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Newspaper
Logan Daily News
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1957
Page
1
The Republican led General Assembly closed its 102nd session with major budget and policy actions. Key bills included a two year nearly $2 billion budget, highway and school funding boosts, and new court structures replacing JP systems. Disputes remain on bad points for drivers and Salt Fork Lake funding.
Beiruts streets calm as army and police guard key sites and armored cars patrol. Eight rioters were killed about 70 wounded and over 200 arrested after protests by opposition National Front. Damaging clashes hit the Moslem quarter with tanks deployed to end the demonstrations.
Senator Lausche challenged federal subsidies during a Washington debate over a $30,000 Senate restaurant appropriation. He joined Sen. Douglas in opposing the subsidy while voting against the larger public works bill containing the Cleveland Harbor project, though the final restaurant vote passed 72 to 5 with Bricker supporting and Lausche opposing.
Soviet leader Khrushchev reportedly told Polish journalists that the H-bomb is so large it cannot be tested even in the Soviet Union or the Arctic. He warned a test at the North Pole would melt icecaps and raise ocean levels, potentially flooding London and New York. U S officials had no comment.
William E. Burt, 62, of 244 E. Main St., paid a $10 traffic ticket Wednesday in a Columbus traffic court on a charge of failing to obey an officer's signals. Columbus policeman Harry Evans suffered minor injuries Tuesday when Burt's car struck him while directing traffic. Evans was treated for foot and arm bruises at Mt. Carmel Hospital.
U S officials warn the new British policy to liberalize trade with Red China mirrors the Soviet bloc and could strain alliance ties. Senators Green Knowland and Fulbright react with concern as Washington says it will maintain a total embargo on Chinese trade. Diplomatic circles foresee global changes as Japan West Germany France and Italy may align with London.
Survivors recount a night of terror as nationalist Arab rebels massacre nearly all male residents of La Melouza, 80 miles southeast of Algiers. French officials confirm 302 dead and describe the violence as the worst in modern Algeria. Aid arrives by helicopter as villagers mourn and women suffer injuries.
Moscow announced by Deputy Prime Minister D V Pavlov that installment buying, common in the West, will soon be available for the Russian people. The Interior Trade Ministry, which runs state stores, handles consumer goods sales and spoke on the plan.
The Associated Press reports 166 deaths during the Memorial Day period ending midnight Thursday, with 94 traffic fatalities, 37 drownings, and 35 other deaths. Ohio recorded 10 deaths by noon today, five from traffic, as officials cautioned that tolls may still rise. The National Safety Council had expected at least 120 highway deaths. Local reports note no major crashes in Hocking County and one minor accident in Lancaster. Governor ONeill opened Ohio’s Slow Down and Live campaign through Labor Day.
About 5000 University of Illinois students rioted on Memorial Day in Champaign. Police ended the disturbance after eight hours with 200 officers firing teargas, injuring two coeds and arresting 50. University president Henry pledged disciplinary action and possible expulsions.
Nearly 1,000 residents lined N Market Street for the Memorial Day parade to Oak Grove Cemetery. Veterans paid tribute with a 21 gun salute by the National Guard firing squad and Taps by Carl Gaffin. After ceremonies, the procession returned to Worthington Park for a Woman's Relief Corps service as the Logan High School band opened with a Bach chorale.
Fair patronage fills Logan pool with 453 visitors while Lake Hope records a holiday opening day of 1 650 swimmers, 12 000 picnicking guests, and 500 meals served. Park manager Dick McDaniel notes good fishing for bass and crappies and water quality improving with lime treatment.
A Laurelville couple Charles H. Carter and Sally R. Carter, both 41, were jailed after a fracas at Mistletoe Inn on Route 327 south of Adelphi. Charles Goodman, 28, of Adelphi, was knifed in the thigh. Dora Tull, tavern operator, faced a shotgun threat. Police from Ross, Pickaway and Fairfield counties responded with 14 officers to restore order. The Carters face charges of assault with intent to kill and cutting with intent to kill. They await arraignment before Mayor Francis Myers.
Columbus Ohio Dr C Earl Albrecht acting director of the Ohio Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction said two BIS near Lancaster projects will be rectified due to high bids received for the work.
Hong Kong reports Egypt signed a trade contract with North Viet Nam. Viet Nam will exchange rice tea linseed oil coal cement for Egyptian cotton cotton yarn and cloth according to Radio Hanoi.
Senator Bricker of Ohio says the United States should continue testing atomic and hydrogen bombs but warns that ongoing tests will spread radioactive fallout endangering the world unless the testing pace slows.
London report states the Mayflower has corrected her course and now sails directly toward Plymouth Massachusetts, on the final leg of the voyage from England.
Juarez authorities asked the federal government for assistance after hundreds of students from Juarez Agricultural College rioted near the city. Police used crowd control measures to restore order as campus leaders condemned the disturbance and called for calm.
Washington reports 2,395,764 civilian employees on the government payroll in April, up 2,777 from March, signaling continued hiring and expansion in the federal workforce.
At the atomic test site the third shot in the summer series was canceled for a third day due to unfavorable weather conditions. The pause continues as engineers reassess conditions and safety checks before resuming testing.
Washington Arthur Miller, playwright and husband of Marilyn Monroe, was convicted today of contempt of Congress in a case highlighting his refusal to comply with a subpoena. He faces potential penalties and appeals are anticipated.
A 20 year old Bedford youth William Carmany was found guilty of inciting a riot linked to a student demonstration at Bowling Green University last week.
A 45 year old Duluth housewife survived 19 days on a mountain beside the wreck of a plane that killed her husband. She endured storms frostbite and hunger while sheltering with the burned wreckage equipment and shrubs. She was found near her husband’s body and rushed to Rawlins Hospital in shock.
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