Sleigh Bells Ring as Portsmouth Loses Telephone Service
Portsmouth Ohio endures 52 days without phone service after the Ohio Consolidated strike and vandalism by CWA workers. Emergency radio nets link hospitals, police, and fire departments while residents improvise with messengers and porch light calls.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Santa
Ohio River
Scioto County
Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co
Communications Workers of America
CWA
Western Union
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio Consolidated
Mrs Terrell Dies Today at 75 in Clinton Memorial Hospital
Mrs Mary H Hawkins Terrell 75 widow of Albert H Terrell died today at 1 45 am in Clinton Memorial Hospital after Nov 19 treatment She was a long time Fairview Friends Meeting member and served as reading clerk Wilmington Yearly Meeting and Five Years Meeting of Friends at Richmond Ind She supported Wilmington College Union Grange No 77 Farm Bureau WCTU and New Vienna Woman's Club Born May 2 1881 near New Burlington she lived with son Lawrence Terrell and daughter in law in New Vienna area Survived by daughter Tregenna Bond three sons J Warren Lawrence and Benjamin, one sister Helen Hawkins Harris of London England, 10 grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral Saturday at 2 pm Fairview Friends Church with interment in Miami cemetery Corwin.
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Terrell
Fairview
Lawrence Terrell
New Vienna
Tregenna Bond
Wilmington
J. Warren and
Lawrence
Benjamin Terrell
Helen Hawkins Harris
London
England
Fairview Friends Church
B. M. Hiatt
James Sherer
Fisher Funeral Home
Miami Cemetery
Corwin
B52 Developers Win Collier Aviation Trophy
The Collier Trophy goes to Boeing president William M. Allen and associates with the B2 bomber, jointly with the U S Air Force and Chief of Staff Gen Nathan F Twining. The award, dating to 1911, honors the greatest achievement in aviation.
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Washington
Collier Trophy
National Aeronautic Assn
Boeing Airplane Co
William M. Allen
U. S. Air Force
Nathan F. Twining
NAA
Coach James Murray Loses Scouting Clipboard
Kenton Tigers coach James Murray misplaced his scouting notes after attending Jefferson high school’s game against Fayetteville Tuesday night. The clipboard was found later in the gym by Supt. Vernon Blankenship.
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I. C. Clinton
James Murray
Kenton Tigers
Jefferson
Murray
Cardinals
Fayetteville
Supt
Vernon Blankenship
Death by Strangulation Years Ago in Ohio Woman Slain on Way to Church
Dr Frank Defand of Ohio State University medical staff testified in Newark that 51 year old Mary Dunn died Sept 16 from strangulation. The testimony occurred during Harold E Shackleford s first degree murder trial where he is accused of killing Dunn while attempting to rape her on her way to early church services.
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Newark
Frank Defand
Ohio State University Medical Staff
Mary Dunn
Defand
Harold E. Shackleford
Miss Dunn
Police Dispatcher Urges Arrest of Cash Register Carrier
In Albuquerque a police radio dispatcher warned drivers on a Wednesday night to arrest anyone seen carrying a cash register, advising swift action to curb theft and protect stores.
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Albuquerque, N. M
No Contracts Let for Air Base Mess Hall
Bids for Clinton County Air Force Base dining hall exceed the Army engineers estimates. Eight bids were opened led by Six Industries Inc at 269 046.70. Alternate bids and other contenders are listed with prices, while no action will be taken pending study by the Air Force.
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Clinton County Air Force Base
Army Engineers
Corps of Engineers
Huntington
W. Va
News-Journal Today
Walter E., Mather
Air Force
Six Industries Inc
Springfield
Moyer Bros
Charleston
Forrester Construction Co
Flint
Mich
Rodgers Construction Inc
George W. Timmons Co
Dayton
William A. Newman Co
Portsmouth
Joseph Skilken & Co
Columbus
Dawson-Evans_ Construction Co
Cincinnati
CCAFB
Mindszenty recounts 29 days of Red torture
Cardinal Mindszenty described 29 days and nights of abuse by Communist secret police before his 1949 treason trial. He told Look magazine of stripping, beating with a rubber hose, cold damp cell confinement, forced to witness obscene acts, and sleep deprivation, with no drugs used to coerce a confession.
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New York
Hungary
Cardinal Mindszenty
Red Secret
Current Look
Circleville CWA Locals Reject Final Company Offer
Circleville local of the Communications Workers of America votes unanimously against Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co. terms. Fifteen former strikers skip the line and some quit for other jobs. Widespread rejections follow in St Marys, Portsmouth, Wilmington, and Greenfield as 600 members strike since July.
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Circleville
Communications Workers of America
Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co
Wilmington - Greenfield
St. Marys
Portsmouth
J. Curtis Fletcher
National di
CWA
Washington D. C
Ohio
Cadiz
Cambridge
Fletcher
Hungarian Nationalists Clash Prompt Aid Drive for Collins Family
A Sabina fire destroyed the Collins home injuring six family members. Herschel Collins fights for life in Columbus with burns on hands arms chest and face. The family, left with nothing, receives Red Cross aid and a community fundraiser with multiple local organizers and donation points.
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Herschel Collins
Washington D. C
Columbus
Sabina
Collins
University Hospital, Columbus
Edna
Jess
Grace
Ervin
Darrell Woodruff
Hornbeam Road
News-Journal Ro
Illinois Plant Explosion Kills At Least Two
An explosion at the Olin Mathieson Chemical plant in East Alton Illinois killed two workers and left 27 injured with a third missing presumed dead. A Niagara Falls New York pilot plant blast later killed one and injured four. Authorities identified several missing and deceased workers from both incidents.
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East Alton
Ill
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Illinois
William Schoenbaum
Cottage Hills
Floyd F. Wisnasky
Forest Homes
Gerald Dilliard
Dorchester
New York
Russell Thrasher
Ohio GOP Machine Spends 762000 in Campaign
The Ohio Republican state committee reports 762000 spent on the November campaign. Treasurer B. Lewis Jones lists 791000 in contributions and 29000 on hand. About 380000 went to state candidates and 382000 on advertising and conventions. The committee gave roughly 149000 to Gov elect William ONeill and U. S. Senator George H. Bender.
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Columbus
Ohio Republican State Committee
B. Lewis Jones
Gallipolis
Ted W. Brown
Jones
C. William O’neill
U. S
George H. Bender
St Nick Visits Hungarian Kiddies in New Jersey
Dozens of Hungarian children uprooted from their homes by recent events woke to find St Nicholas had visited Camp Kilmer. He left new dolls games and candy donated by organizations through the Red Cross, honoring their Dec 6 tradition as their protector.
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Camp Kilmer
N. J
St. Nicholas
Red Cross
Improved Dairy Prices Help Boost Ohio Farmer Income
Ohio farm income shows some improvement as cash receipts end September sit about 10 million dollars higher than a year ago. Dairy prices and milk output rose, offsetting lower hog prices and weaker crop values while soil bank payments may boost crop receipts later.
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Ohio
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
United States
U N Delegates Alarmed by Hungary Refusal to Admit Hammarskjold
UN delegates react with shock as Hungary declines to admit Dag Hammarskjold on December 16. US envoy Henry Cabot Lodge Jr calls the move an affront to the secretary general and global civilization. Budapest claims no official request was received for the visit.
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United Nations
N. Y
U. N
Hungary
Dag Hammarskjold
Budapest
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Janos Kadar
Hammarskjold
Imre Horvath
Horvath
Kadar
Red
U, N
Budapest Clashes Turn Deadly in Soviet backed Demonstrations
In Budapest, pro Kadar and nationalist demonstrators clashed on the great boulevard near Marx Square. At least two Hungarian nationalists were killed and several wounded as Russian armored cars and tanks supported security forces. Eyewitnesses cited uncertain shooters as both Russians and Hungarians. Strikes and arrests followed at Csepel Island factories.
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Budapest
Janos Kadar
Great Boulevard
Danube
Marx Square
Kadar
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Albert H. Terrell
Clinton Memorial Hospital
Collier Prize
Air Base
Mindszenty
Circleville Telephone Union
Se Ae
Paireus
Virginia Brooks
The
St. Nick
the Department
Irkes U. N
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