Trees and Hills of Hocking History Unite To 1797
The piece recalls how historic trees shaped the Hocking Hills region from the 1797 arrival of emigrants at Marietta. It describes sycamores along the Hockhocking River, the virgin forests, Wyandotte presence, and later growth into a modern land with farms, industry, and conveniences by 1962, urging reflection on progress.
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Hocking Hills
Marietta
Rufus Putnam
Alvan
Silas Bingham
Bigham
Isaac Barker
William Harper
John Wilkins
Robert Linzee
Lindsay
Edmund
William
Borak Door
Jonathan Watkins
John Chandler
Ohio River
Hockhocking River
Athens
Oldtown
W. E. Peters
Hocking Valley
Frank Newell
Marvin Nungester
Lake Logan
West Hocking
Moeller Seeks Third Term as U S Representative
U S Rep Walter H Moeller two term congressman filed petitions in Lancaster seeking a third term He is a Democrat and the only Democrat reported with petitions For the Republican primary candidates are Rep Fred Rice Homer Abele and possibly Oakley Collins In Athens Kent Bumpass accountant announced candidacy for state senate Democrat ticket in the newly drawn 9th 14th and 15th 16th district including Hocking County Zanel Zellar exits to run Republican in the newly created district State Sen C Stanley Mechem will keep the portion of his district until term ends in two years
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U.S
Walter H. Moeller
Lancaster
Moeller
Fred Rice
Jackson
Homer
Pete) Abele
McArthur
Oakley Collins
Ironton
Athens
Kent Bumpass
Hocking County
Bumpass
Robert E. Zellar
Zanesville
C. Stanley Mechem
Two Wallenda Aerial Troupe Members Die In High Wire Accident
DETROIT AP Two members of the Wallenda family troupe were killed when three performers fell from a high wire during a Shrine circus at the Michigan State Fair grounds Coliseum. Karl Wallenda 57 and Dieter Schepp died and Miss Dieter Schepp died after being dropped into a net. The four younger men formed a pyramid base on the wire as Herman Karl and Gunther stayed aloft and reached the others.
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Detroit
Wallendas
Herman Wallenda
Karl Wallenda
Gunther Wallenda
Miss Schepp
Highland Park General Hospital
Karl Faughnan
Dieter Schepp
Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum
East Germany
Faughnan
Karl
Herman
Mayor Hall Arrested After Speeding Crackdown
Anderson Missouri police report Mayor Bill Hall who ordered last week a crackdown on speeders was arrested Tuesday for speeding. The incident follows his public stance against reckless driving and highlights local enforcement actions.
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Anderson, Mo
Bill Hall
Hall
Kennedy Stokes Political Fires In Congress
President Kennedy stokes fresh political fires as Congress balks at major parts of his 1962 program. Republicans attack a one size fits all approach while Democrats split. a House vote funds colleges and questions rise over urban affairs and a proposed U N bond purchase. The literacy test bill advances a step toward Senate action within 90 days.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Capitol Hill
White House
Clinton P. Anderson
Senate Finance Committee
Harry F. Byrd
Dva
Senate
House
Ways and Means
Department of Urban Affairs
Robert C Weaver
Chamber
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Government Operations Committee
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
U.N
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Judiciary Committee
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Dirksen
3 100 Republicans Expected To Hear Sen Goldwater
Cleveland AP reports a Republican dinner for 3100 guests where Sen Barry Goldwater will speak. Caterers outline bulk food and service needs including 2500 pounds beef 800 pounds butter 300 pounds cottage cheese 400 loaves bread 325 cakes and thousands of plates forks and spoons with 173 waitresses, serving set to begin at 7 34 p.m. and finish by 8 50 p.m.
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Cleveland
Barry M. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Edward T. Gilchrist
Hough
Glenns Flight Delayed Again
John H. Glenn Jr. must wait at least 13 days for his orbital mission as an Atlas rocket fueling leak postpones launch to February 13 at the earliest. NASA cites technical issues and safety before the final countdown and recovery ships are stood by in the Atlantic.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
John H. Glenn Jr
Atlas
National Aeronautics and —— Administration
Glenn
NASA
Annie
Arlington
Navy
Atlantic Ocean
Weather COLUMBUS OHIO AP Summary
The January end opened with sub zero readings in northern counties. Hocking Valley chilly at minus one degree early today. Tuesday peak reached 40 degrees. by 11 this morning 16 degrees. Afternoon highs 20 to 26 with clouds. Thursday morning lows 10 to 20 with possible flurries.
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Columbus
Ohio
Official Weather Bureau
Hocking
Central and Southern Ohio Snow Flurry Outlook
Weather summary notes temperatures near zero in some areas with readings from 2 to 11 degrees across cities including Youngstown Columbus and Cincinnati. High pressure brings fair today with highs in the 20s. Light snow or flurries expected Thursday as cloudiness increases with a Western to Eastern sweep.
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Tures
Youngstown
Findlay
Columbus
Chesapeake
Cincinnati
Toledo
Cleveland
Ohio
A Test Detonated at Nevada Underground Site
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a new underground nuclear test in Nevada. It was described as low yield and marked as the 111th underground test.
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Washington
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
OAS Report Advances Expulsion of Castro Regime
Inter-American ministers approved a 20 to 0 report backing Castro regime expulsion from the OAS. Cuba abstained on several votes while the United States sought unity. The conference endorsed Kennedy's Alliance for Progress and backed an embargo on arms with 16 to 1 vote, with Cuba opposing.
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Punta del Este
Uruguay
Inter-American Foreign Ministers
Fidel Castro
Red
Organization of American States
Osvaldo Corticos
OAS
Dean Rusk
United States
Latin America
Castro
Cuba
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Mexico
Bolivia
Ecuador
Six Nations
Kennedy
Inter-American Defense Board
Alliance For Progress
OAS Council
Milk Controls Seen In Offing
President Kennedy proposed a first ever dairy production control as part of a farm program. He urged Congress to authorize a referendum with two thirds of dairymen needed for approval and outlined marketing bases tied to 1961 sales, with new entrants lacking a base unless buying one.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Agriculture Department
United Nations Demands Angola End to Repression
The U N General Assembly approved by 99 to 2 with one abstention a resolution calling on Portugal to end repression in Angola and begin steps toward independence. Spain and South Africa voted no, France abstained, amid two weeks of heated debate on Portugal's policies.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
Portugal
Angola
Antonio Salazar
Spain
South Africa
France
One Primary Race Planned in Hocking as Filing Nears
Only one local primary contest appears, with a filing deadline a week away. Republicans Harry Armstrong and Dr. Frederick Blume vie for county representative. Other candidates include Francis E. Myers and Otto Shaw for county offices in Democrat primaries, Lloyd G. Whisler and Wayne Timberlake in GOP races, and Carl W. Engle seeking the auditor post.
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Harry Armstrong
Logan Rt. 3
Frederick Blume
Logan
Hocking Election Board
Francis E. Myers
Otto Shaw
Logan Rt. 2
Lloyd G. Whisler
Laurelville
Sioner
Carl W. Engle
Enterprise
Wayne Timberlake
Logan Rt. 4
Mother Waves To Girl Sees Her Death On West Side Street
In Toledo, Mrs. Catherine Pearson watched as her 5-year-old foster daughter Candy Love darted into traffic after a wave. The car struck the child. police said the driver was not held.
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Toledo, Ohio
Catherine Pearson
West Side
Candy Love
France Near Algeria Settlement Amid Unconfirmed Reports
Paris reports say France and the Algerian rebels may have reached a cease-fire and independence agreement. A Swiss meeting cited by Belgian radio sources sparked talk of a provisional French Algerian administration during a transitional period.
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Paris
France
Charles de Gaulle
Geneva
Vevey
Switzerland
Algeria
de Gaulle
Algiers
National Liberation Front
Saad Dalhab
Morocco
Tunis
Dalhab
FLN
Kennedy Proposes Tough Farm Plan Limiting Surpluses
President Kennedy sends a rigid farm program to Congress aiming to cut farm outlays by about 5 billion dollars over four years. It would require acreage allotments and marketing quotas for wheat feed grains and dairy, with price supports removed if limits are rejected, and authorize large surpluses dumping to depress prices.
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Kennedy
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BY Velva Brashares
Sen. Goldwater
Slash
Federal
U.N. Assembly
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