Undecided Senators Hold Key Vote On Rights Bill Jury Trial
A small bloc of undecided senators now determines the fate of a proposed jury trial amendment to the civil rights bill. Supporters and opponents race to corral votes as Sen Payne plans to travel to Washington to oppose the measure while Sen Bridges hopes to attend and back it.
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Washington
Sen
Payne
Maine
Bridges
New Hampshire
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Church
Eastland
D-Miss
Clark
Sen. Carroll
D-Cole
H. Alexander Smith
RNJ
Leopold awaits mercy decision on 1924 thrill killing
Springfield report outlines Nathan Leopold’s 1924 murder involvement with Richard Loeb, his parole bid for further sentence reduction, governors weigh action, his reform efforts in prison, and a $170,000 trust fund backing his freedom.
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Leopold
Springfield
Ill
Nathan Leopold
Peter Yaw Earns All A's at Ohio University
Peter Yaw son of Dr and Mrs Owen F Yaw of 212 E Hunter St earned all A's for the third straight semester in Ohio University's college of arts and sciences He was named to the dean's list for 1956 57 second semester marking the fourth time in two years with a 4 0 average He previously graduated from Logan High School in 1955 as an honor student
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Peter Yaw
Owen F. Yaw
E. Hunter St
Ohio University
College of Arts and Sciences
Young Yaw
Pinball Boss Unable To Explain Bombings
Pinball machine operator Charles Maroon of Bridgeport Ohio says he has no idea why two buildings he owns in Wheeling were bombed. Damages are estimated at 1350 dollars. Maroon said he did not know of anyone holding a grudge and denied a pinball war motive.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Charles Maroon
Bridgeport
Ohio
Maroon
Wilbur McDaniel Named To Hocking School Board
Wilbur McDaniel of Union Furnace was appointed to a vacant seat on the Hocking County board of education at a special meeting. He has served as school custodian and bus driver for Union Furnace for about 23 years and served in the Navy in World War II. David Thorne of Carbon Hill was also appointed last week to another unexpired term, filling vacancies created by moves into the Logan city school district. Both appointees plan to seek election in November to their current posts.
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Hocking County Board of Education
Wilbur McDaniel
Union Furnace
McDaniel
South Pacific
David Thorne
Carbon Hill
Floyd Brown
Loren Schorr
Logan City
Thorne
Corrigan
Cleveland
Wedler
Fred Garmone
Nuclear Shot Delayed at Atomic Test Site
Winds forced a postponement of the 11th nuclear test in the current series at the Atomic Test Site in Nevada. The delay pushes the schedule to Wednesday.
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Atomic Test Site
Nev
Finsterwald Named To United States Ryder Cup Team
Dow Finsterwald earned selection to the U.S. Ryder Cup squad based on PGA points, joining Tommy Bolt Jack Burke Jr. Doug Ford Ed Furgol Fred Hawkins Lionel Hebert Ted Kroll Dick Mayer and Art Wall Jr. The team competes October 14 15 at Yorkshire England. Finsterwald also set a tour money streak record in the Eastern Open and is entered in Chicago’s All American world championship.
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Athens
Young Dow
Finsterwald
Professional Golfers Association
United States
Yorkshire
England
Janu
PGA
Ben Hogan
Chicago
Tom O'Shanter
Bricker backs Ohio farmer in wheat penalty row
Sen. John Bricker backed John Donaldson of New London in a wheat planting case. Donaldson faces a new 322.66 dollar penalty for 1957 overplanting an 11 acre allotment by 12 acres. He fights 1956 penalties in federal court saying the controls violate his rights to grow wheat for livestock feed.
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Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Eisenhower
Norwalk
John Donaldson
New London
John W. Bricker
Federal District Court
Toledo
Donaldson
Bricker
Senate panel approves Martin for Southern Ohio U.S. attorney
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday approved the nomination of Hugh K. Martin by President Eisenhower to be U.S. attorney for Southern Ohio.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Eisenhower
Hugh K. Martin
U. S
Ohio
Rescuers Save Baby From 35-Foot Abandoned Well
A 17 month old, Yvonne Beasley, was rescued after four hours from a 35 foot abandoned well in Anderson South Carolina. Rescuers drilled a parallel shaft, removed a bucket and pipe, and delivered oxygen as the child was pulled to safety amid a cheering crowd. The child suffered only scrapes and hunger.
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Richard David
J. B. Beasley
Richard
Beasleys
Anderson High School
Yvonne
Beasley
Red Roberts
Anderson
Roberts
Benny Hooper
Manorville
N. Y
Long Island
Ggys
Benny
Mexico City Quake Toll Rises With 52 Dead In Collapse
Mexico City rescuers tapped 500 workers to reach victims in a five story building that toppled in the quake. By morning 32 bodies were recovered and one more died in hospital, bringing national deaths to 66. Eleven survivors were rescued from the wreck.
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Mexico City
Acapulco
Weather holds in 90s with heat and humidity
Hocking County remains hot and humid with noon temperature around 92 degrees. Monday reached 93 degrees by 3 p.m. and fell to 63 last night. Little temperature change is expected Wednesday, with a chance of thundershowers.
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Hocking County
Toledo Police Seek Wounded Burglar After Roof Chase
Toledo police believe a burglar was wounded as he fled from patrols. The suspect leaped from a roof at a cleaning establishment, ran through an alley while Officer Gene Hoffman fired, then was spotted climbing a tree as Officer Donald Knapp fired. Residents saw a man limping between houses clutching his side.
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Toledo
Gene Hoffman
Donald Knapp
O'Neill Aide Gwynne Myers Resigns from Governor's Office
Gwynne Myers, an assistant to Governor C William O'Neill, announced his resignation effective August 15. He will enter private law practice in Columbus Ohio and depart the governor's staff.
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Columbus
Lawyer Believes Wedler Guilty in Slaying Case
In DeLand Florida Donald J Wedler signed a statement admitting killing Marilyn Sheppard a Cleveland attorney says Wedler freely signed the confession in the presence of deputies Corrigan argues the confession fits known details and Cleveland police dispute it Ohio authorities doubt the truth of the late confession and consider Wedler's claims part of a broader case tied to the Sheppard murder.
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William Corrigan
Howard Demott
Jack Lynady
Weiler
Cleveland
Corrigan
Volusia County
Dr. Sheppard
Donald Joseph Wedler
Derailed Pennsy Freight Damages 1000 Feet of Track
A northbound coal train derailed near the union station today in Marion. Four cars left the rails and about 1,000 feet of track were damaged, officials of the Pennsylvania Railroad reported.
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Marion
Union Station
Pennsylvania Railroad
Dulles Opens Talks on Open Skies and Cyprus
John Foster Dulles and U S disarmament experts met at the American Embassy to shape an open skies plan with Russia and considered broader issues with British leaders. In Cyprus meanwhile Greek Orthodox clergy held a second hunger strike to press British rulers, accusing authorities of backing the EOKA guerrilla campaign.
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London
John Foster Dulles
U.S
Russia
Dulles
United States
Britain
France
Canada
Harold Macmillan
Selwyn Lloyd
Muscat
Oman
Valerian Zorin
U.N
Nicosia
Cyprus
EOKA
Senate panel backs statehood for Alaska and Hawaii
The Senate Insular Affairs Committee unanimously approved bills to grant statehood to Alaska and Hawaii, advancing the long debated territorial innovations.
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Washington
Senate Insular Affairs Committee
Alaska
Hawaii
France’s new austerity plan takes effect today
Paris reports that France’s austerity program to rescue the franc from collapse and avert government bankruptcy went into effect with official publication. The measure aims to stabilize the economy through spending cuts and budgetary reforms.
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Paris
France
Another Candidate Files Petition For Fall Election
One petition of candidacy for the November general election was filed Monday with the Hocking County election board. Filing was Robert Daubenmier seeking the office of trustee in Marion Two. He is the 34th candidate to file a nominating petition. Would be candidates for township and village offices school boards and county judge must file petitions by 4 p.m. Aug. 7.
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Hocking County Election Board
Dean Collison
Robert Daubenmier
Marion Two
Switch error blamed on two brothers for big train wreck
Winnipeg Canadian National Railway officials said two young brothers loosened a railway switch that wrecked a trans continental train Sunday. The disaster injured 86 people and caused about 225000 dollars in damage.
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Winnipeg
Canadian National Railway
Little Brothers
Former Provisional President Freed Over Bomb Plot Charge
Port au Prince report says Franck Sylvain, former provisional president, was released on grounds that only Congress which he dissolved can try him. The move centers on charges of complicity in a bomb plot amid political tension in Haiti.
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Port AU Prince
Franck Sylvain
Congress
Col Schwenke Named Director of Marine District
Col C R Schwenke a Logan native and 18 year Marine veteran was named director of the Eighth Marine Corps Reserve and Recruitment District with headquarters in New Orleans. He was also made an honorary citizen of New Orleans. His sons Roger and George are visiting relatives in town and will return with their parents Saturday for the visit.
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Col
C. R. Schwenke
Logan
U.S. Marine Corps
Eighth Marine Corps Reserve and Recruitment District
New Orleans
Roger
George
Stephen
Kenneth
Col. Schwenke
Fatal Crush After Car Truck Bumpers Collapse
Athens James Martin 49 of New Marshfield died Monday after being crushed between the bumpers of a pulling car and a truck west of Athens. He was attempting to unfasten a chain when the vehicles pinched him and he died on arrival at Sheltering Arms Hospital.
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Athens
James Martin
New Marshfield
Here
Martin
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Peaceful atom may pay for weapons bill, expert says
Hazleton Pa expert Dr Willard F Libby warned isotopes from peaceful nuclear uses could offset costs of the U S weapons program within three to five years. He cited 500 million dollars yearly savings from isotopes and predicted radioisotope prices would fall with volume production.
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Hazleton
Atomic Energy Commissioner
Willard F. Libby
Libby
Beryllium Corp
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Loeb
Adlai Stevenson
Parole Board
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Hocking
Sheppard
Dow Finsterwald
Ohio Farmer
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Garmone
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