Ohio Holiday Traffic Toll Tops Sixteen Dead
An Ohio holiday weekend record shows at least 16 people killed in highway crashes in the first 36 hours of the four day period. The toll includes two Air Force men killed in a head on crash near Route 33, two Dayton residents in a Route 4 collision, and multiple isolated incidents across Brown County Warren Piqua and Akron. A 6 year old, a 25 year old, and an elderly pedestrian also die in separate incidents including a dredged Lake Erie drowning and a motorist striking a railroad overpass.
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Ohio
Brown’s County
Gregory Parsons
Lockbourne Air Force
Route 33
Lancaster
Charles D. Adians
Joseph S. Durian
Dayton
James A. Massie
Meshe Belie Woodling
Wapakoneta
Nick Desport Jr
Warren
Odell Pugh
Cleveland
Paul Auiderheide
Cleveland and Ohio Dental Societies
Lake Erie
Edgewatertracht Club
Move on school aid vote stirs GOP and Dem split
Washington dispatch reports sharp GOP and Democratic muting over bringing the controversial school aid bill to a vote. Leaders warn blame could fall on both sides if the measure fails as Eisenhower’s program faces slim chances in a polarized House.
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GOP
Washington
House
Eisenhower
Owith i
Aerobee-Hi Rocket Crashes After Short Flight at Churchill
An Aerobee-Hi rocket, the second launched at Fort Churchill in two days, crashed less than a minute after liftoff. The site serves as a U S and Canadian test center for ionospheric studies tied to the International Geophysical Year with a task force directing operations.
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Fort Churchill
Man
Judy Tyler and Husband Die in Crash
Actress Judy Tyler and husband Gregory Lafayette were killed in a car crash near Rock River Wyoming on US 30 while returning to New York for a vacation after filming Jailhouse Rock with Elvis Presley. Presley mourned her death saying he loved her and cannot see the new movie now. The body will be returned to Ridgefield Connecticut for burial.
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Laramie
Wyo
Judy Tyler
Ridgefield
Conn
Elvis Presley
Memphis
Tenn
Miss Tyler
Gregory Lafayette
Rock River
New York
Suspect Held In Murder Of Woman In Ohio
A 30-year-old Columbus man, described as the best suspect, is held in the brutal hatchet murder of 21-year-old Mrs. Sarah Dewitt of Washington Court House. He claimed to have been in Wilmington on Friday. a lie detector test is planned at the London Prison Farm. Fayette County Sheriff Hays and Prosecutor Morehart provided details, noting the suspect resembles neighbors’ description and has a history with state institutions.
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Columbus
INS
Sarah Dewitt
Washington Court House
Girand Hays
Fayette County
Wilmington
Sherff
Columbus State Hospital
Owent State School
London Prison Farm
E. Raymond Morehart
Hays
Dewitt
Texas Democrat
House
Girard
United Press
Ottawa
Japan
Naka Saka
United States
Congress
Immigrant workers reveal Fourth of July strike claim
In Des Moines Iowa Fred White, a German immigrant group member, asked why they did not work on the Fourth of July. One immigrant replied we are on strike, a surprising answer to the examiner’s question.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Fred White
Pollution Board May Get Tough On Sewers
Ohio Water Pollution Control Board plans stronger action at Tuesday meeting. Gov. O Neill administration hints at possible judicial steps against noncompliant municipalities. In Cleveland and Rocky River discussions focus on joint sewer plans, plant expansions, and pollution abatement measures affecting Bay Village Grove City Westlake Olmsted Falls Parkview and related communities.
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C. William O'Neill
Cleveland
Rocky River
Eva
Aboga Municipal
Grove City
Franklin County
Bay Village
Fairview
Westlake
Olmsted
Falls
Parkview
Columbus Water
Rocky River Now
J Sewers
Columbus
Aboard
Opera-J
Centre
Barred From Pulpit Pastor Studies Action
The Rev. William Howard Melish, a controversial left wing Protestant Episcopal minister, faces a decision today on whether to attempt this Sunday to occupy the pulpit of Brooklyn Holy Trinity Church, from which he has been barred by the state Court of Appeals.
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New York
William Howard Melish
Brooklyn
Holy Trinity
State Court of Appeals
Elyria 1958 Budget Set At 3 348 276 Dollars
Elyria's 1958 budget totals 3 348 276 dollars with a four mill operating levy defeated in November. Other funds show Water Works at 695 000, Sewer Rental 217 000, Highway 276 000, Sinking 346 538, Sanitation 184 330, Off Street Parking 80 650, plus notes on income projections and financing options as city officials stress vital needs for 1958. Mayor J Grant Keys and Finance Chairman Victor F Stewart Jr. note the budget reflects essential operations repairs and equipment replacements rather than economy. Public hearing set for July 15 with council to approve before July 20.
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J. Grant
Keys
Finance
Victor F. Stewart Jr
Stewart
County Budget Commission
Buddy Tells Probers Girard Coaxed Woman
Rep. Omar Burleson said Army buddy of GI William S. Girard testified Girard coaxed a Japanese woman to approach and then shot her from the shoulder, the woman dying from the wound. The case has sparked a U S Japan jurisdiction dispute and congressional backlash.
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Buddy
Probers
Girard
Washington
William S. Girard
Omar ‘Burleson
Windstorm devastates Bryan as tornado damages court house
A violent storm tore through Bryan causing heavy property loss across 32 blocks. The Williams County courthouse sustained major damage and several businesses, a hotel, and cars were wrecked. No deaths occurred. two children suffered minor injuries. Rain and power outages followed as residents reported funnel clouds and a debris field of roof fragments.
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Bisier
Williams County Court House
Weather Bureau
Bryan
Midwest Tornadoes Injure Dozens and Cause Wide Damage
Tornadoes across Michigan Indiana Wisconsin Iowa and Ohio injure at least 12 and cause about 800000 in damage. Events include Livingston County Michigan where six injured near Brighton and 12 homes damaged, Presque Isle funnel clouds hitting Hawks Metz and Posen, and a Bryan Ohio twister damaging buildings and lines. A Bengal Marion area tornado incurs 50000 in losses, Lake City Indiana four injured, Ogden Iowa church spire toppled, Rice Lake Wisconsin two injured and cattle killed from a barn collapse.
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Chicago
INS
Wesr
Brighton
Mich
Livingston County
Michigan
Presque Isle
Hawks
Metz
Posen
T Bryan
Bengal
Marietta
Ind
Lake City
Fort Dodge
Ogden
Des Moines
Rice Lake
Wis
Agriculture Department memo targets soil conservation subsidies overhaul
A memorandum from the Agriculture Department outlines drastic changes to the 1958 soil conservation subsidies program. It calls for sharp cuts in many conservation measures and outright removal of several others, a measure discussed after a trip and reported to Congress this week.
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Mittee
Middle East
Conservation Administration
Agriculture Department
Best Man As Girard Weds Again At Camp Whittington
Army Specialist William Girard wed Candy Sue Yama in a quiet Methodist ceremony at Camp Whittington with a military policeman as best man. The marriage follows a fatal shooting accusation against Girard of a Japanese woman, raising issues of jurisdiction as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear government appeals on a federal ruling barring trial by a foreign court.
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Camp Whittington
Japan
William
Girard
Harn
Candy) Sueyama
Ottawa, Tr
US. Supreme Court
U.S
Govermment
Woman Quizzed In Fatal Stabbing Barroom dispute in Peninsula prompts inquiry
Summit county sheriff's deputies questioned a 21-year-old woman in connection with the fatal stabbing of Charles L. Abraham 37 of Akron. Abraham died Thursday in a barroom brawl in Peninsula and the investigation continues.
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Akron
INS
Summit County Sheriff's Deputies
Charles L. Abraham
Abraham
Peninsula
Yachts Race Sets Sail Toward Honolulu from San Pedro
San Pedro California INS reports thirty four yachts enter the 2nd biennial Trans Pacific race toward Honolulu with the fleet cruising well south of the coast.
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San Pedro
Calif
INS
Honolulu
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