Hostages Seized as Riots Halt Missouri Prison Center
More than 100 rioting inmates at the U S prison medical center in Springfield, Missouri, overpowered five guards with home made knives. The hostage list includes five guards held in the north wing as Warden Settle denies demands. Wives await word as inmates reportedly stripped guards and wore their uniforms. Continued on page 2.
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CPI
U. S. Prison Medical Center
Russell O. Settle
Settle
Billie Fitch
Eve
Ohio Supreme Court weighs death row case of Byomin
Walter Byomin, 45, faces the electric chair tomorrow after the Ohio Supreme Court weighs his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He was sentenced for the May 4, 1957 murder of Wellington Police Officer Edmund G. Smith. Gov. DiSalle has denied clemency.
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Supreme Court
Walter J. Byomin
Byomin
Byomn
Wellington
Potter Stewart
John McMillian
Cleveland
Lorain County
Edmund G. Smith
Michael V. DiSalle
Ohio Penitentiary
Governor Defends New Taxes in Columbus Budget Pamphlet
Governor Michael V. DiSalle publicized a pamphlet detailing the state budget and new taxes. He framed costs as 15 cents per day per citizen, with seven cents for education and 248 million dollars for next year’s university and schooling.
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Columbus
UPI
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalie
National Guard
Weather forecast for Ohio and Lake Erie region
The weather section reports sunny and cool conditions in northeastern and northwestern Ohio with highs around 70 to 75. Tonight will be clear and cool with lows near 48 to 33. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies with little temperature change and temperatures around 60s. Lake Erie shows north to northeast winds 10 to 15 mph today, lighter northeast winds tonight, fair conditions.
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Lake Erie
Fair
Erie
Fire Ravages Stalheim Hotel Killing Dozens
A devastating blaze at the Stalheim tourist hotel near Vossestrand Norway killed or feared to have killed many of the 130 American guests. Fire officials recovered seven bodies and searched the smoldering ruin for more victims as 25 or more remained missing. The 50-year-old four story wooden hotel housed 1147 guests and about 50 Norwegians. 35 were hospitalized with several in serious condition. An American, Horace Caldwell of Atlanta, raised the alarm as two women jumped to safety and others fled into the woods.
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Norway
UPI
Stalheim
Amerins
Horace Caldwell
Atlanta
Caldwell
Vossesirand
Secret weapons paralyze animals in Army tests
Washington congressman describes a gripping demonstration before the House Science and Space Committee showing animals temporarily paralyzed by new experimental incapacitating agents. Chairman Overton Brooks warns of national risk and criticizes meager chemical and germ warfare funding while noting Russians would use germ warfare if advantageous.
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UPI
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Science and Space Committee
Army
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Brooks
Vanguard Rocket Fails In Cape Canaveral Launch
Vanguard rocket fails during third stage at Cape Canaveral as the satellite payload omits orbit. Officials say a second stage regulator malfunction caused the upper sections to blow apart after a strong first stage performance. NASA initially reported a multi stage failure and halted further statements pending investigation.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Vanguard
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Elyria School Board Projects Budget Increase
The Elyria School Board estimates the 1960 budget at 255 121 pounds, surpassing the current year by a notable amount. Officials cited tighter controls and fiscal prudence while planning for future allocations.
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Elyrla
Bill To Toughen Death Penalty Law Approved
Ohio Senate votes unanimously to stiffen capital punishment as a House bill expands the special police law to include game protectors and park officers. The measure would impose death for willful killing of a law officer without premeditation and up to life for unpremeditated killings, with a case tied to a Cleveland police incident and a Wellington patrolman killing.
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Columbus
UPI
Michael V. DiSalle
Ohio Senate
Fife
Walter J. Bramin
Cleveland
Ges
Ohio
Wellington
Edmund G. Smith
Smith
Central Ohio Winds Leave Widespread Damage
A cold front and severe storms swept through Central Ohio causing up to 63 mph winds. Power lines were snapped and roads blocked, mainly in northern Franklin County, with rainfall ranging from a quarter inch in Piketon to over three inches in Cincinnati.
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Nited
Press International
Ohio
Franklin County
Piketon
Cincinnati
Compromise Steel Proposal Seen Scuttled
NEW YORK UPI negotiations over steel contracts resume amid a scuttled compromise approach and two Jones and Laughlin Steel plants in Pittsburgh shut by a wildcat strike. About 500000 workers may strike in one week if talks fail before the deadline. Union leaders deny any fringe benefit over wage plan and press for a wage increase funded by profits.
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New York
UPI
United Steelworkers of America
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
Jones & Laughlin Mills
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation Service
Washington
R. Conrad Cooper
United Statesteel Corp
Cooper
David J. McDonald
McDonald
Herter to Press West’s Willingness to Negotiate in Berlin Standoff
Secretary of State Christian A Herter prepared to tell the nation that the West remains ready to negotiate with the Soviet Union on the German question but will not be blackmailed from maintaining West Berlin. He will address the Geneva talks and the July 13 resumption after a cooling off period.
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UPL
Christian A. Herter
Russia
West Berlin
State Department
Herter
Geneva
NBC
CBS
ABC Television
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Berlin
Walt
Elyria's 100-Year-Old Resident Michael Graff Dies
Michael J. Graff, Elyria's oldest resident, died at Elyria Memorial Hospital just shy of his 100th birthday. A painter and interior decorator, he moved to Elyria in 1916 and spent years as an assistant to the Lorain County Bank building superintendent. Services set tomorrow at Ridgelawn Cemetery mausoleum with Dr. G Russel Hargate officiating.
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Michael J. Graff
Elyria
Eyria Memorial Hospital
Graff
Middle Ave
Oak Hill
Crawford County
Lorain County Bank
Jean Joslyn Graff
Virginia
Florida
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Ridgelawn Cemetery
Strike Closes Republic Mill At Cleveland
Republic Steel Corp 3% inch hot strip mill in Cleveland shut down by a wildcat strike with only part of the crew reporting for work. Operations halted due to manpower shortages and the cause of the walkout was not known. The company says other local units are unaffected.
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UPC
Republic Steel Corp
Republic
Ohio
Youngstown
Warren
Canton
Massision
Niles
First D S Medal Awarded in 1776 Washington Receives Honor
The piece notes the first Distinguished Service Medal awarded to General George Washington in 1776 for recapturing Boston during the Revolution. It also includes a Want Ads blurb for Chronicle-Telegram selling space and a classified tractor ad.
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Boston
Lorain
Chronicle-Telegram
Elyma
Ratcil
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