Ohio House weighs abolishing sales tax stamps bill
Ohio House considers ending sales tax stamps while Senate acts on a policy slip crackdown. Bills propose saving about 6.8 million dollars yearly by removing stamps and stiffening penalties for policy slips. The highway sign bill targets off street advertising with penalties up to a thousand dollars and court removal orders. The Senate rejected a measure to sell a Hocking County tract set aside for church support.
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Columbus
Ohio
House
Senate
U. S
Hocking County
William H. Deddens
Hamilton
Congress
Barrier Falls Riders Resume Trek In South
Eleven freedom riders, both white and Negro, breached the racial barrier at a Montgomery bus station lunchroom and headed for New Orleans under heavy security. National Guardsmen with bayonets, plus police, sealed the block to stop clashes as riders prepared to depart. The convoy, supported by state patrols, aimed to pass through Selma Demopolis Meridian and Jackson with orders to prevent new outbreaks along the route.
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National
Lincoln Rockwell
Montgomery
Ala
Freedom Riders
New Orleans
Trailways
Mississippi
W. P. Wilson
Meridian
Ross Barnett
Missisippi Highway Patrol
National Guardsmen
Selma
Demopolis
Meridan
Jackson
Miss
W. E. Evans
Senate blocks attempt to cut school funds in aid bill
The Senate defeated by voice vote an effort by Sen. Barry Goldwater to remove teacher salary funds from the $2.55 billion school aid bill. It was the seventh day of debate as leaders aimed to finish amendments, with final passage not expected before Thursday. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield urged rapid disposition of remaining amendments.
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Washington
Senate
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Cuban Swap Draws Fire
Baltimore news reports Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower criticizes the tractor-prisoner swap talks with Fidel Castro. He says he is saddened and surprised by the criticism and leads a Johns Hopkins drive to raise 15 million dollars for tractors, arguing the core issue is helping 1214 decent people despite the naming of the effort.
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Baltimore
Milton S. Eisenhower
Fidel Castro
Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Johns Hopkins University
AT&T Antitrust Probe Opens Under Justice Dept
Washington reports a Justice Department antitrust division investigation into AT&T begun after several complaints about activities in the telephone industry. Assistant Attorney General Lee Loevinger announced the inquiry covers various aspects of the sector.
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Washington
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Lee Loevinger
Justice Department
Antitrust Division
At&t
Ratterman Faces Republican Ex Sheriff and Dem TV Repairer
NewPORT Ky Reform candidate George Ratterman draws a Republican ex sheriff Al Howe who led 1696 votes to 1632 for opponent Richard G Howes and a Democratic TV repair shop manager John Peluso won easily with 2361 votes. Ratterman is endorsed by the Campbell County Committee of 500 and Newport Ministerial Association pledging to curb vice and gambling.
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Newport
George Ratterman
Campbell County
al Howe
Richard G. Howes
John Peluso
Ratterman
Campbell County Committee of 500
Newport Ministerial Association
Lake's Son Held In 193 Robbery At Palisades Park
Santa Monica police hold Arthur P. Lake Jr 18 son of actor Arthur Lake on suspicion of robbing a man of 1.93 dollars in Palisades Park. He was booked Tuesday on robbery charges.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Arthur Lake
Palisades Park
Arthur P. Lake Jr
Dagwood
Five Day Forecast Shows Mild, Dry Start With Light Showers
Mostly fair dry weather through Monday with a few light showers late Thursday and Friday. Temperatures average 3 to 8 degrees below normal with highs near 77 and lows around 53. Precipitation expected at about one-quarter to one-half inch.
Claims share of Columbus sparks dispute
A 75 year old retired civil engineer Charlie T. Smith claims ownership of two thirds of downtown Columbus Ohio and says a 99 year lease granted by his ancestors will expire soon. He asserts the state will contest his claim but intends to prove it.
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Auburn
Calif
Ohio
Charlie T. Smith
Columbus
Capitol Building
Charlie
LBJ Returns From Asia Trip To Washington
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson returns to Washington after a foreign trip addressing Cold War tensions in Asia as the United States seeks to stabilize embattled outposts and reassure allies.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Asia
Tragic McChord C124 Crash Kills 18 Returning Soldiers
A C124 Globemaster returning from maneuvers five miles from takeoff crashed in woods near Fort Lewis killing 18 and injuring four including three Air Force crew. The flight originated at Donaldson AFB South Carolina after Exercise Lava Plains at Yakima.
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Mcchord Air Force Base
Wash
McChord
Ft. Sill
Okla
Air Force
Madigan General Hospital
Ft. Lewis
Madigan
Joseph Wiggins
McChord Public Information
Globemaster
Donaldson Afb
S. C
Yakima
Ft. Lewis Military Reservation
Tacoma
U S backs expanded Laos talks at Geneva
The United States supported Thailand's proposal to add Indonesia and Malaya to the East West Conference on Laos, hoping to increase pressure for a neutral, peaceful settlement in Southeast Asia. U S delegates favored broader consultation and believed new members would bolster pro neutralist pressure on the Communists.
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Geneva
United States
Indonesia
Malaya
Laos
Thailand
U.S
Burma
Cambodia
International Control Commission
India
Canada
Poland
Kennedy backs Cuba tractor move behind scenes
President Kennedy reportedly intervened in behind the scenes efforts that formed the Tractors for Freedom group to free captured anti-Castro invaders. Top committee figures Reuther Roosevelt Eisenhower would not confirm contact though Reuther says he received a green light from Washington officials.
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Washington
Kennedy
Walter Reuther
Eleanor Roosevelt
Milton Eisenhower
Reuther
Highland County Farmer Dies in Silo Rig Accident
A 25 year old Belfast man Charles A Milburn was electrocuted Tuesday afternoon when a silo filling rig touched a power line ten miles southeast of Hillsboro in Highland County.
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Hillsboro
Highland County
Charles A. Milburn
Belfast
Here
Jobless Claims Drop in Fourth Consecutive Week
New claims for unemployment compensation fall for the fourth straight week, as reported by the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation.
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Columbus
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Bartletts Begin New Life Out West After Long Nelsonville Run
Bart and Mary Bartlett headed west to Neosho Missouri to start a new life leaving Nelsonville after more than fifty years of chronicling local events. Bart byline C H Bartlett served The Messenger for 42 years and helped grow its Nelsonville circulation from about 150 to over 700.
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Roy Cross
Bart
Mary Bartlett
W. Washington Street
Public Square
Neosho
Bartletts
Nelsonville
Central School
C. H. Bartlett
the Messenger
Letts
Arkansas-Oklahoma
Fort Crowder
Tulsa
Okla
Mac
Tulsa Tribune
Aurora
Cecil M
Athens Journal
Mary
Charles Harley
The
Messenger
Weekly
Register
Frederick W. Bush
Nelson
Free For 43 Years Man Seeks Divorce
William Dobbins of Cleveland filed for divorce in Common Pleas Court claiming his wife Sarah left him 43 years ago. He says he left to serve in World War I two months after marrying and returned December 1918 to find her gone with another man. he has had no contact since.
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Cleveland
William Dobbins
Common Pleas Court
Dobbins
Sarah
Korean Leader Plans U S Trip
Lt. Gen. Chang Do young central figure of a coup announces plans to visit the United States to seek support for revolutionary aims. He says President Kennedy may invite him to discuss relations and a purge of Communist influence in North Korea. The junta aims to root out corruption and revive the economy while strengthening ties with the U S.
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Seoul
South Korea
Chang Do-young
Chang
Military Council
Defense
Army
Kennedy
North Korea
Titan Missile Test Reaches 5000 Mile Range
Cape Canaveral reports a 98 foot Titan missile completed a 5000 mile flight to a South Atlantic target in 30 minutes. If successful the Defense Department will announce a second operational intercontinental ballistic missile. Atlas has been operational 20 months.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
U.S
South Atlantic
Air Force
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Defense Department
United States
Defense Sets July Draft Quota at 6000
Washington The Defense Department asks 6000 men be inducted into the Army in July. The draft call is the first since April when 1500 were drafted.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Urban crime rises 10 percent in early 1961
The FBI reports a ten per cent increase in urban crime for the first quarter of 1961, signaling a sharper trend in city crime during January to March.
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Washington—I
FBI Today
Where did I put those car keys
An insurance service organization notes 70 000 motorists lock themselves out yearly and suggests selling unused items at home to earn extra money. A messenger classified ad is proposed with a phone number to place ads. Also lists a bench saw and a Hamilton Beach mixer with prices and a contact.
Young Robin Hood Sets Em Up in Candy Spree
A 7 year old boy named Dougie took $800 from a home in Dayton then spent heavily on candy comics and gifts for friends. Police recovered $479.04, aided by school officials and his mother, with detectives turning him over for discipline.
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Bartletts
Nelsonville
Old Valley Register
Beverly
Cecil
Robin Hood
Dayton
Dougie
W. K. Mortimer
Elmer B. Keighley
Keighley
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