Chest Divides Funds In Wilmington Drive Distribution
The Wilmington and Union Township Community Chest voted at a Tuesday board meeting to distribute a total of $19,399 raised in the recent drive. Douglas R. Marsh was elected executive secretary. Major recipients include the Boy Scouts and Red Cross at $4,100 each, Girl Scouts $2,650, Wilmington recreation commission $2,400, Clinton County Youth Center $2,900, Salvation Army $1,800, blood bank $500, United Service Organizations $250, National Community Chest $89, and Ohio Health League $60.
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Board of Directors
Wilmington and Union Township
Fog and sleet forecast threaten travel conditions
The county roads were slippery in spots as rising temperatures lingered. Fog and on again rain created treacherous travel with slush forming icy patches on secondary roads. The weatherman warned of possible rain turning to sleet and colder conditions tonight, though no major accidents were reported.
Hamilton County group urges end to patronage system
The Hamilton County Good Government League asks county commissioners to scrap patronage in favor of civil service. League executive director Iola Hessler says only 25 percent of about 3 000 county workers are under civil service, limited to the sheriff and welfare offices.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Good Government League
Iola Hessler
League
Dying Boy Returns Home To Logan After Battle
Kenneth Acker eleven returns to Logan Ohio to die from a kidney cancer after family moved to El Cajon California. He missed the snow and hopes to throw a snowball once he can stand. His father Paul mother Charlene and brother Marty accompanied him home from San Diego area hospital.
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Logan
Ohio
Kenneth Acker
Kenneth
Paul
Charlene
Marty
California
el Cajon
San Diego
Paul Acker
LaMesa
Columbus
Portable A-Reactor Is Put into Use
A new portable atomic reactor named the Argonne Low Power Reactor was dedicated at the National Reactor Testing Station in Idaho Falls and immediately used to power the building housing it. The dedication coincides with the 16th anniversary of the first controlled nuclear chain reaction on December 2, 1942 at the University of Chicago Stadium.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
University of Chicago
Fire experts push Chicago school fire probe
In Chicago the Our Lady of Angels tragedy kills 87, with investigators debating origin. A stairwell base fire is suspected while arson is not ruled out. Three nuns and three child victims remain unidentified. mass funeral plans are announced as hospitals treat 75 injured and donors answer urgent appeals.
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Chicago
Our Lady of Angels
Drew Brown
Robert J. Quinn
Cook County
Bernice Cichocki
Lucille Filipponio
Diane Santangelo
Civil Rights Commission Faces Records Clash Over Negro Voting
Civil Rights Commission seeks access to voter registration files for next week's hearing on Negro voting. Subpoenas served in Barbour Bullock and other Alabama counties. state court custody and potential federal court orders loom. Judge George Wallace holds the records in Barbour and Bullock counties amid grand jury probes.
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Montgomery
Ala
Civil Rights Commission
South Alabama
Congress
Commission
Barbour
Bullock
George Wallace
Wallace
Khrush Described As Push-Button Policy-Maker
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev is described as a five push-button policy maker. In an eight hour interview with Senator Hubert Humphrey he was said to be well informed on many topics and to delegate details while directing policy.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Humphrey
Ohio Supreme Court Rules Supplemental Benefits Illegal
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled against simultaneous payment of supplemental unemployment benefits and state jobless compensation in a 5-2 decision. The ruling affects four steel firms and State Bureau of Unemployment Compensation head James Tichenor, with involvement from Youngstown worker Joseph Posey. AFL-CIO Council expressed disappointment but urged legislative action to permit SUB payments without taxpayer cost. About 25 million dollars in SUB funds were at stake.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Mahoning County
Afl-Cio
James R. Tichenor
State Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Joseph Posey
Youngstown Steelworker
Tichenor
Afl-Cio Council
Explosive Malibu Brush Fire Destroys Homes of Movie Stars
A fierce brush fire swept through Malibu Hills toward Malibu Canyon destroying 26 homes and damaging property owned by Ronald Reagan and Bob Hope. Actor Lew Ayres and Jackie Coogan faced losses while Glen Ford moved cattle from his ranch as winds drove flames toward the sea near Malibu Beach, changing the famous film colony’s landscape.
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Malibu Beach
Calif
Malibu Canyon
Lew Ayres
Malibu Hills
Ronald Reagan
Bob Hope
Glen Ford
Jackie Coogan
Malibu
Los Angeles
Miners Win Two-Stage Pay Boost Under New Pact
Washington AP reports a soft coal contract elevates 180000 miners with a two stage two dollar daily raise. A first 1.20 per day increase takes effect January 1, followed by 80 cents on April 1. Vacations pay rises from 180 to 200 annually. Separate pacts will cover commercial and captive mines.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Assn
Appropriate Music Accompanies Holdup
David Gottlieb and his family were robbed of jewelry furs and cash totaling 9110 by two bandits who bound them on the living room floor. The family freed themselves and Gottlieb noted the Dragnet theme played as they were tied.
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Kansas City
David Gottlieb
Gottliebs
Gottlieb
Dirksen Backs Move to Curb Senate Filibuster
Senator Everett Dirksen of Illinois said he would support modifying the Senate filibuster rule. He noted the rule currently requires 64 votes to end debate, rising to 66 with Alaska’s two senators. Dirksen said his stance has shifted since 1957 and endorsed majority-rule changes at the start of each Congress.
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Washington
Everett Dirksen
R-Ill
Senate
Alaska
Dirksen
Nixon
Man Waits 34 Years for Injured Bride
Dayton Ohio AP Christa Moore a German refugee who became American citizen during hospitalization after a diving accident in 1955. She and Burdette Thomson waited 34 years to marry, with Christa facing lifelong paralysis yet choosing to wed next Saturday.
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Dayton, Ohio
Christa Moore
Burdette Thomson
Burdette
Indian Lake
Dayton
Christa
Thomson
Berlin
Accord Reached In TWA Walkout
Weary negotiators reached a tentative settlement to end the machinists strike that halted Trans World Airlines since November 21. The pact, awaiting ratification by members and IA M officers, matches wage gains of 30 cents an hour already agreed by Capital, National and Northeast airlines.
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Kansas City, Mo
Trans World Airlines
International Assn. of Machinists
TWA
Charles Thomas
Capital
National
Northeast Airlines
Thomas
Noisy Yule Is Sought
An AP report from Albuquerque New Mexico describes an unidentified child sending a letter to Santa asking for four or five caps for a dynamite toy, highlighting a quirky Christmas wish.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Santa
Six Drivers Escape in Greasy Route 22 Crash Stack
An airman from Clinton County Air Force Base was among six drivers in a massive crash on Route 22 at the Fosters viaduct. The pileup involving five trucks and a car left the bridge smeared with peanut butter and shortening, with flames as the tanks burst. All drivers, including Airman Robert K. Choak of Evansville, escaped injury. The viaduct reopened after four hours of clearing.
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Clinton County Air Force Base
Fosters Viaduct
Route 22
Clinton County
Choak
CCAFB
Charles W. Bell
Cincinnati
Queen City
Bell
Ubert
DiSalle Pledges Clean Decent Administration
Ohio Governor elect Michael V. DiSalle told about 500 supporters in Toledo that he will run a full-time, clean, decent four year administration. He called for a disciplined party and said he will run credit checks on major appointees to prevent corruption.
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Toledo
Ohio
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
William L. Coleman
DiSablo
Democratic Party
Coleman
DiSalle, Green and Haddad
Ohio Unemployment Claims Dip For Week Ended No 29
Idle Pay Claimship reports fewer new claims filed with the Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation for the week ended No 29. The bureau recorded 14 470 new claims, down from 15 192 the prior week.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Bureau of
Navy
New Satellite Program To Launch From California
The ARPA announces Project Discoverer will launch a 1300 pound satellite from Vandenberg California within weeks. Mice and possibly a primate will be used as test subjects and no human will ride. First stages involve Thor IRBM and Lockheed built second stage with Belle Hustler engine.
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Washington
United States
Vandenberg
California
Defense Department
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Roy Johnson
ARPA
News
Johnson
Pacific Ocean
Poles
Douglas Aircraft Co
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Space
State Checks To Aid Snow Removal In Ohio
Checks totaling nearly 3 million dollars will be distributed to municipalities a week early in Columbus Ohio this month to help cover snow removal costs. Disbursements will go out on Wednesday.
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Columbus, Ohio
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Lonnie Coffin
Farmington
American Medical Association
Marsh
John M. Smith
Earl Hall
Harcum
Noel Bowker
George Schantz
Robert Spaeth
Clifford McCormick
Franklin Nichols
Kenneth Nichols
Samuel D. Marble
Carroll Carr
Robert Stanforth
Kenneth Wilson
Drive
William McHenry
Chamber of Commerce
Cincy Good Government Group
Theor
Alabama
Khrush
Beach Colony
David R. Ebert
Newport
Ebert
Maurice J. Connell
Mike DiSalle
Idle Pay Claimship
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