Spring Storm Wrecks Utility Lines Across Logan Area
High winds and heavy rain struck Logan and Hocking County around 5 a.m. causing widespread damage to power lines telephone lines and TV antennas. Power outages hit several sections including the hilltop and east Logan while a pole on Church Street and a street light circuit were damaged. Crews worked to clear debris repair lines and restore service as more lines remained out in Rockbridge Haydenville and along county roads.
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Logan
Hocking County
Hilltop
Harden Cremean
Commonwealth Telephone Co
Columbus
Lancaster
Associated Press News
Daily News
Steubenville
St. Peter's
Leetonia
Five Day Forecast Temperatures Run Above Normal
The outlook shows highs near 45 to 51 and lows around 27 to 31 with average temperatures about four degrees above normal. Mild conditions expected Saturday Monday and Tuesday with brief cooling Sunday and Wednesday. Rain chances Sunday and Tuesday bringing measurable showers of fractions of an inch.
C J O Hares Death From Heart Attack At Home
Charles Jasper Jap O Hare 73 died at his Logan Route 3 Green Township home about 9 am while chasing cattle that had escaped. Coroner cites coronary occlusion. Survived by sister Effie Nutter Carbon Hill and two stepdaughters Homer Allen Logan and Joe Harden Parkersburg WV. Body at Leonard Funeral Home with arrangements incomplete.
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Charles Jasper
Jap) O'Hare
Logan Rt. 3
Green Township
J. W
Effie Nutter
Carbon Hill
Homer Allen
Logan
Joe Harden
Parkersburg
W. Va
Leonard Funeral Home
Scientist Dies in London at 73
Sir Alexander Fleming 73 renowned discoverer of penicillin died at his home in London. The Nobel laureate contributed a turning point in medicine with antibiotic breakthroughs and his death marks a major loss for science and healthcare.
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London
Sir Alexander Fleming
Legislators Push Employment Survey for Southeast Ohio
Senators Bricker and Representatives Jenkins Henderson urge a survey by the Labor Department to classify more Southeast Ohio counties as areas needing special consideration in contracts. The study targets Hocking Athens and Jackson counties where coal mine closures boosted unemployment.
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Labor Department
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Thomas A. Jenkins
John E. Henderson
Albert L. McDermott
Labor
James P. Mitchell
Jenkins
McDermott
Hocking
Athens
Jackson Counties
Sen. Bricker
Reps
Jenkins and Henderson
Byrd Sees Narrow Senate Vote on Income Tax Cut
Senator Byrd concedes some of his hoped Democratic backers may switch to a substitute plan for a smaller tax cut. Thurmond and Ervin indicate support for the substitute, while Gore calls the vote very close. Only one Republican, Lang, is cited as supporting the tax cut.
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Washington
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Senate
Thurmond
D-Sc
Ervin
D-Nc
Gore
D-Tenn
Sen. Williams
R-Del
Sen. Langer
One Man Is Hocking April Draft Quota
Hocking County's quota for the April draft call is one man. The state Selective Service Board announced Ohio will call 522 men in total. The youngest registrant must be 20 years and one month old unless he volunteers or is delinquent from a prior call.
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Hocking County
State Selective Service Board
Ohio
Woman Officer Shoots Man in Warren Cafe Disturbance
Warren Parker, 23, is in critical condition after a policewoman with over eight years on the force shot him in the abdomen during a cafe disturbance in Warren. Miss Geneva Owens fired after the incident, and authorities report no further danger.
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Warren
Warren Parker
Geneva Owens
Air General Edgar Glenn Dies at 58 in San Antonio
Brig. Gen. Edgar E. Glenn aged 58, a U.S. Air Force representative at the Korean truce negotiations, died Wednesday in San Antonio.
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San Antonio
Edgar E. Glenn
U. S. Air Force
Counties seek reclassification for unemployment relief areas
Sen Bricker proposes class four labor market status for Belmont Guernsey Noble Monroe Jefferson Lawrence and Washington counties plus adding Columbiana Athens Meigs Gallia Muskingum Jackson and Hocking to class four or adjoining areas. McDermott notes a survey is already underway to decide Gallia Meigs joining Point Pleasant West Virginia.
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Guernsey
Noble
Monroe
Jefferson
Lawrence
Washington
Labor Department
Columbiana
Athens
Meigs
Gallia
Muskingum
Jackson
Hocking
Sen. Bricker
McDermott
Rep
Jenkins
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Tourney Finals Set At OU For Thornville Rio Grande Clash
Thornville faces Rio Grande in the Class B district finals at 8 pm in Ohio University gym Thornville aims to defend its Perry County league surge after beating New Lexington Athens battles Portsmouth in Class A final at 8 pm Saturday in the OU gym.
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Rio Grande
Southeastern Ohio
Ohio University Men
Sanesl
Perry
Rio Grande Bluemen
Bulldogs
Trojans
Ohio
Ohio fliers killed in Dawhonega GA plane crash
Two Ohio men died when a private plane crashed on a wooded hillside three miles south of Dahlonega Georgia yesterday. The CAA identified the victims as Rogers A. Miller of Norwood and George Mengle of Lebanon.
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Dahlonega
Here
Ohio
CAA
Rogers A. Miller
Norwood
George Mengle
Lebanon
Employees Layoff Seen Cause of Highway Fuss
Max Farley of the State Highway Department says reports about the Hocking County maintenance affair are not new. He notes the 16 month-old case ended with John Shaw's 30 day suspension and that Edwin Mowery, laid off in January, claims retaliation for that report. Officials defend the layoff as necessary due to Mowery's unreliability and the county's budget limits.
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Max Farley
State Highway Department
The
Daily News Today
Columbus
Hocking County
John Shaw
Edwin
Gould) Mowery
Mowery
Shaw
Supt. Shaw
Logan
Rt. 33
Farley
Robert Wallace
Wallace
Lancaster Driver Convicted In Trial
Common Pleas Judge Harry Kilburger deferred sentencing of Jack W. Spencer a 23 Lancaster glass worker after a Fairfield County jury found him guilty of second degree manslaughter in the October 31 traffic death of Betty Ann West 28 of Columbus. West was in a car that collided with Spencer at a Lancaster intersection.
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Lancaster
Common Pleas
Harry Kilburger
Jack W. Spencer
Fairfield County
Spencer
Betty Ann West
Columbus
West
Ohio River Flood Crest Threatens Louisville Areas
The Ohio River, at its largest surge since 1948, is expected to crest at 914 feet above flood stage in Louisville as cleanup begins elsewhere. Across Ohio communities thousands were displaced, with damage pegged at 13 million dollars, while Louisville braces for continued rain and a slow fall in water levels downstream.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Lawrenceburg
Ind
O. K. Anderson
Aurora
Ohio River
Meigs County
Dam 20
Gallipolis
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Logan Barker annexation petition eyed by Hocking County
Hocking County commissioners will hold a public hearing May 12 on a petition signed by Charles F. and Edith M. Barker to annex their 8.31 acre farm in South Logan Addition to Logan city. The Barkers’ agent is Logan city solicitor Richard Gerk. Commissioners earlier received a second annexation petition for territory east of Logan with hearing set for April 28.
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Hocking County
Charles F
Edith M. Barker
Logan
Logan Addition
Corporation
Walhending Ave
Smead Manufacturing Co
Barkers
Richard Gerken
Lengthy Ohio Assembly Meet Seems Likely
Ohio lawmakers pivot from talk of a short session to a protracted clash over the two-year budget. Gov Lausche proposes a $931 million House appropriation for the next biennium as leaders in Columbus weigh timing toward Memorial Day or beyond. Senate leadership vows careful scrutiny before adjournment.
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Columbus
101St General Assembly
HOUSE
Frank J. Lausche
House Finance Committee
J. Frank McClure
Ashland
Senate
C. Stanley Mechem
Athens
Bender Proposes Guided Reds Visit to Cleveland Indians Game
Senator Bender of Ohio says he will personally escort Russian student editors visiting the U S to see American life. He noted immigration officials allowed an 11 person Russian group for a one month stay and suggested taking them to a Cleveland Indians game with Larry Doby batting against a weak right handed pitcher. He warned some Russians may be tempted to stay in the United States.
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Washington
Sen
Bender
Ohio
Senate
Immigration Service
U. S
Reds
Cleveland Indians
Larry Doby
America
Zionist Leader Dr Bernard Ehrenreich Dies at 79
Dr Bernard C. Ehrenreich, age 79 and founder of the American Zionist movement, died yesterday in Miami Beach. He helped organize early Zionist activities and led a broad network of supporters.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Bernard C. Ehrenreich
American Zionist Movement
Danger Seen In Stock Boom
A New York financier professor Benjamin Graham told the Senate Banking Committee that the stock market boom may be entering a speculative stage and urged careful government action. He advised reducing margin buying, lowering capital gains taxes, and strengthening credit limits to curb speculative excesses. Eccles and Galbraith echoed calls to curb credit buying.
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Washington
New York
Benjamin Graham
The
Senate Banking Committee
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Harvard
John Kenneth Galbraith
Mrs. Alfred Arledge Dies in Bloomingsburg Home
Mrs. Alfred Arledge of Circleville Route 1 died at 4 25 p.m. Thursday at her daughter’s home in Bloomingsburg. A native of near Adelphi, she will be buried after funeral services Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Defenbaugh Funeral Home in Circleville.
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Alfred Arledge
Circleville
Winds, Wreckage Sweep East Ohio as Storm Hurts Three Communities
Violent winds and thunderstorms swept east through Ohio causing extensive damage in Newcomerstown Tuscarawas County Leetonia Columbiana County and Steubenville Jefferson County. Wind near tornado velocity toppled towers roofs shattered glass and damaged churches and businesses. A fatality occurred in Rankin Pennsylvania and injuries were reported across the region.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Newcomerstown
Tuscarawas County
Leetonia
Columbiana County
Steubenville
Jefferson County
Zanesville
Cincinnati
Columbus
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Pauline Muscoll
Rankin
Philco
Connersville
Ind
New York Central
Pittsburgh
WENS
Kdka-Tv
Ohio Firms to Help Build Argentina Steel Mill
Two Ohio companies Armco International Corp Middletown and Arthur G McKee Co Cleveland will assist in Argentina's first steel mill project. Westinghouse Electric International Co New York contributed to planning and the Export-Import Bank extended 60 million dollars in credit to Argentina to finance the mill.
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Washington
Ohio
Argentina
Armco International Corp
Middletown
Arthur G. McKee & Co
Cleveland
Westinghouse Electric International Co
New York
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Logan High School
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General Relief Administration
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