Kenyon College President Gordon Chalmers Dies at 52
Dr Gordon Keith Chalmers 52 president of Kenyon College died of a cerebral hemorrhage Tuesday night at Cape Cod Hospital Hyannis Massachusetts. He collapsed while visiting his retired secretary Miss Gladys Parker on a business trip in the area. Chalmers born in Waukesha Wisconsin was Brown University 1925 and a Rhodes Scholar with degrees from Oxford Harvard. He taught at Mt Holyoke Rockford College and led Kenyon since 1937 as its 16th president. Burial will be at Mount Auburn Cambridge after a Harvard funeral. He leaves Roberta his wife and four children Ann Jeffery Stephen John.
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England
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Mt. Holyoke College
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Radcliffe College
New York
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March Retail Sales Rise 7 Percent in Ohio
The Bureau of Business Research at Ohio State University reports March retail sales in Ohio up seven percent from the same period last year. Dayton and Canton lead gains at 16 and 14 percent respectively, marking the strongest increases in the state.
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Ohio
Bureau of Business Research
Ohio State University
Dayton
Canton
Israel Seen Switzerland Of Mideast
OXFORD Special Israel might become a Switzerland in the Middle East says Louis E. Frechtling of the State Department to Miami University students. He praised the potential for peace if a major disruption between Israel and the Arabs is prevented and noted oil’s secondary but growing importance. He warned loss of oil would shock NATO nations and compared Arab leaders to children craving their own way while urging cooperation with the West for mutual security.
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Israel
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Middle East
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United States Department of State
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Russia
Servicemen News Highlights Army and Marine Promotions
Frederick Gravett of Germantown Road receives a sergeant promotion at Camp Lejeune with the Marine Service Company after 14 months with the 1st Marine Division in Korea. E T Kash Jr plans university study at Kentucky after Army discharge in Hazel Green, Ky. James D. Morgan serves as radio repairman with the 29th Tank Battalion in Germany. Robert E. Mueller partakes in field tests at Grafenwöhr with the 74th Field Artillery Battalion. Dottie Combs arrives at Hickam Air Force Base Hawaii as a clerk stenographer with the 1502nd Maintenance Group after training at Lemon Monroe High School.
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Campton
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Colo
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Barbara
Brentwood
Seventh Army Training Center
Grafenwohr
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74Th Field Artillery Battalion
Ft. Chaffee
Ark
Susan Mueller
Columbia Ave
Middletown High School
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John Combs
Middletown Rt. 1
Hickman Air Force Base
Hawaii
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Miss Combs
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Lemon Monroe High School
Air Force
Souza Family Faces Tough Day In Two Car Crash
Fall River police filed records noting Manuel L. Souza aged 28 of 187 Smith Street as both driver and injured party in a two car collision. A witness also identified as Manuel L. Souza appeared in questioning, indicating three generations of the Souza family were involved in the incident.
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Smith St
Vote Count Delayed By Power Failure In Ohio
In Waverly Ohio the primary vote count began after 1 am due to a power failure. Booth workers were unable to see to count the ballots, delaying results while rural counties wrapped up their tallies.
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Waverly
Ohio
Fertile soils on Mount Etna thrive from volcanic ash
Soil on the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily, enriched by volcanic dust, is described as among the most fertile in the world, highlighting the region's unique geology and agricultural potential.
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Mt. Etna
Sicilian
Buxton
Proof Of Death Jury Key In Abortion Trial
In New York a defense lawyer questioned prospective jurors in a manslaughter case over accepting the judge’s death proof instructions since no corpse exists. Thomas Daniel and Leo Pijuan stand accused of killing 20 year old Jacqueline Smith and dismembering her body last Christmas Eve. The trial proceeds with juror selection as the state argues lack of a corpse does not prevent conviction.
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New York
Thomas G. Daniel
Leo Pijuan
Jacqueline Smith
Lebanon
Daniel
Pijuan
New York State
Gas Hike Rejected by Loudonville Village Council
The Loudonville village council voted down a proposed rate increase from East Ohio Gas Co. and joined Cleveland in opposing the raise. The action reflects local resistance to higher gas costs and aligns with neighboring city efforts to challenge the rate hike.
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Loudonville
Ohio
East Ohio Gas Co
Cleveland
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