Men Die In Holden Mine Tragedy In Logan West Virginia
Rescue teams pulled 13 bodies from the Island Creek Coal Co mine cave in near Holden as 18 miners remained missing. Officials reported asphyxiation likely from smoke or toxic gas after a fire and cave-in blocked escape routes. W. K. Donaldson, 55, a safety inspector, was among the 18.
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Jack Matheson
Holden
W. Va
Island Creek Coal Co
Kentucky
State and Company
W. K. Donaldson
Soviet propose 1.7 million man military cut at UN disarmament talks
Geneva AP The Soviet Union urged a global 1.7 million-man force cap for the United States U S S R and China within 18 months. Valerian Zorin outlined a three stage plan with international control and inspections, echoing Khrushchev's four year disarmament proposal. The Western alliance released its own plan to cap forces at 2.5 million in stage one and 2.1 million in stage two, but no timetable was set.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
United States
U.S.S.R
Red China
Valerian A. Zorin
Nikita Khrushchev
U. N. General Assembly
Rod Zorin
Britain
France
Khrushchev
U.S
Zorin
Real Shamrocks Sent To School For St Patrick's Day
In Lancaster Ohio first graders at Cedar Heights School will receive shamrocks from Ireland arranged by Representative Walter H Moeller through the Irish embassy and an airline. Teacher June Ar ter sent questions about Ireland to Adrian Raftery at the Irish embassy who answered that Ireland has no snakes aside from zoo specimens, noting the St Patrick legend.
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Ireland
St. Patrick
De Gaulle To Arrive April 22 For U S Visit
President Charles de Gaulle of France will land on April 22 for an eight day U S visit. He will meet President Eisenhower and travel to New York San Francisco and New Orleans with his wife and Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville.
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Washington
Charles de Gaulle
France
United States
Eisenhower
White House
New York
San Francisco
New Orleans
de Gaulle
Maurice Couve de Murville
Tom Walsh Named St Patrick's Day Cheer Clubber
The Logan Lions Club names Thomas Walsh of 523 Warner Ave as Cheer Club member of the Week. He has been a longtime shut in and plans for St Patrick's Day cards from friends and neighbors. The club will deliver flowers and urges nominations to Harold Brimner or Carl Mock.
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Logan Lions Club
Harold Brimner
Carl Mock
Rhee Forces Win Easily In Election
Syngman Rhee's forces won the South Korean presidency and vice presidency in a landslide after a bloody election. At least seven to eleven people were killed in post election violence, with Masan battles leaving most deaths. Lee Kipong was elected vice president, defeating John M. Chang.
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Seoul
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Anti- Rhee Democratic Party
Masan
Rhee
Liberal Party
National Assembly
Lee Kipoong
Lee
John M. Chang
Democrats
Oregon Supreme Court Justice Named U.S. Senator
Judge Hall S. Lusk, 76, a Democrat from Oregon, has been appointed to the U.S. Senate to serve until the November election. He fills out the term of Democrat Richard L. Neuberger, who died Wednesday.
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Salem, Ore
Oregon Supreme Court
Hall S. Lusk
U.S
Richard L. Neuberger
Weather Hits Ohio As Midwest Sees Widespread Snow
Ohio endures a sharp cold snap and fresh snow as the system sweeps across the Midwest. Hocking Valley reports snow then melting with warmer readings, while Kansas City and Ottawa record heavy totals and several traffic deaths. The storm moves northeast, bringing freezing rain, sleet, and snow to Ohio and surrounding states with warnings from Missouri to Michigan.
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Midwest
Ohio
Chesapeake
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Texas
Missouri
Dayton
Columbus
Piketon
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Michigan
Kansas City
Ottawa
Kan
U.S. 75
Topeka
Gulf States
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Virginia
Ohio River
Washington
Meeting Postponed Over Fire Contract Discussion
Last night’s meeting between Logan officials Nelsonville officials and Starr Two trustees did not occur as Starr Two trustees could not attend. Mayor Francis Myers said the fire protection contract discussion will be rescheduled for a later date.
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Logan
Nelsonville
Starr
Francis Myers
Mass arrests of Negro demonstrators marked by tear gas and flood of charges
More than 500 Negroes were arrested in a nationwide crackdown on protests against segregated eating facilities. In Orangeburg South Carolina police used tear gas and fire hoses on about 1,000 students, arresting 350. In Atlanta Georgia 77 Negroes and 2 white youths were jailed for sit ins at downtown cafeterias. The Rev A D William King, brother to Martin Luther King Jr., was among those arrested. Additional arrests occurred in Rock Hill Columbia and St Augustine with varied charges and bond amounts.
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South
National Assn. For
Advancement of Colored People
Orangeburg
S.C
Atlanta
Georgia
A. D. William King
Martin Luther King, Jr
South Carolina
St. Augustine
Fla
Claflin Colleges
H. P. Sharper
Florence
Veteran Pilot Rescues Family After Snowbound Crash
Wes Stoddard, 50, veteran bush pilot from Anchorage, crash lands a twin engine plane on a Nevada mountain in whiteout conditions. All five aboard survive after two days in sub zero weather. Hill Air Force Base helicopter rescues the Stoddards and relatives, with Stoddard and his wife injured but stable.
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Ely
Nev
Nevada
Hill Air Force Base
Utah
Wes Stoddard
Anchorage
Alaska
Ely Hospital
Stoddard
Helen
Stoddards
Horace Cumbie
Randy
Joseph V. Lee
Heyburn
Idaho
Tucson
Ariz
Airliner Collides With Sabre Jet at Komaki Base
An aircraft collision on the Komaki air base runway in central Japan left three passengers dead and 19 injured. The Japanese air liner carried 28 passengers along with a Japanese air force Sabre Jet in the incident reported tonight.
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Tokyo
Komaki Air Base
Japan
Nelsonville Hounds Seek Upset in Class A Regional Opener
More than 1,000 Nelsonville fans head to Athens tonight as the Greyhounds face unbeaten New Boston in the Class A Regional Tournament. Nelsonville, 15 9, aims to avenge a 1952 state runners up finish, while New Boston boasts a 22 0 season and a high state ranking.
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Nelsonville Greyhounds
Athens
New
New Boston
Greyhounds
Wellston
Nelsonville
Bob Sheskey
Cracks in GOP Front Weaken Eisenhower-Nixon Unity
Senator Barry Goldwater delivered a Senate speech outlining a hard conservative foreign policy. He urged breaking off relations with the Soviet Union and staging a test of wills, risking war on U.S. terms, aiming to influence the party platform before the upcoming summit.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Senate
Eisenhower
Goldwater
Nixon
Soviet Union
United States
Civil Righters Move Toward Vote on Referee Plan
In Washington the House civil rights leaders pressed for a decisive vote on a voting referee provision. Debate centered on keeping bipartisan support aligned as tensions rose over replacing court appointed referees with presidential enrolling officers. Southern opponents sought to split Democratic and Republican votes, reshaping the civil rights voting rights debate.
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Washington
House
March Of Values Boosts Logan Retail Promos
More than 40 Logan stores join in the March of Values promotion sponsored by the Logan Trade Club. The event runs Thursday through Saturday as the first townwide retail promo of the year, part of a long range effort to position Logan as a trade and industry hub in the Hocking Valley.
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Logan
Logan Trade Club
Hocking Valley
Today
Daily News
The
Trade Club
State Changes Policy Allows Pair To Adopt Brilliant Child
In New Jersey the Board of Child Welfare reversed its stance and cleared the way for Richard and Margaret Combs to adopt their 4 year old foster daughter Alice Marie A near genius with an I Q of 138. The board cited avoiding public conflict and permitted adoption, noting the couple had grown attached after initially agreeing to surrender the child.
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Old Bridge
Richard Combs
Alice Marie
Combs
New Jersey Board of Child Welfare
Alice
I.Q
State Board
Trenton
Ohio Farmer Arraigned In Wheat Fuss
Mount Vernon area farmer Clifford J Simpson, 51, is free on $2000 bond after a preliminary hearing in Columbus on charges of knocking a summons from Deputy U S Marshal William McVey while FBI agents allege he impeded official duties. The summons concerns a federal suit over overplanting wheat with a $214 penalty. Simpson awaits possible arraignment in U S District Court.
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Columbus, Ohio
Mount Vernon
U.S
Robert W. Newton
Clifford J. Simpson
Rt. 2
FBI
William McVey
Columbus
McVey
U. S. District Court
U.S. Atty
Thomas S. Schattenfield
Simpson
Schattenfield
Eisenhower backs Nixon for GOP nomination at news conference
President Eisenhower publicly endorsed Vice President Richard Nixon as his choice for the Republican presidential nomination. He clarified at a news conference that his preference is Nixon, while denying a formal endorsement at the Gridiron Club dinner. He urged orderly civil rights marches and reiterated support for the seven point civil rights bill, while opposing a White House race crisis conference.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
White House
Gridiron Club
South
Senate
House
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