Ohio Weekend Road Mishaps Kill 19 in Traffic Toll
The Associated Press reports 19 people died in Ohio traffic accidents over the weekend ending Sunday midnight, the highest weekend toll since winter ended. No single crash claimed more than two lives, with two elderly women killed in a car collision and two young men fatally affected by carbon monoxide in a parked vehicle. A shotgun death, a non-traffic fatality by fire, and an infant bathtub drowning also listed among the fatalities.
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Associated Press
Ohio
May Day Protests Worldwide Include Cuba and Japan
May Day saw millions celebrate in the United States while Communists showcased strength. Fidel Castro proclaimed our country or death during a three hour speech to hundreds of thousands in Cuba. In Tokyo, protesters hung Eisenhower and Kishi in effigy and denounced the U S Japan security treaty.
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Associated Press
United States
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Tokyo
Eisenhower
Nobusuke Kishi
Californian teen fights Florida death penalty bid
Dennis Whitney a 17 year old from California faced a Florida court as he sought to avoid execution by electric chair after involvement in a coast to coast robbery spree that prosecutors tied to seven deaths.
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West Palm Beach
Fila
Dennis Whitney
Florida
South Korean Students Defy Martial Law to Demand Assembly
In Seoul today nearly 30,000 college and high school students defied a martial law ban on demonstrations. They gathered to demand a new National Assembly, signaling broad student political mobilization amid restrictions.
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Seoul
South Korea
Half-Million Fire Destroys Drake Hotel in Canton
A Sunday night blaze gutted the Drake Hotel in downtown Canton Ohio with unofficial estimates put the loss at at least 500000 dollars. Fire officials reported extensive damage to the building and surrounding area as crews battled the flames.
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Canton, Ohio
Canton
State liquor raid nets sixteen arrests at seven venues
Cleveland agents conducted rapid raids on seven alleged illegal drinking and gambling spots Sunday. Sixteen people were arrested in the sweep.
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Cleveland (Ap
Eisenhower Signs Bill Boosting School Milk Funds
President Eisenhower signed a bill increasing funds for school milk programs to provide milk at lower costs to children in schools.
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Washngton
Eisenhower
Nick J. Sanborn Named Hocking Deputy
Nick J. Sanborn age 21 of Nelsonville Route 1 was appointed deputy by Sheriff A J Waldron. Sanborn a Carbon Hill High School graduate has worked in FBI offices in Washington DC. Waldron said the appointment gives the department three deputies and enables more night patrols.
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Nick J. Sanborn
Nelsonville
Atom Plant Labor Parley Resumes in Columbus
Negotiations resume in Columbus to craft a new contract for about 1300 workers at the Pike County Atomic Energy Plant after the old pact expired. Local 10-689 members voted to defer a strike and continue on a day to day basis as talks continue.
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Columbus, Ohio
Pike County
Faint Ohio primary turnout expected amid tight races
Fewer than 20 percent of Ohio voters are expected to participate in Tuesday's primary with about 1.0 million ballots cast. Democrats contest for state auditor with four candidates while Republicans field two for the unexpired Supreme Court term. DiSalle leads the Democratic slate for convention delegates, while Porter seeks influence in several districts.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ted W. Brown
Ohio
John A. Christopher Jr
Cleveland
James D. Ferguson
Columbus
Charles H. Hubbell
W. T. MecCort
St. Clairsville
Ferguson
Joseph T. Ferguson
McCort
Belmont County
Supreme Court
James Garfield Stewart
Cincinnati
William O'Neill
Willard D. Campbell
Elizabeth Bell Winter
Medina Municipal Court
Paul W. Brown
Youngstown
Richard Murray Stewart
Akron
Miller
Cuyahoga County
Albert S. Porter
Porter
Kennedy
DiSalle
Ohio Votes In Primary Rush Across Regions
Voters in Ohio Indiana Florida and other areas prepare for Tuesday primaries while Texas holds one Saturday. Nixon defends administration record in Chicago as Rayburn predicts a disavowal. Rockefeller avoids draft talk. Humphrey picks up Teamsters support in West Virginia as Kennedy vows to resist Hoffa influence. Symington tours Arizona arguing tariff and aid links.
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Indiana
Alabama
Florida
Texas
Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Washington
House
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
West Virginia
State Teamsters Union
Sen
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Minnesota
Humphrey
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Jimmy Hoffa
Hoffa
National Teamsters Union
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Arizona
Symington
Tucson
Ohio Tenth District primary pits Collins against Abele
In the Tenth District including Hocking County the race centers on Oakley Collins of Ironton and Homer Abele of McArthur. The winner would oppose incumbent Democrat Walter Moeller in the general primary.
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Hocking County
Oakley Collins
Ironton
Homer
Pete) Abele
McArthur
Walter Moeller
Democratic Primary Contenders Named for Ohio Nomination Statewide
Hayes Ferguson of Cambridge notes the Democratic field as Rhoderic Mills of New Lexington Caverence Skatzes of Somerset and Herbert Smith of Marietta seek the nomination. Tuesday's elections will select nominees for 24 Ohio Senate seats all House seats appellate court judges and numerous county offices including commissioner prosecutor clerk of courts sheriff recorder treasurer engineer coroner probate judge and common pleas judge in several counties.
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Hayes Ferguson
Cambridge
Rhoderic G. Mills
New Lexington
Caverence H. Skatzes
Somerset
Herbert A. Smith
Marietta
Ohio Senate
Ohio House
Common Pleas Court
Contract Awarded For Dust Control In Hocking County
Hocking County commissioners opened bids and awarded a dust control contract for county roads. The Shelley Co. of Mount Vernon won with a low bid of 1475 cents per gallon. Total bid for about 77 000 gallons amounted to 11 357 50 dollars.
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Hocking
Shelley Co
Mount Vernon
Clash Between Turk Youths and Soldiers in Istanbul during NATO Meeting
Thousands of Turkish youths clashed with troops near Istanbul City Hall as NATO foreign ministers gathered for a summit preview. Officials watched from City Hall windows as soldiers pushed demonstrators back with rifle butts. no shots were fired. Prime Minister Menderes warned against further anti government protests.
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Turkey
Atlantic Alliance
Freedom
NATO Council of Foreign Ministers
NATO
Adnan Menderes
Menderes
Celal Bayar
Burning ban lifted in Hocking area after soaking rains
After weekend overcast skies and rains, the Hocking area lifted the burning ban. Rain totals were 0.15 inches at Logan 0.38 at Nelsonville and 0.82 at the Hocking Honor Camp enabling fire wardens to sell burning permits. Temperatures ranged from 27 to 65 degrees with a cool start to the day.
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Hocking
Logan
Nelsonville
Joe Reichley
Ohio
Lake Hope
Lake Logan
Hocking State Parks
Sue Rochester Johnson Dies in Birmingham Funeral
Funeral services were held for Sue Rochester Johnson 40 of Birmingham Michigan at Kirk of the Hills Church. She died Saturday morning in Old Grace Hospital Detroit after six months of ill health. A Logan native and Ohio University alumna, she was preceded in death by husband Stanley Johnson and two sisters. Survivors include two sons David and Greg, daughter Kathy, sister Ruth Armstrong and brothers William Rochester and Fred Rochester.
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Sue Rochester Johnson
Birmingham
Mich
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Kirk of the Hills Church
Old Grace Hospital
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Ohio Wesleyan University
Walter Rochester
Stanley Johnson
Betty Evans
Dorothy Rochester
David
Greg
Kathy
Ruth Armstrong
Portsmouth
William Rochester
Hamburg
N. Y
Fred
Chessman Accepts Death With Smile
Daryl Chessman died in the San Quentin gas chamber at 10 12 a m after a 12 year fight to escape execution. federal and state courts denied stays as his attorneys sought relief and the lethal pellets were released at 10 09 45 a m PDT.
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Calif
Daryl Chessman
San Quentin Prison
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California
Supreme Courts
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Chessman
Los Angeles
Edmund G. Brown
Eisenhower
Latin America
Death Row
Weather Update: Ohio Forecast and Temperature Highlights
Official Weather Bureau summary notes light showers near Akron early, mostly clear south with fog near zero at Cincinnati and Chesapeake. Zanesville 30, Columbus 37, Marietta 33. today mostly fair with near 70 afternoon. tonight fair and warmer. Tuesday clouds, slightly cooler near Lake Erie.
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Columbus, Ohio
Official Weather Bureau
Ohio
Akron
Cincinnati
Chesapeake
Zanesville
Columbus
Marietta
Lake Erie
Spending Could Scuttle the Soaring Sixties
Secretary Frederick H. Mueller warned at the United States Chamber of Commerce that heavy borrowing and spending could turn the 1960s into a slump. He touted a record GNP near 500 billion and jobs, homes, and schools growth, but warned the 290 billion federal debt and future obligations mortgage future earnings.
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Washington
Comerce
Frederick H. Mueller
United States Chamber of Commerce
Mueller
Eisenhower
America
NATO Ministers Back Summit Arms Cut Plan Amid Turkish Protests
NATO foreign ministers meeting in Istanbul under martial law endorsed Western disarmament proposals to be raised with the Soviet Union at the Paris summit. Turkish students clashed with soldiers outside City Hall as U S Secretary of State Christian Herter read Eisenhower’s Paris warning that quick results are unlikely. Western five seek general disarmament with proper controls and plan to present concrete joint proposals to the Geneva talks.
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Turkey
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Adnan Menderes
U.S
Christian A. Herter
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchev
Paris
United States
Selwyn Lloyd
Geneva
Britain
France
Italy
Canada
Khrushchev
County races, sheriff contest lead Hocking primary
Voters in Hocking County head to the polls in a primary with key races for sheriff commissioner and county representative. Democratic candidates for sheriff include Anderson Bartlett Brenick Campbell Graf Hartman Powers. Republican sheriff hopefuls are Breeze Dawley Rutherford. County commissioner nominees include Bierly Conkle Stimel VanCuren for Democrats and Buntz North Whisler for Republicans. Judge Harley Meyer seeks the Fourth District Court of Appeals nomination. Two school transfer referenda affect Laurelville and Good Hope townships. Polls open 6:30 am to 6:30 pm with lines allowed to vote.
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Hocking
John Anderson
Logan
J. H. Bartlett
Logan Rt. 1
Joe Brenick
Logan Rt. 3
Bob Campbell
Neil Graf
Paul
Puffy) Hartman
Walter L. Powers
A. J. Waldron
Richard Buntz
South Logan
Walter North
Logan Rt
Lloyd Whisler
Laurelville Rt
A. M
Bert) Bierly
LeRoy H. Conkle
Laurel Two
McKinley Hansen
Laurel
Laurelville
Good Hope
Elza Ringhiser
Lowell Karshner
Berne Union
Logan Physician Praises Donor For Saving Life
A Logan physician credited donor William P. Guess with saving the life of maternity patient Mrs. Robert Tschudy. Guess, called from his GE Logan Glass Plant job, arrived within fifteen minutes after telephoned by Mary Thompson of the Red Cross. Blood rushed from Columbus might not have arrived in time. the child was dead, but Mrs. Tschudy was reported in good condition next morning.
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William P. Guess
Second St
Hocking Valley Hospital
Robert Tschudy
Logan
General Electric Co
Mary Thompson
Hocking County
American Red Cross
Thompson
Guess
State Highway Patrol
Red Cross
Columbus
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Clermont
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Clyde R. Brown
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William H. Harsha Jr
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U.S. Supreme Court
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