Two BIS escapees captured after fisherman's car theft attempt
Ronald Maydak and Robert Bronson escaped from Lancaster Boys Industrial School and attacked fisherman Walter A. Deeds near Rockbridge while trying to steal his car. Burl Nafzger fired at them. State Patrolman L B Dunfee arrested the 17 year olds near the scene after a half hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster Boys Industrial School
Rockbridge
Burl Nafzger
Sugar Grove
L. B. Dunfee
Ronald Maydak
Cleveland
Robert Bronson
Pedro
Bis Orchard
Fairfield County Sheriff's Office
Nafzger
Deeds
State Highway Patrol
Dunfee
O Neill to Press Special Ohio Session By June 30
Gov. C William ONeill says a special session of the Ohio Legislature is planned this month despite a pending Supreme Court ruling on SUB unemployment benefits. The court declined to shorten the 40 day filing period in two SUB cases, keeping the issue for the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
William O'Neill
Ohio
Supreme Court
O'Neill
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Washington
Congress
Old Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund
Man Accused In Two Incidents Nabbed In Columbus
Fred Cooks, 37, described as Black, was arrested after a 40 hour manhunt in central Ohio. He faced charges of raping two white women at a home south of Delaware Dam. Police seized him in a pay phone booth as he attempted to call a minister to surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Fred Cooks
Sanford R. Lee
Earl C. Jackson
Delaware Dam
Delaware County
John B. Quick
Mr. Quick
Cooks
Senate Labor Bill Debate Enters Controversial Stage
The Senate moved to more contentious amendments on a bill to curb labor union abuses after a 12 hour session. Eleven amendments were voted on with ten adopted, including provisions for union democracy and full public financial reporting. James Mitchell, Eisenhower’s labor secretary, praised for pushing changes, returned from Europe to back the bill and faced mixed reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
James Mitchell
Mitchell
Europe
Capitol Hill
Labor
U S Open Round Two Opens Under Sun and Wind
Tulsa weather hampered second round starts as gusts up to 25 mph affected approach shots at Southern Hills. Notables like Tommy Bolt, Julius Boros, and Dick Metz struggled after high first round scores while Ben Hogan Gary Player and Charlie Coe posted 75s to stay in contention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Southern Hills
Lee Mackey Jr
Birmingham
Ala
Merion
Tommy Bolt
Julius Boros
Dick Metz
Bolt
Ben Hogan
Logan July Fourth plans announced by Chieftain Boosters
Nick Maniskas outlines a Logan High School event at the athletic field. Eight game stands plus a refreshment stand will serve a midday crowd. Activities include children's contests with cash prizes, a hole-in-one golf contest, kiddie rides on the old fire truck, a bean dinner, ice cream social, a band concert, and fireworks starting after noon. Volunteers are invited to contact Arthur Gasser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chieftain
Charles Dollmatsch
Wallace Brown
Henderson Oliver
Chieftain Boosters
Logan High School
Mrs. Anna Hickman Dies At Age 78 In New Straitsville
Mrs. Anna Hickman 78 of New Straitsville died at Mount St. Mary Hospital Nelsonville at 11 02 a m after three weeks admission. Widow of James Hickman Sr she leaves children Edna Mae Spencer Richard Everett Harley and six daughters plus 10 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral 1 p m Sunday at Johnson Funeral Home Nelsonville with burial Greenlawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Hickman
New Straitsville
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Nelsonville
James Hickman Sr
Richard
Edna Mae) Spencer
Tessie Kreitz
Logan
Spencer
Violet Carsey
Garnet Monks
Ruth Wright
Buchtel
Dorothy Wallace
Willoughby Rt. 2
Hiram. Green
James Jr
Johnson Funeral Home
Greenlawn Cemetery
Lone male tenant clings to YWCA hotel life in New York
Frank Reilly, 83, is the only male guest remaining at the YWCA hotel formerly the Capitol, after age 70 guests left. He defies orders with five others and wins an indefinite stay as a YWCA spokesman notes he may remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Reilly
Reilly
YWCA
Capitol Hotel
Worker Survives 4500 Volt Electric Shock
DETROIT Ernest Dees 409 of Detroit survived a 4500 volt shock while guiding a steel beam into position when the beam touched a live power line. He remained conscious and was treated at a local hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ernest Dees
Dees
Eaton ready to testify on Soviet ties in congressional probe
Cyrus Eaton, the 74 year old Cleveland financier, travels to Washington to discuss links with Soviet personalities as a congressional committee seeks his testimony. He condemns Walter and Arens, staff director, for alleged intimidation during investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cyrus Eaton
Cleveland
Francis E. Walter
D-Pa
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Eaton
Richard Arens
Eastern Rain Drenches Wide Eastern U S
Rain lashed the eastern half of the country from Nebraska to New York and from the Great Lakes to the Ohio River Valley. Omaha received 1.31 inches in 15 minutes, Cedar Rapids and Flint over two inches, LaPorte Indiana flood trouble with over three inches, a tornado touched LaCenter Kentucky injuring three, and storms spread through the Midwest with warnings for tonight and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebrakasa
New York State
Great Lakes
Ohio River Valley
Weather Bureau
Omaha
Neb
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Flint
Mich
LaFayette
Indiana
Midwest
la Center
Illinois
Kansas
Severe weather warning extends across central Ohio
The Weather Bureau issued a bulletin predicting severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes this afternoon into the evening. The line of risk spans about 60 miles on both sides of a corridor from southeast of Chicago to southeast of Akron, reaching northern areas of Darke Miami Champaign Union Delaware Licking Muskingum and Guernsey counties in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Chicago
Akron
Darke
Miami
Champaign
Union
Delaware
Licking
Muskingum
Guernsey
Eisenhower Won’t Fire Adams Amid Goldfine Probe
White House says President Eisenhower will not dismiss Sherman Adams as House investigators pursue links to Boston industrialist Bernard Goldfine. Adams rejects press questions and defends his ties while subcommittee plans to proceed with testimony from the SEC and FTC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
House
James C. Hagerty
Adams
Bernard Goldfine
Hagerty
Goldfine
Peter F. Mack Jr
D-Ill
Mack
Boston
Subcommittee
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Securities and Exchange Commission
Federal Trade Commission
New Hampshire
Harris
SEC
FTC
Marion Prison Inmates Escape
Three Marion Correctional inmates escaped from the Marion facility after breaking a hospital window bar. The trio crawled to a roof and jumped to the ground. they include Duane Gulley 21 a burglary convict from Hamilton County Herman Williams 31 an armed robbery convict from Washington County and James Murphy 25 an armed robbery convict from Lorain County Gulley was the patient but not seriously ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane FE
Gulley
Hamilton County
Herman E. Williams
Washington County
James R. Murphy
Lorain County
Lebanon Rebels Vow to Fight On Amid U N. Crisis
Beir ut Lebanon rebel leaders promise to continue their fight against pro West President Camille Chamoun despite U N. Security Council plans. Rebels accuse U A R from Syria of aiding their efforts and demand arms bans on the United States Britain France Turkey Iraq and Jordan to end the five week crisis. U A R denies aiding the rebels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Lebanon
Camille Chamoun
U.N. Security Council
U. N
Security Council
Nasser
United Arab Republic
United States
Britain
France
Turkey
Iraq
Jordan
Syria
OU Dorm Bid Studied
Columbus reports the apparent low bid for a new Ohio University dormitory in Athens was 456,700 by Knowlton Inc of Bellefontaine. The state estimate was 454,594.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio University
Athens
Knowlton, Inc
Bellefontaine
Paratroopers Sent To Cyprus As Curfew Tightens
British paratroopers rushed to Cyprus to reinforce forces amid escalating Greek Turkish rioting in Nicosia. A 100 percent curfew was imposed, banning outdoor movement for all communities, with 11 Cypriots killed since Saturday and 300 Greek Cypriots clashing with a Turkish village patrol. Seventy Turks and Greeks were arrested as police stations faced mobs. The War Office announced rising violence and the need for more troops, with about 500 paratroopers slated for arrival.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Britain
Mediterranean
Greece
War Office
London
East Mediterranean
England
Soviet Refuses Intervention in Return of U S Troops
The Soviet Union rejected any intervention in the case of nine American servicemen and their helicopter who strayed into East German territory. Moscow delivered a note to the U S Embassy in Bonn saying the return of the personnel was not within Soviet competence. Awaiting U S contacts with East German authorities, as Dulles signaled talks would not imply recognition of the East German government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bom
Germany
United States
East Germany
U. S
Bonn
Dulles
Fugitive James Rush Captured Outside City Hall
Logan man James William Rush Sr., 34, sought by Sheriff A. J. Waldron for 14 months, was arrested by city police in front of City Hall and returned to Hocking County jail. He had walked away from University Hospital on April 13 1957 after a December 1956 juvenile court finding and suspended sentence for neglect of two minors.
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Logan
A. J. Waldron
City Hall
Hocking County
James William Rush Sr
University Hospital
Columbus
Waldron
Rush
Rhea Bangert Brown
Dayton
Springfield
California
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BIS
Walter A. Deeds
Ions
Switzerland
Gary Player
Charlie Coe
Oklahoma City
Snead
Sammy Snead
Arthur Gasser
Ywca Hotel
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Thor
NATO
The
Cape
Freeport
Maine
John T. Godfrey
Godfrey
Richard I. Bong
Wellston
Donald Canter
James Price
Canter
Here
Cincinnati
Msgr
Henry J. Vogelpohl
Karl J. Alter
Erie
H. L. Scully
U.S
Associated Press
Hocking
Enterprise
Bulletin
Ike
Morgan Moulder
DMO
Plymouth
Mass
Mayflower
Boston Hotel
Marion
Marion Correctional Institution
U.N
Soviet
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