Ohio to contract two thirds of emergency road work soon
Ohio highway officials said nearly two thirds of the 26 million dollar emergency road program will be under contract by mid September. State highway director Charles M. Noble said contracts for 12 million have been let and will reach 18 million by then, with remaining projects starting a week later. The federal act funds about two thirds of the program, with the rest from state and local sources.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Charles M. Noble
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
Noble
Earoo
Oble
Court Upholds 2 Convictions in Ansonia Bank Robbery
DAYTON Ohio AP The convictions of Albert Fouts 56 and Summers 38 for the 1945 $4,500 Citizens Bank robbery at Ansonia Ohio were upheld by the Sixth District Court of Appeals. They had previously served 10 years in federal prison for a separate $10,000 Dayton tavern owner robbery and faced trial in Ansonia only recently. Both argued lack of speedy trial and remain free on bond pending the decision.
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Dayton
Ohio
Albert Fouts
Summers
Citizens Bank
Ansonia
Sixth District Court of Appeals
Ike's Deputy In ETO Dies
Lt. Gen. John C. H. Lee Retired former deputy commander to Eisenhower in Europe during World War II died Saturday at York Hospital He was 71 and a West Point graduate of 1909 Lee served on General Wood's staff in France in World War I and later led supply and communications in Europe before command of the Mediterranean theater
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York, Pa
John C. H. Lee
Eisenhower
Europe
York Hospital
Corps of Engineers
West Point
Leonard Wood
France
Mediterranean
Father and three sons die in ROUND LAKE fire
A father James Olsen 56 and his sons James Jr 16 Michael 6 and Joseph 4 died when a fire trapped them in their five room home in ROUND LAKE Illinois. The mother and another son escaped through the burning wreckage of the one story house.
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Round Lake
Til
Illinois
James Olsen
James Jr
Michael
Joseph
Army Radiation Counter Lets You “Leave” Earth for Three Minutes
The Army tests a 12%2 ton whole body radiation counter at Walter Reed where volunteers lie in a sealed chamber for 200 seconds. The device measures body radiation and may reduce needed radioactive materials for medical diagnostics. only one of about 500 tested pressed the panic button.
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Washington
Los Alamos
N.M
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Ohio Gas Freeze Woes Soon to End
Ohio Fuel Gas Co expands a summer storage scheme in 11 depleted wells across 59 counties to cushion peak demand. A new compressor near McArthur enables underground gas storage with a capacity of 10.5 billion cubic feet at a cost of 2.7 million dollars and could end occasional winter gas shortages.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Southwest
Ohio Fuel
McArthur
Ohio Fuel expands underground storage near McArthur area
Allan W. Lundstrom, president of Ohio Fuel, touts underground storage projects in the Appalachian region. He notes Ohio relies on out of state gas but holds vast geology enabling large storage near population centers. cites fields in several counties and capacities up to 203 billion cubic feet. Russia denounces a U.S. invitation to observe a laboratory atomic test, saying it was never sent and rejecting the plan amid scheduling and fallout concerns.
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Allan W. Lundstrom
Ohio Fuel
Ohio
McArthur
Guernsey
Holmes
Knox
Hocking
Fairfield
Richland
Medina
Muskingum
Washington
Russia
U. S
Eisenhowmer
United Nations
Pacific
United States
Geneva
U.S
State Department
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Anti-Nikita Leaflet Found On Red Tour Bus
A hand printed leaflet criticizing Soviet Premier Khrushchev as a braggart and celebrating a better life was found hidden in a British tour bus returning from Moscow. David Floyd of the Daily Telegraph verified its authenticity with other Russia experts. The unsigned note urged passersby to spread more copies.
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London
Khrushchev
Russia
David Floyd
London Daily Telegraph
Moscow
Acrobat Injured After Pole Snap At State Fair
Darrell Hornbeck, 23, of San Antonio, Texas, fell 90 feet during a high wire act at the Minnesota State Fair when a sway pole snapped. He landed on his feet still gripping the pole, suffering serious injuries including two smashed heels, multiple leg fractures, three cracked vertebrae, and a broken wrist.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Darrell Hornbeck
San Antonio
Tex
Hornbeck
Noted Scientist to Be Honored with New Award
President Eisenhower ordered an annual Ernest Orlando Lawrence award to honor the late atomic scientist and Nobel laureate. The prize, likely around 50000 dollars, will recognize meritorious achievements in atomic research. James Hagerty said details would be finalized later.
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Newport
R.I
Eisenhower
Ernest Orlando Lawrence
John A. McCone
Atomic Energy Commission
Lawrence
University of California
U.S
Geneva
Moon monitoring claim stirs U S space talks
Rep James G Fulton asserted new electronic moon based monitoring capability at the Hague meeting. Navy official acknowledged only that reports attributed to a congressman do not reflect current Defense projects. He added Fulton’s remarks referenced moon bounced signals for global communications and potential ICBM or nuclear explosion detection.
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United States
James G. Fulton
R-Pa
Holland
Pentagon
Department of Defense
House Space Committee
John T. Hayward
Navy
Hayward
Fulton
Naval Research Laboratories
Astrononautical Federation
Hague
U.S
Earth
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