County Petitions Seek Transfer of Three Areas to Logan Schools
Petitions requesting transfer of areas from East Hocking to Logan city schools were filed with Hocking County board. The petitions, left with Samuel Dillon, are to be presented Feb 5. Areas include eastern Marion Township, Falls-Gore township Sections 28–33, and Green Township Sections 33 34 28 and part 27. County board decision due by Feb 1 with possible state review and public hearing if needed. 68 signatures Marion, 51 Falls-Gore, 30 Green.
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East Hocking
Logan City
Hocking County
Ofice
Samuel Dillon
Marion Township
Falls-Gore Township
Green Township
Weri
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Dillon
Falls-Gore
Atomic Plant To Hit Peak Late In Year
Washington reports 26,000 construction workers will peak at the Southern Ohio atomic plant project late this year. About 30 percent of area employment, including agriculture and services, will be tied to the AEC project in Jackson, Ike, Ross and Scioto counties.
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Ohio
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Commission
Jackson
Ike
Ross
Scioto
A-Plant
Bender Opens Up His Campaign
Congressman George H. Bender announced his bid for U S senator from Ohio seeking the Republican nomination for the taft term. He will face Ohio House Speaker William Saxbe who entered the race criticizing Bender as a Ward heeler and a doom sounding voice.
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Columbus
George H. Bender
U. S
Bender
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
William Saxbe
Champaign
Milk Prices Drop One Cent In Cleveland
Milk prices in Cleveland will decrease by one cent per quart starting Monday, affecting shoppers and local dairy retailers.
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Cleveland
Bulldogs hand Logan 71 44 defeat in league game
Athens High overwhelmed Logan High 71 to 44 in Southeastern Ohio Basketball League action. Logan led early 4 3 but Athens surged ahead 11 8 after a string of free throws and built a 27 17 halftime edge. Logs scoring lagged in the second half as Athens pulled away Galley shows led by Merchant and Harden paced Logan in scoring with limited success.
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Larry Williams
Sonny Ellis
Joe Murtha
Chiefs
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Ellis
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Harry Lackey
Martha
Pat Smith
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Goodfellow
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Dick Harden
Lee O'Brien
Murtha
Jim Bowers
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Papooses
Graham Swaim
Phil Ingraham
Allen
Jack Dexter
Akron POW Among 12 Squealers Named by Army
The Army identified Pfc Lowell Denver Skinner of Akron Ohio as one of 12 America POWs labeled squealers for informing on fellow prisoners in Korea. Former captives provided testimony that all 21 collaborated with the Reds, while Skinner reportedly received better rations and care than others.
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Red China
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Gallipolis Dominates In Unbalanced SEC League Night
Gallipolis remains unbeaten in SEC play with a 68-41 win over Gallipolis, while Nelsonville beat Jackson 90-57, Wellston downed Pomeroy 91-62, and Athens defeated Logan 71-44. Gallia holds first place with nine league wins. Athens remains second, two games back.
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Jet Bomb Wing Heads to Africa for Morroco Base
The Air Force announced a force of about 45 Boeing Strato jets will fly nonstop from Barksdale AFB Louisiana to a forward base in French Morocco. The 301st Wing will spend 60 days in Morocco and be relieved by another wing after the deployment. The fleet will cross the Atlantic in small groups and be refueled by tankers.
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Unemployment Total Nearing 2 Million
Washington reports unemployment may exceed two million as Census figures show 2,360,000 jobless in the week ending Jan 9, with Labor Dept claims at 2,038,827 on Jan 16. Initial unemployment benefits reach 410,600 for the week ending Jan 23 as economists see slack in the winter job market. Senator Douglas argues census figures omit temporarily laid off workers, inflating the employed total.
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Man Charged In Delinquency Of Three Girls
A third man, Walter Davis of Marion, is charged in Hocking County with delinquency involving three minor girls. Davis was brought in yesterday by Sheriff’s Deputy Joe Breeze on a Juvenile Court warrant and will appear for a hearing Tuesday morning. He is accused of aiding delinquency by keeping the girls out late and making intoxicants available. Davis is alleged to have been with Leslie F. Riffle of Logan and Arlie Malone of Marion, who previously received six month sentences.
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Hocking County
Joe Breeze
Walter Davis
Marion
Spurgeon Metzler
Davis
Capitol Hill Debates Bricker Plan and Eisenhower Messages
Capitol Hill wrestles with the Bricker plan to curb treaty powers as backers of Eisenhower and Bricker spar on the Senate floor. Senate leaders seek a bipartisan formula, while Democratic Sens George and McCarran offer alternatives. Knowland reportedly adds a new set of words to Eisenhower. The White House pushes housing goals of 35,000 units annually and a billion dollar slum clearance, drawing mixed reactions from Democrats and Republicans.
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Knowland
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Coffee price probe touches FTC and Senate panel
The rising cost of coffee prompts inquiries by the Federal Trade Commission and the Senate Banking Committee. New York banker Chester Dewey tells lawmakers Americans taught their Latin neighbors to push prices higher.
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Senate Banking Committee
New York
Chester Dewey
Beeson Nomination Clears Committee Faces Senate Battle
Albert C. Beeson advances past the Senate Labor Committee on a 7 to 6 party vote but encounters trouble on the Senate floor over potential post service work with a former private employer.
Condon Denies Communist Ties at Hearing
Rep. Condon of California testifies before the Joint Atomic Energy Committee denying any Communist affiliations by himself or his wife and claiming he did not attend meetings he believed to be Communist.
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D-Calif
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Senate probes enter security panel on destruction orders
The sub committee led by Chairman Jenner II charging a 1944 White House directive to the Navy to destroy files on Communist activities. Also under review is a Bridges report alleging wartime orders to destroy all records of a subversive nature about individuals in the Army.
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Jenner
R-Ind
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U S Readies No On Korean Parley Demanded By Reds
Washington prepares a diplomatic note rejecting a Communist demand to resume preliminary Korean talks unless perfidy charges are withdrawn. The move follows Dean’s exit from talks after Reds accused the U S of conniving with Rhee to free 27,000 anti Communist prisoners.
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Tank contract sparks Senate debate over single producer
Sen Kevauve of Tennessee warns the Army's 200 million dollar award to a General Motors subsidiary concentrates defense contracts and risks national security. Undersecretary John Slezak defends the deal as sound business judgment before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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D-Tenn
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Senate Approves Mutual Security Treaty With Korea
The Senate votes 81 to 6 to approve the mutual security treaty between the United States and South Korea, strengthening alliance commitments and regional defense cooperation.
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Bayar Warns of New World Fires Defended by UN and NATO
Turkish President Celal Bayar tells a joint Congress session that new fires may break out in the world and names the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as the best defenses against such threats.
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Dulles Molotov Set for Second A Control Parley
In Berlin US Secretary Dulles and Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov prepare for a second top level atomics talk under Eisenhower’s peaceful energy plan. They will be joined by few advisers after a Four Power session discussing German reunification and seating of German representatives.
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Georges Bidault
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Anthony Eden
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Rockbridge Women among Four Hurt in Lancaster Crash
Two Rockbridge women were among four injured in a two vehicle collision on the W Sixth Ave bridge in Lancaster. Helen Williamson 21 suffered forehead lacerations and knee bruise. Esther Roop 43 had a forehead contusion and left ear lacerations. Robert Azbell 25 sustained a fractured right leg and Dorothy Puckett 21 a fractured nose. Azbell faces driving on the wrong side.
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W. Sixth Ave
Hocking River
Lancaster
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Azbell
Aide Harry Sims Dies in Columbus Heart Attack
Harry Sims 46 public relations director for the Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation died yesterday after a heart attack. He was formerly a Columbus newspaperman.
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Columbus
Harry Sims
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
City tax adopted by Cincinnati Norwood council
Cincinnati Norwood voters will face a 1 percent city earnings tax from April 1 to December 31 as City Council approved the measure last night. The ordinance targets local residents and workers in the 35 000 population city located east of here.
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AEC Plans Heat Use At Hanford Plant Expansion
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a plan to use atom generated heat to warm buildings at its Hanford Washington plutonium plant as part of an expansion connected to a new production reactor. The move aims to save about 1 million gallons of fuel oil annually.
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Big Safari Seeks Pennsy Woods Beast
A convoy of 800 hunters with planes and a Red Cross mobile unit set out from Williamsport to pursue the so called critter of Cogan House Township. The target may be a black panther mountain lion or large bobcat near Bobst Mountain, 20 miles away. A $500 prize plus dog food and other rewards spurred the hunt as 50 dogs and three airplanes aided the effort.
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Red Cross
Cogan House Township
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