Democrats Move to Redraft Eisenhower Budget
The Democratic Congress signals plans to reshape the $79.8 billion federal budget starting July 1. They target $4.175 billion in foreign aid and seek to boost defense while opposing higher postal and gasoline rates. A Senate caucus is set to push a billion-dollar school construction bill, likely facing a presidential veto.
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Democratic Caucus
Birds Win First Round Over Admiral
Philadelphia officials clash with birds as Deputy Commissioner Raymond Maverman deploys blank-shot noise to deter starlings roosting above city hall. The noisy blast spooked the flock but caused only switchboard and citizen concerns, with pigeons later returning.
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Raymond J. Maverman
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Mauerman
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Something to Crow About
Howard Monk Largent of Syracuse was injured by a rooster in a yard dispute. The bird charged and spurred him near the knee, requiring medical attention. The rooster remains active while the pullets avoided the frying pan.
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Howard “Monk” Largent
Syracuse
Largent
Morse enters Democratic presidential race
Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon declares candidacy for the Democratic nomination. He names Adlai E. Stevenson as his first choice if Stevenson runs. Morse has already entered primaries in Oregon and the District of Columbia.
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Washington
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Morse
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Oregon
District of Columbia
AFL-CIO Praises Ohio General Assembly in 96-page Report
The Ohio AFL-CIO released a 96 page analysis of last year’s Democratic controlled 103rd General Assembly. It praised the session but stopped short of blanket endorsements or condemnations. It notes worker voting records on 15 Senate and 14 House measures including unemployment benefits, workmen’s compensation, fair employment, health care, and labor reforms.
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Flu Depletes School Ranks At Cleveland
The Cleveland school system faced 5 percent of teachers out sick during a flu outbreak. Superintendent Mark C. Schinnerer asked the Board of Education for authority to close classes when a substitute cannot be found within a day to a week. The board approved the request as 69 classes lacked teachers.
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Board of Education
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Towboat Sinks In Ohio River
A 100-foot towboat named Winifred owned by Valentine and Todd Towing Co of Blawnox Pennsylvania sank in the Ohio River on Monday. All four men aboard escaped unharmed as waves swamped the vessel in a strong current.
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Valentine and Todd Towing Co
Blawnox
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Woman Wins Freedom In Murder Case
Bertha Gossett Hill 41 was acquitted of murdering her husband Leroy Hill with arsenic after a long legal fight. She first faced death, then life imprisonment, and finally a third trial granted by appeals court amid jury affidavits. The state could not locate key witnesses to proceed.
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Rome
Bertha Gossett Hill
Georgia Supreme Court
Matrimonial Subtractions in Hollywood Court
Glynn Wolfe, 46, a Hollywood hotel man with 12 wives, appeared in court with three wives to testify for his former mate Shirley Lou Wolfe Espy. Wolfe Espy won a divorce on default, while witnesses: Peggy Lou Wolfe Spencer, Shir ry Wolfe, and Kathy Wolfe, were present as Wolfe’s spouses.
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Los Angeles
Glynn Wolfe
Hollywood
Shirley Lou Wolfe Espy
Shirley
Wolfe
William D. Espy
Peggy Lou Wolfe Spencer
Sherry Wolfe
Kathy Wolfe
Janitors Strike Closes Most City Schools in St Louis
In St Louis the Board of Education offered a $200 annual wage increase to janitors and matrons who struck Monday, causing most public schools to close.
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ST. Louis
Board of Education
Kishi Arranges To Sign a Treaty
Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi arrives in Washington for a 32 day visit to sign a landmark treaty making Japan a full allied partner with the United States The accord would commit U S defense support and consultation with Tokyo while respecting Japan's wartime renunciation of war The agreement lasts at least 10 years and could extend indefinitely
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Nobusuke Kishi
White House
Eisenhower
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Hirohito
Far East
United States
Tokyo
America
West
Meigs School Transfer Stirs Up Controversy
Harrisonville School Board leaders urge public decision by ballot on transferring Northern Local Schools from Meigs County to Albany in Athens County. Petition efforts face opposition and questions over approval by the County Board of Education ahead of a June 1960 charter revocation for Harrisonville High School.
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Henry Wagonner
Samuel Lewis
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Athens County
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Rutland
Marshall Miller
O. QO. Patterson
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Northern School Board
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Perry County Youth Killed In Auto Crash Near Glenford
New Lexington report says Donald Bratton 17 of Glenford Perry County died when his car left Ohio 204 east of Glenford struck a guard rail. Two passengers Jack Grimm 18 of Thornville Route 1 and Warren Baker 17 East Fultonham suffered head injuries and lacerations.
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Donald Bratton
Glenford
Perry County
Ohio
Jack Grimm
Thornville
Warren Baker
East Fultonham
Miss Tregoff Linked To Murder Plot In West Covina
In Los Angeles County, Donald S. Williams testifies that Miss Tregoff sought murder details from a shady figure as prosecutors link her with a plot to kill Mrs. Barbara Jean Finch in July outside the Finch home. The case involves Dr. R Bernard Finch and Miss Tregoff facing murder charges over Mrs. Finch’s death and estate motives.
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Los Angeles
Carole Tregoff
Donald S. Williams
R. Bernard Finch
Finch
Barbara Jean Finch
West Covina
Miss Tregoff
Appeals In Order to Appeal to Personnel Board
Columbus Gov DiSalle says any of about 40,000 state employees who are dissatisfied due to job reclassification may appeal to the board of review of the new Personnel Department without fear of firing. State personnel director James T. Welsh expects about 3,000 appeals.
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Michael V. DiSalle
James T. Welsh
Rice quits 10th District GOP race narrows field
Jackson County state representative Dr. Fred Rice withdraws from the Republican primary for Congress in the 10th District. The move leaves two candidates Homer Abele and Oakley Collins, while Rice seeks re election as Jackson County representative and hints at future candidacy. Democratic incumbent Walter Moeller faces no opposition for now as November campaign looms.
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Pete) Abele
McArthur
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Ironton
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Walter H. Moeller
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Moeller
Plane Crashes In Fog Near Chickahominy River
A Capital Airlines Viscount from Chicago to Norfolk crashed in marsh near Holcroft Virginia amid heavy fog and rain killing 50 people including two infants. Rescue teams faced searing heat before recovering bodies as investigators planned to use seat assignments for identification.
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Washington
Robert H. Tench
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Virginia
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Winter Returns to Ohio as Winds Rip Through
Strong northwest winds and snow showers bring back winter conditions across Ohio. Gusts reach 40 mph in Dayton with 25 to 30 mph elsewhere and visibilities drop below a mile. A northwest storm from Monday sits over Quebec while colder air moves eastward. Snow showers persist tonight with heavy squalls near Lake Erie. Temperatures range from 25 in Mansfield to 22 in Chesapeake.
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Canton
Ohio Lawman Raps Young For Politics
Rep Clarence J Brown of Ohio accuses Sen Stephen M Young of blocking up to 19 Ohio postmaster nominees as unqualified and political. Brown says the move is a Senate matter and could spur Republicans to rally behind a Republican president. An aide to Young counters that Republicans are politicizing the issue.
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Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
Stephen M. Young
Eisenhower
Buckeye
Brown
Young
Senate
Former Chesapeake Mayor George Morris Dies at 59
George H. Morris 59 of Chesapeake and Huntington West Virginia died Monday. He was a former mayor of Chesapeake and an employee of McKesson Drug Co. in Huntington.
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Bank robbery indictment in Hamilton after Jan. holdup
Pleas M. Turner 41 a factory tool and die maker was indicted by the Butler County grand jury on a bank robbery charge after a Jan 4 holdup. Police said the Plaza branch of the First National Bank yielded $2 250 as recovered. In Seoul the emergency alert for all armed forces was lifted 38 days after the mass migration of Korean residents from Japan to the North.
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