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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1961
Page
2
A Lima businessman George B Quatman head of 16 independent telephone firms writes a November 14 letter praising a Republican victory and urging favorable action on utility rate base reforms. Rep Richard Christiansen seeks inquiry into the letter and a House hearing opens on PUC rate policy.
Carmichael argues the election yields a Republican legislature that repudiates Gov DiSalle and will not change Ohio's rate formula. He predicts DiSalle’s defeat in two years with Jim Rhodes succeeding him, while Rhodes avoids public stance. DiSalle promises to watch the PACO resolution.
Ohio senators debated a nine member educational television commission to oversee a statewide instructional network. The plan, backed by GOP leaders, would allow state owned or leased transmission facilities and allocate 15 million dollars annually to local governments for road work, with veto anticipated from Gov. DiSalle though overrides possible.
President Kennedy named Fred F. Hoh of New Richmond Ohio to be U S marshal for Southern Ohio. Hoh a 42 year old contractor and Navy World War II veteran is a Democrat and was chief of police at New Richmond for four years. Since 1951 he has served as a juvenile court probation officer.
Federated Department Stores, Inc. reports a new sales high of 785,357,847 for fiscal year 1960 ending January 28. Profit totaled 32,968,500 or 1.92 per share, vs 1959 sales of 759,918,955 and profit of 33,883,965 or 2.01 per share.
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