Payola Inquiry Aims to Reveal Broad Casting Irregularities
House subcommittee investigates payola in radio and television. Rep. Bennett urges full exposure of deceptive advertising and programming. Chairman Harris says hearings begin Feb 8, may last a week, with several disc jockeys testifying. Springer predicts payola pervades national broadcasting, investigators head to Chicago to probe alleged cases.
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John Washington
House
John B. Bennett
R-Mich
Bennett Asid
Subcommittee
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Payola
Harris
Bennett
William L Springer
R-Ill
Wet and mild stretch forecast for Miami Valley
A low pressure frontal system will keep the Miami Valley damp through Friday with cloudy, cooler periods. Today’s forecast calls for light rain or drizzle and a high near 50, with a warmer, rainy period tonight into Friday and a low around 40. Yesterday Middletown reached 59 degrees at 1:30 a.m. with a low of 42 at 7 a.m.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Parolee Henry Lucas Sought in Mother Slaying in Virginia
Ohio and six other states search for Henry Lee Lucas, 24, parolee, in the fatal stabbing of his mother Viola Lucas, 74, whose body was found at the Tecumseh home of daughter Carol Jennings in Tecumseh Michigan.
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Tecumseh, Mich
Ohio
Henry Lee Lucas
Viola Lucas
Blacksburg
Lucas
Carol Jennings
Tecumseh
Khrushchev promises red fire power and cuts in force
Premier Nikita Khrushchev told the Supreme Soviet that the Soviet Union has such strong weapons it can discharge up to three men from the armed forces in the next year or two. He outlined a plan to cut soldiers to 2,423,000, shift to rockets, and halt bomber production while maintaining defense through nuclear arms. He predicted slower Western arms race and possible May summit accords in Paris.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Supreme Soviet
United States
Paris
Khrushchev
Geneva
Alll
Soviet official Kirichenko reassigned amid party purge
Alexei I. Kirichenko, once seen as Khrushchev ally, has been downgraded to a minor Rostov region post. Western observers speculate he was removed from the Party Presidium of the Soviet Union. AP Wirephoto.
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Alexei I. Kirichenko
Khrushchev
Rostov-on- Don
Strangers Meet and Part as Friends in Pasadena
In Pasadena a passenger train engineer and a new mother formed an unlikely bond. The engineer waved from the speeding diesel, the wife returned the cheer while homebound with her newborn. After hospital and return, the engineer surprised her with a gift box containing a knitted suit and a card from Dan C Kurtz, Santa Fe No. 20, celebrating the baby boy.
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Dan C. Kurtz
Santa Fe No. 20
Chuckle: If a man has tonsils and appendix he’s a doctor
A light quip comments on medical humor noting that a man with tonsils and an appendix is likely a doctor. It conveys a playful observation about medical professions with a punchy line.
Morse criticizes Ohio favorite son candidate in 1960 clash
Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon attacked Ohio favorite son efforts at a news conference in Cleveland during a Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen meeting. He said no favorite son candidate should run and predicted the Democratic convention will not nominate Kennedy. Morse added he does not plan to enter the Ohio primary.
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Cleveland
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Michael V. DiSalle
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Ohio
Stooge
Morse
The
Brotherhood of Railroad
DiSalle
Kennedy
Ex Senator Too Chummy With Hoffa
Ex senator George H. Bender campaigns in all 88 Ohio counties for delegate at large to the Republican national convention. He argues party regulars oppose him for ties with James R. Hoffa’s Teamsters, though he says he did a good job and blames wealthy individuals for opposition. He features pictures from Eisenhower and Nixon as he tours the state.
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Washington
Ohio
George H. Bender
Republican Party
Ohio Gop
Ray Bliss
State Committee
Bender
The
Teamsters
Senate
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
George Bender
House
TV Gets Strong Nudge For Cultural Programs
FCC Chairman Doerfer urged reform toward more cultural broadcasts during prime time. He proposed that the three networks rotate a 7 40 to 8 00 p m half hour for information education and culture, signaling potential future public service mandates. Critics cite past quiz show and payola scandals and warn of imbalanced programming.
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New York
vLhairman Vonn &. Woerer
Federal Communications Commission
TV Networks
Radio and Television Executives Society
Commission
New Health Plan Urged For Elderly In Toledo
Arthur Fleming, secretary of health, education and welfare, urged a new health plan for seniors at the Toledo Lucas County Academy of Medicine meeting. He warned inadequate insurance for those over 65 could push the federal government into the insurance business and proposed voluntary contributions to fund government purchases of policies from non profits for uncovered individuals.
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Toledo, Ohio
Arthur
Flemming
Government keeps cancer-causing substance rule for foods
Flemming stated the government will continue to withhold approval for foods or drugs containing any substance known to induce cancer in test animals. Approval will come only when safety for humans is established, focusing on aminotriazole, a cranberry weed killer. Some cranberry crops were barred from the market due to cancer risk in animals.
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Flemming
Missing Patient Found In Creek Near Cambridge Hospital
The body of George Flickinger, 32, of Zanesville, a Cambridge State Hospital patient missing from the facility since Monday, was found in a small creek near the hospital Wednesday night. Coroner W. A. Larrick ruled suicide. Some clothing was recovered from the stream bank.
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Cambridge
Ohio
George Flickinger
Zanesville
Cambridge State Hospital
W. A. Larrick
Lava erupts near Kapoho as fissures open wide
Glowing lava bursts from a Ki lava fissure at Kapoho village on Hawaii Island. The flow, initially headed toward the sea less than a mile away, comes after a day of earthquakes that opened a milelong fissure and tore the village center. Most residents evacuated earlier. only a few remained as the eruption continued.
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Honolulu
Kapoho
Kilauea
Hawaii Island
Hawaiian Air Lines
Tornado Hits Downtown Oklahoma City Police Say
An early morning tornado struck a section of downtown Oklahoma City causing substantial property damage. No injuries or deaths were reported. Lieutenant J. G. Briscoe said the funnel cloud traced from Southwest 29th and May Avenue to Northwest 4th and Walker, just north of the business district.
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Oklahoma City
J. G. Briscoe
29Th
May Avenue
4Th and
Walker
Lava Fissure Spews Fire Near Green Lake Area
A man reported lava pouring from a fissure in the Green Lake area on the southern edge of Kapoho. No settlements lie between the fiery fissure and the Pacific Ocean.
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Green Lake
Kapoho
Pacific Ocean
Eruption at Kapoho intensifies as quake activity climbs
The eruption ends two weeks of tremors with escalating earthquakes in the last 48 hours. Observers said the ground shook Kapoho “like a bowl of jelly.” The eruption sits east of the Puna district, site of a 1955 eruption that forced 500 residents to evacuate. No lives lost, but damage to homes, sugar cane fields, and farmland topped one million dollars. Kilaueaiki crater, which began erupting on November 14 and has been quiet since December 19, lies about 28 miles to the west.
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Puna
Kilaueaiki Crater
Prince Charles joins duck shoot with Prince Philip in Norfolk
In Wroxham England Prince Philip and his 11 year old son Prince Charles joined a duck shoot on a chilly Norfolk marsh today. They began at 5 am from a special train returning other royals to Sandringham after the Wednesday wedding of Philip's cousin Lady Pamela Mountbatten.
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Wroxham
England
Prince Philp
Prince Charles
Norfolk
Sandringham
Philip
Pamela Mountbatten
West German police hunt rightist groups after anti-Semitic protests
West German security police launched a full scale inquiry into right wing groups following recent anti Semitic demonstrations, AP reports. In Marshall Texas an explosion at Longhorn Ordnance Works may delay solid propellant rocket motor production up to 90 days. In Columbus Ohio three examiners were named to judge if Martin A Coyle's punchcard voting machine complies with Ohio election law.
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Associated Press
Marshall, Tex
Army
Longhorn Ordnance Works
Columbus
Ohio
Martin A. Coyle
Hamilton
Thor missile test program ends. space engine tests soon
Cape Canaveral reports the Air Force says the Thor intermediate range ballistic missile test program is complete and will be followed by three shots to test a new space engine. In Biloxi a federal grand jury told Judge Sidney Mize it cannot return any indictments in the Mack Charles Parker lynching case.
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Cape Canaveral, Fla
Air Force
Biloxi, Miss
Orand
Mack Charles Parker Lynch
Sidney Mize
Ontario Uses Classified Ads To Find Homes For Orphans
Ontario employs newspaper ads to place hard to adopt children. In 1959 the program drew over 2,300 responses for specific children, with several adopted. About 2,000 children are considered unwanted, including those of mixed race or with handicaps, many over four years old. The province allocated $10,000 for 1960 ads, up from $5,000 for 77 placements last year. Deputy Minister James S. Band says ads seek happiness, not merchandise.
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Toronto
Province of
Ontario
Department of Public Welfare
James S. Band
Canada
Officials urge cautious view on international adoption
The department discourages inquiries by American couples due to legal entanglements in international adoptions and advises consulting local agencies for guidance.
Wayne High School jacket and tie rule sparks father’s push to switch
Wayne New Jersey AP report: Joseph Grohe plans to enroll his son Jerry at Clifton High School after objecting to Wayne High School’s jacket and tie dress code. Grohe argues the program is federally subsidized and lacks governing rules, while Dr. John H. Martin defends the policy as instilling pride.
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Wayne
Joseph Grohe
Jerry
Wayne High School
Grohe
Board of Education
Clifton High School
Woodbridge
John H. Martin
Martin
Man Stabs Employer Over Money
In Cleveland a 23 year old chicken plucker who had worked eight years at a poultry store beat and stabbed his employer to death during a money dispute. He later drank champagne at home as police arrived, a gun battle ensued, and six patrol cars fired into the apartment seeking the suspect Edward Robinson who had fled after exchanging shots with detectives. Robinson’s wife Rose Marie their three children his wife's sister and son and a friend hid in a closet during the gunfire.
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Cleveland (Ap
Edward Robinson
Robinson
Adelbert O'Hara
Casimer Mack
Rose Marie
Robinson Bumps Detective Found by O Hara at Residence
Robinson returned and was recognized by O Hara when he bumped the detective entering the residence. The detective subdued Robinson.
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Robinson
O’hara
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Hoffa
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