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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1960
Page
24
Bobby Yow told police burglars stole items worth 150 dollars from his San Antonio home. He did not specify a value for one item identified as his watchdog.
Workers began installing a powerful new radar with a 20 mile range on a 600 foot tower at Tampa International Airport to aid Weather Bureau officials in tracking storms off Florida's Gulf Coast. It will replace a radar with a 180 mile range.
Middletown High School sophomores prepare final rehearsal for the Ramshackle Inn production at the school auditorium. Cast includes Brian Berman Pete Raine Sheila Vice Kikki Begley Jerry Ratliff Barb Finkelman and others with David Ballard and Miss Florence Powell directing. Crew covers stage management lighting properties costumes make up art work and business operations.
Ohio Education Assn reports that school bond issues and operating levies fared better under new simple majority requirements in Tuesdays elections. Of 52 bond issues, 67.3 percent approved. 102 levies, 72.5 percent approved, with several large and regional variances noted in Cleveland area and suburbs.
Haywood County Negroes may register starting May 16 to vote for first time since Reconstruction. The County Election Commission, formed after a long gap, placed the notice in States Graphic. About 9,000 of Haywood’s residents are of voting age.
New York AP reports two of three major U S corporations earned more in the first quarter of this year than a year ago, but the year to year gain slowed by 5.6 percent. Total profits lag behind last year’s second quarter high amid rising costs and competition. Dividends rose 7 percent over a year ago but April saw a slowdown, with 38 companies raising dividends versus 106 in March and 70 in April 1959. Firms face thinner profit margins, some predicting a break even second quarter, while steel and motors show only modest gains and some sectors remain weak.
Japanese Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko plan a U.S. tour in September to mark 100 years of relations. They will be guests of President Eisenhower in Washington from September 27 to 29 and will visit several American cities to be announced later.
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