Nelsonville Picked for New 100-Bed Tuberculosis Hospital
State Health Director Dr. John D. Porterfield announced Nelsonville as the site for a $1,150,000, 100-bed TB hospital serving 14 counties. He cited central location and existing municipal funds plus a modern local hospital as favorable factors and urged counties to provide ongoing funding for tuberculosis control and patient care.
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Nelsonville
John D. Porterfield
Porterfield
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Monroe
Washington
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Perry
Athens
Meigs
Fairfield
Vinton
Gallia
Lawrence
Ohio
Pope Improves After Eighth Night of Recovery
Vatican sources report the pope continuing to recover with his eighth consecutive night described as fairly good as progress remains slow.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Nelsonville to Host Southeastern Ohio TB Hospital
Final approval by the state health director confirms a new tuber culosis hospital will be built in Nelsonville serving southeastern Ohio. Logan city notes it offered a free site and utilities, but Nelsonville wins praise for economic prospects and neighborly effort.
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Daily News
Southeastern Ohio
Nelsonville
Logan
Uphill Fight Seen For the Farm Bill
Washington reports the Senate Agriculture Committee opened hearings on the Eisenhower farm program. Bipartisan debate centers on replacing rigid price floors with flexible supports set at 75 to 90 percent of parity for major crops, while critics warn of lower farm incomes. The government plans to set aside about 2 billion in surpluses to shield markets, with a pending House vote on a 1 billion CCC funding rise to 82 billion.
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Senate Agriculture Committee
Eisenhower
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Senate
House
Commodity Credit Corp
Chiefs Face Chillicothe In Tourney Today
Logan High School chieftains clash with Chillicothe Cavaliers in the first round of the Class A district tournament at 7 p.m. tonight at Ohio University Fieldhouse. Logan, coming off defeats in Class B play, is a decided underdog but aims to disrupt Chillicothe by taking the game one possession at a time.
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Hocking County
Laurelville
Murray City
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Cavaliers
Lancaster
Ross Countians
Greenfield McClain
Gales
Cambridge
Zanesville
Marietta
Coshocton
Newark
Ed Alexinas
Larry Buckles
John Shaw
Sonny Ellis
Dick Smith
Dick Harden
John Herrnstein
Glen Maser
Wayne Stevens
Don Manion
Ronald Hines
Tight Rules Debate Fizzles In Senate Probing Talks
Senator Jenner says the push to tighten Senate investigation rules is much ado about nothing. The Republican policy committee explored the issue with ten chairmen led by McCarthy and Ferguson while Eisenhower voiced confidence in fair procedures and vigilance.
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Jenner
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Senate Republican Policy Committee
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Rwis
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Sen. Langer
R-Nd
Judiciary Committee
Earl Warren
Eisenhower
Congress
America
Sen. Ferguson
Michigan
Senate Rules Committee
Sen. Carlson
R-Kan
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Drunk Driver Is Fined Sentenced in Laurelville Court
Lester J. Johnson, 40, Laurelville Rt. 2, was fined $150 and costs in Mayor A. F. Goodman's Laurelville court yesterday and sentenced to 10 days in Hocking County jail for driving while under the influence. Johnson was arrested by Marshal H. S. Hill of the village.
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Lester J. Johnson
Laurelville
Mary Oldfield 84 widow dies in Logan hospital
Mrs Mary E Oldfield 84 of 306 Church St widow of Alonzo Oldfield died at 1130 PM yesterday at Hocking Valley Hospital after a brief admission She was born in Hocking County lived in the area and was a Logan Methodist Church member Surviving Chauncey Mary McKinley Mauk four grandchildren two great grandchildren and two sisters Friends may call at Leonard Funeral Home after 7 PM today Services Saturday at 2 PM Rev Stanley Benton and Rev A N Grueser officiating Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery
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Alonzo Oldfield
Hocking Valley Hospital
Henry and
Barbara Miller Sater
Hocking County
Logan Methodist Church
Chauncey
Logan Rt. 2
McKinley Mauk
Logan
William Hankison
Nelsonville Rfc
Charles Kreppel
Athens
Leonard Funeral Home
Stanley Benton
A. N. Grueser
Oak Grove Cemetery
Puerto Ricans Indicted For Scion Shooting
Four Puerto Ricans charged in the House shooting that wounded five congressmen face indictments for assault with intent to kill and with a dangerous weapon. All suspects were held on $100,000 bail. Rep. Alvin Bentley remains gravely injured. others improving. Repercussions echoed in Havana as Cuban authorities detained Nationalist figures.
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Alvin M. Bentley
R-Mich
U. S
Leo A. Rover
Havana
Chicago
Juan Juardes
Carlos Padilla Perez
Unseasonable Warmth Ends as Eight-Inch Snow Hits Hocking County
Unseasonably warm weather gave way to an eight inch snowfall in Hocking County. Temperatures dipped to 10 above zero with winds causing damage and power outages in Logan. Snow flurries return today as forecasters predict a cold, cloudy spell with lows near 8 to 14.
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Hocking
Northern Ohio Endures Severe Snowstorm Warnings
Frigid conditions slam northern Ohio with wind driven snow. Three more deaths raise five day toll to sixteen, all in Cleveland. Roads hazardous, schools closed in Greater Cleveland and rural Erie County, while Sandusky and Summit County report mixed closings and open rural roads. Hopkins Airport keeps runways clear as Akron sees 12 degrees with continued flurries.
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Sandusky
Weather Bureau
Akron
Summit County
Ames Bern preserves win over Laurelville 62 57
Ames-Bern defeats Laurelville 62-57 to end the Wildcats district Class B run in Athens. Young leads Laurelville with 18 points and Joe Dennison adds 14 while Hamilton and Koehler pace Ames-Bern with 21 and 16 respectively.
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Ames- Bern
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Greenies
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Racine
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Koehler
Ames
Huggins
Pritchard
Steele
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Mayle
Athens County
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Hamilton
Henry
Ames-Bern
Brown
Sayer
McCarthy Says He And She Not Fighting
Washington GOP leaders attempt to bridge a rift between President Eisenhower and Senator McCarthy as they deny family differences. McCarthy rejects criticism and vows to continue investigations, arguing disloyal elements shield Communists. Eisenhower condemns disregard for fair play while praising loyalty of the military.
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Leonard W. Hall
Eisenhower
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Wis
Australian-Born Seaman Sails As Man Without Country
BALTIMORE The Trojan Seaman sailed from Baltimore today with Charles Slanina a 56 year old Austrian born seaman aboard after a failed bid to re enter the United States. Slanina says a three decade legal maze left him without a home country despite 30 years in the United States. Federal Judge W Calvin Chestnut denied his request to leave the ship for medical treatment.
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Slanina
W. Calvin Chestnut
Public Health Service Hospital
America
New York
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McCarran
Trojan Seaman
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