Ohio weekend traffic toll tops 22 fatalities
International News Service reports 22 deaths over a 40 hour period from Friday 6 p.m. to today 6 a.m. including a drowning, a train fatality, a tractor crush, and multiple vehicle crashes near Coshocton, Springfield, Lockbourne, Bryan, and Cleveland. Victims include John J. Frank and Edward Frank of McKees Rocks, Pa.. six month old infant son of Dr. John F. Hawk. and others across Summit, Cuyahoga, and adjacent counties.
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Ohio
Coshoct
John J. Frank
Edward Frank
McKees Rocks
John F. Hawk
Springfield
S. Gebble
McKees Creek Bridge
Parolee Learns Changes After 57 Years Behind Bars
Illinois parolee William Hall, 81, released after 57 years in prison, encounters a world he barely recognizes. He questions who McCarthy is, notes the era’s politics and wonders about modern women and fashion, describing the scene of two girls in slacks as startling.
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Chicago
Lyman William Hall
McCarthy
Hall
Illinois
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Sam Hill
Ex Avon Lake Physician and Son Killed in Crash
Avon Lake mourns Dr. Vincent Pfeiffer 40 Chicago former local physician and his son Jack 13 died in a Warsaw Wisconsin road crash while fishing. Pfeiffer served in World War II and studied eye ear specialty in Chicago after Marine Hospital work. Surviving wife Mary Alice Gerhardt and daughter Carol 12. Body to Welch Funeral Home Genoa. Services Wednesday at 9 a.m.
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Avon Lake
Maynard Krebs
Vincent Pfeiffer
Chicago
Ill
Jack
Warsaw
Wis
Pfeiffer
Genoa
Mary Alice Gerhardt
Avon
Marine Hospital
Cleveland
University of Chica
Carol
Welch Funeral Home
Warm Today But Cool Air Returns To Ohio
Ohio experiences a warm day with temperatures in the 80s and clear skies but a cool air mass arrives tonight dropping readings to 52 to 58. Showers are forecast for Tuesday as a largely dry spell ends with scattered precipitation and near normal, cooler conditions statewide. Downstate areas had a 10 day dry stretch broken by light showers last week with early morning readings across major cities ranging from Chicago to Miami.
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Ohio
International News Service
Downstate
Chicago
Denver
Los Angeles
Miami
Washlington D. C
Say It Right Names in the News Today and How to Pronounce Them
A compact guide lists pronunciations for several key figures and places. It covers Chau En-Lai of China, Chau En-Lai Phuly for a French Indochina town, Foolee Entente Cordiale as the Anglo French alliance term, and Ahn-tahnt Cor-Dyal as a phonetic rendering of a historic cord.
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Chau En-Lai
Phuly
Indochina
Foolee Entente Cordiale
Closing Of Bridge Creates Traffic Jam
Youngstown suffered a major traffic jam when the Market Street bridge closed for reconstruction. Over 30,000 vehicles diverted to already crowded detours. The bridge will be shut for several months.
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Youngstown
INS
Market Street
Car Collision in Lorain Rear-Ended Entering Drive
Charles Robinson, 32, of 420 Clinton Ave Lorain, struck from the rear while entering a drive by Frank Ball of 5710 Elyria Ave Lorain. Ball was turning into his driveway when the collision occurred, sheriff department report states.
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Winfred Williams
St. Clairsville
Hanna Coal Company
Cadiz
Williams
Willie’ L. Warren
Bufffalo
N.Y
Frank Patrick
Pontiac
Mich
Thomas Craft
Mansfield
Sandusky Bay Bridge
Rt. 99
Arthur L. Golden
John R. Hooker
Lima
Sandusky
Napoleon Roads
Austin Mynes
Canton
Randolph
Kent
Brecksville
Charles Robinson
Clinton Ave
Lorain
Frank Ball
Elyria Ave
Ball
Sheriff Department
Rebel Leaders Indicate Wounded Indo Natives Will Be Released
Hanoi reports Vietminh leaders promise to repatriate 858 wounded natives and French soldiers from Dienbienphu. Evacuation shows 421 wounded already moved to Luang Prabang or Hanoi with airstrip repairs planned for use by ambu lance planes. French request for mine clearing by technicians to access the airstrip is noted.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dienbienphu
France
U.S
Vietminh
Luang Prabang
Vietminh Radio
Agence France Presse
Vietnam
Marc Charlet
Army McCarthy showdown seen near this week
Washington reports say showdown week ahead as President Eisenhower resists Senate subcommittee access to White House talks. McCarthy denounces the move as bad and says support for his position is growing with public interest and heavy mail. Army Secretary Stevens faces similar scrutiny but is expected to stay with Eisenhower’s backing.
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Lyle C. Wilson
United Press
Washington
Army- McCarthy
Eisenhower
Senate
Itl
Executive Department
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Army Loyalty Board
McCarthy
Mr. Eisenhower
Pvt. G
David Schine
Herbert Brownell Jr
Sherman Adams
Army
John G. Adams
Robert T. Stevens
Stevens
Farm Ponds Gain In Ohio Fish Crop
Ohio records show 858 pond fish applications since April 1 1854 and a Land and Soil Division survey found about 10 000 farm ponds. Ponds provide fishing swimming water for cattle and fire protection. Fisheries say pond fish multiply rapidly and must be caught continually to keep sizes, though ponds can supply a farmer with another crop.
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Ohio Division of Wildlife
Land and Soil Division
Ohio
Liquor Board To Hear Appeal By Elyrians
Ohio Liquor Control Board will hear the appeal of Lillie Mae West operator of the Rose Room on Fuller Road. She recently had renewal applications for D-1 and D-2 permits refused. The hearing is reported from the board office today.
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Ohio Liquor Control Board
Lillie Mae West
Rose Room
Fuller Rd
Office of
the Liquor Board Today
Probe Dynamiting Of Niles Building
Niles police investigate the dynamiting of a frame office building valued at 2000 dollars. The Tauro Brothers Dump Truck Service and Marine Coal Company occupied the structure. Louis Tauro, manager, reported eight windows smashed and fixtures damaged, offering no motive.
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Niles, O
Niles
Tauro Brothers
Marine Coal Company
Louis Tauro
Business Women of Ohio Elect Officers
A secretary to two Dayton surgeons was elected president of the Ohio Federation of Business and Professional Women Sunday at a Cincinnati convention attended by about 900 women. Officers also include Miss Helen E. Reisinger of Cincinnati as vice president Mrs Dorothy L Fletcher of Findlay as second vice president and Mrs Lucille Cowan of Xenia as third vice president.
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Cincinnati
Dayton
Ohio Federation of Business and Professional Women
Helen E. Reisinger
Dorothy L. Fletcher
Findlay
Lucille Cowan l
Xenia
Axe Fire Murder Witnesses Sought By Army Agents
Army investigators hunted witnesses across Europe in the axe fire killings of three U S officers in Pas sau Germany on January 7 1946. Former Captain James M Leech of Lima Ohio is charged and denies the crime. Extradition papers will require weeks to prepare, with challenges over oath and legal sufficiency of evidence.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Army Criminal
Europe
U. S
James M. Leech
Lima
Ohio
Danube
Passau
Leech
Thomas C. Iancian
Everett
Mass
Tanciar
Lima, O
INS
Smallest Dionne Quint Receives Habit In Convent
INS Marie Dionne, the smallest of the Dionne quints, marks her 20th birthday and six months as a postulant. She joins the Convent of the Holy Sacrament in Quebec City as a novice and may take vows in two years. Her sisters pursue nursing, studies, and music as they grow into young women.
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North Bay
Marie Dionne
Marie
Quebec City
Yvonne
Cecile
Montreal
Emilie
Annette
Dionne
Oliva
Papa Oliva
British Warning To Red China Pleases U S Administration
The U S administration welcomed Britain's blunt warning to Red China that it will stand with the United States in any Indochina showdown. Officials said the Geneva talks signal Britain would back a united Southeast Asia plan if no truce is reached, while lawmakers urged bipartisan foreign policy and allied cooperation.
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Washington
Britain
Red China
United States
Indochina
Geneva
Chou En
Moscow
Southeast Asia
America
Harold E. l Stassen
Dienbienphu
Iit
Extradition Stalemate Deepens in Leech Case
In Lima, INS notes stalemate in extraditing ex Army captain James M. Leech to Germany for the 1946 Passau axe-fire murders. U S Chief Prosecutor Thomas Landan says current evidence is insufficient, while Deputy U S Prosecutor William Canfield cites new evidence to pursue extradition. Leech protests innocence and denies guilt. his Lima attorney Howard Everett denies reports that George T. Davis in Germany represents him.
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U.S
Thomas Landan
Leech
William Canfield
Passau
Germany
Howard Everett
Lima
George T. Davis
California
Sullivan High Seniors To Hear Dr. E. G. Mason
Sullivan High seniors conclude activities with commencement at 7 30 p m Wednesday featuring guest speaker Dr Edward G Mason president emeritus of Ashland College and professor of education and history The Silver Strings Orchestra will provide music The class trip to Washington DC ended Friday morning with tours of the capital and the baccalaureate was held at the Christian Church with Rev W D Snyder delivering the address
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Sullivan
Edward G. Mason
Ashland College
Silver Strings
Wilda Sawyer
Wilma Weber
Loretta Goff
Washington, D. C
Donald Larabee
Wooster
the Christian Church
W. D. Snyder
Red China Intervention In Indochina Delayed By Korea War
Chinese troops advisers and supplies are alleged to have backed Dienbienphu, with claims US entry into Korea delaying wider Red intervention. Reports say up to 30,000 Chinese personnel were in Indochina and 150,000 could be ready at the border.
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Red China
Indochina
Korea
Dienbienphu
United States
Dulles
John Foster Dulles
Li Chen-Hou
China
Henri-Eugene Navarre
MacArthur
Navarre
Hong Kong
Formosa
Liu Po-Cheng
Grave Decoration To Go On Despite Leader's Illness
Carl Wolf longtime Memorial Day grave decoration leader in the Elyria area is recovering from a heart attack in Elyria Memorial Hospital. Robert Frederick, former American Legion Post 12 commander, will take over the duties as decorations are planned for graves in Ridgelawn Brookdale Elyria St Marys Cemetery Ridge Hill near Amherst Murray Ridge Road area Grafton North Ridgeville and North Eaton. Decorations will be placed over the weekend.
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Carl Wolf
West Ave
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Wolf
Robert Frederick
American Legion Post 12
Frederick
Ridgelawn
Brookdale
Elyria
St. Mary’s Catholic
Lake Ave
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Amherst
Murray Ridge Road
Grafton
North Ridgeville
North Eaton
Artcrafters Show Draws 450 Attendees At Holly Hall
The fifth annual Spring Show of Artcrafters drew about 450 visitors over the weekend at Holly Hall. It displayed 72 paintings and nearly 300 crafts with wide range of expressive works and varied techniques noted by attendees.
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Robert B. Copas
Holly Hall
NAACP Urges Immediate End to School Segregation in South
The NAACP asks Southern Negro leaders to petition for prompt desegregation of public schools. After a weekend conference with 80 officials from 17 states, the group plans local action to open mixed classes without waiting for court decrees. Thurgood Marshall predicts some towns may start mixed terms, but cautions legal obstacles may arise.
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Atlanta
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
South
NAACP
Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
Marshall
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