Rescuers Hope To Aid Avalanche Smashed Area
Airborne teams sought good weather to fly aid into the Andean Hanaylas valley after an avalanche wiped Ramahirca and Huarascucho from the map. Estimates of missing range from 2,300 to 4,000 as 14 settlements were destroyed and thousands evacuated or buried.
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Lima
Peru
Andean
Hanaylas
Caraz
Roberto Thorndike
Peruvian Red Cross
U.S
James Loeb
Ramahirca
Huarascucho
Cordillera Blanca
Santa River
Chimbote
Pacific
Mt. Huascaran
Canyon
Lanaganuco
Ranrihirca
Ranrahirca
Dr. Blume Seeks Ohio General Assembly Seat in Primary
Dr. Frederick W. Blume a 12 year Logan school board veteran and optometrist enters the Ohio House race as a Republican facing Harry Armstrong in the May 8 primary. Myers leads the Democrat ticket. Blume, active in church and veterans groups, and his wife Virginia have four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick W. Blume
Logan School Board
General Assembly of
Ohio
Dr. Blume
Harry Armstrong
Francis Myers
New Straitsville
Marietta High School
Logan
Joe Case
Logan Masonic
Rotary Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Izaak Walton League
Methodist Church
Commission On Education
Virginia
James
U.S. Navy
Sanford Naval Base
Fla
Tom
Logan High School
Marcia
Margaret
Moeller Pushes Athens Site for IRS Data Center
Rep Moeller pressed President Kennedy to locate the IRS data processing center in Athens Ohio offering 10 free acres as Cincinnati boosters bid for the project. The center costing about 6 million dollars would employ around 1800 people and serve five states with next year’s tax processing.
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Rep. Moeller
Kennedy
Athens
Washington
Cincinnati
Ohio
Kentucky
Internal Revenue Service
Walter H. Moeller
Federal
Moeller
Brent Spence
D-Ky
William H. Harsha
Gordon H. Scherer
Rohio
Donald D. Clancy
Spence
Mortimer M. Caplin
Internal Revenue
Bernard L. Boutin
General Services Administration
IRS
Indiana
Virginia
West Virginia
Harsha
Ohio Births Up Death Total Down 1961
Ohio recorded 231 500 births in 1961 up from 230 219 in 1960 while deaths fell to 92 400 from 93 259. Dr Ralph E Dwork notes population growth lowers births and deaths rates per thousand despite the rise in births and drop in deaths. Final figures may shift with late reports.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Ralph E. Dwork
Department of Health
Dwork
Country Club Burns in Columbus Fire Destroys Main Building
A two story main building at Columbus Country Club was destroyed by a Thursday night fire. No injuries were reported and the loss estimate has not yet been determined.
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Columbus, Ohio
Columbus Country Club
Berlin Talks Resume As U S Envoy Renews Berlin Talks
Moscow reports renewed consultations between U S Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko in Berlin. Washington issued new instructions affecting the talks and diplomatic contacts.
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Moscow
Washington
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
Berlin
Andrei A. Gromyko
Kennedy program faces Senate as new session begins
Editor Jack Bell notes less than half of Kennedy's plans likely gain support in the new Congress. He cites Capitol Hill contacts and the President's program dynamics shaping prospects and potential hurdles.
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Kennedy
Jack Bell
Associated Press Senate
Capitol Hill
Congress
Super Saturn Rocket Planned
The space agency chose a five engine first stage for the advanced Saturn with 1.7 million pounds of thrust and a 110 ton payload. NASA and Marshall Space Flight Center announced the C5 design aimed at lunar orbit and moon landing missions by 1965.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Marshall Space Flight Center
Earth
Moon
NASA
U.S. Restores Aid to Laotian Government
The United States resumed economic aid to Prince Boun Oum's right wing Laotian government with a January cash grant reportedly deposited in Chase Manhattan Bank New York. Embassy officials offered no comment on the delay or restart of aid.
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Vientiane
Laos
United States
Prince Boun Oum
U.S
New York
Chase Manhattan
DiSalle Seeks Second Term Despite Cold Ohio Weather
Ohio weather dominates a dense bulletin with DiSalle's political bid noted amid subzero readings in Hocking Valley. The report covers snow, cloudiness, and rising temps across the state, plus widespread school impacts and fuel concerns.
DiSalle Reverses, Entering Ohio Gubernatorial Primary
Gov. Michael V. DiSalle announces to cabinet he will seek a second term in Ohio. Atty. Gen. Mark McElroy confirms continued candidacy, pledging a combative Democratic primary. DiSalle cites education welfare mental health and a pay as you go approach to avoid new taxes.
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Columbus
Ohio
Michael V. DiSalle
Mark McElroy
DiSalle
McElroy
Democratic Party
City Hall repairs ordered after inspector’s safety report
Logan city officials reviewed a state building inspector report on City Hall. They have 15 days to obtain a structural opinion for the second floor library supports and 60 days to add an outside fire escape or two exits, fireproof the interior stairwell, and install a fire door at the stairs. Everett Jacoby led the survey.
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State Building
Logan
Logan-Hocking County
Everett Jacoby
Defiance Water Dept Shortages Sent to Grand Jury
Defiance County Prosecutor John E. Zimmerman announced a report of alleged shortages in the Defiance Water Department will be turned over to the county grand jury. A state audit covering April 1, 1960 to October 20, 1961 found shortages totaling 2376.12 and named former department secretary Mrs Irene Imber as the defendant.
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Defiance, Ohio
Defiance
John E. Zimmerman
Defiance Water Department
Zimmerman
Temperature Outlook for Southern and Central Ohio
Temperatures in Southern and Central Ohio to run 8 to 12 degrees below normal with highs near 37 to 43 and lows around 22 to 26. A warming trend develops by the weekend with occasional light snow, then a colder snap expected early next week.
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Hocking Valley
Gibisonville
South Bloomingville
York
Columbus, Ohio
Official Weather Bureau
Ohio
Columbus
Cincinnati
Chesapeake
Cleveland
Toledo
Mississippi Valley
Lakeshore
Associated Press
Deep South
South
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Eldorado
Ark
Weather Bureau
Georgia
Alabama
Midwest
Rockies
New England
Plains
Great Lakes
California
South Carolina
Florida
U.S. 17
Demopolis
Dothan
Australia warns Indonesia over New Guinea stance
Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies vows to defend East New Guinea if Indonesia expands its claim beyond West New Guinea. He cites Indonesian assurances and warns threats may not lead to action while urging negotiation and security for Australia. In Jakarta, Indonesian officials say Dutch carrier Karel Doorman may enter West New Guinea waters as Sukarno reels from a canceled helicopter gift ceremony due to work pressures.
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Canberra
Australia
Robert G. Menzies
East New Guinea
Indonesia
West New Guinea
Menzies
U.N
New Guinea
Arthur Calwell
Labor Party
Sukarno
Netherlands
Jakarta
Celebes
Karel Doorman
Johannes Leimena
Leimena
Amboina
Kennedy
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Lepholo Guzman
Huaraz
Ecuador
Colombia
Brazil
Lima South High School
Ohio State University
Burns
By Jack Bell
State of the Union
Alliance For Progress
Latin America
Legislative Mills
Administration Farm
Super Saturn
Huntsville
Ala
Space Agency
Free World
Irene Imber
The
Department
Guinea
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