South Dakota May Decide Eisenhower Taft GOP Turnout
South Dakota voters join California and Alabama in primaries as Eisenhower and Taft vie for the GOP nomination. About 120000 voters are expected in the state with 14 delegates at stake and write ins allowed for Taft. Kefauver leads Democrats with Kefauver 150 and Truman 86 as Harriman and Russell field votes in nationwide tally.
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Associated Press
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W. Averell Harriman
Russia Refuses Arm Reduction Talk At UN Session
United Nations report: Russia will not discuss any proposals to curb armed forces unless Peiping China is invited. Jacob A Malik spoke to the UN Disarmament Commission criticizing a Western plan for global force ceilings, including 10 million for U S Russia and China and 800 000 for Britain and France. Other nations would face armies limited to 1 percent of population.
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France
Two Men Fire Near Bloomingville Uninjured in Feud
A shooting near South Bloomingville left no serious injuries as Earl Wooten and Glengon Wiggins exchanged gunfire from a truck and tractor. Authorities say both men claim the other fired first amid a furniture dispute. Wooten and his relatives observed the confrontation, leading to restraining questions from the county jail.
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Circleville
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Wooten
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Katheryn Davis
Ray Davis
Mary Payne
Dispute Ends With Shotgun Argued On Rural Road
On a narrow road near Wiggins’ home a confrontation between Wiggins and Wooten escalated after a pistol and shotgun were fired. Wooten later hid a shotgun and was charged as furniture loading began. prosecutor out of town delaying exact charges.
July Draft Quota Set At 14 For Hocking County
State Selective Service in Columbus announced Hocking County’s July draft quota as 14 men, higher than many nearby counties. The Ohio total call is 1,646 youths the largest since February, with June at 558. Registrants in July must be 20 unless volunteering or delinquent. other counties’ quotas include Pickaway 5 Clinton 5 Fayette 4 and Van Wert 7.
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Five Ironwood Miners Trapped In Penokee Cave-In Deep Underground
Rescue teams drill and shovel through rubble in Gogebic County Michigan to reach five miners trapped 2900 feet below the Penokee iron ore mine after a Monday cave-in. Victims are Victor Cox Christopher Hocking Serafim Zacharzewski Jorma Olkonen and Matt Krocker.
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Victor Cox
Christopher Hocking
Serafim Zacharzewski
Jorma Olkonen
Ironwood
Matt Krocker
Bessemer
Olkonen
George Soderman
Upper Michigan
Republic Steel Corp
Sheriff Defeated in Eviction Standoff at Farm Gate
Lapeer Michigan June 3 7 Sheriff Clark W Gregory and deputy Rol Eddy were met by angry farmers while attempting to serve eviction papers on 60 year old Elizabeth Stevens. Stevens farm of 80 acres had been sold to cover a $171 assessment of a bankrupt mutual fire insurance association. The farmers pushed the sheriff to the ground and sat on him until he agreed to leave. They sang God Bless America as Gregory warned he would return.
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Carbon Hill Storekeeper Dies Monday
Ben Bailey 76 of Carbon Hill died at 4 p.m. Monday at Mount St. Mary Hospital Nelsonville after months of illness. A former coal operator he ran a store in Carbon Hill 40 years and was a trustee of the Eagles Lodge in Nelsonville plus Odd Fellows and K of P. Survived by wife Edna two daughters Mrs. Oakley of Columbus and Mrs. Spencer of Carbon Hill four sisters and seven grandchildren. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Friday Christian Church Carbon Hill burial Carbon Hill Cemetery Stout Funeral Service Nelsonville. Friends may call at the family home.
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Columbus
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Oscar Tom
Logan
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Lulu Bailey
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J. A. Long
Stout Funeral Service
Man Injured In Family Fight On Third Street
Ernest Rutter of Logan was injured in a family altercation on Third Street when his father Dave Rutter and brother Kenneth struck him with a hoe. He needed four stitches in his hand and one in his head after the 8 p.m. incident. A hearing is set for 4 30 p.m. in Mayor Roger Friend's court today.
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Stout
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Roger Friend
Laurelville Man Hurt In Crash Near Adelphi
Barton Johnston of Laurelville Route 2 was injured about 10 45 a m Sunday when his motorcycle struck a car turning left on Route 327 near Adelphi He received treatment at Berger Hospital for a dislocated right wrist fractures of the left foot and leg.
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Eisenhower calls air power top factor in future war
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower said air power will dominate future warfare and challenged anyone who claims the foot soldier can be eliminated. He spoke at the Pentagon amid Republican nomination race, noting his postwar moves to separate air power from ground forces.
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British Discover Big Uranium Lode
British geologists report a major uranium deposit found in Nigeria. Each ton of ore reportedly contains about 14 dollars worth of uranium and niobium, a metal used in heat resistant alloys for jet engines.
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Rotarians Hold Logan Club Assembly
The Logan Rotary Club held its annual assembly Monday evening with officers outlining activities for the coming year and committees reporting on past efforts and future plans.
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Cadets Graduated At West Point 150th Exercises
West Point held its 150th graduation exercises with 523 cadets thanking graduates on Tuesday. Air Secretary Thomas K. Finletter delivered the commencement address at the United States Military Academy ceremony.
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U. S. Military Academy
Thomas K. Finletter
Dillon Denies Charge He Shifted Responsibility
Samuel H. Dillon, superintendent of Hocking County schools, denied charges of shifting responsibility in a demurrer case. He released a statement saying he assumed full responsibility for consolidations and acted in good faith for rural schools. A May 12 letter from Knepper, White and Dempsey explains the demurrer decision was theirs, not Dillon’s preference, to gain a tactical advantage.
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Hocking County
East Hocking
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Brashares
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Eyman
Mr. Dillon
Health Officials In Columbus To Discuss Fund Cut
Dr. H. G. Southard, county health commissioner, and Hocking County health board members will meet state officials in Columbus at 2 p.m. today to discuss a proposed reduction of federal grant-in-aid for the county health department. They were informed the cut could reach about $1,100 in the last half of the year and may require personnel reductions.
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H. G. Southard
Hocking
British Troops Seal Off Radio Berlin In West Sector
British military police ringed Radio Berlin with barbed wire in the Western sector of the divided city. About 20 Russian troops remained inside the red brick building as British and German guards urged any interior personnel to exit. The Red station kept broadcasting music despite the siege.
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Logan Days Promotion Brings Cash Prizes This Week
Logan Days promotion offers cash prizes for correct responses to a magic phrase. Callers answering with Logan Days earn two dollars if Burr O Nixon, Trade Club secretary, is reached at the iesnare Hotel office during three days this week.
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Vast Industry Is Shut Tight By Walkout
A sweeping steel industry walkout halted production Tuesday as the White House weighs actions in the six month old labor dispute. Truman advisers consider Taft Hartley or Congress action while talks stagger without dates. The Supreme Court ruled the April 8 steel seizure unconstitutional, and unions push for wage package terms while industry cites offers and price-approval conditions.
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