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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1959
Page
1
Walter J. Byomin received a stay of execution for the second time in seven months, four hours before scheduled death, postponing the sentence to July 5. He had faced the electric chair after slaying Wellington Police Officer Edmund G. Smith, a fate that trained lawyers had failed to avert previously.
Charles Starkweather, admitted killer of eleven, was put to death in Nebraska's electric chair after five jolts of electricity. Pronounced dead at 2 a.m. Dr. Getsher and Dr. Lewis Jr. assisted at the chamber. The case spurred last minute stays and petitions as additional legal actions unfolded.
Senate approves measures to curb cut-rate milk pricing and revive fair trade laws. The package aims to shield small dairy farmers and distributors from loss by large producers and requires price markups per manufacturer and distributor rules. Senator Fred Holiman of Cincinnati supported the bills amid a contentious debate.
The forecast shows a northeaster and rain with high 58 and low 64. Sunrise 5:55 a.m., sunset 9:05 p.m. Lake Erie small craft warnings in effect with southeast winds 15 to 20 mph and possible thunderstorms. A separate report criticizes a proposed fair trade provision aimed at shielding small merchants from price slashing by large chains, arguing it would curb consumer choices and echo past fears of monopolies.
The 33 member Wage Policy Committee of the United Steelworkers meets to discuss a proposal to extend wage contract talks beyond the deadline as a means to avert a nationwide strike. President David J. McDonald signals a forthcoming decision after full committee sessions. industry asserts a one year wage freeze and indefinite negotiations. If talks fail, tens of thousands face layoffs in steel centers including Pittsburgh Chicago Youngstown Cleveland Gary and Birmingham.
The House Highway Committee approved HB 307 in a surprise move and sent it to the Rules Committee. Rep. Richard C. Malone led the behind the scenes effort to win votes for crossing protection at unguarded Ohio grade crossings, with the state sharing installation costs and a potential $1 vehicle license fee increase. The bill faces uncertain Senate action and possible jeopardy to the $2.50 license hike.
Gov. Earl K. Lone delivered a taped plea for Louisianans to pray him out of a mental hospital where he says he was railroaded by his wife and nephew U. S. Sen. Russell B. Long. The speech followed habeas corpus plans at Covington Junior High School with Judge Robert D. Jones presiding.
City finance committee slashes budget requests as it tightens lines for several departments including Columbia Library. The notes reference building costs, local pains, and a leadership change at Sheffield Lake Jaycees with an ongoing mass of page references for related items.
Stereotypers Local 8 ended a strike that suspended publication of St. Louis' two daily newspapers for two weeks after a unanimous vote to end the action.
Senate action removes the 18 percent transportation tax on domestic train air and long distance bus tickets. The move comes as part of a broader extension of corporate and excise taxes to June 20, 1951, and faces further House review and potential amendments to close loopholes.
Louis Armstrong known as Satchmo faced a renewed health crisis in Spoleto Italy after a bout with bronchial pneumonia complicated by heart trouble. Doctors said he encountered a crisis around 2 a.m. local time while previously showing signs of recovery from pneumonia earlier in the week.
Wildcat steel walkouts spread to Wenonah Mining and Sintering in Birmingham, the Fairfield coke works, Canton and Verona in Ohio and Pennsylvania. At Jones & Laughlin Pittsburgh Works 6,000 workers stayed off the job, while Republic Steel plants in Cleveland and Canton saw new stoppages and injunctive action sought against unions.
In New York challenger Inemar Johansson weighed 196 pounds and Floyd Patterson 182 for the night’s heavyweight title bout at Yankee Stadium. Johansson outweighted Patterson by 14 pounds as the scales closed, with rain threatening the event.
Chronicle-Telegram ad notes a call for volunteers and result-spurring suggestions. It recalls the 1648 formation of North America’s first volunteer fire department by Peter Stuyvesant in New Amsterdam.
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