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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1959
Page
1
A political analysis notes intra party pressure as Republicans weigh a nominee who may depart from centrist policy aims. It warns of risk if candidates skew hard right or left, challenging the party’s midline stance.
The Atlas intercontinental missile completed a 5,000 mile suborbital test but the Thor stage exploded after launch. Air Force recovered the dunce cap nose cone near Ascension Islands as officials confirmed full scale Atlas nose cone recovery at ICBM range.
Mostly sunny and warmer today with highs around 63 to 79. Fair and mild tonight. Wednesday turns partly cloudy or warmer with scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. Monday temperature range 63 to 79 with trace precipitation and humidity details listed.
A Ridgeville area official moves to the middle during government transition raising questions for inspectors and health department officials. The page notes discussions on inoculations law and references engineering plans for extending Rs 234 westward to Barnhart Road amid ongoing public notices and local agency activity.
Vice President Richard Nixon departs Wednesday for an 11 day Soviet tour. He will meet Premier Khrushchev in Moscow on Sunday to discuss Berlin crisis atomic tests disarmament trade and East West issues. Nixon aims to gauge summit prospects with Eisenhower Macmillan and De Gaulle.
Federal Mediator Finnegan postponed scheduled separate meetings with steel industry and steelworkers union to Wednesday to study statistics from both sides. David McDonald of USW plans to interview leaders and assess wage talks with aluminum firms as the steel strike continues and unions seek pay raises.
Ohio teachers win back nine of 17 million dollars in salary boosts cut last week after a compromise with Governor DiSalle and Senate leaders. The price tag shifts to higher school operating allowances while other bills pass or advance in the legislature.
City Council killed a two year half mill parks levy by a 4-3 party line vote. Republicans cited already earmarked November measures and priority for sewer work while Democrats urged letting voters decide. Finance and Parks Committees urged placing the proposal on the November ballot. four members opposed accepting the report.
Beirūt based MENA reports Iraqi air force planes struck Communist backed rebel positions in Kirkuk. The agency says 800 army officers were arrested and 400 demobilized amid a defection affecting Kirkuk forces. No independent confirmation from Baghdad or elsewhere.
President Eisenhower nominates Frederick Henry Mueller to be secretary of commerce succeeding Lewis L Strauss who resigned after Senate rejection. Mueller, 65, is a Grand Rapids Michigan furniture maker who served as assistant secretary of commerce for domestic affairs since 1936 and was named under secretary last November 5.
PRIL NEWSOM notes rising Cuban influence after Castro's rise. Uprisings and threats have flared in Panama, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic are flagged as next targets by Castro.
The West press warns Russia may break off the Geneva Big Four conference if Gromyko does not drop the Berlin truce filibuster. Britain and France push to end evasions as talks stagnate after 73 weeks. Russia seeks a time-limited talks voice for East Germany in exchange for a truce.
The Coast Guard said it would not investigate the incident involving the Navy cruiser USS Macon Sunday when the pleasure steamer Aquarama tore an aft flag off the cruiser. Damages were under $100 after high winds pushed the ships together.
Chronicle-Telegram notes the 1933 World Series between the Yankees and the Giants drew over 300 thousand fans paying more than a million dollars. The item promotes local classifieds for buyers renters and workers with contact details in Elyria and Lorain.
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