Wright Field Colonel Calls Adrian to Back Bridgeport Plant
Col Wilbur Carter of Wright Field Dayton told Adrian residents at a Bridgeport Brass Co dinner that the plant is not a white elephant. He urged the community to unite, rehabilitate and reorient the facility for profitable production, stressing Adrian must attract industry with good labor relations and a supportive atmosphere. Herman Steinkraus of Bridgeport Brass said the plant almost became a white elephant but could still be a valuable asset with effort.
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Wright Field
Wilbur Carter
Dayton
Bridgeport Brass Co
Air Force
Adrian
Herman Steinkraus
Bridgeport Brass
Bridgeport
Chamber of Commerce
Jndugs
Adrian Chamber bids farewell to Bridgeport Brass
More than 500 Adri an and Lenawee county residents gathered with the Adrian Area Chamber of Commerce to honor Bridgeport Brass as its Adrian plant closes April 30 due to military aircraft cutbacks. Leaders praised six years of local impact, noting 740 average employees and a $5 million payroll, plus substantial tax contributions. The event included a reception at Lenawee.County Club and a telegram from Gov. Williams, with SBA official Philip McCallum calling Adrian's economy resilient and asset rich near highway routes and rail lines.
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Adrian
Lenawee County
Adrian Area
Bridgeport
Ery
Lenawee Country Club
U. S Air Force
Bridgeport Brass
Bridgeport Brass Company
Madison
Madison Township
Chamber
John O'Brien
Gov
Williams
Michigan
Philip McCullum
Small Business Administration
McCallum
Robert Barnard
Chamber of Commerce
Russin R. Zender
Bridgeport Brags
Ritchie Hall
George Mearler
Rep
Meader
Phillip McCallum
Democrats and Republicans clash over civil rights platform battles
The Associated Press report notes Democratic contenders Kennedy Symington and Humphrey used a forum to push civil rights while Rep Chester Bowles chaired a strong civil rights platform at the convention. Republican Gov Rockefeller campaigned in Pennsylvania for a classmate, reaffirming his nonseek of the nomination as party tensions rise and Mansfield calls for unity against the GOP record.
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Associated Press
Chester Bowles
Connecticut
Bowles
India
Sen
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Washington
Wellsboro
George J. Bloom
Bloom
Richard M. Nixon
Rockefeller
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Humphrey
Mansfield
Highway Bond Controversy Roils State Capitol
A $60 million state highway bond issue faces sharp scrutiny as Sen. John H. Stuhlin and the Senate committee challenge legality. Bonding attorney John H. Nunneley and Highway Commissioner John C. Mackie defend the sale, saying deputies in a special session had voting power. The dispute centers on whether the bonds fund future highway projects and if the bond sale followed proper procedures. Separately, a separate bank holdup case in California involves a 22 year old suspect, with police noting a gambling debt motive and a master’s degree claim.
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State Highway Department
John H. Stuhlin
Belding
Senate
John C. Mackie
Mackie
John H. Nunneley
Detroit
San Francisco
Nunneley
Stahlin
San Leandro
Speof America
Cifle
Robert Overgon
Lyle
Minn
Modesto
Stave Lagonvarsino
Juance
Son
Maybelle
Lang
St. Peter
Overson
Educa J
Hom
University of Iowa
Little Amoeba Sparks Public Furor Promotion Stunt
In Los Angeles a radio stunt featuring a microscopic amoeba mascot provoked a flood of calls to switchboards at Lity hall police stations health department and newspapers. KFWB program director Charles Blore said the promos aimed to provoke public reaction. Health officials informed the FCC about the disruptive campaign.
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Los Angeles
Civic Center
Lity Hall
Charles Blore
KFWB
Health Department
Federal Communications Commission
Eisenhower Ends Relaxing Augusta Golf Vacation
President Eisenhower closes a carefree golfing vacation at Augusta National Golf Club and plans a mid afternoon flight back to Washington. Tomorrow he welcomes President De Gaulle to the United States for a state visit and talks on world issues.
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Eisenhower
Washington
White House
Augusta National Golf Club
America
de Gaulle
France
Maple City Act Guild displays work and graduation preview
Tecumseh seniors, 129 strong, await graduation as Inside Today's Telegram highlights school events. Hospital notes and a hospital committee discussion at Hudson appear alongside community updates. Page references include Bridgeport plant action, Jaycee Auxiliary dance prep, and a county federation meeting.
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Maple City Act Guild
Tecumseh
Hudson Hospital Committee
Bixby Hospital
Jaycee Auxiliary
Bridgeport
County Federation Meeting
Hungry Burglar Is Captured After He Eats First
UNIONTOWN PA. Police say Lawrence W. Barr age 28 of Zelienople cooked and ate a hearty meal at Paradise restaurant before attempting to chop into a juke box and cash register with a meat cleaver. Burglary charges filed. In Johannesburg the article notes quiet conditions amid South Africa’s boycott week with arrests claimed against more than a thousand Negroes.
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Uniontown
Lawrence W. Barr
Zelienople
Paradise
Polite
Bair
Johannesburgh
Rebels Flee In Venezuela From San Cristobal Uprising
In San Cristobal Venezuela rebels fled as government forces led by President Romulo Betancourt closed in with troops and tanks. The rebel leader and aides fled toward Colombia while border guards blocked the international road. Two students were killed and four wounded in street clashes. Col Francisco Litarazo surrendered the 400 man garrison and was arrested by the national guard.
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Venezuela
San Cristobal
Romulo Betancourt
Jesus
Gastro
Columbia
Arauca River
Betancourt
Office Workers Strike Docks in New York
New York cargo flow faced disruption as collar workers of shipping firms staged a strike and waterfront pickets centered on the Office Employees International Union. Tongshoremen refused to cross lines, with about 200 pickets active, signaling a broader campaign to gain recognition as bargaining agent for white collar staff employed by the New York Shipping Association.
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New York
Loreal
Office Employees International Union
International Longshoremen's Assa
Office Workers Union
New York Shipping Assn
Icy politicking slows funeral procession in West Virginia
In Richwood West Virginia a traffic policeman halted cars to allow a funeral procession to pass and delayed a car carrying Franklin D Roosevelt Jr son of a major candidate. The delay occurred as Roosevelt prepared a campaign speech for Senator John F Kennedy in Summersville. The officer insisted the procession took priority.
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Dawson
County Republicans Back Nixon and Ford at State Meet
Senanee county Republicans will support Richard Nixon for president at the state party convention as the most qualified candidate. They also favor Gerald Ford as a favorite son for vice president and back a one cent sales tax over an income tax. H W Hanna was elected county Republican chairman with Ida Billington as secretary. Delegates to the state convention were named from Lenawee with several townships and villages represented.
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Richard Nixon
Nixon
Court House
Gerald Ford
H.W. Hanna
Tecumseh
Ida Billington
Blissfield
John Keller
Keynoier
Karl Lamb
University of Michigan
Republican Party
Williams
Lenawee County
Adrian City
Morris Rosenthal
Robert Stites
Kenneth Glasler
Robert Perry
William Reid
D. F. Sarapo
F. W. Balice
Dan Gould
Willis Moore
Kenneth Betz
Adrian
Madison
Fairfield
Medford
Pfister
Felix Witt
Bernard Patmos
Franklin
Clinton
Macon
Raistin
Frank Gilman
Faun Updatt
Detegates
William Sehneider
Miles Swick
Palmyra
Arthur
Ingold
Ruby Newlin
Dele
Mrs. Gertrude Olsen Dies at Mayo Clinic Rochester
Mrs. Gertrude Lewis Olsen wife of Eugene T Olsen of 19 Maumee Court died this morning at St Marys Hospital Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota after a stay since late March. Her husband and son Gene Olsen had been in Rochester and return home today. Funeral arrangements are under Everiss Funeral Home.
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Eugene T. Olsen
Maumee Court
St. Mary‘s Hospital
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Olsen
Gene 1. Olsen
Everiss Funeral Home
Building Menaced by Pigeon Fire in Ford's Village
A pigeon carrying a smoldering cigarette butt sparked a blaze in the upper floors of a 19th century Ford's Greenfield Village building. Firefighters extinguished the fire, but several timbers burned and two pigeons died from smoke. The structure was later assembled here from Henry Ford's English collection.
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Dearborn
Ford
Greenfield Village
England
Henry Ford
Appointment of John Saling as crew leader for 1960 Census
John Saling of 1210 South Oneida Tecumseh was named crew leader for Adrien and Len awee county for the final stage of the 1960 Census of Population and Housing. Supervisor John R Thomson Jr of the census bureau Jackson district office announced the appointment. Saling will focus on accounting for blue household questionnaires left at every fourth household in stage one begun April 1. About 15 percent have not mailed forms. if not received this week, clean up interviewers will visit nonresponding households. The 45 question form is lengthy but essential. Thomson urged immediate mailing of the blue form.
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John Saling
Oneida
Tecumseh
Adrien
Lenawee
John R. Thomson Jr
Census Bureau
Jackson
Salmny
Thomson
Lenawee County loses taxes as state equalization falls
Tax relief cuts Lenawee county taxes by about 100000 for 1960 after state equalized valuation dropped by 18077138. Local valuations rose to 68.4 percent of state values from 59.5. Adrian city sheds 7.5 million in equalized value. county total equalized value falls to 219014210 while local assessed value climbs to 1492650. The board opposes a 13 percent state valuation increase and sends copies of its resolution to lawmakers.
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Lenawee
Board of Supervisors
State Tax Commission
Herman Witley
Equalization Committee
Michigan
Roso Conlin
Elmer Porter
State Association of Supervisors
Adrian City
Adrian State
Korean Cabinet Resigns Amid Korean Riots and Death Toll
Korean President Syngman Rhee faces renewed protests after the cabinet resigns amid near revolution. Rioters, 147 dead and hundreds wounded, prompt martial law in Seoul and major cities. Vice President Chang demands new elections, while U S Ambassador McConaughy presses for democracy as a solution.
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Kores
Syngman Rhee
Vapits
Joon M. Chang
Democratic Party
Chang
Lee Ki - Pong
Rhee
Liberal Party
Lee
U. S
Walter P. McConaughy
U.S
Powell Tax Case Opens Jury Deliberations
Rep Adam Clayton Powell Jr, a 51 year old Democratic congressman, faces a federal tax evasion case over a 1951 return filed with his estranged wife Bazel Scott. The seven week trial ends with Judge Frederick Bryan's charge and prosecution and defense summaries completed.
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New York
Adam Clayton Powryll Jr
Frederick Bryan
Powell
Jaza
Bazel Scott
Miss Scott
Paris
Townsend on Queen's Birthday Marks Big Weekend
Townsend arrives in London with his bride just days before Princess Margaret's wedding as Queen Elizabeth II hosts a birthday weekend. The visit coincides with the Badminton horse trials and a push to select Britain’s team for the Rome Olympics.
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Elizebeth
Peter ‘Townsend
Margaret
Throh
Britain
Antony Armstrong-Jones
Townsend
Daily Express
William Hickey
Ly Holland
Daily Mail
Paul Tandown
Field
France
Somerset
Giles
Hugo
Windsor Castle
Prince Charles
Princess Anne
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Duke of Beavier
Charles
Anne
Prince Philip
Elizabeth
Arastrong-Jones
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