14-Pound Baby May Be Record At Middletown Hospital
William Cox of Germantown is father to a 14 pound 3 ounce Caesarean birth at Middletown Hospital. Doctor and nurse staff call the two day old infant the largest seen locally with the family considering names and parents planning to raise him, possibly in the foundry trade.
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Cox
Middletown Hospital
Oo Paul
Priscilla Mae
Donald B
Warren Gene
Warren
Papa Cox
Aluminum Industries
Cincinnati
Jackson
Germantown
Mary Rusch
Calif. Couple Held in Beating of 8-Year-Old Daughter
Monrovia police charged Victor R. Podger and Rose Ann Podger with felonies after 8-year-old Victoria Ruth Podger was found severely scratched and bruised in an unheated 8 by 10 foot back room locked for three weeks. The girl wore a torn undershirt and robe with wrists bound, while the couple claimed poverty and could not buy milk due to car payments. The child had eaten leftovers and sometimes no food. authorities said she was beaten with a dog leash End of statement.
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Monrovia
Calif
Victoria Ruth Podger
Victor R. Podger
Rose Ann
Victoria
Alice Wood
Workman Electrocuted at Troy Ohio Plant
Edgar R. Plantz aged 24 died after contact with live wires at the A 0 Smith Co plant in Tipp City where he worked. The accident occurred yesterday and is under investigation by local authorities.
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Troy
Ohio
Edgar R. Plantz
A. 0. Smith Co
Tipp City
Road Inspector Killed In Crash Southeast of Columbus
An Ohio Department of Highway Safety inspector, David Sullivantt, 38, of Columbus, died in a head on collision southeast of Columbus. Injured were William E. Shull, 18, of Lancaster, and his passenger Merle Howdyshell, 17, both from Lancaster, with skull fractures and lacerations.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Department of Highway Safety
Lancaster Area
Here
David Sullivantt
William FE. Shull
Rt. 5
Lancaster
Merle Howdyshell
North Middletown Annexation Petition Placed Before County
A 2600 acre North Middletown tract seeks annexation to the city. Petition chief Don E Reichelderfer says about 63 percent of resident freeholders signed. Walter Bender filed for the group with county commissioners, next a public hearing will be set after a 60 day notice.
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North Middletown
Butler County Board of Commissioners
Don E. Reichelderfer
Manchester Rd
Butler County
Walter Bender
Property Owners Group
Middletown
Warren County
Great
Miami River
County Engineer's Office
Senate approves gas bill freeing producers from price controls
The Senate 53 to 38 approved a bill to end direct federal price controls on natural gas producers and sent it to President Eisenhower. Proponents say lifted limits spur exploration and supply, while opponents warn of higher household gas bills.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Planes Aid Snowbound Bulldozers In Texas Panhandle
Planes and bulldozers worked to reopen highways as snowbound families received help. Airplanes dropped medicine and food near Plainview while a hay lift was readied at Amarillo to feed stranded cattle. Snow depths reached nine feet in drifts with ice coating roads and temperatures barely above freezing.
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Plainview
Texs
Texas Panhandle
South Plains
Amarillo
Hale County
Hale Center
Here
Landslide Derails B&O Train Near West Newton
A landslide from a rain soaked hillside struck a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train traveling about 45 mph near West Newton Pennsylvania. One passenger of over 100 aboard was hospitalized for possible back and neck injuries. James S Stern of Pittsburgh was the injured man. Engineer J E Hinish of Pittsburgh stopped the train after rocks slammed into the second car.
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West Newton
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Youghiogheny River
McKeesport Hospital
James S Stern
Pittsburgh
B&o
J. E. Hinish
Home Folks Come To Aid Of Youths
In Detroit Hazel Park Michigan residents promise to raise funds to defend Bernard Harris 18 William Thomas 20 and James Thornton 18 accused of shooting tavern keeper Charles Stolzenbach during a January 24 robbery near Wapakoneta Ohio. The group aims to fund their legal defense while noting society bears some fault.
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Detroit
Wapakoneta
Ohio
Hazel Park
Mich
Wilfred D. Webb
Bernard Harris
William Thomas
James Thornton
Charles H. Stolzenbach
Webb
Six fall through ice in Massachusetts rescue
Taunton Massachusetts John Masterson, 13, breaks through the ice on Lake Sabbatia. Five would be rescuers follow in broken ice before a human chain is formed and all six are hauled ashore.
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Taunton
Mass
John Masterson
Lake Sabbatia
Eisenhower Doctors to Complete Exam Next Week
Four doctors will finish a full medical examination of President Eisenhower by February 14 at Walter Reed. The White House says findings may be released the same day or the next morning. The test covers heart health since his mid-December checkup and his return to full duties.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Thomasville
Hagerty
Walter Reed Hospital
Westinghouse Pickets Limit Two at Gates After Court Move
IUE local leaders in Lima Ohio ordered pickets at the Westinghouse plant limited to two per gate. The action follows a hearing on a company demand to curb or end picketing after a Saturday protest by about 700 workers that left six injured and cars damaged. Governor Lausche urged strengthening the injunction to restrict picketing.
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Lima
Ohio
Westinghouse
Allen County Common Pleas Court
International Union of Electrical Workers
IUE
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
National Guard
Second crash victim dies in Tipp City area accident
In Troy Ohio the second victim of a Sunday car crash near Tipp City has died Lenore Stevens 67 of Tipp City later died at hospital Her husband William Stevens 65 was killed in the same crash authorities said The accident occurred near Tipp City Ohio.
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Troy
Ohio
Lenore Stevens
Tipp City
William Stevens
Dulles affirms pro Israel stance in U S policy
Secretary of State Dulles states that American foreign policy in the Middle East supports the state of Israel and maintains friendship with Israel and Arab states. He wrote to 40 GOP congressmen who urged allowing Israel to buy weapons in open market for self defense amid Egypt's arms deal with Czechoslovakia. Dulles says arms alone cannot ensure security. emphasis on international law and neighborly relations.
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Washington
Dulles
U S
Israel
Middle East
Republican Congress
GOP
State Department
Rep. Scott
Pennsylvania
Egypt
Czechoslovakia
Near East
Train Jumps Track In Kokomo Injuring 13
A Pennsylvania Rail Road passenger train derailed in southeast Kokomo injuring eight trainmen and five passengers. The twin diesel locomotive and four cars jumped the track, cutting power to most of the city quarter, and four cars struck a steel warehouse. Minor injuries were reported for Engineer E R Krull and Conductor R S Butler among about 250 people aboard.
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Kokomo
Ind
E. R. Krull
Richmond
R. S. Butler
Logansport
Cloudy and Colder Weather Forecast Midweek
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy and colder conditions today and tonight with a high near 40 and low around 29 degrees. Wednesday will bring continued cloudiness and cooler temperatures with a high near 34. Middletown’s unofficial high yesterday reached 44 and the low this morning was 35.
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Middletown
Bricker and Bender Split On Gas Regulation Bill
Senators Bricker and Bender of Ohio split on a measure exempting natural gas producers from direct federal regulation. The bill passed the Senate 53 to 38 with Bricker voting in favor and Bender opposing.
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Washington
Bricker
Bender
Ohio
Senate
OSU Gets TV Permit From FCC for WOSU-TV
Ohio State University receives FCC permission to start program service on its new tele vision station WOSU-TV. President Howard Bevis says telecasts may begin after February 20 on UHF Channel 34.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Federal Communications Commission
Wosu-Tv
Howard
Bevis
Moonshine Found at La Grange Reformatory
The governor's office reports a moonshine still has been discovered at La Grange State Reformatory in Frankfort Kentucky. The find adds to ongoing concerns about security and contraband within the facility.
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Frankfort
la Grange State Reformatory
Mollet Faces Algerian Backlash After Cabinet Shakeup
In Algiers French Premier Guy Mollet sought peace talks after a harsh defeat by colonists who forced Gen Georges Catroux to resign. Demonstrators injured in clashes hurled fruit and stones while police used tear gas to disperse crowds outside Mollet’s hotel and the summer palace as talks began with veterans groups and Algerian nationalists.
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Algiers
Guy Mollet
Algeria
Mollet
Paris
Georges Catroux
Catroux
Summer Palace
Molle
Malone Urges US to Bring Troops Home and Defend North America
Sen Malone R Nevada proposes immediate recall of all overseas forces and a defense system centered in North America. He calls for a Monroe Doctrine style pledge to destroy any war making capacity of attackers at home and argues US ships are outdated for stopping a Soviet strike in Europe.
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Washington
Malone R-Nev
United States
North America
Malone
U. S
Europe
Medical Depot Sells Surplus Hospital Supplies in Louisville
In Louisville the Medical Depot offers surplus items including a skeleton and up to 100000 pounds of lead for sale at auction. The lead is used as weights for patients undergoing limb tension therapy.
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Louisville
Louisville Medical Depot
Senate probes donation linked to gas bill vote
The Senate ordered a four member committee to probe whether a $2500 donation to Sen Francia Case influenced his vote on a natural gas price relief bill. The investigation could widen with a Senate Elections subcommittee review of Case’s disclosure of the offer from attorney John M. Neff of Lexington Nebraska who said no strings attached. Case voted against the bill while it passed 53-38. Neff denied any improper aim and awaited client permission to discuss further.
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Senate
House
Commerce Committee
Sen
Francis Case
R-Sd
Case
John M. Neff
Lexington
Neb
Congress
Rep
Harris
D-Ark
Fulbright
Eisenhower
Federal Power Commission
Supreme Court
FPC
Commission
Washington
Senate Today
Francia Case
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
Nixon
Senate Elections Subcommittee
Hennings
D-Mo
Neff
Boy Bathes At Lourdes Seeks Cure
Craig Giannamore a 5-year-old leukemia patient from Steubenville Ohio bathed in the Lourdes pool as his parents Mr and Mrs Eugene Giannamore arrived in France. The family plans to depart for Paris tomorrow. The boy is the second American leukemia victim brought to the shrine this month seeking a cure. Randy Eckman, 7, of St Joseph Michigan, returned to New York with his mother after benefiting from a visit.
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Lourdes
France
Craig Giannamore
Steubenville
Ohio
Our Lady of Lourdes
Eugene Giannamore
Paris
Craig
Randy Eckman
St. Joseph, Mich
New York
Helen Eckman
Truman declines convention delegate role
Former President Truman says he will not be a delegate to the Democratic National Convention this year, stating someone else should have the honor. Yet at age 71, he adds, he plans to attend the convention anyway, traveling from the East to Independence, Missouri.
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ST. Louis
Truman
Independence
Alabama Board Excludes Autherine Lucy Amid Campus Turmoil
Autherine Lucy 26 a Birmingham secretary is excluded from University of Alabama classes as mobs protest integration. Police fire tear gas. outsiders blamed for violence. Trustees cite safety and a federal court order while vowing to maintain order on campus.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Alabama
University Board of Trustees
Autherine Lucy
Birmingham
The
Auherine Lucy
Wey
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