31 Dec 1956
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Newspaper
Zanesville Signal
Location
Zanesville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1956
Page
1
Traffic officials report a New Year holiday toll climbing to 213 deaths across four days, with 24 additional fatalities from miscellaneous causes. The record period saw 490 per cent increases in highway fatalities, as total vehicle travel neared 45 million motorists.
Reported in Budapest and Washington, Hungary seeks a Russian backed loan to ease a crippled economy amid factory layoffs and coal shortages. Western aid appears unlikely while World Bank prospects are blocked by the Kadar regime. Boston police story notes Haig Paroonagian fending off armed robbers with loud screams.
Chou Enlai and Nehru inspect the Bhakra Dam site north of Delhi as American engineers aid the project. The 740 foot high structure will provide power and flood control when completed. Nehru and Chou discussed broader Asian outreach during a swing through several nations. American prisoners in China and the Washington leak are noted by Indian sources. Gov Knight hosts open house for 6000 Californians at the mansion in Sacramento.
Fragmentary text mentions military unrest, a proclaimed siege, and a possible coup led by a commander in a Sumatra region. It references government actions, a figure named Al Sastron, and a backdrop of political turmoil, with a weeklong interval between related disturbances.
Cleveland police investigate a Sunday holdup at a local business. The manager identified J. Poppa, 38, as the principal gunman. Authorities traced the crime to an Akron suspect and sought two other individuals connected to the incident with a $200 reward offered.
Three missing teens were found dead Sunday night inside a car in a closed garage behind a victim's home. Officials say carbon monoxide from the running engine caused their deaths. Named victims are John Edward Brown 16 Edward Bennett 16 and Donald Swartout 14.
A poetic meditation urging the old year’s end and the entry of the new through bells. It calls to cast out false pride, feud, and slander while rings in truth, justice, and better manners for all mankind. The text references Alfred Lord Tennyson.
Zanesville reads a busy year end with Watch Night services at churches and planned private parties. Most offices and plants will close tomorrow for a long holiday weekend and stores will shorten hours. Temperatures are expected in the high 20s to low 40s with heavy traffic and extra patrols to curb speeders and drunken driving.
The Signals reports 23 traffic fatalities in Zanesville and rural Muskingum county in 1956, up from 21 last year, with total deaths this year at 51 versus 42 last year. City and county breakdowns include 18 traffic deaths inside city limits and 19 in rural areas, plus 13 personal crisis deaths and various other causes.
A U S military transport plane crash claimed fifteen lives amid reports detailing Eisenhower era Middle East policy. Crew members include Maj Clyde Ellis pilot and Lt Laverne Alitz co pilot among the deceased. others unconfirmed. The crash occurred during a November flight plan with three aircraft in the formation. Officials say no immediate threat to U S troops in the area and the incident is under investigation.
Three teenage suspects are to be arraigned Friday in Jhivennlé Court after stealing a taxi at gunpoint near Roseville Sunday night. The driver, Raymond Russell, was not robbed of more than $3. Deputies tracked the trio west of Cannelville to the Roseville-Cannesville Road in Brush Creek township, where the abandoned cab lay in a ditch. Hale claimed to be visiting relatives in Zanesville over the holidays, a claim not yet verified by authorities.
President Eisenhower returns to Washington after a weekend of relaxation for talks with Senate and House Republican chiefs on U S troop use in the Middle East foreign aid and Hungarian refugees. He plans to deliver a message to Congress with a preliminary draft review today. Leaders predict he will win support from the Republican ranks despite Democratic control of the new Senate and House.
In Hartford, two major churches faced ruin with a pair of fires. St Patrick’s Church downtown suffered a 250000 dollar blaze that began about 12 30 a m Sunday, and St Joseph’s Cathedral near the 7 a m mass saw smoke pour from the sanctuary as firefighters fought to save the archdiocese worship center.
The Signal will not be published tomorrow January 1 so employees can spend the holiday with their families. Publication resumes January 2 with a double set of comics and features.
Soldier Vernon L. Dillard, 25, of Pittsburgh, a Special 2nd Class, was slain while escaping from the Fort Meade stockade. He had been arrested in connection with an $807 robbery on a government reservation and was to be charged today. He was married last Saturday after being picked up in Annapolis with his bride.
Budapest reports that Hungary plans to return to the U N General Assembly Friday after Foreign Minister Imre Horvath led a delegation walkout on Dec 11. He blamed U S influence as the Assembly prepared to condemn Soviet intervention in Hungary.
A survey of Zanesville banks and loan associations shows total deposits at about 83.43 million versus 79.57 million a year earlier, marking a 4 million rise despite a Christmas buying spree. Bankers report larger balances in checking, steady growth through 1955, and optimism for 1987 as sales tax receipts near 1.5 million for the week ending December 22.
A Greyhound bus rear ended a semi trailer truck loaded with soy sacks 20 others were injured in the crash 28 were hospitalized two people died including Gail Demos 10 of Cheyenne Wyoming and Mrs Adolphine Tonar about 45 of Seattle Washington The accident occurred 43 miles east of Rock Springs on U S Highway 30 Both vehicles were westbound on a downgrading road.
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