Block Resigns As Recreation Program Head
Harold W. Block, Elyria Recreation Board program director, resigns effective March 31. He plans to pursue a summer island resort project and a doctoral program at Western Reserve University, staying on only through basketball season. The board will solicit applications, with a $1500 annual part time post, for a successor.
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Harold W. Block
Elyria
Recreation Board
Block
Kelley’s Island
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Rec Board
Dwight W. Trubey
Purdue University
Trubey
Elyria High
Sophia Traicoff
City Hall
Preparations For Another Atomic Blast Underway
Yucca Flat in Nevada 65 miles from Las Vegas gears up for a second detonation in a spring series. About 1,600 soldiers and observers returned to Desert Rock camp after emerging unscathed from trenches two miles from ground zero. Next test aims to move 1,000 more troops to participate, with safety distance possibly shrinking to one mile.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Yucca Flat
Here
Desert Rock
Nagasaki
William C.bullock
Camp Desert Rock
Las ‘Vegas
Carroll L.tyler
Alvin Ic. Graves
Red Cross Campaign Passes $32,000 Milestone
At the Elyria Red Cross drive luncheon the total reported reached $32,171.92 toward a $39,772 goal. Mrs. J. C. George praised all divisions for gains over last year as the campaign nears its final push to raise the remaining $7,600. A memorial gift of $50 from Rausch Nut and Manufacturing Company honored the late Mrs. T. L. Moise.
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Elyria Red Cross
J. C. George
Rausch Nut and Manufacturing Company of
Cleveland
Guy Waters
T. L. Moise
Expect Russia To Back Indian For U N Post
United Nations sources report the Soviet Union ready to recommend Indian candidates Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit or Sir Benegal Rau for secretary general as Big Five nations seek agreement. Observers call the move a Soviet tactic to embarrass the West and gain Asia friend status.
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United Nations
N. Y
Russia
Mme
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Sir Benegal Rau
India
Trygve Lie
U.N
Asia
Plan More Policemen in Painesville Park
Governor Lausche proposes adding an adequate number of policemen in Painesville State Park to police after dark petting parties. The plan aims to curb disturbances and enhance safety during evening hours.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Painesville State Park
Weather outlook for Northeastern Ohio with warm showers
Showers and warm trend continue with a high near 62 this afternoon. Tonight remains mild in the 40s with a low around 42. Thursday turns partly cloudy and windy with a cooler high near 54. A 24 hour precipitation end at 8 p.m. Tuesday shows none.
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Ohio
Six-Year-Old Boy Siphons Gasoline in Lorain
Six-year-old James Hansen of 4874 Clifton Avenue Lorain was treated at St Josephs Hospital after apparently siphoning gasoline from a family car in the garage. His mother Mrs Hansen found him coughing and gaging and alerted the deputy sheriffs.
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James Hansen
Clifton Avenue
Lorain
St. Joseph's Hospital
Use Of Cut Off Is Stopped
Motors using the cut-off from Huron street to Tuscarawas avenue at the west end of Garvin avenue found this morning that the practice must stop. Safety service director Dan Rothe reports the cut-off area is owned by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and barricades have been erected by the owners.
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Huron Street
Tuscarawas Avenue
Garvin Avenue
Safety Service
Dan Rothe
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Lorain County Schools to Hold March Dinner Meeting
Lorain County School System superintendents and principals will meet on Wednesday March 25 at Ridgeville School. The dinner meeting begins at 6 p.m. with meal served first. Routine problems will be discussed.
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Lorain County
Ridgeville School
Adm King urges halt on Ohio Turnpike naming drive
Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King of Lorain Ohio asks friends to withdraw proposals to name the Ohio Turnpike after him He says the project should bear the name of all Ohio citizens and not be titled the Admiral King Highway King expresses deep appreciation but urges the proposition be withdrawn
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King
Washington — Fleet
Ernest J. King
Lorain, O
Lorain
Adm
Ohio
Ohio Turnpike
Admiral King
Two British jets collide during Tito visit air show
Two British jet pilots died when their planes touched during a 24 plane Meteor display at Duxford. Tito, watching from his seat, grimly witnessed flames rise as wreckage burned, then asked officials to end the show. Weather and fog grounded remaining maneuvers.
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Cambridge
England
Tito
Yugoslavia
Air Force
Royal Air Force
Duxford
Tedder
Gibraltar
Marishal
Britain
Red Supply Centers Hit by U.N. Bombers in Korea Raid
U.N. fighter bombers hit three strategic supply centers in North Korea near the Yalu River and near Pyongyang and Yonan. B-29s dropped 270 tons on a large supply area south of the river and targeted tunnels and fortifications along the front. No casualties were reported.
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Seoul
Korea
U.N
Yalu River
Wonsan
Marine Panthen
Corsairs
Pyongyang
Yonan
Yonnan
5Th Air Force
Pungha
Sinuiju
Manchurian
Othr
U. N
Ten Mile Truck Tax Hearings Prompt Industry Opposition
Columbus witnesses oppose Lausche administration weight distance tax on trucks. Kenneth Herriott of Herriott Trucking Co. warns state reciprocity would end and Ohio trucks face retaliation in other states. He urges funding highway needs through gas and license taxes. notes his license bill and multi state fees could push his annual costs toward $200,000.
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Columbus
House Public Affairs Committee
Ohio
Kenneth Herriott
Thhe Herriott Trucking Co
East Palestine
Lausche
Herriott
Ohio Truckers’ Association
Hearing on Proposed Ohio Public Defender Office
Columbus Ohio House Judiciary Committee held a public hearing on creating an office of public defender within the Public Utilities Commission. Commission chairman Robert L. Moulton endorsed the bill and proposed a staff-based defender instead of an AG office employee. He cautioned the plan could lead to the AG representing both sides if appealed to the Supreme Court.
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Columbus
House
Judiciary Committee
Ohio General Assembly
Public Defender
Public Utilities Commission
Commission
Robert L. Moulton
Moulton
John E. Henderson
Cambridge
Commission Employe, Rather Than One of the Attorney General's Office
Henderson
Attorney General's Department
Attorney General’s Department
Supreme Cows
Storm Sewer Bonds Sold By The City In Elyria Vote
Elyria City Council adjourned meeting approves sale of 1.65 million storm sewer bonds to Seasongood and Mayer at 3.25 percent. Premium about 28 thousand. Second bid Braun Bosworth 25.7 thousand. Other bidders include Northern Trust Chicago and Halsey Stuart. Kenneth Lord presided. Mayor Henry Ault away on vacation. Also discussed bequest for Civil Defense ground observers shelter with up to 400 dollars spending authority. lease concerns noted and referred to safety director.
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Elyria
Seasongood
Cincinnati
Ellsworth
Seasongood and Mayer
Braun, Bosworth and Company
Toledo
Northern Trust Company of
Chicago
Halsey, Stuart and Company of
Kenneth Lord
Ralph Terry
Henry Ault
Safety Service
Jdan W. Kothe
Ground Observers Corps
Kothe
Richard Baird
Air Force
Baird
Elyria Savings and Trust Company
Red Cross Urges $93 Million Fund Drive Worldwide
The Red Cross appeals for 93 million dollars to support armed forces and veteran services blood procurement for the armed forces civilian hospitals civil defense plasma reserve disaster relief and related activities. The campaign seeks 39 772 dollars from Elvira Chapter supporters this month to sustain essential aid.
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Red Cross
Elvira
Where To Turn FISH
Elyria Fish Market advertises fresh seasonal fish at 115 East Ave with phone 3432. The notice promotes first freshness and urges readers to visit for seafood.
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Elyria Fish Market
East Ave
Stepped Up Arms to Chiang Kai-Shek in Formosa
American advisory sources report intensified arms and training support for Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist forces in Formosa. In two months 23 ships delivered propeller fighters, planes, artillery and gear with jets expected daily, while advisers for the mission seek a further boost to roughly 1,500 personnel.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Chiang Kai-Shek
William C. Chase
China
Draftees Announced by Draft Board 72
A list of men drafted into the Army last week by Draft Board No. 72 includes Alfred G. Barnes Elyria Ohio Robert F. Bruce Cleveland Ohio Cleveland Ellington Elyria Ohio Charles Edward Green Elyria Ohio Carl Eugene Hall Amherst Ohio Landis Kenneth Reasar Grafton Ohio James Rockwell Sheppard Wakeman Ohio Howard Owen Washka Amherst Ohio
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Alfred G. Barnes
Elyria
Ohio
Robert F. Bruce
St. James Ave
Cleveland
Cleveland Ellington
Oberlin Road
Charles Edward Green
Wayne St. Elyria
Carl Eugene Hall
Amherst
Landis Kenneth Reasar
Grafton
James Rockwell Sheppard
Wakeman
Howard Owen Washka
Park Ave
Dulles Seeks Senate Peace Over Bohlen Nomination
President Eisenhower has sought to calm a Senate dispute over Charles E Bohlen's ambassadorial nomination to Russia. Secretary of State Dulles met in a closed session with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as an FBI check was reviewed, with officials signaling an assumed favorable report. In Cleveland, George Racey Jordan accused Bohlen of enabling Russia to obtain U S military secrets, charging he thwarted efforts to protect national secrets.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Charles E Bohlen
Russia
White House
John Foster Dulles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
FBI
Bohlen
Cleveland
Army Air Corps
George Racey Jordan
Charles E. Bohlen
Jordan
Reds
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Lausche Not Asked To Intervene In Bedford Dispute
Bedford mayor shot a motorist with a tear gas gun shell. Lausche said he had not been asked to intervene in the dispute.
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Lausche
Columbus
Frank J.lausche
Bedford
United States asks Russia to prove peace talks sincere
At the United Nations, U S Delegate Ernest A Gross urged Russia to prove its peace talk sincerity by joining a disarmament program. He cited a 14 nation resolution seeking study and report on regulating all armed forces with a target date of Sept 1.
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Russia
United Nations
N.Y
United States
Georgi Malenkov
Ernest A. Gross
U.N
Gross
Security Council
Canada Disarmament Commission
General Assembly and Security Council
Malenkov
Mosscow
Yank Fliers Fire Back At Red Jet
The United States protested to Russia after a Red jet fighter attacked a U S Air Force RB-50 weather reconnaissance aircraft off Kamchatka. The State Department said Washington demanded disciplinary action and information on measures to prevent recurrence. The incident involved a Soviet MIG intercepting fire 25 miles from Kamchatka coast. both aircraft suffered no apparent damage. Congress commended the RB-50 crew for returning fire.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Bering Sea
State Department
Moscow
U.S
Kamchatka Peninsula
U. S
Lincoln White
Petropoavlovsk
Kamshatka Peninsula
Pacific
Kamchatka Coast
Congress
Jet Fliers Find Friendly Planes Over Germany Sky
US Air Force Sabrejets patrolled German skies three times today and found the unidentified aircraft friendly each time. Since arriving last Sunday no West German frontier violations by Soviet bloc planes have been reported.
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Fuerstenfeldbruce
Germany
56 Arrested In Raids Area Leads to Suspension
A major narcotics operation in the three state federal district netted 59 suspects and caused the suspension of Philadelphia narcotics squad chief Joseph Bransky. By 8:30 am suspects including 11 women were processed at the Customs House basement. Henry Staley, 29, Philadelphia, allegedly ran a wholesale narcotics business exceeding $100,000 yearly.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Customs House
Joseph Bransky
Henry Staley
Anonymous taxpayer shines in Buffalo tax gift
Buffalo IRS office receives $808 by mail from an anonymous payer using the name Richard T. Roe. The figure adds to his long record of annual income tax payments since 1941 totaling $8,275.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Sam
Richard T. Roe
Internal Revenue Bureau
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Paulding
Ottawa
Bellefontaine
Mt. Gilead
Newark
Circleville
MacArthur
Gallipolis
Red
N. Korea
Yalu
PUC
America
Hospital
Oberlin
Tv-Radio
Wellington
Voice of the People
Chiang
Chase
Republic of Korea
Dulles
Yank
Red Jet
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