Levitt Attacks Rockefeller Budget As Barren Plan
New York Albany Comptroller Arthur Levitt a Democrat attacked Gov Rockefeller budget as barren and failing to meet urgent needs saying state revenues will exceed estimates by about 130 million dollars this year and urging extra funds for school aid He criticized the spending program begun April 1 as a tax heavy plan with limited education relief and called for swift fiscal reform to ease local governments burden Senate Assembly leaders weighed the plan while lawmakers prepared to study education aid and other economies in the 1960 61 session
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Albany
Rockefeller
Arthur Levitt
Levitt
Senate
Walter J. Mahoney
Buffalo
Assembly
Joseph F. Carlino
Long Beach
Carlo
Rlockefeller
State Division of Safety
Office of Local Government
Public Service Commission
Commission
PSC
New York State
Women's Relief Corps
Oxford
Chenango County
Mental Hygiene
State May Take Control Of School Transportation
New York State considers centralizing school transport to reduce costs and end private school aid disputes. A statewide system would need Governor Rockefeller and Legislature approval, with the Education Department studying feasibility. Proposals include state ownership or bulk buying with local leasing options.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State
Rockefeller
Education Department
Rockefellers
New York
Nether Rockefeller
James E. Alien Jr
Fear Co ed At Alfred Elopes With Negro Basketball Player
Alfred University treasurer Edward Lebohner reports his 18 year old daughter Dorothy disappeared from the Biltmore Hotel after a late night, while he named Warren Sutton of Chester, Pa the Alfred basketball player she had dated. Sutton had left the university weeks before Christmas. Dorothy is described as a stunning blonde and was en route with her parents to St Petersburg Florida when she vanished. The family feared the romance with Sutton prompted the disappearance as they had tried to discourage the relationship.
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New York
Biltmore
St. Petersburg
Fla
Florida
Lebohner
Sutton
Clessmen
Grs
Alfred
Steven Rockefeller
Steven
Gov. Rockefeller
Idlewild
Anne-Marie
Norway
London
Mrs. Rockefeller
Miss Rasmussen
Young Rockefeller
Sogne
Rockefeller
Adler the Circus Clown Dies After 50 Years Under Big Top
New York telegram reports Adler aged 62 died Monday during surgery at St. Clare's Hospital after a long career with Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey. He left the circus last May and is remembered for his droopy costume, umbrella nose, and piglet act that delighted children and adults alike. He trained pigs for ring routines and later helped place some in adoptive homes. Born Clinton Iowa, he ran away with acrobats as a youth and is survived by wife Amelia, also a circus performer.
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New York
Relix Adler
Adler
Ringling Brothers
Bacnum & Bailey Circus
St. Clare's Hospial
Clinton
Iowa
Davenport
Amelia
Vircus
Woman Fatally Hit by Car in Latham Crossing
Mrs Sadie Lamden 42 of Westbury L I was killed Monday night after being struck by an automobile while crossing Route 9 in Latham Albany. The crash occurred as she attempted to cross the highway near the city limits.
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Albany
Sadie Lamden
Westbury
L. 1
Latham
Insurance Slash For Small Autos
New York owners of small economy cars will receive a 10 percent discount on auto insurance premiums from more than 400 companies. National bureaus asked state regulators in 43 states to approve the discount by March 1, with plans to seek approval in more states. The cut also applies to two car families with a 25 percent credit and to autos with the 10 percent driver education credit when male drivers under 25 are present. Small sports cars are excluded.
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New York
National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters
National Automobile Underwriters Assn
London Embassy Marines Demoted After Duty-Free Cigarette Scandal
Seven of the U S Embassy's 15 Marine guards were fined, reduced in rank, and sent home by a court martial for selling duty-free cigarettes in Britain. An embassy spokesman said ranks went up to sergeant and the penalties may last for years. In a London magistrate's court, 33-year-old Dutchman Johannes Lambertus Van Veggel pleaded guilty to possessing untaxed whisky and 80,000 cigarettes, some bought from embassy Marines. his wife worked at the embassy as a telephone operator.
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London
U. S
Britain
Johannas Lambertus van Veggel
van Veggel
Soviet Moskvich to enter U S small car market
Tass reports Soviet plans to ship 10 000 Moskvich cars to Andrea Motors Inc led by Robert Castle of Herkimer New York with 3 000 units ready for summer delivery and spare parts supply. Castle would distribute to New York Syracuse and beyond potentially undercut Renault prices while Moscow aims to earn dollars and prestige.
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Soviet Union
U. S
Tass
Moncay
Robert CasUe
Andrea Motors Inc
Caste Ves
Herkimer
Syracuse
Tiscie
United States
Castle
Trussla
Copenhagen
Denmark
New York
New York City
Castle Car Co
Michael Hy
Andrea Motors
Ford
Koerner’s
Rochester
U.S
Sovet Union
UN America
Girl 6 Killed After Step From School Bus
Kay Alta Cipperly aged six of Hoosick Falls town of RFD 1 was fatally injured Monday when she stepped from a school bus in front of her home. State Police could not determine if she was struck by the bus or fell under its wheels. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Cipperly she attended a one room rural schoolhouse.
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Hoosick Falls
Kay Alta Cipperly
RFD 1
Frank Cipperly
Israeli Syrian clash heightens Sinai frontier tensions
Egyptian army positions expand along the UN patrol frontier in the Sinai after daily clashes between Israeli and Syrian troops. Oslo warns Norwegian troops on police duty may leave if fighting escalates. Egypt imposes emergency, cites readiness to meet all eventualities as frontiers remain tense.
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U. N
Oslo
U. A
Israel
Sinai
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Sea of Galilee
Tawafik
Groundhog Day in Pennsylvania Draws Crowds and Quirks
Groundhog Day rituals draw Pennsylvanians to observe the weather omen. Quarryville’s Groundhog Large leads a dawn gathering in silk hats and white robes, rivaling Punxsutawney Pete’s Gobbler’s Knob tradition. Enthusiasts in multiple towns stage playful rites and forecasting debates while zoo and local clubs add festive pageantry.
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Robert Herr
Lodge Brothers
Pennsylvania
Puntsutawney Petey
Quarryville Boys
Quarryville
Punxsutawney Club
Nummer Ainson
Lehigh
Philadelphia
Hartford City Principal Kills Two Teachers Then Flees
A 41 year old Hartford City grade school principal shot two teachers to death in the William Reed School building. He then fled in a gray green 1952 Ford as pupils screamed. Police pursued and the city closed all schools for the day. The victims were Harriet Robson and Minnie McFerren, both longtime staff members. The suspect, Larry Redden, was later traced toward Gas City where his wife teaches.
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Rai
Horrar
William Reed
Leonard
Harriet Robson
Minnie McFerren
Redden
Silas Metauresy
Ralph Grimme
McCaffrey
Larry
Twe Aty
F Philips Blackburn
Msissinewa High School
Gas City
Bruce
Wartfford City
McCaffey
Fort Wayne
Hartford C.y
Mississinewa
Miss Robson
McFerren
Indianapolis
De Gaulle Seeks Special Powers amid Algeria Crisis
In Paris the government asks Parliament for decree powers to govern France and Algeria for about 14 months until April 1 1941. The move follows a deepening revolt by Moslem nationalists and a crackdown by authorities in Algiers as insurgent leaders face charges and mass arrests.
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Charles de Gaulle
France
Algeria
National Assembly
Senate
Te Gaulk
Lagaillarde
Pierre Lagaillarde
Paris
Sante
Algiers
Joseph Ortiz
Gen MacArthur Improving in Hospital Care
Gen Douglas MacArthur is reported to be improving at Lenoir Will Hospital after admission for an enlarged prostate gland. Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Leonard D. Heaton and Dr. George W. Slaughter said the condition is a simple nonmalignant enlargement causing urinary interference, with possible kidney involvement to be assessed by further study.
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Kew Yor Upi
Douglas MacArthur
Leno Will
Leonard D. Heaton
Army
Washington
MacArthur
George W. Slaughter
Woman Dies in Troy Fire In Bed Smoking Suspect
Mrs. Mary Toomey, 57, of Troy, was killed Monday night in a fire that damaged her bedroom. Police said she apparently had been smoking in bed.
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Troy
N.Y
Mary Toomey
AT&T Vice President Dies On Street In New York
Dr. James W. McRae, 49, vice president of American Telephone & Telegraph, collapsed and died on a sidewalk at 54th Street and Fifth Avenue. He was en route to a scientific conference at the Savoy Hilton and led defense projects for the Bell System. A second item notes James L. Griffin, 31, Negro, sentenced to a year at the county penal farm for a 60-cent burglary from Ja Cafe.
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Upi
James W. McRae
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
54Th Street
5Th Avenue
Savoy Hilton Hotel
Bell System
Memphis
Tenn
Country
James L. Griffin
Ja Cafe
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