Ohio Senate Debates Residency Cut for Voting and More
The Ohio Senate votes on a constitutional change to let new residents vote with less than one year of Ohio residency. The session also weighs a censorship revival bill, a new state office building, and various committee actions on housing, parks, policing, and public utilities.
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Robert R. Shaw
Franklin
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House Conservation Committee
House Elections and Federal Relations Committee
Solon Outlines Union Guards in Senate Hearings
Sen Mc Clellan says protecting democracy in labor groups and guarding union funds are the key aims of Senate rackets hearings. He notes President Eisenhower will discuss such laws with Labor Secretary Mitchell in Augusta Georgia.
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Writer Thinks She Snubbed British Queen
London columnist William Hickey claims President Eisenhower may retract inviting Queen Elizabeth II to Washington. He cites evasive officials and suggests U.S. Afro Asian policy concerns could trigger a perceived snub if the visit does not occur this autumn.
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Washington
United States
William Hickey
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Dulles
School boards barred from installment land purchases
Atty. Gen. William Saxbe ruled that school boards may not make installment purchases of school lands and buildings. The opinion was delivered Tuesday to Montgomery County Prosecutor Mathias Heck.
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William Saxbe
Montgomery County
Mathias H. Heck
First Ship From U S Plies Suez Through Waterway
The American President Line ship President Jackson, the first U S flag vessel to pass through the Suez Canal since last fall, led a four ship convoy from the canal’s southern end. It carries cargo and 12 cruise passengers while paying the canal toll in dollars under protest as the State Department weighs a possible legal settlement.
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Ohio worker seeks compensation over radiation claim
Walter J. Ziggas a Hamilton maintenance machinist petitions the Ohio Bureau of Workmen's Compensation to decide if his skin ulcers from thorium pots at the Fernald atomic site qualify for benefits. Hearings begin May 10 with potential weekly payments up to 32.50 for life if total and permanent disability is found.
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Court orders Christian Scientist mother to give child shots
An eight year old girl Alyson Conn in Chicago was ordered by Superior Court to receive polio and other communicable disease vaccines if a physician deems necessary. Judge Harry Hershenson ruled it is a public health issue, not a religious matter, and required thorough medical examination and vaccines.
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Lias Loses in Tax Appeal Over Wheeling Downs
Wheeling Downs operator William G. Lias and his wife Alice lost their U S Supreme Court appeal after government claims of more than two million dollars in back taxes. Lias vowed to accept the outcome while noting past legal battles and his bootlegging era notoriety. He criticized the Civil and Criminal prosecutions and argued the government case should not have ended as it did.
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Richmond
U.S. District Court
Fairmont
Polio Pioneers To Get Additional Salk Shots
New York reports a second round of free Salk vaccine doses for children who were part of the 1954 polio tests. The foundation says the extra shots are needed for full protection since the initial doses were not spaced by today’s schedule. About 650,000 children participated in 1954 tests.
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Foundation
Beck's Replacement? Chicago Civil Service Chief Resigns
William A. Lee, veteran union leader, resigned Tuesday as head of the Chicago Civil Service Commission amid reports he may be a candidate for president of the International Teamsters Union.
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William A. Lee
Chicago Civil Service Commission
International Teamsters’ Union
Democrats Seek Easing of China News Access
Senators Mansfield and Kefauver urged steps to allow permanent American news coverage in Communist China. Secretary Dulles said a pool system could permit a one time China visit for reporters while bans on other travel remain. Mansfield called for broader access and stationing reporters. Kefauver favored removing visa limits for American reporters to Red China.
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Dulles
State Department
Red China
First Quarter Business Improves With Higher Income and Jobs
The Commerce Department reports stronger signals in early 1957 with personal income at an annual rate of 3374 billion dollars in March, up from late 1956 and a year earlier. Manufacturing and trade sales rose to 56 billion for January and February, while retail sales slipped slightly in March and non farm employment reached a record high for March.
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O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Congress
Eisenhower
O’mahoney
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Doctors Develop Tiny Electronic Ear For Heart
A New York specialist describes a supersensitive microphone three quarters of an inch long, sent into the heart via a tube through an artery or vein to listen to its performance. The device aims to provide direct acoustic feedback from the heart.
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New York
Soviet Enemy Heads Finland's Socialists
Vai no Tanner, longtime Finnish leader despised by Soviet chiefs, was elected chairman of the Finnish Socialist party. The Socialists, Finland’s second largest party in a coalition government with the Agrarians, mark a dramatic return for the 76-year old veteran amid Finland’s pro Soviet alliance.
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Soviet Union
Holt Nears Resignation as Springfield Superintendent
E. E. Holt told the Springfield School Board he will submit his resignation as Springfield school superintendent May 14. He is expected to accept a post as state superintendent of public instruction around May 15.
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Springfield
E. E. Holt
Jordan Faces New Government Crisis as Strikesand Riots Hit Amman
In Amman leftist groups mobilized rioters and a general strike against Premier Husseineen. Police clashed with demonstrators as 90 percent of Amman shops stayed shut. Violence erupted near the city center around 9 PM and continued for hours.
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Bulganin letters Britain on disarmament and peace
Soviet Premier Bulganin sent a long 8000 word letter to Prime Minister Macmillan urging disarmament steps including a ban on atomic tests, demilitarized European zones, an Iron Curtain aerial survey, and expanded British Soviet talks on trade and cultural exchanges. The British reaction was cool and noncommittal.
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Youth Slain by Shotgun in Chicago Street Incident
In Chicago a 17-year-old Negro youth Curtis Bevins was shot in the chest and died after a shotgun blast from a moving car. A 19-year-old white male, David Vandersteeg, confessed to firing the weapon from the car driven by Dennis Moffitt, 18, with a white girl Eunice Miller in front. Vandersteeg said the shot was intended to frighten Bevins and his companions, in retaliation for a prior car stoning by Black youths.
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Curtis Bevins
Bevins
David Vandersteeg
Dennis Moffitt
Eunice Miller
William Touhy
Uniform Police
Vandersteeg
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Science Wizard Strom Quits TV On Parents Insistence
NEW YORK a ten year old Bronx boy Robert Strom retired from a TV quiz show with a record 192000 in winnings. His father Albert said the family decided the boy should stop. When asked how he felt Robert grinned and said what can you do with parents.
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ROOM FOR RENT Be sure you reach prospects by phoning ad in now
Classified notice urges renters to call immediately to maximize exposure. Emphasizes direct phone contact to secure occupancy quickly. Local audience urged to respond to the rental advertisement.
Dayton Museum Displays Globe-Rounding Airplane
A historic aircraft that completed the first solo around the world mission 33 years ago was donated to the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base museum near Dayton. The New Orleans, a Douglas Air Cruiser, was presented to the museum at public unveiling ceremonies Tuesday by the Douglas Aircraft Co.
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U S Ready to Aid Jordan and Refugees
Secretary of State Dulles signaled U S willingness to provide military aid to Jordan and relief for about 550000 Palestinian refugees if asked. He praised King Hussein for striving to preserve Jordan’s independence amid large refugee pressures from the 1948-49 Arab exodus.
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Jordan
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Day Forecast: Mild Through Sunday Then Slightly Cooler
Temperatures will average 5 to 7 degrees above normal with highs 62 to 68 and lows 41 to 45. Occasional showers through Sunday bring over 1 inch of precipitation, followed by a cooler Monday.
Woman Held 105 Days in Dugout by Inventor
A 28 year old woman says inventor John Bridal kept her in an underground dugout beneath his suburban home for 105 days. He claimed she worked willingly on his experiments and denied prolonged captivity. Police removed Marjorie Jordan after a neighbor found a help note. Detectives gave no immediate action.
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