Burke presses for two year extension of school construction aid
Senator Thomas A. Burke seeks Senate passage of S. B. 3450 to extend Public Law 246 beyond June 30 and continue construction aid for school facilities in the Portsmouth A-plant area. He lobbied Labor and Public Welfare Committee members and Education Subcommittee leaders for action.
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Portsmouth
Burke
Senate Committee On Labor and Public Welfare
Subcommittee On
Education
John Sherman Cooper
Ohio
Heavy flash flood hits Portsmouth area A plant and roads
A cloudburst drenched the Portsmouth area causing extensive damage. 3.2 inches of rain fell in an hour at the A plant with 3.43 inches in 24 hours. Route 23 floodwaters stranded trailer families, flooded homes and businesses, and overflowed drainage ditches. State Patrol aided motorists from morning to night as crews pumped out water and prepared sites for work.
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Pike C County
Sargents
Portsmouth Area
State Highway Patrol
U.S. Weather Bureau
A-plant
School Aid Referendum Discussion Reaches New Stage
A town meeting on school aid advances the proposal. Officials and residents debated funding allocations, potential tax implications, and impact on classroom resources. The session highlighted the urgency of balancing budget limits with student needs.
Sweetie Pie Invites Portsmouth Readers on Vacation
Sweetie Pie asks readers of The Portsmouth Times to join a vacation by calling 2-2111 and mailing the paper to a vacation address for daily laughs.
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Sweetie Pie
Ohio
Portsmouth Times
Bidault Pursues to Preserve Indochina Peace Talks
In Geneva French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault seeks to salvage Indochina negotiations amid risk of collapse. He meets Western and Communist delegates, with Eden and Bedell Smith weighing a standby group to keep talks alive while military top brass confer. He also meets Molotov and Chou En-lai, marking a first public encounter with Peiping.
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Georges Bidault
Indochina
Joseph Laniel
Bidault
Paris
National Assembly
Pierre Mendes-France
Anthony Eden
U.S
Walter Bedell Smith
Geneva
Viet Nam
Laos
Cambodia
Vyaceslav M. Molotov
Red China
Chou En-lai
Chou
France
United States
Peiping Re
Mendes France pledges on Indochina and Europe with modern program
Pierre Mendes France told the French National Assembly he would resign if Indochina peace is not sought before July 20 and outlined a three point plan including an economic recovery program and a stance on the European Army. He seeks support amid possible communist backing and a late vote.
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France
French National Assembly Today
Indochina
Mendes-France
Cess
Reds
Army Pounds At McCarthy Blackmail Tale
McCarthy interviews continue as he presses Army claims that counselor John Adams tried blackmail to halt questions about loyalty board members. Adams and McCarthy clash over threats of an embarrassing report about Roy Cohn as hearings proceed. The panel weighs closing the session and pursuing a single report on the charges.
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Washington
Army
Sen. McCarthy
John G. Adams
Army Loyalty Board
McCarthy
McCarthy Army
James D. St. Clair
Joseph N. Welch
St. Clair
Adams
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Loyalty Board
Roy M. Cohn
Cohn
Pvt. G. David Schine
Welch
Mundt
R-Sd
Stevens
Schine
Subcommittee
CAA Supports Airport Plan in House Subcommittee
Civil Aeronautics Administration officials testified before a House Appropriations subcommittee in Washington in support of a 22 million dollar request for the federal aid airport program. Rep Thomas A Jenkins pledged to monitor the Scioto County Airport project as funds are considered.
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Civil Aeronautics Administration
House
Department of Commerce
U.S
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ironton
Scioto County
Washington
John M. Beardslee
Herbert Howell
Office of
CAA
House Committee
Budget Bureau
White House
Congress
Mrs. Brock Reelected Chest President in June Session
Scioto County Community Chest board reelected Mrs. Glenn Brock as president after a year in the role. John Brunny and Mrs. O R Hyland were named treasurer and secretary respectively with Charles C Horr as vice president replacing Richard D Marting.
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Scioto County Community Chest
Chest Board of Directors
Brock
Community Chest
John Brunny
O. R. Hyland
Charles C. Horr
Richard D. Marting
Guilty Verdicts In House Shooting Case Stuns Washington
A federal jury found Mrs. Lolita Lebron and three associates guilty on all assault counts linked to the March House gallery shooting that wounded five congressmen. Lebron faces up to 75 years. co defendants face potential decades more, with judge limiting total.
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Washington
Lolita Lebron
House of Representatives
Rachael Cancel Miranda
Andres Figueroa Cordero
Irving Flores Rodriguez
Holtzoff
Union Seeks 121 Percent Rise At A Plant Picket Line Declines
Carpenters at the Portsmouth Area atomic energy plant walked in without carpenters and cement finishers as AFL Carpenters Union officials advised no picket line. A wage offer of 120 cents an hour was rejected, with negotiations ongoing and the dispute referred to the Presidents Atomic Energy Commission labor panel.
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A-plant
Carpenters Union
Portsmouth Area
AFL Carpenters and Joiners Union
Sargents
Maurice Hutchins
William Konyha
Cleveland
The
Carpenters
Richard Coyne
Peter Kiewit Sons’ Co
Coyne
Konyha
Kiewit
Kiewit Company
George Bell
Columbus
Special Atomic Energy Commission
Air Force B26 Crashes Near Hiroshima
A B26 aircraft of the Air Force crashed and burned 65 miles northwest of Hiroshima today. All four crewmen escaped injury as the crash killed none. The incident occurred amid ongoing air operations in the region.
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Tokyo
Hiroshima
Dynamite Cap Burns Sickens Siblings at Farm
A 6 year old boy Timothy V. Raines and his 5 year old sister Kathleen were burned and shocked Wednesday at their grandmother's farm near Friendship while playing with a dynamite cap. Timothy was admitted to Smith Everett Hospital at 2 45 p m for burns to hands chest and face and shock. Kathleen was treated and released in good condition. The injuries appeared not serious and initial fears of rifle bullet or electric shock were dismissed.
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Friendship
Timothy V. Raines
Robert Raines
Smith-Everett Hospital
Kathleen
Guatemalan Revolt Seen Near Border Alarm in Central America
Guatemalan ambassador Amadeo Chinchilla urged Honduras to halt anti Arbenz exiles massing near the border for an assault on the government. He said Honduras promised border controls and seizure of arms, as reports indicated preparations by anti Arbenz forces to unseat the regime.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Guatemala
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Amadeo Chinchilla
J. Edgardo Valenzuela
Arbenz
Chinchilla
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H. W. McKelvey
Mr. Marting
Frank H. Rowe
Rowe
Chest
W. O. Lucas
D. F. Cobourn
James Cooper
Capital Funds Committee
James Wilhelm
Red Feather
Walter T. Grubb
Boy Scouts
Bureau of Community Service
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14Th Street Community Center
Fresh Air Camp
Girl Scouts
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