Probers Confer With Hays on Alford Seating
The House Elections Committee plans to recommend denying seat to segregationist Dale Alford pending a full probe of his write in victory over Rep. Brooks Hays. Hays declined to contest and implied he might accept seating if the House rules otherwise.
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Washington
UPI
Special House Elections Committee
Dale Alford
Brooks Hays
D-Ark
Hays
House
Alford
Little Rock
John Wells
Wells
New Township OK Assured If Petition Prepared
City Council voted to delete the Ely name from the resolution while approving a plan to form a new township. Commissioner elect Michael J. Lotko said Ely Township is the preferred name and the petition should be prepared for submission to County Commissioners, who are expected to rubber stamp it at the Jan. 5 quarterly meeting. City solicitor James P. Horn said the petition would be ready by the first of the year.
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Lan
Elyria
Witls Township
City Safety Service
Michael J. Lotko
Sioner
Ely Township
Ely
Dale Kellogg
J. Norman Thompson
Ludwig
Tiny) Pincura
Thompson
James P. Horn
J. Grant Keys
Ridgeville Sewege Plant Bill Faces Trustee Decision
Ridgeville trustees weigh a $1.7 million project to study a central sewage plant and housing permits for 600 homes. County and Ridgeville officials discuss financing on a mortgage revenue basis and possible $1 million expansion, with key funding tied to trustees’ forthcoming vote.
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Ridgeville
Walter A. Godfrey
Ridgeville Township
John Sigs
Worth
Ray Diederich
John
Former Lorain Police Chief Dies At 83
Theodore Walker longtime Lorain police chief from 1922 to 1947 died at St Joseph Hospital Lorain at noon after a long illness He was 83 Walker joined the department in 1908 rose to chief in 1922 and led during Prohibition era He is survived by wife Edna and three sons Fred Howard and Theodore Jr from Lorain Ohio Northeastern Ohio weather notes accompany obituary.
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Lorain
Theodore Walker
St. Joseph Hospital
Walker
Police
Knox County
Chief Walker
Edwin
Edna
Fred
Cleveland
Smith
Howard
Vermilion
Theodore Jr
Assessments Rule Legal and Safety Initiatives Across Elyria Area
Legal assessments for underground lighting on Elyria streets are upheld by the Ohio Supreme Court. Columbia Eaton Safety Council launches SCHOOL SAFETY as a goal. Junior Fire Warden program featured. Funeral planned for historic Little Red Schoolhouse in Berlin Heights. Lorain stores to be asked to close on Sundays under police enforcement. County volunteers to report traffic violations as part of a safety program.
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Elyria
Legal
Ohio
Supreme Court
Columbia-Eaton Safety Council
Berlin Heights
Loraly
Amherst
Abby
Eh Grafton
Lorain
Municipal Court
Oberlin
Police Department
Hilites
Vv TV
Wv Wellington
Holiday Mail Rush Expands With Two Daily Deliveries
The Elyria Post Office plans a two deliveries a day schedule starting tomorrow as the Christmas mail rush grows. Cancellations through Dec 10 to 16 reach 652,100 this year versus 766,500 last year. Monday and Tuesday cancellations near 173,000 each. Cards flood in and noon staffing keeps pace. Post Office hours extend to 8 p.m. on weekdays.
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Elyria
William Kirby
Youth Admits Killing Expectant Mother
David S. Smith 20, a part-time college student, confessed to authorities that he planned and killed Mrs. Janice Ora Porter 24 in her bed. He hid the .22 revolver in his home rafters, saying the crime was planned for two to three days. Porter’s husband Myron 26 OSU dental student was away when the body was discovered.
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Columbus
UPI
David S. Smith
Smith
Janice Ora Porter
Stacy Hall
Hiram Porter
Myron
Ohio State University
Here
Porter
Land
Mao to Step Down as China’s President in 1960
Peiping Radio reported the Communist Party leadership decided Mao Tse-tung would relinquish the presidency, concentrating on party work. The Central Committee said Mao would remain the overall leader and could be re nominated for the state chair later if needed, with March session of the National People’s Congress expected.
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UPI
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Tse-tung
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Nikita S. Khrush
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People's Com
Cast
Ee Mao
Marshal Chu Teh
Central Committee
The
Red China
Peiping Radio
National Peoples Congress
Bogota Store Fire Kills 98. Hundreds Hurt
A department store fire in Bogota killed 98 people as flames and smoke trapped shoppers during the evening rush. Officials say a short circuit in holiday lights sparked the blaze, compounded by locked rear doors and limited safety gear, with about 200 others seriously burned or asphyxiated.
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Vida Department
United Press International
Holy Family
Bogota
Th Avenue
Parsons
Carrick to Retire as Elyria Street Superintendent
Elyria announces the retirement of George Carrick age 57 after 20 years with the city ending December 31. Edward Smith 84 city hall custodian will also retire December 31 after over five years. Carrick born September 11, 1881. Smith a former National Tube Co. employee. The two will be honored at the city employees holiday party December 29.
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Elyria
George Carrick
Water St
J. Grant Keys
Edward Smith
Lake Ave
Carrick
Elyria Township
Anna Birkline
Ralph
Blanche Chermak
National Tube Co. Emdloye
Smith
City Hall
Carrick and Smith
Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Safety Service
Michael Lotko
Lorain County
Lotko
Court adjourned twice over temperature in Edinburgh
Lord Guthrie of the Court of Sessions halted two cases in Edinburgh when the courtroom proved too hot and then too cold on the same day, prompting the adjournments as weather conditions fluctuated.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Four Die When B47 Bomber Crashes Over Tampa Bay
Coast Guard crews searched Tampa Bay for the four crew members aboard a six jet B47 bomber after it went down and exploded late Tuesday. One body was recovered but the others remained missing and unnamed while identification efforts continued.
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Tampa
Fla
UPI
Coast Guard
Tampa Bay
Fire damages Crawford Steel Foundry in Bucyrus
A large fire destroyed the Crawford Steel Foundry Co in Bucyrus with damage estimates up to 1.5 million dollars. Firemen from Bucyrus and Galion fought the blaze, which collapsed parts of the building and left only a small storage room intact. No injuries reported. origin possibly heating system. The plant, founded in 1937, employs about 200 and had changed ownership last week to Miller Manufacturing Co of Detroit.
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Bucyrus
Crawford Steel Foundry Co
Galion
Walter J. Michael
Miller Manufacturing Co
Detroit
Suspect Denies Killing Man in Cleveland
In Cleveland police questioned 26 year old Fonso Robinson about the strangulation of 58 year old Benjamin Shaberman a heating contractor. Robinson a ex convict was arrested at an East Side hotel and reportedly told relatives he killed a man and asked for money to flee town. He denied the slaying and blamed a 21 year old companion.
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Cleveland
UPI
Benjamin Shaberman
Fonso Robinson
East Side
Robinson
Aman
Teenage Girls Buy Cameras Boost for Christmas
An article notes 78 percent of American teenage girls own cameras and 11 percent plan to buy a new one in the year. The piece also promotes Chronicle-Telegram Classified ads for selling items to raise cash, with contact numbers and a sample ad listing furniture and clothing for sale.
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America
Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Lorain
S. Olive
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