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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 25, 1955

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Tragic Thanksgiving Report Hits Ohio Roads

The Associated Press tallies nine traffic fatalities across Ohio from Thanksgiving Day through early Friday. Victims include a Columbus infant, a Canton rider, and Akron residents in separate collisions. incidents span Lake County to Franklin and Wyandot counties.

Akron Elyria Louis Schupetz Perry Ohio 20 Lake County Ashtabula Alfred Moore Harts W. Va U.S. 23 Carey Wyandot County Frank Eugene Reger Eva Michelet Ohio 76 U. S. 10 Glenn van Orsdale Canton Ohio 153 Susan Messersmith Warren Edith Ann Collins Ohio 127 Symmes Corner Butler County

Fumes Kill Three In Cincinnati Home Fire Officials Investigate

In Cincinnati three residents died from gas heater fumes. David Evans, 50, and Beatrice 45 were found in their apartment after tenants smelled gas. Ten hours later Charles Thomas, 43, was found in his room. Firemen noted soot-filled chimney, gas heater vented but soot buildup.

Cincinnati Evans Thomas Peter Veron

Ohio lawmakers study school funds equalization plan

Sen. Charles A. Mosher heads a study committee to examine equitable school funding after the January session. The panel will review how local taxes and state subsidies fund districts, with focus on counties containing large industrial plants. Gov. Lausche backs broader tax adjustments to spread utility plant revenues to distressed districts.

Columbus Ohio Charles A. Mosher General Assembly Mosher Ohio Legislative Service Commission House Kenneth L. Beckwith R-Morgan Calot Elizabeth Gorman D - Cuyahoga Raymond E. Hildebrand R-Lucas Andy Devine D-Lucas Charles A. Longfellow Darke J. Bruce McClure Hamilton Harold W. Oyster Washington Beckwith Frank J. Lausche

Village Saved When Landslide Is Blocked

A landslide swept 250000 cubic yards of rock and earth down Mt Paganella but debris from an earlier slide blocked the path saving the village. Over 100 villagers from 20 houses were evacuated and danger remains as rains threaten a renewed slide.

Zambana Italy Mt. Paganella

Reds Claim Capture of German Spy

The Soviet State Security Committee says a Russian spy trained in West Germany surrendered under amnesty and was sentenced to five years in exile. Izvestia names Adam Mefedyevich Novikov, 30, who was recruited by Nazis in 1942, fell for anti-Soviet propaganda, and fled to Morocco as a displaced person before joining an anti-Soviet group. He was dropped into White Russia after espionage training and surrendered, turning over equipment and documents. Exile location and the intelligence service are not specified.

Moscow Soviet State Security Committee West Germany Izvestia Adam Mefedyevich Novikov Germany Soviet Union Morocco White Russia Novikov Algeria U.N United States Outer Mongolia Amer Icans Italy Japan Spain Albania Bulgaria Hungary Romania Monegolia Canada U. S Henry Cabot Lodge Jr China Security Council

Weekend Chill Expected With Cold Canadian Air

The cold air from Canada will keep temperatures down for a while with mostly cloudy skies today. Saturday will be partly cloudy and a bit colder. Thursday's unofficial high reached 38 degrees at 2 30 p.m. and the morning low was 26 degrees at 7 a.m.

Riots erupt after Savannah High Benedictine football game

Savannah police battled a two hour riot after the cross town game ending 9-6. tear gas, bricks, and overturned cars followed 6,000 to 7,000 spectators at Bull and Broughton streets. Six officers injured. several arrested. firefighters spared heavy damage. In Moscow Armenia riot cases produced stiff prison terms up to 25 years for 12 defendants.

Savannah Bull and Broughton Streets Savannah High Parol Moscow Armenia Armenian Supreme Court Yerevan Supreme Court Kommunist Republic of Georgia

ICC Orders Segregation On Trains Buses Ended

The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled to end racial segregation on interstate trains and buses and to outlaw segregation in public waiting rooms as unlawful. It announced desegregation orders against multiple railroads and the Carolina Coach Co, with compliance required by January 10, 1956.

Washington Interstate Commerce Commission Commission ICC The National Assn South Sarah Keys New York City Supreme) Court Everett Hutchinson Texas Richard F. Mitchell Iowa Supreme Court NAACP Association Broad Street Richmond Union News Co Texas and Pacific Railway Carolina Coach Co St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Louisville & Nashville Railroad Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Seaboard Air Line Railroad Southern Railway Ilinois Central Railroad Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad Kansas City Southern Railway Missouri Pacific Railroad Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad Panhandle Santa Fe

Freshman engineer named Ashville mayor after write-in win

Fresh Mayor Richard B. Bogman, a 24 year old OSU freshman and engineering student, is pictured after Pickaway County Elections declared him a write in winner for mayor of Ashville. Bogman defeated attorney Harry L. Margulis 254 to 236 after a recount.

Richard B. Bogman Ohio State University OSU Pickaway

ICC Head Quits Post Under Fire

President Eisenhower accepted the resignation of ICC chairman Hugh W. Cross amid Senate investigations. Cross called charges baseless but said the pendency harms his public service. Health concerns and his wife’s health influenced his decision. White House kept the private doctor letter undisclosed. Cross had faced Senate inquiries earlier this month in closed sessions.

Gettysburg Eisenhower Hugh W. Cross Interstate Commerce Commission Cross Senate Commission Illinois White House Murray Snyder Snyder

New Castle Calm Again After Guard Patrols

National Guardsmen kept round the clock patrols around the Perfect Circle foundry area in New Castle Indiana but no violence had been reported since Connersville infantrymen entered on Thanksgiving Eve. Governor Craig ordered 95 troops after window smashing and shotgun incidents at striker homes. Negotiations in Chicago resumed tomorrow in the 18 week long strike as federal mediators note the UAW union shop demand as main obstacle.

New Castle Ind National Perfect Circle Corp Connersville John S. Anderson George N. Craig CIO United Auto Workers Chicago UAW

Take Aim Seven Deer In One Family Hunting Trip

Harold R Moores of Moose River Trescott recounts a hunting party that included his four brothers their father and a 12 year old nephew. At Bog Brook they spotted a herd and seven rifles fired with seven deer killed.

Trescott Maine Harold R. Moores Moose River Gordon Raymond Albert Clifton Levi Harold L. Moores Bog Brook

Woodward Case Goes Before Nassau Grand Jury

The shotgun death of William Woodward Jr. is examined by a Nassau County grand jury with Mrs. Ann Woodward expected to testify about an alleged accidental shooting. The Duchess of Windsor may be among about 30 witnesses. details center on the Oyster Bay home incident after a party.

Frank Gulotta Woodwards Long Island Nashua Oyster Bay N. Y

Cyprus Rebels Kill Tommies

NICOSIA Cyprus rebels killed two British soldiers on Thursday as violence persisted over Britain’s Cyprus crown colony. Three other soldiers were wounded. A sergeant was shot in Nicosia and a private died near Khantria village after rebel fire. A grenade hit a British jeep wounding another. Authorities also announced penalties for carrying offensive weapons. Rebels demand Cyprus unite with Greece.

Nicosia Cyprus Khandria Greece

Diphtheria Claims Two Columbus Children

A 4 year old Columbus girl Teresa Ray and her 6 year old brother Joseph died of diphtheria, the first Columbus fatalities since 1946. Sisters Mary and Susan Ray remained in isolation at Children's Hospital without symptoms.

Columbus Ohio Teresa Ray Emery Ray Huntington W. Va Joseph Ray Mary Susan Children’s Hospital Nave

Faure faces confidence vote on electoral reform in France

Premier Edgar Faure bids for a confidence vote on starting Tuesday debate over an electoral law. The Assembly agenda committee favored debate on indecision and Faure's government appears doomed as party discipline could deliver a 375 to 224 defeat.

Paris Edgar Faure Assembly Agenda Committee Faure Fourde Morocco

President Eisenhower Returns To Work After Thanksgiving

President Eisenhower resumes duties in Gettysburg after a family Thanksgiving at his farm. He will confer with Col. Andrew Goodpastor in Gettysburg and meet Republican National Chairman Leonard W. Hall after his heart attack. Thanksgiving at the country place included nine Eisenhowers, with Milton Eisenhower and Ruth among guests.

Gettysburg Eisenhower White House Andrew Goodpastor Leonard W. Hall Denver

UN Moves to Drop Algerian Probe from 1955 Agenda

The U N Political Committee unanimously dropped the Algerian probe from the General Assembly agenda ending France’s boycott that began Sept 30. India’s V K Krishna Menon urged no further discussion this session and the Assembly to refrain from seizing the issue. France had walked out after a close vote.

United Nations U.N General Assembly India V. K. Krishna Menon France

Truman Plans West Coast Fundraising Tour For Library

Former President Harry S. Truman will fly to Seattle for the first of three West Coast fund raising dinners for the Truman Memorial Library in Independence Missouri. After the Seattle event a $100-a-plate dinner he will attend similar fundraisers in Los Angeles Monday and San Francisco Tuesday.

Los Angeles Harry S. Truman Seattle Truman Memorial Library Independence San Francisco

Basketball Takes Over Local Scene In Sunday Preview

Journal highlights next week's sport coverage with Middletown Fenwick and Lebanon high schools in focus. A Germantown rural carrier retires this week. Seldon Conover reflects on changes since his start. Women drivers face criticism per safety officials. Society page to feature photos of common faults of lady drivers.

Middletown Fenwick Lebanon Germantown Miami Valley Seldon Conover

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Associated Press Mary Lou Jones U. S 23 Dublin Franklin County Guhl M. Haskins Sue Wood Counties Rane S Theater Valley News Cheeta Jim Dolan Woodward Tommies By Harvey Hudson Truman Sunday's Journal
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