DiSalle's tax program advances with cigarette tax passage
After weeks of delay Governor DiSalle sees progress as the Senate approves a House tax bill raising cigarette tax by two cents a pack. The measure, supported by several Republicans, is expected to yield about 46 million dollars in 1960-61, part of a broader plan including wagering, beer, liquor and sales tax changes aimed at 215 million dollars in new revenue.
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Columbus
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
Senate
Ate
C. Stanley Mechem
Rathens
House
Dan O. Taber
Gallia Coun
Terry E. Drake
Crawford County
Compromise May Be Brewing At Geneva Signals Stop After 13 Minutes
The Air Force launched Discoverer III using a Thor missile from Vandenberg AFBCalif. Four black mice aboard the 78 foot rocket sent back radio signals for 13 minutes before contact was lost and officials believed the capsule likely burned up on reentry. The mission aimed to test living retrieval from orbit as part of future Mercury planning.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Earth
Pacific
Cape Canaveral
Nike and Bomarc programs to continue at reduced levels
A high level decision proposed by Secretary of Defense McElroy would back a go ahead for Nike Hercules and Bomarc missiles at cut back funding. The plan aims to keep air defense against bombers while delaying broader deployment amid debates with the Army Air Force and congressional panels.
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NIKE
Washington
Neil H. McElroy
Eisenhower
McElroy
Road Tie-Up Talks Planned for Friday
Ohio bridge and road work face disruption as Local 18 Operating Engineers union plans another round of bargaining Friday with Ohio Contractors Association. About 8000 workers across 76 counties have been on strike since May 26 seeking higher wages and a new contract. Routes 33 and 78 projects in Athens County are affected by the stoppage.
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Columbus
Ohio
Athens
Vinton
Operating Engineers Union
Ohio Contractors Association
Beaumont
Glouster
Hollister
Athens County
Scoutmaster Sentenced for Scout Abuse in Ohio
A former Boy Scout leader who molested troop members and forced them to take the Scout oath not to report him received a six to 60 year sentence in Ohio Penitentiary.
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Columbus
Ohio
Nicaraguan Army Doubled Amid Invasion Aftermath
Managua reports doubling its army after air invasion by opponents of Luis Somoza. The National Guard gains 2000 active troops and 10,000 reserve members are called for training. Rebel claims include ambushes and equipment seizures, while the government pushes OAS intervention.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Luis Somoza
Costa Rica
San Jose
Enrique Lacayo Farfan
Potote Canyon
Lloyd Selwyn Lloyd to shift posts after election
The London Times maintains its sensational report that Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd will be moved to another post after the next general election. The Times reprinted the claim in its weekly edition circulated worldwide.
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London
The
London Times Today
Selwyn Lloyd
the Times
Cleveland Mayor Candidate Blocked From Displaying Signs
Officials in the Ohio House and Senate rebuffed Republican mayoral nominee Tom Ireland who sought to display signs in the chambers opposing a sales tax increase. The Democratic-led Legislature rejected the request on Wednesday.
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Columbus
Ohio House
Senate
Tom Ireland
Cleveland
Drag Racing Bill Passes In Ohio Senate
Ohio Senate approved a bill to make drag racing on public highways a crime carrying up to 500 dollars in fines and six months in jail or both, plus six demerit points under the 12 point system. The law defines drag races as side by side starts with steady acceleration until a winner emerges or a racer quits.
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Ohio Senate
House
Sprenz Faces State Court After Federal Bank Robbery Conviction
Frank L. Sprenz already serving a 25 year federal sentence for a $25 000 March bank holdup in Hamilton goes to state court to plea double jeopardy. Attorney William Stitsinger says he will enter former conviction but Sprenz may plead innocent to a grand larceny charge over a theft of an airplane linked to the same case.
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Hamilton
Frank L. Sprenz
William Stitsinger
Sprenz
Lorenz
Truck Explosion Toll Reduced To Ten Dead
Police in Pottsville, Pennsylvania lowered the death toll from Tuesday’s propane gas truck blast to ten. Fifteen others were injured on the busy highway near nearby Pottsville as investigators identified a body by a monogrammed cigarette lighter and later confirmed the head belonged to D. Ray Erb of Pottstown.
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Pottsville
Pennsylvania
Here
D. Ray Erb
Pottstown
Estate of Fred McGlashan Appraised at $437 078
The estate of the late Fred McGlashan, longtime director of Peoples Merchant Trust Co in Canton, is valued at 437 078 dollars per an inventory filed in Muskingum County Probate Court.
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Zanesville
Fred McGlashan
Peoples Merchant Trust Co
Canton
Muskingum County
Union Election Set for Dow Chemical Hanging Rock Plant
The National Labor Relations Board set June 10 and 11 for a collective bargaining election among production and maintenance workers at the Dow Chemical Co plant in Hanging Rock Lawrence County.
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Cincinnati
National Labor Relations Board
Dow Chemical Co
Hanging Rock
Lawrence County
Ex Nazi's Hearing Set on U S Deportation or Citizenship
Kurt Rossmeisl a former Afrika Corps member and prisoner of war faces a 10 a.m. hearing before special inquiry officer Milton V. Milich to decide if he may leave the United States voluntarily, be deported, or pursue citizenship after years of residence and a prior alias. Authorities note he was brought in as a war prisoner and cannot be deemed to have illegally entered.
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Cincinnati
Kurt Rossmeisl
Rommel
Afrika Corps
Milton V. Milich
Cleveland
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization
Rossmeisl
Africa
United States
Camp Butner
N. C
Chicago
Frank Ellis
FBI
Grant Rossmeis
Mexico
Gallipolis School Board Rehires Boggs
Data received on skeleton identity mystery prompts Gallipolis school board to rehire Boggs as part of ongoing personnel actions. Other items include Meigs fairgrounds flag plan and gas industry notes in Vinton County.
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Myst Gallipolis School Board
Boggs W. Hocking Board
Meigs Fairgrounds
Vinton County
Athens
Chauncey Ae Comics
Gallipolis
May Be Solidarity Show Union Board To Meet Today
The 33 member Executive Board of the United Steelworkers of America meets in New York amid stalled steel industry contract talks. A show of unity may echo last week’s American Iron & Steel Institute gathering where majors backed a one year wage and benefits freeze to curb inflation as the union seeks significant raises and other gains without raising steel prices.
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United Steelworkers of America
American Iron & Steel Institute
Mrs Truman Returns Home After Breast Tumor Surgery
Mrs Harry S. Truman, who had surgery for removal of a breast tumor May 18, has returned home in Independence Missouri.
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Mrs. Truman
Independence
Harry S. Truman
Plan Teacher's Rites for Oberlin Faculty Member
Memorial services will be held Tuesday for Miss Florence Mary Fitch 84 a longtime Oberlin College faculty member of 37 years She died Tuesday in Oberlin Ohio officials said
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Oberlin
Florence Mary Fitch
Oberlin College
Three-Day Negro Shriner Convention Opens in Columbus
A three day convention opens Friday night in Columbus for Negro Shriners from across Ohio with ceremonies and group gatherings planned.
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Columbus
Ohio
X15 First Free Flight Pushed To Friday At Edwards
Edwards Air Force Base California announces a 24 hour delay in the glide test of the X15 rocket ship. The first free flight is postponed until at least Friday due to technical difficulties affecting today’s schedule.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Martial Law Declared in Ecuador Amid City Riots
In Guayaquil, machinegun fire and looting erupted as troops pursued rioters after two nights of unrest blamed on Communists. Civilians clashed with soldiers again, a 10 p.m. curfew imposed, and President Camilo Ponce declared martial law amid calls for unity against dictatorship.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Camilo Ponce
Communist Party
Salk Shots To Become Compulsory In Ohio Schools
Ohio lawmakers approved a bill requiring polio immunization for children entering public school classes next autumn. The Senate added an emergency clause, making the measure effective upon the governor's signing. the House must approve the clause.
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Columbus
Jonas Salk
Ohio
Ohio Senate
House
Cincinnati machinists return to work amid quota dispute
Four hundred machinists resumed tasks after a company ultimatum to return by noon Wednesday. They await today’s meeting to resolve grievances over a newly implemented quota system.
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Cincinnati
Gromyko Shows Elasticity in Berlin Talks
Western officials say the United States Britain and France may cut their 10 000 man force in West Berlin if the Soviet Union drops its threat to the city Gromyko hints at flexibility but no Khrushchev instruction seen yet Herter Lloyd and Couve de Murville urge a Soviet pledge to protect Western rights in Berlin while maintaining occupation forces near the city The Big Four ministers hold a secret session at Murville's villa with a dinner to follow.
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United States
Britain
France
West Berlin
Soviet Union
Andrei Gromyko
Kremlin
Berlin
Gromyko
Nikita Khrushchev
Gromykov
U.S
Christian A. Herter
Selwyn Lloyd
Herter
Lloyd
Maurice Couve de Murville
Couve de Murville
Merman Skips Show For Daughter Graduation
Ethel Merman left the Broadway show Gypsy for one night to attend her daughter Ethel's high school graduation at Cherry Creek High School near Denver. The elder Merman flew in Wednesday night for the ceremony and returned after the diploma presentation.
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Denver
Colo
Ethel Merman
Ethel
Cherry Creek High School
Navy Time Finally Credited To Army Major Darby
Navy time and Army promotion credits were granted to Charles R. Darby after a court ruling. Darby, who joined the Army as a lieutenant in 1948 due to seasickness in the Navy, was previously promoted to major with Navy service counted. The U S Court of Claims ordered back pay of just over $1000, noting you cannot eat or drive a car with Navy time uncredited.
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Charles R. Darby
Navy
Annapolis
Darby
Army
Army Board of Correc
U. S. Court of Claims
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