State action may raise Adrian property tax bill
Adrian's city commission heard that a state tax commission proposal to raise the state equalization value by about 13 percent could blunt the benefits of Adrian's recent personal property and land reappraisal. Commissioner Richard Hoben warned the plan would hike local taxes and upset the balance between personal property and real estate valuations.
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State Tax Commission
Adrian
Richard Hoben
City Commission
Tax Commission
Mr Hoben
Hoben
Communities Act
Adrian Ben
Study Urged On New Tax Sources
LANSING The senate taxation committee chair proposes hearings across Michigan to seek new revenue for local governments. Sen Clyde H Geerlings cites burdensome property taxes on homeowners and business as a problem and weighs two options a major new state tax with local shares or broadening local tax bases to reduce property reliance. The legislature this year rejected a measure allowing local income taxes.
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Lansing
Senate Taxation Committee
Clyde H. Geerlings
Holland
Senate
Michigan
Geerlings
Equity
Doctor Wynn Named To Hospital Board
Dr George Wynn was unanimously named by the city commission to a five year term on the Emma L Bixby hospital board He is the first medical doctor to serve on the board He replaces Dr E E Buskirk a dentist whose term expired The nomination stressed improved hospital communications among the governing body medical staff and employees Adrian and vicinity gain a better operated hospital Charles H Havill and Malcolm J Linehan were reappointed to three year terms on the city planning commission Eugene A Riedel was reappointed to a three year term on the board of examiners of electrical contractors and journeymen
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George Wynn
Emma L. Bixby Hospital
Wynn
Robert Perry
Adrian
Dr. Wynn
E E. Buskirk
Charles H. Havill
Malcolm J. Linehan
City Planning Commission
Eugene A. Riedel
Board of Examiners of
Crash Kills All Nine Airmens On C124 Flight
A C124 cargo plane, bound for Mild anhall England from Dover Delaware, crashed shortly after takeoff from Harmon Field. All nine crew members were killed amid heavy fog and limited visibility. Helicopters located the wreckage six miles from the field in a wooded area near a lake as officials opened an inquiry into the cause.
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Stephenville
U.S. Air Force
Harmon Field
Mildanhall
England
Dover
Del
Air Force Base
Harmon
Airforce
Operation Big Thanks Program Ends With Civic Banquet
Adrian Chamber completes Operation Big Thanks to honor Bridgeport Brass and the community. A 7 p.m. banquet at Ritchie Hall Adrian College will feature SBA head Philip McCullum, Rep. George Meader, and praise for local industry. 500 attendees expected with music, songs, and a closing Auld Lang Syne.
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Adrian
Bridgeport Brass Company
Ritchie Ball
Adrian College
Philip McCallum
Small, Business
George Meader
Bridgeport
Adrian Chamber of Commerce
Robert Millikin
Jel O'Brien
Jackson
John Minnema
Archie H. Crowley
Episcopal Diocese of
Detroit
City Seeks Injunction Over Beauty Parlor Battle
City seeks circuit court injunction to stop Mrs. Willard Ballard from operating a beauty parlor at 209 Loveland Road after neighbors complained of late hours lights and noisy traffic. Police investigated Friday and found the parlor operating as a hobby. City attorney Edward Mack outlined options including a zoning arrest if injunction fails.
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City
Commission
Willard Ballard
Loveland Road
City Commission
Edward Mack
Ballard
Mack
Lenawee County to Lift Spring Road Restrictions
Lenawee County road commission announces spring weight restrictions will be lifted at 6 a.m. Wednesday on most roads with exceptions for 19 permanently restricted routes and about six others in poor condition. Key roads Engle Grosvenor Pence Tipton Ridgeville Silverhorn will stay restricted. special overload permits will not be issued as roads repair continues. six roads set axle limits, and full paving must wait a month.
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Lenawee
Deerfield House Lost In Fire
A fire destroyed the Donald Spohr residence on Bragg Road east of Deerfield early this morning. Loss set at 16 000, split between building and contents. The family woke at 4 45 am, escaped in night clothes, unable to save clothing or furnishings. Farm owned by Mrs. Leo Spohr of near Deerfield.
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Deerfield
Donald Spohr
Brag¢ Road
Ivan Grist
Spohr
Crist
Leo Spohr
Medical Forum Tonight at Adrian College Downs Hall
A Lenawee County Medical Society forum on Problems of the Aged is set for 8 p m at Downs Hall on the Adrian College campus. Panelists include Dr. Keith Whitehouse Morenci Dr A I Phelan Tecumseh Dr Jota Berghuis and others from Adrian. The Telegram aids the public service event with no admission charge.
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Adrian College
Lenawee County Medical Socity
Keith Whitehouse
Morenci
A. I. Phelan
Tecumseh
Jota Berghuis
Landis Stewart
D. F. Surapo
Donald Parker
Adrian
The
Medical Society
Telegram
Tax economist Ruml dies at 63 in Connecticut
Banbury Conn Beards Ruml the tax economist who devised pay as you go tax and earned 70060 a year for thinking died yesterday after a heart attack. He was former board chairman of Macy Co and adviser to Puerto Rico and survived by widow Lois Treadwell Ruml a daughter in Colchester England and two sons. Funeral set for Redding Federated Church.
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Rumi
West Redding
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New York Federal Reserve Bank
Commonwealth of
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New York
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Carnegie Institute of Technology
University of Chicago
May's
Lois Treadwell Rhums
John Doyle
Colchester
England
Treadwell
Chicago
Alvin
Redding
14 Year Old Son Rescues Father From River Hole
Earl Slewb, 45, of East Valley Road fell into a deep river hole while trying to catch ducks on the River Raisin. He sank three times before his 14 year old son Ronnie pulled him to safety with a pole. The father is convalescing at home under doctor care.
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Earl Slewb
East Valley Road
Sloan
Ronnie
Local and State Road-E-O Plans by Adrian Jaycees
The Adrian Jaycees schedule the local Teen Age Safe Driving Road-E-O for May 22 at the city Main Street Winter Street intersection. A written test and four driving exercises will be given. three trophies awarded. Local entries distributed to county high schools. winners advance to the Lenawee county fairgrounds on June 13 for the state event with three driving tests and a written exam. A $500 scholarship and a Washington DC trip plus engraved plaques await top finishers. Richard Germond leads the state event. five Road-E-O films are available to schools.
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William Holtz
Jack Patterson
Lenawee County Fairgrounds
Washington, D. C
Richard Germond
De Gaulle Begins Canada Visit With Talks in Ottawa
French President Charles de Gaulle arrives in Ottawa for a 1½ day visit with Prime Minister John Diefenbaker. The leaders plan private talks on Western strategy for the May 16 Paris summit, plus disarmament, nuclear test suspensions, and NATO cooperation as de Gaulle also plans stops in Quebec, Montreal, and Toronto before heading to Washington.
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Diefenbaker
Paris
Free World
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United States
French Caribbean
Diefenbbaker
Britain
Eisenhower
Efber
Mie
North ‘Atlantic
NATO
Quebec
Montreal
Toronto
Washington
New Civil Rights Bill Faces House Vote Amid Push
Washington The House rules committee prepared to push a new civil rights bill toward law as southerners reluctantly yield to a House vote after Senate edits. The measure, backed for swift passage, tightens penalties for obstructing court orders, criminalizes cross state lines to evade prosecution for bombings, preserves voting records, funds schooling for servicemen children in segregated areas, and allows federal court referees to ensure voting by Negroes.
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House Rules Committee
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Senate House
Damage suit filed after car accident in Grand Rapids
Donald W. Van Bogelen of Poughkeepsie filed a federal court suit seeking 85000 dollars in damages from Ottawa County defendants. He claims permanent injuries after his car was allegedly struck from behind near the US 16 US 131 intersection by a truck owned by L and L Package Produce Inc. at Hudsonville driven by David A. Bosch of Allen Dale. PATSY J. Villano, a Detroit bookstore operator, received two years probation for selling obscene literature. Villano, 46, had just completed one year's probation for the same offense. He also paid court costs after pleading guilty to selling two obscene books to a policeman for seven dollars.
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Grand Rapids
Donald IW
van Bogelen
Poughkeepsie
Ottawa County
L & L Package Produce, Inc
Hudsonville
David A. Bosch
Allendale
Detroit Imn
Patsy J
Dundee Man Killed in Michigan Crash
James R. Chambers of Dundee was killed when his car veered off M-50 four miles west of Monroe struck a highway sign and rolled into a ditch before flipping to the pavement. Police said Chambers probably fell asleep at the wheel.
Seaway Opens Second Season With First Ship Through
The St Lawrence Seaway opened its second season yesterday with the 14,200 ton freighter Lemoyne leading a convoy of ten additional ships through the Rock Laval jetty toward Lake Ontario. At Trenton Ont the waterway’s treasurer position was filled by Mrs Ruby Thorpe, named to serve as treasurer, with Menthek moving downbound as the ore carrier and first of several vessels to clear.
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ING
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Charlotte Wi
Ruby Thorpe
Eaton County
Menthek
Thorpe
Ford Twitchell
Pires
Chou En-lai Greets Tense Indian Visit Amid Protests
Chou En-lai arrived in New Delhi and faced a sharp rebuke from Prime Minister Nehru over China’s border actions. Demonstrations erupted in nearby cities as martial law touched five major centers, and prospects for an agreement with Nehru look unlikely.
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Nehru
China
Red China
Chou
Ifar
Kidian
Pusan
Taegu
Taejon
Kwon Palace
Mok
Scout
Rangoon
Calle
Choy
Seoul clashes mark protest as draft call cut sharply
In Seoul thousands of students from colleges and high schools clashed with police near Rhee’s mansion, firing volleys and tear gas as fire trucks were captured and barricades breached. In Washington the Army reduced the June draft call to 3,500 men, with total enlistments below the ten year low.
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Rhee
Junio
Korea
Washington
Deiy
Eisenhower
African Negroes Decline Easter Week Boycott Call
In Johannesburg, crowds of African workers, despite a week-long boycott urged by the outlawed African National Congress, gathered for work as security forces moved to deter agitators. Buses and trains filled, streets resumed normal activity after the Easter holiday, and police prepared raids on townships to preclude disruptions.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
African National Congress
Plans New Library for Traverse City Region
North Western Michigan College at Traverse City schedules May 2 openings for two proposed library projects costing 250000 dollars. The plan includes a 20 000 volume library plus temporary classrooms and related facilities.
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Traverse City
Western Michigan College
Albion College hosts Meet-the-College Day event
Albion College will welcome several hundred high school students on April 20 for Meet the College Day. Attendees will tour the campus attend athletic events and hear speeches from college officials.
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Albion Wy
Albion College
Korean student protests flood Seoul with deadly clashes
In Seoul and other South Korean cities protests against President Syngman Rhee escalated into violent clashes. Rhee tightened martial law and censorship as the Hankook newspaper tallies dead around 60 to 70 and wounded 200 to 300, with U.S. envoy McConaughy visiting Rhee amid international concern.
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Seoul
Korea
Syngmae Rhee
South Korea
Rhee
Aes
Hankook Bo
United States
Task Force to Visit Adrian Plants for Industrial Leads
A Washington task force will visit Adrian on Wednesday to inspect the former Hoover Ball and Bearing site and the Bridgeport Brass plant. Led by Theodore K. Pasma, the group includes William T. Hunt and representatives from industry groups, unions, and state agencies. They meet at 9:30 a.m. and attend Bridgeport Brass appreciation banquet that evening.
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Washington
Adrian
Hoover Ball & Bearing Company Platy
Bridgeport Brass
Theodore K. Pasma
Office of
Commerce
Frederick H. Mueller
Bridgeport Brass Company
Westgourne Curfew as Rhee Faces Resignation Pressure
Demonstrators urge South Korea’s President Rhee to resign amid curfew in Westgourne. The aging leader, proud of a 12 year campaign against North Korean Communists, signals he believes no successor can carry on as effectively as he has.
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Ing Westgourne
Rhee
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