Gratis High forces Ayersville to overtime in state final loss
In a tight Class A state final at St. John Arena Gratis High from Preble County edged Ayersville of Defiance County 74 to 73 after overtime. A 12,508 crowd watched a see saw contest with both teams surging then answering each time.
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Columbus
Gratis High
Trojans
Preble County
Ayersville
St. John Arena
Gratis and Ayersville
Defiance County
John Buriff
Middletown High Captures Seventh State Basketball Title
Middle Coach Paul Walker guides Middletown High to its seventh state championship and second in a row behind a strong lineup featuring Dale Woods Benny Roberts Tom Sizer Larry Emrick Jerry Lucas Jay Byrd Bob Reed and others.
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Paul Walker
Middletown High
Dale Woods
Benny Roberts
Tom Sizer
Larry Emrick
Jerry Lucas
Jay Byrd
Bob Reed
A.C. Mitchell
Don Hawkins
Charles Fuller
Jack Wallace
Jim Downing
Russ Galloway
Middies
Bill Weith
Middletown Middies Clinch 7th Class AA Title in See-Saw Win
Middletown High's Middies defeated Kent Roosevelt 64-54 at St. John Arena to capture their seventh Class AA championship and extend their unbeaten streak to 52 games. Jerry Lucas led with 28 points as the crowd of 13,639 watched a tight, edge-of-seat finale after a back-and-forth first half.
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Jerry Nardiello
Columbus
Middletown High
Middies
Kent Roosevelt
St. John Arena
Associated Press
Rough Riders
Paul Walker
Kent
Toledo Macomber
Jerry Lucas
Lucas
Roosevelt
Avmnente
Lumbus Fire Marshall
Ohio State
Tom Sizer
Sizer
Ronny Brown
Roosevelts
Gratis Trojans Return Home Town Welcome Planned
Gratis will host a homecoming for the state basketball champions as townspeople and visitors gather in Columbus. Blue and gold will decorate, and a motorcade will meet the team at Lewisburg and travel via Route 40 to West Alexandria and Camden before arriving in Gratis.
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Gratis
Columbus
Gratis Trojans
Lewisburg
West Alexandria
Aton
Camden
Trojans Fall to Ayersville in Tough Five Over Grizzlies
Grats starters hit double figures led by a strong inside presence. Leeds tied the score with a late layup as Ayersville edged ahead in the second overtime after a late foul and a stripped ball. Zimmerman and Hammersmith added key late points before Cloud sealed Gratis’ fate.
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Bethel
Gratjs
Trojans
Leeds
Caime
Ayersville
Er Hohenberger
Gratis
John
Zimmerman
Jim Hammersmith
Gerald Cloud
Nasser Eyes Take It Or Leave It Suez Plan
Diplomatic sources say Nasser may issue a take it or leave it plan after talks with Hammarskjold. Key options include a special tolls account under UN oversight, modernization of the 1888 convention, and a user advisory board for canal changes.
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Cairop
Nasser
Suez Canal
Dag Hammarskjold
U. N
Suez
Middle East
Hammarskjold
United Nations Technical Assistance Board
U. S
Prosecution Questioned By Judge In Adams Trial
In London the Dr John Bodkin Adams murder trial neared week’s end with Judge Sir Patrick Arthur Devlin challenging the crown. The attorney general admitted the nurses kept “red books” that conflicted with memory testimony as evidence. Prosecutor Manningham-Buller insisted the injections may have been deliberate and death-accelerating. Adams remained confined at Brixton Prison as investigators tied suspicions to Eastbourne wills.
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London
John Bodkin Adams
Patrick Arthur Devlin
England
Old Bailey Court
Edith Alice Morrell
Dr. Adams
Justice Devlin
William
Manningham-Buller
Adams
Brixton
Eastbourne
Scotland Yard
Herbert
the Duke
Hannam
Eisenhower Macmillan hold talks on Middle East tension
The leaders concluded generally satisfactory talks at the Mid Ocean Club and planned a joint communique for Sunday. Officials said there is broad agreement to ease Middle East tensions and to streamline British forces in atomic and guided missiles while keeping some military decisions secret.
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Tucker’s
Bermuda
Eisenhower
Macmillan
Middle East
Mid - Ocean Club
Britain
Egypt
United States
Chuckle on Judges Gauging Spending Relative to Income
A humorous line notes that the six judges aim to show how far beyond your income you are spending. The quip reflects comic take on personal finance and budgeting.
Beck Fund Scandal Aims to Prove Misuse of Union Money
Senate investigators said they can prove that 270000 dollars of loans to Teamsters President Dave Beck from union funds were not loans or gifts. Chairman McClellan planned hearings resuming Tuesday and ordered staff to study new union fund protection legislation. Kennedy said Beck may turn over personal financial records for committee scrutiny.
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Washington
Senate
Teamsters
Dave Beck
McClellan
D-Ark
Beck
Ovens Committee
Million Factory Workers Join In Shipyard Strike
A million factory workers join 200000 shipyard strikers in a planned wave of walkouts across Britain. The snowball strike targets 10 industrial centers aiming to paralyze 40 percent of export trade and push a 10 percent pay rise from 12 pounds 18 shillings 10 pence per week.
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Ronald Thomson
London
Britain
Glasgow
Southampton
Channel
Bristol
Tyneside
Burns Fatal To Batavia Housewife in Oil Stove Blast
In Batavia Ohio a defective oil stove exploded destroying a one story home. Mrs Jean Parker 31 died while asleep on a couch. Her husband Rufus Parker 33, cousin Warren Gordon 30, and guest Ronald De Marcia 15 suffered critical injuries and were hospitalized in Cincinnati. Parker hurled De Marcia from a window to a neighbor who alerted firefighters who carried out the other two men.
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Batavia
Ohio
Milford Passate
Jean Parker
Rufus Parker
Warren Gordon
Ronald de Marcia
General Hospital
Cincinnati
Parker
de Marcia
Walker Middies win Sertoma Roses in basketball feature
Local briefing highlights Paul Walker and his Middies named Gift of Roses by the Sertoma Club. Jody Terney’s piece appears on Page 12 with coverage of the Sunday event and related sports notes.
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Mary
Sertoma Club
Paul Walker
Jody Terney
Ed Edmiston
Miami Valley
City Commission
John Fleming
Ona Asher
Tvisniencocsesc
Echool
Cencenersucae
Aes
Gallup
Fieenes
Valley News
Failure To Wear Necktie Spars Canton Soldier On Missing Flight
Canton youth Airman 3 0 David Mayfield 19 avoided aboard a transport plane that vanished off Japan en route to Korea after being jailed briefly in Honolulu for not wearing a necktie. He later informed his parents the plane departed for Japan. The aircraft carried 67 Americans and disappeared Friday.
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Canton
Ohio
Japan
David Mayfield
G. T. Mayfield
Hawaiian Islands
Korea
Honolulu
Bedlam Rally as Middies Return From Columbus
Middletown city to honor the 162nd Fighter Interceptor Squadron Ohio Air National Guard on arrival from Columbus at 12 40 p m. Four pilots Capt Wilmer Jr Franklin Wallace and Lt Jones approved for low level jet flights over Middletown. Wade E Miller Gym opens at noon. Parade lineup along Charles Street and Manchester Avenue leading to Curtis Street. Middle Band to perform.
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Bedlam
Columbus
162Nd
Ohio Air National Guard
CAA
Middletown
W.S. Wilmer Jr
Melvin Franklin
R. L. Wallace
Tom Jones
Wade E. Miller
Charles Street
Manchester Avenue
Manchester
Curtis Street
Blizzard Strands Hundreds of Travelers Across Plains
A massive blizzard paralyzed travel across the West Central Plains with up to 12 inches of snow. National Guardsmen aided stranded motorists in Kansas and Nebraska while weather officials called the storm the worst since 1931.
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Kansas City
West Central Plains
Southwest
Texas
Colorado
National
Kansas
Nebraska
Victor Anderson
National Guard
Ogallala
Nebbraska
Dakotas
Oklahoma and
Texs Panhandles
New Mexico
Winslow
Ariz
Ira Merrick
Garden City
Kan
Oklahhome Panhandle
Dodge City
Gey Powers
Joplin
Denver
Syracuse
Phantom burglar confesses to 400 thefts across regions
In Amarillo a 22 year old man known as the phantom burglar admitted to authorities he committed more than 400 burglaries over six months from New England to Amarillo. He said the crimes were for fun and claimed "good reading habits" helped him avoid fingerprints. He was arrested in Tucumcari after purchasing car seat covers and upholstery matching a new convertible top.
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Amarillo
Tex
New England
James Leslie Hurd
Ravenna
Ohio
Amarillo Globes Times
Charles Maple
Hurd
Tucumcari
N. M
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