Voters vote on 4c Michigan sales tax in November
Lansing supporters push a November statewide vote to lift the sales tax ceiling from three to four cents. The House approved the senate bill 3-16 after weeks of lag, with GOP backing and Democratic support. If approved, the measure would raise about 110 million dollars yearly.
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Lansing
Michigan
House
Michigan Junior Chamber of Commerce
League of Women Voters
Supreme Court
Wiliams
Senate
Don R. Pears
Buchanan
Jaycees and Women Voters League
League-Jaycee
Williams
Paul D. Bagwell
John Kiborn
Petoskey
Nignt tornado devastates Sunnyside Texas village
A tornado struck Sunnyside in west Texas last night, killing three people and injuring 32. Sunrise revealed the storm had virtually swept the community off the land, leaving extensive damage across the area.
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Amarillo
Two Miners Killed as Mine Roof Collapses in Scranton
A roof collapse in the Diamond Colliery Co coal mine near Scranton Pennsylvania trapped and killed two miners about 1,800 feet below the surface. The incident occurred late last night as more than 100 feet of roof caved in over their work area. Rescue efforts were underway with local officials responding to the disaster.
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Scranton
Diamond, Colliery Co
GOP Budget Watchdogs Brace For Democratic Try For Added Funds
Lansing brief notes GOP budget chiefs brace for Democratic moves to add funds to the 1960-61 budget. Democrats push to inflate the higher education bill, blocked by a truce after amendments, with out-of-state enrollment limits and a proposed $1,000 per non resident cut debated. lawmakers debate penalties and study before adjournment.
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GOP
Brace
Lansing
Fatien
University of Michigan
Michigan State University
Council of State i
Allison Green
Kingston
William Romano
D-Van
George F. Montgomery
Detroit
Michigan
Rollo G. Conlin
Tipton
Romano
Big Thanks event honors Bridgeport industries at Adrian banquet
Philip McCallum administrator of the Small Business Administration will speak at the Big Thanks appreciation banquet in Ritchie Hall Adrian College on April 20. The event honors Bridgeport and local industries while inviting city officials and air force representatives from Adrian and Bridgeport.
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Philip McCallum
Small Business Administration
Bridgeport,Brass
Adrian College
McCallum
Sault Ste. Marie
Eisenhower
U.S. Senate
Bridgeport
Adrian
Ritchie Hall
Air Force
Strikers Stage Check Rush at Great Lakes Steel Plant
About 1000 strikers at Great Lakes Steel Corp clashed with police as they stormed a gate and attempted to rush a pay shack over overdue pay. A court hearing on a temporary ban on mass picketing was set for judge John M Wise in Wayne County. Police and sheriff's deputies needed to push back workers. plant had been closed since last Friday when United Steel Workers Local 199 walked out over alleged unsafe conditions and the company called the strike wildcat.
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Ecorse
Midhot
Great Lakes Steel Corp
Wayne County
John M. Wise
Great Lakes
United Steel Workers Local 199
Senate urges Portage Lake Bridge name for new Houghton Hancock span
Highway Commissioner John C. Mackie is urged by the senate to name the new 11 million dollar vertical lift bridge linking Houghton and Hancock the Portage Lake Bridge. The resolution follows Sen. Charles C. McManiman’s suggestion, ending a dispute stirred by calls to name the bridge after Carl F. Winkler, former Republican highway commissioner of Houghton County.
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Lansing
John C. Mackie
Senate
Houghton
Hancock
Portage Lake
Charles C. McManiman
Michigan
Carl F. Winkler
Houghton County
Sale Of Big Plant Approved
Washington DC House armed services committee declared the U S Air Force plant at Adrien surplus property clearing the way for sale to private owners Bridgeport Brass Co has occupied it for over five years and will cease operations April 30. A brief period of power work may be needed before turnover to the General Services Administration for sale. Senate panel approved the sale in December. Ad hoc sale may be handled through the GSA regional office in Chicago.
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Washington
B.C
House Armed Services Committee
U.S. Air Force
Adrien
George Meader
Bridgeport Brass Co
Meader
Defense Department
General Services Administration
Senate Armed Services Committee
Rep. Meader
Adha
GSA
Chicago
Bank Alarm Triggers Sudden Police Entry
At 2 09 p m Tuesday four city officers entered the Commercial Bank after a bank vault alarm was triggered. Officers John Mowery Charles Bower Wallace Ottinger and Marsil De Nude responded to the alarm which was accidentally activated and audible only at the bank not the lobby.
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Commercial Bank
John Mowery
Charles Bower
Wallace Ottinger
Marsil de Nude
Ottinger
Illinois primary yields Stratton renomination and Kerner challenge
Unofficial Illinois primary results show William G. Stratton clinching the Republican nomination for a third term with Otto Kerner winning the Democratic challenge in November. Mayor Richard J Daley backs Kerner while Nixon trails Eisenhower’s 1958 Democratic and Republican margins. Senator Douglas secures the Democratic Senate nomination with strong turnout.
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Chicago
William G. Stratton
Otto Kerner
Stratton
Kerner
Richard J Daley
Illinois
Nixon
Wisconsin
Eisenhower
Samuel Witwer
U.S
Paul Douglas
Woodside Board Sees Two Members Resign
Two of three Woodside Board of Education members resigned today, John Preiffle and Mrs Olga Hankey of Route 4 Adrian. Remaining member Mrs Alice Griffin may call a special election within 20 days or after that, to replace them due to pressing district business. The district had rejected annexation to the Adrian city school district and bond debt assumption.
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Woodside Board of Education
John Preiffle
Olga Hankey
Route 4
Adrian
Woodside School
Doard
Alice Griffin
Adrian City
Milton C. Porter
Williams Signs Polio Shot Bill
The governor signed a law mandating proof of polio vaccination for entering school. The act requires immunization against diphtheria smallpox whooping cough and lockjaw unless religious conviction prohibits it. Parents may obtain shots from the local health department if children are not yet vaccinated.
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Williams
Transit 1B satellite launch marks U S nav aid test
The United States launched Transit 1B a 265 pound spherical payload from Cape Canaveral at 7 03 a m EST to study satellites as global all weather navigation stations. Tracking stations in Las Cruces Austin and other sites reported signals as orbit was achieved and earlier indications had pointed to success. A separate Paris kidnapping case and Gary Cooper hospitalisation are noted in related brief items.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla. Wr
United States
Washngton
Navy
Las Cruces
N. M
Austin
Texas
University of Texas
Newfoundland
England
Germany
Britton Macon graduates prep for commencement
Inside Today's Telegram reports Britton Macon graduates are preparing for the May 27 commencement. The feature notes event details, with photos on Page 13, and highlights like earlier schedules and related items across pages. The paper also hints at school experiences and local events tied to Adrian area education.
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Britton-Macon
Adrian
Michigan
Hallowed House
Lenawee
Adrian High
Monroe
Moose
United States launches third space milestone and bridge expert dies
The second stage engine would stop and restart to place a 500 mile high circular orbit satellite. The launch marks the third major American space achievement in a month after Pioneer V and Tiros I. The satellite will operate for about 50 years, pass over most of the earth. Sidney S. Lenz, 86, famed bridge authority and author, died Tuesday in New York after a long career.
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Tts
United States
Russia
New York
Sidney S. Lenz
Chicago
Expanded Pension System Advances in Michigan Legislature
The Michigan House approved Senate amendments to liberalize the three year old pension plan for lawmakers. If salaries rise, the $2,000 annual pension max could increase while the cap stays at 150 percent of salary. The bill lowers the age to 55 and allows widows of female lawmakers to collect benefits.
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Lansing
Williams
House
Senate
Missing Airmen Fate Fades After Plane Crash
Caseville Michigan reports no survivors as airmen Captain Howard Wandel and Captain Hilson Sewell vanish after their twin jet F101 fighter crashes into Saginawa Bay during a routine training mission from Wurtsmith Air Force Base. Skin divers recover the wreck about a mile from shore in shallow water and say pieces resembling human remains were found near the site.
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Caseville
Mich
Saginawa Bay
Howard D. Wandel
Hudson, Ind
Hilson Sewell
Thaxton
Miss
Wurtsmith Air Force Base
Oscoda
Mackinac Island Park Car Regulation Bill Moves Ahead
The legislature cleared a bill to grant the Mackinac Island State Park Commission statutory footing in regulating automotive traffic in the park area. House approved a conference committee report sending the measure toward the governor for action.
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Lansing T
Mackinac Island
Creger Files Nominating Petitions for State Rep
Duane E Creger interior decorator of East Chicago Boulevard Tecumseh has filed nominating petitions for the Democratic state representative race. He will run in the August 1 primary challenging incumbent Rollo Conlin of Tipton.
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Duane E. Creger
Chicago Boulevard
Tecumseh
Creger
Interior
Rollo Conlin
Tipton
Britain Calls Off Fixed-Site Missile Weapons Program
Lansing report notes Senate coasted through the day as the House tackled controversial bills. Pay raise issues were deferred for now after a late session spurt that kept hopes alive for salaries of 1000 to 1500 dollars. Gov Williams appointees to aging commission approved. Sen Lynn Francis condemned lobbying by officials and hinted at curbs in 1961. Special studies approved on property taxation and highway congestion remedies.
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Senate
House
Lansing
Gov. Williams
Statutory Commission On the
Lynn C. Francis
R-Midland
Francis
PTO
Horses Attack or Harass Stockbridge Worker Mystery
Stockbridge Michigan reports a farm worker Simon Marshall, age 24, was beaten near his home. Sheriff Captain Versile Babcock notes possibility five horses caused injuries by disturbing them, with blood stains and hoofprints found near the horses’ shelter.
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Stockbridge
Michim
Simon Mar
Marshall
Versile Babcock
Ingham County
Benefits ruled out for state employee retirement
A state employee discharged for misconduct is not entitled to retirement benefits but may receive a refund from the state savings fund. In Chippewa county, pilings for a bridge over the Hendrie river reached a record depth of 159 feet into red clay soil, per the highway department. Alma College reports 300 freshmen accepted for fall, 70 percent above 1959. John Kimball cites largest class since 1946.
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Lansing
Attorney General's Office
Hendrie River
Chippewa County
Highway Department
ALMA
Alma College
John Kimball
Britain Abandons Blue Streak Nuclear Rocket Program
Britain flags end of the Blue Streak fixed site missile project after defense minister Watkinson cites vulnerability of static launchers. Cost estimates reach 1.4 to 1.68 billion dollars. possible conversion to space satellites or use as an airborne launcher with Skybolt-like potential is discussed amid debates with opposition leaders. London eyes alliance pooling with North Atlantic powers for 2,500 mile range rockets.
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London
Britain
Harold Watkinson
House of Commons
Watkinson
Macmillan
Soviet Union
Moscow
Pacific
United States
United Kingdom
Labor Party
North Atlantic
Democrats Hurl Bitter Barbs At the Eisenhower Era
Democratic leaders attack the Eisenhower administration as Sen. Kennedy criticizes its leadership while Adlai Stevenson, denying candidacy, speaks at the University of Virginia. Kennedy targets the economy and leadership in Miami and Florida primary tensions loom with West Virginia’s May 10 vote approaching.
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Eisenhower
Sen. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
University of Virginia
Charlotteville
Kennedy
International Union of Operating Engineers
Miami
Egnion
United States
Florida
West Virginia
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Think Barn Fire Arson Suspected on Kennth Matlock Farm
Deputy sheriffs and state fire marshal officials deem a Saturday barn blaze on the Kenneth Matlock farm arson. Firefighters battled the flames for four hours, destroying substantial machinery. Authorities seek tips identifying any witness near the scene and any information related to the incident.
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State Fire Marshal’s Office
Kenneth Matlock
Richard Germond
Sher
Maddock Farm
Morenci
Kennedy
West Virginia
Humphrey
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