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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1961
Page
3
Ohio Turnpike officials expect the first of 326 million in bonds to be retired in September or October if revenue stays strong. March revenues rose to 1,632,515 with weather cutting road costs, while a rise in accidents prompted safety reminders at tolls and plazas.
Dallas police said burglars stole jewelry valued at 124000 from the home of millionaire Clint Murchison Sr. They overlooked other jewelry worth 250000. FBI agents and Texas rangers aided in fingerprint and clue searches.
Cleveland AP reports March traffic on the Ohio Turnpike reached 763,264 passenger cars and trucks, with three month total usage at 2,195,331. Toll revenue for March was 1,318,157 and year to date 3,471,304, compared with 1960 figures.
New Mexico leads the United States in potash output, ranking first among states in potash production with higher yields reported than other mining regions.
Jerry Lucas, noted all America basketball star, will depart Sunday on the first leg of a trip to Russia with other U S players and return in time to serve as boys counselor and recreational director at the College Preparatory Clinic at Chautauqua. Dr Bernard Fuhr of Miami University Counseling Service says Lucas' schedule secures staff for the five week clinic starting June 18 with professors teaching mathematics spelling speech and English.
In Caetano do Sul Brazil Aldermen approved a 300 monthly salary increase. Townspeople, angered by the gap with factory wages, stormed City Hall hurling rocks and smashing windows before police dispersed the crowd. The Vikings established the first settlement in Iceland in 930.
Ohio state auditor James A. Rhodes reports general revenue fund receipts for the first three quarters at $509,520,582, with projected year total of $676,027,440, about $43.5 million below the prior year. Declines in sales and use tax contribute to roughly half the lag, while salaries expenditure may rise by nearly $27 million from two years ago if March levels persist into June.
Newton Abbot England AP reports veteran actor Herbert Lomas aged 74 died Tuesday from a stroke. He was known for stage and screen work across a long career in Britain.
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