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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1959
Page
3
An advertisement touts ODRINEX a four tablet weight loss aid with a money back guarantee if seven days pass without fat loss. It claims appetite suppression allows meals to remain while reducing portions and urges orders from Lewis Drug Store Central Ave Mal.
Governor DiSalle pushes a state reorganization creating the Department of Economic and Industrial Development and the Department of Personnel. He wins two new commissions and a Civil Rights Commission to enforce anti discrimination policy. A new state motto is adopted, and a proposed broad reorganizational law would allow chief shakeups with veto limits.
James W. Shocknessy of Columbus was reelected to his sixth two year term as chairman of the Ohio Turnpike Commission. C. W. Hartford reported expanded radar use to catch speeders and warned against violations. O. L. Teagarden was reelected vice chairman. Maj. Gen. Robert Beightler remained secretary-treasurer. The meeting touched on state government reorganizations and new departments, including a Department of Personnel and a stronger Liquor Control structure with higher salaries and broader powers. Columbus Day became a legal holiday and wage equality for equal work was enacted.
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