Chronicle Telegram announces staff promotions and additions
Chronacle Telegram editor J Clare George announced promotions for veteran staff and new hires. New roles include Funk as news editor Hawk to city editor Davies to associate news editor Jackson sports editor Miller associate news editor and Ketchum as assistant sports editor Spindler reporter Filmer and Mason added to editorial and society roles.
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Chronicle-Telegram
J. Clare George
George
Robert W. Funk
Donald N. Hawk
Russ Davies
John L. Jackson
Donald
James P. Ketchum
DeKalb, NL
Chronicle
Paul R. Spindler
Nancy Filmer
Patricia Mason
Elyma High School
Society
Miss Fumer
Ciety
Hawk
Longfellow St
Ohio State
School of Journalism
City Desk
Temple University
Spindler
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Easton
Daily Express
Filmer
North Eaton
Chronicle- Telegram
Mason
Bellfield Ave
Elyria High School
Charles IL. Bennett
Russia Offered New Chance To Join Disarmament Pact
United Nations reports that western powers propose Russia join a nuclear weapons control agreement without compromising free world security. Morehead Patterson, U S representative to the Disarmament Commission, described six session talks in London and will address the 12 nation body at UN headquarters as the eight year stalemate persists against Soviet demands for immediate unconditional abolition of atomic and hydrogen weapons. Patterson, head of American Machine and Foundry, reaffirmed U S stance in exclusive remarks following meetings with Soviet delegate Jacob Malik.
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United Nations
N. Y
Morehead Patterson
U. S
U.N. Disarmament Commission
Russia
Patterson
London
Eisenhower
Britain
France
Canada
Soviet Union
Jacob Malik
American Machine’ and Foundry Company
Wall Street
Malik
Ohio Health Board Clears Way For Filter Installation
Norman Humason, pumping station superintendent, returned from Columbus with state Board of Health approval for Cascade Park pool filter plans. The pressure type filter, approved by Elyria Park Commission and city officials, will treat water three times daily and be used within weeks. A $13,000 campaign to fund the filter and block building nears $10,000 as solicitors report progress. Adams Filter Co. invites John Mackeck to tour their Buffalo plant during a weekend trip.
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Norman Humason
Columbus
State Board of Health
Elyria Park
Earl Tompkins
Adams Filter Co
Cascade Park
John Mackeck
Park
Buffalo
Machock
20 Here Enter Beauty Contest Judging Slated
The Star Night beauty contest winner was to be chosen late today from entries that reached 20 yesterday afternoon. The local queen will represent Elyrna and Elyna Past, 1079, Veterans of Foreign Wars, at the July 25 Star Night at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. Eight other local winners from Northern Ohio will be princesses to Miss Photoflash of 1954, the current beauty. The Elyria winner and escort receive round trip transport to Cleveland, a Hotel Hollenden reception, and a convertible ride in a parade before the program ends.
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Elyna
Cleveland
Municipal Stadium
Ohio
Elyria
Hollenden
Finnish sailor walks 231 miles to catch ship home
Antti Aulis Kivela, 23, a Finnish sailor, walked 231 miles from Detroit to Milwaukee after leaving a ship in Chicago. He told officials he just wants to go home and will be placed on a Swedish American Lines vessel arriving Monday. He wandered bread and cheese to survive, aided by a local church while in Milwaukee County jail.
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Chicago
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Masonic Picnic Planned Aug. 4
Members and families of three local Masonic groups gather August 4 at El Rey Grotto Park for the Elyna Masonic Picnic. King Solomon Lodge No. 5, Harmon Lodge No. 3, and Elynia Masonic Club sponsor. Picnic supper at 5 p.m. and children's contests. Adult prizes and free pop and ice cream offered.
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King Solomon Lodge No
Frank
Harmon Lodge No
Elynia Masonic Club
Two Die In Cincinnati Truck Crash
James Estep aged 32 and Maurice Maddox aged 27 were killed in a downtown Cincinnati crash when their truck jackknifed on a street Friday. The accident occurred as emergency crews responded to the scene. Both victims were identified by authorities and the investigation is ongoing.
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Cincinnati
James Estep
Maurice Maddox
France Sends New Troops To Tunisia To End Violence
France ordered fresh troops to Tunis to assist Resident General Pierre Voizard in ending terrorist violence in the protectorate. A tactical group from the 5th Infantry Regiment heads to reinforce order. Bourguiba, exiled leader of Neo Destour, to be moved from Brittany and given a residence in central France.
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Tunisia
France
Pierre Voizard l
Protectorate
Sth
Marseilles
Paris
Habib Bourouba
Neo Destour
Brittany
Bourguiba
Huron Period At Camp Ends With Campfire
The Huron period at the YMCA camp ends tonight with the traditional campfire ceremonies. Kes ends tonight as the Iroquois period opens next week with more than 9 boys registered. Mohawk period still has openings while 63 have signed for the final period starting in two weeks, says Y general secretary Har he Stevick.
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Camp Iss
Har He Stevick
Michigan dentist found innocent by reason of insanity
A jury in Allegan Michigan found Kenneth B Small Innocent by reason of insanity for the murder of Edith Lack a wealthy New York lover. The verdict on the seventh ballot came after five hours five minutes of deliberation. The crowd cheered as foreman Fred Hilbert announced the verdict. Small smiled briefly then was escorted back to his cell. His wife Edith 30 who had left him after confessing an affair with Jules Lack in Florida and Michigan was not present. Prosecutors move to commit him to the state hospital for the criminally insane, while defense sought a habeas corpus and kept him jailed pending hearing. Small said he felt relief upon returning to his cell. Mrs Small had filed for divorce last spring. Small shot Lack to death Memorial Day weekend at a Lake Michigan summer home party where Edith was present.
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Mich
Michigan
Kenneth B. Small
New York
Fred Hilbert
Wayland
Leo Hoffman
Small
Edith
Jules Lack
Florida
Samll
Dwight M. Cheever
State Hospital
Hoffman
Raymond L. Smith
Allegan County
Smith
Lack
Lake Michigan
Mrs. Small
FPC Freezes Gas Prices Temporarily
Washington reports the Federal Power Commission ordered a temporary freeze on natural gas prices effective June 7 for about 4,100 producers under its control after a Supreme Court ruling. The move aims to prevent immediate price hikes coast to coast while regulators assess a long term framework, with assurances of equal treatment for independent producers and checks on contract changes.
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Federal Power Commission
FPC
Fnday
Supreme Court
Sos
Oace
Check Of Pike Records Denied in Ohio Turnpike Probe
Examiner Kenneth Thomas of the state auditor says the Cleveland Turnpike Commission engineers refused state permission to inspect records. He reported a similar denial by Commission Director Beightler and said a floor speaking request was blocked at a meeting where outsiders were barred. Thomas criticized Chairman Shacknessy for abrupt refusal.
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Columbus
MNSS
State Auditor's Office
Cleveland
Turnpike Commission
Kenneth Thomas
Thomas
Commission
Robert S. Beightler
James W. Shacknessy
Chamber To Poll Public On City And Trade Area
The Chamber of Commerce plans a November public poll sent to about 1000 Elana area households. The questionnaire covers city problems stores and shopping hours with questions on store hours preferences ballot openings and Monday openings impact on shopping convenience. Returns will be compiled promptly and discussed by members.
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Chamber of Commerce
Elana
Chamber of Ficals
Massive blast devastates Kent plant in Maryland
At least ten people were killed and about fifty injured as a chain of explosions wrecked a fireworks and munitions plant in Chestertown, Maryland. Authorities fear fifteen may be dead with five missing. Firefighters battled several blasts, while Army, Maine, and Coast Guard units aided security and recovery efforts as residents fled amid fear of an air raid.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Kent
Alex Herzberg
Maine
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Del
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National Guard
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Keown
Morse Blasts Atomic Law Change Plan In Senate Session
Sen. Wayne Morse charged the Eisenhower plan to modernize atomic laws would let private giants grab control of atomic energy, arguing taxpayers’ 12 billion dollar stake would be ceded to private development with weak safeguards. He labeled the bill subsidizing big business and said it forces the government to buy private nuclear materials at high windfall-like prices.
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Wayne Morse
Eisenhower
Oregon Independent
Senate
Morse
William F. Knowland
Irving M. Ives
Albert M. Rains
Ala
Fiouse
Conference Committee
McCarthy
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Ralph E. Flanders
Congress
France
John Foster Dulles
House-Senate
Pushkin Named Soviet Ambassador to East Germany
Berlin dispatch reports Georgi M. Pushkin replaces V. M. Semyonov as ambassador and high commissioner in the Soviet Zone. Observers say the move signals a hardline policy to crush opposition and push toward total Sovietization, contrasting Pushkin’s ruthless reputation with Semyonov’s conciliatory stance.
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Berlin
East Germany
Moscow Radio
V. M. Semyonov
Georgi M. Pushkin
Hungary
Kremlin
Germany
Soviet
Seven American soldiers describe six hour interrogations in Czechoslovakia
Captain Jack M. Davis and six fellow soldiers from a West German field artillery battalion said they were handcuffed and blindfolded during interrogations by Czech guards after a border incident. They recounted being fired upon, searched, photographed, fingerprinted, and threatened with long prison terms as they were separated and questioned over several days about military questions and McCarthy.
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Germany
Czechoslovakia
Jack M. Davis
Ray‘town
West Germany
Davis
McCarthy
Pvt
Ross F. McGinnis
RFD
Greensburg
Wisconsin
McGinnis
Refugees From Costa Rica Speak Of Persecution
Managua Nicaragua UPI refugees from Costa Rica say police there persecute them and destroy property a 250 man detachment touring the border area harasses Nicaraguans in Costa Rica. Travelers report frontier towns fear invasion from Costa Rica and residents worry about safety.
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Nicaragua
Costa ‘Rica
Costa Rica
Sovietization as brake on German Communists shift
Western circles saw the Pushkin chance as recognition by Russians that unification of Germany on Communist terms was no longer possible. The excerpt notes Soviet influence hindering German Communist movement and framing Western interpretations of Moscow's stance.
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Germany
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