Realignment Shrinks Portsmouth Precincts From 112 to Five
The Portsmouth voting precincts will be realigned reducing the count from 112 to 5 to take effect next January 1. The plan, approved March 25, was presented Monday at a public hearing with no objections. Clerk Jennings B Cole and deputy Edna Ralf led the effort to equalize populations through divisions and consolidations, which may pit political groups against each other in some precincts.
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Portsmouth
Election Board
Board of Elections
Jennings B. Cole
Elections Board
Edna Ralf
Tig
Cole
Swa
Bipartisan Group Seeks To Rush It On Senate Calendar
The House passed President Eisenhower's civil rights bill 286 to 126, with 251 to 138 defeating a Southern bloc attempt to add a jury trial amendment. The measure goes to the Senate where leaders aim to rush action, amid a bipartisan push and threats of filibuster. the bill would empower the attorney general to seek federal injunctions in civil rights cases and establish a two year commission to study complaints. The article also notes an AFL-CIO United Shoe Workers representation election at Williams Mfg Co with 2,000 workers eligible, and details on the voting and conference.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Knowland
California
U.S
Civid
Department of Justice
Williams Mfg. Co
Senate Gop
Cio-United
Rosemary Macke
NLRB
Cincinnati
William Kircher
Afl-Cio National Committee
Charles Elder
Critics Pounce On Rulings In Anti-Red Fight
In Washington two Supreme Court decisions spark congressional criticism of recent high court rulings on communism. Rep. Howard W. Smith argues the Smith Act remains clear while Sen. Jenner fears a return to old anti Communist battles. The court voided 61 convictions of 14 California Communists and overturned a contempt conviction of labor official Lonn Watkins. Justice Clark dissented in both rulings.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Howard W. Smith
D-Val
Sen
Jenner
R-Ind
Smith
California
Tigls
Congress
Lonn T. Watkins
Clark
Watkins
House Un-American Activities Subcommittee
Warren
Subcommittee
Wathing
Fourth Atomic Test Detonated With Fallout Speeds Evacuation
An AEC spokesman announced the fourth device in the current atomic test series was detonated at the test site north of due east at 30 000 feet. A mushroom cloud rose almost six miles high and light fallout was reported over the area. Evacuation of the control point eight miles from ground zero occurred within 30 minutes as diagnostic pigs and mice faced radiation exposure.
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AEC
Due East
Iest
Due
Atomic Energy Commisi
Sion
Jaining
Humphrey Praises Fiscal Policies For America
Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey defended the administration's fiscal policies before the Senate Finance Committee, saying they sparked unprecedented prosperity while acknowledging imperfections. He argued higher interest rates boost savings and investment, rejected easy credit as job-creating, and noted debt costs rose modestly under his tenure despite broad economic gains.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Eisenhower
América
Bumghrey
One Underpass Favored In Nort End Arterial Plan
City officials on Monday backed a single underpass in the arterial highway project for the Nort End. The location would be between 7th and 12th Streets beneath the Norfolk & Western Railway tracks, with traffic planned to funnel on 7th and 12th Streets. City Manager George Mingle said councilors authorized notifying the State Highway Department and engineers of the decision after evaluating displacement risks to about 60 local families and the cost of alternative overhead crossings.
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12Th Sts
Norfolk & Western Railway
George Mingle
Cau
Jeus
Mingle
State Highway Department
Barrett & Associates
7Th
Chest Names Rev. E. L. Ford As President
Rev Ernest L Ford pastor of First Christian Church was named to head the Scioto County Chest at a board meeting He succeeds Rev Glockner who served as Chest president last year Ford has served as director at large for four years and previously led a Dayton campaign division He is joined by Miss Anna Louise Stanton who was elected vice president and by a slate of officers and committees for the Chest.
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Ernest L. Ford
First Christian Church
Scioto County
Community ‘Chest
Anna Louise Stanton
John Brunny
Mabel 4. Hyland
Lloyd Fuller
Edward L. Glockner
Walter Kiine
Marshall Rosene
The
Chest
Ford
Miss Stanton
Charles S. Baker
Waller
Kline
Arthur Workman
Trin
Charles E. Vanderpool
James Strafford
Rev. Ford
Glockner
Portsmouth
Shelbyr ‘Ville
Indiana
Shelbyville United Fund
Dayton
Dayton Community Chest
Telao
James i E. Wilhelm
Presi Lgent
Mercury Keeps Heat Rising In Portsmouth Third Day
Portsmouth experiences a third straight day near 100 degrees as officials note unofficial 99 degrees at 2 45 p m and forecast hot humid weather with scattered storms Today and Wednesday. The city records show 96 yesterday with heat contributing to 119 deaths nationwide and at least 25 more from heat related causes.
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Jim Joseph
Portsmouth
Lo Eng
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Mercury
Associated Press
Group Urges More Air Service for Scioto County Airport
A Portsmouth area delegation urged expanded air service before a Civil Aeronautics Board examiner in Columbus. H E Baughman of Detroit Steel Portsmouth Division cited benefits for customers and suppliers, noting lengthy drive and train times. He said better airport access could speed repairs and boost traffic, with the plant producing about 75,000 tons monthly and employing around 4,300 under normal conditions.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Columbus Jocay
Sciota County
Robert K. McCurdy
Portsmouth Area
Portsmouth
Detroit
Baughman
Columbus
Scicto County
Mc Baughman
DSC
John Inwin
Automobile Club of Southern Ohio
Ie Exarer
Judge Blocks Return of GI to Japan for Trial
Federal Judge Joseph C. McGarraghy ordered that GI William Girard not be handed to Japan for trial over manslaughter allegations. As a U S armed forces member in Japan, he would face court martial rather than Japanese prosecution, preserving his constitutional rights. Secretary Dulles warned that sending him abroad would cause U S embarrassment.
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Washington
GI William
Girard
Japan
U. S
Jelass
Ottawa
Ill
Dulles
Ghreed
United States
Inside The Times Comics Death Notices Editorial Page
A compact roundup section highlighting features from the paper including comics and death notices alongside editorials on markets. It notes a Portsmouth area focus with social affairs coverage and tangential items on sports, television, radio, theaters.
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Portsmouth
July 1 Date Set For Scioto Co. Sale Of Lands
Scioto County sets July 1 for the sale of delinquent tax lands in Probate Court. Roy Vastine notes 14 parcels reclaimed. 58 owners listed, many parcels small. Hearing prior found no objections. sale to adjourn daily until all unpaid parcels are disposed of.
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Scioto County
Roy
Common Pleas Court
Robert E. Dever
Vastine
County Board of Tax Revision
Chance Of Bumper Corn Crop Triggers Price Aid Talk
Midwest reports a potential bumper corn crop sparking discussions of a federal price support program. Currently noncompliant corn would receive lower aid than compliant grain, with a possible 25 to 30 cent reduce from the standard rate of $1.33 per bushel if in excess of farm allotments.
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Washington
Midwest
Agriculture Department
Department 19
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