Miss Universe Pageant Chaos Over Age and Marital Rules
Miss Peru was found to be underage at seventeen under pageant rules while Miss USA violated the unmarried rule as a mother of two. Officials kept Peru as champion after her father initially resisted promotional trips, and US runner Mary Leona Gage Ennis gained TV offers amid a marriage reveal and prior annulment.
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Gladys Zender
Lima
Peru
Cuba
Sonia Hamilton
Miss
England
Miss Universe
Terezinhas Goncalves Morango
Brazil
Gerti Daub
Germany
Long Beach
Calif
U.S.A
Miss Peru
Eduardo Zender
Zender
Mary Leona Gage Ennis
Maryland
Baltimore
Ohio Gov announces survey for lake park facility needs
Gov. C William ONeill said a consulting firm will study needs for additional recreational facilities at Lake Logan and Hocking State Parks. The study will cover cabins camping and food facilities and identify greatest needs. The firm will be hired by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources with review planned this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Logan
Hocking
C. William O'Neill
O'Neill
Herbert B. Eagon
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Eagan
102Nd
General Assembly
Department of Natural Resources
Izaak Walton League
Logan
James Wells
Natural Resources
Wells
Department
Kenneth Roberts Dies at 71 in Maine Home
Author Kenneth Roberts, whose historical novels brought frontier drama to millions, died Sunday in Kennebunkport Maine at age 71. He had been ill a week and succumbed to coronary thrombosis after completing proofs for Water Unlimited due in October. Roberts first rose to fame in 1937 with Northwest Passage.
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Kennebunkport
Maine
Kenneth Roberts
Seacoast
Roberts
Water Unlimited
Northwest Passage
Ohio Congressmen Seek Law Allowing More Wheat Use
Ohio lawmakers push for a farm use wheat law to allow growth without penalty. Rep Henderson says a quick adjournment could still yield passage while Rep Polk notes civil rights debates may affect timing. Senate members urge broader rights with a 30 acre limit and potential penalties refunds. Secretary Benson favors the wider Senate version but will accept a smaller measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Washington
Senate
John W. Bricker
House Agriculture Committee
House
Benson
Car Fire Extinguished at Second and Market Corner
Assistant fire chief Robert Courter responded to a vehicle fire at 1:22 p.m. in the front seat of a car driven by Joe Francis of Logan. The cause remains undetermined, Courter said.
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Robert Courter
Second and Market Sts
Joe Francis
Logan
Courter
Charles F. Davis 77 Dies of Heart Attack at Home
Charles F. Davis a retired farmer 77 died of a heart attack at 1 30 p m at his home 48 S High St He lived in Ward Two before moving to Logan last summer He served at Ash Cave State Park fire tower and was a Wesley Chapel Methodist Church member Survivors include two daughters Myrtle Olive and a son Delbert five grandchildren and a brother and sister His wife Etta and an infant son preceded him in death Funeral services set for Wednesday 2 p m at Wesley Chapel Methodist Church with Rev Carroll Chesser officiating Burial at the church cemetery by Heinlein Funeral Home calling hours run until noon Wednesday
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Charles F. Davis
Iadiey
S. High St
Mr. Davis
Logan
Davis
Ash Cave State Park
Caleb and
Martha Cohagen Davis
Wesley Chapel Methodist Church
Myrtle Davis
Olive Davis
Delbert Davis
Mount Pleasant
Fred A. Davis
Harry Zimmerman
Logan Rt. 1
Etta Steele Davis
Carroll Chesser
Heinlein Funeral Home
Church
Te Funeral Home
House Pondering Postal Pay Hike
The House weighs a $318 million yearly pay raise for postal workers amid a possible presidential veto.218 members have signed to push the measure to the floor. The bill would raise salaries by $546 annually for about 518,000 workers, averaging 12 percent from a $4,340 yearly base. President Eisenhower opposes a general federal pay hike citing inflationary pressures.
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Washington
House
Congress
Eisenhower
Final Argument In Clinton Trial Spurs Civil Rights Clash
Final arguments proceed as 11 defendants including Kasper face charges of conspiring to violate a desegregation order in Clinton Tennessee. Jurors question conspiracy verdicts and potential impact on federal integration orders as deliberations loom.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Clinton
John Kasper
U. S
Kasper
Taylor
Herbert F. Hartman
John C. Crawford Jr
Senate
Tennessee
Ohio Junior Chamber urged to lead economic frontier
PORTSMOUTH Ohio W E J Platt of Canton president of the Ohio Junior Chamber of Commerce told district Jaycee officials that Ohio's young men must lead in opening the state's remaining economic frontiers He urged better understanding of local business climates and turning knowledge into action Attendees included Jaycee members from Athens Chillicothe Circleville Ironton Jackson Logan Portsmouth and Waverly Glenn Hemsworth and Don Farrow of the Logan Junior Chamber of Commerce attended the meeting.
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Portsmouth
Glenn Hemsworth
Logan Junior Chamber of Commerce
Don Farrow
Ohio lawyers tour Scotland en route to London bar meeting
A party of 60 Ohio lawyers led by Lt. Gov. Paul Herbert visited Prestwick Scotland on their way to the American Bar Association conference in London. The group stopped briefly for a rest break during travel.
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Prestwick
Scotland
Paul Herbert
Ohio
Buckeye
American Bar Assn
London
Emma Hinkle Celebrates 103rd Birthday
Mrs Emma Hinkle of West Unity Williams County oldest resident marked her 103rd birthday Sunday with family and friends in a local observance reflecting a long life in the community.
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Bryan
Emma Hinkle
West Unity
Williams County
Senate Debates Civil Rights Bill Tough Vote on Troop Powers
The Senate enters its third week of discussion on the civil rights bill with leaders pledging to preserve voting rights provisions. A battle over repealing the old troop authority law to enforce court orders flares as Knowland and Humphrey push an amendment.
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Washington
Senate
Knowland
R - Calif
Humphrey
D-Minn
House
Eisenhower
Supreme Court
Anderson
Aiken
Laurelville Woman Shot Injured in Personal Safety Incident
A Laurelville woman, Norma Jean Van Fossen, 31, was admitted to Berger Hospital Circleville with a gunshot wound to the left shoulder. Sheriff A J Waldron said the injury, reportedly personal safety related, occurred at the Van Fossen home around 2 15 p m Saturday. The wound was believed to be from a .22 caliber single shot rifle. Paul Armstrong notified authorities.
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Laurelville
Berger Hospital
Circleville
A. J. Waldron
Leonard
Norma Jean) van Fossen
Pickaway County
Nine Navy Airmen Killed During Search Flight
Italian police recovered eight American airmen bodies on Mt Pra near Treviso while a ninth victim was brought down Sunday. The sole survivor remained in serious condition in Turin. The P2V aircraft, two planes involved, crashed in storm winds during a search for a sister plane missing since Friday with 11 aboard.
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Treviso
Italy
Mt. Pra
Turin
Heat Wave Eases as Rain Predicted for Tonight
Heat in Hocking County eases with a forecast of thunderstorms and showers tonight. Temperatures topped 95 to 98 degrees over the weekend, draining water supplies and prompting farmers to haul water. City officials urged conservation as the waterworks struggled to process the flow. Swimmers flocked to area lakes and pools, with records set at the city pool and Lake Hope and a moonlight swim planned at the city pool tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking County
Ed _ Rutgers
Harry Westfall
Columbus
Ohio
Heatwave Grips East With Drownings Rise
A blistering heat waveAcross the Eastern U S caused triple digit temperatures in cities like Baltimore Washington Philadelphia and New York City with numerous drownings as millions sought relief at lakes and streams. Forecasters predict relief for the Midwest while the Middle Atlantic to Georgia remain hot.
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Midwest
Middle Atlantic
Georgia
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Great Lakes
Plains
Virginia
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Philadelphia
New York City
Wilmington
Del
Mercury
Michigan
Ohio
Illinois
Colorado
New Jersey
Kansas City
Kan
Mackinac Straits Span Lockup Nears Completion
Weather permitting, the Mackinac Straits suspension span nears completion as 100-ton steel sections are craned from barges and locked to main cables. The 3800-foot center span ranks second only to the Golden Gate and the full bridge exceeds five miles with approaches.
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ST. Ignace
Mich
Mackinac Straits
Golden Gate Bridge
San Francisco
O Neill delays lie detector test in Sheppard case
Ohio Governor C William ONeill said Dr Sam Sheppard will not be given a lie detector test until the Florida prison confession of Donald Wedler is deemed true The Court of Last Resort telegram cast doubt on Wedler admitting the murder Marilyn Sheppard was killed July 4 in Cleveland suburb Ohio Sheppard serving a life term maintains innocence
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Columbus
Ohio
William O'Neill
Sam Sheppard
Florida
Wedler
Sam
Marilyn
Cleveland
Sheppard
New York
Gardner
O'Neill
Court of Last Resort
Donald Wedler
Marilyn Sheppard
Texas Redbud Tree On Crying Jag
A Dallas nurseryman reports a redbud tree on a crying jag that seems to shed a fine mist-like spray from its branches. Werner describes droplets as large tears, suggesting the trunk absorbed extra water during heavy spring rains.
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Dallas
Werner
General Motors Hit For Overstating Air Force Contract
Government auditors accuse General Motors of overstating costs on a 375 million Air Force contract. The testimony to a House subcommittee labeled the conduct shocking and bordering on fraud. GM has refused to refund any contract profits of 12.6 percent despite Air Force pleas.
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Washington
General Motors Corp
Air Force
House
Armed Services
Hebert
D-La
General Motors
Hardy
D-Va
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Welder
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