County Commissioners Hear Complaints on Road Conditions
The Hocking County commissioners received four road complaint notices at yesterdays meeting. Some issues were directed to township trustees as roads are not county controlled. A hazardous Big Pine Road and Ridge Road in Salt Creek were referred to Salt Creek Township officials. Two New Straitsville school district bus routes reported impassable roads, with concerns from Falls Gore area. County crews prioritized high-traffic routes using good weather, while four of 61 roads await work.
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Hartshorn Trial Set For Monday
Common Pleas Court will hear the Hartshorn case on Monday. The February 20 trial was postponed to March 5 by Judge Harley Meyer with an 9 a.m. start likely to fill most of the morning. January petit jurors left 11 of 22 to be excused after a second drawing added 20 more names in hope of additional excusals.
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Wayne Galvin Quits Post As Lima News General Manager
Lima Ohio Wayne W Galvin resigns as general manager of the Lima News and E R McDowell will replace him McDowell is assistant secretary of Freedom Newspapers Inc which recently bought the paper Galvin will devote full time to other newspaper interests and retains ownership of multiple Ohio papers including Van Wert Times Bulletin Wilmington News Journal Washington D C Record Herald Circleville Herald Logan Daily News and Hillsboro Publishing Co
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Harold's Club sold for 14 million cash in Nevada gambling era
Harolds Club, the world’s largest gambling casino since 1935 origins with a penny wheel and a white mouse, changed hands for about 14 million dollars to Morgan-Agostini Properties of San Francisco led by Jules J. Agostini Jr. The sale places Nevada’s prominent gaming landmark under new ownership as it generates over eight million annually in revenue.
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GOP Hopes to Gain Control of Congress in 1956
Republican leaders forecast a 1956 sweep to win Congress with Dwight Eisenhower at the helm. Leon Hall and Sen. Knowland back a Nixon second ticket, while Eisenhower defers on naming a running mate awaiting GOP convention decisions. The plan stresses Senate and congressional races alongside a possible Nixon bid.
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Confusion Over Autherine Lucy Case at Alabama
The Autherine Lucy affair at the University of Alabama remains in confusion after her February suspension following campus riots. Lucy travels to New York for rest as NAACP and attorney Arthur Shores deliberate legal steps, while Thurgood Marshall notes the issue tests land laws against university officials.
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Oil Well Fire Damages Equipment Near Greendale
A Sherman Starr farm oil well fire near Greendale damaged a service truck and contracting equipment valued at about $10,000. A hot exhaust pipe ignited fumes as workers pulled a paraffin tube, wind spreading flames before Logan fire crews arrived and halted the well flow. Smoldering grass and nearby gear were soaked with chemicals and water to prevent further ignition.
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U S and Indonesia Sign Farm Product Pact
U S Ambassador Hugh S. Cumming Jr and Foreign Minister Anak Agung Gde Agung signed an agreement for Indonesia to buy 96 million dollars of American surplus farm products.
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Louisiana seeks ban on NAACP under 1924 law
At Baton Rouge Attorney General Fred S Leblanc urged a state court to dissolve the NAACP and bar the organization in Louisiana. He cited a 1924 law requiring annual membership lists, saying the NAACP failed to file for the last three years as a pretext to curb school integration efforts.
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Bank Heist At Drive-In Yields 175000 In Cash
Gunmen kidnapped a woman teller named Mrs. Mary Kostolos and held her captive for ten hours before robbing a drive-in bank of 175000 dollars yesterday. The escape details remain under investigation.
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Wind Gusts Push Through Ohio Causing Minor Damage
March arrived with gusts across Ohio causing minor damage in scattered areas. A 50 mph gust ripped part of the Federal Building roof in Columbus, damaging three parked cruisers. Cincinnati noted broken windows and downed trees in Price Hill and Western Hills, with Baldwin Wallace College outage delaying a basketball game.
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Five Day Forecast and Severe Weather Across Regions
Temperatures will average two to four degrees above normal with highs 41 to 47 and lows 25 to 27. Weekend warmth gives way to a calmer midweek, with rain likely near Lake Erie Saturday night or early Sunday and showers widespread. London storms bring winds to 80 mph, causing damage and two deaths.
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England Fears Loss Of Bases In Jordan After Glubb Dismissal
Britain protests the dismissal of Lt Gen John Bagot Jubb who led the Arab Legion since 1939. Eden calls emergency talks amid fear bases may be lost or the legion used against Israel as Jordan shifts away from Western influence.
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Koreans Dead or Missing After Massive Snow Slide Near Seoul
A thundering snow slide roared down the mountains near Seoul and Punchbowl crushing 83 South Korean barracks. At least 103 Koreans are dead or missing, with 54 injured and 25 still unaccounted for. No Americans were in the area, 100 miles northeast of Seoul. Officers report 78 known dead and 25 missing or believed dead.
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Etna Erupts Spilling Lava Toward Nearby Villages
Volcanic activity from Mount Etna in Sicily triggers fear as a 500 foot lava flow roars down the slope. Residents in about six villages evacuate or brace for further eruptions and smoke clouds rise over the area.
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Democrats Link Eisenhower to Farm Policy Debates
Senate Democrats claim the current farm program is Eisenhower’s, not Secretary Benson’s, arguing Benson merely carried out White House orders. They warn prices fall hurts young farmers and could threaten democracy, while criticizing Benson on surplus investments rising from under $3 billion to over $8 billion.
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LCP Donation To Red Cross Sparks Drive
Hocking County Red Cross annual fund drive opened Monday under county chair Edmond Lange campaign aims to raise 6961 dollars. Claude Chrisman reported Logan area prospects yielded strong early support with 420 dollars collected, compared to 4788 last year. County residents will be solicited March 7 with a March 8 cleanup.
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Logan Man Hurt By BIS Inmate Injuried in Scuffle
A 70 year old Logan man was hospitalized with a concussion after a scuffle with a Boys Industrial School inmate who fled in night clothes and barefoot. John Sherlock, Harmony Cottage officer at BIS since 1947, was leading the inmate when the incident occurred around 2 30 a m. The inmate reported seeing the landing and the area where Sherlock fell last fall.
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Hindus Hail the New Delhi Influence in Hindustan
The influential Hindustan publication lauds the city of New Delhi and its rising status in national affairs, highlighting Hindu leaders and civic progress shaping policy and culture this decade.
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Children Sing For Pope Birthday At Vatican
In Vatican City, children from around the world sang and danced to wish Pope Pius XII a happy 80th birthday. The event opened a day of observances marking his 17th year as pope and the planned pontifical mass at St. Peter's Basilica on March 11.
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