Ohio Edison to Add 16 Million Dollar Lorain Plant Expansion
Ohio Edison plans a 16 million dollar addition to the Edgewater plant in Lorain to house a new 90,000 kilowatt turbo generator. The project, targeting completion in fall 1957, doubles capacity and includes substation upgrades for the system serving Akron to Youngstown.
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Ohio Edison Company
Edgewater
Lorain
Ohio Edison
Walter H. Sammis
Ohio Edison Co
Ohio
Akron
Alliance
Ashland
Barberton
Elyria
Kent
Mansfield
Marion
Massillon
Port Clinton
Ravenna
Salem
Sandusky
Springfield
Warren
Youngstown
Lake Erie
Bank Bandits Lock Vault in Western Pennsylvania Holdup
Two gunmen robbed First National Bank in West Middlesex pa and confined four employees and three customers in the vault for about 15 minutes before escaping. The cashier bank director and locals aided freeing after the door was opened by the lock combination shouted through the door. Police set roadblocks along routes from the town toward the state line.
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West Middlesex
First National Bank
Pennsylvania
James O'Neil
Daniel Grimdy
John Walker
Ohio State Line
E. L. Clinger
Walker
Clinger
Three Lorain County Groups To Enter State Contest
Three Lorain County musical groups earned top ratings at the band, chorus and orchestra district contest at Euclid High School. Avon Lake band directed by Henry Zabanski and Columbia band led by Donald Parfitt will go to Marion for finals April 24. Firelands chorus directed by Marjorie Howe will compete in Westerville. Two bands, Eaton under Tom Cunningham and Brownhelm under Oliver Shubert, received a second rating, just below district winners.
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Lorain County
Euclid High School
Gerald M. Frank
Avon Lake
Henry Zabanski
Columbia
Donald Parfitt
Marion
Firelands Chorus
Marjorie Howe
Westerville
Weather update shows mild trend and cloudy periods
Weather continued mild with Sunday highs of 22 to 34 and 24 hour precipitation 35 to 72. Humidity at 8 am Sunday and 8 pm Sunday listed as 65 percent. Sunrise Monday 6:28 am, sunset 6:41 pm. Moonrise 10:06 pm Monday, moonset 7:24 am Thursday.
Pope May Make Easter Appearance
Vatican reports pope may make second public appearance since illness on Easter Sunday or earlier. Pope Pius XI recovering from a stomach ailment diagnosed as gastritis. He appeared briefly from the window last Friday to bless Alpine troops in St Peters Square.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
St. Peters Square
1954 Red Cross Campaign Urges Public Support
Blood donated through the Red Cross is a free hospital gift, yet collection processing and distribution cost money. Last year the Red Cross spent 12 879 600 to keep blood flowing to hospitals. Resar Rentals advertises linoleum and wall tile at 552 Lodi Street phone 39 112.
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Red Cross
Lodi St
Eleven Hurt In Area Traffic Mishaps Saturday
Eleven persons were injured in three accidents investigated by the State Highway Patrol Saturday night. None were seriously hurt. The first crash occurred near Welington on Route 38 when a car driven by Robert McKenzie skidded and rolled. Passenger Thomas Sladden sustained contusions and possible chest injuries and was taken to Allen Hospital. A second collision near Lorain on Broadway extension involved Hayward Brown and Tiburcio Figueria. Brown lost control and went across in front of Figueria. Five people were hurt including Robert Prince and seven year old Alba Figueria. all were treated at St. Joseph Hospital. The report notes further injuries to Marguerita Figueria and others. Continued on Page 2.
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State Highway Patrol
Welington
Robert McKenzie
jParma
McKenzie
Thomas M. Sladden
Riverside Hotel
Lakewood
Figueria
Robert Prince
Loram
Brown
Robert Brown
Marguereta
Alba Figueria
St. Joseph Hospital
Melvin Slack
Jackson St. Amherst
Herbert N. No. 6
Electrification bids discussed in Cleveland meeting
Safety Service Director Michael Lotko and City Engineer Jack Powell confer with Havens Emer son Elyria consulting engineers in Cleveland. Principal business centers on waterworks pumping station project and electrification bids under discussion.
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Safety Service
Michael Lotko
Jack Powell
Cleveland
Havens & Emerson
Elyria
McCarthy urged to step aside on espionage probe
Senate Republicans urged Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy to recuse himself from the Army probe amid a clash over an espionage case involving a newspaperman. McCarthy offered to take a lie detector test if all involved agree, while pledging to reveal truths about alleged blackmail attempts by Army personnel, with Sen. Mundt to chair the subcommittee in his absence.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Joseph R. McCarthy
Herbert Brownell
Army
Wisconsin Republican
Senate
GOP
William F. Knowland
Calif
McCarthy
Sen
Karl Mundt
S. Dak
Knowland
Wisconsin
U S Would Consider More French Air Aid in Indo China
Admiral Radford said the United States would consider providing additional B 26 bombers to France for Indo China. French Chief of Staff Gen Ely called on President Eisenhower in a courtesy visit and said there was no formal discuss of more air aid. Radford noted ongoing aid and optimism that France could prevail with U S help amid the Dien Bien Phu siege and upcoming Geneva talks.
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Washington
Arthur W. Radford
White House
United States
Joint Chiefs For Staff
Eisenhower
Paul Ely
Ely
Indo - China
Radford
U.S
Suta
Indo-China
Dienbienphu
Pressure Eases at Dien Bien Phu as Fearful Storm Looms
The Communists reportedly eased attacks on Dien Bien Phu, but fear of a new assault grows. French helicopters evacuated most wounded from the fortress infirmary, clearing the way for renewed action. Gen Vo Nguyen Giap may be regrouping after heavy losses, while weather risks could influence the battle.
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Hanos Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Vo Nguyen Viap
London Papers Say Churchill To Retire
London newspapers report Prime Minister Winston Churchill plans to retire before the summer, with the News of the World and the Sunday Express identifying retirement as imminent and noted as a major political development.
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London
Churchill
News of the World
The
Sunday Express
Winston Churchill
Two Atomic Ashes Victims May Die Says Doctor
Tokyo University physician told a Diet committee that two of 23 fishermen exposed to radioactive ash from an American H-bomb test may die. He warned marrow in the bones of the two most seriously injured men was seriously affected by strontium 90, with marrow cell counts near 100,000 and potentially dropping to 50,000.
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Tokyo BS
Tokyo University
Diet (Parliament
Masao Tsuki
Diet Public Welfare Committee
Tsuzuki
Tokyo University Hospital
Yomiuri Shimbun
Tokyo
United States
Yaizu
Fukuryu Mara
Newspa ‘Times
Commmunist Party
Legal Battle In Sight As Trustees Request Charges Against Clerk
Lagrange trustees led by chairman Glen H. Buswell sue to compel village clerk D A Pelton to publish six years of township financial statements and face charges totaling about 138000. The mandamus suit also seeks to force Pelton to pay cemetery sexton William A Caldwell Jr 125 monthly, after disputed hiring wording and pay vouchers linked to lawn mowing. The case highlights a broader dispute over payroll actions and record accuracy.
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Lagrange
Glen H. Buswell
LaGrange Township
Buswell
Paul Mikus
Pelton
Alva Spicer
Ira Swartz
Common Pleas
Caldwell
Sexton
T. Vincent Martin
Elyria Mayor seeks confidence vote on turnpike policy
Elyria faces a closing stage in a dispute with the Ohio Turnpike Commission. Mayor J Grant Keys asks city council for a vote of confidence in a negotiated policy to settle routing. He warns a court fight would yield only a hollow costly victory and not alter a northern city boundary. The open session follows a Gas Company dinner. council will not take binding action.
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Iity of
Elyria
Ohio Turnpike Commission
J. Grant Keys
Keys
Eima
Lorain
Kenneth Lord
Council
City Hall
St. Lawrence Seaway
Elyna
Car overturns near Wakeman injuring Livermore family
Mr and Mrs Clarence Livermore of East Townsend were hospitalized in Norwalk after their car overturned on Route 0 west of Wakeman in wet conditions. Mrs Livermore suffered a fractured pelvic bone, Mr Livermore multiple broken ribs, and their eight year old son sustained facial and forehead abrasions before being released after treatment. the car sustained extensive damage and the family was en route to church when the crash occurred.
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Wakeman
Clarence Livermore
East Townsend
Norwalk
Here
Irs Livermore
Birthplace and success debated in study
A study suggests birthplaces do not determine success, noting most successful figures emerge from cities and farms alike. The Chronicle Telegram hints that classified ads help sell farm or city property, urging readers to call 4751 for ad writing and anticipate results.
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Chronicle - Telegram
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Pike
R McCarthy
Ferguson
Roy Cohn
Robert T. Stevens
Sen. Stuart
Symington, Mo
Admiral Radford
Southeast Asia
Penin
Geneva
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Crystal Clear Cleaners
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Don Miller
John J. Morton
Atomic Casualty Commission
Hiroshima
Sanjiro Masada
Marshall
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