Ohio Moves to End Justice of the Peace Courts
Ohio lawmakers push to replace the justice of the peace system with county courts starting January 1. The House approved a plan to abolish JP courts as Senate consideration follows, with new county judges to be elected and serve in counties lacking municipal court jurisdiction.
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Columbus
Ohio
Justice of the Peace
Ohio Supreme Court
House
Senate
C. Stanley Mechem
Athens
Mechem
Common Pleas
Stark, Allen, Franklin and Summit
Cuyahoga County
Richard Metcalf
Franklin
Hamilton
Butler County Fairgrounds
William Beckett
Butler
Carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt Encounters Submerged Object
The USS Franklin D. Roosevelt struck an object off the Florida coast. Capt. T. W. Hopkins reported an oil slick but said the ship was not leaking oil. He ruled out a submarine and suggested a whale as a possibility, noting radar would have detected a submarine.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Florida
T. W. Hopkins
First A Test Of ’57 Delayed By Weather
At the Atomic Test Site in Nevada the weather team tracked high altitude winds to decide if the first nuclear shot of the summer series can be fired Friday after a 24 hour postponement.
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Atomic Test Site
Nevada
Atomic Test Weather
Sparse GOP backing for Eisenhower USIA budget clash
Senate test of Ike's appeal ends with 14 Republican defections as 23 GOP senators join 38 Democrats to cut US Information Agency funds by 53.8 million dollars. Johnson uses the clash to shape the bill permitting USIA funding of 90.2 million while tying overseas info to private news limits.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
U. S. Information Agency
USIA
State Justice Department
House
Benson Seeks To Salvage Soil Bank Program Amid Vote
Washington reports Secretary Benson returns to Capitol Hill amid a House 192 187 vote to kill his yearling soil bank plan. The defeat pressures farm policy, with Benson calling for overhaul to curb surplus production and rising government aid. A two price approach proposed by Rep Whitten seeks parity for domestic crops and freer market pricing for the rest.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Capitol Hill
Eisenhower
House
Senate Agriculture Committee
Rep. Whitten
D-Miss
House Appropriations Subcommittee
National Grange
Whitten
Tragedy Averted When Sail Boat Capsizes at Lake
A South Logan couple their son and a guest escaped possible drowning when their sailboat capsized on Lake Logan Wednesday evening. Joe and Ben Gabriel Mike Gabriel and Jim Kent of Columbus were rescued as boats and fishermen aided them.
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South Logan
Lake Logan
Joe
Ben Gabriel
Mike
Jim Kent
Columbus
Gabriel
Charles Kleinschmidt
Logan
Kent
Athens Grand Jury Indicts Man in Poll Tampering Case
Athens County grand jury has indicted Harold A. Pierce for tampering with ballots in the county commissioner race. The probe followed election fraud accusations and centered on about 40 ballots during last November’s election.
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Athens Grand Jury
Athens
Billy Graham Opens New York Crusade With Massive Turnout
Billy Graham launched his New York crusade at Madison Square Garden in front of about 18 500 people, declaring a spiritual revolution and a need for return to God. He reported a first-night invitation of 485 to commit to Christ, calling for a national moral renewal.
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Billy Graham
New York
Madison Square Garden
Graham
Christ
America
Jesus
Israel
Sodom
Gomorrah
Chicago
New York Area
Jesus Christ
Hearing Stated On Hocking Injunction In Haydenville Project
A Hocking County Common Pleas Court hearing is set for 9 a.m. Wednesday June 5 to review the temporary injunction issued April 22 against five unions organizing workers on the Haydenville bypass project. The case involves Claude A. Jones Inc. and defendants including IUOE locals 18 18A 18B.
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Hocking County
Common Pleas Court
Harley Meyer
Haydenville
International Union of Operating Engineers
Charles Rutherford
Frank P. Converse
Ben Hagesfield
John Possehl
Claude A. Jones, Inc
Chesterhill
Meyer
Hod Carriers, Builders and Common Laborers Union
Cobb
Senate Committee
Luther C. Franklin
Cincinnati
National Labor Relations Board
Local 423
Emory A. White
Franklin
Hydratrac Boosts Three More Oil Wells in Hocking County
Three new producing wells in Hocking County were completed with speed fracturing boosting output. Wells on the Sawyer Hixenbaugh farm and Holl Bros. sites near Logan reported 150 80 and 40 barrels in 24 hours respectively, while another 50 barrel test came from Green Hills Stock Farm. The industry revival is pinned on fracturing technology.
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Hocking County
Hixenbaugh
Dowell, Inc
Tulsa
Holl Bros
H. E. Neff
Marion
Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co
Clinton
Logan
Robert Bartholomew
Falls Two
Oren Smith
Marion Two
Green Hills
Green Two
W. C. Adair
Thon
Logan May Days Bargains Highlight Local Trade
Logan May Days offers Southeastern Ohio shoppers bargains Friday and Saturday. Sponsored by the Logan Trade Club with Logan stores cooperation, the event promotes Logan as a regional trade center. Pages 12 and 13 feature 32 advertisements with guaranteed bargains.
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Logan
Southeastern Ohio
Logan Trade Club
Logan Retail
Trade Club
Today
Daily News
May Days brings free parking in Logan on opening day
The citywide event May Days offers free parking from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Friday May 17. Mayor Francis Myers Chief of Police Roy Kelch and the Logan Trade Club arranged the plan. Clip the coupon and display it on the windshield to avoid meters while shopping.
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Logan
Francis Myers
Roy Kelch
Logan Trade Club
Dow Father Of Twins In Athens Births Twins
Mrs Dow Finsterwald wife of a professional golfer today gave birth to twins a boy weighing 4 pounds 13 ounces and a girl weighing 4 pounds 8 ounces in Athens.
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Athens
Dow Finsterwald
Cold Air Front Drops Temperatures Across Hocking County
A cold air front moved into Hocking County overnight causing temperatures to fall from 84 yesterday to 59 by noon today and 48 at 5 a.m. Clouds linger with cool, mostly cloudy weather and a chance of showers into Friday.
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Hocking County
Cooling Trend Seen For Next 30 Days
Washington reports the Weather Bureau forecasts cooler than normal temperatures across most of the nation for the next 30 days, with above normal rain expected in many areas. The northwest and extreme southwest may diverge from the trend.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Tornado Rips Silverton Texas Killing and Warming Town
A deadly tornado struck Silverton Texas killing about 20 residents including children and damaging 60 or more homes and businesses. The storm cut a 200 yard path through a residential area destroying new homes valued at 20 000 to 25 000 dollars and caused widespread power and communication outages. National Guard nurses doctors Red Cross workers and volunteers aided rescue efforts as authorities searched for additional victims. The same night Spokane Washington faced flood damage from a cloudburst forcing evacuations and Oklahoma City and other towns faced heavy flooding from overnight rains.
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Silverton
Tex
West Texas
Swisher County
Darrell Smith
National Guard
Red Cross
Panhandle
Briscoe County
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Cities
Britain Adds Hydrogen Bomb Test Restores Independence
British newspapers announced Britain’s first hydrogen bomb test in the Christmas Island area of the Pacific, asserting renewed independence and status as a world power. U S officials welcomed the move as boosting Allied strength with Russia and the United States as the other two full powers. Washington reports warned the test could trigger pressure to halt further atomic tests, drawing objections from Japan and Ceylon.
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London
Britain
United States
Christmas Island
Pacific
U.S
Russia
Washington
Japan
Ceylon
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