Bankers Call 1958 Good Year
Ohio banking officials call 1958 one of their best years with three new state banks and 46 branch offices approved. There were no bank failures. Branch count reaches 66 with 298 facilities. capital rose by 3.65 million dollars and over 2.8 million in stock dividends. New banks: First State Bank North Lima, Troy Citizens Bank Troy, Reynoldsburg Bank Reynoldsburg.
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Columbus
UPD
Ohio
State Bank
A. P. Myers
Myers
North Lima
Troy Citizens’ Bank
Troy
Reynoldsburg Bank
Reynoldsburg
Cleveland
Progress In Cancer Research Described
Two major areas of modern cancer research are chemotherapy and virology, with drugs showing life prolongation in leukemia Hodgkin's disease breast and prostate cancers. Methotrexate has notably suppressed chordocarcinoma, a rare uterine cancer, in some patients with cancer spread to lungs and brain, with one patient showing no sign of disease for over two years.
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John RB. Heller
National Cancer Institute
UPI
Washington
Cancer chemotherapy program expands nationwide effort
A broad consortium of research institutions and American industry has launched a nationwide anticancer drug program led by the National Cancer Institute. Since its 1953 start with a $1 million appropriation, the center now operates with a $2 million annual budget, testing thousands of materials yearly and moving promising drugs to extensive clinical trials across about 150 hospitals. Virus-cancer link research grows, with early vaccine work showing limited protection in mice while scientists explore virus roles and safety in humans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jecera
Zoveuminema
Congress
National Cancer Institute of
U. S. Public Health Service
Cancer Chemotherapy National Service Center
National Cancer Institute
United States
Chemotherapy Service Center
IHH
National Institute of Health
Bethesda
Sloan-Kettering Institute For Cancer Research
New York City
Nearly 100000 Idle By Strikes Hit U S Workers
Nearly 100000 office and factory workers were idled as strikes pressed through the holiday season. The largest walkouts hit Eastern and American Airlines and International Harvester, leaving many Americans facing a lean Christmas.
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Eastern
American Airlines
International Harvester
Miracle reunion as paralyzed soldier moves arms at Letterman
Pvt. Rodney Johnson of Hoopeston Illinois, paralyzed from the waist down in a training accident, astonished doctors by moving his arms during a Christmas reunion with his mother and father in Ward K-1 at Letterman Army Hospital. Doctors attributed the moment to emotion and impulse as carolers sang nearby. The Johnson family had long funded holiday reunions for soldiers and their parents.
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San Francisco
UPI
Rodney Johnson
Hoopeston
Letterman Army Hospital
Johnson
Harry
New England
Atlantic
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Atlanta
Pacific
New York
Alabama
Tennes
Ren
Presidio of
Woman Denies Plot To Kill Son's Wife
Olga Duncan, seven months pregnant, was lured to her death in Ventura by her mother in law Elizabeth Duncan who allegedly offered money to Palem Baldonado and Mora to kill Olga. The case centers on jealousy and an unlawful annulment. grand jurors will consider murder indictments against Elizabeth Duncan and the two men after Olga’s body was found.
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Olga Duncan
Compassion
Elizabeth Duncan
Olga
Ventura
Calif
Upi
Baldonado
Duncan
Ward Sullivan
Attornney
Rae Reedes Amenere Duncan
Frank
Driver Dies After Truck Plunges From Embankment
Cambridge police report that 26-year-old Clarence Collins of Columbus died Monday when his tractor trailer loaded with Christmas food crashed over a 30 foot embankment off US 40 after a head on collision with another auto. Passengers Evelyn Shipley, 34, and George Leeper, 46, both of Cambridge, were injured. Shipley trapped in the car and Leeper thrown to the highway. The cargo allegedly bound for Kroger Co. stores in Eastern and Southern Ohio.
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Cambridge
UPI
Clarence Collins
Columbus
US. 40
Here
Sthan Auto
Collins
Bedy
Evelyn F. Shipley
George Leeper
Sunday Sellers Freed On Bond
In Columbus 22 operators and clerks charged with violating state bingo laws appeared or surrendered after a crackdown. They were released on a five dollar bond each with a warning that those cited last Sunday who fail to appear will be arrested.
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Columbus
WPI
Prince’s Guard Blocks Cowboy With Gun on Train
An incident aboard a London bound train saw Pistol Pete Murray, an eight year old Kansas City boy, guarded by a royal escort as a man in a cowboy outfit drew a gun. A Scotland Yard officer intervened, ordering the rider to substitute the pistol with a toy and escorting Pete back to his compartment. Pete and his father then alighted at Bishop’s Stortford, Pete waving to Charles.
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London
UPJ
Pete Murray
Kansas City
Scotland Yard
Pete
Bishop's Stortford
Charles
Russia reports new four passenger plane car
Moscow Radio reports a four passenger plas ne car called baby will travel about six miles to the gallon and be produced in Russia.
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London
Russia
Moscow
Ratha
Opera Star Criticizes Margaret Truman in Memoir
Opera star Helen Traubel claims Margaret Truman entered a concert career ill prepared after ignoring Traubel's advice to train privately for five years. In a condensed version of her forthcoming autobiography, Traubel recounts a three year relationship with the Truman family and says Truman quit as her teacher when Margaret pursued professional fame. President Truman dismissed the critique with a wry remark about headlines as he visits Margaret and her family for Christmas.
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New York
UPI
Helen Traubel
Margaret Truman
Miss Traubel
Truman Famie
Margaret
Eisenhower Delivers Christmas Message and Tree Lighting
President Eisenhower issues his annual Christmas message of peace from the White House as the National Christmas Tree, a Libby Montana spruce, lights up behind the White House. Atlas satellite broadcast coincides, marking the fifth pageant of peace. White House staffers attend a coffee party, receive prints of a weathered barn painting, and carols fill the rooms. The First Family plans a Christmas Day dinner and a trip to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Friday.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Atlas
Libby
Moni
Eant
White House
First
Gettysburg
Farmers' Income Up But Costs Keep Pace
Washington reports farmers had higher cash receipts in January to November 1958, up 12 percent from 1957, totaling about 30.1 billion dollars. Livestock receipts rose 10 percent to 17.3 billion while crop income gained 16 percent to 12.8 billion, but rising costs kept farmers’ buying power near unchanged as farm prices slipped. The parity ratio stood at 81 percent of the 1910 14 average, matching November 1957. Consumer demand remains strong with rising incomes and employment seen ahead.
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Department
Alert Phone Operator Saves Smoke Victim
Mrs. Nagy collapsed in a smoke filled home after a pantry fire. Patrolman Larry Jezewski rescued her from the front hall as police and fire units arrived. She received oxygen, then taken to hospital. Fire confined to pantry causing flooring, window casing, sink cabinet and dishes damage. Fire crew remained on scene about one hour and five minutes ending with smoke ejectors in use.
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Hos
Pital
Williams
Terry County Hospital
Brownsield
Cousin Payton
UPI
Ploston
Ruben Johnson
Lubbock
Larry
Wayland Parker
Willie Tucker
Earl Evans
Mount Vernon
Elaine Mayhew
David B. Lantz
Lantz
West
Ohio
hereit/Foods Corp
Chicago
Mayhew
J. J. Lawson
Com Conduct
Pany
Consolidated Board
Cleveland-Akron-Canton Area
Will the Emperor Seize This Fourth Chance
Tokyo dispatch notes speculation by Japanese magazines that Emperor Hirohito may abdicate next May as Akihito turns 25 and marries a commoner, with Shincho Magazine citing previous abdication talk in 1945 1948 and 1952 and conservatives urging rest from public duties.
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Tokyo
UPD
Akihito
Hirohito
Saab
WIII
Shincho Magazine
Japan
Hideki Tojo
Plane Carrying Guns Seized In Virginia And West Virginia
A gun laden twin engine plane landed at Morgantown and was seized after authorities say the crew was headed for Cuba. Three armed men confronted resident DeVoogh in Canton Ohio and fled as shots injured him. Federal charges in Pittsburgh target Stuart Sutor for alleged Guard armory theft linked to the case.
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DeVoogh
Avins
Ford Motor Co
Cuyahoga County
Lodds
de Voogh
Pittsburgh
Berea
Cuba
Allegheny County
Morgantown
West Virginia
Jchickens
W. Va
Ford
Stuart Sutor
Hialeah
Fla
Allegal Guard Armory
Canton
Ohio
Victor E. Carlucci
Aj Sam Mannarino
Kensington
Sutor
U.S
Hubert I
Eitelbaum
Carlucci
Morjer
Pital
Dewey To Leave Hospital Today After Nagasaki Fallout
Former New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey was expected to leave Palm Springs Desert Hospital today and return to New York. In Nagasaki, Japan, the third victim of after effects from the atomic bombing was reported, with details vague and the death linked to flu-like symptoms as doctors described.
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Alm Springs
Calif
UPD
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Nagasaki
GOP
Kichihei
Palm Springs
Time Desert Hospital
Japan
UPI
Airline and union strikes idle thousands nationwide
Eastern Airlines shows about 1,600 of 16,000 payroll workers active as many are on strike or idle. Miami hosting roughly 7,000 idle workers while 1,500 pilots walked out against American Airlines. Unions: AFLCIO and United Auto Workers strike International Harvester idling 37,000 across multiple states. New York sees 23 stoppages with 18,200 idle. holidays pause negotiations until January 6.
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Eastern Airlines
Miami
American Airlines
Air Line Pilot Association
Aficio United Auto Workers
International Harvester
Harvester
Illinois
Kentucky
Indiana
Tennessee
Ohio
California
New York State
Newspaper and Mail Deliverers Union
New York City
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Tadax
the Market
P. R. Smith & Co
Opera Star
By Bernard Brenner
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Robbers Club
Virginia
Dewey
Dayton
Lawson Milk Firm
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