Why Turnpike Delay Plan Born More Than 15 Years Ago
A 1951 retrospective on Ohio Northern Turnpike delays traces its origins to Ralph A. Winter and early legislative battles. The 326 million dollar project, approved June 1 1949, faced political fights and funding scrutiny as advocates and opponents clashed over public trust and deadlines. The series promises to unpack the law, battles, and prospects.
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Art Parks
Columbus
State Highway Department
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Turnpike
Turnpike Act
Turnpike Commission
Ohio Turnpike
Ralph A. Winter
Leroy
Medina County
Winter
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Ohio Senate
Sen
Gov
Lausche
Thomas J. Herbert
Herbert
97Th General Assembly
Senate
98Th General Assembly
William Boyd
Cleveland
Capitol
Joseph T. Ferguson
Joseph Stalin
Police exhibit at Middletown High draws curious students
Middletown High School hosts a police department display that captivates students and attracts adults. Chief Joe Blackmore plans tighter security after a boy locked in handcuffs and a girl rattled a tear gas device. Patrolman Herb Fawley warns visitors as youths express daring ideas about taking equipment home, while walkie talkies help staff monitor the exhibit. The event showcases policing careers to inspire students for post school work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown High School
Middletown Police Department
Joe Blackmore
Herb Fawley
Herb
Chief Blackmore
Ohio Moves Toward Statehood Retroactive to 1803
Washington reports Ohio is poised to enter the Union ahead of Hawaii and Alaska. Representative George Bender argues for retroactive statehood to March 1, 1803, as a House Interior Subcommittee unanimously approves moving the measure forward pending full committee and presidential action.
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Washington
Ohio
Hawaii
Alaska
Buckeye
Congress
Tually
United States
House Interior
Union
Rep. Bender
Interior Committee
House
Senate
TV Films Planning Way For Better Video Films
Philco Corp and Allen B. DuMont Laboratories unveiled continuous film scanners at the 31st annual NAB meeting. The new devices keep film moving and reduce jerkiness to deliver sharper color or black and white pictures, addressing TV's 30 frames per second limit compared with film’s 24.
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Wayne Oliver
Los Angeles
Philco Corp
Philadelphia
Allen B. DuMont Laboratories
Clifton, N. J
National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters
Localities Receive Millions in 1952 Liquor Permit Fees
A statewide report shows local governments collected 7.62 million dollars in liquor permit fees in 1952. Middletown received 40,265.42. Butler County 145,164.48. Cleveland led cities with 1,363,058.66. Cincinnati 600,601.29. Columbus 396,663.52. Dayton 293,300.70. The state department notes every dollar of fees funds local enforcement and that the department spent 614,115.79, yielding 12.50 dollars returned per state dollar.
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Anthony A. Rutkowski
State Department of Liquor Control
Middletown
Harry E. Newlin
Newlin
Butler County
Rutkowski
State Liquor Department
Warren County
Preble County
Hamilton County
Montgomery County
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Columbus
Dayton
Soviets Push For Big Five Peace Pact
Moscow endorses a five power peace pact proposal while Washington says such a pact is unnecessary and could become propaganda. Molotov sent a message to a Paris congress urging talks among the five powers. Western powers reject past Soviet overtures and call for proof of peaceful aims in international bodies.
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Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
China
Britain
France
United Nations Assembly
V. M. Molotov
Paris
Congress of the Peoples In
State Department
Washington
Molotov
U. N. Assembly
U. N. Disarmament Commission
Peaceful solutions urged in Soviet message
The Soviet government asserts no difficulty is unsolvable by peaceful means and urges agreement between interested countries. The message frames the appeal as aligning with the congress and the proposed terms, emphasizing dialogue over conflict.
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Congress
Miami Professor Named to Writers Conference Staff
Oxford professor Walter Havighurst of Miami University was appointed to direct biographical and historical writing at the Twentieth Writers' Conference to be held in the Rocky Mountains at the University of Colorado this summer. He is an author of novels children books and biographical histories. Ohio students with writing promise may receive free tuition scholarships for July 27 to August 14.
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Oxford
Walter Havighurst
Miami University
Rocky Mountains
University of Colorado
Havighurst
Ohio College
Writers’ Conference
Cleveland Fire Blazes Through Payne Avenue Block
A $100,000 blaze tore through five Cleveland firms on Payne Avenue, forcing four residents from their homes. Fire officials estimate damage and note the cause is undetermined. Affected businesses include Cleveland Statuary Mfg Co, Good Will Stores, Fairfield Parts & Service Co, Harold L. Goff Coal Co, and Gardella Brothers Refrigeration Co.
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Cleveland
Payne Ave
Wilbur Bertelsbarck
Cleveland Statuary Mfg., Co
Good Will Stores
Fairfield Parts & Service Co
Harold L. Goff Coal Co
Gardella Brothers Refrigeration Co
Ohio Well Drillers Convene At Carlisle
Carlisle hosts Mr and Mrs A J Asher at Presbyterian Church for a gathering of Ohio Well Drillers. Speakers include Robert Storm secretary National Water Works Drillers of Sinois Frank Cranz president Ohio Water Work Drillers of Columbus and Ed Allen secretary of Ohio Water Work Drillers of Steubenville.
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Carlisle
A. J. Asher
Ohio
Presbyterian Church
Robert Storm
National Water Works Drillers
Sinois
Frank Cranz
Ohio Water Work Drillers of
Columbus
Ed Allen
Ohio Water Work Drillers
Steubenville
Brazil to Move Capital Closer to Center of Country
Brazil plans to relocate the government from Rio de Janeiro, its temporary capital since 1822, to a central location to improve regional balance and administrative efficiency.
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Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Lawmakers Dip Into Paper Fund In 1952 Audit
The 82nd Congress members took 128 684 dollars in cash during the last six months of 1952 from a 481 800 dollar stationery fund. Auditor Lindsay Warren said 220 members averaged 584 dollars each, with no requirement to account for use. Ohio lawmakers among those named withdrew amounts for office expenses.
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Washington
Lindsay Warren
82Nd Congress
Warren
Associated Press
Delay Seen In Converting A Power Into Electricity
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co president Elmer L. Lindseth warned at the stockholders meeting that atomic energy based power will lag without law changes. He urged letting private firms own materials and facilities for atomic production and profit from by products. He noted heat from reactors can generate steam for electricity but cost comparisons with coal remain unclear. Scientists study jet streams circling the globe at 250 to 300 mph.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
Elmer L. Lindseth
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