Convict Fasts Is Near Death in Ohio Jail
John N. Ross a 33 year old convicted of second degree murder lies near death in Cleveland Metropolitan Hospital from pneumonia and malnutrition after weeks of refusing food. His wife alleges jail negligence while jail officials cite self induced illness and medical neglect. Ross was convicted Oct 28 for shooting Russell Caputo after a drinking party.
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Cleveland
Ohio
John N. Ross
Cleveland Metropolitan
Jean
Clayton C. Matowitz
Ross
Alexander Harmon
Be ta nctourt leads Venezuela poll in first postdictatorship vote
After a decade in exile Romulo Betancourt and his Democratic Action party lead unofficial returns in Venezuela s first free election since Marcos Prez Jimenez s overthrow. With over twenty percent counted Betancourt has 302 368 votes, Larrazabal 226 633, Caldera 134 770.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
Democratic Action Party
Marcos Prez Jimenez
Betancourt
Adm
Wolfgang Larrazabal
Rafael Caldera
Bentancourt
Isaias Medina Angarita
Father and son face injuries from industrial accident
Don Hardin an 18 year old Wilmington College freshman from Ostrander is listed in good condition at Clinton Memorial hospital after losing all four fingers of his right hand in a punch press incident at Randall Co. He notes his father also lost fingers in a 16 year old industrial accident. Clinton Memorial reports eight births all girls over the weekend.
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Don Hardin
Wilmington College
Ostrander
Clinton Memorial Hospital
Randall Co
Antigone Performance Set for Wilmington College
A command performance of Antigone is scheduled in Boyd Auditorium at Wilmington College at 8 15 p m Friday. Hugh Heiland reports nearly 100 requests for a repeat show from college students and local residents with tentative requests from the University of Cincinnati and the Federated Greek Orthodox Churches of Cincinnati.
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Boyd
Wilmington College
Hugh Heiland
University of Cincinnati
Federated
Greek Orthodox Churches of Cincinnati
Heiland
West Berlin rejects Communist drive to seize city
West Berlin voters deny the Soviet plan to remove Allied troops and turn the city into a free demilitarized zone. Mayor Willy Brandt leads with the Socialist party winning 78 of 133 seats, while the Communists suffer 1.9 percent. The Soviet proposal to end four-power occupation remains on the table.
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Khrushchev
Brandt
Christian Democrats
Konrad Adenauer
West Berlin
Soviet Union
West Germany
East Germany
De Gaulle Dampens Algeria Merger Hopes
In Algiers after a five day tour Charles de Gaulle urged liberty happiness and dignity for Algeria s nine million Muslims before any political settlement He avoided pledging political or economic integration with France hinting at pursuing a five year social and economic plan first His tour uncovered Sahara oil and gas reserves now estimated to fuel France for 80 years with output rising from 25 million to 40 million tons of crude oil annually by 1962.
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Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
France
Sahara
de Gaulle
Paris
Gabon
Equatorial Africa
Asia Africa Bloc Faces Market Challenge at Cairo Conference
At the opening of the Asian African Economic Conference in Cairo U A R Economy Minister Abdel Moneim Kaissuny urged 39 nations to meet the European Common Market and other blocs. He emphasized Asian African cooperation as the main response to external economic groupings.
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Cairo
U.A.R
Abdel Moneim Kaissuny
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Kaissuny
Williams Warns Delinquent Waste Bills Demand 10 Day Pay Window
City service director Ted Williams warns that outstanding waste collection bills must be paid within 10 days or affidavits will be served and arrest warrants issued. Officials say about $2,000 in fees are currently overdue.
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Ted Williams
Koreas trade blame after fishermen kidnapped off east coast
Seoul accuses North Korean communists of kidnapping 42 fishermen and seven boats off Korea's east coast. North Korea says the fishermen entered its territorial waters.
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Seoul
South Korea
Korea
North Korea
Little Rock Election Fails To Break School Deadlock
Three businessmen backed by Gov. Faubus won seats on the Little Rock School Board in an election that failed to resolve the desegregation stalemate. The new board faces a federal order demanding affirmative steps toward racially mixed classes amid ongoing party divisions.
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Little Rock
Little Rock, Ark
Orval E. Faubus
Faubus
Ted L. Lamb
Amis Guthridge
Capital Citizens Council
John F. Wells
Ark
Dale Alford
Brooks Hays
D-Ark
Wells
Red Guns Silent Again in Offshore Island Shelling Pattern
In Taipei AP dispatch, Chinese forces continued a pattern by shelling offshore islands only on odd days. Their artillery was silent for the 19th consecutive even-numbered day, continuing the unusual schedule.
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Taipei
60 Dem Race Said Wide Open
Former President Harry S. Truman says the 1960 Democratic nomination fight is wide open with several young candidates. He declines to back a specific contender, suggesting no single frontrunner yet.
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Dem
Washington
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Averell Harriman
New York
Adlai E. Stevenson
Jacob M. Arry
Ilinois
Arvey
Stevenson
A. B
Happy) Chandler
Kentucky
Levenson
Chandler
Slippery Roads Report as Snow Hits North Central Ohio
Light snow fell across northern and central Ohio and made highways slippery. Crews were deployed to clear roads, with primary and secondary routes snow covered north of Celina London Millersburg Chardon Jefferson. Turnpike travel remained near normal with cautious driving.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Department of Highways
Celina
London
Millersburg
Chardon and
Jefferson
Ohio Turnpike
Newly Born Baby Found Abandoned in Van Wert Auto
An infant boy born less than 12 hours earlier was found barely alive in a parked car on the west edge of Van Wert around 8 am. He was rushed to Van Wert County Hospital with a slim chance of survival. Francis Balliett, a restaurant employee, heard the baby cry and found him wrapped in blankets. Deputies could not determine if the birth occurred in the car.
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van Wert
Ohio
van Wert County Hospital
Francis Balliett
U.S. 30
Sheriff's
Ex-Gov Cooper Rites Set for Tuesday in Cincinnati
Former Ohio Governor Myers Y. Cooper 85 died in his sleep at his 11 acre estate. Funeral services are planned Tuesday at Spring Grove Cemetery Cincinnati. Cooper led the state 1928 1930 and built thousands of homes as a real estate figure. He chaired banks lumber firms and building and loan operations and led civic groups in Ohio.
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Cincinnati
Myers Y. Cooper
Cooper
Ohio
Spring Grove
Licking County
Ohio Council of Churches
Ohio Fair Managers’ Assn
Dulles Hospitalized With Non Cancer Illness
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, 70, is hospitalized at Walter Reed for an inflammatory condition of the lower colon. Doctors report no cancer recurrence and his condition is satisfactory as his temperature remains normal.
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Washington (Ap
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Dulles
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Two youths die in police chase crash near Marietta
In a seven mile pursuit on U S 50 a Belpre patrolman chased a stolen car throwing watches lighters and bracelets at the pursuing car. The crash near Little Hocking killed Lauren Gardner 18 and Cyrus Dotson 17 of Parkersburg W V. Roy Harris 17 survived and was hospitalized.
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Marietta, Ohio
William Locke
Belpre
U.S. 50
Lauren K. Gardner
Cyrus J. Dotson
Parkersburg
W. Va
Locke
Roy D. Harris
Marietta
Ohio 7
White Christmas Odds Favor Snow Ahead for Ohio
The weather outlook for Ohio promises continued cold with occasional snow. Toledo reports two inches of new snow by midmorning while Cleveland forecasters warn of six inches by Tuesday morning as a warm trend ends and cold returns. Sub-zero readings stretch across five northern states with light snow in the Great Lakes region and the Ohio Valley.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Toledo
Toledo Express
Cleveland
Weather Bureau
Great Plains
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South
Dakota
Montana
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Carolinas
Wyoming
North
South Dakota
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Sault Ste. Marie
Upper Michigan
Historic Negro Vote Probe Opens in Alabama
The Civil Rights Commission began a two day public hearing in Montgomery to investigate allegations of racial discrimination in Negro voting. Chairman Hannah and Vice Chairman Storey described the session as a fact finding inquiry and urged witnesses to provide records despite resistance from Alabama officials and county officials who have resisted subpoenas and had records impounded by a circuit judge.
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Montgomery
Ala
Civil Rights Commission
Congress
John A. Hannah
Robert G. Storey
Alabama
Storey
Hannah
Barbour
Bullock
George Wallace
Pioneer Errors Being Studied After Space Test
Army scientists review Pioneer NT failure over North Africa while rating the mission a success in measuring Earth radiation. Pioneer III aimed to pass the moon and reach the sun, but fell short. another Army launch and Air Force flights faced setbacks. Maj Gen Medaris teased a post Christmas retry, noting months of delay.
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Army
North Africa
Air Force
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Moon
John P. Medaris
Army Missile Command
Kenawee Oil Search Yields No Success in Ohio Drilling
Kenawee Oil Co of Tulsa holds leases in Fayette Clinton and Franklin counties Ohio totaling 175000 acres. No drilling has begun in Franklin County and drilling in Fayette and Clinton counties failed to produce oil. The first well was drilled last summer about four miles south of Washington Court House.
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Columbus, Ohio
Kenawee Oil Co
Tulsa
Okla
Fayette
Clinton
Franklin Counties
Ohio
Chester Collier
Columbus
Collier
Franklin County
Washington D. H
92nd Life Claimed By Chicago Fire
CHICAGO AP The Our Lady of the Angels School fire claimed its 92nd victim when Kurt Schutt a 9 year old died at Edgewater Hospital after burns and injuries. Eighty seven children and three nuns died last Monday with 57 others in seven hospitals. Coroner Walter E McCarron forms a coroner s jury to begin inquest Wednesday promising full disclosure.
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Chicago
Our Lady of the Angels School
Kurt Schutt
Edgewater Hospital
Walter E. McCarron
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