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Newspaper

Wilmington News Journal

Location

Wilmington, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1958

Page

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U S Business Braces Itself For Coming of Space Age

New York AP reports business leaders bankers and investors eye missiles and space related growth as the economy crawls back from a recession. Industrial stocks rocket components and missile fuels rise while overall stock volume and bond sales grow amid notes on space driven innovation.

New York Pentagon Russia Bal Harbour Fla Assn James M Gaven Army

Lantz Named To Ohio House Speakership

James A. Lantz 37 year old Lancaster attorney elected speaker of the Ohio House by the Democratic caucus in Columbus. Rep. Jesse Yoder was chosen majority floor leader and Norman Fuerst named majority whip. Lantz victory bolsters Gov elect DiSalle and followed a 51 25 secret ballot win over James J. McGettrick.

Columb‘s Ohio James A. Lantz Lancaster Jesse Yoder Dayton Arthur H Brady) Milleson Freeport Harrison County Norman Fuerst McGettrick Denison University

Santa Claus Day Rewards Foreign Students at Wilmington

Veronica Fabritsky of Austria and Amy Lisner of Holland, two foreign freshmen at Wilmington College, found gifts in shoes left for Santa Claus Day. The city of Wilmington also impressed with prompt snow removal by Ernest Olvis and crew.

Santa Claus Holland Austria Wilmington College Veronica Fabritsky Amy Lisner Santa Veronica Amy Friends Hall Bouquet Wilmington Ernest Olvis Service Department Olvis

Little Rock School Board Polls Open In Integration Clash

Voters in Little Rock elect a new school board amid federal orders to integrate. All 13 candidates oppose integration. Faubus backs a segregationist slate while labeling a rival slate integrationist. Polls ran 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. with a moderate turnout anticipated.

Little Rock, Ark Little Rock Orval E. Faubus Faubus Capital Citizens Council

BIS Building Bids To Be Asked Again

The Ohio State Department of Public Works will re advertise for bids for a vocational arts building at the Boys Industrial School and remodeling of six other structures. C A Yeager & Co submitted the apparent low bid of 121 293 but omitted a roofing item that cannot be added after the deadline. The state estimate was 137 274 and the second lowest bid was 163 200 by the Knowlton Co.

Columbus Ohio State Department of Public Works Boys Industrial School C. A. Yeager & Co Portsmouth the Knowlton Co Bellefontaine

Ohio CD Chieftain OKs Friday's Alert

A snow storm hampered evacuation of Ohio state government from Columbus to Athens during Fridays Civil Defense alert. Maj. Gen. Leo M. Kreber praised the drill as the best performance of any similar exercise, noting participation fell from 750 to 300 due to weather. The drill was part of Operation Alert Ohio 1958, a series of week long Civil Defense exercises.

Athens Ohio Columbus Leo M. Kreber Civil Defense Kreber

Youths Dominating U S Prison Population

ST. LOUIS AP reports about 37 percent of all prisoners in the United States are aged 18 to 25. James V. Bennett, director of the Bureau of Prisons, calls the growing youth presence in prisons a problem of surpassing importance.

ST. Louis United States James V. Bennett U.S Bureau of Prisons

Jury To Deliberate In Student Killer Case

Ohio trial report says Leo Petres aged 69 faces first degree manslaughter charges for shooting Keith Hutchison a 19 year old Ohio Wesleyan University student after an incident at a north Delaware fruit stand. Hutchison died later at a hospital. James Haines 19 testified he rode with Hutchison to steal apple cider. Petres claimed he fired to warn off intruders when the car left with its lights off.

Delaware Ohio Leo Petres Keith Hutchison Ohio Wesleyan University Peters Hutchison Bedford Cleveland James Haines Rooster N. Y Here U.S. 23

American flier used as pawn in Berlin standoff

An American airman Lt Richard Mackin who parachuted into East Germany is held as a bargaining chip in Berlin. East German officials demand direct talks with the East German state. West Berlin and the Western Big Three refuse recognition or negotiations with East Germany. Khrushchev threatens to hand over Soviet control of transport to East Germany in six months.

Berlin East Germany Richard Mackin U.S Mackin West Germany Konrad Adenauer West Berlin United States Britain France Khrushchev

Old OSU Armory To Be Torn Down

Ohio State University trustees approved a $15 976 contract with Cuyahoga Wrecking Co to demolish the damaged armory after a May 17 fire. They also greenlighted a two story Animal Science building and remodeling Plumb Hall at an estimated total of 1 268 957 dollars on the west side of the Olentangy River.

Columbus, Ohio Ohio State University Board of Trustees Armory Cuyahoga Wrecking Co Cleveland Olentangy River

Stunt Man Kennedy Dies After Fall From Horse in Film Scene

NATCHITOCHES La Fred Kennedy a 48 year old stunt man with more than 25 years in the business was killed Friday when he fell from a horse during a final scene for a motion picture authorities said Kennedy was a character actor and stunt man with a long screen career and his death closes a week of filming in the area.

Natchitoches Fred Kennedy

Lawyers find trio of paintings valued at fourteen million dollars

Two Chicago lawyers who buy art sleuthing pieces claim three paintings authenticated by Prof Amadore Porcella sum to about 14 million dollars. Giorgione's Christ Carrying the Cross, Bellini's Sacred Conversation, and Raphael's The Massacre of the Innocents are valued at up to 14 million in total.

Chicago Vatican Amadore Porcella Vatican Gallery of Art Christ Carrying the Cross Giorgione Giovanni Bellini Raphael Sanzio Rudolf Vasallo Paul DeLaney Delaney Porcella Vasalle Raphael

Ohio Education Association Sets Objectives At Convention

The Ohio Education Association approved a legislative program calling for more state money for public schools and an expanded retirement board for teachers. Other items include uniform school entry age, a 52 million dollar boost in state aid, streamlined district reorganization laws, and automatic renewal of operating levies unless 15 percent petition for repeal.

Cleveland Ohio Education Assn Sylvia Todd Lakewood Dea Harland B. Horton Akron Ohio

O'Neill Seeks Smooth Changeover to DiSalle

Outgoing Ohio Governor C William ONeill plans a smooth transition to Governor elect Michael V DiSalle in January He orders state department heads to cooperate fully for an orderly transfer on January 12 and to have proposals and plans ready by Monday ONeill and DiSalle will meet Tuesday to discuss the handover.

Columbus Ohio William O’neill O'Neill State Department Michael V. DiSalle

Bids Open on Two Clinton Air Base Projects

Huntington W Va AP two projects advertised for bids at Clinton County Air Force Base near Wilmington Ohio heating plant addition and distribution lines bid openings set for January 8 dining hall modification bids due January 15

Huntington W. Va Clinton County Air Force Base Wilmington Ohio

Dayton Boy Faces Formal Murder Charge

Dayton teen Carl Farley 16 is charged with second degree murder in the fatal shooting of Julius Milnickel 19. Milnickel was shot on a downtown street Thursday night after Farley and companion Bobby Carder 16 challenged Milnickel and four others to a fight.

Dayton, Ohio Carl Farley Dayton Julius Milnickel Milnickel Farley Bobby Carder

Greek Children Aid Red Cause Select 200 Return Home

In postwar Greece some of the 27 000 children seized by Communists behind the Iron Curtain have been allowed to return. About 200 returnees are placed in mountain villages with disillusioned parents. After a decade in custody they describe glamorous places, becoming effective propagandists for their captors.

Athens Greece

Togetherness in Court for Glover Family

Traffic patrolman Kenneth W. Nieman flagged Cecil W. Glover 34 for a stop sign violation. While issuing the ticket a second car ran the sign and was signaled to the curb. Glover and Mrs Sadie Glover 24 will appear in traffic court together on December 10.

Cleveland Kenneth W. Nieman Nieman Cecil W. Glover Glover Sadie Glover Glovers

Preacher Defrocked Over Las Vegas Casino Shenanigan

Maurice D. Tulloch, once a Baptist minister in Topeka Kansas, renounced his pastorate after becoming a shill for a Las Vegas casino. He was stripped of his ministerial standing on Friday.

Topeka Kan Maurice D. Tulloch Las Vegas

Alabama judge defies federal probe over voting records

Circuit Court Judge George Wallace in Montgomery defies the Civil Rights Commission by vowing to jail any agent who attempts to take impounded voter registration records from Barbour and Bullock counties. The commission subpoenas target six Alabama counties amid a grand jury investigation of voter fraud.

Montgomery Ala George Wallace The Civil Rights Commission Commission Barbour Bullock Wallace Federal Commission Alabama Dallas Macon Lowndes Wilcox

Escapee Serves His Time and Gains Freedom Again

Aaron Gordon lived nine years as a fugitive in Texas after escaping London Prison Farm Ohio. He married started a flour covering business in Houston and sent two children to college. In 1957 he was sent back to Ohio to finish a life term for killing Mrs. Rose Becker in Cleveland during a burglary. He left Ohio Penitentiary as a parole prisoner and headed to Houston. Governor ONeill commuted his sentence in September to second degree making him parole eligible.

Aaron Gordon London Houston Tex Ohio William O’neill Gordon Columbus Texas Here Rose Becker Cleveland C. William O’neill

Pioneer III Fails to Reach Lunar Distance in Salt-etched Launch

Cape Canaveral AP report details Pioneer III a 23 inch cone launched by the Army aboard a Juno II rocket that fell short of lunar distance with speed 25 000 mph needed. NASA head Glennan says 40 000 miles from earth at 5 15 am EST but trajectory and burn duration limited. Major Medaris notes tolerances and tracking will decide how far the probe might travel before burning up.

Cape Canaveral Fla Space Agency Washington Earth T. Keith Glennan National Aeronautics and Space Administration Moon William Pickering Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Pickering Air Force John B. Medaris Army Missile Ordnance Command Medaris Navy Vanguard

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