Six State Areas Begin Cleanup After Big Storm
Six state area battered by a three day storm begins cleanup as federal aid looms. Death toll at least 36, with many missing and property damage over 165 million dollars. SBA declares disaster zones. grants possible to repair roads bridges schools and facilities after presidential proclamation. Governors urge designation and aid, North Carolina reports severe shortages of food and clean water amid widespread damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
Small Business Administration
Kennedy
Robert F. Wagner
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Department of Agriculture
Terry Sanford
H. Mat Adams
Richard J. Hughes
Elbert N. Carvel
Rain and Snow Sweep Hocking Area With Snowfall Expected
Rain turned to snow overnight in the Hocking Valley with a quarter inch measured and up to an inch possible today. Temperatures rose to 49 in Hocking County Thursday while central Ohio faced a low of 29 and a mix of rain and snow statewide with inch-scale accumulations possible through the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hocking Valley
Hocking
Mercury
Columbus
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Illinois
Advisory Council To Health Board Meets Saturday
Logan Hocking County Health Advisory Council meets Saturday at 10 a.m. to choose a president, discuss Dr. Owen Yaw's unaccepted resignation, and appoint or reappoint Charles Barker to a five year health board term. The annual 1961 report will be read and sanitation issues reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan-Hocking County Health Advisory Council
Health Board
Owen Yaw
Delmar Freeman
Freeman
Yaw
H. M. Boocks
Health Advisory Council
Logan
Logan-Hocking County
Advisory Council
Hocking County
Murray City
Laurelville
Edwin Johnston
Dr. Yaw
C. T. Grattidge
C. S. Matheny
Charles Barker
Boocks
Soviet Editor Proposes Moon Flight Cooperation
Russian editor Gennadi Kovalenko leading 11 Russians in Columbus Ohio urges US Soviet pooling of space know how to send three cosmonauts and astronauts Gagarin Titov and Glenn on a joint Moon flight. He says they worked with Americans during John Glenn orbit and felt relief at his safe return. Group stays in Columbus through March 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus
United States
Soviet Union
Gennadi Kovalenko
Moscow
Young Communist
Ohio
Gagarin
Titov
Glenn
Kovlenko
John Glenn
New 50 Cent Coin For Astronaut Urged
Congress is urged to authorize a 50 cent coin commemorating Lt. Col. John H. Glenns orbital flight. A bill to issue 500000 coins was introduced Thursday by Sen. Alan Bible and co sponsored by Sen. Stuart Symington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
John H. Glenner
Alan Bible
D-Nev
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Ohio Pen Bulges Anew With Convicts
Ohio Corrections Commissioner says the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus has 4,500 inmates with January and February admissions totaling 426, far above 1958. A new Southern Ohio Reformatory at Lebanon will ease crowding, while Mansfield Prison will shed 600 to 800 inmates to Lebanon as its 2,500 population drops from 2,500 to a lower level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Penitentiary
Maury Koblentz
Columbus
Southern Ohio Reformatory
Lebanon
Koblentz
Lebanon Reformatory
Mansfield Reformatory
Mansfield
Taft Sees JFK As Threat to Liberty and Enterprise
Taft Jr. told about 200 at a Mentor GOP dinner that Kennedy’s administration threatens liberty and free enterprise. He warned of executive power over the legislative and federal control of state and local government and criticized the proposed medical care for the aged program as a potential overreach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Painesville
Ohio
Robert Taft Jr
Kennedy
Taft
Mentor
Executive Branch
America
Celina Contractor Named President of Road Builders Group
Ralph E Heffner of Celina was elected president of the Contractors' Division of the American Road Builders Association at the organization's annual convention in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celina, Ohio
Ralph E Heffner
Celina
The
American Road Builders Association
San Francisco
Storm Destroys Homes on Fire Island in New York
Ocean Beach resident Bill Birmingham described the storm wrecking seven houses as it raged along Fire Island. Westhampton Beach police noted widespread property loss with calls from Florida and California. Residents, including Charlies Catlin, watched homes wash away while dunes offered partial protection. Fifteen waterfront homes were swept into the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocean Beach
N.Y
Bill Birmingham
Fire Island
Long Island
Westhampton Beach
Florida
California
T. W. Sadlier
Charlies Catlin
Fire Island Pines
Bitter Winter Proves Helpful To Some Farms
Kansas City report notes a harsh winter brought both loss and relief. Texas suffered major citrus and peach losses while Florida gains emerge from word of damaged orange and grapefruit crops. Wyoming and Montana saw moisture benefits with limited field damage. Colorado expects a smaller wheat harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Texas
California
Los Angeles
Kenneth L. Woolf
Arizona
Florida
Wyoming
US Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Montana
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Colorado
Ruhr Valley Mine Blast Kills 30 in Germany
In Heessen Germany the Sachsen Mine blast killed 30 miners and injured eight as a routine shift was due at 2 200 while 30 days after a Saarland blast that killed 299. The explosion in a horizontal tunnel underground was blamed on methane gas ignition with only night crews at risk and all workers accounted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heessen
Germany
Ruhr
Sachsen
Luisenthal
Saarland
Government Payroll Edges Down Slightly in January
The Senate House Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal Expenditures reports 2,428,691 civilians on the federal payroll in January, down 2,307 from December. Civilian agencies declined by 3,209 while military personnel rose by 902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate House Committee On
Ohio Billboards Coming Down
Ohio workers began removing illegal billboards along interstate highways with 200 down expected by month end. Division 7 headquarters in Sidney, Division 1 Lima, Division 2 Bowling Green. Officials noted 48 signs moved voluntarily after courtesy notices. A total of 182 final notices warn owners billboards 600 feet from highways will be removed at owner expense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
G. A. Berry
Division
Sidney
Lima
Bowling Green
Michael V. DiSalle
Berry
Highway Department
Allen
Wood
DiSalle
Jet Recorder To Be Studied After Flight Crash
The flight recorder from the American Airlines jet that crashed near Idlewild Airport has been recovered from Jamaica Bay and sent to Washington. Investigators hope the data will reveal speed, altitude, heading and other factors to explain why all 95 aboard died. The orange sphere device, little damaged, may indicate why the jet plunged into the bay three miles from Idlewild after taking off for Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Airlines
Jamaica Bay
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Bay
Idlewild
Los Angeles
Lausche Ties String To U N Bond Deal
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee backed a compromise allowing the President to buy $25 million of United Nations bonds with potential for up to $75 million more if other nations contribute equally. The plan, approved 10-6, supports UN financing for peace-keeping in the Congo and Gaza Strip. The bonds offer 2 percent interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Kennedy
United Nations
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Lausche
U.N
Congo
Gaza Strip
Middle East
House Refuses To Hike Its Own Size
Washington AP report on the House killing a bill to raise its membership from 435 to 438. The measure would shift seats to Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Missouri per 1960 census figures but failed by vote, as Speaker McCormack withdrew support over a redistricting amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Missouri
John W. McCormack
Francis E. Walter
Dpa
Walter
Dom Rep Curfew Clears Streets After Balaguer Exit
Do m inican capital clears at dusk to dawn curfew after mobs riot over ex president Balaguer and Gen Rodriguez Echa varria leaving the country. Some protesters blame U S for leniency while police restore order and schools dismiss students early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Joaquin Balaguer
Pedro Rodriguez Echavarria
United States
State Department
Balaguer
Rodriguez Fuchavarria
Puerto Rico
Trujillo
U.S
Rodriguez Echavarria
San Juan
Wayne W. Galvin Undergoes Emergency Surgery
Wayne W. Galvin, corporate head of newspapers in six Ohio cities, is improving after an emergency appendectomy in Hamilton Bermuda. He underwent surgery Monday and is a patient at King Edward VIII Memorial Hospital while vacationing there, with homes in Wilmington and leadership of papers in Circleville Hillsboro Logan Van Wert Washington Court House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Bermuda
Wayne W. Galvin
Ohio
Galvin
King Edward VIII Memorial Hospital
Ohio Newsman
Circleville
Hillsboro
Logan
van Wert
Washington DH
Wilmington
Susan Elberfeld Tops LHS Class of 1962 Honor Roll
Susan Elberfeld was named first honor student of the Logan High School Class of 1962 at an Honor Society assembly. She posted a 4.0 GPA with straight A’s, followed by Melissa Horwell in second place with 3.983 and James Johnson third at 3.9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Elberfeld
Logan High School
Melissa Horwell
James Johnson
Robert Kuhn
Carolyn Bray
Sue Jones
Mrs Kennedy Heads Abroad for 20 Day European and Asian Tour
Mrs John F Kennedy leaves tonight for a 20 day trip to Italy India Pakistan and Britain. She stays at the Carlyle Hotel with sister Princess Lee Radziwill who will accompany her. In Rome she seeks an audience with Pope John XXIII and a courtesy call on President Gronchi before visiting India and Pakistan and then London. Salinger says she will pay her own travel expenses for herself and sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John F. Kennedy
Italy
India
Pakistan
Britain
Carlyle Hotel
Lee Radziwill
London
la Guardia
Explosion Sends Slag Flying At Columbus Plant
A blast at the Columbus Malleable Division of Pierce Industries hurled molten slag into a yard pool. Chunks reached a nearby four family dwelling but caused no injuries or damage. No workers were harmed in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus
Pierce Industries
Peace Talks Continue Amid Algerian Frontline Fighting
French planes strafed rebel artillery along the Tunisian Algerian frontier for a third day as peace delegates met in Evian. A dim view of progress toward a ceasefire persists despite clashes that killed French soldiers and civilians and wounded many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Evian
Algeria
Secret Army
Pennsy NYC Merger Proposal Seeks Interstate Approval
The Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to approve a merger creating a three system structure in the East. The filing claims annual pre tax savings of 75 million, better public service, and stronger competition with other transport modes, with some benefits immediate and others gradual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chesapeake and Ohio
Norfolk and the Western Railways
PRR
NYC
Prr-Nyc
British Official Fails Demonstration at London School of Economics
At the London School of Economics, demonstrators shouted antinuclear slogans and hurled toilet paper at Defense Minister Harold Watkinson during a Thursday speech. They then sat around his car. Watkinson smiled, praised the debris, and quipped about being a better shot as a student. He left by cab after surveying the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
London School of Economics
Harold Watkinson
Watkinson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Associated Press
Board
Barker
Logan - Hocking County Board of Health
Health Department
JFK
New Yorker
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Halleck
Ivor D. Fenton
Fenton
LHS
Mrs. Kennedy
Bone
Tunis
Pennsy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!