Ringling Bros. Circus Closes Its 1956 Road Tour
Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey ends its 1956 road tour with a final performance in Heidelberg and prepares to winter in Sarasota. The company plans to reopen next year at Madison Square Garden, aiming to stage a largely modernized show in air conditioned arenas nationwide.
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Pittsburgh
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Heidelberg
Sarasota
Fla
North
Madison Square Garden
New York
United States
Steel Talks Recessed For 'Fill-In' In Pittsburgh
Negotiations in the nationwide steel strike were recessed as industry representatives met with top executives of 12 major basic steel companies in Pittsburgh. John A Stephens of U S Steel said the picture would be reconsidered and noted meetings with associates not seen since June 29. The big three Bethlehem, Republic, and U S Steel dominated discussions. United Steelworkers president David J McDonald reported no new developments.
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Pittsburgh
New York
John A Stephens
U.S. Steel Corp
Stephens
Bethlehem Steel Co
Republic Steel
U.S. Steel
Basic Steel Industry
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers
New Circus Starts With Ringling Heir In Charge
Pittsburgh reports John Ringling North II, heir to Ringling Bros Barnum Bailey, begins a new menagerie venture today. His father announced the family circus will quit tents this season, while clowns Frank Salute and Billy Rice presented a rabbit named Bozo to the boy and urged him to care for it.
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Pittsburgh
John Ringling North II
John
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Frank Salute
Billy Rice
Car Crash Claims Milton Allen Near Urbana
Milton B. Allen a 22 year old from Springfield was killed Monday night when his car left U S 68 and struck two trees just inside Urbana city limits Ohio Authorities reported.
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Urbana
Ohio
Milton B. Allen
Springfield
U. S. 68
Operation Tomorrow Mike To Lose Sight
Four year old Mike Sibole faces removal of his left eye after cancer spread from the right eye. Doctors say the operation is urgent and the family plans a final days of outings as prayers rise for his recovery.
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Orlando
Fla
Mike Sibole
New York
Mike
James M. Sibole
Forrest Park Baptist Church
Miami
Florida
Atlantic Ocean
Last Big Top Closes as Barnum & Bailey Ends Era
Associated Press reporter John Moody recalls the final night of the Barnum & Bailey Circus. His two year old son Jack enjoyed popcorn, elephants, and clowns before the tent came down for good amid financial woes.
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Clyde Beatty
King Bros
Associated Press
John Moody
Jack
Moody
Pittsburgh
Jack Moody
the Bros. Barnum & Bailey ‘Circus
Meles
Disarmament talks shift to committee after deadlock
The five power Disarmament subcommittee resumes private talks in New York or London as the Disarmament Commission ends a two week public debate with little progress. The panel of United States Russia Britain France and Canada failed to reach agreement on a compromise proposal amid tensions over a Peruvian draft. The next public debate is expected at the U N General Assembly meeting in New York November 12.
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Max Harrelson
United Nations
N. Y
U.N
United States
Russia
Britain
France
Canada
London
U. N. General Assembly
New York
Peru
Andrei A. Gromyko
Yugoslavia
Marine sergeant pleads innocent to main charges in fatal forced march
S. Sgt. Matthew C. McKeon pleaded innocent to involuntary manslaughter and oppression of recruits in the death march of six Marine recruits at Parris Island. He stood mute on lesser charges of drinking in barracks in the presence of a recruit. Defense attorney Emile Zola Berman pressed for access to a 27 000 Marine survey of training methods, citing it as key to test evidence and changes announced by Gen. Randolph McC. Pate. Navy Secretary Thomas denied a copy of findings.
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Parris Island
Matthew C. McKeon
McKeon
Atty
Emile Zola Berman
Berman
Randolph McC. Pate
Emile Z Berman
New York City
Marine Corps
Pate
Navy
Charles §. Thomas
Arena
Irving N. Klein
Indictments in jail attack case by May Grand Jury
Eight persons were indicted by a recalled May Grand Jury for involvement in an assault on a prisoner in the County Jail. Named defendants include James Skinner of Dayton James E. Plummer in absentia Paul Duncan of Middletown Samuel Reece Clifford Harrell Eddie Joe Craft Delmar W. Wood Jr and Johnnie A Leadbetter of Foster and Hamilton County with charges ranging from sodomy to assault with intent to kill and aiding and abetting an escape.
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James Skinner
Dayton
James E. Plummer
Foster Rt. 1
Paul Duncan
Middletown
Samuel Reece
Clifford Harrell
Eddie Joe Craft
Delmar W. Wood Jr
Hamilton County
Johnnie A. Leadbetter
Foster
Plummer
GOP Grips With Claim of Sick President as Ike Works
Democrats charge a callous effort by White House aides to hide Eisenhower’s health while he logs five hours of desk work, the longest since his June operation. The Democratic Digest blasts the campaign as politically motivated and calls for another presidential doctor’s briefing. Republican senators Bricker Watkins and Schoeppel say Ike should be trusted to inform the public.
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White House
Eisenhower
Democratic Digest
James C. Hagerty
Bricker
Ohio
Watkins
Utah
Schoeppel
Kansas
Secret Revealed Mrs Luce Victim Of Arsenic Poisoning
New York reports that arsenic dust from Rome’s Villa Taverna ceiling poisoned Clare Boothe Luce, the U.S. ambassador to Italy. Time magazine published details after years of secrecy, linking the poisoning to arsenic dust, fumes, and contaminated meals.
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New York
Rome
Clare Boothe Luce
U.S
Italy
Time Magazine
Aew Navy Hospital
Naples
Britain Builds Own H-Bomb Testing Site on Christmas Island
A technician said Britain is spending about 150 million pounds to develop a nuclear test base on Christmas Island. Hundreds of soldiers and thousands of tons of equipment have arrived in the coral atoll 2,500 miles southeast of Eniwetok, with the RAF planned to move in early next year for tests.
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Honolulu
Britain
Christmas Island
United States
Eniwetok
Christmas
Coral Atoll
U.S. Pacific
Louis B Mayer is Hospitalized With Pneumonia
Louis B Mayer, the film producer, is under hospital treatment for pneumonia, announced by his wife. The Mayer couple had just returned Friday from a tour of France England and Italy.
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Los Angeles
Louis B. Mayer
France
England
Italy
Weather outlook for Middletown and Miami Valley
Forecast calls for warm, cloudy conditions with thundershowers in the Miami Valley today and tonight. Highs near 85, lows around 65, with parts of the region partly cloudy Wednesday. Rainfall yesterday totaled 0.38 inches with yesterday’s high/low near 81 and 66 in Middletown.
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Miami
Middletown
Middletown Board Advances $6.5 Million School Bond
The Middletown Board of Education approved a $6,500,000 bond issue to fund new construction remodeling and equipment, with a 22 year maturity, for a Nov. 6 election. The plan includes three new 13 room elementary schools, a $1.35 million junior high, and $1.35 million for senior high expansion along with site purchases and central school replacement.
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Middletown Board of Education
Lastep
Middletown Hhools
J. D. Blackford
Peck, Shaffer & Williams
Cincinnati
Washington - Buena Vista
Taft
Garfield
Amanda
Oneida
South 5
Clifton Farms
Coles Road
Marshall Road
Blackford
Wildwood
Wildwood Road
Stevens Avenue
South Highlands-Barbara Park
Clifton
Mayfield
Manchester Road
Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
Hodge Seeks Restitution After Illinois Audit Scandal
Orville E. Hodge offered to reimburse funds amid a half million dollar Illinois auditor scandal. Governor Stratton and Atty. Gen. Castle attended the executive mansion meeting where Hodge resigned. Castle said Hodge would try liquidating assets to pay restitution and may testify to authorities.
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Springfield, Fil
Orville E. Hodge
Illinois
Atty
Latham Castle
Castle
Hodge
Executive Mansion
William
Coutrakon
George P. Coutrakon
Sangamon County
Contralion
Chicago Daily News
Stratton
Man 60 Heat Victim Found On Roof In Lorain
James L. Miller, a 60 year old steelworker, is believed to have died from heat exposure. His body was found late Monday on the roof of his Lorain home where neighbors say he had been tarping the roof.
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Lorain
Ohio
James L. Miller
U.S. Demands Answers on Detained American Airmen in USSR
The United States accuses the Soviet Union of holding American airmen from two downed planes and requests a thorough Soviet investigation. The note cites a Navy Privateer lost April 8, 1950 and an Air Force B29 lost June 13, 1952, with 10 and 12 crew respectively, and asks for timely progress reports.
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United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Baltic Sea
United Nations Command
Korea
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