Defense Vital Ohio Valley Drives Nation's Strength
Col R E Smyler Jr outlines the Ohio Valley's defense role highlighting its 204000 square mile area and its growing aluminum and related industries. He notes proximity to markets, cheap power and water transport as keys and cites Kaiser Aluminum Reynolds and Olin as move-ins. The piece argues expanding Midwest Latin American trade boosts U S economic security.
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Cincinnati
America
Ohio River
Northwest
Ohio
The
Kaiser, Aluminum Company of America
Reynolds
Olin Mathieson
House Appropriations Committee Cuts Funding for Commerce Dept
The House Appropriations Committee sliced 65.6 million dollars from a 982.7 million request for the Commerce Department and related activities, leaving 917.14 million for the new fiscal year. Despite the cut, several agencies received boosts led by the Census Bureau and Civil Aeronautics Administration. The Census Bureau was allotted 22.25 million, including seven million for the 1960 census. the Civil Aeronautics Administration received 421.95 million, up 74.08 million for operations and regulation. The Commerce Department’s maritime programs were set at 260.204 million, with 98 million for 17 new merchant ships and 120 million for operating subsidies to ship lines.
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House Appropriations Committee
Commerce Department
House
Census Bureau
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Civil Aeronautics Board
Public Roads Bureau
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Bureau of Standards
Maritime Administration
Senators Probe Cause Of Nixon Riot In Latin America
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to inquire into violence toward Vice President Nixon and anti American rioting in Lebanon. Sen Theodore Green heads the committee with Sen Wayne Morse guiding the Latin American affairs subcommittee. The panel will decide next steps on US policy in Latin America.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Lebanon
Theodore Green
D-Ri
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Green
United States
Latin America
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Cady Named Head Basketball Coach at Steubenville College
Steubenville College in Ohio appoints William T. Cady of Cincinnati as the new head basketball coach. The announcement elevates a standout figure from Cincinnati to lead the Barons in upcoming seasons.
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Barons Steubenville
Steubenville College
Ohio
William T
Bill) Cady
Cincinnati
Mrs Eisenhower Ends Five Day Denver Visit
Mrs Mamie Eisenhower wrapped up a five day stay with her mother in Denver on Thursday and prepared to return to Washington.
Durable Dictator for 27 Years in the Dominican Republic
Generalissimo Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina commands a lasting dictatorship as the Dominican Republic enters its 28th year of rule. The 67 year old leader, praised as Benefactor of the Fatherland, maintains power with no visible opposition and strong U. S. backing. He seized power May 16, 1930, rebuilding a hurricane wrecked country with public works and prosperity rhetoric.
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Caribbean
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Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina
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Rafael Trujillo
Sputnik III to Carry New Passengers and Fail Safely
Prof Eugene Fyoderov head of the Soviet sputnik program says Sputnik III will carry animals or humans and may outlast Sputnik II though it will likely disintegrate before reaching Earth. Soviet scientists have not solved returns and plan no United States guided techniques. The release notes negative factors and confirms no atomic propulsion and no new fuel was used.
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Eugene Fyederov
Soviet Union
Soviet International Geophysical Year Committee
United States
Wedding Pictures At Conservatory Halted
Cincinnati Park Board ends commercial wedding photographs at the Conservatory due to flow of wedding parties. Public access to plant and flower displays was disrupted with as many as forty groups posing in one Saturday.
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Cincinnati Park Board
Cincinnati Conservatory
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Dognapper Seizes German Shepherd Demands $125 Ransom
Mrs. Julia N Thompson reports to police that a dognapper took her German shepherd and is demanding a $125 ransom. Police urge caution and advise contacting authorities.
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Dallas
Julian Thompson
Weather Outlook for West Virginia and Ohio
Partly cloudy tonight with a low of 45 to 55. Saturday stays fair and a bit cooler. In Ohio partly cloudy tonight with a chance of showers and lows of 52 to 55. Saturday remains fair and warm. Five day forecast shows temperatures 3 to 6 degrees below normal with normal highs around 75 and lows near 49 north and 52 south. Showers possible Sunday or Monday with amounts up to seven tenths of an inch.
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Power and Women in Ohio News Index Items
Local clippings list various towns including Athens Nelsonville and Gallipolis. The index notes topics on women and power, with brief mentions of regional figures and incidents across multiple counties.
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Chauncey de
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Powerson
Acdiis
Russian Missiles Seen Inefficient as Weapons
Portland report quotes Army Secretary Wilber M. Brucker saying Soviet ICBMs lack guidance systems and re entry nose cones to be effective. He notes the United States will ring the USSR with operational intermediate range missiles by December.
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Maine
Army
Wilber M. Brucker
United States
Soviet Union
County Chairman Back After Short Retirement
Ray T. Miller resumed leadership of the Cuyahoga County Democratic organization after an 18 month retirement. The party county convention formalized his return by electing him chairman.
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Ray T. Miller
Cuyahoga County
Democratic Organization
Miller
Ravard Named Caracas Governor After Riots
The government junta announced Lt. Col. Rafael Alfonso Ravard as governor of Caracas replacing Col. Miguel Ramon de la Rosa. Unofficial reports say de la Rosa resigned after riots against U.S. Vice President Nixon in Caracas. Ravard previously led the Venezuelan Development Corp.
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Venezuela
Rafael Alfonso Ravard
Federal District
Miguel Ramon de la Rosa
de la Rosa
U.S
Nixon
Col
Bavard
Venezuelan Development Corp
French Crisis Threatens North Atlantic Unity
Washington monitors a deepening French political crisis with fear for the Fourth Republic and Algeria. Officials warn of potential military seizure in Tunisia and Algeria as Bourguiba’s government cautions against military involvement. The White House weighs risks to NATO cohesion and the broader struggle over decolonization policy.
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White House
State Department
France
Algeria
Tunisia
Habib Bourguiba
Bourguiba
Tunisian
Russians Pledge Help For Nasser In Cairo Visit
President Nasser returned from an 18 day Soviet state visit with Premier Khrushchev pledging all needed help to unite the Arab world. Khrushchev praised Nasser as the outstanding Arab leader and urged Arab unity to keep colonizers from returning. The banquet followed a joint statement affirming Nasser’s acceptance of the Communist line on key issues.
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Nasser
Soviet Union
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Iraq
Jordan
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Starkweather Letters Read in Nebraska Murder Case
Lincoln records note defense seeks to prove insanity after Charles Starkweather’s spree that left 10 people dead in Nebraska and Wyoming. T Clement Gaughan reads Starkweather statements as the defendant dozes in court.
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Charles Starkweather
Starkweather
T. Clement Gaughan
Nebraska
Wyoming
Pilot Hero To Select Unknown Fighting Man
At Hickam Field Hawaii World War II ace Air Force Col Glenn T Eagleston will select the unknown fighting man from six flag draped caskets by placing a lei of white carnations on one. He downed 23 enemy planes in 96 combat missions and is making the ceremonial choice at the site of the attack that drew the United States into the war.
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Air Force
Glenn T. Eagleston
Pacific
Safety Effort Planned for Memorial Day Weekend
In Columbus a million slow down and live handouts will be given to an estimated 2 percent of drivers on Ohio highways over the three day Memorial Day weekend as a safety initiative.
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Columbus
Youth escapes in hospital gown from Sacramento facility
In California a Youth Authority escapee James Reed aged 17 fled a Sacramento hospital in a patient gown. Police followed a trail to a nearby yard where the gown lay on the ground and a shirt and trousers were missing from a clothesline.
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Calif
California Youth Authority
James Reed
Powell Denies Tax Evasion Charge as Tammany Drops Him
Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. pleads not guilty to income tax evasion. Harlem Tammany Hall officials drop him as their candidate for re election due to his Eisenhower support. Powell vows to run again while Weinfeld schedules motions for June 16 and allows travel for official duties.
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Adam Clayton Powell Jr
D-Ny
Tammany Hall
Tammany
Harlem
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Eisenhower
Powell
United States
Edward Weinfeld
Inmates Still Missing After Dayton Workhouse Escape
Three inmates remain at large after an escape from the Dayton workhouse. Police report a fourth escapee, Oscar Lee Cook, 51, of Dayton, was captured while crossing the workhouse grounds.
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Dayton
Oscar Lee Cook
Eisenhower Trade Bill Cleared by House Panel
President Eisenhower gains an initial victory as the Ways and Means Committee approves a compromise extending the reciprocal trade program five years and allowing tariff reductions up to 25 percent in negotiations. House action moves toward final approval with Senate questions still ahead.
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Eisenhower
House
Senate
House Ways and Means Committee
United States
U. S
Armed Services Committee Curl Behind Closed Doors
The Armed Services Committee meets in secret to vote on a defense reorganization bill. It appears set to approve a plan that would give President Eisenhower direct command of unified forces via the secretary of defense, while thwarting concessions on separate administration of the armed services to keep tighter control of military funds.
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House Armed Services Committee
Eisenhower
Secretary of Defense
Armed Services
Premier Pflimlin seeks emergency powers after villa bombing
Paris reports Premier Pierre Pflimlin asks Parliament to approve a state of emergency amid civil strife and a Gaullist threat. His Hen daye villa was bombed Thursday night and two bombs found at Paris Interior and Economic Ministry offices were disarmed. Raoul Salan in Algiers appears to seize control as commander in chief.
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Pierre Pflimlin
Pflimlin
Hendaye
Interior and Economic Ministry
France
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
Algiers
Raoul Salan
Police Hold Teacher For Shooting Man
Dayton police hold 44 year old school teacher Mrs Willa Gregory on a charge after she shot Fred Hayes 38 three times near his downtown Dayton apartment. Hayes was wounded in the head and lower abdomen and taken to Miami Valley Hospital in satisfactory condition. Gregory said she fired a .22 revolver because Hayes had spent $7000 of her money. Hayes tackled Gregory after the first shots, she stood, fired three more, and she surrendered when police arrived.
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Willa Gregory
Fred Hayes
Miami Valley Hospital
Hayes
Pulitzer Hearing Set on Newspaper Trust Fund
A Surrogate's Court hearing is scheduled for Friday to determine how heirs of publisher Joseph Pulitzer divide a multimillion dollar balance from his newspaper trust fund.
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New York
Surrogate's Court
Joseph Pulitzer
Townsend Visits Princess Margaret for Second Tea at Clarence House
Group Captain Peter Townsend sees Princess Margaret again for tea at Clarence House in a second private visit this week. Buckingham Palace confirms the Thursday meeting as private and declines further details.
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Royal Court
Margaret
Peter Townsend
England
Buckingham Palace
Townsend
Clarence House
Elizabeth
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