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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1960
Page
1
President Eisenhower seeks to expand Atlas and Titan missile squadrons to 27 while continuing manned B52 bombers. The 1961 budget, totaling 40.995 billion, lowers some aircraft and ship spending but funds modern missiles and ships, with no manpower cuts.
President Eisenhower sent Congress a 1961 budget predicting a $4.18 billion surplus that could enable a tax cut, while proposing revenue boosts such as a half cent gasoline tax increase and penny hikes in postal and air mail rates. He also urged debt reduction to curb inflation and spur growth.
Washington AP reports the largest budget item is interest on the national debt. President Eisenhower's fiscal 1961 estimate shows interest at 9.385 billion, up from 8.096 billion, with total outlays near 83.0 billion and debt expected to fall to about 280 billion dollars.
Mary Margaret the mongrel dog awakened Mrs. Minnie Howard and alerted five families to escape a morning blaze in a downtown Painesville building. The Vogue Lounge on the ground floor suffered heavy damage estimated at 350000 with smoke and water damage spreading to adjacent stores and the nearby bus depot.
Columbus bulletin reports Gov. Michael V. DiSalle refused to give his favored son consent to Ohio Democratic national convention delegates as required by party chairman Ray T. Miller Sr. of Cuyahoga County.
A brief humorous snippet notes a playful exchange with lines like yes sir no sir and a quirky spoken tag. It reads as a light ad man style gag with light wordplay and vintage tone.
Baton Rouge report says Dr. Margaret McMillan was fueled at Kober's Tiger station by manager James S. Versen who recalls a man in the car with her on the night she died on a rural lane south of town. Versen notes the car was American-made and he did not know the male passenger.
The budget message notes a new mobile solid fuel missile for direct Army support with an estimated range under 200 miles. It also confirms funds for ZEUS testing while delaying use of $137 million in last year’s production prep. Army modernization runs about $1.1 billion. Navy procurement rises to $1.644 billion with future orders totaling about $2.035 billion.
Light snow is possible tonight as a low pressure system brings cooler air to the Miami Valley. Expect cool conditions with wind and occasional light rain and a high near 41. Tonight and Tuesday look colder with possible light snow. Middletown reports 36 degrees Sunday at 2 pm and 33 overnight. Rain measured 0.16 inches before 8 am.
In Fackler Alabama a freight train collided with a school bus killing at least seven children and leaving three seriously injured. Patrolman T W Freeman said the train out of Chattanooga sliced through the bus behind the middle and dragged wreckage for three quarters of a mile. the driver apparently did not see the train.
Driver Charles Beavers remained in critical condition after a bus carrying about ten children was struck by a train traveling 55 mph at a dirt road crossing. Four died and two were critically injured in Scottsboro, while three died and one was critically injured in Stevenson. Freeman reported the incident occurred about 35 miles southwest of Chattanooga.
Cincinnati police report Simpson Henry Fairchild 17 died after a night of wine drinking with friends. Robert Burgin 21 admitted pointing a gun at Fairchild and firing believing it unloaded. Fairchild allegedly waved a knife in a playful manner. No charges filed yet.
President Eisenhower's proposed budget totals $437.74 per person based on a population of about 179.3 million at the start of the 1960 fiscal year. The plan calls for a $1.4 billion rise in outlays to $79.8 billion for fiscal 1961 with an anticipated population increase of about three million.
Paris reports France may explode its first atomic device in the Sahara within days. The ministry warned planes to avoid a zone around Reggane Algeria and to stay above 10 000 feet elsewhere. The move draws African opposition and UN objections while Washington London and Moscow monitor potential test implications.
Louisiana authorities weigh a possible motive in the slaying of Dr. Margaret McMillan a 39 year old LSU biology professor. The state cites a potential love triangle involving Dr. George H. Mickey a 49 year old married LSU dean as a suspected factor. Mickey denies any affair and says he knows nothing of the case.
The 952 page budget lays out 79 proposals including higher postal rates, a 4% gas tax temporarily, and boosted aviation fuel taxes. It envisions funds to speed highway construction via a trust fund and shows space outlays for 1958 to 1961.
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