Destructive Storms Sweep South East and Midwest
A trio of storms hit the South East and Midwest with heavy snow in Iowa Illinois and the Great Lakes. Tornadoes caused damage near Tampa while floods threaten 25 000 in North Tampa and Plant City faces homelessness. At least 18 deaths reported as storms persist across the eastern half of the nation.
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Ohio
Midwest
North Carolina
Atlantic
Florida
Plant City
Tampa
Hillsborough
Pasco
Forest Hills
Virginia
Iowa
Illinois
Great Lakes
Lake Michigan
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
West Virginia
New York State
New England
Ohio Weather Shows Snow Dwindling as Temps Rise
Official Weather Bureau briefing for Columbus reports cloudy skies and light snow in the Hocking Valley noon reading 40 degrees at 11 am and a prior low of 33 in Logan. Yesterday’s high was 40 with widespread snow flurries. northwest counties saw 2 to 3 inches of snow on Wednesday. Temperatures slide into the 20s tonight with Friday mid 30s.
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Columbus, Ohio
Official Weather Bureau
Ohio
Hocking Valley
Logan
Dayton
Chesapeake
Off Base Servicemen Win Ohio Voting Residency Ruling
Ohio Attorney General Mark McElroy ruled that servicemen living off base may establish legal voting residence in the state if they meet residency requirements. The opinion directs local boards to consider intent, noting a home in another state can anchor residency while stationed elsewhere.
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Columbus
Ohio
Mark McElroy
Air Force
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Greene
Montgomery
McElroy
Mathias H. Heck
Montgomery County
Heck
The
United States
New Look for St. Patrick’s Day at Logan High
Eleven senior boys dyed their hair green at Logan High School to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. A loudspeaker announcement called the “Green Mountain Boys” to the office and they were sent home to restore their hair to its natural color.
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Logan High School
Green Mountain Boys
School Kids Give Party on St. Pat's Day
Lancaster Ohio pupils at Cedar Heights School celebrate St Patrick s Day with shamrocks from the Irish Embassy in Washington. First graders planted shamrocks for luck and baked green cookies while reading a letter from Adrian Rafferty of the Irish Embassy. A 6-year-old insisted there are snakes in Ireland despite the embassy reply.
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Lancaster
Ohio
St. Patrick’s Day
Ireland
Cedar Heights School
June J. Arter
Walter H. Moeller
Washington
Atlantic
Adrian Rafferty
Rafferty
Dennis Eugene Murphy
Dennis
Athens Clinic Gets Nod At New Checkup
State examiners praised Athens State Hospital for 1954 to 1959 improvements in operations, morale, sanitation and food service. Supt. Hubert H. Fleckner plant engineer Harold Cox and business manager M. Eugene Bleigh led the ongoing refresh under limited funds.
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Columbus, Ohio
Athens State Hospital
James A. Rhodes
Hubert H. Fleckner
Harold Cox
M. Eugene Bleigh
Nationwide Negro Boycott Over Segregation Policies
The NAACP urged a nationwide economic boycott of Woolworth Kresge Kress Grant's and Thalhimer's stores to protest segregation at lunch counters. Citywide actions and arrests occurred in the South while President Eisenhower defended peaceful assembly. In San Antonio, six stores opened counters to Black patrons, signaling a shift in practices.
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NAACP
New York
Woolworth
Kresge
Kress and
Grant’s
Thalhimer’s
Richmond
Eisenhower
Ernest F. Hollings
South Carolina
Hollings
San Antonio
Tex
U S Economy Under Study By Experts
Washington reports show February activity near stall with production and incomes flat after steel strike peak. Fed notes activity high but uneven with lower auto and consumer output. housing starts fall while business plans hint at higher plant and equipment spend. Personal income rises to record pace though modest post strike gain.
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Eisenhower
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Commerce Department
Irishman Wonders Why St Patrick's Day Sparks Irish Spirit
An Irishman living in Columbus, Mark Suttlehan, notes how St Patrick’s Day is celebrated subdued at home but sparks strong Irish pride in the United States. He recalls memories of Ireland, mentions wearing shamrocks, singing Irish songs, and a party with Irish tea and a breakfast after mass.
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Ohio
Kathleen
Mark Suttlehan
Ireland
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St. Patrick's Day
Suttlehan
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Northern Ireland
Free Counties
Green Glens
Antrim
Mountains
Mourne
Bers St. Patrick's
Galway Bay
Kathleen Mavourneen
New York
St. Patrick
First Burials Planned For Mine Victims
Logan West Virginia AP report says relatives prepare to bury the first of 16 men who suffocated in a mine fire at Island Creek Coal Co. Holden 22. Two miners remain missing as rescue teams press on. The 16 deceased left 77 children. Roy Lee Dempsey’s family includes nine. First service set for today at 2 PM. The last body identified includes Donaldson, a 55 year old division safety engineer, and Lundale, 23, an industrial engineer.
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Logan
W. Va
Holden 22
Island Creek
CBS Executive Killed Under Subway Train Wheels
John F. Howell, 40, vice president of CBS, was killed Wednesday under a subway train in New York. Police were unsure if he fell or jumped.
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New York
John F. Howell
Columbia Broadcasting System
Howell
Western disarmament clash over space weapons in Geneva
Western powers and the Soviet bloc pressed for a disarmament pact to bar nuclear armed space satellites. British minister David Ormsby-Gore warned such weapons could threaten all life within a decade, as talks showed deep divisions on principles and timelines. Separately, delegates of 86 nations opened a Law of the Sea conference to define coastal sovereignty and offshore rights following two years of rulemaking.
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Geneva
David Ormsby-Gore
Earth
Air Pollution Regulations Target Cookouts and Car Idling
Pittsburgh area rules approved by the Allegheny County Board of Health tighten limits on steel mill emissions and extend to individuals. The plan would curb car idling to three minutes and require a written permit for open fires like backyard grills, with enactment left to county commissioners.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County Board of Health
New Boston Stops Nelsonville In Regional Opener
New Boston, a 75-45 winner over Nelsonville, dominates the Class A Regional Tournament opener at Ohio University. Leroy Frazier 6-5 led with 22 points with Junie Keaton 6-6 and Jerry Jenkins 16 and 11 follow, as the Tigers control boards and pace.
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Nelsonville
Ohio University
Tigers
New Boston Quint
Athens
Greyhounds
Ohio
Leroy Frazier
Junie Keaton
Tiger
Jerry Jenkins
Steve Jenkins
Bill Kunzman
Threats against Gov DiSalle reported in Ohio
A southern Ohio man threatened the life of Governor Michael V. DiSalle, with aides stating genuine safety concerns. Press secretary Jerry Poston and Highway Director Everett S. Preston reported the threats earlier this week.
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Columbus, Ohio
Michael V. DiSalle
Ohio
DiSalle
Jerry Poston
Everett S. Preston
Former Loganites Welcome Daughter Born in Squad Car
Mr and Mrs Donald Poling formerly of Logan are parents of a four pound five ounce daughter born in a police squad car in Columbus at 9 am yesterday. The newborn arrived while en route to Mount Carmel Hospital. grandparents include Mr and Mrs William Showalter Columbus formerly of Logan and Mrs James F Courtney of Logan. Great grandparents are Mrs Mary Rosser and Mrs Carrie Mowery both of Logan. Both mother and child are reported doing nicely.
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Donald Poling
Logan
Columbus
Poling
Suzanne Showalter
Mount Carmel Hospital
William Showalter
James F. Courtney
Judson Poling
Dayton
Mary Rosser
Carrie Mowery
De Gaulle Faces Assembly Demand Over Farm Price Policy
Paris AP report shows 287 deputies signed a petition seeking recall of Parliament to force a special session to debate De Gaulle's farm price freezing measure. The challenge comes 21 months into his presidency with inflation control as the issue.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
National Assembly
Assembly
Jacques Chaban-Delmas
Slayings At Starved Rock Trailunfold In Cave Case
Police probe grisly triple murder of prominent Riverside women found in a Starved Rock cave. Blood stained tree limb and red cords tied wrists. suspects questioned as search continues. State officials label it a sex crime with little solid leads so far.
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Ottawa
Ill
Illinois
Set
William Hiall
Chicago
Starved Rock State Park
Harlan Warren
William Morris
Springfield
Riverside
Frances Murphy
R. W. Murphy
Borg- Warner Corp
Mildred Lindquist
Robert Lindquist
St. Louis Canyon
Craig Armstrong
Two Air Force officers die in plane crash near Indianapolis
An Air Force T 33 trainer crashed into two houses near Weir Cook Airport in Indianapolis after missing its initial approach. Maj Dowd F Cooper 38 from Wheatland Oregon and Lt Lloyd Cogdill 27 from Clovis New Mexico died. A tenant Lillie Pritchett 72 and Larry Crabtree 19 suffered only cuts and bruises.
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Ind
Weir Cook Municipal
Dowd F. Cooper
Wheatland
Ore
Lloyd Cogdill
Clovis
N.M. Lillie Pritchett
Larry D. Crabtree
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