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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1955
Page
9
Ohio Legislature kills a parole bill for murderers and moves to tighten sex offender laws. Also set for a vote is a bill allowing cities or counties to form port authorities, Senate approval already given and House expected. Sponsors say port authorities would aid Lake Erie harbor development and Seaway benefits.
A Senate Finance Committee spokesman said the panel will move quickly on the $37,816,450 capital improvements bill after the House approved the measure for buildings, lakes, and repairs. The House vote was 121 to 1, with Rep. Guy C. Hiner dissenting and a school construction provision limiting new-building funds to districts with low per pupil values. The package includes three million for school construction and eight and a half million for hospital repairs, plus large lines for mental hygiene and correction facilities and district transportation. The Senate debated sex offender registry and parole changes, while approving holidays for county workers and pay raises for civil service and industrial commission members.
The Senate rejected the administration’s plan to extend the current housing program for two more years at 35,000 units annually. It approved a Democratic plan to build 200,000 to 540,000 housing units over the next four years, signaling a sharp policy shift.
Washington reports Russia offers a 1955 style peace offensive with an invitation to West Germany's Konrad Adenauer to visit Moscow. Congress debates housing and minimum wage while foreign aid and Yugoslavia policy move under consideration. U.S. officials see the Kremlin aiming to sway world opinion before the summit and seek neutrality on Germany.
RCA head David Sarnoff calls on the United States to relax tensions, boost trade and widen cultural exchanges to counter Soviet moves since mid April. An official warned Soviet negotiators could seek the impression they are willing to bargain with almost anyone.
Ohio universities share $4,235,000 in appropriations with $2.3 million for Ohio State and $490,000 each for Bowling Green and Wooster, plus sums for agriculture, buildings, and related state programs. A separate inquiry in Singapore cleared a journalist of wrongdoing amid mob violence, while a Montreal dispatch notes bearded adventurers on a raft planning drift to a distant port.
Dr Elmer Hess of Erie Pa inaugurated as the 109th president of the American Medical Association in Atlantic City New Jersey. The Erie urology chief urged physicians to reassure patients and inspire confidence during the nationwide broadcast of the ceremony.
Reports from London predict Prime Minister Attlee will step down as party leadership lines form for the new Parliament. The House committee weighs the Dixon-Yates project and broader postwar policy, while Labor and Conservatives prepare for leadership elections this autumn.
Washington reports the vaccine clearance panel led by Dr James A Shannon of NIH and including Dr Jonas Salk will decide on releasing millions more Salk polio shots. Lilly rushed 3 million doses to Washington with 500000 more in earlier data. The panel weighs safety standards and messaging as mass inoculation plans expand to multiple regions.
Jimmy would drive home statement led police to arrest William T. Risse 41 of Oxnard California on a drunk driving charge in Port Hueneme. He told officers he would be driven by Jimmy and claimed a big white rabbit under the seat would do the driving.
A seven-year-old Sandusky boy, David Fingerhut, was killed yesterday when struck by a car while riding his bicycle near Cedar Point Road. The car was driven by Mrs. Franchon Holzapfel, 35, of 1312 Columbus Ave. The accident occurred close to the boy’s home.
County commissioners and the county engineer will inspect rough railroad crossings on county roads next Wednesday. The tour follows multiple complaints about crossing conditions and aims to push corrections if needed.
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