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Pressure On For Dinner new Ticket Sales INNER State employes continued ire On to complain Wednesday that Continued from Page 1 pressure is being applied on inner fairgrounds. Some estimates them to purchase $100 tick- se+ the attendance at 3000. ets to Saturday night's dinner : Sales WHILE EMPLOYES and honoring Gov. Michael V. Di- some persons doing business Salle's birthday. yes continued with the state complained of State Lemocratic Chairman ticket sales pressure, final ar- William C. Coleman estimated Wednesday that rangements were being made over 2000 persons will attend ing applied on for the appearance of Presi- the 6:30 p.m. dinner in the ase $100 tick- dent Kennedy at the dinner. Buckeye Building at the state night's dinner The plane which will bring fairgrounds. Some estimates Michael V. Di- Kennedy to Columbus landed se+ the attendance at 3000. 7. at Port Columbus Tuesday WHILE EMPLOYES and carrying secret service men atic Chairman who conferred with J. Grant some persons doing business man estimated Keys, director of the Ohio with the state complained of Department of Highway ticket sales' pressure, final ar- ne will attend Safety. rangements were being made Coleman termed "ridicu- for the appearance of Presi- dent Kennedy at the dinner. lous" reports that state employes and firms doing The plane which will bring business with the highway Kennedy to Columbus landed at Port Columbus Tuesday department were being pres- sured to purchase tickets to carrying secret service men the dinner. who conferred with J. Grant Keys, director of the Ohio THE DISPATCH received a Department of Highway report that one firm pur- Safety. M chased more than 50 tickets Coleman termed "ridicu- and that the sale was being lous" reports that state S -used to pressure other firms Ri employes and firms doing to increase ticket purchases. lo business with the highway vi A representative of one W department were being pres- th firm said he earlier purchased ea sured to purchase tickets to bu a small block of tickets, as did the dinner. Me the head of his firm. He said V Un THE DISPATCH received a it has been indicated to him tio report that one firm pur- that his firm's purchase was res chased more than 50 tickets "not large enough.' OA and that the sale was being an OTHER REPORTS were to used to pressure other firms the effect some firms cur- to increase ticket purchases. tailed Christmas parties and A representative of one di firm said he earlier purchased Christmas gift giving in moves so a small block of tickets, as did to increase their ticket pur- ce the head of his firm. He said chases. ca it has been indicated to him A reliable source said that ne that his firm's purchase was representatives of some con- "not large enough." sulting engineering firms have complained to highway OTHER REPORTS were to officials of pressure being the effect some firms cur- applied. tailed Christmas parties and COLEMAN IN commenting Christmas gift giving in moves to increase their ticket pur- S on reports of pressures said he could write the same story chases. n any time "there is a drive" A reliable source said that and could write the same representatives of some con- sa story five years in advance. sulting engineering firms by He said that in 1960 when have complained to highway in tickets were sold for the Jef- officials of pressure being fo ferson-Jackson Day dinner applied. Le there were 57,000 state em- COLEMAN IN commenting ployes, of whom 10,000 were < on reports of pressures said in the highway department. he could write the same story vu He said less than 1000 state any time "there is a drive" employes attended the din- and could write the same a ner. story five years in advance. a One employe who has been He said that in 1960 when C with the highway department tickets were sold for the Jef- for 15 years, and who said he ferson-Jackson Day dinner p is a Democrat, complained A there were 57,000 state em- d that some persons being ployes, of whom 10,000 were a: "pressured" make as little as ch in the highway department. a $265 a month. ure He said less than 1000 state in Others complained "we are and employes attended the din- b in effect paying to keep our lac ner. C jobs." One employe who has been with the highway department h for 15 years, and who said he t is a Democrat, complained that some persons being "pressured" make as little as $265 a month. Others complained "we are in effect paying to keep our jobs." 1 Drive to Reproduced at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum

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