Reds Announce Executions Amid East German Uprising
Berlin reports from Neues Deutschland say two East German rebels Herbert Strauch and Alfred Dartsch were executed by Red Army firing squads in Magdeburg on June 18, as the revolt spread. The death toll cited by the Communists rose to four, with estimates of total deaths far higher.
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Berlin
East Germany
Neues Deutschland
Herbert Strauch
Alfred Dartsch
Magdeburg
Strauch
Dartsch
East Berlin
Erfurt
Youth Drowns Near Vermilion Lagoons in Lake Erie
Edward White, 18, of Canton, drowned after swimming toward shore from an anchored boat near Vermilion Lagoons. Joyce Crow, 16, from Steubenville, swam to shore and survived, aided by coast guards and Vermilion Boat Club boats. Molly Nielsen of Elyria tried to assist but could not due to a strong undercurrent.
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Vermilion
Edward White
Canton
Lake Erie
Lorain Coast
Elyria
Molly Nielsen
Weather Outlook for Northeastern Ohio
Partly cloudy this afternoon with temps near 62 rising to 41 tonight. Thursday to be cloudy and warmer with afternoon showers. Lake Erie winds southeast at 15 mph this afternoon, rising to 20 mph tonight and Thursday morning. Sunrise Wednesday 3:61 am. sunset 9:08 pm. Moonrise 7:01 pm. moonset 3:14 am.
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Ohio
Lake Erie
Seventeen Men Leave Elyria Draft Board for Induction
Fifteen drafters and two volunteers departed Elyria Draft Board No. 72 for induction in Cleveland this morning per clerk Catherine McKee. Group leader James J. OConnell of 229 East 13th Street led the group. After induction ceremonies in Cleveland, the men proceed to reception camps this evening. all have been inducted or enlisted in the United States Army.
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Elyria
Draft Board No. 72
Cleveland
Catherine McKee
James J. O'Connor
East 13Th Street
United States Army
Rhee Sets Stiff Terms Before Panmunjom Armistice
South Korea President Syngman Rhee meets with U S official Walter Robertson to rebuff Panmunjom armistice terms. He warns he may withdraw ROK forces from U N command if accord is signed and hopes Robertson's visit yields a more favorable and honorable settlement for the United States.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Eisenhower
Koeran
Panmunjom
Rhee
Walter Robertson
Republic of Korea
Mark W. Clark
United Nations Command
National Broadcasting Company
Robertson
Clark
U. S
Ellis Briggs
United States
Elyria vows suit over Ohio Turnpike route change
City of Elyria announces a planned court action against the Ohio Turnpike Commission after the commission ignored Elyria's request to move the toll road north. Attorney Robert Shoup says a restraining order and lawsuit will challenge the route and the commission's authority to take municipal land.
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Commission
Elyria
City
Robert Shoup
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Shoup
Turnpike Commission
Columbus
Robert J. Shoup
James J. Shocknessy
Cleveland
Ridge[ville Townships
Elvria
John Koepp
Shacknessy
Townships
Russell Johnson
Suburban Civicc League
Turnpike
J. Gordon McKay
End of Camp Period at Iss-See-Kes YMCA Camp
Ten day session ends for 60 boys at Camp Iss-See-Kes with a large camp-fire program and awards in archery horseshoes crafts and more. A new period Wyandot runs June 27 to July 7 followed by Huron Erie and Mohawk. Fees: $22 Elyria residents $24 nonresidents.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Iss-See-Kes
Ray M. Snyder
Perry F. Johnson
Y.M.C.A
al Werden
Elyria
East German revolt sparks refugee account
Refugees say unbearable living standards and seized property triggered an anti Communist revolt in Soviet controlled East Germany. A red haired nurse from near Oranienburg and a refugee farmer from near Mecklenburg describe frontline crossings and farms stripped of harvests to explain the rising unrest.
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Berlin
East Germany
Mecklenberg
Oraimienburg
Air Force cancels Kaiser C-119 and Chase contracts
The Air Force canceled Kaiser's C-119 cargo plane contract at Willow Run and ended Chase Aircraft Co. C-123 transport production. Secretary Talbott said actions were independent of Senate hearings on Kaiser's costs. Kaiser argued initial C-119 costs were inflated by Fairchild, while Fairchild now delivers at lower unit prices.
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Washington
Air Force
Kaiser Manufacturing Co
Willow Run
Mich
Henry J Kaiser
Harold E. Talbott
Chase Aircraft Co
Kaiser
Talbott
Senate Committee
Fairchild Corp
Fairchild
Eaeh
Methodists Report Largest Membership Gain in Conference History
Dr W Dwight Heaston superintendent of the Canton district announced at Lakeside that the Northeast Ohio Conference of Methodists gained 24 382 new members across 769 churches, the biggest increase ever. the prior record was 17 906 in 1927.
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Lakeside, O
W. Dwight Heaston
Canton
Northeast Ohio
Federal ruling ends segregation in Toleda housing
Federal Judge Frank J. Kloeb orders all segregation ended by October 22 in federally financed low rent public housing developments in Toleda.
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Tolfdo
Frank J. Kloeb
Toleda
Two Red Divisions Hit Central Front in Korea Clash
Two Chinese regiments attacked American and South Korean lines on the central front near Sniper Ridge and Boomerang Hill west of Kumhwa as the Korean War entered its third year. The assault followed a five day armistice and involved spearheads into US Tin Infantry Regiment positions and 8th ROK posts, with air battles. 727 Chinese were reported killed or wounded by South Korean forces in hand to hand fighting.
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Seoul
Korea
Boomerang Hill
Kumhwa
Ath
Tin Infantry Regiment
Boomerang
Chine-e
Mh Rokr
Snover Rides
ROK
Calendar and Notes For Amherst Elyria Grafton Oberlin Wellington
A listing of local sections and pages including death records hospital notes markets society sports theaters and suburban calendar. The guide highlights events and notices across Amherst Elyria Grafton Oberlin Wellington with page references for each topic.
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Amherst
Elyria
Death
Grafton
Oberlin
Society
VW Theatres
Wellington ii
N Y financier named to AEC chairmanship
President Eisenhower nominated New York financier Lewis L. Strauss to the Atomic Energy Commission and said Strauss would become chairman, succeeding Gordon Dean. Strauss, a rear admiral in the naval reserve, has served since March as the President's salaried adviser on atomic energy matters.
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Washington
Eisenhower
New York
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Strauss
Gordon Dean
Naval Reserve
Plans for Lorain detention home presented to commissioners
Concrete plans for a juvenile detention home to be run with the Lorain County Home for the Aged on Murray Ridge road were presented to the Lorain County Board of Commissioners. Commissioner J Norman Thompson introduced the project and showed completed drawings by architect J E Meyer. A rough $40,000 cost estimate was given and Thompson urged immediate steps, noting funds are available. The discussion continued at the board’s monthly inspection of the Home for the Aged with a potential clash between Thompson and Commissioner Oscar G Dunn.
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Lorain County
Murray Ridge Road
Lorain
Thompson
No Sense to Killings Confessed Slaye r Says I
London detective Christie, 35, confessed slayer of seven of eight bodies found near Nouma Hill, tells attorney there is no reason or sense to the killings. He recalls headlines and a manhunt, recalling a traffic halt aiding his escape and burying his wife under the floor for fear of separation. Lions Club Carnival advertised with rides and charity proceeds.
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I. N.S
London
Jonn R Christie
Nouma Hill
Derek Curtis-Bennett
Lionel Heald
Christie
Kitler
Eam
WSL
Lionel
Eisenhower and GOP Plot to Push Excess Profits Tax
President Eisenhower and Republican leaders vowed to use every means to get the excess profits tax bill to the House floor amid Reed’s opposition. Martin plans committee petitions or a rules push to bypass Reed, aiming for a floor vote with Democratic support. Knowland says the Senate will move promptly once the House acts. The tax expires June 30.
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Washington
VNS
Figenhower
House
GOP
Reed
R-N. Y
Ways and Means Committee
White House
Hisenhower
Martin
Mass
Rules Committee
Eisenhower
Senate
Knowland
Bids Opened For Highway Projects In Huron County
State Highway Department opened bids in Columbus for 31 projects including two in Huron County. Great Lakes Construction Co. of Cleveland is low bidder on Wakeman Township project for 1662 feet of Route 303 widening and a 206 foot bridge over Vermilion River at 129,612. Chapin and Chapin of Norwalk bid 28,032 for Monroeville Route 347 grading and paving and a 1382 foot concrete slab bridge over a Huron River branch.
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Huron County
Wakeman Township
State Highway Department
Columbus
Great Lakes Construction Co
Cleveland
Vermilion River
Great Lakes
Monroeville
Huron River
Chapin and
Chapin
Norwalk
U S Salvation Army Commander Ernest Pugmire Dies
Commissioner Ernest I. Pugmire, 65, national commander of the Salvation Army in the United States since 1944, died suddenly of a heart attack while walking to the army's national offices at 120 West 14th Street New York.
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New York
The
Salvation Army
Ernest I. Pugmire
Pugmire
United States
Army
W. 14Th Street
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Konrad Adenauer
Arrow
Adenauer
Reds
Red Hilde” Benjamin
Rhee-Robertson
Dale-Mcintyre
I.N.S
Nopwsparer Aabhly
Luis
Methodists
Pan
Munjom
N.Y. Financier
AEC
Lions Club
Middle Ave
Oberlin Road
Lions Club Charities
U.S
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