Two Killed as Navy Aircraft Hits Airliner
At Port Columbus Airport a Navy Beechcraft collided with an American Airlines Convair, exploding into a ball of fire. Lt. Cmdr. John R. Hoerath and Lt. Cmdr. Donald G. Edgar died, along with another Navy officer, while Capt. J. C. Pollard steered the burning Convair to a crude landing. Passengers and crew escaped via a 25 foot rope amid burning debris, aided by stewardess Martha Jane Gunn.
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Columbus
Ohio
American Airlines
Port Columbus
John R. Hoerath
Westerville
Donald G. Edgar
J. C. Pollard
Nashville
Convair
Earth
Martha Jane Gunn
Tenn
Rebels Won t Recognize Diaz Setup
Rebel radio in Honduras rejects Col. Carlos Diaz as Guatemala s new leader and threatens a general air base attack if peace terms are not met. The broadcasts urge the army to form a junta and arrest Arbenz while warning the insurgents will strike military targets in Guatemala City.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Carlos Enrique Diaz
Guatemala City
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Arbenz
Diaz
Liberation Radio
Col. Diaz
Zacapa Key
Radio Liberation
Guatemala
Washington
Castillo Armas
Dow Plant Waste Pilot Cleared by Ohio Health Director
Dow Chemical Co. pilot waste disposal tests for a proposed Haverhill plant site passed monthly reviews by the Ohio Department of Health. Governor Lausche dedicates Scioto County Receiving Hospital as Portsmouth area grows with new industry and mental health funding urged amid a projected 1954 state surplus.
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Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Scioto County
Lauasche
John D. Porterfield
Thomas A. McMahon
Dow Chemical Co
Haverhill
State Health Department
Ohio Department of Health
Porterfield
Dow
Dow Board of Directors
Health Department
Lausche
Oak Hill Youth Victim Drowned at Lake
A 19 year old Oak Hill swimmer Ray Adkins drowned Sunday afternoon at Lake Jackson near a private beach on Oak Hill Rt 3. Coroner Charles Gaskill said cramps likely caused the death as he swam about 18 minutes before being pulled ashore by Donald Crabtree.
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Oak Hill
Lake Jackson
Jackson County
Charles Gaskill
Ray Adkins
Oak Hill Rt
Young Adkins
Donald Crabtree
Inside The Times Comics Death Notices Editorial Page Markets
A compact overview of sections in The Times features comics death notices editorial pages markets round about Portsmouth social affairs sports theaters covering pages 16 to 21.
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Portsmouth
Political Forecast Ahead of Election Year
Two Times writers weigh the looming November vote with cooler weather and broad stakes. Raymond Mouley argues that reports of the GOP's death are exaggerated while J A O Leary analyzes how the South and West could dominate Congress if Democrats win.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Raymond Moley
J. A. O'Leary
Congress
Dems Split On Tax Measure Likely Senate Victory
The Senate Democrats show a three way split on the broad tax revision bill as floor debate begins. The House has approved the bill which would reduce tax receipts by 1.4 billion dollars in its first year. Majority Leader Knowland signals extended sessions and a possible three day Fourth of July holiday if the measure passes by Friday.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
House
Knowland
California
Sen. Milliken
R-Cole
Cement Masons Strike At Portsmouth A Plant Again
Cement finishers at the Portsmouth Area plant walked out over wage demands as the President's Atomic Energy Commission labor panel studies their case. Carpenters settled their dispute last week. both groups previously struck after no offers were made by contractor Peter Kiewit Sons Co. about 10 cents plus 15 cents in a wage adjustment. Approximately 350 cement finishers joined the stoppage, risking plant shutdown and layoffs.
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Portsmouth Area
Special Atomic Energy Commission
Washington
AFL
Plasterers
Cement Masons International Assn
Peter Kiewit Sons’ Co
PKS
William Konyha
Carpenters
Third Faction Bears Head In Defiance Row
In Defiance Ohio a third faction challenges control at St. Paul s Methodist Church as Dr Joseph C Richards and Rev Robert C Weaver clash over pulpit duties. Richards resigns credentials after a salary cut and is hired as business manager amid staffing disputes. Bishop Hazen G Werner and district superintendent Kenneth Leary feature in the leadership struggle.
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St. Paul’s Methodist Church
O. J. Heuss
Joseph C. Richards
Robert C. Weaver
Heusi
Christ
St. Paul’s
Richards
Weaver
Dr Richards
Mr. Weaver
Kenneth Leary
van Wert
Defiance
Hazen G. Werner
Mr Weaver
Werner
Dr. Richards
St Paul's
Ohio Methodist Church Organization
Free States In Indochina Aim Of Chou Nehru
Nehru and Chou En Lai urged an Indo Chinese political settlement creating free states not open to foreign intervention. A communique after Chou left Rangoon showed no armistice pledge, implying a hoped early Indochina truce.
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Indochina
Chou
Nehru
India
Chou En-Lai
Red China
Rangoon
Burma
Pierre Mendes-France
Undersea NBC Show Beamed From Ocean Floor
UW Television beams a live nationwide program from the Pacific Ocean floor for the first time. The hour long Home show aired over NBC from Santa Catalina Island and featured a skin diver spearing fish in Avalon Bay.
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Avalon
Calif
Pacific Ocean
NBC
Santa Catalina Island
Avalon Bay
Little Kathy Paxton Survives 40 Hours in Sierra Wilds
A five year old girl named Kathy Paxton survived over 40 hours without food or shelter in the High Sierra wilderness near Woods Lake. She was found by timber cruiser Alvin Van Dell and his companion Louis Avery after footprints led them to a crevice where Kathy slept. The recovery occurred 142 miles from Woods Lake as searchers covered both high and low grounds. Kathy will resume her vacation today at Woods Lake.
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Markleeville
Calif
Kathy Paxton
High Sierra
Woods Lake
Alvin van Dell
van Dell
Louis Avery
Kathy
Lou
Avery
Death Toll May Reach Seven From Lake Michigan Wave
Police and Coast Guard say seven may die after a freak tidal wave on Lake Michigan. Four fishermen were recovered, two more from rock jetties, three remain missing near Montrose Harbor. The 5 to 20 foot wave struck about 25 miles of shoreline. weather bureau calls it a seiche caused by wind squall then calm.
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Chicago
Coast Guard
Lake Michigan
Montrose Harbor
Weather Bureau
Communique Sets Goal To Be Pursued
Eisenhower and Churchill pledge to press forward with collective defense plans for Southeast Asia despite Indochina peace talks. They express conviction that further delay in creating a European Defense Community will be avoided and emphasize unity between nations.
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Ike
Churchill
Asia
Southeast Asia
EDC
Churchill Gains Mixed American Backing on Britain’s Southeast Asia Policy
London papers report varied views on Churchill’s Southeast Asia stance after Washington talks. The Times says agreement seems distant while the Daily Mirror accuses Churchill and Eden of slowing down President Eisenhower’s aims.
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Ike
Churchill
White House
President Eisenhower
Sir Winston Churchill
Eisenhower
Anthony Eden
London
Britain
Southeast Asia
Independent and Influential
Times
Washington
Daily Mirror
Eden
Hotest Day of Year Brings Heat Then Coolness in Ohio Valley
A weather report notes a 102 degree maximum on Saturday, the hottest day of the year, followed by a drop to 57 degrees this morning and cool nights in the Ohio Valley. The forecast calls for a warmer Tuesday with scattered thunderstorms and mentions two minor casualties in Portsmouth involving John Seelenberg.
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Ohio Valley
Weather Bureau
Portsmouth
John Seelenberg
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