Packing Plant Explosion Toll May Reach 16
Rescue crews recovered two more bodies at the Home Packing Co plant in Terre Haute pushing the death toll to 15 from Wednesday’s blast. Fifty-five workers were injured, with six in critical condition, as investigators probe a possible gas explosion and monitor for remaining victims.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Home Packing Co
Gerald Fagg
West Terre Haute
Donald Melcho
Norman Fesler
Civil Defense
Khrushchev May Visit East Berlin in Berlin Congress
Moscow circles buzz over a possible Khrushchev visit to East Berlin as East Germany prepares for its January 15 communist congress. Diplomats weigh whether his trip would revive Berlin talks or reflect a deputy’s attendance while options include a Berlin offensive or political concerns over East Germany’s economy.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
East Berlin
East Germany
Communist Party
Berlin
Konrad Adenauer
London
Daily Express
Siberian Peasants Seek Refuge At Moscow US Embassy
About 52 Evangelical Christians from Chernogorsk in Siberia surged into the US Embassy in Moscow seeking asylum from alleged religious persecution. After four hours they were taken away by a Soviet bus, protesting they want help to leave the Soviet Union rather than seek U.S. asylum.
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Moscow
Chernogorsk
Soviet Union
Israel
Soviet Foreign Ministry
Richard T. Davies
Foreign Ministry
Davies
U. S
United States
New York Publishers Hint At Resuming Papers Without Printers
New York City publishers of nine major newspapers, closed for 27 days, say they may resume publication without striking typographical workers if union positions shift. ITU Local 6 president Bertram Powers denounces the statement as a threat and recalls Chicago papers in 1948 using a photographic variable press.
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New York
Bertram A. Powers
ITU Local 6
Progress Made In Dock Dispute
A federal official reports substantial progress in negotiations to settle the Atlantic and Gulf Coast dock strike. Harvard professor James Healy will serve as fact finder in the contract dispute, with James J. Reynolds noting acceptance signals progress as parties move from left field toward the infield.
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New York
Atlantic
Gulf
James Healy
Harvard University
James J. Reynolds
Healy
Reynolds
Hollywood Mourns Powell and Carson in Cancer Toll
Hollywood suffers a double bereavement as Dick Powell dies of cancer at 58 with June Allyson at his side, hours after Jack Carson also dies of cancer. Powell’s family and Carson’s long time partner Frank Stempel describe their final days and the era of film stars felled by disease.
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Hollywood
Dick Powell
Ruby Keeler
June Allyson
Jack Carson
Powell
Charles Laughton
Thomas Mitchell
Miss Allyson
Pamela
Norman
Ellen
Joan Bondell
Howard
Wilmette
Ill
Illinois Central Railroad
Luther
International Harvester Co
Carson
Wisconsin
Frank Stempel
Jack
Ohio Bakers to Attend 57th Association Convention
Cincinnati bakers head to a three day convention January 12 to 14 for the Ohio Bakers Association. Gordon Nash of Cincinnati will run a workshop teaching advanced baking techniques to attendees.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Bakers’ Association
Gordon Nash
Castro Defies U.S. Call for Cuban Reforms in Anniversary Speech
Fidel Castro urged unity within the socialist camp and rejected unilateral U.S. inspection demands. He criticized Washington and Kennedy while defending Cuba's sovereignty and insisting that Soviet missiles and bombers remain in place.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Cuba
United States
Kennedy
Washington
Castro
Khrushchev
Moscow
Red China
Peking
U.S
Elusive arsonist hits in Columbus
Fire officials blame the North Side arsonist for a series of Wednesday fires including five garages and one residence. Fires started in trash barrels near buildings, mirroring methods used in more than 100 earlier blazes. Total damage listed at $1,830.
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Columbus, Ohio
UN Forces Capture Jadotville as Katanga Seeks Stand
UN forces seized Jadotville in Katanga, paving the way toward Kolwezi as Tshombe’s secessionist government faced pressure. The advance cut lines from Elisabethville amid fears of sabotage, while Union Miniere revenue talks aimed to divide the province’s foreign currency earnings.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Katanga
Jadotville
Moise Tshombe
Kolwezi
Elisabethville
Tshombe
U.N
United Nations
Congo
Union Miniere
New York
Andre van Roey
Bank of Katanga
Brussels
Lausche Questions U.N. Congo Action
Senator Frank Lausche of Ohio questions the moral and legal right of the United Nations and Secretary General U Thant to conduct military operations in the Congo. He warns that such U.N. authority could set a precedent allowing external forces to dictate domestic actions in the future.
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Washington
United Nations
U Thant
Congo
Frank J. Lausche
Dohio
Lausche
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Ohio Bakers
Baker School
Jadotville Falls
U.N. Congo Action
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