GOP Chief Forecasts Landslide Victory for Republicans
National Chairman Leonard W. Hall predicted a landslide GOP win in 1956 while Senate and House campaign heads cautioned that taking Congress would be tough. Hall credited Eisenhower and prosperity and discussed precinct level organization as key to victory.
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GOP
Washington
Leonard W. Hall
Senate
House
Congress
Hall
Sen
Goldwater
R-Ariz
Richard M. Simpson
R-Pa
Republican Party
Eisenhower
America
Simpson
Freed Man Claims He Is German in Berlin Mystery
The man freed by Soviet forces as American civilian Charles Hopkins now says he is Klaus Glaubitz a 27 year old German national. U S officials doubt the claim and continue to question his status while two soldiers held in Army care undergo medical checks.
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Berlin
U. S
Charles Frederick Hopkins
Reds
New York City
Army
Hopins
Klaus Frederick Glaubitz
U.S
Wilfred C. Comnish
Amesbury
Mass
Michael Feingersch
Murray Fields
Jamaica
N. Y
Woman Killed In Truck Crash Near McArthur
Mrs. Helen Garris 25 of Olive Hill Kentucky died when a pickup left Rt 75 north of McArthur struck a concrete bridge end. Husband Charles 32 and daughter Rita 4 were injured and hospitalized in Columbus. Sheriff and state patrol investigated.
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Helen Garris
Olive Hill
McArthur
Charles
Rita
Columbus
William Brown
State Highway Patrol
Garris
Funeral services set Thursday for Eddie Carstens
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Leonard Funeral Home for Eddie Carstens, 50, Rt. 75S, who took his own life last week by shooting himself with a .22 rifle. The Rev. Earl F. Schottke will conduct the services. Burial will be in Smith Chapel Cemetery.
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Leonard Funeral Home
Eddie Carstens
Earl F. Schottke
Smith Chapel Cemetery
Gladys Causes Vicious Squalls Hit Texas Coast
Tropical storm Gladys drove fierce squalls up the Texas coast with up to 11 inches of rain in Corpus Christi area. Coast Guard searched for distressed vessels and rescued fishermen as two ships faced trouble near Padre Island and Port Aransas amid high winds and rising seas.
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Brownsville
Tex
Gladys
Texas
Corpus Christi Bay Area
The
Coast Guard
Mexico
Tampico
Yucatan Peninsula
Gulf
Florida
Corpus Christi
Aransas Pass
Padre Island
Port Aransas
Weather notes show warm day and cooler night ahead
Hocking County reported sunny skies this morning after a low of 46 degrees last night. The temperature rose to 76 by 11:30 a.m. Yesterday's high reached 90 degrees several times from noon to 4 p.m. Fair and cooler weather was forecast for tonight and Thursday.
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Hocking County
New Blood Typing Aids Identification
Two Canadian scientists report a new blood protein type found in serum, adding to the A B AB and O classifications. Protein type testing could refine paternity conclusions by ruling out men whose protein types cannot combine with a mother to produce the child.
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East Lansing
Mich
Czechs Plan Sale of Rolling Stock to Egyptians
An Egyptian delegation arrived in Prague to discuss purchasing Czechoslovak rolling stock and other railway installations. The talks reflect ongoing efforts to expand railroad cooperation between Czechoslovakia and Egypt.
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Viennap
Prague
100 000 Acres Of Woods Afire Along Pacific Coast
Pacific Coast forest fires rage across California and Oregon with 100 000 acres burning near Yreka, threatening homes. Fire storms and hot windy weather impede containment as 1 800 firefighters battle blazes and 400 soldiers aid suppression.
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Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Yreka
California
Oregon
Klamath National Forest
Klamath Forest
Russell Bowers
Medtore
Tolo
Ochoco Nations Forest
Seneca
Rogue River Forest
Medford
Anti Greek Riots Sweep Turkish Cities
Violent anti Greek riots hit Istanbul and Izmir causing millions in damage. Martial law was imposed then lifted as authorities blamed Red agents for incitement. Casualties and arrests reported. Greek shops, churches, and homes suffered extensive destruction amid Cyprus tensions.
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Istanbul
Izmir
Turkey
Fatin Rostu Zorlu
London
Ankara
Red
Cyprus
Smyrna
Bosporus
Milliyet
Flood Relief Drive Tops $10 Million Says Red Cross
Washington reports the Red Cross has raised over 10 million dollars for flood relief with no further contributions needed. Ellsworth Bunker stated the drive was among the speediest and most generous in Red Cross history. Hocking County surpassed its $350 quota by raising 397.41 and will fund eastern states flood relief. Mrs Darley Kitchen chairs the local chapter and received official thanks from national headquarters.
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Washington
Red Cross
Ellsworth Bunker
Darley Kitchen
Hocking County
American Red Cross
National Red Cross
Eastern States
Bunker
Infiltrators Hit Water Installations Near Tirat Zvi
An Israeli military spokesman said infiltrators from Jordan blew up two water installations early today near the Tirat Zvi settlement in the central Jordan Valley, Israel.
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Jerusalem
Jordan
Israel
Tirat Zvi
Jordan Valley
Enrollment Shifts Mark Logan City and Nearby Districts
Logan city schools rose while two Hocking County districts show slight declines. West Hocking and Starr Washington districts report fewer pupils than opening day 1954. Ilesboro in Starr Washington up seven and Gibsonville up three. Superintendent Samuel Dillon released the figures.
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Logan City
Hocking County
West Hocking
Starr-Washington
Samuel Dillon
Ilesboro
Starr- Washington
Gibisonville
Dillon
East Hocking
South Bloomingville
Rockbridge
Laurelville
Union Furnace
Hesboro
Webb Summit
Logan
Wallace E. Blake
Giant trees in Ohio stage long running forestry contest
Herbert Hiles of Logan promotes a 22 ft 2 in circumference sycamore on Fred Graham farm as the state contest giants hover over Hocking County entries. Other nominations include a beech a sugar maple a swamp poplar and a red oak with measurements from multiple properties. Local forestry officials note abundance of native trees in Southeastern Ohio and record a notable white oak and hemlock in regional surveys.
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Herbert Hiles
E. Bowen St
Logan
Hocking County
Hiles
Fred Graham
Logan Rt
Ohio Forestry Association
Hocking
Beech
Joe Gabriel
South
Sugar Maple
National Supply Co
Hocking River
Aspen — National Supply Co
Red Oak
Smith Chapel
Bovett
Stiles
Charles Barker
John Leahy
Marion
Ohio Faces Cross State Battle Over Axle Tax Reciprocity
Ohio Gov. Lausche and the Reciprocity Board push to alter interstate agreements to allow tax collection on big trucks while Michigan Illinois oppose cancellation. A common pleas court hearing seeks injunction to block ending the pact as two trucking suits warn of irreparable damage.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Michigan
Illinois
Common Pleas Court
Supreme Court
High Court
Lausche
John HH. McCarthy
McCarthy
Ile
Common Pleas
Robert M. Draper
Scandal at IRS Could Roil Washington Says New York Herald Tribune
The New York Herald Tribune reports a major political scandal brewing in the Internal Revenue Service centered on Edgar E. Hoppe a Dallas lawyer and former assistant revenue commissioner. The piece details accusations of a derogratory report delayed for two years political firing over alleged issues with draft status and a phony dependency to avoid service. It names Treasury officials Secretary George M. Humphrey Assistant Secretary H Chapman Rose General Counsel Elbert Tuttle Revenue Commissioner T Coleman Andrews and Deputy Commissioner Gordon Delk Jr and cites the Civil Service Commission involvement.
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New York
New York Herald Tribune
Internal Revenue Service
Washington
Edgar E. Hoppe
Dallas
Tex
Dessistant Revenue
Hoppe
Inspection Service
The
Revenue Service
U.S. Court of Claims
Secretary of the Treasury
George M. Humphrey
H. Chapman Rose
Elbert Tuttle
T Coleman Andrews
Gordon Delk Jr
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Gulf Coast
Sidio
Bowers
Forest Service
Fremont National Forest
Mediterranean
Greece
Britain
Adnan Menderes
Hocking Tree Giants
William Beovett
Charles Burns
Starr Two
Strongsville
F. W. Dean
College of Agriculture
Ohio State University
Southeastern Ohio
Seo
Hocking State Forest
OSU College of Agriculture
Old Man's Cave
Blake
Central School
West School
East School
Arlis Hiles
White House
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Treasury Department
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