Howling Winds Crush Ohio Industry and Cancel Local Shifts
A morning storm with gusts up to 80 mph shut Armco Steel departments in Cincinnati Middletown and Cleveland cutting power and forcing about 1 000 workers off for hours. Power lines burned out as a sheet was ripped from a roof triggering outages across Armco plants and CGE&E service areas with crews restoring lines by mid morning.
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Armco Steel Corp
Ohio
Cincinnati
Middletown
Cleveland
Armco
East Works
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Weather notes forecast cold snap with flurries
The weather man warned of a cold wave arriving tonight with a low near 22 and more wind. Skies showed a few morning snow flurries while the last two days delivered about 2.25 inches of rain. Tomorrow, wind should ease but temperatures stay in the upper 30s.
Tornado Hits Near Youngstown and Northern Ohio Storms
Severe storms swept Ohio with a confirmed tornado affecting Boardman Poland in Mahoning County and Ravenna in Portage County. One man died in Summit County when a horse-riding accident within an indoor ring was struck by a falling structure. Injuries and widespread property damage followed, with trees downed and power outages reported.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Boardiay Poland
Mahoning County
Ravenna
Portage County
Weather Bureau
Youngstown Municipal
Summit County
Jack Logsdon
Raymond Firestone
Logsdon
Oklahoma Doctor Confesses Slayings of Wife and Three Children
McAlester physician Dr Ben Galbraith 34 confessed to killing his wife and three children last Thursday after being returned from Henderson Tennessee where arrested. Bodies were found in a burning home and cremated with ashes taken to Bells. Pittsburgh County Attorney Whyte noted a forehead wound suggesting foul play.
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Mcalester
Okla
Pittsburg
James Whyte
Ben T. Galbraith
Galbraith
Henderson
Tenn
Oklahoma City
Norman
Norman, Okla
McAlester Hospital
Bells
Pittsburgh County
Atty
J. P. Whyte
Walter White Dies Champion of Negro Rights
New York reports Walter White, 61, ardent advocate for African American rights, died of a heart attack. A long-time NAACP executive secretary since 1931, he led antisegregation efforts and inspired action following the Supreme Court ruling against school segrega tion. He died at home with his wife Poppy Cannon White beside him.
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New York
Walter White
Supreme Court
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Poppy Cannon White
House Beautiful Magazine
White
Atlanta
Dayton man struck by two vehicles dies at scene
Robert Dokes, 55, of Dayton died after being hit by one car and run over by a second. Police say the second vehicle fled the scene.
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Dayton
Robert Dokes
Calls For End To Tests Scientist Says H Bomb Has Ended Wars
Nobel laureate Linus Pauling urged halting atomic and hydrogen bomb tests due to radioactive fallout and long term health risks. He warned war could end civilization and called for continued delay of nuclear confrontation, criticizing officials who deny dangers.
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Pasadena
Calif
Linus Pauling
Atomic Energy Commission
Opposed To Meeting Of Big Four Powers Now
Washington AP reports Republican leaders say President Eisenhower opposes a top level conference with Russia now. Sen. Knowland notes conditions for any meeting include Soviet good faith and ratification of Paris agreements. George’s call tied to Formosa, but administration sees no current plan.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
GOP
Sen
Knowland
West Germany
Senate
House
Martin
Mass
Sen. George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
George
Eienhower
Germany
Korea
Formosa
SEC Chief Gives Market Good Grade in Senate Inquiry
SEC Chairman Ralph H. Demmiler told the Senate Banking Committee there is not a prevalent wave of illegal broker activity, though rules must keep tightening. He cautioned that abuses creep in as unfair practices and unethical lines blur with illegal ones, amid ongoing hearings and a feud between senators. Board Chairman Benjamin Fairless of U.S. Steel predicted a potential era of great prosperity.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
Senate
Ralph H. Demmiler
Senate Banking Committee
Demmler
Fulbright
D-Ark
Sen. Capehart
Indiana
Fullbright
Harvard
John Kenneth Galbraith
Board
Benjamin Fairless
U.S. Steel
UN Gaza Debate Set at United Nations Tomorrow
The Security Council will resume discussion on the Gaza incident in United Nations New York with a clash at the border leaving 38 Egyptians and eight Israelis dead.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Gaza
Thief Captured After Teeth Fit Suspect
Atlanta police linked Walter F. Cooper, 44, to a drug store burglary after a set of false teeth found under a window fitted him. They charged him with the narcotics theft.
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Atlanta
Walter F. Cooper
Cooper
Train Hits Fleeing Car Kills Four in Ohio
Police chase ends when a fleeing car, driven by an unlicensed teen driver with two young couples aboard, is struck by a westbound train 200 feet from a crossing in Columbus. Four occupants die, two others injured. victims identified as Arnold Castle 18 Victor Sykes 17 Susan Carroll about 21 Roberta Pugh 19.
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Columbus
Ohio
Arnold Ray Castle
Victor Lee Sykes
Susan Carroll
Roberta Ann Pugh
Bexley
Reds May Start Own Paris Pact
Moscow and seven East European allies have held talks on a mutual security treaty and unified command if West German rearmament is ratified. American officials view the move as propaganda to sway French opinion, while noting Soviet influence over satellite forces.
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London
Russia
Eastern
Europe
Moscow
Paris
Washington
French National Assembly
East Europe
Move To Junk Farm Supports Is Postponed
Washington Report says a House vote to junk the administration price supports faces postponement to mid April. Chairman Cooley of the Agriculture Committee cited agenda crowding and Rules Committee delays. Supporters view the delay as a sign of opposition weakness.
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Washington
House
Cooley
House Rules Committee
Ferrell To Take Phenix City Stage
Arch Ferrell the former Phenix City prosecutor will stand trial April 18 for the slaying of A. L. Patterson a crime fighting nominee for Alabama attorney general Albert Fuller was convicted earlier this month and sentenced to life imprisonment A third man former Attorney General Si Garrett faces no trial date yet
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Birmingham
Ala
Arch Ferrell
Phenix City
A. L. Patterson
Alabama
Albert Fuller
Atty
Si Garrett
Wolcott Volunteer Firemen Quit Over Funds
Fourteen Wolcott Vermont volunteers quit the fire department and put their 1924 pumper up for sale at 500 dollars after a March town meeting request for a 500 dollar appropriation failed. They listed Morrisville and Hardwick as alternative alarm contacts.
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Wolcott
Morrisville
Hardwick
Junior Explosion Seen From Las Vegas in Atomic Test
The sixth 1955 atomic test, likely a junior grade shot from a 500 foot tower, was detected near Yucca Flat at 5 05 a m. Las Vegas observers reported a bright flash and a seven minute tremor described as a minor quake. The blast cloud rose rapidly and was visible from Los Angeles and as far as the San Francisco area. Estimated 2,000 Marines were involved nearby.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Yucca Flat
Los Angeles
AEC
San Francisco
Traitor Scrawled On FDR Statue In London Park
A red paint scrawl reading Traitor of Yalta appeared on the base of the Roosevelt statue in Grosvenor Square London. Officials scrubbed the defacement as MPs demanded firm assurances Britain would not cede Hong Kong to China after Yalta papers release.
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London
Yalta
Roosevelt
Grosvenor Square
Washington
Hong Kong
China
U.S
Ministry of Works
Churchill
Britain
Ian Horobin
House of Commons
Transport Explodes In Hawaii Crash Kills 66 aboard
A U S Navy transport plane carrying 66 aboard crashed into a Hawaii mountain near Lualualei naval ammunition depot on Oahu. Radio trouble forced a return flight from Hickam Field before dawn. Wreckage glowed hours after impact as rescuers and residents described a massive explosion and fire in heavy rain and low overcast.
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Honolulu
USS. Navy
Hawaii
Navy
Lualualei
Oahu
Roy Essoyan
Essoyan
Hickam Field
San Francisco
William Joest
Come Fort
Philo Owen
Air disasters claim 88 lives in three days
A U S Navy transport plane crashed into a Hawaiian mountainside with 66 aboard, the second fatal air disaster this week. Earlier, 12 people died and 23 were hurt when an American Airlines jet crashed near Springfield Missouri. The record of deadly crashes spans 1949 to 1953, including multiple C124 and DC6B disasters across oceans and continents.
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American Airlines
Springfield
Tokyo
Larson Air Force Base
State of Washington
Cardiff
Wales
Dublin
Calcutta
India
New York
Minneapolis
Gan
Elizabeth
N.J
Newark
Florida
Washingon
D.C
Transocean
Pacific
Guam
Honolulu
Senate Marshals Vote For 10 Percent Postal Pay Hike
Washington reports Sen Olin D Johnston says there are enough votes in the Senate to pass a 10 percent pay raise for roughly 14 percent million federal workers starting with 500000 postal employees. House rejected a 7 percent top line rule and delay looms on larger increases amid Eisenhower veto threats.
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Washington
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Rayburn
D-Tex
Murray
D-Tean
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Johnston
Senate Post
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