Labor Control Bill Standoff Remains Delicate in House
In Washington the fate of a labor racketeering control bill hangs on a razor edge as a late windup could decide the outcome. The House defeated a labor-backed measure 245 to 132, while a Powell civil rights amendment failed 215 to 160, with 10 to 15 undecided lawmakers left as pivotal.
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Washington
House
Afl-Cio
John F. Shelley
D-Calif
Adam Clayton Powell
DNY
Powell
National Labor Relations Board
Three Negro Girls Enroll as Little Rock School Opens
Three Negro girls entered Hall High School for a second day of integration in Little Rock Arkansas as segregationists showed limited protest. Police kept bystanders apart while a car with sign threats passed by. school opened without incident beyond earlier violence.
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Little Rock, Ark
Hall High School
Faubus
Central High School
Central
Jefferson Thomas
Elizabeth Eckford
Weather Outlook Warm Days and Cool Nights Across Hocking
Weatherman reports hot daytime temperatures with cool nights in Hocking County. Yesterday reached 93 degrees between 1 and 2 30 pm, and today’s high may exceed that. Early morning low was 55 degrees, with 91 degrees recorded at 11 am. Friday looks fair and warm, with tonight’s low 9 to 15 degrees above last night’s.
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Mercury
State Highway
Copperhead Kill Record Falls Fast Along Ohio River
Jacob Holman of Racine shot a copperhead seven inches longer than previous records, a 57 inch specimen while mowing hay on his farm. Earlier Fred Smith Jr. of Bradbury killed a 41 inch copperhead, once thought the area’s largest. The 57 inch snake measured three and a half inches in diameter and three quarters of an inch at the tail.
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Pomeroy
Ohio River
Jacob Holman
Racine
Fred Smith Jr
Bradbury
Laos reports red invaders withdraw from north
Laos government says most Communist forces that entered northern Laos from North Vietnam have retreated across the border. Col. Phoumi Nosavan says about 1000 left behind, largely Black Thai or Pathet Lao members, with clashes having begun three weeks ago at border posts.
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Vientiane, Laos
Laos
Viet Nam
Phoumi Nosavan
Defense
Pathet Lao Movement
Sam Neua
Phong Saly
Phoumi
Steel Industry Rejects Price Cut Proposal
The steel industry rejected a proposal to cut prices by 10 a ton instead of granting a wage increase amid the ongoing strike. Rep Chester Bowles suggested the move in a letter to President Eisenhower, but U S Steel Chairman Roger Blough reportedly declined. Bowles argued the industry would need to raise wages anyway to settle the monthlong dispute.
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Washington
Chester A. Bowles
D-Conn
Eisenhower
Roger Blough
U.S. Steel Corp
Blough
Bowles
Ohio counties push for motor vehicle license fee increase
County commissioners and local officials urged a 15 million dollar yearly boost to state auto license fees to fund road work. They seek raising tag fees from 10 to 12.50 dollars starting next year, as the 103rd General Assembly closes.
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Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
103Rd General Assembly
Los Angeles Dems Squabble Over 1960 National Convention
A ticket dispute threatens Los Angeles hosting the 1960 Democratic National Convention. Paul M Butler warned a Monday deadline to settle the issue. Kenneth Hahn says a compromise may be reached by Saturday, else a new group could fund the event with 350000 dollars and 1500 tickets. Edwin Pauley initially demanded 5000 daily tickets but settled on 3113 tickets proposed by Mayor Norris Poulson.
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Los Angeles
Paul M. Butler
Kenneth Hahn
Butler
Hahn
Edwin Pauley
Cochairman
Norris Poulson
Ohio election aides parley opens two day law conference
About 300 county election officials gather in Cincinnati for a two day briefing led by Secretary of State Ted W. Brown on changes from the latest legislative session. Speakers include Mrs Kathleen Haase Douglas R Trail and Lois L Lanker. Local officials Dean Collison Roy Anthony and Joe M Brown attend.
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Cincinnati
Ted W. Brown
Kathelen Haase
Douglas R. Trail
Lois L. Lanker
Brown
Hocking County
Steelworkers head warns on walkout impact
In Youngstown Ohio David J McDonald of the United Steelworkers says prolonged steel walkouts won t force strikers home The notice also lists a dying Civil War veteran in Houston and a new Crippled Gov Tobin appointment in Columbus plus a California jet crash killing a man and injuring a girl
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Youngstown, Ohio
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers
McDonald
LHS Chieftains to Field Lighter Gridiron Squad
Nearly 100 Logan Chieftains grid hopefuls from grades seven through twelve reported for physicals at the city pool. Notable weights include Larry Wells 218 pounds, Ed Dalton 155, Phil Waltz 216, Dennis Leadbetter 205, Mickey Frazier 140 plus, Duane Swartz 140, George Stump 147, Ronnie May 138, Harold Fickel 170, and backfield speed with light overall weight. Pre season drills for varsity, reserve and freshman squads start next Thursday.
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Larry Wells
Ed Dalton
Phil Waltz
Dennis Leadbetter
Logan
Mickey Frazier
Duane Swartz
George Stump
Ronnie May
Harold Fickel
LHS Varsity Faces Lighter Roster This Season
Examination by Dr. Jack Rauch, team physician, as coaches plan equipment issues. The LHS varsity will be considerably lighter than last season's Southeastern Ohio League co champions. The Chieftain forward wall is expected to average about 175.
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Jack Rauch
Mel Adams
LHS
Chieftain
Castro Leads Troops In Rebel Search
Fidel Castro directed a field roundup of counterrevolutionary holdouts in Las Villas province 140 miles southeast of Havana. Forces encircled armed conspirators while Castro with Camilo Cienfuegos and Celia Sanchez flew from Cienfuegos to a mountain area near Trinidad. Raul Castro valued the detainees at about 3,000.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Las Villas
Castro
Cienfuegos
Trinidad
Camilo Cienfuegos
Celia Sanchez
Raul
Dillon Project Bids Below U S Estimates
Two Ohio contractors quoted bids well under U S Engineers estimates for Dillon Reservoir work on the Licking River. Shelley & Sands Inc lowest on 1.15 miles of Ohio 145 relocation near Musk ingum County. bids of 218 694 and 232 425 against 277 648 and 300 171 estimates. W H Blausey Co Inc underbid 20 others for Pleasant Valley dike near Irville.
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Huntington
W. Va
U.S
Ohio
Dillon Reservoir
Licking River
Thornville
Perry County
Shelley & Sands, Inc
Irville
Muskingum County
W. H. Blausey Co., Inc
Woodville
Sandusky County
Pleasant Valley
Rail Shrine Preserved in Mississippi Station
The Mississippi Public Service Commission declined a railroad's bid to close the station known for Casey Jones crash memory. The site remains open, preserving a historic railway landmark in Jackson.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi Public Service Commission
Casey Jones
City opens bids for new 750 gallon fire pumper
Logan city Service Director Ed Rittgers opened bids for a 750 gallon pumper to replace the 1939 Ford used on rural calls. The department would have two pumpers plus a ladder truck. Bids from Seagrave International GMC Darley Sutphen totaled from about 10 000 to 22 000 plus extras with various chassis options.
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Ed Rittgers
Rittgers
Ford
Logan Fire Department
Seagrave Corp
International
GMC
American LaFrance — Invader
W. S. Darley & Co
Harry Sutphen & Associates
Chevrolet
Ohio River Basin Review Fund Approved by Conference Committee
A Senate House Conference Committee approved funds for survey work including 400000 for the Ohio River basin review and 260000 for a Great Lakes harbors study as part of the water projects appropriation bill.
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Washington
Great Lakes
Senate House
Ohio law arms police in drag racing crackdown
Gov DiSalle signed a measure treating auto acceleration contests as serious offenses. Drag racers face up to six months in jail and 500 dollars fine plus six penalty points. twelve points in two years can revoke a license. The law takes effect in 90 days.
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Ohio
Michael V. DiSalle
Miss Kojima Says She Was Given Bust-Boost Surgery
Tokyo surgeon Dr. Toshizo Matsui claims he injected liquid plastic into Akiko Kojima’s bosom before she won Miss Japan and Miss Universe. Sankei Shimbun disputes the report, saying Kojima did not need such surgery after four years of coverage. The Sports Nippon account describes the procedure as quick, simple, and painful with a cupful of liquid plastic injected in one shot under local anesthesia.
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Tokyo
Akiko Kojima
Kojima
Toshizo Matsui
Matsui's Hospital
Sankei Shimbun
Sports Nippon
Lightning Kills Two New Mexico Guardsmen in Desert Field
Lightning struck a field headquarters north of El Paso killing two New Mexico National Guardsmen and injuring twelve others. Col. Glen Lovette said most injuries were shock and that those affected would likely be released from William Beaumont Army Hospital today.
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EL Paso
Tex
Here
New Mexico National
Ohio Attorney General calls for stiff penalty on numbers racket
Ohio Attorney General Mark McElroy urges a felony charge for possessing numbers or policy slips with penalties of one to three years in prison and a $500 to $1,000 fine. He proposes pairing the measure with stronger conspiracy laws to curb organized gambling.
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Columbus
Ohio
Mark McElroy
McElroy
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
Stark County
Canton
Grand Jury
House OKs Gas Tax Increase to Fund Highway Program
The House Ways and Means Committee voted a one cent increase in the federal gasoline tax to Sept. 1 for 22 months, redirecting some motor vehicle taxes to the highway fund. The move aims to sustain highway construction at current levels, with further funding shifts planned for the next three years.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Eisenhower
General Fund of
the Treasury
Ohio Escapee Is Captured In Pittsburgh
Thomas O. Brown, a 26 year old escapee from Junction City Prison Farm in Perry County Ohio, was captured in Brentwood Pittsburgh working a fake check scheme. He had served most of a five year sentence for passing $1700 in worthless checks. He will be turned over to Pittsburgh police.
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Pittsburgh
Thomas O. Brown
Ohio
Brentwood
A. H. Slenkamp
Thomas Brumbaugh
Dayton
Stenkamp
Brown
Junction City
Perry County
Montgomery County
Waynesburg
Barking Collie Foxy Saves Family From Fire
In Lima Ohio a collie named Foxy barked to wake Mr and Mrs Jerry Miller and their three children to escape a blaze. The dog was tied outside near the back door where the fire started from trash. Firefighters arrived as the back wall and roof were in flames with damage estimated at $2 000.
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Lima
Ohio
Foxy
Jerry Miller
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