County road plan outlines $10 million upgrade by 1960
County Engineer Jesse Pochard presented a $10,487,000 road improvement program for Butler County to meet 1960 traffic, detailing 27 projects over 278 miles plus eight new bridges costing $5,189,000. The plan, including $500,000 for rights of way, awaits financing study by a Columbus group led by Miami University, Oxford.
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Butler County
Jesse Pochard
Pochard
Ohio Highway Study Committee
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio General Assembly
Miami University
Oxford
Truman Talks At Dedication Of Airport
President Truman spoke at the dedication of Friendship International Airport near Baltimore, expressing faith in peacetime prosperity and urging faith from the public to avoid worst outcomes. He toured with Gov. Lane and Baltimore Mayor D'Alesandro, noting federal aid opposition by some mossbacks and counting flight miles toward his White House tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Truman
Missouri
Washington
Wth
Maryland
William Preston Lane, Jr
Thomas D’alesandro
Eight Day Old AFL Strike Prolonged at Lakefront Docks
The eight day old AFL Longshoremen strike at Lakefront Dock and Terminal Company in Toledo and at Fairport Huron and Lorain docks continues as the railway mediation board works to settle the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
AFL
Lakefront
Fairport
Huron
Lorain
Railway Mediation Board
FBI Agents Shoot Hunted Criminal In Indianapolis
In Indianapolis two FBI agents shot Henry Harland Shelton, a top ten wanted fugitive from Michigan, outside a tavern after he reached for a belt weapon. Shelton collapsed but drank beer and smoked before ambulance arrival. one agent was lightly hurt by a ricocheting bullet. The 41-year-old formerly of Northern Michigan State Prison had a crime history dating to a 1933 bank robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Harland Shelton
Indianapolis
FBI
Michigan
Aernet
Shelton
Michigan State
Mason P. Harper
Illinois
Kaleva
Mich
Lieb
Labor Day
Midwest
Indiana
Mayfield
Foster
Truman Offers Vessel To Stranded Students
President Truman offered to use the military transport Ballou to rescue about 600 Europe bound students stranded in New York after the Svalbard ship was banned as a fire trap. The deal required a contract release from the Svalbard operators and payment of Ballou’s regular expenses, close to the nearly $200,000 already spent by the students. If workable, Ballou would sail to Rotterdam with the youth group aboard on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Truman
White House
General Ballou
Coast Guard
New York City
Navy
William M. Callaghan
Military Sea Transportation Service
Ballou
Svalbard
Rotterdam
National Student Association
Norway
United States
Norwegian American Line
Cab Driver Indicted for Murder of Girl
Belmont County authorities indicted 28 year old George Doty of Bellaire for first degree murder in the Lover's Lane slaying of Alma Montag 18. Doty reportedly signed a statement admitting he beat Montag to death after she hired his cab to take her home. Montag resided in Croft Run nearby.
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ST. Clairsville
George Doty
Bellaire
Alma Montag
Belmont County
Doty
Miss Montag
Croft Run
Ohio Officers Lied Court Told In Manslaughter Charge
Robert Selby Howard, 43, of North Kenova Ohio, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter after Cabell County Prosecutor Ed ward H. Greene accused Lawrence County Ohio officers of false statements. Banks, a Charleston Huntington Prizefighter, was killed April 22 in a Huntington clubroom. Howard claimed self defense after Banks slashed him with a knife. Greene condemned local law enforcement witnesses as false and charged political motives behind sheriff and deputies’ testimony.
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Huntington
W. VA
Robert Selby Howard
North Kenova
West
Lawrence County
Cabell County
Edward H. Greene
Ohio County
Howard
Henry James
Boby) Banks
Charleston
Banks
The
Ohio
Greene
Peter A. Burke
Lausche Tours Flood Region After Disaster Declaration
Gov Frank J. Lausche visited the Crooksville Roseville area struck by a flash flood last week. The zone south of Zanesville was declared a disaster area by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to qualify for rehabilitation loans. The cloudburst wrecked potteries, mines, and homes, leaving hundreds jobless.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Crooksville
Roseville
Zanesville
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Lausche
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Truman
Washington
37th Infantry Division Finishes Training At Atterbury
Major General Leo M. Kreber praised the troops for a very well executed week of maneuvers at Camp Atterbury Indiana with aggressive field training under challenging weather. The 37th Infantry Division Ohio National Guard will continue artillery and combat-range work before returning to Ohio July 2. The final battalion exercise involved the Third Battalion of the 14th Infantry Regiment led by Col. George C. Schiele with support from the 134th Field Artillery Battalion under Lt. Col. William S. Ibold, passing through heavy smoke screens and simulated fire to complete the division’s tactical problem.
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Camp Atterbury
Ind
Leo M. Kreber
37Th Infantry Division
Ohio National Guard
Kreber
37Th
Ohio
14Th Infantry
George C. Schiele
Cincinnati
134Th Field Artillery
William S. Ibold
Wyoming
University fires 157 faculty for refusing oath
The University of California dismissed 157 faculty and staff who declined to sign statements denying Communist Party membership. The Board of Regents, backing President Robert Sproul, ordered the dismissals effective June 30 after a stormy meeting. Names not released to avoid disqualifying potential rehires. reporters note no outstanding scientists among the fired.
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Los Angeles
University of California
Board of Regents
Robert Gordon Sproul
Sproul
Regents
Communist Party
Lise
Sprow
Fleet Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Earl Warren
California
Edwin W. Pauley
Secrecy and age fears in private lives reveal social pressure
A nostalgic reflection on secrets and aging shows women reacting strongly to others learning their age. It notes cosmetic fixes and dieting as futile while age remains visible, shaping personal vanity and social scrutiny. MARTIN adds a concluding remark.
Bidault Cabinet Overthrown in French Assembly Vote
In Paris the National Assembly defeated Premier Georges Bidault by 352 to 250 amid a domestic wage dispute. The fall may unsettle the Schuman plan for Western Europe’s coal and steel, as Foreign Minister Robert Schuman could resign, impacting central European economic integration.
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Paris
Georges Bidault
Bidault
France
Lneup
de Gaulliste
For Republican Movement
MRP
Socialiat
Europe
Republc
National Assembly
Hidault
US Mexico Trade Pact Abandoned Raising Import Duties
The United States and Mexico will end the seven year old reciprocal trade agreement effective December 31 1943. Tariffs on many imports from Mexico and other MFN nations will rise including oil lead turpentine naphthenic acid sheep and lambs matches Tampico fiber and several manufactured items. Cuba and the Philippines unaffected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Venezuela
Canada
Peru
Australia
United States
Cuba
Philippines
State Department
Plane Tragedy Recalls Other Big Disasters
New York AP report lists past air disasters to illustrate the potential toll if the missing Northwest Aire line DC 4 rescue fails. It catalogs numerous fatal crashes from 1946 to 1950, noting dates, airlines, locations, and death tolls to frame the gravity of an assumed worst case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Northwest Aire Linea
Eastern Air Lines
Washington
Cavediff
Wales
Dublin
Gander
Newfoundland
Colombia
LaGuardia Field
Port Deposit
Ridge Mountain
Bryce Canyon
Utah
Mt. Carmel
Ohio WWII bonus deadline set for June 30
Columbus AP reports that Friday June 30 is the deadline to apply for Ohio World War II bonuses. State Bonus Director Leslie G. Scrimger said the deadline will not be extended and urged eligible veterans to file promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Leslie G. Scrimger
Plane Missing Over Lake Michigan With 58 Aboard
An Northwest Airlines DC-4 with 58 aboard was overdue over Lake Michigan near Milwaukee. Coast Guard crews hunted for the missing craft and an oil slick sighting prompted divers to search the waters for wreckage amid fog and storms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Wed Lake Michigan
U. S Coast Guard North West
Coast Guard
U.S
Meg
Newark
Richer But Poorer Dayon Mohawk Haircut Goes Viral
Dayton AP report details 19 year old Wilma Gaffe who shaved part of her hair after a series of offers from Tom Nugent a local businessman culminating at 75 dollars. The result was a V shaped center tuft with edge patching and a defiant stance against the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Wilma Gaffe
Tom Nugent
Beunette
Nugent
Ohio Man and Woman Drowned In Creek Crash Near Steubenville
In Jefferson County near Reed's Mill on U S Route 22 a Canton man William Moyer 52 and Empire resident Margaret Fowler 36 died when their car went off an old abandoned road and sank top down in six and a half feet of water about 3 30 A M State patrols and sheriff deputies recovered the bodies. Authorities noted barricades once blocked the road but had disappeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Here
Jefferson County
Clarence Eberts
William Moyer
Canton
Margaret Fowler
Empire
Reed's Mill
Hold-up at Moriarty's Bar In Cleveland Netts About $100 Loss
Two armed robbers who posed as patrons robbed Moriarty's Bar on East Sirth Street in Cleveland early today. They forced three women and five men customers to place their money on the table and then lined them up against a wall. Customers reported losses around $100, while the crooks escaped with about $900.
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Cleveland
Moriarty's
East Sirth St
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