Governor Presses for Fair Enforcement Clash at Ohio Liquor Board Meeting
Columbus AP Governor DiSalle called for fair but firm liquor enforcement as he pressed the State Liquor Board and Liquor Department to present solid cases. Board members criticized the department for weak prosecutions while department leaders urged tougher penalties and better cooperation to curb Sunday sales and violations.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Liquor Board
Michael V. DiSalle
Liquor Department
DiSalle
John Cianflona
Richard C. Crouch
Ivan W. Smith
Crouch
Lester
Cianflona
Smith
Prison revolt at Tennessee Penitentiary ends with standoff
In Nashville a held hostage drama unfolded as convicts Robert Rivera and Charles Farra controlled 16 to 19 captives. Rivera signaled willingness to surrender if Farra or negotiations changed conditions. Farra refused. Hostages included three women and one Nashville lawyer. Authorities reported no injuries.
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Nashville
John Hooker Jr
Center
State Prison
Hooker
Robert Rivera
Nashville, Tenn
Tennessee Penitentiary
Temple
Tex
Charles Raymond Farra
Borderland
W. Va
Rivera
Farra
Parole Board
Dover
Tenn
Bomar
The
Charles O'Donnell
Nashville City
Carney Patterson
State
O'Donnell
De Gaulle and Khrushchev Open Private Talks in Paris
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev met French President Charles de Gaulle for two hours at the Elysee Palace amid hopes of a Paris Moscow axis. The talks focused on aligning France with the Soviet Union, seeking a German peace treaty and disarmament, while undermining NATO and the Western European Union.
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David Mason
Paris
Nikita Khrushchev
Charles de Gaulle
France
West Germany
de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
Khrushchev
Michel Debre
Foreign Office
Khrushchev-De Gaulle
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Western European Union
Prisoner releases prompt medical absences at Tennessee prison
In Nashville two convict hostages were freed for illness at the Tennessee Penitentiary. Jack Warrick a guard was released to obtain milk for stomach ulcers. Sam Broyles, another hostage, was released the night before and did not return. Investigators search for clarity amid scant leads.
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Rivera
Byron Bean
Nashville
Bean
Corrections
Keith Hampton
Sam Broyles
Nashville, Tenn
Tennessee
Jack Warrick
Weather Update From The Lakes Region Forecast
A low pressure system in the Lakes region brings icy air into the Miami Valley through Friday. Today lights are partly cloudy and cold with a near 40 high. Tonight will be mostly cloudy and colder with a few snow flurries and a low of 23. Friday stays cloudy and cold with a high around 36. Middletown's latest high was 41 at 5 p.m. and the low 27 at 6 a.m.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Chuckle Duty Puts Reluctant Staff in Media Spotlight
A small newsroom task draws sighs as staff prepare a light morale piece. The exercise showcases patience and humor amid routine duties while highlighting the team metric of steady output.
Moon Civilization Feasible in Two Decades Says Astronomer
Dr. LM Levitt of Franklin Institute predicts a self sustaining lunar colony within 20 years with energy from a nuclear reactor and life support from lunar water. He envisions algae food and habitats built from in situ materials using a space station as a staging base for initial lunar reconnaissance and a sheltered cave habitat with inflatable plastic structures.
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Detroit
LM. Levitt
Franklin Institute
Fels Planetarium
Philadelphia
American Rocket Society
Dr. Levitt
Ohio Supreme Court plugs 5 million tax loophole cases
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled on three tax cases that could recover about five million dollars in back taxes. The S. S. Kresge Co. was assessed 396 579 dollars, the H J Heinz Co. 11 000 dollars, and Buddies Lunch System 1 500 dollars.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Asst. Atty. Gan
Kanendar
Maweee Awe
Amy Henna
S. S. Kresge Co
H. J. Heinz Co
Buddies Lunch System, Inc
Findlay
Kresge
Ohio
Supreme Court
Kosydar
Buddies
Eastman Kodak Co
Kodak
Chessman Sees IQ Rise on Death Row
Daryl Chessman at San Quentin has raised his IQ by three points to 130, placing him among the top three percent of Americans. The 12 year prisoner previously scored 127 in 1941, with his ninth execution date set for May 2 amid ongoing legal debates and a gubernatorial reprieve.
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San Quentin
Calif
Daryl Chessman
Chessman
Los Angeles
Edmund G. Brown
California
Brown
David G. Schmidt
GOP Split Deepens Over Civil Rights Rift in House
Washington AP reports a coalition of Republicans and Southern Democrats faces a fracture after a civil rights provision vote. Southern Democrats blasted GOP support, calling the alliance strained as 295 to 124 passed the measure with 100 Southern Democrats and 2 Republicans in favor. They warned the partnership may be ending as key leaders faced bitterness and refused comment.
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Washington
House
Southern Democrats and GOP clash over civil rights bill fate
Rep Howard W. Smith of Virginia, head of the Rules Committee, said he was surprised by few Republicans voting against the referee provision. Smith, a leading Southern Democrat, has used GOP votes to block bills and opposed by the Eisenhower administration. The civil rights bill advanced after a GOP nudge, while Southerners expected less Republican opposition. The House stands 280-152 Democrats to Republicans, with about 70 Southern Democrats often aligning with the GOP to shrink the Democratic majority.
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Eisenhower
Howard W. Smith
Virginia
Smith
House
White House
South
Rattle in the Sky Closes Flight Home
In Tulsa a two seat plane carried a rattlesnake loose aboard. Pilot Clyde Baskin and H D Lile bagged five rattlers on a hunting trip but a 4 foot snake went missing mid flight. They landed and found the venomous reptile under a seat, nerves frayed but safe.
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Tulsa
Okla
Clyde Baskin
Baskin
H. D. Lile
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