UN report says Bikini and Eniwetok may be permanently uninhabitable
A United Nations mission reports that Bikini and Eniwetok atolls in the Marshall Islands could be permanently uninhabitable due to fallout from US atomic and thermonuclear tests. Rongelap natives may return, but Bikini and Eniwetok displacement is likely permanent. No deaths, though some islanders were irradiated.
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Bikini
Eniwetok
United States
UN Nations
Marshal Islands
U.N
Pacific Trust Territory
Trusteeship Council
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Congress of the
Marshall Islands
Britain Ends Atom Tests in Monte Bello Explosions
Perth AP reports Britain successfully blew up an atomic device at Monte Bello Islands ending the current nuclear test series. An official note says scientific records are being corrected and safety measures are active. The first test occurred May 16 and observers expected a hydrogen bomb test next year. Prime Minister Eden then signaled willingness to discuss general test ban talks with other powers.
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Perth
Australia
Britain
Monte Bello Islands
Anthony Eden
Weather Forecast for Northwest and Northeast Ohio
Fair cool and dry today and tonight with highs 70 to 75 and low 55 to 60. Wednesday partly cloudy and warmer. Monday temperatures 61 to 72, a year ago 73 to 92. Sunrise 5 03 a m sunset 8 04 p m. Moonrise 5 05 p m moonset Wednesday 2 22 a m. Lake Erie winds east to northeast 15 to 20 mph today shifting to southwest tonight.
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Lake Erie
Older Children May Get Polio Shots In July
Ohio may begin immunizing older children aged 16 to 19 around July 15 if vaccine supplies stay ample. Health department administrator Earl Wright said earlier injections could start as soon as July 6 if shipments continue at the recent large rate.
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Columbus
State Health Department
Ohio
Earl Wright
Health Department
Housing Project Approved by City Council Vote
The city council approved a proposed 100 unit low rent federal housing project with a 7 to 1 vote. Eugene Smith dissented, joining his earlier opposition when the building and lands committee rejected it. The plan with the Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority calls for about 1.2 million dollars to build 100 low income family units and 10 Golden Age apartments for elderly residents.
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Elginia
Eugene Smith
Lorain
Joseph Cirigliano
Housing Authority
Cirigliano
Cleveland Gas Rates To Rise
Cleveland approves a five and a half cent compromise gas increase for the East Ohio Gas Company set to take effect Aug. 18 in the greater Cleveland area. City council passed the measure by a 293 vote, aligning Cleveland with other northern Ohio cities that accepted the concession after East Ohio pushed for seven cents.
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INS
Greater
East Ohio Gas Company
Ohio
East Ohio
Officer Appeals Firing After Cleveland Police Dismissal
Former Cleveland Police Captain Arthur J. Morgan will appear before the Civil Service Commission within 110 days to appeal a second firing from the force. Morgan was dismissed last week after being found guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer.
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Arthur J. Morgan
Civil Service Commission
Morgan
Pester
Murder Hinted in Lorain Man Slaying In West Virginia
Lorain Ohio man Fleet Young 6 was found dead beside a dirt road near Elizabeth West Virginia. Sheriff Harry L. James said it appears related to a Lorain group with local links and possible robbery motive. State police from three counties investigate as coroner and jury keep the case open.
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Elizabeth
W Va
Here
Wirt County
Harry L. James
Fleet Young
Young
James
West Virginia
Lorain
O. W. Coplin
Cyprus May Get New Constitution
London reports Britain has drafted a plan for a Cyprus constitution granting substantial self government to the island. Prime Minister Eden and Cyprus negotiator Sir John Harding shaped the plan amid efforts to restore order after earlier talks with Archbishop Makarios broke down. Cyprus violence, exile of Makarios, curfews, and death sentences for terrorists were part of the crisis.
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Britain
Cyprus
Anthony Eden
Jernor
John Harding
Makarios
Greece
Seychelle Islands
House panel approves 278 billion debt limit bill
The House Ways and Means Committee unanimously backs a 278 billion dollar federal debt ceiling for the new fiscal year starting July 1. The ceiling rises 2 billion over the current permanent limit but stays 3 billion below the temporary cap in force since August 1954. Treasury Secretary Humphrey is to be questioned at a public hearing. Rep. John Byrnes notes potential tax cut cancellations if politicians later alter policy.
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Washington
House
Ways & Means
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
John Byrnes
R-Wise
Byrnes
Congress
Dr Stack Dies at Lorain Hospital
Dr. Leon ard Stack, 58, a prominent Lorain physician and noted Lake Erie yachtsman, was pronounced dead on arrival at St Joseph Hospital just before 2 p.m. today.
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Lorain
Leonard Stack
Lake Erie
St. Joseph Hospital
Where To Turn Drive Chairman Named for United Fund
O'Donnell named chairman as the second United Fund Drive is planned for October. The article notes the drive's kickoff and outlines the roles for volunteers and community support.
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Elxyria
United Fund
O'Donnell
Oberlin City Council Reverses Stand on Power Info
The Oberlin City Council, by a 4 to 2 vote, instructed City Manager Fred Weisbrod to contact Ohio Edison for information on supplying power to the city and to return with all facts and figures. The reversal followed a deadlock over proposed expansion and other work at the municipal electric generating plant.
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Fred Weisbrod
Ohio Edison
Municipal Electric
Hill
Cochrane
Norling
Locke
Kidnap Victim Rescued In New York
In New York City a banker's son, John Thomas Degnan, aged 27, was kidnapped near Waltham Massachusetts and later rescued by police after a ransom plot. The case involved a potential expansion plan for a municipal electric plant and discussions about hiring a consultant to study the distribution system. Officials debated whether to pursue Ohio Edison studies as part of a broader energy project amid ongoing labor talks in the steel industry.
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Thomas Degston
Vance
Newnan Jr
Plandome
Long Island
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Fional
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New York Trust Co
Robert D. Burns
Frank Locke
Thhat
Vance Middough
Harold Gibson
John Cochrane
John Hill
Cochrane
Hill
Ohio Edison
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Stee
Panies
Aurea Herene
Tiquor
Degan
Grumman Aircraft Co
Bethepage
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Burns
Weather Air Force hunter eyes weakening tropical squalls off Florida
A Hurricane Hunter aircraft and Weather Bureau teams monitor a weakening squall line about 500 miles off the Florida coast. Forecaster Gil bert Clark said there is little chance the front becomes the season’s first hurricane as new radar and gear promise clearer storm pictures for forecasts.
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Air Force
Florida
Weather Bureau
Gilbert Clark
B50
Bermu
Navy Hurricane Hunter
Lda
Clark
Lars Naminata
Arm Urarince
Ike Takes Up Light Schedule
Washington report states President Eisenhower resumes light duties after a restful night as doctors report spirits high and his convalescence progresses. He eats soft foods on a regular diet while White House aides say doctors will review the possibility of any recurrence of his ileitis diagnosis.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Waller Reed Army Hospital
White House
James C. Hagerty
Mr Enhowers
Crossing Drive Gets New Backer
Councilwoman Kay Lysaght urged Elyria groups to back the Chronicle Telegram campaign for railroad grade crossing protection. She said she wrote to Gov. Laushe and sent letters to state Public Utilities Commission chair Robert Moulton, urging a statewide drive.
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Chronicle - Telegram
Kay Lysaght
Frank J. Lausche
Elyria Junior Chamber of Commerce
Council
Lausche
Robert Moulton
State Public Lithtes Commission
First Bicycle Club Formed and Classic Pedal History
Chronicle-Telegram Classified notes historic bicycle clubs, the Pickwick Bicycle Club formed in London in 1870 and the League of America Wheelmen started in 1880, then offers local ads for selling bikes, pool installations, and construction services with contact details.
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Pickwick
London
League of America Wheelmen
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