Senate Eyes Prolonged Hearing On Ike Middle East Plan
Senate leaders expect extensive revision and at least another week of hearings on President Eisenhower's Middle East resolution. The House approved the measure 355 to 61. it would authorize up to 200 million dollars for military and economic aid and preauthorize U.S. troop use to deter Communist aggression. Lyndon B. Johnson works on a broader rewrite amid Democratic objections while Eisenhower resists sharing correspondence with other world leaders.
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Senate
Eisenhower
Middle East
House
U. S
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Dulles
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Bangs testing lab in Hocking County suspended due to funds
Depleted funds forced the Bangs disease testing laboratory in Hocking County to suspend operations a week early. The state unit asked for 50 more dollars but received 100 dollars, same as last year, with no additional funds available. Blood tests may be arranged for cattle via the extension office and Dr. Raymond Houk.
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Bangs Disease Testing Laboratory
Hocking County
Charles Ingraham
Hocking County Commission
Harry Armstrong
Division of Animal Industry
Department of Agriculture
Ingraham
Raymond Houk
Hocking Deer Kills Fourth High In State
Hocking County ranks fourth in Ohio with 101 deer killed during the 1956 four day season. statewide totals show 2,700 deer killed by 23,000 hunters Dec 11-15 with Trumbull leading at 158 and Washington 136.
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Hocking County
Ohio Civil of Wildlife
Hocking
Trumbull County
Washington
Portage
Ohio
Vinton
Monroe
Athens
Morgan
Fairfield
Meigs
Jackson
Scioto
Perry
Gallia
Lawrence
Ross
Ashtabula
Adams
Division of Wildlife
Groundhog Day Myth Mocked by Weather and Wildlife Facts
A humorous Associated Press piece questions the groundhog’s weather forecasting role, noting its marmot status and misaligned distinctions from hedgehogs and real forecasts. It contrasts folklore with biology, hints at hunting use and trenching holes, and ends with the classic tongue twister about a woodchuck.
Much Married Manicurist Faces Indiana Bigamy Rap
Cynthia De lores Corraditti, 23, a Richmond, Indiana manicurist, returns to face bigamy charges after admitting seven marriages amid claims of four divorces. Police say she and Raymond Morris each believed their union was her first. authorities also pursue a government fraud charge for accepting allotment checks from military husbands.
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Dayton
Cynthia Delores Corraditti
Richmond
Ind
Eugene Fultz
Raymond Morris
Corraditti
Benni Corraditti
Fultz
Morris
Wiles
Evelyn Boyd
San Diego
Calif
Air Force
Navy
Skid Row Man Now Refutes His Confession
Edward Bennie Bedwell, an illiterate Skid Row dishwasher, testifies he did not kill the Grimes sisters and that his 14 page confession was coerced after four days of questioning. He retracts the confession at a habeas corpus hearing as his defense seeks bail. The case links to a companion named Frank and the January 13 alleged crime near Chicago. Autopsy findings challenge parts of the confession.
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Chicago
Edward
Bennie) Bedwell
Skid Row
Grimes Sisters
Bedwell
Wilbert F. Crowley
David E. Bradshaw
Barbara
Patricia
Joseph Lohman
Frank
Lehman
Pakistan's Mahmood Shafquat Named 1957 UN Children's Fund Chairman
Mahmood Shafquat of Pakistan was chosen as the 1957 chairman of the United Nations Children's Fund by the 30 nation executive board. The selection places Shafquat at the helm of the fund this year in United Nations, New York.
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United Nations
N. Y
Mahmood Shafquat
Pakistan
U. N. Children's Fund
U S Seeks Top Friendship With Saud As Middle East Ties Shape
Washington reports hope King Saud will back urgent Middle East settlements. Saud meets Dulles after talks with Eisenhower, with Nixon hosting a luncheon, a reception, and a Dulles dinner. Prime aims include Suez rerun talks and U.S. friendship across the region.
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U. S
Saud
Egypt
Suez Canal
Eisenhower
State Dulles
Nixon
Dulles
White House
United States
Middle East
Rancher Refuses Army Eviction From New Mexico Range
In OROGRANDE New Mexico 82 year old John Prather defies an eviction order from the McGregor missile range saying he will not leave his home despite a March 1 deadline. He notes decades on the ranch and questions the government’s push while criticizing defense showmanship.
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Orogrande
N. M
John Prather
U. S
New Mexico
Prather
Youths Bound To Jury For Meter Theft
Two of three youths charged with stealing eight city parking meters pled guilty to grand larceny and were bound over to the grand jury under $500 bond. John A. Matheny and John H. Warren were jailed for failure to post bond. The trio's arrest followed Jerry L. Huddy’s admission of involvement in the thefts and copper wire thefts in Wayne and Fairfield counties. Huddy faced multiple charges and was being held for further investigation. Chief Roy Kelch ordered a detainer to Wooster.
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Francis Myers
John Alfred Matheny
Athens Rt. 2
John Henry Warren
Nelsonville
Fairfield County Sheriff’s Department
Huddy
Wayne County
Lancaster
Ohio Power Co
Wooster
Fairfield
Dale George
Marietta
Hocking Grand Jury
Roy Kelch
Ohio Banks Show Big 56 Growth
State Superintendent Paul Hinkle reported that Ohio banks increased resources by more than 107 million in 1956. At end of 1955 there were 397 banks with total resources of 5.8536 billion, rising to 5.961 billion in 1956 as the number of banks fell slightly.
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Columbus
Paul Hinkle
Regional Planning Commission discussion in Logan meeting
The city planning commission met Mayor Francis Myers and a Logan Trade Club committee to discuss forming a regional planning commission for the Logan area. They plan to involve Hocking County commissioners and to obtain a revised Logan map. G R Robinson resigned as commission chair.
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City Planning Commission
Francis Myers
Logan Trade Club
Trade Club
Com
Hocking County Commissioners
Logan
Myers
Planning Commission
Trade Club Committee
Trade Club and City Planning Commission
G. R. Robinson
Commission
Barton S. Hall
William Moore
Edmund Lange
Ralph Helber
Neal Dillon
Justice Reed to Quit Supreme Court Seat on Feb 25
President Eisenhower accepts Justice Stanley Reed’s resignation effective February 25 after 19 years on the Supreme Court. Reed, 72, will retire with full pay. successor selection remains unannounced. Reed’s retirement follows Justice Minton’s earlier exit and comes as other justices near eligibility.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Reed
Sherman Minton
High Bench
Justice Black
Justice Frankfurter
Physicist Loses Briefcase Believed to Hold Secrets
FBI and Chicago police investigated the disappearance of a briefcase owned by Fletcher C. Paddison of Bethesda Maryland. He said it vanished Wednesday at an Illinois Central Railroad station while he called en route to Bendix Corp missile plant in South Bend Indiana. He described its contents as dynamite but gave no details.
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FBI
Police
Fletcher C. Paddison
Bethesda
Illinois Central
Paddison
Washington, D. C
Bendix Corp
South Bend
Ind
Move to end annual sessions faces Ohio Senate
A bid to switch Ohio to annual General Assembly sessions was pressed in the Senate by Sen. J. E. Simpson. The proposal would amend the constitution, currently set to two-year sessions in odd years, with final decision up to voters. House leaders expect the Senate to lead the battle this year.
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Ohio
Ohio House
Senate
J. E. Simpson
R-Hardin
General Assembly
House
Charles A. Mosher
R-Lorain
Senate Education Committee
Flood Devastates Eastern Mining Region Strains Aid
Emergency relief rushes to Kentucky West Virginia and Tennessee after a fierce flood leaves at least 14 dead and thousands homeless. Gov. Underwood and Gov. Chandler petition Eisenhower for help as Army Red Cross and Civil Defense distribute typhoid vaccine medicines and blankets. Hazard Hazard Barbourville Prestonsburg Paintsville suffer heavy damage with hundreds homeless. Col Smyser notes flood likely over but cleanup will be vast.
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West Virginia
Virginia
East Tennessee
Cecil Underwood
A. B. Chandler
Eisenhower
Prestonsburg
Paintsville
Beattyville
Army
Ft. Knox
National Guard
Red Cross
Civil Defense
R. E. Smyser Jr
Ohio River Division
County Weather Forecast Freezing Rain Possible
Hocking County may get snow or freezing rain today as the foreman warns of winter conditions. A light snow early morning, with a low around 31 degrees after a high of 34 degrees yesterday at 2 p.m.
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Hocking County
Werman
Dames
Coeither
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