Ohio Senate Faces New Tax Bills Amid Budget Strain
The Ohio Senate braces under a rising tax burden as the House Finance Committee approves a 1.808 billion dollar two year budget for state operations and highways. A parimutuel wagering tax bill moves through the House, while pending measures include gasoline and cigarette tax hikes and a beer tax. Governor DiSalle faces a stalled omnibus sales tax plan and ongoing political tensions from December leadership changes.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
House Finance Committee
HOUSE
Route 676 Relocation Plan To Be Discussed
A State Highway Department group in Marietta will discuss a 3700 foot relocation of Ohio 676 in western Washington County. The plan would permit four new bridges and connect west of the Ohio 76 intersection to the present road about one mile west. Project cost is estimated at 130000 dollars.
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Columbus
State
Marietta
Washington County
Eddie Fisher and Elizabeth Taylor Plans for Las Vegas Wedding
Eddie Fisher and Elizabeth Taylor set a Las Vegas wedding date for early November. The couple will wed the day after Fisher obtains a Nevada divorce from Debbie Reynolds, with the ceremony planned for next Tuesday.
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Hollywood
Eddie Fisher
Elizabeth Taylor
Las Vegas
Nevada
Debbie Reynolds
Steel industry moves toward contingency strike plan
In a more serious stage of talks, Steelworkers President David J. McDonald and U.S. Steel chief negotiator R. Conrad Cooper discussed a potential July 1 strike and industry countermeasures. Cooper outlined a plan to share profits if strikes hit only some producers, and hinted at a united front if one firm is struck. McDonald voiced dissatisfaction with the mutual aid concept amid contract expiry looming June 30.
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NEW York
David J. McDonald
R. Conrad Cooper
U.S. Steel Corp
Cooper
McDonald
BIS Man Sought After Missing Fairfield County Worker
Sheriff units from three counties hunted the Ilesboro area for William H. Clark of Fairfield County, missing since Tuesday 1 p.m. He left the Boys Industrial School in a panel truck and has not been seen. The search extended to Hocking and Franklin counties with lawmen, horseback units, and police communications teams aiding the effort. Officials initially feared foul play but the escaped boys were later found at the BIS gates. Clark’s disappearance remains unexplained.
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Logan
Llesboro
William H. Clark
Fairfield County
H. A. Waldron
Fairfield Sheriff's
Franklin County Sheriff's Posse
Franklin County
Logan Police Department
Clark
Bing Crosby becomes grandfather again as daughter Dixie Lee is born
Los Angeles reports Bing Crosby’s son Philip and wife Sandra Drummond welcomed a daughter named Dixie Lee weighing five pounds three ounces. Dixie Lee is Philip’s first child with Sandra and honors Crosby’s late wife. The infant was born Wednesday in the family.
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Los Angeles
Bing Crosby
Sandra Drummond
Bing
Philip
Dixie Lee
Miami to Honor Smith at Armed Services Day
Oxford Ohio May 16 1964 Vice Adm Harold Page Smith chief of the Bureau of Naval Personnel will receive an honorary degree from Miami University during Armed Services Day ceremonies.
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Oxford
Ohio
Harold Page Smith
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Miami University
Horatio Alger Award Honors Forceful Men
New York hosts the 13th Horatio Alger Awards honoring self made figures. Secretary of Labor James P Mitchell, once a grocer helper, is celebrated along with Alfred C Fuller the Fuller Brush founder. The honors recall Horatio Alger stories of humble beginnings leading to success.
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New York
Horatio Alger
James P. Mitchell
Elizabeth
Alfred C. Fuller
First American-Owned Freighter Visits Toledo Port
An official welcome with band music will greet the Santa Regina, the first American-owned ocean freighter to visit the Toledo port this season.
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Toledo
Fred Astaire dominates Emmys with nine wins
Fred Astaire, 60, swept nine Emmys for An Evening With Fred Astaire, winning the outstanding program of the year award at the Moulin Rouge ceremony. Veteran winners included Jack Benny, Loretta Young, Dinah Shore, Perry Como and Edward R. Murrow as Omnibus, Hallmark Hall of Fame and other programs shared honors.
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Hollywood
Fred Astaire
Jack Benny
Loretta Young
Dinah Shore
Perry Como
Edward R. Murdow
Omnibus
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Playhouse 90
Alcoa-Goodyear Theater
Maverick
Astaire
Robert Young
Moulin Rouge
Iraq Frees Plane After 27 Hours
Iraqi authorities released a large Alitalia DC6B after 27 hours of detention for an unauthorized flight over Iraq. The plane carried eight crew and 17 passengers toward Beirut from Tehran, with three Americans among them. Iraqi officials said no permission was granted for this overflight.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Tehran
Beirut
Alitalia Airline
Robert Rachwal
Glendale
Calif
Arthur McLaren
Katonah
N. Y. Alitalia
Joseph Thweny
Walter Galli
Rome
Thweny
Strauss Seen Securing Commerce Nomination Favorable Senate Backing
A Republican senator predicts Lewis L. Strauss will gain committee approval for the commerce secretary nomination despite sharp opposition. Strauss, already in the cabinet on a recess appointment, testifies amid charges from Sen. Clinton P. Anderson and others.
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Lewis L. Strauss
Commerce
Strauss
Senate Commerce Committee
Vinton County Strike Scene Unchanged
In McArthur and Austin, Ohio, the Vinton County strike continues with Austin Powder Co and McArthur Brick Co closed. A hoped union mediation yesterday failed to materialize with a federal mediator. a Friday meeting is anticipated. About 60 McArthur Brick workers struck at midnight seeking an 8 cent raise, while Austin Powder's 200 employees seek 25 cent raise.
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McArthur
Vinton County
Austin Powder Co
McArthur Brick Co
Austin Powder
McArthur Brick
Austin
Kent Fraternity Council withdraws floats from parade
Kent State University's Interfraternity Council voted to pull 22 floats from the Campus Day parade on May 16 after school officials tossed out seven as too suggestive. Five floats remain in the lineup.
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Kent
Kent State University
Interfraternity Council
Endorsement of a Check in Unusual Display at State Office
Milton Carpenter, Missouri state director of the Department of Revenue, endorses a novelty check drawn on the Bank of Neosho, Mo. It is painted on the seat of a pair of men's white under shorts with the slogan Please note Now you have it all. Carpenter said the check would be cashed despite depreciation of the shorts.
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Milton Carpenter
Missouri
U.S. Department of Revenue
Jefferson City
Neosho
Indictment in Assault Case Sparks Racial Tensions in Florida
A Florida grand jury indicted four white youths for raping a 19 year old Negro coed after nearly seven hours of testimony. The case drew national attention and prompted student protests at Florida A. and M. University while officials prepared arraignments and a trial date. In Ohio, Donald R. Cornell, 22, Wilkesville, died in a Route 160 crash near Ewington. coroner ruled accidental drowning.
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Tallahassee
Fla
W. May Walker
Florida
Walker
Florida A. and
M. University
Gallipolis
Donald R. Cornell
Wilkesville
Ewington
Gallia County
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Cornell
Donald R. Warehime
Donald Bailes
Albert Dunn
Clayton Cornell
Virginia Cornell
Yawkey
W. Va
Vernon McCoy
Vinton
Jupiter intermediate range missile test succeeds over Atlantic
CAPE CANAVERAL FL. The Army blasted its Jupiter intermediate range ballistic missile 1500 miles over the Atlantic in a reliability flight test. The 60 foot rocket, aimed at potential monkey passengers, carried a beacon light for tracking the 10000 mph journey. Maj Gen John B Medaris said a monkey launch would occur within two months following an earlier failed December 13 attempt.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic
John B. Medaris
Army
Violence erupts in Jellico coal strike territory with blast damage
In Jellico Tennessee near the Kentucky line two explosions hit the Louisville and Nashville railroad yards early today. Tipples were set ablaze and coal burned in the business district, with no injuries reported. The strikes by United Mine Workers have disrupted much of the East Tennessee coal industry.
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Jellico, Tenn
Kentucky State Line
Louisville & Nashville
United Mine Workers
East Tennessee
Roofers Reach Two Year Columbus Contract Ending Walkout
Fifteen central Ohio contractors have reached a two year agreement with Roofers Union Local 86, ending a significant walkout in the building trades scene in Columbus. The deal averts further strikes and sets terms for wages and work rules.
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Columbus
Central Ohio
Roofers Union Local 86
Grove City to Become City in 30 Days
Secretary of State Ted W. Brown issues proclamation that Grove City with a population of 7505 will be incorporated as a city within 30 days, meeting the name’s expectation.
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Columbus
Grove City
Ted W. Brown
Unfinished Structure Collapses at Westbury Industrial Park
A large industrial building under construction collapsed at Westbury Industrial Park on Brush Hollow Road Long Island trapping an estimated 20 to 100 workers. At least one person is reported killed as rescue teams with cranes worked through debris including cries and screams.
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Westbury
N. Y
Nassau County
Brush Hollow Road
New York City
Long Island
Pleads Guilty To Murder In Ohio Case
Eur gene Oliver of Stockport pleaded guilty in common pleas court to second degree murder and received a life term. He admitted shooting Thomas Camber Roach in February as they traveled to a basketball game in Athens after meeting earlier that day in a tavern.
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Mcconnellville
Eurgene Oliver
Stockport
Common Pleas
Ohio
Oliver
South Charleston
W. Va
Thomas Camber Roach
Athens
Ex Baseball Pro Dies in Logansport Ind
Loganport Indiana obituary reports former Federal League outfielder Allen G Scheer died Wednesday at Logansport State Hospital at age 69. He was a Groveport Ohio native and played for the old Federal League.
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Logansport
Ind
Allen G. Scheer
Logansport State Hospital
Scheer
Groveport
Ohio
Weather snapshot for Ohio and surrounding areas
Partly cloudy and cooler today and Friday in Ohio. Fair and cool tonight with lows 44 to 48 and highs near 70 to 74 on Friday. West Virginia mostly fair and warm with a chance of scattered thundershowers mainly east today, then fair and cooler tonight and Friday with lows 46 to 52.
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West Virginia
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Chongy
Atlanta
Siva Caee
Boston
Clear
Oklahoma City
Hevsnne
Pittsburgh
Richmond
Eas
Ieee
Dss
Seattle
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Boys Save Friend In Basement Cave-In Heroic Rescue
In Middletown Lee Brown 11 and Gary 10 are hailed as heroes for rescuing 9 year old Bobby Robinson from a basement cave in. The brothers dug away soil around Bobby's head to free him before police and additional help arrived.
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Middletown
Lee Brown
Gary
Bobby Robinson
Bobby
Dog Earns Reward for Saving Boy in Creek Rescue
In Norwalk Ohio Teddy the dog saved 21 month old Lee Allen Weimnan from drowning last June 30. The American Humane Association awarded Teddy for pulling the unconscious child from a creek, with bite marks indicating the rescue.
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Norwalk
Ohio
American Humane Association
Teddy
Lee Allen Weimnan
Lee
Convention Changes Likely for 1960 Party Posts
Washington report notes Sam Rayburn Joseph Martin and John McCormack may lose their long held posts at the 1960 party conventions in Los Angeles and Chicago. Rayburn hints at stepping aside possibly giving way to a nominating speech. Martin faces removal as floor leader. McCormack does not seek Platform Committee chair.
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Sion
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
R-Mass
John McCormack
D-Mass
Rayburn
Martin
HOUSE
Los Angeles
Chicago
Washington
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
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