Ohio Senate Rejects Highway Aid Bills and Budget Fight
Ohio lawmakers near adjournment face a heavy agenda as Gov. DiSalle pushes action on a $1.848 billion budget and a slate of measures. Key items include creating a Department of Industrial and Economic Development, reforming liquor oversight, broadening unemployment benefits, and funding changes to retirement programs.
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Department of Industrial and Economic Development
House
Labor
Senate
Free Cincinnati trip planned for Meigs County students
Meigs County applauds Cincinnati and its Chamber of Commerce for organizing an all expenses paid trip for Harrisonville I seniors and juniors who donated a $300 scholarship and lunches for Payne family after Kenneth Payne 42 died in a tractor accident. Cincinnati figures plan includes hotel meals zoo Coney Island rides Cinerama museum and more with local organizers coordinating student participation.
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Payne
Harrisonville
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
Queen City
Jack Franks
Post-Times Star
Cincinnati
Franks
Chamber of Commerce
Meigs County
Sheraton Gibson
Cincinnati Zoological Gardens
Coney Island
Cinerama
Hank Zureich
Cincinnati Redlegs
Cincinnati Museum
Conservatory of History
Conservatory of Flowers
Bernard Claywell
Marshall Miller
Parent and Teachers Association
Zureich
Klumpp Defense Seeks Sympathy In Cincinnati Trial
Edythe Klumpp testsifying in her murder trial under cross examination by Hamilton County Prosecutor C Watson Hover and aides. The 41 year old accused of killing Louise Bergen reenacted the shooting in a car set piece as defense attorney William F Hopkins pressed her story of an affair with Bergen’s husband. The state says Klumpp beat and burned Bergen after planning to marry the younger man.
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Cincinnati
Edythe Klumpp
Hamilton County
C. Watson Hover
Governor Eyes Sunday Park Outings Tax Exemption
Ohio Governor DiSalle says the Ohio House will vote on a bill to exempt amusements and concession stands in state parks and public fairs from Sunday blue laws. A recent attorney general opinion says the laws apply to state property operations.
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Rotary
Senate
Workmen’s Compensation Insurance
House
Columbus
Michael V. DiSalle
Woman Charged With Murder In Bathtub Death Case
Mrs Helen Rabin Bartlett 52 was arrested in Buffalo for the bathtub drowning of her second husband Alfred J Babin 43. She signed a statement admitting the killing. Police traced her after insurers flagged new accident policies on her third husband Wright Bartlett 69 totaling over 100000 dollars.
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Hltchcock
Helen Rabin Bartlett
Buffalo
Alfred J. Babin
Wright Bartlett
License Required On Ohio River
West Virginia enforces boat licensing for craft over five horsepower on the Ohio River along the state. The 1959 law requires annual permits, first cost five dollars and renewals two dollars, with a July 30 registration deadline. Out-of-state boats with Coast Guard registration are exempt but must file numbers with the department.
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Charleston
W. Va
Ohio
Ohio River
West Virginia
Conservation Department
Coast Guard
Freighter sinks after foggy Lake Huron collision
In Lake Huron fog the Liberian freighter Monrovia sank after colliding with the Canadian Royalton. The Norman W. Foy reported loss of radar contact with Monrovia at 1 15 a m EST, more than 11 hours after the earlier collision.
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Alpena
Mich
Monrovia
Lake Huron
Coast Guard
Norman W. Foy
Royalton
Neat Weep Ritzy Tito Among 1959 Best Dressed Men
Tailor and Cutter magazine lists 11 top dressed men including Vice President Nixon and Yugoslav President Tito. Tito is cited as ritziest dictator, while Nixon praised for balancing American drape with Ivy League tight wear. Others named include Nubar Gulbenkian, Sir David Eccles, the Duke of Kent, Cecil Beaton, and Daphne du Maurier’s husband.
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London
Richard M. Nixon
Tito
Yugoslavia
Fred Astaire
Rex Harrison
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Tailor and Cutter Magazine
Nixon
U.S
Steel talks stall as strike looms and talks resume
Industrial negotiations over steel labor costs remain deadlocked with a Wednesday strike deadline. Despite union and industry proposals to delay, talks resumed with July 1 as the strike date. President Eisenhower warned against price boosts as wages and benefits are debated.
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NEW York
Eisenhower
David J. McDonald
McDonald
Satchmo Rallying Strongly in Spoleto
Louis Armstrong shows improvement after pneumonia and heart strain. Doctors monitor for complications as fever recedes and pulse stabilizes. Nurses report he jokes with staff and remains under care on the hospital’s third floor with wife Anna Venturini nearby.
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Spoleto
Italy
Louis Armstrong
Armstrong
Anna Venturini
Patterson Johansson Title Fight Inches Toward Night
New York pamphlet notes prospects of the Floyd Patterson vs Ingemar Johansson heavyweight title bout brightened by a midmorning weather forecast of partly clearing skies. Promoter Bill Rosensohn announced a favorable forecast from a private source and declared it "full speed ahead."
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New York — i
Floyd Patterson
Ingemar Johansson
Bill Rosensohn
Charleston Mom Held For Kidnapping Daughter
In Charleston West Virginia a 29 year old waitress Ruby Matthews is jailed on kidnapping charges for taking her daughter from a foster home in St Albans at gunpoint. Prosecutor Charles Walker and Magistrate George Raider awaited bond decisions. Matthews said she took the child to regain her family.
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Charleston
W. Va
George Raider
St. Albans
Kanawha County
Charles Walker
Ruby Matthews
Ashland
Explosion Claims Two Workers at Tennessee Chemical Plant
Knoxville report says an explosion sent two workers into a 13,000 gallon vat of acid, killing them. The accident occurred Thursday night at the chemical plant, with investigators examining the scene and identifying the victims.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Judge To Get Long Sanity Case In Covington
Gov Earl Long seeks release from mental hospital in a writ of habeas corpus filed in Covington Louisiana on the day marking 20 years since he first became state chief executive. He and his lawyers prepare before Judge Robert D Jones in a junior high auditorium serving as courthouse. Mrs Long stays out of state as a surprise move, while Long also files for separation from his 58 year old wife, signaling possible divorce action.
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Long
Robert D. Jones
22Nd Judicial District
New Orleans
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Covington
Earl Long
Two Farm Bills May Make Trouble In 1960
Washington reports vetoes of two farm bills by President Eisenhower could spark bitter fights in Congress and the 1960 campaign. He rejected measures affecting wheat and tobacco, saying they did not meet growers needs in expanding markets or curb costly surplus production.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Satellite Fails Orbit After Secret Gear Launch
Vandenberg Air Force Base announces that the Discoverer satellite rocket with secret gear failed to reach orbit. The malfunction ends the mission, with officials citing payload and guidance issues during ascent.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Seaway Opens With Ceremonies in Montreal
President Eisenhower and Queen Elizabeth II attended the opening ceremonies of the St. Lawrence Seaway at a Canadian air base near the new river channel. The scene featured a 21 gun salute, guards, bands, and a formal review by the two leaders with Prime Minister John Diefenbaker present.
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Montreal
St. Lawrence Seaway
Eisenhower
Queen Elizabeth II
Columbine
Prince Philip
John Diefenbaker
Canada
Air Force
Elizabeth
Mrs
Royal Canadian Air Force
Chief
Mason Counts Sixth Fatality in Broad Run Car Crash
Mason County coroner reports 19 year old Charles Wesley Herdman of Letart Route died from shock after a single vehicle crash on Broad Run road near Graham Station. The car driver Edward Ray Ithley, 18, of Broad Run Community, suffered a dislocated hip and is hospitalized. State Police say loss of control caused the car to flip. no charges filed.
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Point Pleasant
Charles Wesley Herdman
Letart
Edward Ray Ithley
Broad Run
Holzer Hospital
Oliver Eschenaur
Mason County
Ray Clark
Graham Station
West Virginia
Jones & Laughlin Steel strike ends. plant resumes work
A strike by open hearth workers at the Jones & Laughlin Steel South Side plant in Pittsburgh ended early today as the company began resuming operations.
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Pittsburgh
South Side
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Little Rock Board Plans Integrated High Schools This Fall
The Little Rock school board announced plans to operate high schools on an integrated basis this fall amid Gov. Faubus warning of possible violence. The decision follows tension over desegregation and aims to proceed despite threats.
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Little Rock
Ark
Orval E. Faubus
Athens State Hospital receives major upgrade amid maintenance critique
The Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction reported 8.54 million dollars spent over two years to rehabilitate hospitals, schools, and facilities. Athens State Hospital alone accounts for 353 thousand dollars for rebuilding two cottages roofing work and repairs to an amusement hall as part of 51 projects.
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Columbus
Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction
Michael V. DiSalle
Athens State Hospital
Senate Rejects Gasoline Tax Hike Despite Tax Extender Passage
The Senate rejected two Eisenhower gas tax increase proposals as it approved a wartime tax extender bill. Amendments to taxes were adopted, reducing federal revenue next year while delaying final action on highway funding. The session stretched to early morning with final votes after midnight.
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Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
George A. Smathers
D-Fla
Robert 8. Kerr
D-Okla
Eugene McCarthy
D-Minn
Ohio Court Refuses Stay on Lyons Execution
The Ohio Supreme Court refused to halt the July 3 execution of Cleveland police sharer Robert Lee Lyons. Court officials said Lyons may appeal to the U S Supreme Court, an appeal that could stay the death sentence in the Ohio Penitentiary electric chair. Lyons had sought a stay to prepare the federal appeal.
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Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Cleveland
Shayer
Robert Lee Lyons
Lyons
U. S. Supreme Court
Ohio
Salary Secrecy Ends in Senate Payroll Disclosure
The Senate voted to publish the names and salaries of all Senate employees every three months ending secrecy around office payrolls. The move aims at transparency in government staffing and compensation.
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Washington
Senate
Weather highlights across states with humid conditions
West Virginia shows variable clouds with warm humid weather and scattered thundershowers later today tonight and Saturday. Ohio remains partly cloudy warm and humid with scattered storms today and Saturday. Five day Ohio forecast calls for 4 to 8 degree above normal temperatures and about one inch rainfall mainly in late afternoon thundershowers. Fort Worth and Los Angeles report cloudy skies with mild temperatures.
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West Virginia
Ohio
Scicatiane
Fort Worth
Los Angeles
Paul
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