Robbers Club Shoots Victims in Two Thefts Totaling 770
Authorities seek leads in two last night robberies. Howard Morse, 47, was clubbed and robbed of 670 cash and 82 in checks at 602 Oberlin Rd after closing his business. Marine DeVoogh, 57, of Osborne Rd., Columbia Station, was robbed at his home around 4 am of over 100 in cash, wounded in the shoulder and arm. Both incidents suggest local suspects with knowledge of victims.
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Howard W. Morse
Oberlin Rd
Marine DeVoogh
Osborne Rd
Columbia Station
Grotto Collapse Kills 18 Near Belgium Village
A Belgium cave near Zichen-Zussen-Bolder collapsed trapping about 150 mushroom gatherers. Eighteen were buried and feared dead, the first body a recovered eight year old girl. Twelve hurt seriously while many more treated for cuts as Dutch Belgian rescue teams worked amid dust.
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Zichen- Zussen-Bolder
Living Cost Index Hits All Time Peak in November
The Index of Living Cost rose to 123.9 percent of 1947-49 prices in November, matching July’s peak. New car prices boosted CPI by 0.2, while food and gas fell. Clague sees no sharp cost rise through spring. Pay raises affect nearly 1 million steel aluminum and meat packing workers via cost of living adjustments.
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Washington
API
Ewal Clague
Commissioner of
Labor Statistics
Clague
Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
Labor Department
Weather summary and party guests fined in London
The Weather Northwest and Northeast Ohio report mostly cloudy mild conditions with a high of 44 to 48 and a low around 30 to 35. A cooler spell with possible rain or snow near Wednesday. In London UPI Michael Hughes age 20 and Henry Ker ridge age 24 were fined 20.60 for stealing a milk churn an ash tray two elephant books land a pepper pot they claimed to take items to a party.
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Ohio
London
UPI
Michael Hughes
Henry F. Kerridge
Mailer
Missing Boy And Girl Sought In Ohio
Two children Virginia Sapio nine and her brother Jimmy disappeared from their Willowick suburban home Monday night. Foster parents Mr and Mrs William Grabowski reported no reason for running away and authorities saw no foul play at that time.
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Cleveland
Willowick
Ohio
Virginia Sapio
Jimmy
Patricia
Rita
William Grabowski
Grabowski
Democrats Doubt Ike Can Balance Budget
President Eisenhower seeks a 77 billion dollar federal budget with no general tax hike but hints at higher postal and gasoline taxes. Democrats in Congress question revenues to offset spending cuts, while promising to monitor deficits and savings.
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Washington
UPD
Eisenhower
Senate Finance
House Appropriations Committees
Uncle Sam
Congress
Capitol Hill
Reduc
Sture
Clarence Cannon
House Appropriations Committee
Harry F. Byrd
Senate Finance Committee
Cannon
Avon Lake sewer rates and Oberlin Kipton bank merger talks
Police request a 20 percent pay increase based on seniority. Avon Lake sewer rates increased to 100 percent of water charges. Shareholders of Oberlin and Kipton banks will vote on a merger as boards recommend. Opposition to Clearview village incorporation organizes without a formal proposal. Local items span police, court, and editorials with entertainment and market notes.
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Avon Lake
Oberlin
Kipton Banks
Clearview Village
Pg. Ind
Contract Bridge
Dear Abby
Lorain
Police Department
Radio
Hilites
TV Hilites
Wellington
Operator Saves Elyria Smoke Victim Through Alert Call
A veteran Elyria telephone operator stayed on the line during a panic call from a caller in Fairfax. She relayed details to police, leading to the address 403 East River St and aiding in saving Harriet Nagy, 58, from a pantry fire at about 3:55 a.m. Nagy was treated and released from Elyria Memorial Hospital.
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Lila Waldron
Elyria Telephone Co
East River St
Record High Budget Adopted For Russia
The Supreme Soviet approved an all time high budget for 1959 with an eight percent rise in national income and a large science appropriation to support space age goals. Education outlay, reduced administration costs, and a seven year economic plan frame the package. Science funding more than doubled from 1958, as allocations for research and schooling rose sharply amid broader fiscal tightening.
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Moscow
UPI
Supreme Soviet
Arseny G. Zverev
Tag On Tree Has 2 Sides
A CF reporter helps children pick a Christmas tree as carols echo in the distance. The price tag shows four dollars and fifty cents, but another side warns a pin must not be removed until fuse is about to be placed in a bomb. The note ends with a grim Merry Christmas.
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C.F
Elderly Woman Questions Kindness After Package Theft
Lydia A. Decker, nearly 79, accepted a stranger's offer to help with shopping bags, only to see him vanish with gifts and a billfold. She forgave him with "God forgive you" and urges the thief to lift his conscience, resuming her errands at 732 West Ave.
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Lydia A. Decker
Miss Decker
West Ave
Truck Explodes In Brownfield Killing Four In Firemen Scene
A burning butane gas transport truck collided with a pickup on a four lane highway near Brownfield Texas. The second blast killed four and injured about 150 spectators and responders. At least 15 of the injured were in critical condition. victims were treated in Terry County and Lubbock hospitals. Fire Marshal Dum Cousineau died. Sheriff James Fulford escaped with minor burns. Continued on page 2.
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Brownsfield
Tex
UPI
Zane Williams
James
Texas
Terry County Hospital
Lubbock
Methodist Hospital
Dum Cousineau
Terry County
James Fulford
Brownfield
Williams
Pope Calls For Peace And Unity In Christmas Address
Vatican City Pope John XXII urged world unity and peace in his Christmas message broadcast in 20 languages. He condemned persecutions by communist regimes and urged Eastern churches to return to Rome, stressing fraternity and the sacred liberties of civil and social order.
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Vatican City
UPI
John XXII
Jesus
Vatican Radio
Young Opposes O Neill For Federal Judge Seat
Sen elect Stephen M. Young says he will oppose any Eisenhower bid to appoint outgoing Ohio Gov C William O Neill as a federal judge. He notes no stance on Senate committees but will not serve on the District of Columbia panel, and prefers other candidates like Donald Hombeck or Bricker. He calls an O Neill appointment an affront to Ohioans and says it would be obnoxious personally.
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Washington
UPI
Stephen M. Young
Ohio
Eisenhower
William O'Neill
Young
Lyn
Johnson
Texas
Senate
S of Columbia
John W. Young
Bricker
Robio
Tre
George M. Humphrey
O'Neill
Vounng
Slane
Donald Hombeck
Cleveland
Want Ad Reveals Thomas Jefferson Navy Secretary Link
A historical want ad notes that Thomas Jefferson's secretary of the Navy from 1802 to 1805 was found via Jefferson placed advert. The Elyria Lorain classifieds promote hiring, with telegram style contact and local shop ads for Stang Motors and Elyria Fish Market.
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Thomas Jefferson Navy
Wes Baa
Navy
Jefferson
Telegram
Elyria
Lorain
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