Invasion of Yikiangshan Reported by Communist Forces
Formosa front news cites a Communist assault with 70 ships including 20 warships hitting Yikiangshan eight miles north of Tachens and claiming its fall. Reports note heavy bombardment, fires, and continued air and artillery strikes amid U S patrols and Chiang Kai-shek high level meetings.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Yikiangshan
Defense Ministry
Tachen Islands
Chiang Kai-Shek
Tachens
Peiping
Yikiang
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Formosa Strait
United States
Toumen
Chiang
Minette McCray Dies At Age Of 90 In Logan
Miss Minette May McCray aged 90, longtime head of the McCray Insurance Agency, died at 8 20 a m from a heart ailment. Born April 26 1864 near Lancaster, she led the agency since 1916 and remained active in her church and local clubs. Survived by brother Clarence and three sisters, funeral arrangements by Leonard Funeral Service.
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Minette May McCray
Logan's Business Fraternity
Miss McCray
McCray Insurance Agency
William and
Emaletta Gibbony McCray
William McCray
Lancaster
Logan High
Logan
Western Seminary
Oxford
McCray Agency
Hocking Valley
McCray
Clarence
Mary McCray
John A. Smith
George S. Cunningham
Leonard
Workmen Ask Tow Truck Over Muddy Road Sign Setup
In Richmond Virginia workers installing Warning Soft Shoulder signs along a road under construction called a tow truck after their vehicle got stuck in the mud, delaying the project and prompting a rescue.
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Richmond
Zanesville Man Sentenced to Jail and Probation
Robert Chaney, 25, of Zanesville, was sentenced by Judge Clarence J. Crossland to two years of Saturday night jail time, three years probation, and a $250 theft conviction for breaking into a cottage last December. He may work to support his family and must attend church each Sunday.
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Zanesville
Robert Chaney
Muskingum County
Clarence J. Crossland
Chaney
Byrd Urges Balance Budget and Cuts in Foreign Aid
Senator Byrd pressed the Eisenhower administration to cut spending by 4 percent and balance the federal budget. He singled out the proposed $4 billion foreign aid outlay in the next year’s budget, part of a $62.4 billion package. Congress split on the message with Democrats criticizing unkept budget promises and defense cuts while Republicans defended the defense posture. Byrd, new Senate Finance chair, warned at least some savings are unlikely due to large preexisting appropriations.
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Washington
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Carr
Joseph Ludwig
Ohio Power Co
LHS
Football and Gas Chambers Dominate Ohio Assembly Debate
Two measures capture attention in the Ohio General Assembly. One would require Ohio State University to televise football games for two seasons with campus consent. The other proposes replacing electric chair with a lethal gas chamber at Ohio Penitentiary, arguing it to be more humane.
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Columbus
Ohio General Assembly
Ohio State University
Oqohio
Ohio State
Ohio
Thomas J. Barrett
Mahoning
G. D. Tablack
D-Mahoning
Francis D. Sullivan
Cuyahoga
Ohio Penitentiary
Bauer
Seabright Favors Delay on Lake Logan Gate Closure
County Engineer Albert Seabright contends W E Owens right to delay closing the Lake Logan gate until Feb 1. He notes prior discussions about Ameshansley fill and spillway level, and recalls fish and game plans to use fallen trees for fish shelters rather than burning them.
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Albert Seabright
The
Daily News Today
W. E. Owens
Department of Natural Resources
Lake Logan Dam
Mr. Seabright
Mr. Owens
Ameshansley
Owens
District 4
Everett Ridge
Fish and Game
Seabright
Daily News
Temperature Dips to Nine Degrees in Hocking County
The mercury fell to nine degrees in Hocking County last night while the station here logged 30 at 12:15 p.m. today. A winter low of zero was noted earlier, and snow is considered likely for tonight with today’s high two degrees under yesterday’s.
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Hocking County
Five Day Forecast Snow Expected In Several Regions
Temperatures will average three to five degrees below normal with highs near 35 to 39 and lows around 20 to 22. Snow is likely mainly in the south Tuesday night and Wednesday and again Friday, with frequent flurries in the northeast. Water equivalents expect a fraction to an inch.
Measles Absence Eases as Murray City Schools Open
Superintendent Jos eph Stone reported normal attendance returned in the first and second grades after a measles outbreak last week. Twenty four of 35 first graders and twenty six of 40 second graders were absent during the closure.
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Murray City
Joseph Stone
Superintendent of Schools
Ohio
Lab To Get Fund For Atomic Aircraft Study
Washington report says the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory in Cleveland will receive 41 million dollars for a study on basic problems in using atomic power for aircraft.
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Washington
Lewis Flight, Propulsion Laboratory of Cleveland
City School Board Approves 345599 72 Appropriation
Logan city board of education approves a 345 599 72 dollar 1955 appropriation including wages transportation lunchrooms supplies and equipment. Tax rates of 3.9 6.5 and .05 mills are set with projected levies and bond retirement.
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City School Board
Logan City
O. M. Scott & Son Co
Marysville
Crime expert to review Sheppard murder in Cleveland
West Coast crime expert Dr. Paul L. Kirk will fly in next weekend to Cleveland to investigate the July murder of Marilyn Sheppard. Kirk, 52, UC Berkeley criminalistics professor, says he is neutral and holds no opinion on the case. He arrives amid other federal briefings and political activity in Washington.
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Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
Sheppard
Marilyn
Paul L. Kirk
University of California
Negotiators Work On Master Contract in Cincinnati
About 40 representatives from the CIO Rubber Workers Union and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. met in Cincinnati to hammer out details of a proposed master contract.
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Cincinnati
CIO Rubber Workers Union
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Galion senior indicted for murder
Frederick Spears, 17, a Galion High School senior, was indicted for second degree murder in the alleged strangling of his sister. The case arose from charges filed after the incident, with Spears facing serious legal action and potential penalties.
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Frederick Spears
Galion High School
Four witnesses called in Downs murder trial near Buena Vista
Robert Lee Downs 22 has pleaded guilty to the May murder of David Canfield, a Perry Township farmer. The trial opens Thursday in Common Pleas Court with Judges Meyer, Smith, and Archer presiding. Downs previously confessed to the shooting and arson, with accomplice claims against Lloyd Sisco.
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Robert Lee Downs
Buena Vista
David B. Canfield
Perry Township
Common Pleas Court
Downs
Lima State Hospital
Canfield
Jack Run
James Eicher
Lloyd Sisco
Will Not Summon Grand Jury Now
Hocking County will not call the grand jury until the April term unless very serious crimes arise. Judge Harley Meyer and Prosecutor Fred Murray say only two cases are pending and the accused remain free on bond. the grand jury will not be summoned for those alone.
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Hocking County
Harley Meyer
Fred Murray
Airman Charged With Interstate Stolen Car Transport
James J. Mc Bride Jr. an airman at Chanute AFB Illinois was ordered held on $5 000 bond after the FBI charged him with interstate transportation of a stolen automobile in a case linking Zanesville.
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Zanesville
James J. McBride Jr
Chanute Afb
Ill
FBI
McBride
Costa Rica Quiet After Arrival of U.S. Fighter Planes
Costa Rica reported calm after four U S fighter planes arrived to bolster President Jose Figueres forces. Rebels claimed victories but the general staff said no battles occurred in the northwest front and reinforcements moved toward Santa Rosa as a big push loomed. A five nation OAS probe arrived in Managua to investigate Somoza's involvement.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
U.S
Jose Figueres
Santa Rosa
Angel Calderon Guardia
Liberia
Nicaragua
Organization of American States
OAS
Managua
Anastasio Somoza
Somoza
Conspiracy Charges Loom In Ohio Auto Theft Ring
Neil Graf 31 and Donald P. O Donnell 28 face federal conspiracy charges in an interstate auto theft scheme. Graf operated a Logan area junkyard used to swap salvage titles for stolen cars shipped to Pennsylvania. O Donnell, a Florida man, was arrested in Tulsa with a stolen 1952 Ford linked to the Columbus Speedway theft. Graf is held on a $5,000 bond awaiting hearing and attorney.
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M. W. McFarlin
Cincinnati
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Neil Graf
W. Hunter St
Logan
Graf
McFarlin
Donald P. O'Donnell
Tulsa
Okla
West Virginia
Columbus
Lancaster
FBI
Pennsylvania
O'Donnell
Florida
O’donnell
Columbus Motor Speedway
Williams Rd
Columbus City
U.S
Robert W. Newton
Newton
Rosser Infant Dies in Columbus Hospital
Stephen Rosser seven week old of Rt 6648 died of pneumonia at 4 a m in Children's Hospital Columbus after ambulance transfer from Hocking Valley Hospital and police notice at 2 15 a m. Mother Mrs Judith Rosser reported illness. funeral arrangements not announced.
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Stephen Rosser
Children’s Hospital
Columbus
Judith Rosser
Hocking Valley Hospital
Boston Prison Inmates Revolt in Cellblock Hostage Crisis
A group of state prison inmates seized five guards as hostages in Boston, sparking a major response from state and city police. Warden John J. O'Brien called it an attempted wholesale release from the solitary confinement block, with at least one inmate believed armed.
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Boston
John J. O’brien
Bastille
O’brien
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Minette McCray
Logan Trade Club
Ike
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George Carr
Howard Nowels
Marguerite Kellerman
Dulles
Dag Hammarskjold
United Nations
Red China
House
Ways and Means Committee
W. Smith
Vinton County
W. Vernon Archer
Noble County
Sisco
Leslie Johnson
Meyer
Phil Henderson
Figueres
el Coco
Logan Junkyard
McArthur Road
Rosser
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