Cooler Air Brings Relief After Heat Wave Hits Portsmouth
Heat wave shatters records in Portsmouth with 101 on downtown gauge and 97 along the river. Forecasters expect cooler, partly cloudy conditions tonight and Wednesday. Victims in the Ohio Valley include a Louisa drowning victim identified as Donald Waddell and a Winchester man who suffered a mild stroke linked to the heat.
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Portsmouth
Portsmouth Gas Co
Howard C. Growdon
Ohio River
U.S. Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Louisa
Winchester
Idyearoll Donald Waddell
Lawrence Waddell
Heat Wave Hits Michigan Ohio as Temperatures Soar
Reported heat wave across Michigan and Ohio with many areas reaching beyond 100 degrees. Southeast Michigan towns faced 103 F while Ohio cities like Springfield logged 104 F and Cleveland 96 F as water pressure faltered and residents cooled with scarce water supplies. Local areas including Portsmouth and Rosemount Road endured scorched lawns and shrunken bath tubs.
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Big Sandy
Louisa Locks
Winchester
Bert Lewis
S. Lamkin
Georgetown
A .Bradford
Portsmouth
Rosemount Rd
Hogan St
Dehner St
Wok Tawn Blvd
Vamount
Growdean
Springfield
Ohio
Youngstown
Cleveland
Columbus
Yoledo
Cincinnati
Dayton
Talks Start On Phone Contract Negotiations
Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co and CIO Communication Workers of America began amicable talks on a new contract. President R N Cole cited friendly discussions and steady tempers as the current contract nears expiration July 15. Union leaders are absent at a convention in Cleveland. state examiners review company appraisal and equipment ahead of a hearing.
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Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co
Cio-Communication Workers of America
R. N. Cole
Onis Consolidated
Virgil Pierce
Frank Farley
Everett Mitchell
Cleveland
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Seven Named to Promote Sciota County Airport
A seven member committee was appointed by the county commissioners and Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce to promote a new Sciota County airport. The panel will push an $800,000 project with half funded by the federal government and the rest via a bond issue. Members include Inclines B LeRoy Compton chair, George H Bachtrup, Duncan Baxter, A G Thatcher, William Lucas, Norman Rockayell, and Edward Ty Glockner. The group aims to inform the public and garner support from local industries and organizations.
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Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce
Sciote County
William J. Harsha
I 8
Seloto County
B. LeRoy Compton
C. of G. Aviation
George H. Bachtrup
Standard of Co. (Ohio
C. of C. Aviation
Sciota Aviation
Duncan Baxter
Detract Steel Corp
A. G. Thatcher
William ©. Lucas
William Mfg. Co
Norman Rockayell
Minford
Heavy Red Shelling Fails To Budge U N
Chinese communists unleashed heavy shelling and repeated assault on a T shaped hill near Chor Won on the Western Front. About 750 attackers struck three times before being repelled by bayonet armed United Nations troops. The battle marks the war’s biggest clash since January, with Allied forces securing three rocky knobs after a foothold gained last Thursday.
U S Suspects Red Offer To Return War Ships
Washington reports a sudden Soviet offer to return 186 American ships as part of a renewed but stalled wartime lend lease dispute. State Department officials say the move could advance talks, while confirming ongoing demands for other vessels and further negotiations set for Wednesday.
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Washington
Union
Moscow
State Department
United States
Boris
U.S
Department Stores May Boost Item Ceilings
Washington report says department stores may raise prices on many goods starting next Monday. Increases likely range from a penny or two on small items to a dollar or more on furniture and electronics. The Office of Price Stabilization expects most tags not to rise as many products already sell below ceilings.
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Washington
Lookout For Planes Operation Skywatch To Begin In City
The Defense Department ordered civilian skywatchers to start 24 hour scans to detect enemy bombers. Portsmouth unit leaders HB W McKelvey and George Spencer will be notified to commence on the July 14 date.
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City
Defense Department
Portsmouth
HB. W. McKelvey
George Spencer
Operation Skywatch program faces postponement due to volunteer shortage
Civil defense workers nationwide were slated for a May 17 start in Operation Skywatch but the plan was delayed as state directors urged more volunteers. Air Force officials warned that radar limits at low altitude could miss enemy aircraft, with leaders stressing the need for adequate civilian aid and vigilance.
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Skywatch
Civil Defense
Defense Department
Portsmouth
Air Force
Frederic H. Smith Sr
Air Defenge Command
Maine GOP Primary Outcome Shifts Power After Brewster Defeat
In Maine, Sen. Owen Stanster loses renomination to Gov. Frederick G. Payne by about 3,000 votes as returns from most precincts favor Payne. Brewood Brewster, 83, bows out after 30 years, with Roger P. Dube winning the Democratic Senate race for political exercise. Eisenhower Taft influence features in a national delegate scene as campaigns press for support and unity.
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Associated Press
Maine
Owen Stanster
Brewster
Frederick G. Payne
Payne
Momaday
Roger P. Dube
Lewiston
Den
Dwight Eisenhower Brewster
Ohio
Robert Taft
Eisenhower
Taft
Washington
Senate
Denver
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Farm Journal
Sigma Delta Chi
Georgia
Richard Russe
Casper
Wyo
Oklahoma
Robert Kerr
District of Columbia
Estes Kekimvyer
Tennessee
W. Averell Harriman
Russell
Kefauver
Harriman
U S Welcomes Germ Hearing at United Nations Security Council
The United States says it welcomes a Security Council session to rebut Soviet charges of U S and U N germ warfare in Korea. Ernest A Gross, acting head of the U S delegation, called the Russian push to meet a probe into propaganda while insisting the Soviet claims are false.
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United Nations
United States
Security Council
Russia
U.S
U.N
Korea
Ernest A. Gross
Jakob A. Malik
Malik
Usn
Geneva
Jies
New Boston Board Approves School Repairs Plan
New Boston school trustees voted to proceed with repairs at Oak Street and Stanton Avenue, using remaining funds from a 396000 bond issue plus bids totaling 493958. General work awarded to Newman Co and Kenyon Co, with plumbing, electrical, and heating bids allocated. Equipment for Glenwood High science labs bought for 14482, leaving 90085 for architect and related costs.
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New Boston
Glenwood High School
Stanton Avenue School
Oak Street School
Oak Street
Stanton Avenue
Owo
Low Leon
William A. Newman Co
ST. Kenyon & Co., Inc
Stanton School
Henry Meyer Co
Haskins Electrical Contractors of
Huntington
Modern Heating Co
Meyer Pit Plumbing
Haskins
E. H. Sheldon Co
Muskegon Mich
Glenwood High
Bosra
Clarence R. Highfield
Charles Pellegrinon
Wendell Wohler
Orville Wolfe
Roy Manuel
Teaders
Lars Babb
Stanton Avene
Robert Huffenan
Army
Barbara McLeod
Wheelersburg
Ralph Darling
Fomer Pellegrinon
House Approves Social Security Benefits Bill Increase
The House gave final approval to legislation raising social security benefits by at least five dollars a month for about 40 million recipients. The measure is projected to cost roughly 300 million dollars per year and moves to the Senate following a party line voice vote.
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Washington U
House
Senate
Steel Tieup Deepens Economic Strain In Nation
Pittsburgh dispatch reports the two week old steel strike worsens the economy with 650,000 CIO steelworkers out since June 2 and over 190,000 idle in allied industries. Sections note halted munitions, GM and Ford closures for tubing shortages, and government efforts to secure essential war materials while McCloy announces plans to retire from Bonn post.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
U.S. Supreme Court
Truman Hac
Great Lakes
United Steelworkers
Cleveland
Lempea Products, Inc
Oldsmobile
General Motors
Lansing
Mich
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
General Motors Cadilac
Ry Murray
Philip Murray
USW
Murray
Jin
Worcester
Mass
Boston
Pittsfield
Arkansas
Oklahoma
St. Louis
Plans for Atomic Engine Carrier to Reach 50 Knots
The Daily News reports designs for an atomic engine to power a supercarrier at 50 knots have been perfected. The Navy hopes to start building the ship in late 1953 or early May 1884, following the Forrestal class outline. Jerry Greene of the Washington dispatch filed the note.
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York
The
Daily News
Navy
Forrestal
Nashington Dispatch
Jerry Greene
Chamber Chooses John Smith As New Portsmouth President
John Smith of Smith Drug Co at Fifth and Chillicothe St was elected president of the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce for the coming term at a board meeting held Monday night at the Herth Hotel. Other officers named include Linham as business manager and J Richardson Thomas as regional industrial and commercial manager, with Gordon Carson as secretary and E P D Dougherty as treasurer. The board honored retiring president James B Pugh for his service.
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John Smith
Smith Drug Co
Fifth and Chillicothe St
Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce
Herth Hotel
C. Co. Linham
Portsmouth Dimes
J. Richardson Thomas
Ohio Power Co
Gordon Carson
Selby Shoe Co
Chamber
Iroa
Minster
James Vi. Skarnes
B. LeRoy Compton
C. of
Plaintiffs Rest City To Get Listening On Gallia St Parking Ban
Plaintiffs rest as the Chillicothe Common Pleas Court considers the Gallia Street parking ban. The petitioners own properties on Gallia between Young and Inskip Streets and seek an injunction against enforcement of the ordinance, arguing the ban is unreasonable and arbitrary on a bottleneck segment of Route 52. The city contends the council can regulate parking. temporary enforcement delay is noted.
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Gallia St
Common Pleas
Howard Goldsberry
Chillicothe
Goldsberry
Plantiffs
Weanesaay
Young and
Insorfolk Sts
Attys. 5
G. Littleton
Chester P. Fitch
State Highway Department
Lowell
Thompson
Detroit Steel gets 31 million loan for Portsmouth expansion
Detroit Steel Corp. confirms a 31,050,000 RFC loan at 5 percent for seven and a half years to fund part of a 55 million Portsmouth expansion. The project will convert the aging plant into a modern steel mill with seven hot and cold rolled lines, new tin furnace and open hearths, plus eight new diesel locomotives.
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Detroit Steel Corp
Finance Corp
U.S
James G. Polk ID
Highland
Washington
RFC
Joanna
Detroit Steel
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Portsmouth
Scioto County
Portsmouth Steel Corp
Oy Cyrus Easton
Cleveland Financeer
Wheeling Steel Corp
Eaton
Yoo
Mil
Max J. Zivian
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U S Walks Out On Reds Again In Truce Talks
U N and Korean negotiators walked out on the Communists in Munsan as senior Red delegate spoke. Harrison announced no further business today and would return June 21 with liaison officers available for meetings. Reds laughed derisively as Nuckols described the scene. The U N proposal on prisoner exchange remains the focus, with three day recesses already used to press Reds. The US Navy asserts no prisoner will be forced to return.
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Munsan
United Nations
Nam 2
William K. Harrison
William P. Nuckols
Harrison
U.N
USN
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