Burr Oak water plan advances across three Ohio counties
Ohio legislators move to fund a Burr Oak water system for Hocking Perry and Athens counties with 965000 for the project and 60000 for a Logan National Guard Armory. Governor ONeill and Sen Mechem back the plan to supply Glouster Trimble Jacksonville Murray City New Straitsville Shawnee and other towns via a filter plant near Tom Jenkins Dam and a multi town pipeline. The total project cost is about 993107 with construction expected to begin next spring.
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Hocking
Perry
Athens
National Guard
Logan
O'Neill
C. Stanley Mechem
Nelsonville
Senate
Alden E. Stilson and
Trimble
Jacksonville
Glouster
NYC
Hollister
New Straitsville
Murray City
Shawnee
Girard Case Arguments Set July 8
The Supreme Court postponed plans to hear whether Army Specialist 3 C. William S. Girard should be extradited to Japan to face manslaughter charges. Girard, from Ottawa Illinois, is accused of a January death of a Japanese woman near a firing range by an empty grenade launcher cartridge.
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Washington
Supreme Court
C. William S. Girard
Girard
Ottawa
Ill
U. S
Congress
Millard S. Brown Dies At Age 69
Millard S. Brown 69 a Logan mail carrier died at 615 p.m. Friday at Hocking Valley Hospital after a heart attack at his Route 4 home. He spent 34 years with the Logan post office and earlier worked for Hocking Valley Railroad. Survivors include his wife Lillian two sons William and the Rev John Brown a daughter Mrs Clyde Pinell two brothers two sisters and nine grandchildren. Funeral at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Logan First Methodist Church with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends may call at Heinlein Funeral Home after 930 a.m. Sunday. Memorials may be given to his church.
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Old Hocking Valley Railroad
Logan Post Office
Brotherhood of Railroad
Logan First Methodist Church
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Lillian
Clyde Pinell
Cincinnati
William C. Brown
Cable, O
John S. Brown
Derby
Oak Grove Cemetery
Heinlein
Mr. Brown
AMA Chief Seeks To Quiet Controversy
The AMA chief urges all parties to sit down and settle a disputed 1500 dollar medical bill for Benny Hooper Jr. Kris the anesthesiologist says the family cannot be charged if they are poor. Various parties weigh in including Dr Allman and charity responses from Pittsburgh and Los Angeles.
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AMA
Manorville
N. Y
American Medical Assn
Benny Hooper Jr
Benjamin Hoopers
Kris
Hoopers
Dallas
Tex
S. L. Madewell
Lake Logan Angler Nets Record 19 inch Bass
A Columbus angler named Tate Chitwood landed the largest bass in two year old Lake Logan history. He caught a 19 and one half inch, about three pound bass at about 6 15 a.m using a shyster plug and reported the catch to Yates Bait Store which is running a record catch contest. Previous records stood at 15 inches.
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Lake Logan
Columbus
Tate Chitwood
Yates’ Bait Store
Senate Backs Hells Canyon Dam Against Private Plan
The Senate voted 45 to 38 to authorize a high federal dam at Hells Canyon flooding sites of three proposed private dams on the Snake River. The measure champions public power, signaling a potential veto threat by President Eisenhower if it clears the House.
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Hells Canyon Dam
Senate
House
Hells Canyon
Snake River
Idaho
Oregon
Eisenhower
Idaho Power Co
Lausche
Bricker
Ohio
Sen
Watkins
Utah
Potter
R-Mich
Senate Judiciary Committee
Morse
Ore
Murray
Mont
Kennedy
Mass
Magnuson
Wash
Yon
Humphrey
D-Minn
Pacific Northwest
Eisenhower Kishi Agree To Withdraw U S Ground Troops From Japan
The leaders announced a prompt withdrawal of all U S ground combat forces from Japan starting in July with a substantial force reduction within a year. About 100000 U S service members remain in Japan as talks cover nuclear test cessation and a guarded disarmament plan. The accord opens a path to revising the 1951 mutual security treaty, though Japan fails to regain control over Ryukyu and Bonin islands.
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Washington
U.S
Japan
Eisenhower
Kishi
U. S
Dulles
London
Ryukyu
Bonin
Tax evader draws year's probation in Toledo case
Chester E. Opperman, 39, a Wapakoneta real estate dealer living in New Knoxville, was placed on a one year probation after pleading guilty to income tax evasion. The government charged a 1955 return showing $4,452 income and $615 tax, versus actual income of $12,226 and tax of $2,874.
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Toledo
Ohio
Chester E. Opperman
Wapakoneta
Opperman
New Knoxville
U.S
Frank L. Kloeb
Parrot’s Brandy Pledge Halts Victoria BC Development
In Victoria British Columbia a 96 year old parrot named Mike occupies a mansion site chosen by hotelman Doug Abrams. The bird and its aviary will be left untouched to the death of Mike, with daily brandy and a dedicated servant ensuring the ritual continues.
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Victoria
B. C
Mike
Doug Abrams
Abrams
Victoria Wilson
Miss Wilson
Parrot Paradise
Wah Mong
Ex Con Admits Slaying Child in Detroit Suburb
Lawrence Richard Turner a 50 year old ex convict working as a produce market clerk told police he killed 6 year old Mary de Caussin after she slipped and fell in his store He said he mutilated the body to imitate a sex killing and dumped it in a wooded lane near her home in Ecorse Township Prosecutor O Brien said he will seek a first degree murder warrant Turner claimed he was ashamed and feared other inmates after his release last December from a 15 year sentence for assaulting a Detroit woman
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Mary de Caussin
Gerald K. O’brien
Lawrence’ Richard Turner
a_ produce market
Ecorse Township
O'Brien
de Caussin
Turner
Southern Michigan
O’brien
Bandits Bind Three In Home Near Pomeroy
In Pomeroy Ohio two men suspected as prison escapees robbed a private residence nine miles north of town returning home at 10 p.m. Mrs Laura Story Ruth Story and Amy Nelson were bound in the kitchen while the intruders looted $18 and fled in a Chevrolet leaving behind unmarked clothing possibly prison garb. Police search for two men about 25 years old five ten and 160 pounds with clothing discarded near the scene.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Here
Laura Story
Ruth
Amy Nelson
Marietta Golfers Win Playoff In SEDGA Tourney
Marietta golfers win the Southeastern Ohio Golf Association amateur tournament at Marietta Country Club after a playoff. Bernie Wenus and Dan Cawley edged Howard Baker Saunders and Raymond Clark of Gallipolis who tied at 68.
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Southeastern Ohio Golf Association
Marietta Country Club
Bernie Wenus
Dan Cawley
Howard Baker Saunders
Raymond Clark
Gallipolis
Venus
Logan
Dick Frasure
Jack Wilkins
al Bowman
R. E. Butts
Harp Sommers
Lip Jurgensmier
Sunay
Court Kiss Explained by Atlanta Divorce Case Scene
The Atlanta Constitution reimbursed Mrs Grace Reich after Fulton Superior Court Judge E E Andrews fined Sgt Les Reich and Mrs Reich five dollars each for kissing in court The judge said the act was undignified during a divorce proceeding The Reichs explained the gesture as a Hungarian expression of affection and the scene drew news interest in a normally tense setting
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Atlanta
Atlanta Constitution
Grace Reich
Fulton
Watkins Case Ruling Slows San Francisco Hearings on Communists
San Francisco voices of the House committee on un American activities say the Supreme Court Watkins decision hampers four day hearings into Communist cell operations among California professionals. Rep Robert J McIntosh notes the reversal of John T Watkins contempt conviction slows the panel. Witnesses cite the ruling as a reason to refuse answers and limit questioning.
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House
U. S. Supreme Court
California
Robert J. McIntosh
R.mich
High Court
John T. Watkins
Frank Tavenner
Watkins
Tavenner
Communist Party
San Francisco Examiner
Indians Camp Beside Thruway
Fort Hunter New York Fifteen Indians have pitched camp beside the New York State Thruway claiming some highway land was never sold to whites. Standing Arrow 24 is chief of four families uprooted from St. Regis Reservation for the St. Lawrence Seaway. They set tents under a highway bridge approaches Mohawk Valley community. One band member helps workmen building a catwalk under the bridge.
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Fort Hunter
N. Y
New York State Thruway
Standing Arrow
St. Regis
St. Lawrence Seaway
Mohawk Valley
Mulberry Street Bridge Set to Reopen Over Hocking River
Mulberry Street bridge over the Hocking River, closed since Monday for steel repairs, may reopen this afternoon at 3 p.m. or Sunday morning at 5:30 a.m. Route 75 traffic will resume once the asphalt sets. Crews replaced damaged steel ends and plan to paint the bridge next week.
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Mulberry St
Hocking River
Albert Seabright
Rt. 75
Bataan Survivor Charged In Death
Hamilton County grand jury indicts James W. Durr 38 on first degree manslaughter in the death of his mother Grace Durr 65. She died May 18 from severe head and chest injuries after police say she fell. Coroner’s report disputes a fall as the cause.
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Cincinnativ
Hamilton County
Bataan
Grace Durr
Charles
James W. Durr
Be Foxy With Dogs Carriers Warned Bite Season
Postmaster Carl A. Schroeder warns Chicago mail carriers to beware dog bites as hot weather brings out aggressive pets. He lists sleeper sneaker and other dog types and advises cautious handling of letters while avoiding back turns. Last year 106 carriers were bitten in Chicago.
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Chicago
Carl A. Schroeder
Schroeder
Crosser
Puzzle
Fargo Designated Disaster Area
President Eisenhower designated Fargo North Dakota a major disaster area after a tornado. The White House said federal funds would aid state and local efforts through the Federal Civil Defense Administration. The disaster left 10 dead and more than 80 injured as 1,500 homes were damaged or destroyed. Estimated losses exceed 10 million dollars.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Fargo
N. D
White House
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Storm Rips Kansas. One Dead in Hutchinson
A storm with high winds heavy rain and hail struck west central Kansas causing extensive damage and at least one death in Hutchinson. About 35 year old Steve Chientzos was killed when a roof blew off a truck terminal. his wife and son were injured as the roof collapsed.
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Kan
Kansas
Steve Chientzos
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