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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1959
Page
5
Washington AP Ike Eisenhower signed a temporary gasoline tax increase from four to five cents per gallon effective Oct 1 to fund a 41,000 mile interstate highway system. The measure, aimed to keep the program on a pay as you go basis, is expected to raise about a billion dollars before expiring July 1 1961 with a subsequent diversion of other highway taxes for three years.
Secretary of State Ted W. Brown received articles of incorporation for Manchester Machine Co. Em ployes Independent Union a nonprofit entity in Middletown. Trustees listed include Warren Drake of 3200 Barbara Dr Middletown Alvin H England of Franklin and Ralph Brown of 2305 Byron St Middletown.
Secretary of Defense Neil H. McElroy on a 28 day Far East tour said he may resign by year’s end. He stated he cannot quit until the department budget for the next fiscal year is submitted and December could be the timing if no national emergency arises.
Jefferson Ohio report says Lewis McCarty 51 of Lexington Indiana died after his car and a tractor trailer collided on U S 20 in Saybrook Township on Monday.
London AP reports the 11 year old Prince of Wales Charles arrived at boarding school in schoolboy shorts. Observers noted his size and a bystander questioned if he was too big for the attire. Officials say boys wear shorts until age 13 at most British boarding schools.
Gen Thomas D Dill of Wayne County Ohio commanded the force tasked with capturing or executing the Lincoln assassination suspect, coordinating a response amid the crisis following the 1865 assassination.
The steel strike hurts in planning rooms of corporations as output slows and layoffs spread. Shortages of special steel types force conversions and foreign imports rise while inventories tighten and recovery slides weeks away. Government data show August slowdowns but the next weeks loom largest.
General Motors Ternstedt Division in Columbus will idle 2,800 production workers through Sept 30 due to a steel strike. First 100 layoffs start Thursday with more in the following week as inventories meet demand. Remaining salaried and maintenance staff will stay on. Buckeye Steel Castings considers cuts amid four day week.
Youngstown University in Ohio reports its largest enrollment ever at 6,217 students, up from 6,044 last fall. Full time enrollment tops 3,337, a rise of 210, while part time enrollment sits at 2,880, down 37 from the previous year.
President Thomas F. Patton of Republic Steel Corp told radio audiences in seven plant cities that steel companies want a quick settlement with the United Steelworkers Union. He warned retroactive pay to July 1 would create liabilities for the firms while benefiting the union, as negotiations continue.
Firemen answered seven alarms in 36 hours including a garage blaze at 703 Elsmere St and damage to a Blumberg & Cohen building at 1215 Girard Ave along with a barn at 310 Baltimore St and a house at 2605 Flemming Rd. Orville Corson reported September permits exceed 100000 with 22 new homes. Legal notice: Joyce Burl Brashear seeks divorce from Benny Ison Brashear in Butler County Court with reply due by October 24 1959.
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