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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1961
Page
3
Percy L. Finch, 71, of Bowling Green, died after a wasp landed on his glasses while driving on U S 25 May 13. He removed his glasses to swat the wasp, lost control and struck a utility pole, dying at Wood County Hospital.
Kaman Aircraft Corp announced an unofficial world helicopter altitude record reaching 25 814 feet with an Air Force H43B Huskie piloted by Captain Walter C McMeen III of Luke Air Force Base. The test carried a 2 205 pound payload and took about one hour. Federation Aeronautique Internationale approval pending.
Middletown Toastmasters choose Robbin to represent the club at the area humorous speech contest on June 2 in Dayton. He won the previous night’s elimination at the Armco training building with a joke about a wrong bottle in a medicine cabinet. Le Roy Meier contested with the piece Ears Open. Ladies Night dinner is set for June 1 at Cincinnati Gas and Electric on Mary Etta Street.
Kennedy’s 2.5 billion public school aid bill, passed in the Senate 49 to 34, moves to a likely bitter House showdown. Senate supporters expect a slim House margin, possibly trimmed. The measure expands grants for teacher salaries and operating costs, with potential cuts debated in conference. The package is the first of four Kennedy education proposals for Congress, amid concerns on passage of the others.
The Senate passed a $2 billion school aid bill with most Republicans and Sen. Young supporting the measure, while Sen. Lausche joined the minority. Ohio would receive an annual grant of $39,445,240, about $16.13 per school age child.
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