Pool construction begins in Wilmington after three years of effort
Ground for a community swimming pool was broken Wednesday morning in Wilmington. Mrs. Forrest Walraven, who started the fund with a $25 contribution and led organizing efforts, witnessed the kickoff. Zoning approvals cleared the final obstacle as the pool site was laid out and digging began, with more funds still needed.
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Wilmington
I. C. Clinton
News- Journal
Fairgrounds
Forrest Walraven
Prairie Avenue
Board of Zoning Appeals
R. J
R. J. Johnson Construction Co
Harold
Tuffy) Wilson
Clinton Swim Club
George Schantz Sr
Walraven
Union Land & Development Corp
Hunt Continues For Slayer In Warren Area
Warren area continues to hunt triple killer Alfred Wilson with a reduced force after volunteers blocked roads and caused crowding. Sheriff Thomas plans a controlled team of about 25 for future sweeps while authorities extend the search across state lines. Deputies reorganized at Leavittsburg as the manhunt shifts to a tighter, coordinated effort.
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Warren
Alfred Wilson
Wilson
Here
Trumbull
T. Herbert Thomas
Leavittsburg
Thomas
John Profato
Braceville
State Highway Patrol
Mount Blanchard
Findlay
Donald Carrol
Carrol
Leavittsburgh
Medical expense ruling returned in Ohio county case
Atty. Gen. C. William O'Neill ruled that a county must pay medical expenses for a prisoner sent to county jail by a mayor or municipal court for violating state law. The opinion, issued to Clinton County Prosecutor G. L. Schilling, states city expenses apply only if a city ordinance was violated.
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Columbus
Atty
William O'Neill
Clinton County
G. L. Schilling
O'Neill
Banjoliers Hit Miami Beach At Lions Convention
The Wilmington Banjoliers, staying at the Roney Plaza Hotel in Miami Beach, wow convention crowds during the Lions International gathering. Pianist Charlie Fischer says the group has met with great success and Miami Beach has embraced them warmly.
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Clinton
Florida
Wilmington Banjoliers
Roney Plaza Hotel
Miami Beach
Ohio
Charlie
Nose) Fischer
Banjoliers
How Many Teeth Does Cop Need
In Inglewood California the City Council considers waiving a rule requiring at least 16 natural teeth for policemen. Recreation director Calvin Alvin Potter seeks to join the force but has only nine teeth after losing the others in football. Councilman Fred C. Jones recalls an uncle who could bite a nail in two with his gums. The council takes Potter's plea under advisement.
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Inglewood
Calif
Calvin Alvin Potter
Fred C. Jones
Jones
Potter
Adams Township Education Board Rejects Consolidation Study
Adams township Board of Education voted unanimously at a special meeting Wednesday night not to study the Adams Kingman Clarksville school consolidation proposal. Board clerk Charles Stafford said How ard Shambaugh was appointed to fill a vacancy left by Ralph Bevan.
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Adams Township
Clarksville Board of Education
Adams Board
Kingman
County Board of Education
Farm Bureau Implement Store Burglary on CCC Highway
Burglars entered the Farm Bureau Implement store east of Wilmington by ripping the back door and battering the safe. The combination dial was removed but the safe was not opened. cash was minimal, mostly checks. Sheriff Floyd Foote said fingerprints were taken and investigation continues. Edward Thompson, the store manager, reported nothing missing from stock.
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Farm Bureau
CCC
Wilmington
Floyd Foote
Criminal Investigation Laboratory
London Prison Farm
Edward Thompson
Thompson
Foote
First private nuclear reactor begins operation in Chicago
The Armour Research Foundation at Illinois Institute of Technology began operating a 50,000 watt private industrial reactor on Chicago's near South Side. It marks the first privately run reactor for industrial research with no government security restrictions and the first in a heavily populated area since the wartime Stagg Field project.
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Chicago
Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology
Stagg Field
University of Chicago
Oil map hints at Fayette County oil search prospects
Ohio State University geodesy head Dr Veikko Heiskanen said a three year gravity survey producing a state wide map shows large gravity deviations in an area including Fayette Madison and nearby counties. Heiskanen noted unknown cause but potential link to an oil field and cited historical production near Sandusky Seneca counties.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Ohio
Fayette County
Veikko A. Heiskanen
University
Institute of Geodesy, Photogrammetry and Cartography
Heiskanen
Fayette
Madison
Ohio State
Sandusky
Seneca Counties
Pakistan and Soviet Union Sign First Trade Pact
Western allied Pakistan and the Soviet Union have signed their first trade agreement. Russian experts arrived a month ago for talks.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Soviet Union
Desire For World Peace Behind Ike's Second Term Move
Washington reports Robert J. Donovan’s Eisenhower inside story claims 12 close associates at a Jan 13 White House meeting advised seeking a second term to push world peace from the White House. The book notes sources probe how Donovan obtained confidential material and cites figures like Brownell Hall Dulles Lodge Sherman Adams and Milton Eisenhower.
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Desire For World Peace
Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Robert J. Donovan
Senate
Donovan
Atty. Gen
Brownell
GOP
Leonard W. Hall
Dulles
U. N
Henry Cabot Lodge
Sherman Adams
Wilton B. Persons
James C. Hagerty
Howard Pyle
Tom Stephens
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Sum
Merfield
Milton Eisenhower
Army Antimissile Plan Aims For 1960 61 Readiness
The Army projects an antimissile system ready in four to five years to counter ICBMs armed with hydrogen warheads. Nike II would target ballistic missiles at high altitude and speed, with Nike and related tests under scrutiny by a Senate subcommittee. Gavin notes soon entry of a ballistic missile into service.
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Washington
Senate
Army
Woodrow B. Sigley
James M. Gavin
Dogs Poisoned in Louisville Ga Barrage
More than 75 dogs have died in Louisville Georgia over six weeks from poisoned meat tossed into yards at night, leaving residents concerned about animal safety and possible criminal activity.
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Louisville
Red Explanation On Stalin Awaited
Washington State Department officials expect a Russian public explanation soon for Stalin era terror. Pravda article by Eugene Dennis sparked questions about the present Soviet leaders and their power to compel obedience through fear. Dulles warned Moscow’s grip over other Communist parties has weakened, amid broad debate in the Communist camp.
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Washington
State Department
Joseph Stalin
Pravda
Communist Party
Eugene Dennis
State Dulles
Moscow
Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Dennis
New York Daily Worker
Khrushchev
Italy
France
Britain
Dulles
Russia
Eisenhower Shows Up At Window During Hospital Stay
President Eisenhower’s doctors report weight gain and progress after his operation. On his first public hospital appearance he waved to a crowd from his window as the Army Band played Army Blue. He then left the hospital for recuperation at Gettysburg, with Mrs. Eisenhower joining later.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Gettysburg
Army Band
Ike
Mrs. Eisenhower
Missouri Synod Approves Six Year Budget Plan
The Missouri Synod Lutheran Convention in St Paul has recommended a six year budget totaling 113 million dollars for 1957 through 1962. Unanimous approval was given as a fiscal conference recommendation, with annual allocations rising about ten percent each year ahead of the prior period. The conference expected to meet in St Louis this summer will finalize the budget details.
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St, Paul, Minn
Missouri Synod Lutheran Convention
St. Louis
Commission
Cloud
Lausche
Nixon Schedules Visit to Viet Nam
Vice President Nixon will visit Saigon in early July with Mrs. Nixon, arriving July 6 and departing July 7. The White House said President Eisenhower is delighted by Nixon’s acceptance, marking his second Far East tour since becoming vice president, the first having occurred in 1955.
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Washington
Nixon
Saigon
Viet Nam
White House
Eisenhower
Far East
Egypt Jails Reds for Communist Activities Sentences Set
A Cairo military court sentenced 40 individuals to prison for Communist activities. The penalties ranged from two to seven years, reflecting a broad crackdown on alleged subversive political organization within the country.
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Cairo
Egypt
Plan Slated To Aid Local Governments
Ohio Governor Frank Lausche urged the Legislature to back a tax relief plan tied to a higher state deposits tax on financial institutions to help local governments facing a near 4 million dollar loss. He noted potential general fund appropriations if needed and proposed sewer/water sales outside city lines and canal land adjustments as other measures. Legislative leaders favor a tax on shares to recoup about half the projected 12 million tax loss, while court rulings threaten the local government fund.
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Columbus
Frank Z. Lausche
Ohio
Lake Erie
Cedar Point
City of
St. Bernard
Lausche
Legislative Service Commission
Teat Commission
Ohio Supreme Court
Frank J. Lausche
House
Roger Cloud
Saya Commission
Reds Seek Parley On Formosa Transfer
Hong Kong reports Premier Chou En-lai urged direct talks with Nationalist China to arrange a peaceful transfer of Formosa to the Communists, seeking a settlement on the island’s future status.
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Hong Kong
China
Chou En-lai
Formosa
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