Three Governors Back Greenup Dam Plan in Ohio River Pact
Ohio Governor Lausche hosted a Cincinnati meeting where the governors of Ohio Kentucky and Indiana endorsed rapid progress on the Greenup dam and the New Cumberland and Markland locks. They urged immediate federal funding and expedited design for the entire high level project.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Congress
Greenup
Cincinnati
Ohio River
New Cumberland
Markland
Ind
Kentucky Official Seeks Ohio Aid on Portsmouth Bridge
Kentucky Highway Commissioner William P. Curlin asked Ohio engineers to study the Portsmouth bridge problem across the Ohio River. He spoke Tuesday at a tri state governors meeting in Cincinnati. Curlin urged Kentucky to buy the U S Grant Bridge at Portsmouth, a toll structure advocated by the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce.
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William P. Curlin
Kentucky
Ohio
Portsmouth
Ohio River
Indiana
Cincinnati
US. Grant
Carlin
Porttsmouth
Ohio Ohio River toll road discussed by three state governors
Governors Lausche Wetherby and Craig confer about a cross state toll road from Conneaut to Cincinnati. Col. Derby confirms highway bridges could reuse dam structures. Wetherby favors road construction over costly bridges amid congested Cincinnati bridges and aging locks and dams along the 900 mile Ohio River.
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Lausche
Lawrence W. Wetherby
Kentucky
George N. Craig
Indiana
George T. Derby
Huntington
U.S
Ohio River
Col. Derby
Wetherby
Cincinnati
Conneaut
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Cairo
Ill
Evacuation Under Way as Des Moines Flood Threat Grows
Des Moines police evacuated about 200 residents as protective dikes leaked and the Des Moines River rose to 26.7 feet, with levees designed for 28 feet. National Guardsmen and volunteers labored to reinforce sandbags while hundreds faced homelessness and citywide detours and closures.
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Des Moines
Iowa
John Tippee
Red Cross
U.S
Boone
Adams County Pilot Killed in Air Base Collision
West Union native Second Lt. Charles Porter Sinninger, 23, an instructor on T33 jets, was among two pilots killed during takeoff and landing practice near Williams Air Force Base Arizona. The other victim, a student, is unnamed pending kin notification. Sinninger, born April 23, 1931, attended West Union High School and Ohio State University, ROTC graduate, survived by parents and two sisters. Funeral arrangements are by Wilson Funeral Home.
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West Union
Charles Porter Sininger
C. Porter Sininger
West Union Rt. 3
Williams Air Force Bafe
Sininger
Chandler
Ariz
C. Porter
Margaret Crawford Sinninger
West Union High School
Ohio State University
OSU
R. E. Satterfield
Peebles
R. W
This Lad Can Swim Better Than He Walks
A baby named H Kenyon Watkins III enjoys swimming at the Terrace Club pool despite not walking yet. His parents Atty and Mrs H Kenyon Watkins Jr note his progress, while heat and crowds limit visits, though he has a backyard pool at 2710 Ritchie St.
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H. Kenyon Watkins III
Terrace Club
Atty
H. Kenyon Watkins Jr
O.k
Drought Slashes Kinney Spring Waterflow
Waterworks Director Howard C Growdon reports Kinney s Lane Spring flow down about 75 percent due to extended drought. Algae is present in the water but tests show it remains safe to drink. John Gardner aided the inspection at Kinney s Lane and Waller Street.
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Kinney’s Lane
Howard C. Growdon
Growdon
John Gardner
Waller St
Dedication planned for Scioto County Receiving Hospital
Plans finalized for the 1.1 million Scioto County Receiving Hospital dedication at 2 p.m. Sunday with Gov. Lausche as principal speaker. Dr. Dillon announced open tours for the public and noted staffing and pay schedule changes for physicians and psychiatrists to July. The hospital lies east of Grandview Avenue between 25th and 27th Streets, with city crews paving roads and preparing access.
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Scioto County
Lowell O. Dillon
Frank J. Lausche
Thomas A. McMahon
Dillon
Ohio Civil Service Commission
City Service Department
Grandview Ave
25Th
27Th Sts
25Th St
23Rd St
Grandview
High Sts
Honduras Says Planes Bomb Key Junction
The Honduran Foreign Ministry said mystery planes bombed Santa Rosa de Copan a key road junction near the Guatemalan frontier. Guatemala accused Honduras and Nicaragua of base support for land and air aggression and urged an emergency U.N. Security Council session. The United States opposed an immediate council meeting.
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Honduras
Key Junction
Guatemala
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Foreign Ministry
Santa Rosa de Copan
Nicaragua
New York
U. N. Security Council
United States
U.N. Security Council
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Lodge
Bloodmobile Schedules Appeals for Fresh Portsmouth Donors
The Red Cross again runs a bloodmobile at Ports mouth General Hospital nurses' home from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday to meet a 125 pint daily quota. Officials warn hospital blood supply is dangerously low and urge donors to come forward.
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Red Cross
Huntington Bloodmobile
Portsmouth General Hospital
Portsmouth
French Premier Mendes-France Talks With Chou En Lai In Bern
In Bern French Premier Mendes France and Red China Premier Chou En Lai held a private conference at the French embassy to discuss Indochina peace efforts. Mendes France said Indochina is his program focus as Geneva parleys continue with Eden and Bedell Smith present in Paris. Chou En Lai arrived by limousine with delegation and planned travel to India and Peiping after a New Delhi visit.
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Pierre Mendes-France
Red China
Chou Enlai
Indochina
Mendes-France
Bern
Paris
Chou
New Delhi
India
Nehru
Paul Ely
Jean Chauvel
Geneva
Britain
Anthony Eden
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Constellation
Peiping
Dr Karl Compton Dies Renowned MIT Leader
New York reports the death of Dr Karl T. Compton 66 prominent physicist who helped advance radar and atomic bomb research. He chaired MIT and served as president for 18 years, a Wooster Ohio native.
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New York
Karl T. Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT
Compton
Wooster
Ohio
Eisenhower Warns Against Slashes in Foreign Aid
President Eisenhower urged Congress to approve the full foreign aid request of 3.4477 billion dollars, warning that cuts would be unjustified and unsafe amid the continued Communist drive for world domination. He cited Southeast Asia turmoil and the need to aid strategically important allies, while noting the budget represents a sizable reduction from recent years.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Southeast Asia
United States
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Murray Snyder
White House
Snyder
JAP FLOODS KILL 114 IN JAPAN
Heavy rains lash Japan for over a day causing flash floods and landslides. Rail disruptions, flooded rice fields and homes followed, with at least 14 deaths per national police count.
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Tokyo
Weak Old Sultan Rules Morocco Under French Shadow
Casablanca reports on Moulay Mohammed Ben Arafa, a frail puppet monarch in Rabat, subdued by French control since 1912. The series notes Morocco smolders under imperial policies with Indochina style patterns emerging and Marrakech’s Pasha Hadj Thami el Glaoui allied with Paris.
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William L. Ryan
Casablanca
Morocco
Rabat
Sultan Moulay Mohammed Ben Arafa
Indochina
France
Tuni
Moulay Mohammed
Sultan
Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef
Hadj Thami el Glaoui Mezaouri
Pasha
Marrakech
Portsmouth Industrial Leader Forest Williams Is Shot Dead
Forest L. Williams, 57, chairman of Williams Mfg. Co. and prominent Portsmouth citizen, died after being found wounded beside his car on a Kentucky road nine miles south of South Shore. He reportedly shot himself with a 12 gauge shotgun and died at Portsmouth General Hospital. He helped build the firm from a leather goods operation starting in 1921 into a major regional employer and served on the Detroit Steel Corp. board. Williams was a Princeton football star and a longtime community benefactor involved with Mercy Hospital, Red Cross, and various drives.
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Forest L. Williams
Portsmouth
Williams Mfg. Co
Portsmouth General Hospital
Kentucky
South Shore
A. Graves Williams
The
Williams
Plummer
Mr. Williams
Clifford Gammon
Fullerton
Tennessee
Georgia
Dakotas
Whilinens
Graves
Blaine E. Matthews
Graves Williams
Forest Williams
Mr. Matthews
Detroit Steel
Portsmouth Steel Corp
Cyrus Eaton
Cleveland
Detroit Steel Board
Portsmouth Steel
Eaton
Steel Company Board
Community Chest
Red Cross
Boy Scout
Mercy Hospital
Princeton University
France
Washington
Excelsior Shoe Co
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Tegucigalpa
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Portsmouth Times
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Jefferson Sts
Puttee Venture Grows
Matthews
Sam Browne
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