Oberlin Honors Six At 123rd Commencement
Oberlin College president William Stevenson conferred honorary degrees on six notable figures at the 123rd commencement. Recipients included Jesse Feiring Williams M D Oberlin alumnus and emeritus physical education professor from Teachers College Columbia who received a Doctor of Science honorary degree Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan served as speaker and received an LL D Elmina Rose Locke an Oberlin graduate and United Nations official also honored.
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Oberlin College
William Stevenson
Jesse Feiring Williams
Oberlin
Teachers College of Columbia University
Stevenson
UL. S. ‘Supreme Court
John Marshall Harlan
Elmina Rose Locke
United Na
37 Units To Include Big Store
Abbe Holding Co of Cleveland proposes a 37 unit shopping center on Cleveland Street near Abbe Read with a large department store and price tag over $10 million. Leases are under negotiation and water supply from Elyria is a key condition for the project to proceed.
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Big
Cleveland
Jack Kelman
Kelman
Abbe Holding Co
Cleveland St
Abbe Rd
Turnpike Crossing
Elyria
Washington
INS
Eisenhower
Senate
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Sherman Adams
Gee
Abe
Norman
Leo
Jack Rassler
Bendix-Westinghouse
Crossing Crash Fatal To Railroader In Auto
Abe Winebrenner a Toledo 43 year old New York Central engineer died after crashing into a Toledo Terminal Railroad train at Wayne Street crossing. His wife Lucille Miller age 36 was in critical condition with internal injuries and a broken leg. The accident follows several Northern Ohio crossing incidents, some with no flashers.
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Abe Winebrenner
Toledo
New York Central
Maumee Valley Hospital
Wayne St
Toledo Terminal
Lucille Miller
Maumee Valley
Miliar
Whittmeir
Ang
Winebrenner
Ohio
Murray Ridge Rd
Akron
Robeson cited for contempt as steel talks proceed
The House Un American Activities Committee voted to cite Paul Robeson for contempt after he refused to answer if he is a Communist. Negotiations between Big Three steel wage negotiators and the United Steelworkers proceed, with formal bargaining paused to draft a new contract before the June 30 expiry for 650000 workers and 172 producers.
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Washington
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Paul Robeson
Congress
Robeson
Andy 2
New York
United Steelworkers of America
Francis E
U S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Republic Steel Corporations Water
D-Pa
Bang
Walter
International Executive Board
Northeastern Ohio Weather Picture for Today and Tomorrow
Sunny and hot today with highs 88 to 93. Tonight fair and warm with isolated thundershowers, lows 60 to 65. Wednesday mostly sunny and hot with afternoon storms. Lake Erie winds southwest 10 to 20 mph today and tonight. Temperature range 35 to 91 vs 56 to 76 last year. No precipitation in last 24 hours. Humidity 76 percent at 8 am, 28 percent at 2 pm, 35 percent at 8 pm. Sunrise 5 03 am sunset 8 01 pm.
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Ohio
Lake Erie
Bandit Kidnaps Banker and Wife Takes $60,000
An Indiana bandit robbed the Southport State Bank of about $60,000 to $63,000 then held bank president John A. Whalen and his wife hostage for six and a half hours. After waking to a flashlight, Whalen described forced arisings and the bandit’s escape with a stocking mask worn during the hijacking. The six female employees were moved to a back room as the bandit opened the vault and left with the money.
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Indianapolis
INS
Indiana
Southport State Bank
John A. Say
Whalen
Ruri Drake
Whalens
Polish Archer Flees During Iron Curtain Archery Visit
A 22 year old Polish archer Roman Kazimerczyk escaped Sunday with help from Polish refugees in Britain during an international archery tournament at Windsor. His brother Joseph and mother were in England after fleeing Russians in 1941 and reunion spurred the breakout. Embassy searches and team watch forced relocation to the Polish Embassy as authorities pursued the escape act.
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Roman Kazimerczyk
England
Rolman
Britain
Iron Curtain
Kazimierczyk
Great Park Windsor
Queen Elizabeth
Itt
Slough
Buckinghamshire
Kazimier
Rt 18 Paving Bids Opened in Ohio State Project
Chapin and Chapin Construction Co of Norwalk was a low bidder on a state Rt 18 paving project to build a new two lane pavement widen and resurface over more than five miles between Wellington and Rt 301. Bids came in around 17 563 dollars while the state estimated 547 200 dollars.
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Columbus
Chapin and Chapin Construction Co
Norwalk
Rt. 18
Wellington
Rt. 301
Turpentine Explosion Fatal in Cleveland Kitchen
Gerges Floyd, 35, died from burns after a quart of turpentine dropped onto a kitchen range and ignited when the stove pilot light sparked the blast. Firemen reported the bottle burst into flame, setting Floyd afire.
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Cleveland, Q
Gersers Floyd
Floyd
Where To Turn Housing Unit Approved 2-1 Vote
Elyria committee approves a low rent housing project by a 2 to 1 vote. Article notes school wage increases in Oberlin and a court hearing with conflicting testimony. Also mentions Lorain pinball crackdown discussion and local items from Amherst to Wellington.
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Elyria
Elyria School
Amherst Comics
Lorain
Oberlin Police Department
T.V
Radio
Wellington
Ohio Crossing Safety Rules Under Review After Tragedy
The Junior Women’s Club of North Ridgeville pressed for highway crossing safety upgrades after four deaths at Chestnut Ridge Road on the New York Central mainline in 1951. They sought flashers and gates and defended their stance through a Public Utility Commission hearing and a state Supreme Court challenge.
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Lausche
Ohio
Junior Women's Club of
North
Ridgeville
Chestnut Ridge Rd
New York Central
PUC
State Supreme Court
Officer Fired At Cleveland
Safety Director John McCormick declared Police Capt. Arthur J. Morgan guilty of misconduct and dismissed him from the force effective May 16. Morgan allegedly invaded Mrs. Peggy Szalath’s home and threatened her, McCormick, and a newspaper reporter. McCormick will confer with city officials about charges against officers involved in removing Morgan from the home without proper reports as a PUC ruling calls for safeguards.
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Cleveland, C
John McCormick
Arthur J. Morgan
Fred Tur
Morgan
Peggy Szalath
McCormick
City Laws
Swaath
Last Tie of First U S Pacific Railroad Laid
The final tie of the Pacific Railroad was laid on May 10 1869 at Promontory Point Utah where the eastern and western lines met after a lengthy construction race Chronicle Telegram reports the historic milestone.
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U.S
Pacific Railroad
Promontory Point
Utah
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Bruce Catton
American Heritage
Arthur Frank Burns
Fisenhower
Council of Economic Advisors
Brand Blanshard
Yale University
Rt. 20
Pike
Ridgeville Water OK
Peg Peterson
Wal Ler Reed Army Hospital
Blonday
Russia
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Mr. Eisenhower
White House
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Hagerty
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Eisenthower
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London
Freedom
Sayk
Joseph
Shere
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