Rubber Railroad Loses Out In Ohio Assembly
The Ohio House Commerce and Transportation Committee voted 12 5 to postpone indefinitely consideration of Riverlake Belt Conveyor Lines Inc public utility status blocking a 300 million belt conveyor project to move ore and coal through Ohio. Riverlake may try again via a voter ballot approach after two years.
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Rubber
Ohio
Columbus
Ohio House Commerce and Transportation Committee
House
Riverlake Belt Conveyor Lines, Inc
Senate
Lake Erie
Ohio River
Great Lakes
Riverlake
H. B. Stewart Jr
Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad
Council Advances City Taxes to Cover Current Bills
City council agrees to seek an advance draw on taxes now collected to cover a $3,661.69 general fund gap. Auditor Ruth Easterling warns against deficit financing while discussing December through March fund balances and possible alternate funding through other departmental funds.
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Ruth Easterling
Joseph Phillips
Harry Smith
Richard Gerken
Cleveland
Dean Collison
Lawrence Ellinger
Wilhelmine Deissle
Gerken
Collison
Samuel Bright
Price
Amos Potts
Dollison
Kenley Krinn
Squirrels Rally Support to Save White House Residents
Sen Neu berger urged wildlife lovers nationwide to back his bid to protect the White House squirrels. Democrats laughed as he warned Presidents may come and go, but the squirrels could stay unless removed for damaging Eisenhower's putting green.
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Washington
Neuberger
D-Ore
White House
Senate
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ike
Three Ohio GIs Among 66 Die In Hawaii Plane Crash
HONOLULU 66 people died when a Navy R6D transport crashed near Mt Leleakala. Three Ohio servicemen identified A 2C David L Boyle, Marine Cpl Richard R Brooks, and Pvt Charles M Johnson. Ground crews retrieved charred remains as search teams faced hazardous conditions. The crash occurred during a night flight from Hickam Field after radio trouble. Colonel Willis Bond noted no explanation and said the pilot was eight miles off course despite good visibility.
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Honolulu
Ohio
Mt. Leleakala
Here
David L. Boyle
Minnie Boyle
Ironton
Marine
Richard R. Brooks
R. Brooks
Brookville
Charles M. Johnson
Lonnie May Casswell
Cleveland
Wiretapping Faces Probe By Scions
Washington The House Judiciary Committee opened hearings on curb wiretapping with Chairman Celler calling private conversations a vicious cancer and saying current federal laws are ignored by police and even federal officials.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Celler
D-Ny
Mine Aide Wilbur Klinebriel Named to Board
Governor Lausche announces the appointment of Wilbur Klinebriel of Nelsonville to the State Mining Examining Board for a term ending September 10, 1957.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Wilbur Klinebriel
Nelsonville
State
Income Tax Slash Measure Faces House Die
House Democrats pressed to cut income taxes with a $20 per person cut linked to renewing corporate rates, but Senate opposition and a looming revenue loss signal the plan will fail. A conference would likely adopt the Senate extension, while repeal of two 1954 provisions looms as a separate bill.
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Washington
House Democrats
Senate
House Conference Committee
House
Eisenhower
Conference Committee
Sen
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Baruch Sees No Trouble In Stock Market
Bernard M. Baruch told the Senate Banking Committee the stock market reflects the economy and the cold war era. He warned inflationary policy as the real danger, urged no tax cuts yet, and called for a bigger defense buildup and a balanced budget with debt reduction.
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Baruch
Wall Street
Senate Banking Committee
Underground Atomic Test Readied In Nevada
Army engineers prepared the first underground atomic blast in the United States since 1951 at the Nevada test site under AEC supervision. Weather could delay, 280 armed forces observers watched from five miles away as the device was emplaced. A previous blast in the series lit skies over Los Angeles San Francisco and Phoenix, with Las Vegas reporting 174 milliroentgens of radiation deemed harmless.
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Las Vegas
Nev
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
AEC
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Phoenix
Former Ironton Banker Fronia Sexton Dies at 63
Mrs Fronia Sexton a longtime Ironton businesswoman and former bank president died in University Hospital Columbus at 63. Once Ironton Cour ier publisher and Citizens National Bank leader she faced embezzlement charges in 1954 leading to a 49 day federal sentence and early release for cancer.
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Columbus
Fronia Sexton
Ironton
University Hospital
Low Bid Studied At Lockbourne Air Base Construction
Moyer Bros. of Charleston was the apparent low bidder at 1,159,310 dollars for a group of buildings at Lockbourne Air Force Base Ohio, studied after the bidding.
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Huntington
W. Va
Moyer Bros
Charleston
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Ohio
Ohio Storm Deaths and Damage Reach Across States
Winds from a spring storm caused six Ohio deaths and extensive property losses estimated over a million dollars. The eastern half of the nation logged at least 30 storm deaths with widespread travel disruption and power outages as blizzards and high winds battered Michigan Indiana Kentucky Ohio and neighboring states.
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Youngstown
Boardman—Poland Village
Mahoning County
Ohio
Seaboard
Midwest
Michigan
Indiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Illinois
Nebraska
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Hocking Seen Labor Surplus Area In April
A Labor Department official may declare Hocking and Athens counties as substantial labor surplus areas in April. Muskingum and Morgan counties are also recommended for the same classification. This would qualify them for accelerated tax amortization for new plants and possible defense contract preference. Rep. Jenkins and Senators Bricker Bender and Rep. Polk advocate surveys of southeastern Ohio counties with high unemployment. Officials call Muskingum and Morgan borderline but justify Group IV status.
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Labor Department
Hocking
Athens
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ohio State Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Muskingum
Morgan
Rep. Jenkins
John W. Bricker
George Bender
Eisenhower silent on Yalta papers debate
President Eisenhower commented on publication of the Yalta papers saying there is nothing to gain by revisiting past years to prove anyone wrong. In London the British Labour Party moved to give Aneurin Bevan a chance to repent before voting on expulsion.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Yalta
London
British Labor Party Today
Aneurin Bevan
Peasantry Fears Rise From Farm Surplus and Low Incomes
Columbus reports an agriculture expert warns that surplus crops and prolonged low incomes threaten many American farm families, risking widespread financial hardship if remedies are not found.
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Columbus
Republicans Rally Support for Eisenhower Pay Plan
All 47 Republican senators met in a secret conference called by party leaders to boost backing for President Eisenhower's proposals to raise federal employee pay.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Windstorm Causes Property Damage and Injury Across County
A windstorm yesterday injured Mrs. Eva Staten and caused widespread damage. Roads flooded and power outages affected Laurelville and Rush Creek area, with trees and telecommunication lines down. The Hocking River rose then receded, and forecasts called for continued windy, cold conditions with possible snow flurries Thursday.
Ohio farm week opens at Ohio State University
COLUMBUS Ohio farm folk attend the 43rd annual Farm and Ag Week at Ohio State University with lectures on beekeeping forestry and the impact of eastern markets on farm prices Rep Roger Cloud speaker of the House and Sen C Stanley Mechem Senate majority leader address the gathering Charles Ingraham Hocking County agricultural agent attends the event.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Roger Cloud
Ohio House
C. Stanley Mechem
Senate
Charles Ingraham
Hocking County
Longest Logan haircut resumes after heart attack
Karl Poling completed the lengthy cut on Dr. Carlos Gaffin earlier in December. Poling’s shop interruption occurred when the barber suffered a heart attack at Park View. The pair resumed the session Monday at Poling’s Columbus shop with Gaffin as first customer.
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Logan
Karl Poling
Carlos Gaffin
Mr. Poling
Dr. Gaffin
Park View
Columbus
Idle Claims Down in Ohio March 19
New unemployment claimants in Ohio totaled 7 641 for the week ended March 19 the lowest figure in many weeks reported from Columbus.
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Columbus
Ohio
Martha Elberfeld Tops Logan High Honor List
Logan High School announces the top six honor students from the 1955 class. Martha Elberfeld leads with a 3.953 GPA. Other honorees are William Juergensmeier 3.909, Marilyn Daubenmier 3.404, Sally Chrisman 3.657, John Hunsaker 3.85, and Peter Yaw 3.809, with home addresses listed.
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Martha Elberfeld
Logan High
Logan High School
LHS
Earl Elberfeld
William Juergensmeier
Fred Juergensmeier
Mound St
Marilyn Daubenmier
Hugh Daubenmier
Logan Rt
Sally Chrisman
Claude Chrisman
North St
John Hunsaker
Peter Yaw
Eisenhower hints at Big Power talks after Paris pact approval
President Eisenhower said exploratory talks among the Big Four could begin after ratification of the Paris agreements, seeking assurance from the Soviet Union while avoiding propaganda uses. He backed regional caution and warned against a high level conference too soon. Senate leaders warned against appeasement minded allies risking world isolation if a conference were held. In Paris the French Senate debated West German rearmament as part of ratification of the Paris treaties.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen. George
George
Germany
America
England
France
Russia
Sen
Knowland
Rcalif
Dulles
United States
Senate
Quemoy
Matsu
Formosa
Paris
U.S
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Springfield
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Rocky Fork Creek
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Mt. Carmel Hospital
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Rush Creek
Marion Township
Marion School
Claude Chilcote
Tarlton
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Frank Masure
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