City and County 8th Grade Test Leaders Named
Three Logan school pupils and one Hocking County pupil ranked in the top one per cent of 16 795 eighth graders on Ohio state tests taken mid April. Leading the city and county were Melissa Horwell 184 points Thomas Blume 183 and James Johnson 179 with Curtis Hilton top county scorer at 178.
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Logan School
Hocking County
Ohio
Wallace E. Blake
James Frey
Melissa Horwell
James Horwell
W. Second St
Thomas Blume
Frederick Blume
N. Market St
James Johnson
Warren Johnson
N. Mulberry St
Curtis Hilton
Joe Hilton
Logan Rt. 2
Logan
Melissa Ann Horwell
Carol Ann Riddlebarger
Ann Lappen
Ronald Brimner
Charles Steward
Susan Elberfeld
Linda Kay Bailey
Esther Hedges
Frederick Vaughan
Michael Canty
Linda Kaye Coakley
Dorothy Ann Baker
Peggy Keller
Janet Sue Richards
Jerry Gerken
Mary Jo Rutter
William Woodgeard
James Donahey
Alan Adair
William Mowery
Lona Nutter
Porter Grove
West Logan
Kerry St. Clair
Union Furnace
Robert Kuhn
Gibisonville
Sandra Farrar
Carolyn Bray
Bruce Ebert
South Bloomingville
Rita Brown
Rockbridge
Carol Lehman
Green
Mike Mercer
Linda Thompson
Laurelville
Lulu Belle Morris
Barbara Bryan
Gary Sater
Enterprise
Clark Davis
Narcie Wood
Nina Rafferty
Everett Klinger
Paul Allender
Peggy Ann Beck
Betty Carpenter
Sandra Lea West
Terry Adams
Linda Ann Kraft
Edward Whisler
Aloma Cook
Annalee Rupe
Ilesboro
Terry Casto
Gene Pearsell
Dwight Anderson
Marion
Howard Burgher
Roger Hinerman
Marie Flick
Jean Scott
Betty Weaver
Patricia Harden
Myrna Sheets
David Spencer
Karen Hampshire
Candace Spencer
Carbon Hill
Connie DeLong
James Weaver
Don Taylor
Pamela Robson
Murray City
Loretta Taylor
Karen Fetherofl
Patrick Jones
Russell Waybright
Ronald Conner
Sears Names New Chief Leader at Sears Roebuck
Fowler B Mc Connell aged 63 with 42 years service at Sears Roebuck and Co. assumed the chairmanship today, succeeding the previous head at the Chicago based mail order giant.
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Chicago
Fowler B. McConnell
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Eisenhower warns of world impact from further foreign aid cuts
President Eisenhower told Republican leaders he shudders to think how further cuts in foreign aid would affect the world and U S security. The House nears a showdown vote on a 3.6 billion mutual security measure, with efforts to trim the bill and congressional budgeting proposals under debate.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
GOP
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Foreign Affairs Committee
Martin
Senate
Sam Rayburn
D. Tex
Mass
America
Thomas E. Morgan
Dpa
Alvin M. Bentley
R-Mich
Bentley
E. Ross Adair
R-Ind
Corn Planting Delayed by Rain in Hocking County
Don Young county agricultural agent notes heavy rains have stalled corn plowing and planting, with about 25 percent of fields still unplowed. Pastures and hay crops are thriving, cattle now grazing, while early garden crops such as lettuce onions cabbage radish peas and beans are growing. Fruit prospects look promising if no late frost and oat planting was minimal due to April weather.
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Hocking County
Don Young
Young
Comet Jet Airliner Sets Ocean Crossing Pace
A British Comet airliner flew from Newfoundland to London in 4 hours 33 minutes with an average speed of 530 mph. British Overseas Airways said it was the fastest crossing by a civil aircraft. The flight was a training run before the Atlantic service begins later this year.
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London
Newfoundland
British Overseas Airways
Humane Society Adopts Constitution and By Laws
Constitution and by laws of the Hocking County Humane Society were adopted last night in preparation for incorporation under Ohio law. A membership drive follows with cards printed next week and memberships at $1 annually or $25 for a life member. Once organized, the society gains semi public status and can share in the county dog and kennel fund, hire a humane officer, operate a shelter, and improve impounding facilities with county cooperation.
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Hocking County Humane Society
Ohio
Dog and Kennel
Humane
Niagara Indian Hatchet Buried Over Power Project
Mad Bear Anderson, Tuscarora leader, helps build the $625 million Niagara power project as a laborer for Merritt-Chapman & Scott. He overseen efforts to bar state surveyors from the reserva tion, which faces land appropriation and a federal court order permitting surveying. He warned the conflict may resume despite a recent pledge to bury the hatchet.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Mad Bear Anderson
Niagara
Tuscarora Indian Reservation
Anderson
Merritt-Chapman & Scott
Niagara Gorge
Tuscarora
State Power Authority
Tuscarora Reservation
Mad Bear
Nike bases planned near East German border in West Germany
Allied sources report a chain of Nike antiaircraft bases will be built in forward areas of West Germany within six miles of the Iron Curtain to bolster Western Europe air defenses. In Columbus the governor's Advisory Commission on Civil Rights seeks copies of all Ohio employment studies of minority groups as a first step in a program outline approved by the steering committee.
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Bon
Germany
West Germany
Western Europe
Iron Curtain
Columbus
Governor's Advisory Commission On Civil Rights
Ohio
U.S. to seek Khrushchev disarmament talks terms
Washington plans to ask Soviet Premier Khrushchev to specify the exact conditions he envisions for starting technical disarmament talks. The move signals readiness to begin negotiations once Moscow outlines its terms.
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Washington
United States
Khrushchev
Fed Chair Says Hopeful Indications Recession Slowing
Federal Reserve Board chairman William M. Martin told Senators there are hopeful indicators that the recession is leveling off, but he cautioned that the signs are not yet conclusive.
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Washington
William M. Martin
Federal Reserve Board
Soviet Expedition Reports Vast Pacific Mountain Range
London Moscow radio reported a Soviet scientific expedition has found a vast mountain range on the Pacific seafloor between Antarctica and South Africa. The discovery suggests a major undersea feature in a remote region.
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London
Moscow Radio
Pacific
Antarctica
South Africa
TV pair Danny Thomas and Marjorie Lord plan marriage
Actress Marjorie Lord 34 and producer Randolph Hale 47 announce plans to wed. Both are divorcees with two children each, expanding Hollywood unions in a high profile match.
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Hollywood
Danny Thomas
Marjorie Lord
Randolph Hale
Pflimlin Seeks Premiership on Limited Algeria Rule
Paris Pierre Pflimlin asked parliament to approve him as France's 25th postwar premier. He campaigned on a platform of limited home rule for Algeria amid ongoing strife.
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Paris
Pierre Pflimlin
Algeria
Soviet Hurdle in Third Sputnik Launch
Warsaw report notes a top Soviet scientist hints the USSR faces trouble launching a third Sputnik. The remark came Monday night, signaling delays or technical challenges in the space program.
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Warsaw
Soviet Union
Algerian Demonstrators Riot Over Pflimlin Investment
In Algiers angry demonstrators sacked and nearly demolished the USIA office and marched to the American Consulate. The protest, by students and right wing groups, followed the Paris National Assembly vote on Premier-designate Pflimlin, amid rising anti American sentiment in Algeria. Don Davis of Montana was present but unharmed.
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Algiers
U. S. Information Agency
USIA
Algeria
United States
Don Davis
Great Falls
Mont
France
U. S
National Assembly
Paris
Pierre Pflimlin
Violence Escalates as Lebanese Rioters Target Beirut
Rioters smashed shops blocked streets with flames and roved Beirut for a second day in protest against the pro Western government. Five customs officials were killed near the Syrian border and 36 died in fighting. King Hussein pledged Jordan’s support as clashes spill into Tripoli and a pipeline was blown.
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Middle East
U.S
Beirut
Tripoli
Lebanon
Amman
Hussein
Jordan
Associated Press
Wilton Wynn
Nixon faces hostile crowds in Caracas during South American tour
In Caracas police used tear gas to scatter about 500 students who spat on Vice President Nixon and his wife as they arrived from Colombia. A tear gas bomb exploded near his car and officials warned of assassination rumors amid tense protests printing harsh chants about U.S. intervention. Nixon called the threat routine and pressed on with the two day visit.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Nixon
Nixons
Colombia
South America
Peru
U.S
New Pipeline OK Asked By Gas Firm
Ohio Fuel Gas Co of Columbus seeks authority from the Power Commission to lay about 51 miles of natural gas pipeline across 10 Ohio counties. The plan would abandon 39 miles and replace with a new line costing about 2 163 000. Replacing would salvage 109 000 with 91 000 in removal. The project traverses Wayne Stark Muskingum Marion Lorain Logan Fairfield Cuyahoga Carroll Belmont counties.
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Washington
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Columbus
Ohio
The
Power Commission
Wayne, Stark, Muskingum
Marion, Lorain
Logan
Fairfield
Cuyahoga
Carroll
Belmont Counties
Ike's OK Seen On GI Pay Boost
Eisenhower is set to sign a bill that raises pay for most armed forces members starting June 1. The measure, approved by both houses, targets personnel with two or more years of duty and ranges from 6 to 60 percent, with the largest increases for generals and senior officers.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Armed Services
House
Senate
Logan Carbo Plant Named As One Of Nation's Best
The Carborundum Co. Logan plant named among eight U S sites with top building and grounds ideas in Factory Management and Maintenance magazine. The $3 million facility, designed by Brown & Mathews Inc., features a 65 foot four story tower and 130 000 square feet of space, with 400 workers at peak. A recent order slump cut about 150 production jobs, and stainless steel letters may be added next year.
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Carborundum Co
Logan
U.S
McGraw-Hill
Brown & Mathews, Inc
New York City
William Pearson
Four Hocking honor pupils named at Gibisonville UFHS and Union Furnace
Virginia P Barringer tops Gibisonville High School with four years in choral groups and 4 H. Nancy K Carr earns second honor with leadership roles and plans to attend Ohio University Lancaster. Marvelea Louise Armstrong valedictorian of Union Furnace High School, active in choir band and newspaper work, eyes Ohio University commerce. LaDonna Wolfe named UFHS salutatorian, top clarinet performer with multiple superior ratings and plans to study music education at Ohio University.
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Gibisonville High School
Virginia P. Barringer
William Barringer
Rockbridge Rt. 1
Gibisonville
Nancy K. Carr
Paul A. Carr
GHS
Ohio University Branch College
Lancaster
Union Furnace High School
Marvelea Louise Armstrong
Harry Armstrong
Logan Rt. 3
Ohio University
College of Commerce
UFHS
LaDonna Wolfe
Lawrence Wolfe
Nelsonville Rt. 2
Nelsonville Methodist Church
Eisenhower Comments on Nixon European Tour
The White House denies any plans to cancel Vice President Nixon's proposed European goodwill tour. Press secretary James Hagerty said no consideration of cancellation occurred despite reports of demonstrations during Nixon's South American visit. An AP dispatch suggested the admin may reexamine the trip in light of those incidents.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Nixon
James C. Hagerty
Associated Press
South America
Drowns at Gallia Institution Stream During Seizure
Solomon Welbaum Jr., a 30 year old epileptic patient at the state institution in Gallipolis, apparently drowned Sunday night after he fell into Mill Creek during a seizure. The body was recovered near the institution Monday, according to the Gallia County coroner.
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Gallipolis
State Institution
Solomon Welbaum Jr
Gallia County
Mill Creek
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