Ohio House Budget Slashes State Funds in Tightening Bill
The Ohio House Finance Committee cut about 250 million from the 1961 63 budget with a hold the line approach It awaits objections and votes on amendments and may delay final action until Wednesday Governor DiSalle requested 2 068 billion for two years while the committee offers roughly 2 043 billion Senate leaders promise further cuts to trim fat from the request Education funding remains at 32 2 million with no salary increases public welfare and mental hygiene funds face multi million cuts The session included a failed group term insurance bill for state militia associations won 83 35 with opposition from freshman Jacob A Shawan and minority leader James A Lantz
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Ohio House Finance Committee
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Athens
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Kenneth L. Beckwith
R-Morgan
Ohio National Guard Association
Jacob A. Shawan
Franklin
James A. Lantz
D-Fairfield
Shawan
Hocking To Top Flood Stage Today
Rain swells the Hocking and Sunday Creek flooding Chauncey and surrounding towns. River observer says Hocking may reach 18 feet as mill streets flood and roads close. Chauncey residents marooned while schools close and emergency crews assist.
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Athens
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U.S
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Lower Mill St
Tom Jenkins
Burr Oak
Trimble
Sunday Creek Valley
Glouster
Tornadic Wind Hurts Six Ohio Counties Overnight
A spring storm spawned tornadic winds across at least six east central Ohio counties late Monday. Property damage was extensive with no injuries or deaths reported. Weather Bureau and Ohio Highway Patrol placed tornado activity in different locations as the system crossed Southern Licking, Coshocton, Fairfield, Perry, Carroll and Tuscarawas counties damaging garages, drive ins, trailers and roofs while downed lines disrupted services.
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Tennessee Woman Is 1961 American Mother
Louise Sevier Giddings Currey of Lookout Mountain Tennessee is named American Mother of 1961. The 58 year old foster mother of hundreds of children is honored for rearing her own kids and improving housing and care for delinquent and dependent youths. Her projects include a residential treatment center and a home for juveniles returning from training schools.
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Tennessee
Louise Sevier Giddings Currey
Lookout Mountain
Tenn
Kennedy to Act on Stoppages in Space Flight Programs
President Kennedy plans to issue an executive order to curb strikes and slowdowns at space flight missile rocket bases. Senator John L. McClellan says the administration is considering action to address work stoppages delaying flight programs by months.
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Kennedy
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Preston To Probe Highway Workers
Ohio Highway Director Everett S. Preston to determine how many department employees helped assemble material for Gov. Michael V. DiSalle's campaign spending message. Sen. Charles W. Whalen Jr. pressed questions at a Senate Highway Committee hearing while DiSalle apologized for mislisted lawmakers.
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Everett S. Preston
Michael V. DiSalle
Preston
Charles W. Whalen Jr
Montgomery
Senate Highway Committee
DiSalle
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Ohio Highway Department
Rescuer Drops In On Flood-Blocked Family
A Fort Knox soldier aiding flood relief found the Woosley family stranded on their porch in Louisville Kentucky Helicopter rescue worker Sergeant William W Heiden from Toledo Ohio landed on the roof and chopped a hole in it then said I just thought I d drop in on you folks
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Fort Knox
C. A. Woosley
William W. Heiden
Toledo
Ohio
Former Argentina envoy says Bormann in Argentina after Eichmann
Argentina’s former ambassador to Israel states Martin Bormann, Hitler’s deputy, was in Argentina when Eichmann was captured last year. The claim ties Bormann’s fate to the Eichmann arrest in Tel Aviv reporting.
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Israel
Argentina
Martin Bormann
Hitler
Adolf Eichmann
Reform Gridder Cited On Disorderly Charge
Newport police arrested former pro football player and reform sheriff candidate George Ratterman and woman April Flowers in a Newport hotel. Ratterman 38 faced charges of disorderly conduct breach of peace and resisting arrest while Flowers 26 was charged with prostitution.
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George Ratterman
Campbell County
Ratterman
April Flowers
LBJ Departs For Crucial Asia Tour
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson leaves Washington for a two week Southeast Asia tour to reassure allies and gauge regional threats. He carries Kennedy letters pledging U S support and will visit South Vietnam the Philippines Formosa Thailand India Pakistan with a possible stop in Greece. He opens with a speech in Hawaii.
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Kennedy
U. S
Two Americans Executed in Nassau Bahamas Prison
Nassau Bahamas reports two Americans hanged for the murder of Florida charter boat captain Angus Boatwright. Alvin Table Jr., 25, and Billy Wayne Lees, 23, were the first U S citizens executed in the Bahamas, each mounting the scaffold at 7 and 8 a.m. respectively for the Elbow Key slaying on April 24, 1960.
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Bahamas
Florida
Alvin Table Jr
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AMA Plans Fee Guideline Mailing to Doctors
The American Medical Association prepares a fee setting plan and is mailing it to doctors nationwide. An AMA spokesman says the plan aims to guide physicians in establishing professional charges.
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Rochester, N. Y
American Medical Association
AMA
NATO Ministers Cement West Strength Amid Cold War Tensions
Secretary of State Rusk and British Foreign Secretary Home spoke at the Oslo NATO ministerial conference to project Western unity. They stressed political consultation and confidence despite Soviet strength, amid fears Khrushchev may pursue a separate peace with East Germany threatening allied supply lines to West Berlin.
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Son Kills Dad With Shotgun in Family Quarrel
In Chillicothe a Baltimore Ohio Railroad engineer, Robert W. Tweed, 40, was shot to death at his home Monday night. Police say a 16 year old son, Robert H., fired a shotgun blast during a family quarrel, striking him in the chest and causing instant death.
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Czechs Vow Economic and Military Aid to Cuba
Czechoslovakia will support the Cuban revolution economically and, if needed, militarily, ambassador Vlade Mar Tolbichek said in Havana during a Monday night television broadcast.
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Laos Rebels Refuse to Recognize ICC at Hin Heup Meeting
Rebel officials declined to deal with the International Control Commission for Laos at an initial Hin Heup meeting. The move clouds the 14 nation Geneva Laos conference set to open Friday. Royal Lao military spokesman Lt Col Udon Sanani kone said the rebels had no instructions and would not recognize the ICC. Indian Canadian and Polish officers planned to report to Samar Sen, ICC chairman. The armistice status and conference timing remained unsettled amid rebel objections to the truce commission’s arrival.
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Eisenhower to Discuss Public Issues as Private Citizen
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower announced he would, as a private citizen, discuss and argue public questions while he has strength and opportunity. He expressed disappointment at Nixon's presidential defeat and reflected on unforeseen outcomes with a hopeful, resigned outlook.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
America
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
$13 Million Foundation Collapse in Beverly Hills Bank Build
Foundation work for a $13.5 million bank building on Wilshire Boulevard collapsed Monday night. Scaffolding and concrete fell into an excavation for an underground parking lot for 1000 cars. Residents for blocks around felt the vibrations. no injuries were reported.
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Wilshire Boulevard
Cleveland Rainfall Lifts Lake Erie to Near-Season High
An April shower record sent Lake Erie's level up by three inches above the normal for this season in Cleveland. The rise reflects heavier rainfall patterns in the region and potential impacts on shoreline conditions and local water management.
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Cleveland
Lake Erie
Senate Rules Head Agenda Delays Civil Rights Bill Action
Senate Democrats plan to revise Senate rules to curb filibusters before advancing the administration’s civil rights package. Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana said debate rules change will precede action on the civil rights measures introduced Monday.
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Kennedy
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Shepard Praised For Intelligence And Stability After Flight
Dr George E Ruff of the University of Pennsylvania Hospital notes astronaut Alan B Shepard Jr shows outstanding intelligence and emotional stability after his historic space flight He also cites a strong desire to complete tasks as observed in interviews conducted Monday.
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Philadelphia
George E. Ruff
University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Ruff
Shepard
Shepard Wins Praises At Press Conference
Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. received national tribute after his 115 mile spaceflight. He promised to press ahead with speed as he prepares for the next orbital mission. Shepard, decorated by the President and lauded by Congress, spoke calmly at a televised news conference after his Cape Canaveral flight.
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