New Ohio Turnpike Is Ready
Ohio opens its 241 mile turnpike linking the Pennsylvania line to northern cities. The $326 million project saves motorists three hours, charges up to 30 for large trucks, and introduces toll plazas with weight enforcement. Governor Lausche and Turnpike Chairman Shocknessy head ceremonies.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Cleveland
Toledo
Youngstown
Akton
Frank J. Lausche
James W Shocknessy
Turnpike Commission
Dayton Finds Truck Used By Escapees
Dayton police reported locating a truck believed used in the London Prison Farm escape. Jerone Oates 41 from Youngstown and Walter Jones 25 from Cleveland fled yesterday. both are lifers for murder cases.
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Dayton
Ohio
London
Jerome Oates
Youngstown
George E. Miller
Walter Jones
Cleveland
Oates
Miller
Jones
Mahoking County
Cuyahoga County
Old Fashioned Bargain Days Parade Opens Middletown
Middletown residents kicked off a three day Old Fashioned Bargain Days with a 8:30 a.m. parade down E Central Avenue to Central and Main. Officials proclaimed a return to two-pants suits and retro attire as Miss Gay Nineties awaits tomorrow’s floats and contests. Brisk shopping followed despite drizzle as stores opened early and crowds poured in. a broken harness and balky mule highlighted the day.
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Middletown
E. Central Avenue
Doty Street
Central
Main Street
City Council
William McKinley
Carmody
Maggie
Ohio
Johnson strides on comeback trail after heart attack
Lyndon B. Johnson, twice stricken with a heart attack, shows progress in recovery at his Pedernales River ranch. He undergoes periodic exams, maintains a strict diet, limits strenuous activity, and rises early with long days of work and rest, as he supports Stevenson and Rayburn amid Eisenhower’s illness.
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Stonewall
Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
Eisenhower
Senate Majority
Pedernales
Temple
Congress
Johnson
Adlai Stevenson
Sam Rayburn
Crime Certainly Didn't Pay Him
In San Francisco a man demanded money from theater cashier Rosaleen Thompson and then Bonnie Duste called police after a second attempt with a gun. Suspect Arthur Bosey, 33, was arrested nearby while carrying an empty paper bag.
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Rosaleen Thompson
Bonnie Duste
Arthur Bosey
Plane passenger injured in storm near Cincinnati
Richard Smiter of Chicago suffered two broken ribs when he was thrown from his seat aboard a TWA airliner approaching Cincinnati during a storm. He was taken to St Elizabeth Hospital in Covington, Kentucky. The storm dumped over an inch of rain with high wind and hail, knocking out power in Mt Healthy and Greenhills.
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Cincinnati
Richard Smiter
Chicago
TWA
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Covington
Mt.Healthy
Greenhills
Bread Wars End In St Marys With Cent A Loaf
In St Marys Ohio a price war between two supermarkets ended with white bread selling at one cent a loaf after weeks of flash pricing. A ten loaf limit per customer was enforced as residents rushed to stock bread. Other bread types sold at regular prices while bread purchases rose and residents worried about freezer space for winter meat.
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ST. Marys
Ohio
Life
Janet Dies as Hurricane Janet Devastates Mexico Gulf Coast
Mexico City reports catastrophic floods from Hurricane Janet as three trans Caribbean storms lash the east coast. Death toll climbs, with 200 confirmed dead and hundreds displaced, while damage nears 200 million dollars and rivers surge across Tamaulipas to Veracruz.
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Mexico
Gulf Coast
Janet
Sierra Madre
Caribbean
Tamaulipas
Veracruz
Gladys
Hilda
Nautla
Yucatan Peninsula
Chetumal
Xcalak
Bacalar
Dreiser Widow Bequeaths to Orphanage in Estate
Theodore Dreiser's widow left one fifth of an estate valued over 100000 dollars to a worthy Negro orphanage. The orphanage is unnamed. Most remaining assets go to relatives. Mrs Dreiser died September 22 in Gresham Oregon.
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Burbank
Calif
Theodore Dreiser
L. M. Taylor Named City's Postmaster
Denver dispatch reports L M Taylor named postmaster as city counts on continuity in federal operations during Eisenhower era. Ike shows improvement from heart attack while Sherman Adams joins Denver White House party to maintain direct authority. Hagerty notes delegation of powers unlikely barring new complications.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Washington
Sherman Adams
Denver White House
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Nixon
Adams
New Hampshire
Pres- Hagerty
Lausche Affirms North-South Pike Start By Spring 1957
Gov Frank Lausche told Cincinnati civic leaders the Cincinnati to Conneaut toll road will definitely become reality and that construction would start by spring 1957. The remark came at a Citizens Development Committee event.
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Cincinnati
Frank J. Lausche
Cincinnati To Conneaut
Citizens Development Committee
Bird Deaths Blamed On Airport Lights
Charlotte naturalist says airport lights may kill hundreds of migrating birds. Birds from 15 species have fallen to earth in the Charlotte area this week.
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Charlotte
N.C
Doctor says he would not run if in Eisenhower's shoes
Dr. Paul D. White, heart specialist who treated Eisenhower, told NBC Today he would not want a second term after a heart attack. He cautioned recovery varies and noted morale and activity levels would influence the decision.
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New York
Paul D. White
Boston
Eisenhower
NBC
White
Eisenhower Reports Fourth Night Without Full Oxygen Tent
President Eisenhower’s physicians said he had an excellent night and slept through the night outside his oxygen tent for the first time. Earlier bulletins described his nights as comfortable and very comfortable as doctors gradually reduced oxygen use.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Auto Lite Strike Shuts Evendale Lamp Plant In Cincinnati
About 2,500 employees at Electric Auto Lite Co. lamp division in Evendale joined a midnight strike led by the Lampworkers Collective Bargaining Assn. 700 AFL Metal Manufacturers' Union workers also refused to cross picket lines. Vice president Thomas Raley blamed lack of good faith in contract talks as the trigger, noting members voted to strike days before the old contract expired.
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Cincinnati
Electric Auto Lite Co
Evendale
Lampworkers Collective Bargaining Assn
AFL
Thomas Raley
Goucher College Emphasizes Scholarship Over Football Summed Up
Towson Maryland The Goucher College president Otto F Kraushaar welcomed 641 students back to campus noting the school's focus on serious aims and freedom from football and typical coed distractions He added that affection still thrives even without hand holding in the library but kept the tone light and humorous.
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Towson
Goucher College
Otto F. Kraushaar
Kraushaar
Goucher
Handicapped workers show progress in Middletown industry
In Sunday Journal, three Aeronca employees highlighted as examples of what the physically handicapped can achieve when given opportunities. The piece promotes National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week with broader evidence of inclusion amid ongoing World Series headlines. A photo tour of Spring Hill and Monroe Elementary Schools accompanies the feature.
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Sunday Journal
Aeronca
National
Middletown
Spring Hill
Monroe
Mystery Blast Shakes Frisco
A mysterious blast rattled a 15 square mile area of San Francisco last night. Meteorologists physicists and the military offered no explanation. Thousands fled outdoors and one neighborhood faced near panic. Some suggested jet sonic booms but the Air Force denied any overflights.
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San Francisco
P—A
Air Force
Typhoon Roars Toward Japan After Kyushu Damage
A powerful typhoon moves toward Japan after wrecking Kyushu and Iwo Jima with extreme winds. Police report 20 dead 10 missing and 105 injured while about 120 fishing vessels are lost, as gusts ease from 172 mph to around 78 mph.
Fire chief fights phony heater inspectors racket
Camden Fire Chief William Van Pfefferle denounces a scam by counterfeit heater inspectors who pose as Fire Department or Fire Prevention Bureau reps. They dismantle heaters and leave without reassembly if homeowners refuse supposed repairs.
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Camden
N. J
William van Pfefferle
Pfefferle
Fire Department
Bureau of Fire Prevention
L Morton Taylor Named Acting Middletown Postmaster
L Morton Taylor a 38 year old railway postal clerk was named acting postmaster of Middletown succeeding Hilbert Martin. Taylor a Middletown High School graduate and Marine Corps veteran has served in postal service since 1940 and will undergo a civil service exam for permanent status.
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L. Morton Taylor
Middletown
Norman Abrams
Taylor
Wildwood Rd
Hilbert Martin
Martin
Paul F. Schenck
Dayton
Martin A. Coyle
Butler County
Republican Executive Committee
Schenck
GOP
Postal Service
Coyle
Post Office Department
Abrams
Butler
Middleown
Harry M. Taylor
Middletown High School
Postal Transportation Service
Cincinnati
Detroit & Cincinnati Railway Postal Service
Marine Corps
Dispatch
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Martha van Horn
Russell
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Jefferson Lodge 90
F&am
The
American Legion
Wildwood Golf Club
Golf Club
Boy Dies After Being Crushed By Corn Husker Truck
Eight year old Charles Higgin Jr. died at Robinson Memorial Hospital two hours after his chest was crushed when he slipped under a corn husker towed by a truck at Brady Lake. The accident occurred as he ran into the street.
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Ravenna
Ohio
Charles H. Higgin, Jr
Robinson Memorial Hospital
Brady Lake
Thursday Weather Summary
Thursday's unofficial high reached 83 degrees at noon with a low of 66 at 7 am. Rainfall yesterday totaled 1.05 inches, occurring mainly between 6 and 9 pm.
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