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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1959
Page
1
Ohio Gov Michael V DiSalle urged the Legislature to curb labor racketeering with a 13 point ethical practices law. The proposal calls for a 5 to 20 year prison term for any union official who misuses union funds.
In Washington Senator Lyndon Johnson ignores an attack by Senator William Proxmire on leadership and the seniority system. Proxmire argues senators are sidelined while Johnson maintains control over committees and policy, as other Democrats react to the clash and related political maneuvering.
An advertisement in Wolfsburger Nachrichten ran in Monday editions offering a television set for sale at a discount. The ad notes the set is slightly damaged by a punch.
The Northeast Ohio forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies and cooler conditions with a few snow flurries today. high 30 to 34. Tonight will be partly cloudy and colder with a low of 18 to 23. Wednesday looks fair and warm with daytime temperatures around 34 to 41. Precipitation for the past 24 hours ended Monday at 7 p.m. measured 0.43 inch. Humidity Monday at 7 a.m. 9 percent, at 1 p.m. 91 percent, at 7 p.m. 82 percent. Sunrise 7:09 a.m., sunset 6:12 p.m., moonrise 8:02 p.m., moonset 7:39 a.m. tomorrow.
Mild, springlike conditions were expected to continue across Ohio today and Wednesday after a brief snow event hit the northeast portion of the state.
Eleven year old Jimmyannat Mastronardo of Cincinnati testified before the Senate State Government Committee to back his proposed motto For Ohio With God All Things Are Possible He collected more than 1800 signatures to support the idea and said he hoped Ohio would adopt a motto to inspire its people as a statewide debate and weather system affect the region.
In Cleveland, more than 1500 people at a Health and Welfare Institute gathering heard Dr. Benjamin Spock of Western Reserve University say that prior to 1900 parents and grandparents were considered experts in child rearing. He argued traditional methods were not wrong after all.
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev rejected last week's Western demand for a Big Four foreign ministers conference on Berlin and Germany. He urged full formal summit talks to resolve the German question and nuclear test bans, signaling a setback to Geneva conference hopes amid renewed East West tension.
The article describes a major clash between AFL CIO leaders George Meany and Walter Reuther amid factional strife within the merged federation. It notes proposals to organize Puerto Rican workers, debates over leadership, and a broader dispute influencing union strategy and allegiance.
Sen Kefauver chairing the antitrust and monopoly subcommittee proposes bills barring auto manufacturers from financing new car sales and extending anti-fraud rules to insurers and lenders. GMAC financing dominated dealer sales, while independent lenders and banks would be excluded from the field. The measures set Jan 1 effective dates and target retail and wholesale finance practices.
Road order criticism delays court approval as engineer rejects eliminating Baumhart Road limited access feature. Ports readiness to handle seaway freight with existing facilities. Cub Scouts in St Agnew earn first spiritual growth awards. Amherst housing plans for 150 homes advance. Sheffield Village seeks federal aid for railroad crossing lights.
Columbus UPI reports Ohio House Highway Committee chair Rep George W M Hook Jr endorsed a plan to raise the gas tax two cents per gallon and adjust vehicle fees to fund a 30 million dollar yearly highway program. The policy committee took no vote, with budget timing pending.
From 12 million keglers in 1946 the total has swelled to the lower 22 million now. 40,000 automatic pin setters are in use to serve them. Bowl over your money problem by raising extra cash with Chronicle Telegram Classified Ads. They quickly find buyers for furniture sports equipment and other things you'd like to sell. Dial FA 33321 in Elyria or CE 36173 in Lorain now to place your ad._RESULT AD_ JO CU Ft freezer 95. Apartment store 15 EM 66224. Both items sold QUICKLY. es a C-T Want Ad did it.
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