Compromise Lake Appears Possible in Pickaway Battle
The dispute over shrinking Memorial Lake from 161 to 60 acres may yield a compromise offer of a 100 acre lake from the State Department of Natural Resources. The Circleville Herald reported the possibility on Wednesday. The same story noted there was no indication residents would accept it.
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Pickaway County
State Department of Natural Resources
Circleville Herald
Tim Millar
Ohio Department of Conservation
Circleville
Hocking
Pickaway
Memorial Lake
Lake Logan
Department of Public Works
Marion
Conservation Department
Buck Rider
Earl Sanderson
Sanderson
State Water Board
C. V. Youngquist
State Highway Department
Tommy James
Floyd Hillman
S. O. Linzell
Millar
Owens
Runkle
Ohio
Bill Owens
Paul Runkle
Madison County
Madison Lake
Department of Natural Resources
Lake St. Marys
Indian Lake
Buckeye Lake
Lake Jackson
Lake Laramie
Independence Dam
St. Marys
State of Ohio
Aloysius
Westmont
Copley
Delphos St. Johns
Canton
Mc¢Kinley
H. W. Emschler
State Board of Control
Cincinnati
Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Assn
High School Association
Appliance Tax Cut Passes 64-23 in Senate Vote
In Washington the Senate approved a household appliance tax cut by 64 to 23 as part of a broader excise tax measure. Democrats urged relief for necessities while some Republicans and Sen. Millikin warned of possible House resistance to lowering excises below 10 percent.
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GOP
Ohio
Burke
Bricker
House
Sen. Millikin
R-Cole
Millikin
Senate
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
Diver To Aid In Hunt For Murder Clues
In Cedarville Ohio a professional diver from Cincinnati will search a Cedarville quarry for a car believed to hold clues to the 1951 murder of Robert Betts. Greene County officials resumed the dig after a tip about a missing Betts vehicle, with dredging paused when a large object bent grappling hooks at 45 feet.
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Xenia
Greene County
Cedarville
J. R. Ramsey
Roy M. Smith
Cincinnat
Robert Betts
The
Independent) Paper Mill Supply Co
Ramsey
Betts
U. S. 42
Ike Sends Card to 100th Birthday Woman
Cincinnati Mrs. Margaret Keller of Norwood observed her 100th birthday today and received a birthday card from President Eisenhower as part of the celebration.
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Cincinnati
Margaret Keller
Norwood
President Eisenhower
Russian A-Bomb Dust Said Falling On Japan
Japanese parliament member Shigeyoshi Matsumae cites American military quarters for reports that radioactive ash from Russian Arctic tests reaches Japan three times every two weeks. Officials cite westerly winds and warn the ash may fall in Japan as a wider dispute over nuclear tests and compensation for Bikini Atoll survivors continues.
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Tokyo
Japan
Arctic Circle
Shigeyoshi Matsumae
U. S. Far East
Matsumae
Socialist Party
U.N
Siberia
United States
Russia
Hiroshi Ito
Kyodo News
U. S
Bikini
John M. Allison
Foreign Office
W. Sterling Cole
Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
State Examiner Praises Laurelville and Murray City Officials
The state examiner commends Laurelville and Murray City officials for proper handling of records and finances. No illegal payments found. examinations covered 1948/1953 periods. Officials cooperated, furnishing records. reports available at mayors and clerks offices.
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Murray City
Laurelville
Charles M. Shank
State Auditor
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Shank
A. F. Goodman
Anna Simon
Goodman
Court OKs Military Trial For Civilian
The U S Court of Appeals upheld a law allowing the armed services to court martial civilians for crimes while in service. It applied to Robert W. Toth of Pittsburgh, an honorably discharged Air Force man accused of murder in the slaying of a South Korean civilian. The court reversed a federal judge and ordered Toth turned over to Air Force authorities for trial.
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Washington
U. S. Court of Appeals
Armed Services
Robert W. Toth
Pittsburgh
Air Force
U. S. Dist
Alexander Holtzoff
Toth
Israel seeks UN action over Negev bus killings
United Nations diplomats reported Israel appealed to the Western Big Three for immediate UN Security Council action on the alleged Arab killing of 11 Israeli bus passengers in the Negev desert. Action is expected to be delayed by council members.
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United Nations
N. Y
Israel
U. N
Negev Desert
Security Council
Sympathy waterfront tieup looms as union backs strike
New York leaders of the old International Lowshoremen's Assn. sanctioned a three-week-old outlaw strike in the Port of New York, signaling a possible sympathy action along the Atlantic Coast.
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New York
Atlantic Coast
International Lowshoremen’s Assn
Coal miners feared killed in ChorzoW mine blast
Warsaw radio reports a major explosion at the ChorzoW coal mine in Silesia may have killed up to 100 miners. The figure is unconfirmed and details are scarce. Authorities are assessing the scene and notifying families.
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Vienna
Austria
Warsaw
Chorzow
Silesia
Ironton editor files contempt charge over school board records
Ironton Tribune city editor Clarence Pennington filed contempt of court against Rex Miller South Point School Board Clerk for denying access to minutes. A court order allowed inspection, then Miller redirected to his attorney. Miller sues for $10,000, alleging damage from a Tribune report on minutes, while Pennington seeks to reopen access. Pennington to face hearing. case cites Ohio 3313.26 on public records.
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Ironton
Clarence Pennington
The
Ironton Tribune
South Point School Board
Rex Miller
Pennington
Miller
South Point
J. Earl Pratt
Tribune Publishing Co
Tribune
Senate probes Army row eyed for next week
Sen Mundt plans a rapid five day inquiry with swift selection of a special counsel and ground rules for fair play. The probe centers on an Army report accusing McCarthy and Roy M. Cohn of seeking favored treatment for Pvt. G David Schine and on alleged blackmail links to drop the inquiry.
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Washington
Sen
Mundt
R-Sd
Senate
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Stevens
McCarthy
Roy M. Cohn
David Schine
Cohn
Schine
Big House Moving Planned on E Main Street
A major house moving project in Logan will relocate a former Dr. H. M. Boocks residence from E Main Street to Rangers Addition. The structure, sold by Ohio Oil Co. for a Marathon service station, will travel along E Main Street via the old railroad embankment to the east side of the tracks. The Ray A. Oldham Co. of Columbus moves the building for William Harwood, who will convert it into an apartment on the Harwood lot.
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Logan
E. Main St
H. M. Boocks
Rangers
Ray A. Oldham Co
Columbus
William Harwood
Oil Company
Harwood
St Aloysius Enters Cleveland B Semifinal Spotlight
Hundreds travel from New Lexington as St. Aloysius meets Westmont in the Class B state semifinal in Cleveland. The squad travels after Mass and a 1 p.m. practice at Cleveland Arena, staying at the Hotel Statler, aiming for the Class B title.
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New Lexington
Cleveland
New Lexington St. Aloysius Cagers
Westmont
St. al
Bob Fowle
St. Aloysius
Cleveland Arena
Statler
Fowle
Power Plant Costs Studied By Congress
Congress orders the Atomic Energy Commission to tighten control of construction costs for two privately owned power plants at Gallipolis Ohio and Madison Indiana. Costs have risen by 32 million dollars over the original 64 million estimate, likely driving higher rates as rates are tied to construction costs.
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Washington
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Ohio
Gallipolis
Madison
Ind
Present Support Program Labeled Imprudent by Expert
A federal farm expert at Farm and Home Week in Columbus called current price supports costly and imprudent. Donald Paarlberg outlined a revised program to ease shifts from high parity, cut basic commodity supports, set aside excess stocks, boost exports, modernize parity calculations, and use conservation funds for adjustments. He warned lands misused for wheat create dust storms and noted declines in US wheat exports while Canada’s rise.
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Donald Paarlberg
Benson
Paarlberg
Ohio State University
United States
Canada
Tornado Watch After Severe Storm Slams Indiana Path
Weathermen warn of possible tornadoes as a severe storm crosses toward Ohio. Connersville Indiana reported hit. the line of storms aimed at Ohio centers near Eaton and Preble County then toward Cleveland. Warnings extend 60 miles across the region.
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Columbus
Ohio Highway Patrol
Ohio
Connersville
Ind
Eaton
Weather Bureau
Preble County
Cleveland
Remembering the Baby Tornado Plagues Laurelville and Adelphi
Hocking County residents recall the Friday night tornado that leveled barns and garages in Laurelville and Adelphi while weather reports warned northern Ohio might see tornado conditions. Meanwhile the area logged its warmest day of the year with a noon temperature of 76 after a low of 60.
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Hocking County
Laurelville
Adelphi
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Tornado alert spans central Ohio with wide rain flood trouble
A tornado warning spans a broad band north and south of a Evansville to Cleveland line, threatening cities from Hamilton to Medina. Springfield parochial schools had a half holiday while public schools stayed open. Centred in Ohio, 2.03 inches of rain fell in 12 hours drenching Cleveland basements and streets, with Parma hardest hit and Fremont reporting 1.75 inches overnight.
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Evansville
Ind
Cleveland
Hamilton
Middletown
Dayton
Springfield
Piqua
Sidney
Urbana
Bellefontaine
Delaware
Kenton
Marion
Bucyrus
Mansfield
Norwalk
Lorain
Elyria
Ashland
Medina
Wilmington
Columbus
Akron
Lima
Sandusky
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Parma
Auto Club
Cleveland Transit System
Fremont
Southwest Hit by Seven Tornadoes Across Tex and Nearby
In Texas and neighboring states seven tornadoes spawned from a line of storms that stretched across north Texas into Oklahoma and Arkansas. No injuries or damages are listed in the readable text. Local authorities were assessing the extent of the outbreaks.
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Honey Grove
Tex
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
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White House
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