Cigarette Tax Bill Moves in Ohio Senate
The Ohio Senate debates a House approved bill to raise cigarette tax from three to five cents a pack as part of Gov. DiSalle’s tax plan. The panel also weighs a polio shot requirement for school entrants and other childhood disease inoculations. The chamber also passes a parimutuel wagering tax measure and considers limits on library board appointments, ballots, and debt judgments.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
Michael V. DiSalle
Frank W. King
Dlucas
DiSalle
House
Utilities Commission
Soil Conservation District
Federal Aid Sought After Cleveland Flood
Cleveland Mayor Anthony J. Celebrezze requests federal assistance from Gov. Michael V. DiSalle to declare the southeast side flood disaster a major event. The move aims to unlock federal relief for the ten million dollar loss.
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Cleveland
Uncle Sam
Greater
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Michael V. DiSalle
Uncle Sam Moves in Rubber Strike
Federal mediator opens talks at Canton amid stalemate between Firestone Tire and Rubber Co and the United Rubber Workers Union as 18 000 workers stay out. The six week old Firestone and Goodrich walkouts press wage issues aside while pension plans emerge as the focus of negotiations.
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Uncle Sam
Cleveland
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
United Rubber Workers Union
Firestone
UAW
B. F. Goodrich Co
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Goodric
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Goodrich
U. S. Rubber Co
General Tire
Seiberling Rubber
Eisenhower Denies Favor In Steel Tiff
President Eisenhower rejected claims he intervened for steel companies in their wage dispute with labor. He recalled urging both sides to show discipline and warned against a wage price spiral. He expressed little interest in management, stressing concern for workers and urging price restraint.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Women Asked To Fight Indecent Literature
LOS ANGELES The president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs urges every federated clubwoman in the United States to join a campaign against indecent literature and pornography. Miss Chloe Gifford says action is needed now as teenagers and even grade school youngsters are targeted by racketeers at the 68th annual convention.
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Los Angeles
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
United States
Chloe Gifford
North Carolina House Passes Spanking Bill for Pupils
A bill granting NC school teachers the right to spank unruly pupils was passed by the House on Tuesday night and sent to the Senate.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
House
Senate
Rumor of Gold Ruble Convertible Joked Off by U S Officials
Western officials dismissed and debunked rumors that the Soviet Union would declare rubles freely convertible into gold or create a ruble bloc to rival dollar and sterling systems. They noted Moscow has not signaled such drastic plans and warned of financial disaster if attempted. The USSR has not disclosed its gold holdings or mining output.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Kremlin
U.S.S.R
U.S
Moscow
Legality Questioned Over State Liquidation Fund Use
Ohio officials question spending over 400000 from a special liquidation fund created by charges against defunct building and loan firms. Governor DiSalle released Auditor Rhodes’s report showing only half of the money can be accounted for, raising questions about the fund’s legal existence.
Rain Strikes West Texas Forcing Families From Homes
High winds and heavy rain from a thunderstorm line sweep West Texas early today. The weather forces families from homes in Snyder and floods stores in Lubbock, with damage and travel disruptions noted across the region.
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Dallas
Tex
West Texas
Snyder
Lubbock
Nicaragua braces for Cuban backed invasion in Nicaragua
President Luis Somoza marshals forces to meet three Cuban bound schooners and 75 rebels reported en route from Costa Rica. Castro denies aiding movements while exile sources claim rebel groups seize positions near Santo Tomas and Mu May. Costa Rican assembly backs revolutionary cause.
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Nicaragua
Luis Somoza
Cuba
Latin America
Costa Rica
Fidel Castro
Havana
Castro
Panama
United States
San Jose
Santo Tomas
Pedro Joaquin Chamorro
la Prensa
Costa Rican National Assembly
Revolutionary Movement
Four Prisoners Escape Iowa State Penitentiary
Four long term inmates escaped from the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison by knife point, releasing a guard and a cellblock captain. The breakout occurred in cell house 19 at about 12:25 a.m. with prisoners rappelling from a window. Names identified include Lloyd Woodson Albert Boerger Elon Girdler and Robert Jones. deputy and guard accounts describe their coordinated withdrawal and staged alarm deception.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
Iowa State Penitentiary
John Bennett
Lloyd Woodson
Quincy
Ill
Albert M. Boerger
Kansas City
Elon Girdler
Peoria
Robert Jones
Cedar Rapids
Lawrence W. Smith
Janes
Smith
Boerger
Larry H. Pickard
Woodson
Girdler
Jones
Foreign Ministers Move For Showdown On Berlin
Washington reports President Eisenhower urged Soviet willingness to commit not to impede Western rights in Berlin until Germany reunifies. He cited Khrushchev remarks as not easing tensions and backed a firm Berlin proposal during Geneva talks. Western ministers planned secret talks with Gromyko to push for constructive proposals and a possible summit.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Geneva
Russia
Soviet Union
Berlin
Germany
White House
Andrei A. Gromyko
Britain
France
United States
Andrei Gromyko
Christian A. Herter
West Germany
Gromyko
U.S
Herter
Oxford votes to require Latin for university enrollment
In Oxford England the university senate approved a Latin requirement by 301 to 282, reversing a prior move to make Latin optional for entrance. The decision ties Latin to basic admission standards alongside Greek German and Russian.
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Oxford
England
Oxford University
Judge Wouldn't Want His Sight Restored
WOONSOCKET R I A Rhode Island Supreme Court associate justice, Blind since 1927, says he would not want his sight restored even if possible. He told an audience Tuesday night he is happy and satisfied with life, and would not relive the faces of his wife, children, grandchildren, neighbors, and associates.
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Woonsocket
R. I
William E. Powers
Rhode Island Supreme Court
Judge Powers
Hitler Speeches Record Ban Enforced in Bonn
West Germany bans sale of Hitler speech records in Bonn. Government declares measures to curb extremist material and restrict distribution of audio recordings associated with the Nazi era. Public notices emphasize compliance and legal penalties for violations.
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Hitler
Bonn
Germany
Wile Signs Order To Hold Lone Wile Signs Order To Hold Lone
Galveston Texas governor Earl K Long, aged 65, was ordered to a mental hospital for 90 days by Probate Court Judge Hugh Gibson at Mrs. Long's petition. Dr. Titus Harris testified Long is mentally ill and could harm himself or others, though Long volunteered and refused to answer questions.
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Galveston
Tex
Earl K. Long
Louisiana
Titus Harris
John Sealy Hospital
Long
Engineers and Contractors Fail to Make Progress in Ohio Talks
Federal mediator H. J. Montoney reports no shift in bargaining positions between the Operating Engineers Union and the Ohio Contractors Association after talks Tuesday. A walkout by about 8000 engineers halted roughly 400 million dollars in highway and public projects across 76 Ohio counties.
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Columbus
Striking Operating Engineers Union
Ohio Contractors Association
H. J. Montoney
Ohio
School clubs banned by Columbus Board of Education
Columbus high schools face a ban on fraternities and sororities as unauthorized social clubs. The regulation forbids solicitation of new members and the wearing of rings pins symbols or attire signifying membership on school property.
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Columbus
Columbus Board of Education
Ohto Five Day Forecast Highlights Warm Start
The forecast shows temperatures averaging 72 to 75 degrees, about 3 degrees above normal. Normal highs are 77 in the north and unknown in the south, with lows around 56 to 59. Warmer conditions expected Thursday and Friday, cooling Saturday or Sunday, with rainfall around 1 to 0.2 inches from Saturday to Sunday.
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OHTO
Bush Found Guilty In Try At Escape
James Edward Bush, 21, of Gallipolis, was found guilty in Gallia County Common Pleas Court of wounding an officer and attempting to escape jail. The verdict came after a two day trial with a 1 hour 45 minute jury deliberation. Bush and two companions faced multiple charges from the April 8 jail break attempt and related counts.
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Dick Thomas
Stanley Fellore
Bates
West Virginia
Mason County
Lawson
Ohio
Robert M. Betz
Bush
Gallia County
Warren F. Sheets
Oral polio vaccine claims by researcher in tests
Cincinnati based virologist Dr Albert Sabin announced successful mass tests of a new swallowable polio vaccine. The trial involved about 32 million children across Russia and Czechoslovakia using a live but weakened virus vaccine.
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Cincinnati
Albert Sabin
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Plant Contract Awarded for Ohio Tile Plant
New York Johns Manville Corp. awarded Turner Construction Co. of New York the general contract for a multi million dollar floor tile plant near Chillicothe Ohio.
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New York
Johns-Manville Corp
Turner Construction Co. of
Chillicothe
Ohio
Operation Is Breeze For Baker
Washington reports that Baker the one pound squirrel monkey survived a Tuesday removal of two electrodes from under the skin used for space travel. Able the seven pound rhesus died after an anesthetic for similar surgery Monday night. Navy scientists at Pensacola, Florida, removed the first two electrodes quickly while a later extraction of spare electrodes is planned.
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Washington
Baker
Able
Navy
Pensacola
Fla
Negro Homes Top Problem in Ohio Civil Rights Study
The Ohio Advisory Committee of President Eisenhower's Civil Rights Commission reports that safe and sanitary housing for Negroes is Ohio's top civil rights issue. Led by Mrs. Kathryn Mansell of Medina, the five month study drew on reports from Cleveland Columbus and Cincinnati.
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Columbus
Ohio
Washington
Eisenhower
Commission On Civil Rights
Kathryn Mansell
Medina
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Sylvania Drops Case Against Express Agency
The Utilities Commission dismissed a complaint from Sylvania Electric Products against Railway Express Agency Inc A protest over a service reduction between Logan and Nelsonville yielded a reply that the carrier apparently has no intention of cutting service The case was resolved without further action.
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Columbus
The
Utilities Commission
Railway Express Agency, Inc
Sylvania Electric Products
Logan
Nelsonville
Railway Express
Cuba Going To Reds Legion Head Claims
The American Legion's national commander Preston J. Moore warned that agents of the Kremlin are nearing capture of a major base of operations 90 miles from the United States in Cuba. He said Cuba's Fidel Castro and James R. Hoffa present the U S with problems that have striking similarities and are cause for concern.
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Washington
American Legion
Kremlin
United States
Cuba
Legion
Preston J. Moore
Fidel Castro
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Food Poison Claims 100 East Germans in Berlin
Berlin based Berliner Zeitung reports that about 100 East Germans have died recently from dysentery traced to food imports from Red China. The item cites public health fears and quarantines as authorities investigate the outbreak and manage supply concerns.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Berliner Zeitung
China
Turmoil in Ecuador claims seven lives in clashes
In Guayaquil student protesters and civilians clashed with police for eight hours. Seven killed and more than a hundred wounded as President Camilo Ponce imposed military law to curb what he called foreign communist aggression. Army controlled the city by dawn.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Camilo Ponce
Republic
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