Annexation Questions Stir Middletown Land Rights
The Journal outlines that annexation is voluntary and explains how improvements in annexed areas are funded. For land already platted, 60 percent of front-footage owners or 75 percent of property owners must petition for improvements, with delays from ordinances, plans, bids, and approvals before costs are assessed to abutting property owners after work completion.
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Middletown
Butler County
Howard H. Kramer
Delay Seen In Testimony Of Edmistons
Senate hearings on Harvey Matusow may be delayed as a Saturday session was postponed to Monday. The Edmiston undercover FBI agents John J Edmiston and Martha Edmiston were slated to testify before the Internal Security Subcommittee, but delays from publishers printing Matsow’s book False Witness and from Herb Tank Matusow’s bodyguard are cited as reasons.
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Washington
FBI
John J
Martha Edmiston
Senate
Harvey M. Matusow
James O. Eastland
Rmiss
Internal Security
New York
Matsow
Herb Tank
Matusow
Eamets
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Corp
Cn Fute
Doubts on Cohn Truthfulness Raised in Retrial
New York counsel for 13 convicted Communists questions Roy M. Cohn's testimony at a retrial hearing. Cohn defends his statements as truthful while Harvey Matusow, a former U.S. attorney aide and witness, alleges Cohn coached him to lie. The defense argues Cohn should have produced all papers related to the case to prove honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry Sacher
Roy M. Cohn
Harvey M. Matusow
Cohn
U.S
Sacher
Matusow
FBI
Annexation Impacts on Raw Land Unbuilt Tracts Explored
County treasurer collects over ten years as city officials discuss annexation issues. City Manager says misunderstandings surround mandatory improvements and bonds for undeveloped tracts like Skinner Terrace and adjacent Ver nal Gross land. Preapproved plats along Central Avenue Moore and surrounding roads escape new-improvement bonds. Tax reappraisal is not triggered by annexation though owners fear higher rates. next look at what additional taxes would fund.
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Kramer
Skinner Terrace
Vernal Gross
Skinner Tract
Braden
Heinkel
Central Avenue
Coles Road
Moore, Marshall and
Manchester Roads
ROK Navy to Take Over Korean Coast Patrol Duties
The South Korean navy will assume patrol and escort duties along the Republic of Korea coast from the U S Navy starting tomorrow, marking a transfer of coastal security responsibilities to Seoul authorities.
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Seoul
Republic of Korea
U.S. Navy
Ike Spends First Night In New Gettysburg Farm Home
President Eisenhower spent his first night in his new Gettysburg farm home with completion unfinished and interior work underway. He traveled from the White House with pillows sheets and blankets while his valet prepared the beds and cooked dinner. Contractor Charles H. Tompkins assisted in final checks on the 189 acre property on the town’s edge as flowers from the Gettysburg Times decorated the scene.
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Ike
New Home
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Gettysburg Times
Eisenhower Place
Abraham Lincoln
Charles H. Tompkins
Washington
White House
John Meoney
Lava Seals Doom of Kapoho with Fiery Explosions
Lava blasts renew eruption under Kapoho Hawaii sealing the town's fate as a 200 foot fountain erupts and multiple new lava fissures feed the flow. Eyewitnesses George A. MacDonald Curtis K Kamai and Reginald Ho report the disaster after the area was evacuated and hours of explosive activity continued near the Puna Rift.
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Pahoa
Hawaii
Kapoho
Island of
George A. MacDonald
Curtis K. Kamai
Territorial
George Martin
Hiroshi Okka
Kilauea
Mauna Loa
Oahu
Honolulu
Reginald Ho
Sobolev Named U.N. Delegate After Vishinsky
Arkady Alexandrovich Sobolev, veteran U.N. diplomat, promoted to chief Soviet delegate at the United Nations in New York after Vishinsky's death on November 22. He had been assistant secretary general in charge of the Security Council and later led the Soviet U.N. desk and served as ambassador to Poland.
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United Nations
N.Y
Arkady Alexandrovich Sobolev
Andrei ‘Vishinsky
Vishinsky
Sobolev
Soviet Council] of Ministers
Moscow
U.N
Security Council
International Organization
Foreign Ministry
Poland
Narcotics Peddlers Move Into Ohio Study Cites States
Narcotic traffickers have shifted from Illinois and Michigan into Ohio seeking laxer penalties, with Cleveland serving as a major hub and Columbus and Toledo also affected. Anslinger cited Ohio with 185 federal cases last year and warned Ohio sits among states needing cleanup as trafficking expands from neighboring states. He contrasted Minnesota's low rate and noted heroin dominates Ohio narcotics traffic.
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Washington
Ohio
Midwest
H. J. Anslinger
House
Cleveland
Columbus
Tolédo
Anslinger
Murray
Ill
Illinois
Michigan
Ansiinger
Texas
California
New York
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Colorado
New Hampshire
Idaho
Vermont
Rhode Island
Wyoming
Minnesota
Talks in Taipei Aim to Strengthen Mutual Defense Pact
High level talks in Taipei focused on boosting U S aid to Chiang Kai-shek’s forces under the Nationalist China Mutual Defense Pact. The discussions covered air and sea protection of Formosa and the Quemoy and Matsu islands, potential mainland targets, and the risk of broader conflict if large amphibious attacks occur.
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Taipei
Formosa
China
U.S
Chiang Kai-shek
Quemoy
Matsus
Dulles
Washington
United States
Robert B. Carney
Alfred M. Pride
7Th Fleet
William C. Chase
Military Assistance Advisory Group
Frederick N. Rivette
Formosa Strait
George Yeh
Yu Ta-wei
Peng Meng-chi
Chiang
Red China
Byrd Predicts Ten Democrats Back Tax Plan
Washington senator Byrd said at least ten Democratic colleagues will oppose House Democrats' plan to cut income taxes by 20 dollars for all. A Democratic vote could doom the Senate's tax cut, with 49 Democrats and 47 Republicans. Byrd leads the Finance Committee aiming to remove the cut, while administration backs keeping corporate rates and excise taxes high, costing billions in revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Byrd
D-Va
House
Senate
Sen
Clement
D-Ky
Rayburn
D-Tex
Senate Finance Committee
Mets
Weather in Vandalia Forecast Turns Cloudy and Cool
The Vandalia weatherman reported today will be cloudy and windy with scattered showers and thunder. High 61, low 56 tonight, and high 50 tomorrow, cooler than Middletown. yesterday Vandalia reached 68 at 9 p.m. with a 56 low this morning. Weekend looks damp but no heavy coats needed.
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Vandalia
Middletown
Air Field
Faith In God Blind Couple Seeks To Raise Baby
Akron couple, both blind and deaf, plead in Juvenile Court to keep their 11 day old son Clarence. Neighbors and a visiting nurse back them, arguing keeping the family together preserves the baby’s happiness despite the couple’s handicap.
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Akron
Ohio
Summit County Welfare Ce
Arold Hathaway
Georgia
Clarence
Hathaway
Stow
Firm Confidente No Danger Point Reached On Stock Market
Edward T. McCormick president of the American Stock Exchange told the Senate Banking Committee that despite record high rising stock prices no danger point has been reached. He cited sound factors such as business activity investor confidence and broader market participation while noting costs of living and wages have risen markedly since 1929. He contrasted with NYSE president Funston who warned a 1929 style crash cannot be ruled out though he continues to buy stocks.
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Washington (Ap
Edward T. McCormick
American Stock Exchange
McCormick
Senate Banking Committee
G. Keith Funston
New York Stock Exchange
Funston
New York Exchange
Fulbright
D-Ark
Banking Committee
Reds Paper Bombed Over Formosa Leaflets Dropped
A Chinese air force statement said a single plane released more than two tons of anti-Communist leaflets over the mainland today, part of propaganda efforts amid tensions between Nationalist forces and the Communist regime.
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Taipei
Formosa
Two Girls Die In Crash At Findlay
Two Arcadia High students Gretta Armbrecht and Marjorie Harmon died when their car collided with a Nickel Plate freight train one half mile west of Arcadia in Hancock County. Four other girls, Carolyn Wickhiser and her sister Dana, Barbara Jane Agnew, and Marlene Dielbley, were injured critically and treated at Fostoria City Hospital and Blanchard Valley Hospital. The state patrol said fog hindered the driver’s view as they headed to a country wide music audition at McComb.
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Findlay
Ohio
Arcadia
Hancock County
Gretta Armbrecht
Marjorie Harmon
Carolyn Wickhiser
Fostoria City
Dana
Barbara Jane Agnew
Marlene Dielbley
Blanchard Valley Hospital
Arcadia High School
State Highway Patrol
McComb
Woman killed in head-on crash near Wilmington
Mrs Marietta Alyce Johnson, 19, of Clio Michigan, died in a head-on collision on U S 68 seven miles south of Wilmington Ohio. Her 2 year old daughter Judith Ann suffered a skull fracture and was rushed to Children’s Hospital Cincinnati in critical condition. Also seriously injured was Albert Reed Custis, about 82, of Wilmington.
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Wilmington
Ohio
Marietta Alyce Johnson
Clio
Mich
U. S. 68
Here
Judith Ann
Children’s Hospital
Cincinnati
Albert Reed Custis
Ohio Crest Is Expected At 55 Feet
The Ohio River reached 54.8 feet at 9 a.m. as a crest of 55 feet was preliminarily forecast for tonight. Upstream in Huntington and Ashland the river declined, while Portsmouth logged a 53.5 foot crest. No serious damage reported. 60 plus residents evacuated in Cincinnati areas and water closed school bus routes prompting holidays for students.
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Cincinnati
Ohio River
U.S. Weather Bureau
Huntginton
W. Va
Ashland
Portsmouth
Weather Bureau
Huntington
Cinc Ti
Scioto River
Tension Surges as Gaza Clash Draws UN Debate
The United Nations Security Council turned to Egyptian charges and Israeli countercharges after Monday night border fighting near Gaza left eight Israelis and Egyptians dead. Egypt accused Israel of violent aggression and Gaza incursions. Israel countered with charges of ongoing violations and war threats. A new Arab defense pact, prompted by the Gaza incident, aims to unite Egypt and Syria against Israel, with broader Arab participation expected.
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United Nations, N. Y
U.N. Security Council
Gaza
Israel
Council
U.N
Palestine
Egypt-Israel
Jerusalem
Truce Organization
E. L. M. Burns
Security Council
Burns
Egypt
Damascus
Syria
Sabri Assali
Korean Police Kill Six Red Guerrillas
Seoul authorities report that in three days of patrols in southwestern Korea six Communist guerrillas were killed and three captured. The operation targeted mountainous areas, with police noting swift action against insurgent groups.
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Seoul
Korea
New Schools To Ease Middletown Jam After September
In Middletown the school system will gain two new schools and an addition to Lincoln School to handle a flood of pupils expected in September. A detailed look at causes and impacts will appear in Sundays Journal. An Indian Chief visits the area to share customs and stories, with a notable photograph by Bill Verth. The Home and Garden page gains a pet column and a Buying For Your Home series. Police plan a feature on how they track missing persons in Middletown.
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Lincoln School
Middletown
Bill Verth
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South Dakota
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ED Creagh
Reds
Crane
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William N. Oatis
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