Washington D. H. Church Destroyed in Ohio Fire
Grace Methodist Church in Washington Court House dating from 1895 was razed by an early morning blaze. The loss is estimated at up to 1 million dollars with the parish house near the church damaged. no injuries reported as 60 firefighters battled the flames from eight neighboring departments.
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Washington Court House
Ohio
Grace Methodist Church
Colin Campbell
George Halli
Sax
UAW Reaches Accord With Harvester
International Harvester Co. and the United Auto Workers reach a three year pact for 37 000 on strike workers after extended talks. Ratification could end the walkout that shut 15 plants 7 depots and 3 transfer points with a 6 cent hourly raise or 2 percent whichever is greater.
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Chicago
International Harvester Co
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Harvester
Date Set On Big African Treason Trial
In Pretoria South Africa the mass treason trial of opponents to white rule resumes January 19 after two years of prep. Of 156 defendants 30 face trial then 61 on April 20 and 65 have had charges dropped. They were arrested December 1956 and await pleas to an indictment accusing them of conspiring to overthrow the government by violence. The Freeom Charter linked to Congress of the People calls for equal rights for all races nationalization of mineral wealth banks and monopoly industry repeal of discriminatory laws and independence for African peoples.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Congress of the People
African National Congress
Africa
Boy Quizzed About Fires At Shoop Elementary School
Chicago police questioned a 14 year old boy about two fires at Shoop Elementary School on the South Side during lunch hour. Firemen extinguished flames in two first floor rooms. no injuries, about 40 teachers and students evacuated. The school had its third fire since Thanksgiving.
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Chicago
South Side
Shoop
Our Lady of the Angels Parochial School
Police Officer Heads Back To Old Uniform
East Liverpool safety service director Dan Maggiannetti is reinstated by the Civil Service Commission and will return to patrol duties as a police officer. He resigned his $9,000 post and will start at $5,041 yearly in the first patrol opening.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Dan Maggiannetti
East Liverpool
Civil Service Commission
Maggiannetti
Chiropractor Indicted in Slaying of Mother
In Portsmouth Ohio Charles A Stockham 35 a chiropractor was indicted for first degree murder in the strangling of his mother Lucy Stockham 66 at her home in Slocum Station on December 13 authorities said he killed her after learning his father had been committed to a mental institution
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Charles A. Stockham
Lucy Stockham
Slocum Station
Lancaster Library Staff Walks Out In Pay Fuss
State Librarian Walter Brahm discusses Lancaster Public Library walkout over pay. Board approved a salary schedule raising 120 to 240 across 14 staff, librarian Evalan Hansel gains from 4800 to 5400. Doors closed, note posted. survey of jobs to set a new wage scale.
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Lancaster Library
Columbus
Ohio
Walter Brahm
Lancaster Public Library
Brahm
Lancaster
Evalan Hansel
Lancaster City Hall
Library Board
Istate
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OSU
Lord Hall
E. M. Valentine
Ed Hahn
States Highway Patrol
Ohio State
Washington D. H. Church
WPFB
Davidson
Photo Shop
Middletown Shopping
Worthmores Annual
Hart Schaffner
G Marx
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