Cleveland Press buys rival Cleveland News
The Cleveland Press announces it has acquired the Cleveland News from Forest City Publishing, ending the News after 55 years. About 800 News employees face layoffs as production moves to the Press plant. Union reps prepare employment contacts while editors consider future postings at the Plain Dealer.
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Forest City Publishing Co
The
Plain Dealer
News
Scripps-Howard
Cleveland Press and News
Press
Lakefront
Cleveland News
Scripps- Howard
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Columbus
Ohio
Marcus A
Mark) Hanna
William McKinley
White House
Sterlin E. Graham
the Plain Dealer
the News
Nathaniel R. Howard
Graham
Forest City
Dazed
Cleveland
Amercan Newspaper Guild
Akron Attorney Files for Ohio Supreme Court Nomination
Rich ard M. Stewart of Akron filed petitions to qualify for the Republican nomination for an unexpired term on the Ohio Supreme Court ending in 1965. He pursued the 1965 term through Friday filings in Columbus Ohio AP.
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Columbus
Ohio
Richard M. Stewart
Akron
Friday
Ohio Supreme Court
Senate seeks data on US and Soviet missile arsenals
A Senate Armed Services panel will summon Air Force leaders, including Air Secretary Dudley Sharp and Gen. Thomas White, to quantify long range missiles in the U.S. arsenal and estimate Soviet readiness. The hearing follows Gates’ testimony that U.S. intelligence may be conservative and cites Moscow’s recent missile demonstration.
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Washington
Senate
Air Force
Soviet Union
Dudley C. Sharp
Thomas D. White
Senate Armed Services Committee
Defense
Thomas Gates Jr
United States
U.S
Russia
Pacific
Hawaii
Moscow
Gates
Nike Zeus Eyes Trouble Hinders Missile Defense Effort
Washington AP reports Nike Zeus struggles with eye like radar discrimination and guidance. Congressional briefings cite unresolved detection and junk threat, delaying production push as Army seeks to advance the nuclear armed antimissile concept.
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Washington
Army
United States
Defense Department
Malta Annexed by Britain in 1814, Key Empire Base
Malta, a vital stronghold on the British Empire defense line, was formally annexed by Great Britain in 1814 marking a significant expansion of imperial control and strategic reach.
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Malta
Great Britain
SLAIN TRIO BURIED IN CAR UNDER ROAD
In Tarrant Alabama police search digs nine miles north of town for a 1947 model car said to hold three construction workers missing since March 1956. Floyd Mann orders the probe after a tip about Billy Dye 18 Robert Dye 23 and Dan Brasher 38.
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Tarrant
Ala
Floyd Mann
Public Safety
Billy Howard Dye
Robert Earl Dye
Dan Brasher
Brasher
Morris
Ohio Pastors Gather For Annual Sessions
Ohio pastors from about 2 000 churches convene in Columbus for the 41st annual Ohio Pastors Convention. Sessions run through Wednesday with Prince of Peace declaration contest finals Sunday night featuring six finalists led by Sue Day and others from Ohio towns. Notables include Sen Hubert Humphrey and Rep Ross Adair. The event, theme A Faith Relevant to a World of Change and Conflict, is hosted by the Ohio Council of Churches.
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Columbus
Ohio
Sue Day
Toledo
Grace Ann Hick
Rt. 1
St. Louisville
Licking County
Nick Basket
Fremont
Sandye Atking
Lancaster
Douglas Lathrem
Dayton
Mary Hall
Cleveland
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Ross Adair
Indiana
Ohio Council of Churches
Howard J. Brown
Church of the Savior
Methodist
Cleveland Heights
All Chiefs No Indians Rio Arriba Sheriff Race
Four candidates for sheriff in Rio Arriba County northern New Mexico spark a local paper quip about crowded field. The contest draws attention as factions vie for control and law enforcement in the sparsely populated county.
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Santa Fe, N.M
Rio Arriba County
New Mexico
State Employes Held For Betting At State House
Two state employes faced a Wednesday hearing on charges of taking horse race and numbers bets inside the New Jersey State House. Rob ert A. Kerwick a 49 year old janitor and 59 year old elevator operator E Hudak were arrested in the State House corridor by state police.
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Trenton
N.J
New Jersey State House
State House
Robert A. Kerwick
E. Hudak
Radio Inactivity Atomic Trash Collector Gets Okay To Shed Load
Robert Boswell, operator of a disposal firm in Long Beach, is authorized by the Atomic Energy Commission to receive and dump radioactive waste in the ocean. After city and port objections, the Coast Guard deemed his barge seaworthy and allowed loading of 1,140 barrels with a potential 1,500 more to be moved pending harbor commission approval.
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Los Angeles
Robert Boswell
Boswell
Long Beach
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Los Angeles Harbor
Coast Guard
Harbor Commission
Kiger Sentenced to 30 Years for Dual Bank Robberies
INDIANAPOLIS AP Donald A. Kiger, 29, of New Castle Ind, was sentenced by Federal Judge Dale J. Holder to 18 years for the Mount Summit Ind armed bank robbery on Nov 18 1957. A jury convicted him and he already faced a 12 year term for a Phillipsburg Ohio holdup on Jan 3 1958. The sentences run consecutively totaling 30 years.
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Indianapolis
Donald A. Kiger
New Castle
Ind
Dale J. Holder
Mount Summit
Phillipsburg
Ohio
Dayton
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E. W. Scripps Co
Scripps - Howard Newspapers
International New Service
United Press International
Whinkpool
SouTh Broad ST
Vuadens
By Elton C. Fay
Bernard Schriever
Research and Development Command
Schriever
Nike-Zeus
Car
Chevrolet
Chevy
Dinah Shore
Nbc-Tv
Pat Boone
Howe Motor Company
Central Ave
Middletown, Ohio
Halsey
Kiger
KODA
Chrome
Davidson
Middletown Shopping Center
WM. Schaeffer
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