Funds Cut In Schools Approved
Portsmouth school officials approved a tentative 1958 budget set at 1,844,884 dollars, down from 1,875,400, with estimated receipts matching expenditures. The board scheduled a public hearing for July 8 at 4 p.m. at Portsmouth High School to discuss the plan, noting reduced state and federal aid and lower capital outlay and maintenance budgets while teaching salaries rose slightly.
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Portsmouth City
Portsminath High School
Wesley P. Ridenour
Ridenour
Nal
State School Foundation
Portsmouth
General Fund
Suard
Real Inflation Danger Seen By President
President Eisenhower warned of real inflation danger unless industry and labor apply statesmanlike wage and price restraint. He opposed drastic controls and urged boards of corporate directors to approve price increases only when essential for industrial expansion. He noted productivity limits on wage demands and said some injustices may justify adjustments. He cited farm price support and higher government spending as factors in the climb.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Eixsenhower
Boycott Planned by Tuskegee Negro Civic Group
In Tuskegee Alabama a boycott of white merchants was urged by Charles G Gomillion head of the Negro Tuskegee Civic Association. He called on about 2000 attendees to retaliate economically against the Alabama Legislative Act that redraws city boundaries to exclude Negro residents.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Negro Tuskegee Civic Assn
Charles G. Gomillion
Alabama
Public Hearing Scheduled On West Side Road Project
A West Side public hearing was scheduled for Friday at 7 30 p m at West Portsmouth High School on a proposed highway improvement plan for the area The West Portsmouth Highway Committee met with Paul Miller district engineer for the State Highway Department to discuss Route 72 14 improvements through Nauvoo The group noted only one turn off is planned besides the highway terminal and residents may face access difficulties Local businessmen and representatives from the Portsmouth Area Chamber of Commerce Automobile Club of Southern Ohio and the West Side group attended along with two counsel The meeting aims to gauge West Side resident opinions on the proposed highway program
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West Side
West Portsmouth
Mr. Miller
Harvey McGlothin
George Worstell
Paul Sol
Portsmouth Area
Attys. Laurerence Kunble
Earl E. Stephenson
Authority of Senate Group Faces Dispute
Sen. Hruska said the Senate Internal Security subcommittee may face questions of its authority under recent Supreme Court rulings. Two New York City witnesses, Trautman and Testa of the American Communications Assn., are to testify about communism in labor unions. The timing followed lawyer Victor Rabinowitz asking for more time to study the Walking case ruling.
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Washington
Sen. Hruska
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Supreme Court
Howard Vo Teauman
Salvatore Testa
New York City
American Communications Assn
Hruska
Subcommittee
Senate
Trautman
lTesta
Victor Rabinowitz
New York
Rullinge
Ohio Chief Justice Warns Over Possible Congressional Sparks
Columbus Ohio Chief Justice Carl Weygandt warned of possible recriminations if Congress acts on Supreme Court rulings about curb attempts on Communist activity. He noted federal court jurisdiction is largely set by Congress and called the Ohio case involving four individuals convicted of contempt of the defunct Ohio Un-American Activities Commission. The four—Anna McGann Joseph Berry Emmett C Brown and Talmadge Raley—invoked the Fifth Amendment during 1952 hearings. The U S Supreme Court had set aside their convictions, citing earlier rulings.
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Columbus
Ohic
Carl ¥. Weygandt
Ohio Sureme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Congress
Ohio
Anna Macgan
Illinois
Joseph
Tery
Emmett C. Brown
Cincinnati
Talmadge Raley
Sidney
Ohio Court
U. S Supreme Court
Paul M. Sweezy
Trurn
Portsmouth Gas Co wins second round in contract form fight
The Portsmouth Gas Co and United Fuel Gas Co dispute reached the U.S. Court of Appeals where the court set aside a Federal Power Commission ruling and remanded for further consideration. Portsmouth Gas argues long term forecasting for 20 years is impractical and risks service disruption to customers. The case features attorney James D. Williams and former Portsmouth Theaters president Joseph Howland, reflecting the long history of the gas supplier arrangement.
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Portsmouth Gas Co
United Fuel Gas Co
U.S. Court of Appeals
Washington
Federal Power Commission
United Fuel
FPC
Alty
William L. Howland
Portsmouth Marketing Gas Co
Portsmouth Qf Company
Social Affairs
James D. Williants
1N Television and
Radio 13
Portsmouth Theaters
Tra
Howland
Portsmouth
Steel Plant raises pay and benefits boost monthly payroll
Detroit Steel Corp Portsmouth Division plans about 102 600 dollars monthly payroll rise starting July 1 with full employment later this year lifting gains to roughly 175 000 dollars monthly. Estimated annual cost exceeds two million dollars. Wage increases include 7 cent general raise plus cost of living adjustments and job classification bumps. Additional incentives, holiday premiums, and overtime pay affect overall wage costs and productivity incentives.
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Detroit Steel Corp
Portsmouth
DSC
North Korea calls for broad talks on troop withdrawal
Panmunjom reports say North Korea urged an international conference to withdraw all foreign troops from Korea and seek a lasting peace. The UN command rejected the demand as improper for a military conference. Chou En-lai voiced support in Peiping.
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Panmunjom
North Korea
Korea
Joint Military Armistice Commission
Ater
Chou En-lai
Peiping
U.S
U.N
South Korea
Hug Kaek Roos
Chung
Panmunjum
Ulm
U.S. Marine Corps
Hamerenberg
Litzenberg
Death claims Ernest T. Weir steelmaster and longtime National Steel leader
Ernest T. Weir, famed Pittsburgh born steel executive and founder of Weirton Steel, died today in a Philadelphia hospital from heart complications after a February heart attack. He built National Steel Corp into a major producer and served as board chairman and CEO until retirement. Weir, a Republican donor and outspoken opponent of labor organizers, helped shape U S steel industry policy for decades.
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Philadelphia
Ernest T. Weir
Ycor- Aid
Ardaak Champion
National Steel Corp
Weir Haas
National
Come Pany
Weir
Philadeshia
Wei
Florida
New York
Spoksam
Na Mt
Pittsburgh Steel
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Humphrey
Eisenhower
Pittsburgh
Weirton Steel Co
National Steel Co. Co
West Virginia
Weirton
Nixon Gains Midwestern GOP Backing For Nomination
Governors at the 49th annual Midwestern Republican conference signal support for President Nixon as a leading nominee contender. Illinois Governor Stratton and Indiana Governor Handley express favorable views, suggesting Nixon could bridge party wings while Hardline Knowland supporters receive mixed signals amid a broader GOP realignment.
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Nixon
Wiliam G. Stratton
Ilinois
Harold W. Handley
Indiana
Knowland
Word From Scientists on Clean Hydrogen Bomb Progress
President Eisenhower said scientists expect to produce an absolutely clean hydrogen bomb after four to five more years of tests. He noted ongoing tests needed for peaceful uses of atomic power and discussed disarmament, inspection, and production limits with Russia. He urged restraint on inflation and affirmed respect for Supreme Court decisions while acknowledging some disagreement.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
United States
Russia
Hope
Dulles
Eienhwer
Supreme Court
Eisenhwer
Leaders Debate U N Arms Plan Sparks Limited Agreement
In London East and West clash over disarmament proposals. United States delegate Harold Stassen pushes for a three stage troop cut to 1 700 000 each for US and Russia, while Soviet Valerian Zorin demands clarity on Western political settlements. Zorin counters Stassen on Russia’s offer to allow Western inspectors in exchange for a nuclear test ban.
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London
U.N
Russia
U.S
Harold E. Stassen
United States
Stassen
Valerian Zarin
West
Ted
Zarin
Britain
Zorin
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Portsmouth Gas
Alan
U.N. Command
Ernest
National Steel
GOP
Jack Bell
Williamsburg
Chichester
England
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Lionel Crabb
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