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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1959
Page
12
Washington reports a 20 percent rise in Social Security taxes beginning Friday. The move will affect virtually every worker and employer nationwide, aiming to bring in about two billion dollars annually in additional revenue.
President Eisenhower, in Augusta for a year end holiday, plans finalizing the State of the Union draft with Wilton Persons and Dr. Malcolm Moos. The piece outlines a broad agenda for Congress, plus a report on his goodwill tour and budget messages due later in January.
In Columbus Gov. Michael V. DiSalle commuted sentences for two murder convicts including a Cleveland gunman from a 1950s case, while denying parole to two other lifers. One parolee, 71 year old Thomas, cried upon learning of the commutation and plans to live with his sister in Scioto County. The Pardon and Parole Commission required concrete future plans, and Thomas said highway official Everett Praston would help him find work.
The American Federation of Musicians accuses 16 TV series of using foreign recorded music, including 10 westerns, to cut costs harming American musicians and employment. Shows named include Bat Masterson Lassie Rifleman Sea Hunt and Wanted Dead or Alive. Spokesmen could not be reached for confirmation.
Detroit riders may request VIP treatment with New Year promotions. Bus drivers will drop off or pick up passengers at their doorstep if they live within two blocks of the regular route. The initiative aims to boost convenience and ridership in the city.
Dozen names surface in UPI report as possible Nixon running mate for the 1955 nomination. Possible picks include William P Rogers, Charles Halleck, Fred Seater, Kenneth Keating, Hugh Scott, Thruston Morton, James P Mitchell, William Stratton, Cecil Underwood, Christopher Del Sesto, Arthur Fleming, Robert Anderson, Everett Dirksen. Dirksen says he is not interested.
The Internal Revenue Service will require employers to report more detailed information on expense accounts for 1960 income in tax returns filed in 1961. Dana Latham said firms increasingly use non cash compensation for executives and staff, aiding deductions while depriving revenue, prompting a crackdown to curb lavish perks and perceived unequal tax treatment.
Ohio courts will be required by law to inform prisoners of their rights when criminal code amendments take effect. The changes cover rights on charges, accuser identity, affidavits, trial counsel, plea consequences, jury trial, and pretrial hearings. Summonses replace warrants for minor offenses, and guilty or not guilty pleas are clarified for felonies.
Cha Ladres, arriving in London for a three month strip show, claims to be the world’s highest paid stripper. She asserts she performs Chopin on a grand piano while nude, drawing attention amid a flurry of attention-grabbing publicity.
Snowstorms crippled rail and telecom networks across Poland on Tuesday causing widespread power outages. Factories halted operations and many homes were left without electricity in affected regions.
Washington based Navy researchers propose a dust ring in space to block sunlight, creating perpetual day. They cite Saturn’s ring brightness as proof, noting a hypothetical layer miles thick far from Earth and referencing a Pacific island dust eruption as precedent.
A year end review from Iron Age magazine says Western Europe and the Soviet bloc are gaining steel production power, surpassing the United States. Western Europe may reach 1823 million tons next year, vs US about 247 million tons, with USSR bloc at about 32 percent of world output and Russia accounting for a large share.
Lois Clark insists the rifle slaying of her husband, a Sumgayal school superintendent, was an accident. Prosecutor Ostrander reports the investigation shows a 2? caliber bullet from about 49 feet, with a kneeling expert possibly involved. questions focus on Mrs Clark and a web of lovers and confessions.
Dearborn, Michigan, reports Nicholas Kallas recounting how his uncle Michael Hazas, 77, predicted his death. Hazas invited the family to Bucyrus, prepared a headstone and a will dated December 2, then died of a heart attack within minutes of the meeting. Hazas, born in Sparta, Greece, lived in Bucyrus since 1935 and ran a hat cleaning and shoe shine stand before retirement.
The Federal Reserve Board reports U S industrial production climbing faster as steel supply shortages ease post strike. The index reached 166 for May and June, up from earlier 155, showing a higher base and an average annual increase since 1939.
About 16 000 seamen will receive a 2.45 percent wage boost under terms agreed Tuesday by the National Maritime Union and 33 tanker companies. The contract covers seamen employed on the tanker fleet and sets new pay scales.
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