Tanker Explodes at Louisiana Dock With 16 Missing
A Cities Service tanker loaded with about 130000 barrels of gasoline kerosene and fuel oil exploded at a Louisiana dock. Firefighters fought flames as officials and crew reported 16 to 20 missing while three bodies were recovered and eight one hospitalized. The ship drifted on Calcasieu River as rescue continued.
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Louisiana Dock
Lake Charles
Cities Service Oil Co
Salem Maritime
Berlin H. Richerson
Pensacola
Fla
John Rugling
Milton
Mass
Rugman
Calcasieu
Sue B
Klepadio
Ford shares rally in over the counter market surge
New York reports Ford Motor Co shares selling at a premium above five dollars a share in early trading while the over the counter prices reach seventy dollars. Mabel Morris a 75 year old retiree quits The $64 000 Question after medical advice on heart stress. Gainesville TX notes Tom Hickman a famed local figure passes. Washington Gen Ridgway’s denial of joint chiefs approval to cut Army strength is confirmed by Defense Secretary Wilson.
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New York
Ford Motor Co
Mabel Morris
Washington
Matthew B. Ridgway
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of Defense
Wilson
Harold Bergman to recover 406 dice seized in raid
Harold Bergman seeks return of 406 dice seized in a raid conducted by local officers. The legal action argues the items were unlawfully detained and requests disposition of the seized goods through the court.
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Oklahoma City
Harold Bergman
Eastern Ohio Due For Work Survey
Government statisticians plan a major industrial survey in eastern Ohio. Rep Hays says the Library of Congress will conduct the study in his district covering Belmont Harrison Jefferson counties. The survey aims to assess work conditions and industrial needs in the region.
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Washington
Ohio
Hays
Library of Congress
Belmont
Harrison, Jefferes Eee Coun
Debate over Dulles policy still roils Washington
Washington debate on Secretary of State Dulles brink of war remarks persists. Sen. Bridges argues for measured risk and praise of nonwar aims while Gen. Ridgway warns against politicized defense. Dulles downplays endorsement of Life magazine piece amid criticism from Rep. Rayburn and defense officials.
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Washington
State Dulles
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
Dulles
Life Magazine
Baltimore
Rayburn
Wilson
Long Leads Five in Democratic Gubernatorial Primary Runoff Threat
Long built a growing early lead in Louisiana's Democratic primary as rural returns came in. With 1,725 of 2,039 precincts reporting, Earl Long held 51.5 percent, defeating Morrison and other candidates in a race dominated by Long versus anti Long forces. Orleans was Morrison’s lone stronghold as the field awaited returns.
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Long
Francis Grevemberg
Earl Long
James McLemore
deLesseps Morrison
Fred Preaus
Russell Long
D-La
George Long
Oe Morrison
Cold snap and snow sweep East as blizzard deaths rise
The day opened with a frigid five degrees above zero as a winter storm battered the East. National weather forecasts warned for more snow while roads remained in good condition in many areas. The storm caused eight deaths across the eastern region as wet weather stretched from the Midwest to the Northeast.
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Chicago
New England
Ata
U S Aid To Asia Needs Revision
Southeast Asia economic aid requires urgent overhaul says a Methodist bishop Hazen G. Werner. The Columbus report notes calls for policy change and reevaluation of aid allocation amid regional needs.
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U.S
Asia
Columbus
Southeast Asia
Methodist
Hazén G. Werner
Ohio House Advances Large Capital Improvements Bill
The Ohio Senate Finance Committee moved an emergency measure funding a $37 billion capital improvements program after the House passed it 114 to 7. The plan includes a $7 million allocation from the state surplus for needy district school buildings and a $5 million borrow from surplus to start construction. A cigarette tax bill to support a $150 million public buildings bond issue was also advanced, with final Senate action expected.
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Columbus
Ohio Sen— Finance Committee
Senate
House
House Finance Committee
Ohio
Tighten Laws On Jim Crow In Dixie States
Georgia and Alabama legislatures passed bills to preserve school segregation. The measures would keep white and Negro pupils separate, allow grants to affected students, enable enjoining integration actions, and permit private lease of school buildings. Alabama also moved to counter the Supreme Court ruling on desegregation.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Alabama
Marvin Griffin
Griffin
Senate
House
U. S. Supreme Court
Marietta Man Seeks Democratic Nomination for Congress
Herbert A. Smith a 49 year old Marietta businessman announced his bid for the Democratic nomination in Ohio's 15th District. The district includes Perry Guernsey Monroe Morgan Muskingum Noble and Washington counties currently represented by Republican John Henderson. He plans to run for reelection.
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Marietta
Herbert A. Smith
Ohio
Perry
Guernsey
Monroe
Morgan
Muskingum
Noble
Washington
John Henderson
AFL-CIO Chief Meany Demands Billion-Dollar School Aid Plan
AFL-CIO leader Meany urges Congress to fund at least 1 billion dollars annually for five years to build schools and raise teacher pay. He argues federal investment is necessary as states cannot cope, calling education aid the session’s first priority.
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Meany
Congress
Eiisenhower
Afl-Cio
American Federationist
Eisenhower
Riots Push Bombay Death Toll to Ten Amid Curfew
Police fire on rioters protesting Nehru's plan to carve Bombay from Bombay State. Four killed in three days bringing total to ten in the state. Army standby ordered, 24 hour curfew in industrial Bombay. Rioters shut factories, trains and highways as 300000 workers join a general strike. Demolitions included effigies of Chief Minister Morarji Desai. Fire brigade answered 49 calls in 14 hours.
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Bombay
India
Nehru
Morarji Desai
Pilot lands without radio during snowstorm at LaGuardia
Airline pilot Robert Francis flew a Northeast Airlines Convair through a Boston departure, losing all electrical systems and with only a compass and a flashlight. He landed safely at LaGuardia with 24 aboard after two hours of darkness and a fuel countdown, passengers calm and praying.
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New York
LaGuardia Field
Robert Francis
Northeast Airlines Convair
Boston
Francis
Long Island
LaGuardia
Olin Firm Plans Ohio Valley Aluminum Plant
A spokesman for Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp says the firm will announce the site for its projected aluminum plant in the Ohio Valley within 10 days. The Columbus Dispatch reports the plant is valued at about 94 million and will be located near a yet undisclosed area.
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Columbus
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Ohio Valley
Columbus Dispatch
Grand Jury Frees Hedges and 2 Others
Grand jury returned indictments for 12 men and cleared three others after a two day session ending Tuesday afternoon. Robert G. Hartshorn, 26, was charged with second degree murder for allegedly shooting his brother Lloyd Junior Hartshorn on Nov. 29 near Stump Run Rd. Hartshorn faces potential first degree charges. Also indicted were Ralph Canter, Wilbur Clinton Smith, Dale Williams, John Spears, Ray Jackson, Clifford Ash, Harley Crago, Russell Vandagriff, Kenneth Simms, and John Warren Jr. The panel heard 29 witnesses in 15 cases including one secret indictment.
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Robert G. Hartshorn
Perry Twoslayer
Fred Murray
Hartshorn
Lloyd Junior Hartshorn
Perry Two
Stump Run Rd
Hedges
Thompson Ridge
Pine Rd
Flora Welker
Welker
Cola Rd
Rockbridge
Carl M. Brown
Common Pleas Court
Harley Meyer
Ralph Canter
Sugar Grove
Leona Thompson
Logan Rt 3
Wilbur Clinton Smith
Rockbridge Rt
Dale Junior Williams
Hebron
John William Spears
Newark
Ray Jackson
Thurston
Ben Singer
Logan
Clifford Wilson Ash
Columbus
West Logan
Harley Crago
Richmond
Ind
Russell Vandagriff
Lancaster
Kenneth Simms
Lorain
John William Eugene Warren Jr
Nelsonville Rt. 1
Haydenville
Natco
Aue
Esley Davis
South Bloomingville Rt. 1
Kenneth E. Iles
Olive Duffy
Paul Collison
Mary Ford
Walter North Bids for Hocking County Commissioner Seat
Walter North of Rt 33N announced he has filed a petition to run in the May Republican primary for Hocking County commissioner. He is the fifth candidate to enter the race, seeks his first public office, with 30 years in the lumber business. He is married and active in Hocking and Pomona Granges and the Union Evangelical United Brethren Church.
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Walter North
Hocking County
Falls
Hocking
North
Hocking and
Pomona
Union Evangelical United Brethren Church
Ten-year-old drives off in switch engine
Ten-year-old Richard Wynn said he wanted to go and climbed into a Pennsylvania Railroad diesel switch engine as crewmen A. J. Frecke and William S. Richards ate nearby. The engine crawled away with the boy at the throttle and was chased about 1,000 feet until it struck a parked locomotive and stopped with no damage.
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Cleveland
Richard Wynn
A. J. Frecke
William S. Richards
Relaxation of VA FHA Credit Draws Mixed Reactions
Washington reports mixed reactions as the VA and FHA restore government backed loans up to 30 years. Earl W. Smith of the National Association of Homebuilders praises the move, while George W. Warnecke of a major mortgage bank questions its longevity and impact on inflation. The loans remain subject to borrower lender agreement and market conditions.
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Washington
Earl W. Smith
National Assn. of Homebuilders
Veterans Administration
Federal Housing Administration
George W. Warnecke
New York
Amyee Ag Om
FHA
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Avoca
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Tom Hickman
Portsmouth
Gary Drake
Eteseen
Ovine
Stevenson
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Bridges
Senate Policy Committee
Huey
Earl
Morrison
Steedae Aan Hake
Kennon
Hi Long
Orleans
New Orleans
Treasury
R. M. Eyman
U. S. Welfare Department
Dixie States
Afl-Cio Chieftain
Ike
Pope
Olin Firm
Franklin Eugene Hedges
George D. Schrenk
James Withem
Ward Two
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