Ohio House weighs jobless benefits and film censorship bills
Ohio legislators return home amid a jobless benefits debate as a Republican bill to extend unemployment aid gains attention. Democrats oppose parts of the measure while a second set of bills seeks film censorship restoration and statewide high school exit exams modeled after New York Regents.
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Columbus
Ohio
Republican House
Ohio Department of Education
U. S
Robert R. Shaw
R-Franklin
Thomas L. Thomas
D-Summit
UAR Denies Arms Crossing to Congo Rebels
Cairo radio denies claims UAR trucks carrying arms crossed Sudan into Congo rebel territory. Middle East News Agency and The New York Times report refute Dean Rusk's map ignorance and say Cairo funded a Gizenga regime line via arms and support.
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Gamel Abdel Nasser
Voices Today
U.A.R
Sudan
Congo
Middle East
U.S
Dean Rusk
NEW York Times
Rusk
Congress
Castro Faces Heavy Casualties in Escambray Conflict
In the Escambray Mountains Fidel Castro’s militiamen suffered heavy losses with eleven killed and about 300 wounded as rebels clash in ongoing fighting.
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Havana
Escambray Mountains
Fidel Castro
Anarchy Reigns In Congoland Red Chief Ousted
In Kivu province Antoine Gizenga ousts rival Anicet Kashamura after a power struggle. Kashamura and supporters are arrested as Christophe Benya takes over in Bukavu. Riots target whites and a Belgian priest while UN seeks a neutral peace plan at the Security Council.
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Red Chief
Leopoldville
Antoine Gizenga
Kivu
Anicet Kashamura
Bukavu
Kashamura
Gizenga
Patrice Lumumba
Stanleyville
Christophe Benya
Eisenhower Held Secret Summit Papers Claims
The New York Daily News reported former President Eisenhower possesses proof sheets of secret World War II summit papers. He reportedly kept them as insurance against tampering by the Kennedy administration and declined to confirm the claim. The notes allegedly cover Cairo Tehran 1943 and Potsdam 1945, with more damning concessions to the Soviet Union than the Yalta records.
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New York
New York Daily News
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
State Department
U.S
Soviet Union
Further Economy Lag Reported Sees Output Down Sixth Month
Washington reports show industrial output fell for the sixth straight month in January with mines factories and utilities down 1 percent to 3 percent below the January 1960 peak. Personal income slipped 600 million to an annual rate of 406.3 billion as wage and salary payments in manufacturing declined. The Small Business Administration expands eligibility by 25 percent for aid in high unemployment areas and the Veterans Administration expects GI insurance dividend distributions totaling 258.5 million to be completed by late March.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Commerce Department
Small Business Administration
SBS
Veterans Administration
Classifieds tease for The Messenger listings
Readers are urged to browse The Messenger classified pages for bargains on homes cars real estate appliances and other items priced for quick sale. Ad placement line provided with contact information.
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Messenger
California Jobless Figures Signal Rough 1961 Year
A state report on recession effects shows unemployment rising across all counties with 517 000 in January, up about 14 percent from December and 8 percent of the covered workforce. State Director Irving Perluss cautions the downturn may still worsen but urges action to create jobs.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Irving Perluss
Perluss
Girl Struck by Truck on School Route Hospitalized
A six year old girl, Terry Wheatcraft, was struck by a eastbound 1960 truck at a South Perry street intersection after leaving a school bus. She was taken to Hocking Valley Hospital with mild shock and head injury though no bones were broken. Oscar Rheinschell, 69, of Union Furnace operated the truck. no charges filed.
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Logan
South Perry
Terry Wheatcraft
Ernest Wheatcraft
Hocking Valley Hospital
Hockings
Laurelville
Terry
Oscar Rheinschell
Union Furnace
Hocking County
Paul Hartman
Rheinschell
Eight Ships Collide Off Fogbound European Coasts
Night collisions involved eight ships near foggy European shores. The 10,687 ton American freighter Ocean Evelyn was among those in the wrecks and a ninth vessel went aground.
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London
Europe
Missing Orb Sought Searched After Balloon Satellite Likely Orbited
Washington scientists hunted for an American balloon satellite launched Thursday. The civilian space agency said the spherical craft probably reached orbit, prompting ongoing tracking and search efforts.
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Washington
Civilian Space Agency
Division seeks Sub-division manager inLancaster Ohio
Ohio Division of Aid for the Aged seeks a Sub-division manager for the Lancaster office. The position targets experienced administrators in social services with oversight duties and program coordination responsibilities. Applicants should submit materials per agency instructions.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lancester
Ex Countian Indicted in Wood County Murder Case
Former Athens Countian Ray mond P McDonald 27 and Jerry W Taylor 21 were indicted on two counts each of pre meditated murder and murder while robbing for the stabbing death of a taxi driver near Fostoria. Elmer Howard Walker 30 of Taylor Center Mich was the robbery slaying victim. No arraignment date set.
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Raymond P. McDonald
Wood County
Ohio
McDonald
Jerry W. Taylor
Detroit
Chauncey
Elmer Howard Walker
Taylor Center
Mich
Fostoriawood
Earl Rife
Taylor
Amendments Valid Parts of Constitution
Columbus Atty. Gen. Mark McElroy says two 1959 voter amendments are now valid parts of the constitution. One raises appellate court judges, the other removes limits on selling water and sewage services outside corporate limits.
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Columbus
Mark McElroy
Senate
Atlas missile site accident kills six workers in Roswell
An official board of inquiry was set to meet in Roswell to investigate the Atlas missile launching site accident that killed six men and injured nineteen. A crane toppled into a concrete pit where workers assembled steel framework and fuel tanks ruptured causing flames. Survivor L D Crumline described the incident as it unfolded.
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Roswell
N. Y
Corps of Engineers
L. D. Crumline
Amarillo
Tex
Stanford I. Polonsky
Roswell District
Union Accord Sought in Miami AFL-CIO Jurisdiction Talks
Rival industrial and craft unions within AFL-CIO planned another try at resolving their long standing jurisdiction dispute. Neither side appeared hopeful for a quick solution.
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Miami
Fla
Afl-Cio
McNamara Nears Finish on Top to Bottom Military Review
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara is close to completing a comprehensive review of American military strategy and weapons order as directed by President Kennedy.
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Washington
Kennedy
Concrete dam bid tops near Chilo Ohio project
A bid of 19 888 888 dollars was submitted to build a concrete dam across the Ohio River near Chilo Ohio. The low figure was reported as the apparent lowest bid in the Huntington West Virginia area for the riverworks contract.
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Huntington
W. Va
Ohio River
Chilo
Ohio
Canton Power Co Records 1960 Revenue Offset by Costs
The Ohio Power Co reported record sales and revenue in 1960, but these gains were offset by unusually high operating costs. The report highlights the balance between rising demand and increased expenses affecting net income.
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Canton
Ohio Power Co
Miller May Face Lie Detector Examination
Donald J. Miller 21 of Athens Route 3 is held on a first degree murder charge in the shotgun death of his uncle Edward E. Bobo 40. The decision on a polygraph remained unsettled with Miller initially refusing the test but his attorney James Shumaker leaning toward advising it. If given, the test would be at the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation in London.
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Donald J. Miller
Athens Route 3
Edward E
Eddie) Bobo
Miller
Harold Shields
James Shumaker
Nelsonville
Shumaker
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
London
Bobo
Gladys
Embezzler Geiger Sentenced in Iowa Bank Case
The middle aged daughter of an Iowa banker was sentenced to 15 years for embezzling 2 million from her father's bank. U S District Judge Henry N Graven ordered five years on each of the first three counts to run consecutively and five years on each of 33 counts to run concurrently. The case began January 16 when bank examiners found shortages at Sheldon National Bank.
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Sioux City
Iowa
U. S
Henry N. Graven
Burnice Iverson Geiger
Franklin County Judge Rules on Relative Financial Responsibility
A Franklin County judge orders a showdown over relatives liability for patient costs in state mental institutions. The ruling centers on who must cover ongoing care expenses.
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Columbus
Franklin County
Nixon Kennedy debates named GOP’s main misstep in 1960
A survey of 780 delegates from 1331 at the 1960 Republican National Convention found the Nixon Kennedy television debates as the party's chief campaign error.
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Washington
Cincinnati Star Frank Robinson to Face Grand Jury
Cincinnati baseball player Frank Robinson is summoned to the grand jury today on a charge of carrying concealed weapons.
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Cincinnati
Frank Robinson
Ohio Five Day Forecast Temperatures rise above normal
Ohio five day forecast expects average temperatures 3 to 6 degrees above normal with a high of 40 to 42 and a low of 24 to 27. Cooler Saturday and warmer by Monday or Tuesday. Showers tonight through Saturday and again around Wednesday bring total precipitation of about half to three quarters of an inch.
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Ohio
Pentagon Eyes Future Soldier The One Man Tank
The Pentagon explores a servo-soldier concept a powered suit with its own engine and a servo motor to boost strength speed and lifting ability. The suit would be self contained and controlled by the wearer enhancing combat mobility potentially turning a soldier into a fast moving one man tank.
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