First Space Pilots May Be Just Button-Pushers
Col. Carlo Tosti of the Air Research and Development Command argued that the first manned space missile may require little movement from a strapped astronaut, controlled by wrist twists and pushbuttons on a special couch. He noted the craft would resemble a whirling test device and that rapid transcontinental flight could soon occur under spacelike conditions, while work continues on safe return from space.
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Oxford
Carlo Tosti
Air Research and Development Command
Andrews Air Force Base
Miami University Aviation Education Workshop
Oxford Kiwanis Club
Col. Tosti
Earth
Tourniquet Of Snake Used By Bitten Boy
In Campton Kentucky Curt Akers was bitten by a rattlesnake while mowing weeds. His father killed the snake and tied a makeshift tourniquet from its skin around Curt’s leg. Curt walked a mile to reach a physician and was listed in fair condition.
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Campton
Curt Akers
Curt
Turnpike cuts four truck tolls in Ohio plan
The Ohio Turnpike Commission reduces tolls for class 8 trucks to 15.50 for 240 miles starting Monday, lowering revenue concerns by up to 173000 annually. The move follows a request from trucking interests and a consulting study by J E Greiner Co. Beightler questions revenue and pavement impact.
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Cleveland
Ohio Turnpike
Ohio Turnpike Commission
J. E. Greiner Co
Robert S. Beightler
Columbus
Commission
Beightler
Pope Cancels Trip to Summer Residence
Pope Pius XII postponed his departure to his summer residence to monitor developments in the Middle East and stay in close touch with ongoing events at the Vatican.
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Pius XII
Gas Barges Fire Kills One in Grand Lake Ark
In Grand Lake Arkansas an explosion and fire on two gas barges killed one person and injured others. The body of James Falvey Jr of Baton Rouge was found in the water near the sunken barge as 3 000 barrels of gasoline were being pumped ashore. Officials have not estimated the loss.
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Grand Lake
Ark
James Falvey Jr
Baton Rouge
Portsmouth Man Jailed In Slaying
A 37 year old Portsmouth Ohio man Orville Burton was sentenced to 21 years in prison for the May 5 slaying of his cousin Joseph Bently in Greenup County Kentucky. A jury found Burton guilty after he admitted shooting Bently a cripple who was ordered from a car following a drunken quarrel on a rural road.
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Greenup
Portsmouth, Ohio
Orville
Burton
Joseph Bently
Portsmouth
Bently
Obituary for Leonard Allen of Peru Indiana
Services for Leonard Cecil Allen eight of Peru Indiana will be held at Hearne Funeral Home Stanton Kentucky Burial in Creek Cemetery Roslyn Friday calling hours at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home today from seven to nine p m the body to be taken to Hearne Funeral tomorrow to sister Mrs Clay Short Arlington Avenue
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Leonard Cecil Allen
Peru
Ind
Hearne Funeral Home
Stanton, Ky
Creek Cemetery
Roslyn
Fridna
McCoy‘Leffler
Hearne
Clay Short
Arlington Ave
Obituary Notes From Dayton Area Families
Franklin Carolyn Kay Rose infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Dallas Rose 3532 Cory Camp Dayton services 10 a m Friday Eaton Funeral Home burial Woodhill. William Riley Whitman 86 1822 Tuley Rd services 2 p m morrow Brown Dawson Funeral Home. Mary Ann Dengler infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Dengler 171 Winston Dr private services Brown Dawson Funeral Home. Caroline M Eckstein 88 Pleasant 35 Ave High Mass 9 am Friday St Ann Church. Albert Hoskins 32 225 Warwick Ave services 10 am Friday West Side Baptist Church.
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Franklin
Carolyn Kay Rose
Dallas Rose
Cory Camp
Dayton
Eaton Funeral Home
Woodhill
Wiliam Riley Whitman
Tuley
Brown-Dawson Funeral
Mary Ann Dengler
Ralph Dengler
Winston Dr
Brown-Dawson Funeral Home
Caroline M. Eckstein
Pleasant
St Ann Church
Albert Hoskins
Warwick Ave
West Side Baptist Church
Bus crash in Karachi injures nine in ditch
A bus in Karachi skidded into a ditch injuring nine people amid wet roads. The incident affected passengers including women and men while authorities investigated the cause.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Noted inmate pleads guilty over jail meal bites
Norman K. Smith told court he changed his plea after starving to death on county jail fare and sought a rehearing over the menu at Southern Michigan Prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontiac, Mich
Norman K. Smith
Southern Michigan
Ohio High Court Rules State Law Applies in Accident Case
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Ohio law governs a traffic fatality case involving a New York resident killed in Ohio. The decision reaffirmed that a 3% million dollar trust from the estate of Frederick A. Sterling should be divided among heirs and upheld actions against John Garwood of Sperry Gyroscope Co. The ruling also denied a prior prohibition on a Cincinnati judge hearing charges against Lee Miller for obscene books.
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MP3
OHIO
Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Frederick A. Sterling
Cleveland
Supreme Court
New York
John
Garwood
Sperry Gyroscope Co
Robert Ellis
Sperry
Vent Municipal
John W. Keefe
Cincinnati
Lee Miller
Oo- SS
eLene
Storms Sweep Broad Region Spreading Heavy Rain and Tornado Threat
Storms drenched the southern Plains into the West with heavy thundershowers from Wyoming and Nebraska into Colorado and Missouri. A tornado warning was issued for eastern Texas Panhandle and western Oklahoma after a tornado near Amarillo, with no injuries reported.
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Plains
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
The
Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Tex
Dalpart
Wyomin
Nebraska
Colorado
Two Slain U. S. Men Identified In Iraq Probe
Francisco, executive vice president of Pacific Bechtel Corp., a construction company, was listed among the slain U S men while inspecting oil projects in Iraq. Chiefs of state of three nations were noted in the report.
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Francisco
Pacific Bechtel Corp
No Swimming Ordered At Germantown Dam After Fatal Dives
Officials in the Germantown Miami Conservancy District banned swimming at Germantown Dam after two drownings and a third injury within 15 days. Fences will be erected. violators face up to 1000 dollars. Coroner Zipf urged closure and Vogel has authority to act. One drowned, Leonard Ceci Allen, 18, of Peru Indiana, in a 12 foot fall at Twin Creek. another, William Brooks, 30, died at the dam after a similar accident. Douglas Spoonmore, 30, Drexel, was injured in a dive two hours earlier and was recovering.
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Miami Conservacy District
Germantown Dam
Conservancy
Max Mitchell
Robert A. Zipf
Montgomery County
Robert A. Vogel
Zipf
Vogel
George Hancock
Cor Loner
Leonard Ceci Allen
Peru
Ind
Allen
Twin Creek
William Brooks
Daim
Douglas Spoonmore
Drexel
Miami Valley Hospital
Rape Suspect Asks Trial By 3 Judges
Fred R. Cook 37 of Columbus pleads innocent to eight indictments including rape. He faces charges for raping a 24 year old woman on December 20 1957 and another assault on an 18 year old on June 11 at the Delaware Dam area and a 58 year old woman near U S 2 in April. Additional counts include assault with a dangerous weapon and two break charges following a large manhunt in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware, Ohio
Fred R. Cook
Columbus
Cook
Delaware Dam
Here
DiSalle Attacks GOP Picnic Tour In Ohio
Democratic governor hopeful Michael DiSalle rallied in Chillicothe and neighboring counties after a two day nine county swing. He accused Republican Gov. C William ONeill of financing Governor's Day picnics and urged action on highway dangers from accident reports. DiSalle planned stops in Athens and other cities as his tour continued.
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Chillicothe
Ohio
Michaell
DiSalle
Waverly
Hillsboro
Washington Court House
Circleville
C. William O'Neill
Governor Bans Discriminatory Hiring Orders in Ohio
Ohio Governor directs the state employment service to reject employer requests that discriminate by race or religion. Advisory Council on Civil Rights reports the service was previously accepting such discriminatory orders.
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Columbus
Ohio
Gev
William O'Neil
Ohio State Employment Service
O'Neill
Advisory Council On Civil Rights
Trucker James West Killed in Akron Truck Spill
James J. West, a 23 year old dairy delivery man, was killed in Akron when his truck skidded and overturned on Hudson Road Tuesday. Police reported the driver died at the scene and a passenger survived with injuries.
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Akron
Ohio
James J. West
Hudson
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Kidds
Elmer Kidd
Vannest Ave
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