Tow Stuck Six Hours In Mishap At Dam 31
A tow on the Ohio River grounded when the lead barge ran aground near Dam 31 after passing through a lock. The six jumbo coal barges scattered below the dam as crews worked to free them while river levels dropped and dams 7 and 21 altered pools. No damage reported. The Mark Eastin, owned by River and Guil Transit Co, carried coal for Wester Pennsylvania Coal Co.
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Mark Kastin
Padworh
Fie Kally
Greenup
Oho River
Harold Gilbert
Delta Queen
Guil Transit Co
Carsiey Coal
Wester ‘pRentucial Coal Co
Delta Queen Steams Through Portsmouth on River Tour
The Delta Queen, last of the great packet steamers, stops at Portsmouth before continuing toward Pittsburgh. Four local passengers board at Market Street while others visit the city, then the boat departs for Gallipolis and Trenton en route to Cincinnati. Built in Scotland in 1826, the vessel later operated under Greene Line Steamers with ties to postwar commerce.
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America
Portsmouth
Pittsburgh
Market St. River Landing
and Nie
Denis J. Vetler
Arty
John F. Johnley
Scotland
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Pileeh
Gallipolis
Trenton
Hunt
Navy
Torej
Wage Green
Greene Line
Employers and Steamers, Inc
Thej
Povercment
Testill
Beans
Tisino
Mississippi
Tennessee
Tanien
Ohio laundry workers seek minimum wage increase
Industrial Relations Director Margaret A. Mahoney accepted a proposal for a minimum wage hike for Ohio laundry workers, moving the plan closer to reality. The raise would start next October, boosting the base to $1.33 per hour with potential additional certifications and adjustments.
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Columbus
Dale
Ohio-Saunsdry Emptoyes
Margaret A. Mahoney
Early Easter 1961 Boosts Ohio Retail Gains
Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research reports 1962April sales rose sharply versus April 1961 due to Easter on April 2. Auto dealers led gains 23 percent, plumbing equipment 58 percent, clothing and shoes up strong. Major Ohio cities show April gains, Columbus leading with 10 percent year to date.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Bureau of Business Research
Biarch
Jos
Funep
Beneen
Eilies
Chillicothe
Columachus
Pilot Of X15 Sees Steam In Test Flight Elevation
Edwards Air Force Base Calif AP X15 pilot Bob White tests a new control system at high altitude, noting steam from peroxide jets forms in near vacuum. The craft has exceeded 90 000 feet on multiple flights, with a motion controlled jet package simplifying operations for a 400 000 foot goal later this year.
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Edwards Air Orce Base
Calif
Bob White
White
Nevada church setup convention reported by Rev John
An executive secretary and miners from Boston were noted as part of a church development group. The report mentions the East River in New York and a Massachusetts Baptist city figure, with references to security and crime terms like manslaughter by negligence and burglary, plus a note on crime volume by month.
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Nerth
Here
Nevada
Boston
Rev
John
A. Fassett
Marietta
Oho
Nenr
East River
New York
Véniam
Paul L. Sturgas
Hale
Trio Accused In Kidnaping and Rape Held In Chicago
Chicago AP report says a 16 year old and a 15 year old girl from Cincinnati accuse three men, Stanley Byrd 23 Jam Sandlin 22 and General Lee Jackson 24, of kidnapping beating raping and holding them prisoner in a Chicago suburb. They face federal charges of kidnapping and interstate transportation of women for immoral purposes with a bond set at 25000. The secretary met Byrd at a swimming pool and agreed to a ride that turned into captivity. The victims say they were held in an apartment in Wheeling until one escaped on May Day and notified authorities.
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Chicago
Theim
Chitsye
Stanley Byrd
Jam Sandlin
Lee Jackson
Byrd
Byrds
Wheeling
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U.K
Norman Franklin Stidham
Briggs Air Force Base
el Paso
Tex
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Rhodes Ave
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Glenwood High School
Mark
Samuel
LEVI
Furiniture
Gallia
St. Next
LaRoy Theater
Simmons
Hollywood
Hollywood Red
Gallia St
Sagat TV
la Choice
Ana
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