Health Council Proposes Expanded Polio Vaccine Plan
The Hocking County Health Council urged broader polio vaccination at a Logan meeting led by Miss Wilma Parr. They recommended free vaccine for ages 0–20 and pregnant women, plus ages 20–40, with indignant support for indigent individuals, funded by the local National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis chapter.
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Hocking County Health Council
Logan- Hocking County Health Board
Wilma Parr
Health Council
Mildred Moran
Sterling Anderson
Jack Rauch
Nadine R. Davis
Health Department
Hocking County
National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis
Board of Health
Admiral Richard E. Byrd Dies at 68 in Boston Sleep
Rear Adm. Richard E. Byrd USN ret, 68, renowned polar explorer and head of Operation Deep Freeze, died in his sleep at 6:20 p.m. in Boston. His career included two Arctic and five Antarctic expeditions, first flights to both poles, and major contributions to naval aviation and polar science. He left a lasting legacy in polar exploration and potential Antarctic claims.
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Boston
Richard E. Byrd
Navy
Antarctica
New Education Boss Sought in Ohio Board Fight
Ohio's state board of education must quickly appoint a new state superintendent of public instruction but cannot hire until the Legislature fixes the salary. Vincent's departure followed a ruling he was not a qualified elector. A bill seeks a $25 000 annual salary.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Board of Education
General Assembly
Harold Vincent
Milwaukee
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Vincent
Charles M. Noble
Pontiff Pius XII marks 18th coronation anniversary
Pope Pius XII, 81, blessed 20,000 worshippers at St Peter's Basilica on his coronation anniversary. In other briefs, Witt identified as composer of the Jena symphony. Algeria across 24 hours reports 12 civilians and 36 rebels deaths. Dulles reaffirms recognition of Nationalist China. Borneo rebellion rumors surface. U.S. welfare predicts most seniors on Social Security soon. Iraqi oil ships to Syria resume after 128 days. Eden departs NZ for vacation. a U.S. airman missing in central Japan. a Chicago teen beaten by white youths.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
St. Peter's Basilica
Death Claims Mrs. L. K. Showalter
Mrs. Nellie B. Showalter widow of Logan businessman L K Showalter died at 7 a m after a long illness. She lived at Saunders Rest Home Marion Twp the last decade and was born in Lancaster. Survivors include son W B Showalter sister Elizabeth Baker four grandchildren and one great grandchild. The body lies at Leonard Funeral Home with calling Friday at 2 p m. Burial in Forest Rose Cemetery Lancaster.
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Nellie B. Showalter
L. K. Showalter
Logan
Showalter
George
Emma William Baker
Saunders Rest Home
Marion Twp
Lancaster
Hocking
High St
W. B. Showalter
Elizabeth Baker
Columbus
Leonard Funeral Home
Forest Rose Cemetery
Quakes in Aleutians Recorded and Seismic Activity Flows
Boston College seismograph logged a very strong quake at 6 55 a m EST likely in the Aleutian chain. Fordham University seismologist noted a 7 magnitude quake near New York and Alaska reports warn of ongoing tremors and a volatile Mt Vsevidos on Umnak Island threatening evacuation.
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Weston
Mass
Boston College Seismograph
Aleutian Islands
Daniel Linehan
Father Linehan
West Coast
Boston College
Aleutians
Pacific
Hawaiian
Pacific Islands
New York
Joseph Lynch
Fordham University
Anchorage
Alaska
Walter Freeman
Airways
Umnak
Aleutian
Mt. Vsevidos
Freeman
Navy
Coast Guard
Adak
Agriculture Secretary Seeks Cuts to Record Budget
Secretary Benson and Budget Bureau officials work to trim the Agriculture Department’s proposed 5.3 billion dollar budget for the next fiscal year. White House and Capitol Hill pressure push for reduced outlays in a broad budget review.
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Washington
Benson
Budget Bureau
White House
Capitol Hill
House Plans To Ask Ike Budget Advice
The House prepared to vote on a resolution asking President Eisenhower for guidance on where to cut a 71.8 billion dollar budget. Approved by the Rules Committee and Appropriations Committee, the measure aims to push Congress to reduce spending. Critics call it buck-passing. Democrats say it shifts the economy drive onto the executive branch.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Rules Committee
Appropriations Committee
Congress
House Republican Policy Committee
House Republicans
Cannon
D-Mo
Ohio Senate weighs new five hour school day mandate
The Senate votes on a bill to require 178 school days plus two teacher workshop days with a five hour minimum including recesses but excluding lunch. The plan removes holidays and faces House approval, while other measures address zoning nonconformists and birth certificate fees.
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Columbus
Ohio Senate
Ohio
Senate
House
State Board of Tax Appeals
Farm bill outlook dims as House debate stalls
In Washington the farm bill faces likely defeat as four days of talks fail to bridge Republican and Democratic plans. House Agriculture Committee adjourns after two hours of talks with no compromise, delaying final action until Wednesday and signaling a rejection of expanded soil bank subsidies and corn program reforms.
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Washington
House
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
Lausche Regrets Voting for Tungsten Purchase
Senator Frank Lausche says he now believes he was wrong to vote for a 30 million dollar appropriation on February 18 to buy tungsten and three other metals. The measure passed the Senate 64 to 17 but was later removed from the bill by the House.
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Washington
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Lausche
Senate
Ray White
House
Senate panel approves Bruce as West Germany envoy
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved President Eisenhower's nomination of David K. E. Bruce, a Democrat, to be ambassador to West Germany without objections.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
David K. E. Bruce
West Germany
Egypt Plans To Set Up Gaza Administration
Cairo officials say Egypt plans only administrative units in Gaza and does not intend sending military forces soon. UNEF policing may continue while Egypt assumes civil control, drawing U N scrutiny and U S Israeli concern amid a tense Middle East pause.
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Egypt
Gaza
Cairo
Gaza Strip
Bunche
U. N
Israel
Abdel Latif
Abdel Hakim Amer
UNEF
Sinai Desert
U. S
New York
U.N. General Assembly
Abdel Fattah Hassan
Foreign Office
Mahmoud Fawzi
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Dedication Slated For TB Hospital In Nelsonville
A press preview and dedication ceremony for the Southeast Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital at Nelsonville is planned for Friday March 29. Dr Ralph E Dwork of the State Health Department announces reporters and photographers may tour from 10 a.m. to noon and attend the 3 p.m. dedication with speakers Governor C William O'Neill and State Senator C Stanley Mechem.
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Southeast Ohio
Nelsonville
Ralph E. Dwork
State Health Department
C. William O’neill
C. Stanley Mechem
New U S Ambassador Leaves On Mideast Mission
President Eisenhower dispatches Ambassador James P. Richards to the Middle East to present and discuss a new U S plan for peace and economic well being with 18 nations. Richards will start talks in Lebanon Thursday as Congress backs potential military and economic aid up to 200 million dollars.
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U. S
Mideast
Washington
Eisenhower
James P. Richards
Middle East
Richards
Lebanon
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
United States
U.S.S.R
South Carolina
Portland Mayor Denies Payoffs in Senate Probe
Washington Senatorial hearings feature Portland mayor Ter ry Schrunk denying payoff allegations while refusing a lie detector test claiming a fishing expedition. Oregon Teamster leader Clyde Crosby promises new evidence as the probe expands amid criticism from Teamsters President Dave Beck about the sessions.
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Senate
Secret Service
Schrunk
Clyde C. Crosby
Oregon
Teamsters Union
Portland
Crosby
Stan Aa Eeety
Seattle
Wash
Pacuanee
Dave Beck
Man Sentenced In Wife Slaying in Akron
Jake Rice, 38, was sentenced by Judge Stephen C. Calopy to 1 to 20 years in the Ohio Penitentiary for the fatal Sept 16 1956 shooting of his wife Irene. A jury of 8 women and 4 men convicted him of first degree manslaughter after he testified he was firing at a target when his wife walked into the line of fire.
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Akron
Jake Rice
Stephen C. Calopy
Ohio Penitentiary
Irene
Rice
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