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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1959
Page
1
President Eisenhower sent Congress a budget outlining a $77.03 billion plan with a proposed jump in gasoline tax from 3 to 4.14 cents per gallon and a $350 million postal rate increase. The package aims to raise $1.356 billion in 1960 while offering little chance for tax cuts, with warnings of possible further hikes if deficits persist.
Summary of major proposals in President Eisenhower's fiscal 1960 budget. New taxes raise gasoline and jet fuels to fund highway and aviation costs. extend current corporate and excise taxes. no income tax cuts but promise later. Defense boosted to about 40.95 billion with missile emphasis. space agency gains 280 million next year. Long range aims include manned space flight and a global satellite network. Postal rates rise by 350 million. farmers face a 1 billion drop in farm aid. Education includes 150 million for student loans and science defense grants. aid for districts near federal installations expands state local participation. Increase in subsidies through greater state local private participation. federal aid to states for various programs cuts. Continued on Pg 2, Col. 4.
Weather bulletin warns of considerable blowing and drifting snow with light snow turning to flurries in the late afternoon. Snow accumulation up to 3 inches, colder tonight, and continued cloudy windy conditions with more snow flurries through Tuesday. Highs near 25, lows around 12, humidity shifts through the day. BI ANG MOTORS at Cleveland Street lists contact details.
Khrushchev ends two week American tour amid no tax or spending shifts easing Berlin crisis. Mikoyan's Florida trip canceled as doctors advise against travel. Eisenhower net speaks at National Press Club while U.S. revenue climbs and spending trims continue. Moscow plans follow up to report to Soviet leadership.
The U S S Glacier, the navy s most powerful icebreaker, plowed around the frozen Antarctic to rescue a stranded five man Argentine Antarctic expedition crew, believed to include an American, with two planes in support and food for 25 days. The group had been stuck on Palmer Peninsula for over a week as weather limited relief efforts. The operation followed mixed Cold War rhetoric, including Mikoyan remarks on Berlin and U S officials denying any thaw in tensions.
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals bans a key massive resistance segregation statute by ruling the tuition provision for displaced students unconstitutional. The ruling affects nine closed schools and 13 000 children, within Gov. Almond's resistance package, as observers note the court's difficulty upholding the other laws while denying the mandate.
A father, Roy Cain Jr., ran into a burning trailer to pull three children to safety. He and two children were burned, while his wife suffered frostbite running to a neighbor for help. The trailer burned to the ground in minutes as fire services were not summoned in time.
A 714947 appropriation for the Elyria city committee was approved by a legislative panel and sent to the city council for tonight's meeting. Also noted are political moves including Demochayt entering the auditor race and other Elyria personnel changes.
President Eisenhower renewed his appeal for an anti-racketeering labor law and urged improvements in unemployment compensation and wage provisions. He spoke in Washington emphasizing stronger protections for workers and clearer standards for labor relations.
A sudden snow storm moved from Indiana into Northern Ohio and was expected to dump two to five inches in the area. Schools in central counties were shut, with winds causing drifts. a four inch snow with rain mixed in affected rural parts. The cold wave moving into Ohio was forecast to drop temperatures to 8 to 12 degrees in the north and 10 to 18 in the south by Tuesday morning.
Fidel Castro issued a bid to invite U.S. Congress critics and other vocal detractors to Havana for Operation Truth. The plan would bring 350 foreign newsmen and key committee chairmen to view what Cuba calls revolutionary justice related to trials of war criminals from the Batista era amid ongoing embargo disputes.
State Highway Department workers report dogs on Rt. 58 and Rt. 301 chased snow plows despite being tossed by the snow. One dog toppled over a fence, another was sent onto the berm but rose unharmed and immediately resumed the chase on the same day.
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