State Official Urges Rabies Immunization for County Dogs
At a health department conference Dr. Paul Schnurrenberger urged full dog immunization in Hocking County to curb a rising rabies outbreak. Rabies cases rose from three in 1955 to ten in 1956, with underreporting noted. He warned cooperation is needed to avoid a compulsory vaccination law.
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Health Department
Paul R. Schnurrenberger
State Health Department
Hocking County
Ohio
Scioto
Lawrence
Jackson
Schnurrenberger
Division of
H. M. Boocks
Logan-Hocking
Health Board
Harry Smith
Glenn Hemsworth
Skid Row Killer Faces Hearing on Grimes Sisters
Edward Bedwell, 21, a Skid Row drifter who confessed to involvement with another man in killing Barbara 15 and Patricia 13 Grimes, is summoned before a coroner's jury as the inquest resumes. He says he and a companion beat and dumped the girls after a week of living with them in Skid Row bars. The sisters disappeared December 28 and were found January 22 near Willow Springs. Bedwell’s attorney questions discrepancies in the confession and notes Bedwell’s illiteracy.
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Chicago
Edward
Bennie) Bedwell
Grimes Sisters
Grimes
Barbara
Patricia
South Side
Willow Springs
Bedwell
David E. Bradshaw
Ethel Bradberry
Cook County
Bradshaw
Loretta Grimes
Probers Get Fund For Un American Activities Committee
Washington house approves 300000 for the Committee on Un American Activities for the coming year. The vote sets funding levels and signals continued congressional oversight.
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Washington
House
Committee On UnAmerican
Hocking County Schools Reopen After Ice Melt
Ice across Hocking County largely melted as rain and warm temperatures returned. 13 schools suspended yesterday and 12 reopened today with attendance near normal. Logan city schools opened with lower turnout. Traffic accidents were few with two reported and one minor collision near the county line.
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Hocking County
Logan City
Lancaster Post
Hocking
Ohio
Texas City Bombings Shock Beaumont Three Explosions
Three bomb blasts hit separate Beaumont sections on Monday night. No injuries were reported and police found no clear motive. One blast destroyed a truck owned by State Rep Rufus Kilpatrick, another damaged St Michael's Orthodox Church entrance, a third shattered home windows. Previous yard blasts toward two Black men were not linked, police say.
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Beaumont
Tex
Rufus Kilpatrick
St. Michael's Orthodox Church
State Probe Looms In Telephone Strike
Governor O Neill outlines Ohio State-of-the-State program with no income tax. He proposes a crash highway plan, mental hospital expansion, aged care reform, higher education leadership, health and environmental measures, driver training, a civil rights commission, and a data service to spur growth. He stresses balanced finances and efficiency through a new management staff.
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O'Neill
Civil Rights Commission
Ohio
Health Department
O’neill
Chiefs Battle Wellston For Second Place in SECL Race
Logan Chieftains travel to Wellston aiming to defend a share of second in the Southeast Ohio League with five wins and four losses, tied with Wellston and Pomeroy behind leaders Nelsonville and Athens. A loss could end their title hopes as four games remain.
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Logan Chieftains
Gallipolis Blue Devils
Wellston
Logan
Pomeroy
Coleaders
Nelsonville
Athens
Chiefs
Golden Rockets
Chieftains
Wilson Puts Foot In Mouth Again Against National Guard
Washington Defense Secretary Wilson sparked fresh controversy with remarks about draft dodging in the National Guard. Rep. Bennett and Sen. Johnson urged clarity and apology while Guard leaders and lawmakers dispute the implications for training and mobilization programs.
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Wilson
National Guard
Washington
U. S
Guard
Korea
Ellard A. Walsh
Walsh
The
National Guard Assn
Ger
Charles E. Bennett
Dfla
House Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Bennett
Department of Defense
Chief Kelch to Question Suspect in Meter Theft
Police Chief Roy Kelch said Fairfield County authorities arrested a man who reportedly admitted stealing eight parking meters in Logan on January 16. Three meters were recovered in Old Town Creek, three near Old Bremen Road, and three more in Scotts Creek near Route 75. Kelch will question the suspect in Lancaster this afternoon.
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Kelch
Roy Kelch
Fairfield County
Logan
Old Town Creek
Old Bremen Rd
Scotts Creek
Lancaster
Arabian King Saud Arrives in United States
King Saud of Saudi Arabia arrives in New York to an official welcome. He will visit the United Nations today and travel to Washington Wednesday for talks with the President.
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New York
King Saud
Saudi Arabia
U. S
Saud
U. N
Washington
Kentucky Town Plagued By Flood
Barbourville Kentucky faces rising Cumberland River floodwaters with about 30 percent of the town inundated as the river surpassed flood stage by nearly three feet. Local residents seek safety and officials monitor rising waters.
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Kentucky
Barbourville
Cumberland River
Ohio Assembly Action Asked on Telephone Strike Inquiry
Rep Guy Hiner of Stark drafted a six member joint legislative committee resolution to investigate conditions surrounding the Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co strike started July 15 by the Communications Workers of America. The panel would report by April 1 and seek to curb future violence and damage. Police report a surge in crime in Portsmouth tied to the strike as unions clash with General Telephone over a union shop clause.
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Columbus
Guy Hiner
Stark
Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co
Communications Workers of America
Ohio
Portsmouth
Scioto County
General Telephone Co
Ohio Consolidated
Hiner
V. Ce
E. L. Phillips
Grand Jury
Union
David R. Bartlett
Ralph Wemple
New Philadelphia
General Telephone
Solons Schedule Review of Policy in Middle East
The Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees vote 30 to 0 to review U.S. Middle East policy over 11 years. The measure may clear the way for a resolution authorizing Eisenhower to use forces against Communism and provide 200 million dollars in aid. House debate began with strong approval expected and a Johnson amendment seeks advance aid spending reports.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
U. S
Middle East
Senate
Eisenhower
Mid-East
House
Martin (Mass
Knowland
White House
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Johnson
Texas
Dulles
Congress
U N Mid East Debate Shelved Amid Cuban Armistice Ambiguity
The United Nations General Assembly pauses its Middle East debate for several days as diplomats seek a path to end the Israeli Egyptian deadlock. Nations discuss Hammarskjold backed plans to reinforce UNEF from Gaza to Aqaba with observers around Sharm el Sheikh to protect shipping and pressure Israeli forces to withdraw to the 1949 lines.
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United Nations
U.N. General Assembly
Middle East
Canada
Lester B. Pearson
Hammarskjold
UNEF
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
U. N
Sharm el Sheikh
Gulf
PUCO Names Krueger as Chairman for Ohio Utilities
Columbus P-Gov C William O Neill announced Everett H Krueger Jr will chair the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio starting February 1 for a six year term at $16000 annually.
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Columbus
William O'Neill
Everett H. Krueger Jr
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Railroader Killed in Perry County Yard Incident
Robert D. Ashton aged 37 from Muskingum County died after falling beneath a New York Central freight train during switching at Glenford Perry County. He was a crewman on the locomotive.
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New Lexington
Robert D. Ashton
Muskingum County
New York Central Railroad
Glenford
Perry County
Ohio Solons Quickly Oppose Ike's School-Building Deal
Ohio lawmakers in Washington publicly oppose President Eisenhower's 2.2 billion federal school construction plan. They say Ohio would pay about 11.3 million annually for four years, more than twice what it would receive, and warn of federal control and high costs.
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Ohio
Solons
Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Buckeye
Frank J. Lausche
Cincinnati Enquirer
Gordon H. Scherer
Rohio
William E. Hess
Florida
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