Irrigation Waters Believed Cause 200 Earthquakes in Columbia Basin
In Othello Washington area residents report nearly 200 tremors since January as irrigation water weight raises groundwater. Geologists from the U S Geological Survey say shifting subterranean rock from irrigation is to blame and the quakes need not signal a real earthquake. Mrs Iver Dougherty and family describe strong initial shocks and repeated tremors, with one hour seeing as many as 13 quakes and a diary kept to track the rumblings.
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Washington
Columbia Basin
Fred Jones
U. S. Ge
Geological Survey
University of Washington
Dougherty
Man Arrested In Lima For Italy Slaying
U S Marshal Xavier North arrested Tommaso Argento 59 in Lima on a federal warrant at Italy request for the 1922 ambush murder of Giovanni Cammilleri on Sicily's Loppo island. Argento reportedly used a false name and faces extradition.
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Cleveland
Ernest Navarre
Lima
Italy
U. S
Xavier North
Tommaso Argento
Giovanni Cammilleri
Loppolo
Sicily
Donald F. Miller
Argento
Cammilleri
Pretzel Stealer Cited Pinball Urge in Theft Conviction
Cincinnati federal court convicted 27 year old Robert Stine of embezzling 250 pretzels. He said the urge came from pinball machines, leading to 90 days in the workhouse and a $300 fine.
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Cincinnati
Robert Stine
Henderson seeks critical unemployment label for Ohio districts
Rep. Henderson asks Labor Department to classify all seven counties of Ohio 15th District as critical unemployment. Four counties Guernsey Noble Monroe and Washington are already labeled. He questions Perry Morgan and Muskingum eligibility, noting critical areas have six percent joblessness.
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Washington
Henderson
Ohio
Labor Department
15Th
Guernsey
Noble
Monroe
Perry, Morgan and Muskingum
Picketing Ends at Clay Plants After Court Action
Four clay plants idled by coal miners last weekend resumed operations after a court enjoined further UMW picketing at Stillwater Clay Products Dennison Sewer Pipe Clay City and Evans Brick plants. The union charged use of coal from a non union mine. Stillwater Co operates a coal mine and recently cut its UMW contract, using non union workers.
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Uhrichsville
United Mine Workers
Stillwater Clay Products Co
Dennison
Clay City
Evans Brick Co
UMW
Stillwater Co
Ohio River flood crests downstream as cleanup begins
The Ohio River flood crest is expected to top 8 feet above flood level downstream from Louisville, with initial damage estimated at $1 million and widespread relief ahead as crews start cleanup from Pittsburgh to Cairo. Crests predicted at Tell City Canneton Evansville Hawesville Owensboro Henderson. river to return within banks by Tuesday.
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Louisville
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Cairo
Ill
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Tell City
Cannelton
Evansville
Ind
Hawesville
Owensboro
Henderson
Weather Bureau
W. D. Milne
Madison
Cloverport
Suspect Held in Ohio State Student Slaying
Columbus police continued questioning a 34 year old man arrested Thursday night in the shotgun death of OSU student Don Keyes 24. Keyes was shot at close range at a service station where he worked and about 50 dollars was taken. Funeral services were attended by hundreds.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Don Keyes
Keyes
Navy recovers body of 2nd Lt. George R. Roden in James River crash
A Navy salvage team retrieved the body of 2nd Lt. George R. Roden of Youngstown from the James River after his attack bomber went down Monday.
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Norfolk
George R. Roden
Youngstown
James River
Italy approves rearming of West Germany in Senate vote
Rome reports Italy backs the Paris accords on West German rearmament after two weeks of debate and street clashes. The Senate approved 139 to 82, joining eight of 15 nations. final signing by President Luigi Einaudi awaits. Riot police detained over 500, including Deputy Carlo Capponi, later released. Premier Scelba hailed the vote as a pivotal act for European unity and peace.
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Rome
Italy
West Germany
Paris
Red Street
Senate
Luigi Einaud
Carlo Capponi
Capponi
Mario Scelba
Scelba
United States
Canada
London
Bonn
Free World
Economic Report Highlights 1956 Political Issue
Senate Economic Committee reports evidence of an economic recession last year and says recovery is partial. Republicans and Democrats clash over criticism of Eisenhower policy and tax plans. The panel urges more public works funded directly from the Treasury, clashing with the administration highway bond plan.
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Eisenhower
Douglas
D-Ill
Goldwater
Arizona
Kilgore
Senate
Economic Committee
Treasury
Stock Market Break Worst In 15 Years
The weekly stock market drop stunned Wall Street marking its worst decline in 15 years as AP averages fell 7.20 points. Analysts blamed broad selling pressures despite rallies and noted this followed a prior week of gains and a new high earlier in the month. The Senate Banking Committee examined market conditions as fears spread through key sectors.
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New York
Low Lands
Paris
Wall Street
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Associated Press
Europe
Fulbright
William Martin Jr
Federal Reserve Board
Postcard from 1916 finally delivered to South Vienna
A July 10 1916 Camp Chase Ohio postcard bearing a Niagara Falls image and signed WwW H M arrived at South Vienna post office this week. The addressee Mrs L M Finch died about 20 years ago, and no routing notes were found. Postmaster Robert Clark confirmed the misdated mail reached its destination by chance.
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Springfield
Camp Chase
Columbus
South Vienna
L. M. Finch
Robert Clark
Clark
Niagara Falls
H. M
Automobile Thief Sentenced in Interstate Case
Federal Judge Mell G. Underwood sentenced Clarence G. Johnson, 24, East Liverpool, to one year in prison for transporting a stolen automobile in interstate commerce. FBI said Johnson stole the car November 18, 1954, in Parkersburg, West Virginia, and drove it to Lovell, Ohio. Clarence Cole and William Small pleaded innocent to heroin selling. trial set for March 21.
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Columbus
Mell G. Underwood
Clarence G. Johnson
East Liverpool
FBI
Johnson
Parkersburg
W. Va
Lowell
Ohio
Clarence Cole
William Small
Underwood
Springfield Lad Electrocution Shocks Town
Ten year old Clarence Richard Hamilton died after attempting to replace a light bulb in a socket at his South Charleston home. Coroner Austin Richards noted wet shoes and damp flooring from recent rain contributed to the accident.
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Springfield
Clarence Richard Hamilton
South Charleston
Austin Richards
Rio Grande High Over Thornville for SEC District B Crown
Rio Grande High School cagers won the SEC District B title 61 to 45 over Thornville at Ohio University gym. Clyde Evans led with 27 points as Rio Grande secured its first regional berth, joining Athens and Portsmouth in the upcoming Athens tourney. Drawings for the regional field will be held Sunday in Athens.
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Rio Grande High School
Thornville
Ohio University
Southeastern Ohio
Athens
Athens Bulldogs
Portsmouth Trojans
Jackson Ironmen
Trojan
Greenfield McClain Tigers
Portsmouth
John Wickline
Don Cofer
Bluemen
Evans
Bill Hackney
Hackney
Gallia
Dick Shelly
Perry County
Rod Wilson
Perry Countians
Rio Grande
New Lexington St. Aloysius
Muray City
Murray City
Larry Smith
Jack Wooten
Rio
Associated Press
Showers and Cooler Weather Forecast Across Area
The area saw a 70 degree reading at 11 a.m. up from 33 overnight per the State Highway Garage. Some regions reported frost or light showers on windshields while yesterday peaked at 68. Forecast calls for showers or possible thunderstorms today followed by cooler conditions.
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State Highway Garage
Missouri Valley
Washington
Oregon
Rockies
New England
Great Lakes
North Dakota
Montana
Wyoming
Jailed Bishop An Ton Baraniak Dies in Prison
Msgr. An ton Baraniak, 51, Roman Catholic bishop of Gnerzno, died in a Polish prison after his September 1953 imprisonment following the arrest of Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski.
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Vienna
Austria
Msgr
Anton Baraniak
Gnerzno
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski
Storms Cause Millions in Damage Across Regions
Across the central and southern Great Plains and Midwest, storms caused extensive property and crop losses with eight deaths and many injured. In Colorado winter wheat losses were projected at 50 million dollars, while Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana faced multimillion dollar damages.
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Associated Press
Great Plains
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Weather Bureau
Midwest
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Gray Fox Roams Hilltop Area After Attack on Cat
A large gray fox, seen near 180 North St in Mrs. Edith Church’s yard, chased a pet cat on the porch yesterday evening. Church retrieved the cat, but the fox lingered and was repelled with a broom as police and a county official were alerted. No further sightings reported today.
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Edith Church
North St
Marvin Nungesser
Nungesser
Fifth 1955 atomic blast in Nevada test series fires
The fifth atomic blast of the 1955 Nevada test series occurred shortly before dawn. The shot was smaller than a major yield but marked another detonation in the program.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Rosenthal to stand trial for first degree murder in Carter death
Gerald Rosenthal, 22, of New York City, will be tried Monday for first degree murder in the death of Richard Carter, 31, of Cambridge, Ohio. Carter, also an air base worker, was killed while both men served at the same base. The other airman faces trial later. In Youngstown, Air Force lease talks at Municipal Airport proceed with Mayor Kryzan awaiting a detailed expansion letter from Air Secretary Talbott.
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Memphis
Gerald Rosenthal
New York City
Richard G. Carter
Cambridge
Ohio
Rosenthal
Youngstown
Air Force
Frank Kryzan
Harold Talbott
Ex Deputy Ful ler jailed. Patterson murder trial begun
In Alabama, ex Chief Deputy Sheriff Albert Fuller received a life sentence while prosecutors move to try a new defendant in the Phenix City vice murder of Joe A. L. Patterson. In Cleveland, Thompson Products acquired a White Motor Co. plant for 3 million dollars.
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Birmingham
Ala
Albert Fuller
Phenix City
Joe A. L. Patterson
Cleveland
Thompson Products, Inc
White Motor Co
Nehru Escapes Assassination in Bombay Car Incident
Indian Prime Minister Nehru warded off a knife wielding assailant who leapt onto his car in Central India. Police arrested a 32 year old rickshaw puller Basu Rao and another man in connection with the attempt. No motive given. Rao from Maharashtra area.
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Bombay
India
Nehru
Basu Rao
Rao
Maharashtra
Mohanda K. Gandhi
Fulbright Finds Tax Not Keeping Stocks Up
Senator Fulbright said the Senate Banking Committee inquiry found little evidence that the capital gains tax sustains high stock prices. He noted experts like John Kenneth Galbraith favored repeal, suggesting tax cuts could briefly push prices higher but ultimately attract more buyers and lift prices further.
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Washington
Sen
Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate
Wall Street
Arkansas
Harvard
John Kenneth Galbraith
Senate Tax Cut Battle Tightens With Absentee Warnings
In Washington the Senate faces a near tie over an income tax cut as both parties urge absentees to stay in D C for a showdown vote next Tuesday or Wednesday. Leaders seek four hours of debate plus two hours for amendments and general debate before final action.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Langer
McCarthy
R-Wis
Sen. McClelland
D-Ark
House
Beating Taxman Proved Costly
John Caldwell Jr pleaded guilty to assault and battery after striking IRS supervisor Harold R. Richards in Dayton. The 29 year old was fined court costs and sentenced to a year at the city workhouse for the incident arising from a wage levy of 374.53 to cover delinquent taxes.
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Dayton
John Caldwell Jr
Internal Revenue Department
Revenue Department
Harold R. Richards
Caldwell
Maurice A. Russell
Actor Olaf Hutten Dies at 67 After Film and Stage Career
Hollywood obituaries report Olaf Hutten, 67, a prolific character actor who appeared in numerous films and on the English stage before emigrating to the United States in 1914, died Friday.
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Hollywood
Olaf Hutten
United States
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