County Board Rejects Laurel To Logan Transfer Petition
The Hocking County board of education rejected a petition to move Laurel Township into the Logan school district citing noncontiguity and potential district split as objections. They will consider a transfer if legal issues are resolved and a township majority supports the change.
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Laurel
Logan
Hocking
West Hocking
Good Hope
Berne Union
Fairfield County
James Frey
Laurelville
C. S. Matheny
of Good Hope
Laurel Twp
D. C. Health and Co
Boston
Earl Parkins
Union Furnace High School
Birdie Bowers
Union Furnace
Velva Brashares
Earl Murnahan
Laurelville High School
Albert Rau
Murray City High School
Clary
Burroughs
Ohio School Board Association
Mental Care Orders Said Not Enough
Ohio governor's investigator says overreliance on orders and weak followup hinder mental patient care in state hospitals. Collins questions department-wide implementation and calls for better data on hospital progress. He proposes placing applicants on the Motive mailing list amid controversy over the department publication.
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Columbus, Ohio
Michael V. DiSalle
Jay W. Collins
DiSalle
Collins
Euclid - Glenville Hospital
Cleveland
Robert A. Haines
Ohio
Mental Health Department
OU Building Given Nod
The State Controlling Board approved 139000 dollars for rehabilitation of the Ohio University power plant in Columbus Ohio.
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Columbus, Ohio
State Controlling Board
Ohio University
Conscience Fund Payments Credited By IRS Policy
The IRS said errant taxpayers who anonymously contribute to the conscience fund will be credited with the payments if tax agents ever locate them. The fund collects about 10,000 dollars annually with payments from 10 cents to 2,000 dollars. One note said sleep loss spurred a 300 dollar contribution.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Conscience Fund
IRS
Sam
New England
United States
Uncle Sam
Treasury
Railroad Collision Involving Oil Truck Sparks $2 Million Suit
Santa Fe Railway sues Oglesby Brothers Trucking Co. for negligence after an oil laden truck crossed in front of the eastbound San Francisco Chief in Bakersfield California, causing a wreck that killed 14 people. The suit alleges the truck failed to stop in violation of state motor laws.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Santa Fe Railway
Santa Fe
Oglesby Brothers Trucking Co
San Francisco
California
GOP Leader Predicts Big Nixon Vote in New Hampshire
In Concord, Gov. Wesley Powell forecast Nixon would win a larger share of the New Hampshire primary than Eisenhower did in 1956. Voter apathy looms as cross over voting is not allowed, with Kennedy’s backers hoping for an indirect win by narrowing the GOP advantage.
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Concord
N.H
Wesley Powell
New Hampshire
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Johnson Hints Break Ahead In Rights Squabble
In Washington rival factions dispute civil rights bill terms as Lyndon Johnson hints a bipartisan move next week to limit debate and proceed to votes. Morse seeks cloture but faces opposition as Southern and Northern lawmakers clash over the package.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Sen
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Morse
Morton
Johnson
Bus crash near Chunkok kills 20 Koreans
A passenger bus plunged off a 100foot cliff near Chunkok about 40 miles north of Seoul, killing 20 Koreans. Authorities reported the accident site was in rugged terrain and rescue teams recovered bodies as daylight faded.
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Seoul
Korea
Chunkok
Here
Picketing NAACP Ties Woolworth Action to Dixie Discrimination
The NAACP says its Cincinnati picketing of Woolworth stores was aimed at opposing Southern discrimination rather than employment. Cincinnati officials and Civil Rights Commission leaders discuss the protests while demonstrations spread to Columbia South Carolina and other cities.
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Cincinnati
National Assn. For Advancement of Colored People
F. W. Woolworth Co
South
William F. Bowen
NAACP
Michael V. DiSalle
Ellison Jeffries
DiSalle
Woolworth Company
Ohio Civil Rights Commission
Richard E. Guggenheim
Civil Rights Commission
Woolworth
Guggenheim
Bowen
ACP
Woolworth’s
Woolworth's
Allen University
Benedict College
Columbia
S. C
St. Petersburg
Fla
Norfolk
Florida
Leroy Collins
Frigid Cold Wave Moves Into Ohio
Frigid conditions push into Ohio as cold air mass settles over the state. Wind chills drop and schools consider closures while residents brace for record-low temperatures and possible power concerns.
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Ohio
Ohio Airports Benefit From Federal Aid Totals Shaped by Ohio List
The Federal Aviation Agency allocated 58.8 million dollars in federal aid for 314 airports nationwide starting July 1. Ohio allocations include Akron-Canton 154,420 dollars Lunken Field 100,000 Cleveland Burke Lakefront 50,000 Cleveland Hopkins 95,500 James M Cox Dayton 242,350 Allen County Lima 161,000 Hook Field Middletown 103,147 Van Wert Municipal 25,000 Youngstown Municipal 95,000 and Cincinnati Covington Kentucky 485,465.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Agency Today
Ohio
Akron-Canton
Akron
Lunken Field
Cincinnati
Burke Lakefront
Cleveland
Cleveland-Hopkins
James M. Cox
Dayton
Allen County
Lima
Hook Field
Middletown
van Wert Municipal
Youngstown
Greater Cincinnati
Covington
Big Ten Drops Rose Bowl Ties over Pasadena Contract
The Big Ten voted 5-5 to sever all contractual ties with the Rose Bowl and the West Coast Big Five for New Year appearance. Indiana reportedly shifted from yes to no on inviting a team individually, signaling a broader conference split.
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Big Ten
Pasadena
Columbus
Ohio
Big Five
Indiana
Chiang Kai-shek Likely to Win Third Term in China
Chiang Kai-shek appears poised to secure a third six year term as president of Nationalist China without changes to the constitution. The Formosa dispatch notes no amendments are needed to extend his rule.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Heavy Winds Drift Snow Closes Schools in Hocking Valley
Strong winds and near zero temperatures kept crews busy clearing more than eight inches of snow. State and county roads remained slip prone with several routes heavily drifted. All county schools stayed closed as buses could not traverse many township roads.
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Hocking
Hocking State Parks
Good Hope
Nelsonville
Logan
Zwickel Rd
Ohio
Buckeye
Lake Erie
Cleveland
Pia
Deputy Iris Defendant In Murder Trial
Billy Joe Schaffer on trial for first degree murder in the 1958 death of Emma Remy. Deputy testified Schaffer said he “used my hands on that old lady” while en route to jail, triggering an outburst. Jurors heard two teens report noises at the victim’s burning home as arson and three other felonies are also charged.
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Ironton
Ohio
Billy Joe Schaffer
Schaffer
Emma Remy
Franklin County
Columbus
Bruce
Mary Mitchell
Dorothy Evans
Notable Moves Across The Globe And Celebrity News
Moscow reunions as Barbara Arenas and her son John depart for Ohio relatives via Stockholm and Copenhagen. Michigan Governor G M Williams rejects re-election to pursue world peace, possibly as vice president. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz head to divorce courts in Santa Monica over mental cruelty. In Dallas, a naturopath may aid the Gulf airliner crash investigation. London notes Britain’s 2 week old royal prince weighing 7 pounds 12 ounces.
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Moscow
Barbara Arenas
John
Ohio
Scandinavian Airlines
Stockholm
Copenhagen
Detroit
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Soapy
Hollywood
Lucille Ball
Desi Arnaz
Television
Santa Monica
Stark County vice probe given another $25,000 approval
The State Emergency Board voted 4 1 to authorize a total of 75 000 for Atty Gen Mark McElroy to continue the Stark County gambling and vice investigation. A special Canton grand jury has met since January with five indictments in New Philadelphia stemming from the inquiry.
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Columbus
Ohio
Mark McElroy
Stark County
Michael V. DiSalle
State Emergency Board
Canton
G. D. Tablack
D-Mahoning
House Finance Committee
Tablack
DeForest Mellon
New Philadelphia
Tuscarawas County
Fred Harter
D-Summit
Senate Finance Committee
Mercury To Dip Near Zero Mark In Ohio Snowstorm
The Associated Press reports a major Northeast snowstorm paralyzed Ohio and neighboring states with 4 to 13 inch depths, dozens of school closures affecting about 232000 Cleveland pupils, 200 schools in Cincinnati region, and four deaths from shoveling. Temperatures plunge to near zero with heavy drifting and widespread travel disruption.
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THE
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Arthur C. McCracken
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