Municipal League Officials Explain City Income Tax
City Council heard two Ohio Municipal League officials discuss income tax options and the fiscal reasons behind them. Elmer Gotherman and John Coleman outlined feasibility, payroll deduction plans, and potential administrative costs. They cited 26 Ohio cities using income taxes and provided per capita figures from 1953 while noting the need for a local survey to gauge taxable earnings and appropriate rates.
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Ohio Municipal League
Ohio
Gotherman
League
Herbert Nunnally
City approves 228,149 dollars in 1957 appropriations
City Council on first reading approved an emergency 1957 appropriations ordinance totaling 228,149 dollars and 50 cents to cover January bills. Final payments await County Auditor certification that totals do not exceed budget requests. The plan shows increases over 1955 and includes detailed allocations for police, fire, water, streets, cemetery, and sewer funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Smith
County Budget Commission
Smyth
General Administration
Water — General Administration
Ohio lawmakers study four routes for public utility strike laws
An Ohio legislative group weighs four options to address strikes against utilities. The plan follows the six month Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co. strike and includes compulsory arbitration, state seizure, cooling off periods, or doing nothing.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co
Robert Taft
Hamilton
State Public Utilities Commission
Robert L. Moulton
Everett H. Krueger Jr
U S Sees Path to More Efficient Hydrogen Bombs
The Atomic Energy Commission in its 21st semiannual report to Congress says tests at Eniwetok last year yielded design information that will lead to more efficient hydrogen bombs and weapons that can be wielded more effectively.
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Washington
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
Eniwetok
Eisenhower Middle East plan faces House vote today
President Eisenhower’s Middle East resolution moves to a House vote with supporters predicting an overwhelming majority. Debate spans six hours, critics attack the gag rule, while the Senate considers a parallel review. In New York, U N delegates seek a path to break Gaza Aqaba deadlock before General Assembly returns.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Middle East
Gordon
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House
Lawrence Smith
Wis
Senate
Foreign Relations Armed Services Committee
U. S. Middle East
United Nations
U. N
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
General Assembly
Four States Hit by Flash Floods and Losses
Flooding across Kentucky Tennessee Virginia and West Virginia forced thousands from homes after four days of rain. In Kentucky Hazard and Barbourville were hardest hit with damages rising above five million dollars. Drownings occurred in West Virginia and Tennessee. numerous communities isolated as the Cumberland and other rivers overflowed.
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Barbourville
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Kentucky National Guard
160Th Army Engineers Group
Ft. Knox
Harlan
Pikeville
Neon
Whitesburg
Cumberland
Pound River
Tug and Guyandotte
Clinch
Powell Rivers
Upper
Dayton Manicurist Faces Bigamy and Fraud Charges
A 23 year old Dayton manicurist known as Cynthia Corraditti Moreci Fultz Morris is jailed on suspicion of bigamy and defrauding the federal government. She says she is married to seven men and has three current husbands, with two men still contesting paternity as she awaits a baby.
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Dayton
Cynthia Pres Stable Edwards Michelli Corraditti
Moreci Fultz Morris
Cynthia Delores Corraditti
Gardless
Corraditti
Eugene Fultz
Wilmington College
Raymond Morris
Two More Seek Council Posts in May Primary
Two more candidates entered the race for city council seats with filing deadline February 6 approaching for the May primary. Hal Spang filed for councilman at large as a Republican, seeking his first term, along with William Morgan and Jay Cole. Fred Liff aims for the First Ward council seat, also his first term, while incumbent Herbert Nunnally will not seek re election. Neal Dillon filed for city solicitor in the Republican primary.
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Hal Spang
William Morgan
Jay Cole
Fred Liff
Herbert Nunnally
Neal Dillon
Eisenhower Defends Wilson On Draft-Guard Comment
President says Secretary Wilson made an unwise statement about draft-dodging in National Guard enlistments during the Korean War. Eisenhower backs Wilson’s aim to keep the Guard well trained and rejects claims of general misconduct. He also praises Secretary Dulles as the greatest in his field and welcomes King Saud with full honors to Washington.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Wilson
Secretary of Defense
House
Congress
White House
Pentagon
Guard
Dulles
King Saud
Saudi Arabia
Tito
Yugoslavia
King Saud of
United States
Pennsylvania Avenue
Two Athens Youths Admit Meter Theft
Two Athens County youths have confessed to stealing eight parking meters in Logan. Jerry Lee Huddy, 19, of Nelsonville and John Alfred Matheny, 20, of Athens admitted involvement after questioning by Fairfield and Hocking County authorities. A third suspect, Warren, 21, was also detained. Grand larceny charges will be filed. arraignments scheduled before Mayor Francis Myers.
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Kelch
Athens County
Hocking County
Fairfield County Sheriff's Department
Jerry Lee Huddy
Nelsonville
Warren
Forque
Francis Myers
Wooster
Huddy
Wayne County
Grand Jury
William Sheren
Old Town Creek
Old Bremen Rd
Scotts Creek
Logan
Rt. 75
Edly
Deee
Kelech Sa
Wellston Defeats LHS In SECL Game 78 61
Wellston's Golden Rockets avenge an earlier loss by beating Logan 78 to 61 on the winner’s court. Gene Morgan led Logan with 25 points while Gary Fridenmaker topped Wellston with 24 as Max Walton added 22 and Dick Potts 20. The Rockets led by halftime and controlled the boards in the second half.
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Wellston
LHS
Golden Rockets
Logan Chieftains
Logan
Rockets
Gary Fridenmaker
Max Walton
Dick Potts
Potts
Jim Murray
Morgan
Willis Dicken
Jim St. Clair
Chiefs
Fridenmaker
Dicken
Murray
Jack Walton
Ted Byrd
10th District Democrats Form New State Organization in Logan
About 30 people from seven counties attended a Democrat meeting in the Logan Courthouse auditorium to form a statewide party organization. State chairman William Coleman outlined the plan as memberships would fund headquarters and boost party activity.
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10Th Congressional District
William Coleman
Gibisonville School Reopens After Ice Closures
Gibisonville school resumes classes after two day closure caused by icy roads. It was the last of 13 county schools to re open as a freezing rain created hazardous travel conditions. Today the weather is crisp and clear with a 33 degree temperature at 12 30 p m. A low of 25 degrees was reached last night and yesterday's high was 37. Continued cold is forecast for tonight and Thursday.
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Gibisonville
Five Day Forecast Highlights North South Temperature Gap
Tomegeeeres shows an average five degrees below normal with a split in highs 34 to 40 and lows 19 to 24. Expect cold Thursday, a warmer Friday, little change Saturday, warmer Sunday, and chances of snow north to Friday or Saturday, possibly Monday.
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Elmer Gotherman
Coleman
Toledo
Youngstown
Campbell
Legislative Service Group
State Civil Service Commission
Greene County
Malabar Farm
Louis Bromfield
Richland County
Portsmouth
Ohio Telephone
Ohio Consolidated
E. C. Kimble
Western Division
General Telephone Co
National Labor Relations Board
Communications Workers of America
CWA
Ike
Smith
Dewey Daniel
Civil Air Patrol
Friends
Jimmy Deer
Verdunville
W. Va
Ford
War
Rosspoint
Red Cross
Corbin
Jackson
Hazard
Navy
Air Force
Matthew Stable
Gulfport
Miss
Howard Edwards
Fort Smith, Ark
Joseph Michelli
Oaklawn, Ill
Oklahoma City
Benni Corraditti
Folkston
Vincent Moreci
Houston
Tex
San Francisco
Fultz
Elizabeth City
N. C
Morris
Richmond
Ind
Saud
New York
Athens
Roy Kelch
John Henry Warren
Nelsonville Rt. 1
Coleaders
Bulldogs
Greyhounds
Middleport
Pomeroy
Gallipolis
Chieftain
Gene Morgan
Nets
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