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Newspaper

The Chronicle Telegram

Location

Elyria, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1959

Page

12

Quake Toll Rising After Hebgen Dam Slide Disaster

Rescue teams comb the Yellowstone region after a 7.8 earthquake rattled Montana. 200 people trapped in a canyon by a massive landslide near Hebgen Dam as cracks open the dam and a tidal wave threatens collapse. Casualties include residents of Bozeman and Billings, with six or more bodies recovered and many injured.

Charles Richter California Institute of Technology Nevada California Seven Mule Hebgen Dam Air Force and Forestry Service Orst Bozeman Hugh Potter Montana Civil Defense Quichtfall Nnis West Yelowstone Chiff Lake Bowwinan Idaho Adrian Smith Reynolds Pass A. J. Perking Montana Cam Lake My and Mark Stowe Sandy Utih

Ike and Mac Plan Joint World Broadcast From London

President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Macmillan announced a simultaneous radio and television broadcast from 10 Downing Street. The plan calls for two free world leaders to speak to the public for about 15 to 20 minutes with a broadcast from the prime minister’s residence. Hagerty noted a prelude to the broadcast and said NBC and other networks would arrange live coverage in the United States through arrangement with the British Broadcasting Corporation.

Ghitysburg Pas Hart Lagenhower London James Collagetty Landon Tle Poe Hagerty United Sates LES Networks Nine Toadcasting Corp

Stock Prices Fall Again In Wide Market Slide

Stocks opened lower as renewed selling pushed the market downward following Tuesday's sharp drop. Major losses hit leaders in electronics autos and chemicals with Texas Instruments Monsanto Chrysler General Motors Ford American Motors Studebaker and other names showing declines on heavy volume.

Rasthean Texay Instruments Monsanto Cheysler General Motors Ford Allericat Motors Studebaker

Judge Studies Charge Movie Is Obscene

A Columbus judge weighed a charge of obscenity against the manager of a theater for showing a film titled Days by won. Testimony from Patrik Berm and neighbors described explicit scenes as obscene. Police prosecutors argued the film violated state and U S obscenity standards as the court viewed a specific showing last week.

Muniipal Lidge Horace Lahowang Taney Sarostins Joel Sean threpPox Theater Patrik Berm Deveney Berry Lee Ora Miderson Twn United States

Ohio lawmakers visit Moscow amid Cold War tensions

Congressmen Wayne Hayes and Frances Bolton, both on the Foreign Relations Committee, arrived in Moscow Tuesday night to meet Russian officials and discuss bilateral issues.

Moscow

Lorain County Printing and Publishing Co Subscription Rates

Local notice lists rates for Elyria and Lorain area delivery with annual in advance pricing. Rates shown include 15 cents in county, 17 dollars elsewhere in Ohio, and 16.60 outside Ohio per year.

Lorain

Explosion at service station kills two firefighters and injures many

An explosion at a Kansas City service station spewed flaming gasoline across a line of firemen. Two Kansas City Missouri firefighters Virgil Sams 28 and Neil Owens 23 died. More than 100 people were injured including 60 firefighters. Units from Kansas and nearby cities aided. Damages estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Kansas City Kan UPD Virgil L. Sams General Hospital Neil Owens General Kansas State Line Timates Hame UPI Tetephoto

State lifts quarantine on Bucyrus sheep farm

The Ohio State Agriculture Department lifted the quarantine on Freedom Actes near Bucyrus after a 90 day period. The facility faced slaughter of infected offspring from a prize Suffolk herd due to a nervous disorder. The owner Pearson Linn seeks 45 419 dollars for the slaughtered stock, with limited state and federal funds allocated for compensations.

Columbus UPI State Agriculture Department Pearson Linn Harry 4 Geyer Animal Industry Division Ginnadelter Craw County Farm Hivestock Lanne Hoxton Mans Alatughter House Veo Washington Agriculture Department Ringnes Department Ein Vand Inalsis Boher Owhal Linn Hee

Sub Trip to Classified Destination Ends After UK Visit

The nuclear submarine Skipjack departed Portland after a four day visit to the British naval base. Officials did not disclose the next destination, saying the trip remains classified.

Portland England Skipjack Brite Lish Naval Base

Testimony In UAW Quiz To Be Revealed

Senate Rackets Committee plans to release a transcript of closed door testimony from United Auto Workers officials. Richard Cosser, senior vice president, denied involvement in any corruption or wrongdoing. Cosser was a primary target of the Republican led inquiry with focus on his land interests.

UAW United Press International Riehard Cosser Union Gosser

Breather on Phone Ends With Snoozing Child

Detroit police rush to Noah Thomas home after a caller reports heavy breathing over the line. They find four year old Noah Jr. asleep and snoring into a telephone receiver he had knocked off the hook while napping.

Detroit Noah Thomas Noah Jr

Skeleton And Skull Of Widow Identified

A skeleton and skull found 300 yards apart in a remote logging area have been identified as Mrs. Pearl Putney, 72, widow of a Washington official. She vanished a year ago on an auto trip with Larry Motherwell, 42, once suspected in a child’s death. The remains were found near Marysville and identified by dental records. Authorities defer charges pending further inquiry into possible foul play. Motherwell was believed to be in the area, with police aware of his location. Mrs. Motherwell denied wrongdoing amid ongoing investigations.

UEPUL Fecudu Wue le All Lantic Vice Adm Hyman G. Ricke Sacramento Calif UPI Aver Atom Washington D.C Pearl Putney Marysville Larry Lord Motherwell Sierra County Dist Gordon L. Smith Putney State Department State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation Motherwell

State Fair Optimistic About Record Ohio Expo

Fair Manager Rowland Bishop predicts record attendance at the Ohio State Fair spanning Aug 28 to Sept 4. Highlights include Roy Rogers returning, a 10 thousand-firework living Bible-pageant, daily horse shows, a draft-horse hitch display, five days of harness racing, a GM design show, Cochran Majorettes, and improved parking and ticketing to shorten lines.

Columbus UPI Rowland Bishop Roy Rogers General Motors Cochran

Experience Described Woman Hurt In Quake Says It Was Horrible

Mrs. Clarence D. Scott of Fresno California described the Yellowstone Park quake night from a Bozeman hospital bed. She and her husband were in a Rock Creek camp trailer when the landslide slammed rocks into the Madison River. The couple walked to high ground after the trailer toppled and were later hospitalized with shock and injuries.

Clarence D. Scott Freewo Cailf Madison Eiver Alide Hebgen Dam Yellowstone National Park Bozeman Mont Scott United Press International Fresno Calif Hher Madison River Rock Creek Soan

Lawmakers Hear Pearson It Was Mild Testimony

Lawmakers hear Drew Pearson testify for two hours before a House Armed Services subcommittee on defense contracts and retired officers. The session probes sources and the editors who expose issues, with Pearson and Hebert defending their work and sources while lawmakers debate the disclosure of information.

Subcommittee Noberly William F. Fless Robio Tie Pearson

Kennedy Eyes DiSalle Meeting In Early Fall

Senator Kennedy said he hopes to meet Ohio Governor DiSalle in September or October amid talk of his entry into the presidential race. He confirmed weekend speeches in Ohio on September 18 and 19 and declined further comment on primaries. He noted no timetable beyond planning to meet DiSalle.

Washington UPI John F. Kennedy D-Mass Jand Hebert Ohio Michael V. di Isaile Anderson Pearson Kennedy Mike DiSalle

Teledoans To Study Kalamazoo's Mall Incident

West Los Angeles Catt WP Scotty Beckett former child star of Our Gang suffered a broken chin and possible head injury after a car crash Tuesday night. Police say he drove a car at about six miles per hour lost control veered off the pad grazed a tire and hit another. Beckett was taken to UCLA Medical Center in satisfactory condition.

West Los Angeles Scotty Beckett Trouble Itere Cheers C. E Gourey BO Weir Beckett Ucla Medical Center

Toledo mall project spurs mixed downtown shopper response

Reports from Toledo and Kalamazoo detail a four block mall trial intended to boost downtown business. Early feedback is mixed with some merchants noting slight sales gains while others see no clear benefit as weather and traffic concerns affect shopper enthusiasm.

Toledo Oupu Kalamazoo Viet Toledo Mail Erly Walled Press International Hmitad LA Jolla Catit Needles Calif Tampa Fla Bob Shea Edward Webb Eceres Thaler Henry P Balamagoo Mall Wallenwein Chicago

New York Judge to Lead Moose Order Convention

Clayton J. Crooks of Wausau Wisconsin is slated to become supreme junior governor with no opposition. George Eubank and Fred W. Zabel of Aurora Illinois are named secretary and treasurer. Nominees announced in Pittsburgh led by Louis K. Thaler with Ithaca New York and Harrisburg Pennsylvania participants at the Loyal Order of Moose convention.

Clayton J. Crooks Wausau Wis George Eubank Fred W. Zabel Aurora Gordon Jeffery Toledo Ohio Eder Harter Harrisburg Sunta Cea Pittsburgh UPI Louis K. Thaler Ithaca N.Y Will The Loyal Order of Moose

Grain Exports Fight Develops In Congress

Gulf and Atlantic port lawmakers push to block expansion of U S grain exports via the St Lawrence Seaway while Great Lakes representatives seek to boost shipments. The House considers a one year extension of the farm surplus disposal program with an amendment requiring shipments originate from U S ports. A department move to place inspectors in Montreal aims to permit trans shipments.

Vincent J. Burke Washington UPI Gulf and Atlantic St. Lawrence Seaway Great Lakes House Gulf and Atlantic Coast U. S Montreal Agriculture Department Montréal

New Mexico Girl Junior Baton Champion Crowned

Betty Jo Noble, 12, of Albuquerque won the international baton twirling junior title at Russell's Point. Two Ohio competitors finished among the leaders as the strutting contest also highlighted the event.

New Mexico Russells Point Betty Jo Noble Albuquerque N.M Ohio

High and Low Performers in Wapakor Eta Contest

In the junior division Jean Clair Sims ranked fourth and Shirley Sandusky fifth in the senior division. Sharon Shutty the senior title winner is reported missing from national standings according to UPI and the U.S. Weather Bureau. Vir Hamilton and others did not place as Pierre South Dakota reported a 39 degree low while Mt. Holzmann Ohio noted late results.

Jean Clair Sims Wapakoreta Shirley Sandusky Middletown New York UPI Sharon Shutty Oak Park Sted Ohio Pierre Quins S.D

Passengers Killed In Bus Truck Crash Named

The two dead in the Pennsylvania Turnpike crash involving a Greyhound bus and a tractor trailer are Julius Boros Sr. 68 Newark New Jersey and Patricia Ann Day linked to Alley Ho Township Granville County North Carolina and Cleveland Ohio. Five others were injured and bus driver John M Bee Pittsburg was treated for cuts and burns.

MT. Pleasant UPD Julius Boros Sr Newark N.J Paticia Ann Day Miss Day Alley Ho Granville County N.C Cleveland Ohio Sheay Boros Donegal John M. Bee Pittsburgh Bee Frick Memorial Hospital

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