Fire Destroys Giant Tiger Discount Store in Mansfield
Firefighters believe more bodies may be found in the debris after a massive blaze at the Giant Tiger Discount Store in Mansfield. One unidentified man’s body was recovered, and an assistant manager John Brady was burned but in fair condition. Estimated loss reaches 2.5 to 3 million dollars. Patrolman George Searle and others were treated for burns and injuries. Fire originated during a crowd evacuation after someone yelled fire, with cause undetermined. The store had been in the news over Ohio Sunday closing law enforcement actions.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Tiger Discount
John Brady
George Searle
Tiger
Police Briefs Report Battery and Football Theft
Mrs Helen Ozwath of 14 Yankee Road reported a battery stolen from her car between 9 p.m. Friday and 11 48 a.m. yesterday. A football valued at 7 50 was reported stolen from the rear yard of Dan Salem’s residence at 2493 Christel Ave sometime yesterday morning.
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Helen Ozwath
Yankee Road
Dan
Salem
Christel Ave
Cleveland Newspapers Still Struck
A Cleveland strike by Teamsters Local 473 and the Cleveland Newspaper Guild halted both daily papers. No talks were scheduled after Friday negotiations, with picketing by drivers and union demands over wages and working conditions. Federal mediator Seldin and Mayor Locher offered help as papers remained closed.
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Cleveland
Teamsters Local 473
Cleveland Newspaper Guild
Afternoon Press
News
Morning Plain Dealer
Teamsters
Guild
Gilbert Seldin
Ralph S Locher
Obituary of Miss Oddie Wells 59 Middletown resident
Miss Oddie Wells age 59 of 2104 Grand Ave died at Middletown Hospital after an apparent stroke she suffered at home last Monday. She had lived in Middletown 40 years, worked 22 years at Rite-Way Laundry, and was active in Clayton Street Church of God. Surviving are five brothers, one sister, and several half siblings. Visitation today at Joseph R. Baker and Sons Funeral Home, with funeral services Monday at 1 p.m. at Clayton Street Church of God, Rev. Haskell Jenkins officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery.
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Oddie Wells
Grand Ave
Middletown Hospital
Miss Wells
Middletown
Pomroyton
Rite-Way
Logan Street
Clayton Street
Church of God
Matthew
Elijah
Cabe
Denningston
Edmond and
Russell
Dayton
Sarah Murphy
Earl
Jeffersonville
Oscar
Means
Glenna Johnson
Germantown
Mattie Walters
Hope
Callie Wells
Joseph R. Baker and Sons
Hamilton Girl Wins OS Award in Ohio History Contest
Janet Karsten of Taft Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Ohio won Ohio University's 11th annual history government and citizenship contest in Athens. Finals included 192 students from across the state. David J. Wagner of Northwest High School Canal Fulton took second with Clark Patterson Wooster High School third. prizes were 100, 50, and 25 dollars respectively.
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Athens
Ohio
Janet Karsten
Taft-Hamilton High School
Hamilton
Ohio University
David J. Wagner
Northwest High School
Canal Fulton
Clark Patterson Wooster High School
Wagner
Patterson
Chicago livestock show honors reserve grand champion
At the 3rd international livestock show in Chicago, Katon Entry Chicago Winner Twistle Double Robin Hoof of Faton, shown by Willard Guckian & Sons, won reserve grand champion in milking short horn bull judging. Signist Noble Roan Chum, exhibited by Earl J. Sigrist Jr. of Edgewood MI, took the top prize. Ohio entry Wiemken's Roselyn 25th, shown by H. C. Wiemken & Sons of Defiance, was senior yearling heifer female champion.
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Willard Guckian & Sons
Chicago
Earl J. Sigrist Jr
Edgewood
Ohio
Wiemken
Roselyn
H. C. Wiemken & Sons
Defiance
Central Store Holds Annual Christmas Party
The Central Store held its annual Christmas party last night at the Manchester Motor Inn Rose Room. Dinner music was provided by Shelia Bailey while Kal Lehoczky presented gifts. A welcome speech was given by Robert Bender Richard Bender Sylvia DeBoard Vernon DeBoard Nancy Gabbard and Dave Young presented a skit for the employees.
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Manchester Motor Inn
Shelia Bailey
Kal Lehoczky
Robert Bender
Richard Bender
Sylvia DeBoard
Vernon DeBoard
Nancy Gabbard
Dave Young
Summit in Colombo to tackle China India dispute
Planning in Colombo for a December 10 meeting of unaligned powers the United Arab Republic, Ghana, Cambodia, Burma, Indonesia, and Ceylon to seek a solution to the China India dispute, according to a Foreign Ministry source.
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Colombo
Ceylon
United Arab Republic
Ghana
Cambodia
Burma
Indonesia
Foreign Ministry
Wife of Ohio Judge Is Stricken
Mrs Mildred Stevenson Herbert 55 wife of Ohio Supreme Court Judge Thomas J. Herbert died Saturday after acutely ill at home en route to University Hospital. She had suffered a liver ailment for over two years and was a patient seven weeks ago. Born in Indianapolis she survived by husband a daughter Rosemary Jane 18 and her parents Corydon and Mary Stevenson of Indianapolis. Also survived by a stepdaughter Metta Stevers Toledo and two stepsons Daniel J. Herbert New York and John D. Herbert Columbus treasurer elect. Funeral set for 10 am Monday at Schoedinger Northwest Chapel.
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Columbus, Ohio
Mildred Stevenson Herbert
Ohio Supreme Court
Thomas J. Herbert
University Hospital
Indianapolis
Rosemary Jane Herbert
Corydon Stevenson
Metta Stevers
Toledo
Daniel J. Herbert
New York
John D. Herbert
Columbus
Ohio
Herbert
Washington
Supreme Court
Schoedinger Northwest
Sam Sheppard Case Set For Ohio Supreme Court Hearing
In Columbus, Joseph M. Saker will represent the state at a Tuesday Ohio Supreme Court hearing in the Sam Sheppard murder case. Saker, brother of McElroy's aide Theodore R. Saker, is assisting as an assistant attorney general for the proceedings. Sheppard seeks a court order to permit hypnosis and polygraph testing to prove innocence in the 1954 Bay Village murder of Marilyn Sheppard.
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Columbus
Ohio
Joseph M. Saker
Warren
Ohio Supreme Court
Sam Sheppard
Mark McElroy
Saker
McEroy
Theodore R Saker
Sheppard
Marilyn
Sheppards’ Bay
Cleveland
McElroy
Hiram College
F. Lee Bailey
Boston
Supreme Court
Hiram
Coin craze collapses as Uncle Sam releases silver dollars
In New York, collectors mourn and cheer as Treasury and dealers flood the market with 1904 silver dollars once valued at thousands. Prices tumble from high rarity premiums to under 50 dollars as misprints and excess supply hit. Mint officials note dollars remain dollars regardless of date, mint mark, or condition. A growing number of firms give away silver dollars as gifts, stored by the Federal Reserve for years and now released.
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New York
Uncle Sam
Federal Mint
Federal Reserve Bank
Frederick Tate
Mint
Federal Reserve
Robert Moses Resigns from Five Posts Amid Rockefeller Rift
New York AP report states Robert Moses resigned from five of his seven public posts after Gov. Nelson Rockefeller allegedly asked him to resign as chairman of the State Council of Parks to install his brother. Moses refused to leave the Power Authority and Parks Council, citing a forceful request and differing account from the governor.
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New York
Robert Moses
Moses
Rockefeller
State Council of Parks
Laurance
State Power Authority
Parks Council
Long Island State Park Commission
Jones Beach State Parkway Authority
Bethpage Park Authority
State Park Commission
Fish Thrive at Ocean’s Deepest Habitats
Scientists confirm fish can live at the ocean’s greatest known depths, enduring extreme pressure and darkness. Research highlights adaptations in physiology and metabolism that enable survival in the trench environments.
Escapees Returned After Two Day Warren County Search
Two juvenile escapees from the Juvenile Diagnostic Center in Columbus were recaptured Friday in Warren County after a two day district-wide search. William Dane, 15, of South Lebanon, and Leonard Wells, 14, of Franklin, had been sent to the center following charges of breaking and entering. Dane faced 36 house burglaries in Greene and Warren counties plus a jewelry burglary in Middletown. The pair were among five youths sent to the center from Juvenile Court in Lebanon last Tuesday.
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Lebanon
Columbus
Warren County
William Dane
South Lebanon
Leonard Wells
Franklin
Bleing
Dane
Greene
Warren
Middletown
Monaco’s Grimaldi Rule Through French Revolution Era
Monaco remained under the House of Grimaldi for about three centuries and persisted through the upheavals of the French Revolution. The principality’s sovereignty endured despite external pressures and regional turmoil.
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Monaco
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