Texas Teachers Strike Fueled by Politics Claims
Irving Texas teachers walked out for a fourth day amid reported firings and appeals. Superintendent John Beard, fired February 18, appealed. 127 teachers and dozens of lunchroom and maintenance workers were absent across seven schools. Spokesmen blamed local politics and a Democratic candidate dispute, while the board cited administrative failures.
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Irving
Texas
Charles Langston
Ward
Ralph Yarborough
Dallas
Charles Young
John Beard
Beard
University of Texas
J. W. Edgar
Dr. Beard
No Danger Seen In Stock Market Says Exchange Chief
Edward T. McCormick president of the American Stock Exchange testified before the Senate Banking Committee that despite record-high and rising stock prices there is no danger point in the market He contrasted his view with NYSE president G Keith Funston who warned a 1929-type crash cannot be ruled out Funston said he continues to buy stocks The American Stock Exchange has 1800 members in 447 cities and trades second to the New York exchange.
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Washington
Edward T. McCormick
American Stock Exchange
McCormick
Senate Banking Committee
G. Keith Funston
New York Stock Exchange
Funston
New York Exchange
Girl 12 Wins Junior High Spelling Bee
Beatrice Kitchen 12 daughter of Mr and Mrs Darley Kitchen wins the Citizen Spelling Bee for seventh and eighth graders held at the junior high school. She earns a trip to Columbus to participate in the state spelling contest on April 9 at the Ohio Union. Runner up is Sue Hansley 13 of 1057 Third St who misspelled obsolete before Kitchen correctly spell plateau.
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Beatrice Kitchen
Darley Kitchen
E. Hunter Sr
Columbus
Ohio Union
OSU
Washington, D. C
Sue Hansley
Robert Hansley
Linda Clark
Helen Krumlauf
Francis Schrader
Carl Gaffin
Ann Nimon
Paul Rutter
Sharon Snyder
Cop-Chaser Faces Pair of Accusations
Athens County Sheriff George Bateman plans to file charges of armed robbery and shooting with intent to kill against Frank Oiler 32. Oiler was captured by Corning police chief Frank Wyczynski and brought here.
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Athens
Athens County
George Bateman
Frank Oiler
Frank Wycinski
Corning
Bateman
Osler
Chauncey
DeWitt Walker
Walker
Ironton Legion Loses Charter Over Conduct
COLUMBUS The executive committee of the Ohio American Legion revoked the charter of the Ironton post. State Adjutant Joseph S Deut schle said the action was due to non-feasance and conduct unbecoming a post and detrimental to the Legion name.
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Columbus
Ohio American Legion
Ironton
Joseph S. Deutschle
American Legion
U N Security Council Eyes New Egyptian Israeli Clash
The United Nations Security Council focused on Egyptian charges of Israeli aggression in Gaza as clashes along the border left 38 Egyptians and eight Israelis dead. Israel countersigned accusations of Egyptian violations of the armistice and urged a broader peace process. Maj. Gen. Burns reported to the council on the Jerusalem Gaza incident.
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U. N. Security Council
United Nations, N. Y
Gaza
Israel
Council
Palestine
Egypt-Israel
Jerusalem
Truce Organization
E. L. M. Burns
Security Council
Burns
Egypt
Ehe
Cleveland Sites For Nike Installation Chosen
Cleveland and U S Army authorities have chosen two sites for a Nike missile installation to shield the area from hostile air attack. One site will be in Bratenahl and the other on 15 acres of Lakefront Airport land in the northeast corner. Brig Gen Theodore W Parker led the Army group evaluating sites calling it the best possible solution to the controversy.
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Cleveland
U. S. Army
Nike
Bratenahl
Lakefront
Theodore W. Parker
Army Group
Cars Collide Near Logan and Union Furnace
A husband and wife collision near Logan left both cars damaged and guard rail bent. Barbara Wyckoff 19 and Ronald Wyckoff 20 were involved. no injuries were reported. Separately, Charles Williams 63 was fined for unsafe operation after a wreck near Union Furnace where he fainted and drove into a garage and porch, causing heavy vehicle front damage.
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Logan
State Highway Patrol
Barbara Jean Wyckoff
Rt. 2
Ronald Wyckoff
Columbus
Charles H. Williams
Gahanna Rt. 1
Joseph Phillips
Union Furnace
Williams
Lester Wolfe
New Plymouth Rt. 1
Armed Services Panel OKs Pay Rises for Military Aides
A House Armed Services subcommittee approved pay raises from six to 25 percent for military members, totaling about 735 million dollars yearly, before sending the measure to full committee. The House Postoffice Committee also approved an average 7.44 percent increase for 500000 postal workers, costing about 150 million dollars annually.
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Washington
House Armed Services Subcommittee
Defense Establishment
House Postoffice Committee
Tiny Gold Seeds Help Fight Cancers In Surgery
Columbus report from Dr. William G. Myers of Ohio State University shows tiny gold seeds used to treat cancers that cannot be removed. The seeds, costing about a nickel, are implanted via a nylon thread and have erased cancer in some cases while staying within healthy tissue.
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Columbus
Senda Cancer Society
Tony
William G. Myers
Ohio State University Medical Center
Myers
Ulrich K. Henschke
Arthur G. James
ACS
Society
Water Nearing Spillway Top In Lake Logan Contest
Lake Logan water stood two feet ten and a half inches from the spillway top this morning as marker Albert Seabright and Ohio highway official John Shaw judge the “Water Over the Dam” contest. Rain aided rise, 100 guesses filed, free-area contest run with sponsors including Logan merchants.
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Lake Logan
Albert Seabright
Seabright
John Shaw
Ohio Department of Highways
Hocking County
The
Daily News
Hocking
Izaak Walton League
Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority
Logan
Martin’s
Carpenter Hardware
Ford Hack Auto Supply
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Logan Home Furnishings Co
J. C. Penney Co
Risch
Graf Arraignment In Federal Court In Ohio Theft Ring
Neil T Graf 31 of Logan pleaded innocent in U S district court to conspiracy to violate federal laws on transporting stolen vehicles across state lines. He remains free on 5000 bond as FBI tied him to a three state automobile theft ring with George Britt Griffith and Donald P O'Donnell.
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Columbus
U. S. District Court
Neil T Graf
Logan
Graf
FBI
George Britt Griffith
Donald P. O'Donnell
O’donnell
Griffith
West Virginia
Logan Junkyard
Ohio
Priest and Seismology Leader Victor Stechschulte Dies
CINCINNATI Rev. Victor C. Stechschulte director of Xavier University Seismological Observation since 1932 died yesterday at 61. The Jesuit priest and mathematics physics chair developed sensitive earthquake instruments and was renowned for deep focus quake research. He was born in Leipzig and joined the Jesuits in 1912.
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Cincinnati
Victor C. Stechschulte
Xavier University
Xavier
Leipsic
Father Stechschulte
One Sailor Seeds Aid Across the World
Patty Gardenseed, real name Aloysius Mozier, sails the Philippines Bear to sow vegetable seeds to needy people. He has distributed over half a million seed packages in world ports with Rotary involvement in Korea, Japan, the Philippines, and beyond. He spent about 1500 on the project and has received mixed responses from locals.
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Los Angeles
Patty Gardenseed
Patty
Aloysius Mozier
Pi Ih Pusan
Korea
Congressional
Far East
International Rotary Clubs
Japan
Philippines
Sumatra
Malaya
Indonesia
Wi-Du-Rite 4-H Club Named Honor Group for 1954
Wi-Du-Rite 4-H Club in Hocking County earned honor club status for 1954 by the 4-H Advisory Council. It posted a perfect score on the honor club sheet and led in participation in the dental program, county demonstration contest, and Rural Life Sunday program. The group reported meetings promptly, planned each in advance, and held a demonstration at every meeting with 93 percent average attendance. Grace Harsh advised the club. 1953 officers were Shirley Funk president, Joan Beck vice president, Marvelea Armstrong secretary, and Carol May treasurer, with Mary Jane Woodard health and safety chair and Karen Armstrong news reporter. Junior Leaders Mary Jane Woodard and Laverne Jordan were included.
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Wi-Du-Rite
Hocking County
Rural Life
Wi-Du-Rite Club
County Extension Office
Bomb Evacuation Tied To Road Needs
Senator Kefauver urged revision of the highway program to include roads able to evacuate people from hydrogen bomb target cities. He called shelters along highways outside the blast area academic unless evacuation routes are built.
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Washington
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Stormy Weather Dominates Nation With Thunderstorms and Cold Spells
The nation faced a stormy pattern as a clash of Canadian cold air and Gulf moisture spurred thunderstorms and heavy rain from the Ohio Valley to the Great Lakes. Snow fell in Seattle, hail hit parts of Hocking County, and winds reached 61 mph in extreme northwestern Indiana.
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Chicago
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Utica
N. Y
Dayton
Ohio
Plains
Seattle
Wash
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Rockies
Indiana
Five Day Forecast Returns Near Normal Temperatures
The outlook shows normal highs around 43 to 49 and lows from 25 to 30. Weekend turning colder with a warming trend Tuesday then cooler Wednesday. Rain expected Saturday and Monday, totaling one to two inches.
Lava Explosions Force Evacuation Around Kapoho Town
Violent lava eruptions ripped open the earth near Kapoho Hawaii as a 20 square mile area around the town was evacuated. Witnesses reported a 200 foot fountain of lava and multiple new lava fountains feeding the flow as residents fled. Authorities said everyone got out and the village appeared ablaze with no confirmed casualties.
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Pahoa
Hawaii
Kapoho
Island of
George A. MacDonald
Curtis K. Kamai
Asst
George Martin
Hiroshi Okka
Mauna Loa
Oahu
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Diamond Head
Reginald Ho
Ohio's Weak Laws Inviting Dope Peddlers
Washington report cites Narcotic Commissioner Anslinger saying Ohio attracts peddlers from Illinois and Michigan due to lighter penalties. He notes most narcotic traffic is heroin and highlights Cleveland as a hub with Columbus and Toledo affected. States with higher prosecutions are Texas California New York Ohio Illinois Michigan Pennsylvania and Colorado.
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Ohio
Midwest
H. J. Anslinger
House
Cleveland
Columbus
Toledo
Anslinger
Murray
D-Ill
Illinois
Michigan
Texas
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Pupils Tour Daily News Plant
Thirty three fifth grade pupils at East School visited the Daily News plant Friday afternoon. They were escorted by principal B. W. Morris and received a complete demonstration of how news is written and prepared for publication.
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East School
Daily News
B. W. Morris
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