Downtown Parking Meter Changes Proposed To Council
Six proposals on downtown parking meters were presented by William Morgan to City Council, aiming to ease business district parking with varied hour limits and five cent fees. Measures include two-hour and half-hour meters on multiple streets, new meters on Main and Second Streets, and a near-east Market Street half-hour zone.
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William Morgan
Second
Hunter Sts
Main St
Hull Printing Co
Carpenter Hardware
Firestone Store
Ohio Power
Chrisman Building
Stones Grill
Weiland Jewelry
Walters Tiny Tot Shop
Market St
Hunter St
Farmers and Merchants Bank
High St
Gallagher Ave
Second St
Spring St
Mulberry, Market
Spring Sts
Front Sts
Hich St
Council
Morgan
H. M. Boocks
Democrats Mulling Return to Old Farm Program
A 24 member Democratic advisory panel urged restoring Roosevelt Truman era farm price supports to 9 percent parity and stricter production controls to curb surpluses. The plan shapes party platform at the Los Angeles convention in July.
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Washington
Roosevelt Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower
Los Angeles
Atom Plant Workers Approve New Contract
Members of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union ratified a new contract at Goodyear Atomic Corp. in Piketon by 469 to 267. The pact awaits Atomic Energy Commission approval. sources say seniority and fringe benefits, not wages, were the main issues.
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Waverly, Ohio
Oi, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Goodyear Atomic Corp
Piketon
Atomic Energy Commission
Khrushchev Still Cools on Eisenhower Visit
Soviet Premier Khrushchev, amid debris of a US spy plane, says the incident reshapes his view of Eisenhower. He suggests discussing the Paris visit in Paris and reiterates he may meet the President there. Gromyko warns that any future spy flights will be smashed and bases obliterated.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Paris
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Francis G. Powers
Gorky Park
Khrushchevy
Powers
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Soviets To Aid American Tests
President Eisenhower said US underground nuclear tests to test detection systems will be supervised by a group including Soviet representatives. He noted Britain Russia and the United States will oversee and no weapons will be involved. Many tests may not use nuclear materials. He said Soviets will likely see all necessary details for participation. Geneva reports suggested only some details would be negotiable.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Britain
Russia
United States
Geneva
Miami University Flooded With Freshman Applicants
Oxford Ohio The Miami University Admissions Director Harry Gerlach reports a flood of freshman applications forcing a waiting list for late applicants. He notes housing is available for 2125 freshmen next fall and more than that number has already been admitted, with likely cancellations reducing fall openings.
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Oxford
Ohio
Miami University
Harry Gerlach
Interstate Highway Speed Limit Boosted in Ohio
The Ohio Highway Department raised official speed limits on the 1 500 mile interstate system to 65 mph for cars and 55 mph for trucks over two tons. The new limits match those on the Ohio Turnpike and apply day and night. Other state highways retain 60 mph and 50 mph limits.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Highway Department
World Circling Submarine Triton Returns Home to New London
The 7,750 ton nuclear powered submarine Triton completed an 41,500 mile submerged circumnavigation in 83 days. Commander Capt Edward L Beach received the Legion of Merit from President Eisenhower. Crew of 182 returns to New London amid family reunions after a secret mission linked to the Paris summit.
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New London
Ned
Hugh
Ingrid
Triton
Delaware
Ferdinand Magellan
Edward L. Beach
Eisenhower
Legion of Merit
Conn
Phileas Fogg
Magellan
Mactan
Philippines
Cadiz
Spain
Argentina
Macon
Beach
Polaris
Half Of County Population Now In Logan And Falls Two
Preliminary 1960 census figures show Hocking County population 20 045 with half living in Logan and Falls Two totaling 9 380 up from 8 600 in 1950. Logan city 6 967 and Falls Two township 2 628 plus changes in Laurelville Murray City and several townships.
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Logan
Falls Two
Hocking County
Logan and
A. FE. Harmony
Logan Falls
Cave Logan
Bureau of the Census
Harmony
Laurelville
Murray City
Falls
Laurel
Good Hope
Starr
Green
Perry
Salt Creek
Benton
Washington
Marion
Kennedy Triumphs In West Virginia Boosting Campaign Clout
Senator John F. Kennedy swept West Virginia securing a decisive win that undermines Hubert Humphrey and strengthens Kennedy's bid for the Democratic nomination. Humphrey conceded, Kennedy claimed the Nebraskan vote lead, and Nixon write ins appeared in Nebraska. Kennedy’s Protestant-state win challenges religious prejudice doubts. Humphrey faces loss of delegates as Kennedy gains momentum toward the convention.
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John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
West Virginia
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Kennedy
Humphrey
Nebraska
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
New Mexico
Senate
Lyndon B Johnson
Texas
Stuart Symington
DMO
Adlai F. Stevenson
Stevenson
Miriam Schottke Wins Free Trip To Washington
Logan High School senior Miriam Schottke won Hocking County's essay contest sponsored by Congressman Walter Moeller. She will receive an expense paid week in Moeller's Washington office. Second was Ronald Whister and third was Daria Coakley. essays judged by Carl Harsh and Don Young on My Contribution to Democracy through Government Service.
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Miriam Schottke
Logan High School
Hocking County
Walter Moeller
Carl Harsh
Don Young
Ohio draft call lists 543 for June induction raise
The Ohio Selective Service System issued a June induction call for 543 men aged 22 or older to report June 1, six fewer than May. County tallies include Hocking 1, Vinton 2, Fairfield 2, Perry 6, Athens 4.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Selective Service System
Hocking
Vinton
Fairfield
Perry
Athens
Nashville lunch counters test partial integration
Six Nashville stores began serving Negroes at previously white counters during slack periods under a secret agreement with white and Negro leaders. Demonstrators disrupted counters earlier, and the accord aims to halt violence and keep customers from suburban shops. Other incidents occurred in Winston-Salem and Montgomery linked to new city disorderly conduct statutes.
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Nashville
Winston Salem
John D. Gold
Winston-Salem
Durham
N.C
Richard Nesmith
MacMurray College
Jacksonville
Montgomery
Ala
Weather outlook for Ohio cloudiness fades with light rain
Official Weather Bureau summary reports cloudy skies across Ohio with diminishing rain. Temperatures ranged from 52 at 10 a.m. in Columbus area, highs near 15 earlier, and scattered light showers Tuesday. Low pressure over northern Ohio weakens as another system forms in Missouri, leaving precipitation lighter and more intermittent tonight and Thursday.
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Columbus, Ohio
Official Weather Bureau
Ohio
Hocking Valley
Michigan
Missouri
Thursay
Eisenhower urges open skies despite furor over spy plane incident
President Eisenhower pressed again for an open skies inspection plan to deter surprise attacks and ease Cold War tensions. He defended espionage as necessary, urged reviewing the U2 incident, and noted Paris summit prospects while rejecting a Soviet ultimatum. The remarks followed Russia’s claim of downing a U2 and captured pilot Francis Powers.
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Pearl Harbor
Eisenhower
United States
Paris
Francis G. Powers
Russia
Fisenhower
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