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Newspaper
Logan Daily News
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1958
Page
1
In Columbus Governor Bill O'Neill signals a liberal shift proposing 13 extra weeks of unemployment benefits and a $1 million increase for local poor relief. He plans to press these during a forthcoming special session open to June 30, framing it as essential action after his heart attack and a new take-charge stance.
White House indicated John A. McCone a Los Angeles businessman and former Defense Department official will be nominated to head the Atomic Energy Commission to replace Lewis L. Strauss who leaves June 30. Strauss will become Eisenhower’s special assistant for promoting atomic energy and lead the U.S. delegation to a Swiss conference.
In Norwalk California two 10 year old boys confessed to tying 7 year old Michael Evans to railroad tracks to frighten him. His father Frank Evans rescued him as a train neared. The youths were released to their parents pending juvenile court action.
Lebanon's Parliament will elect a new president on July 24 to succeed controversial Camille Chamoun. The move frames a transition amid political tension as lawmakers prepare for the constitutional duty and regional implications.
At Baldwin Wallace near Cleveland police stopped a raid with 50 to 100 male students outside Findley Hall. At Kent State University 13 male students were fined for disorderly conduct after a two hour demonstration by 1,500 men. In all 29 men were suspended for a year. most fines ranged 25 dollars with jail stays suspended on payment.
London reports the Prime Minister will depart for Washington for talks while avoiding golf games. He recently toured Scotland to rest and prepare, with British experts noting he is ahead of Eisenhower by a few strokes in golf.
Chrysler Corp shut down assembly operations at its Plymouth body and Detroit plants sending 2700 workers home after 100 UAW members walked off in the Plymouth trim department. UAW head Walter Reuther urged peace as 500000 union members labor without a contract since expirations.
Lakeside Ohio Methodist Conference delegates approve forums in churches to discuss a proposed right to work measure. The assembly rejects a National Council of Churches stance that the union shop should be settled by bargaining and asks 11 districts with 300000 members to follow the forum pattern.
Unemployment claims in Hocking and Athens counties dipped for the third straight week. 1,407 claimants were active last week with 87 filing initial claims and 1,320 continuing. Construction remains strongest, industrial jobs steady. 150 claimants exhausted benefits this year.
Carborundum Co president Clinton F. Robinson warned the Chemical Workers Union that Niagara Falls may lose its largest division if a new contract is rejected. He offered a no wage increase except a cost of living adjustment and proposed relocating the bonded products division to Van Wert Ohio with a 10 million dollar plant. The division employs about 5,000, with around 1,500 already laid off.
William Pearson, manager at the Carborundum Co resinoid bonded abrasives plant in Logan, reports 14 workers were recalled since March layoffs, bringing total production staff to 249. He urges elimination of waste in applying seniority and grievances to allow expansion in Niagara Falls as the three year contract with Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Local 15-12058 nears July 10. A union spokesman called the speech timely. Net sales last year were 111,206,440 with the bonded division reportedly losing about 300,000 monthly, signaling competitive shortages.
John C. Wyatt faces a 30 day suspension and removal from his $460 a month post as subdivision manager of the Aid for the Aged office in St. Clairsville. State welfare director Margaret A. Ireland cites insubordination inefficiency incompetence and neglect of duty as reasons for the dismissal scheduled next Wednesday.
The 62 acre Cox estate of James M. Cox in Dayton was sold Thursday to Paul Welch Development Corp for about 10 million dollars, to be developed into a housing project. The site belonged to the late three time Ohio governor and presidential candidate.
Hocking County welfare head Mrs. Margaret Webb reports relief caseload unchanged in May with 121 active cases at both ends of the month. The department opened 33 new cases and closed 33, with May expenses totaling 7058.12 and medical costs 1690.90, up from April.
Secretary of State Dulles told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the Soviet Union must choose between granting more independence to its satellites or reverting to Stalinist oppression with rising chance of revolt. He cited discussions on policing science, atomic test suspension, and neutralization of Antarctica as indicators of potential shifts in Moscow’s policies.
London Moscow radio reported that Soviet scientists abandoned Pacific observations because of dangerous radioactive rain. The broadcast claimed the Vityazi was doused over 1,800 miles west of the Marshall Islands where the United States conducted atomic tests.
Government data show May total employment at 64,061,000, up 1,154,000 from April, while unemployment fell 216,000 to 4,904,000. Gains stem from seasonal farm, service, and construction work, with outdoor jobs rising as bad weather delayed earlier in the year.
Washington reports cautious backing from leading businessmen for tax cuts to fight recession. Yet the House kept current rates on corporate income and taxes on autos, cigarettes, and liquor, with leaders and the Eisenhower administration opposing cuts this session due to feared deficits. The Senate may push relief for auto and rail industries while most of 14 businessmen favored caution.
Premier Charles De Gaulle told Algeria Public Safety Committee representatives that insurgent authority must end and that he will govern Algeria personally with Gen Raoul Salan as delegate-general. He urged integration of Muslim and European communities while rejecting broader committee power. Rebels and settlers react as unrest looms across North Africa.
Bonn reports indicate Jacques Soustelle may be named France’s ambassador to the United States to win support from moderates and leftists while angering far right factions in France and Algeria.
Theodor Heuss of West Germany becomes the first foreign head of state to honor the unknown American, tied to three wars, with a tribute in Washington. Heuss' visit highlights postwar reconciliation and shared memorial duties.
A brief storm disrupted Logan area with heavy rain and lightning causing minor damage. A power outage affected eight families in Fourth Street area and a television antenna. farmers welcomed the rain aiding corn and hay. Temperature highs reached 92 and lows around 48 with cooler conditions forecast. In Menomonie Wisconsin, search efforts continued after a deadly tornado outbreak left at least 30 dead, 6 missing, and over 350 injured across four counties.
At breakfast, Dwight D. Eisenhower recalled the 7th anniversary of the Normandy landings in France. He signed his name and wrote today’s date, noting he directed the historic invasion as allied forces commander in Europe.
A 2.4 million loan from the Community Facilities Administration funds construction of two three story dormitories at Kent State University in Ohio. The new housing will house 375 men and 375 women students and six managers.
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