Pestilence Gains Upper Hand Over Cleanup Workers
In Lake Charles Louisiana a mounting pestilence hampers cleanup crews after Hurricane Audrey. 293 bodies recovered so far with mass graves and a total death toll estimated at 500 by official Val Peterson. Damage runs into millions across oil properties and infrastructure as Cameron remains uninhabitable for weeks.
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Louisiana
Audrey
Val Peterson
Eisenhower
Peterson
Civil Defense
Jeff Davis
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Weather outlook for July targets above normal temps in Ohio Valley
The Weather Bureau predicts July will bring temperatures above seasonal norms across the Ohio Valley. Rainfall is expected to be subnormal in the middle Atlantic states and lower Ohio Valley.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic States
Scientists Fire Big Rocket In Study Of Solar Flares
On San Nicolas Island California scientists launched the first of 14 IGY rockets to study solar flare induced ionospheric electrification. The Deacon missile with Nike booster rose to 75 miles, transmitting data via nose detectors before splashing into the Pacific.
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IGY
Navy
Air Missile Test Center
Point Mugu
Los Angeles
Senate Nears Approval Of Defense Money
The Senate is expected to pass the 34.53 billion defense appropriations bill in unchanged form after committee restorations. House cuts of 2.565 billion were reduced in committee, with a debate over adding 500 million for Army and Marine troops. President Eisenhower signed two other appropriations and an emergency measure to fund agencies pending full funding.
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Hocking Man 27 Charged With Drunk Driving
Robert Flood of Logan Rt. 2 admitted guilt to driving while intoxicated. Mayor Francis Myers sentenced him to three days in jail and a $50 fine plus costs after his arrest by city police on E Front Street at 1 15 a m.
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Francis Myers
Robert Flood
Logan Rt. 2
E. Front St
23rd Psalm Helps Woman Survive Hot Texas Desert
Mrs. Wilma White of Houston was found after six days lost in Big Bend National Park south of Alpine. She survived with the 23rd Psalm and rocks as markers while using a cave and a tiny water hole for shelter and minimal cactus berries for sustenance. Her husband Clifford, missing during the search, was found deceased.
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Here
Wilma White
Houston
Big Bend National Park
West Texas
Rio Grande
Punta de la Sierra
Foreign Aid Bill Seen Likely OK in House Vote
In Washington Rep. Brooks Hays says the foreign aid bill will pass the House largely as the House Foreign Affairs Committee approved. The panel backed a 3.242 billion dollar authorization for the new fiscal year, about 600 million below Eisenhower’s request and 375 million under the Senate total. The committee also approved a three year loan fund for economic development abroad with reduced funds, reversing a prior narrower stance.
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Brooks Hays
D-Ark
House
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Eisenhower
Senate
Gordon
House Committee
U. S
Fourth Of July Celebration First In Logan Since 1920s
The Chieftain Boosters plan a Logan Independence Day program at Logan High School athletic field with a noon bean dinner, junior Legion baseball, pony rides, a greased pole and pig contest, games of skill, a 6:30 p.m. ice cream social and a fireworks finale at 8:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit Logan High School athletic department. City offices close for the holiday. the Daily News will not publish.
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Logan High School
Logan Junior American Legion
Art Gasser
Jackson Junior Legionnaires
Old City
Daily News
City
Hocking Valley Baseball Association
Hickory Oliver
Vunderbar Dairy & Confectionery of
Columbus
Six Boys Admit Involved in Series of Junk Thefts
Six Hocking County youths confessed to taking part in multiple burglaries near Logan over the past months. The group linked two adults and included a 17 year old sentenced to Boys Industrial School for a Walton League clubhouse burglary. Victims include American Legion Park, Sears, Roebuck lot, and local sawmills with items like batteries, lead, gasoline, and a tractor battery stolen. Some loot was sold to a Nelsonville junk dealer.
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Columbus
American Legion Park
Leslie Johnson
Clear Fork
Mason Implement Co
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W&h
Chevrolet
W. Second St
Spring St
Hocking Drive-In
Frances Tubbs
Logan Rt. 2
Lawrence Helber
Logan Rt
Carl Risch
Lake Logan Rd
A. J. Waldron
Nelsonville
Ohio Power Unions Plan Joint Strategy in Talks
Representatives of the CIO affiliated Utility Workers Union and the AFL tied IBEW met in Cambridge to map a joint approach for contract talks with Ohio Power Co. Contracts for about 2,090 workers expired Monday. IBEW locals in Bellaire and Newark rejected the company’s last offer of five percent raise for linemen, boosting wages by 15 cents an hour to 2.75. IBEW resumes negotiations in two weeks.
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Ohio Power Co
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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
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CIO
AFL
Ohio Power
Ohio
Bellaire
Newark
Strict Police Effort Planned for July 4 Weekend
Ohio officials map a highway safety campaign with Gov. O'Neill to deploy all available law enforcement Thursday through Sunday. The plan may include National Guardsmen. a 12 point penalty could suspend licenses, with judges split on noting violations on licenses.
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C. William O'Neill
O'Neill
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Bureau of Motor Vehicles
National Safety Council
Attorney General's
Vinton Sells Its Share Of Bookmobile
The Vinton County library board agrees to sell its share of the Hocking Vinton bookmobile to the Logan Hocking County library board for 4000 dollars. Logan Hocking will meet Saturday to finalize. Vinton will keep bookmobile operation through July and plans to buy a new smaller unit.
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Davie
Logan-Hocking Board
Minnie Louise Bowen
Vinton Board
D. M. Bryson
McArthur
Logan-Hocking
Vinton and
Hocking
Vinton County
Logan Man Pleads Guilty To Assault and Battery
Harold Freeman Jr. 27 pleaded guilty before Mayor Francis Myers to assault and battery, filed by Velma Irene Freeman. He was fined 50 dollars plus costs, with 25 dollars suspended on good behavior after she said he dragged her by the hair in a menacing manner.
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Logan Rt. 4
Francis Myers
Harold Freeman Jr
Myers
Freeman
Velma Irene Freeman
Community Fair Games and Prizes at Logan Event
Soft drinks ice cream bars and potato chips to be sold. Kiddies games run by Coach Al Scrivner between 2 and 3 p.m. Winners receive silver dollars. Events include toddler crawl shoe scramble balloon contest cracker eating raw egg toss candy and peanut grab sack race horse and rider tricycle race wheel barrow race. Games set for two age groups up to 10 and 11 to 13 with some 14 to 18. At 3 p.m. The Logan Braves of
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al Scrivner
Logan Braves
Ammo Blast Kills 32 Okinawans Off Okinawa
A sunken World War II ammunition ship blew up seven miles off Okinawa Monday night killing at least 32 Okinawans who were salvaging the wreck under a prohibited operation.
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Naha
Okinawa
Dead Flier Survives 54 Days On Sierra Mountain
Air Force Lt. David A. Steeves, 23, from Trumbull Conn., parachuted May 9 after his T33 exploded. He wandered 12 miles over 15 days, reached an emergency cabin, crossed a high pass, and emerged after 54 days with weight loss but recovering. his rescue followed a reported death earlier by the Air Force.
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Sequoia- Kings Canyon National Park
Trumbull
Harold Steeves
Air Force
Steeves
Rita
Hamilton Air Force Base
San Francisco
Luke Afb
Ariz
Craig Afb
Selma
Ala
Simpson Meadows
Kings River
Penrod Named Nelsonville Head Football Coach
ATHENS Robert Penrod 25 of New Lexington has been chosen as head football coach at Nelsonville High School. He succeeds Robert Wyda who resigned earlier. Penrod is an Ohio University graduate who played football there and formerly coached at Glouster High School. He has served in the military for several years.
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Robert Penrod
New Lexington
Nelsonville High School
Robert Wyda
Penrod
Ohio University
Glouster High School
Bombs Hit Havana in Night of Explosions
Three bomb explosions ripped through Havana on Monday night causing extensive damage but no injuries. The attacks appear to be part of ongoing harassment of President Fulgencio Batista's government.
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Fulgencio Batista
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