Farm bill fight aims to stave off Eisenhower veto
Senate and House negotiators work through a tense Saturday session to resolve differences in the farm bill. Aiken signals possible passage with tweaks while President Eisenhower’s administration presses for higher price supports and parity rules. The conference committee plans to reconvene Tuesday to resume talks and aim for a final recommendation next Friday before the Easter recess.
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Sen. Alken
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Stilsenhower
Congress
Benson
Aken
Soil Bank
Senate
House’ Conference Committee
House
Aiken
Venice
Ellender
D-La
Meaning of 3 Stones Pondered by Officials
VINE GROVE Ky three stones on the chest deepen the mystery surrounding the brutal death of Mary Lou Wessels a 23 year old farm wife The coroner said lab tests will determine if a killer left a trademark The husband Thomas Wessels 29 found the body and reported doors locked from inside He says he entered through a window and found two infant sons crying in bed
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Vine Grove
Mary Lou Wessels
Thomas KR. Wessels
Fort Knox
James A. Alvey
New Secrecy Edict Issued by Defense Department
Secrecy order issued by Defense Secretary Wilson tightens information on military weapons. Applies to private firms crafting aircraft and missiles and to all Defense Department agencies and contractors. Spokesman says normal information flow remains, but premature public release of data on missiles, aircraft, engines, and components may threaten national security.
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Wilson
Defense Department
Shot Hits Ex Husband Meant for Woman in Akron
A 33 year old machinist fired a shotgun blast into the living room of his estranged wife's Akron home. The woman escaped unharmed but pellets injured her former husband Denver Wallbrown, 44, in the hips as he stood nearby. Lewis J. Wilson, 33, was later arrested in a bar.
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Akron
W—Jouice San
Lewis J. Wilson
Denver Wallbrown
Bone Infection Halts Healing of Infant After Margay Attack
In Baltimore, 2 month old Thomas Perry remains hospitalized at Johns Hopkins as doctors treat osteomyelitis near his knee after a margay attack at his Beltsville home. The father, Walter Perry, said he bought the animal thinking it an ocelot. The marginal cat reportedly chewed the baby’s toes. In Shreveport, Louisiana, state police report a car crash on a widening highway killed six people Saturday.
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Baltimore
Thomas Perry
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Thomas
Beltsville
Walter Perry
Shreveport
Special Talks Eyed On Civil Rights by Ike
President Eisenhower said he may call special conferences to tackle civil rights if Congress fails to create a bipartisan race relations commission. He cited a possible session of southern governors and attorneys general and noted administration delays in presenting Civil Rights recommendations to Congress.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Leroy Colins
Florida
Collins
Justice Department
Youth Held In Shooting In Euclid Over Woman
Cleveland police report an argument over a girl led to a shooting that left Euclid brewery worker Frank Lauria critically wounded in the chest and abdomen. An 18 year old high school pupil Warren La Riche was arrested after admitting he fired twice as Lauria approached his car with a drawn gun. Police say Lauria fired five shots into the car injuring no one. the vehicle held four other teenagers and the youth's 11 year old brother.
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Cleveland
Euclid Brewery
Frank Lauria
Eucid-Grenville
Pupi
Warren la Riche
Lauria
Jing Lauria
New Ruling Expands Military Jurisdiction Over Civilians Abroad
A Court of Military Appeals ruling strengthens armed services authority over civilians at foreign bases. The decision upholds Charles F. Burney’s assault conviction tied to a shooting of a civilian technician in Japan, while two conflicting federal rulings await Supreme Court review.
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Washington
Court of Military Appeals
Armed Services
Supreme Court
Charles F. Burney
Japan
Red International Body Hinted Doomed By TOM WHITNEY
A Yugoslav diplomat predicts the Cominform will last only a few more months and may be dissolved with Yugoslavia welcoming its end. Originating in 1947 to oppose the Marshall Plan, it later clashed with Tito and now publishes in Bucharest. No recent official meetings have been reported. The Soviet Union reportedly plans to junk the body and seek new alliances with Western communists. The Cominform is seen as anathema to non Communist Socialists worldwide. Khrushchev’s circle may move to dissolve it as part of post Stalin debris cleanup.
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New York
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Yugoslavia
Communist Information Bureau
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Italy
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Marsial Tito
Bucharest
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Europe
Khruschev & Co
Stalin accused of killing wife in distant reports
Western informants cite Saturday reports that Stalin shot his wife Nadia Allelu and that a second report claims relatives were killed. Circulation of the tale deepens the mystery around Nadia’s death in November, once described as death by poisoned food.
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Tom Ochiltree
London
Stalin
Russia
Moscow
Fsnally
Nadia Allelu
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Isaac Deutscher
Mother says man dashed son on wall
A 23 year old woman told a juvenile judge that her husband killed their 5 year old son last August by dashing him against a wall, contrary to reports he was hurt in a fall down steps. She said the husband became angry while drinking and swung the child against a wall in their home.
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Vittsburgh
Emil Santavieca
Curfew Clamps Nicosia Center Amid Easter Tensions
A wide curfew in central Nicosia was ordered to curb threats of violence during Greek Independence celebrations. The restriction runs from 6:30 p.m. Saturday to 4 a.m. Monday, sealing the old city walls to halt movement except for Easter church services. authorities cited fears of clashes surrounding Greek union aims.
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Cyprus
Cele
I Bration
Sirful
John Harding
Boka
ES Cypriots
IoKn
Greece
Viller faces jail or bond in nonsupport case
In Clarksburg West Virginia Albert D Viller former labor leader and gubernatorial candidate faced the choice of a year in jail or posting a 2000 bond plus 265 to settle a nonsupport charge at a Saturday morning hearing before Magistrate Harry C Morrison Viller was returned to Harrison County Jail after the session and said he would decide on bond later He acknowledged owing his ex wife 40 in support payments Morrison noted Viller had previously been free on 2000 bond on a nonsupport arrest about eight months ago
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Albert D. Viller
Harry C. Morrison
Viller
Harrison County
Morrison
Powell assails Eisenhower on civil rights record
New York congressman Adam Clayton Powell accuses President Eisenhower of lacking action on racial equality while personally blameless, saying a palace guard of defenders has formed around him and that progress for Black Americans remains blocked by deference to entrenched power.
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New York
Adam Clayton Powell
Eisenhower
Bret Dent
Mother Pulls Boy From 100 Foot Well
In Centerville Kansas a year old farm boy named Freddie Brillhart fell into a 100 foot deep well on Friday. His mother rescued him by guiding a rope into the shaft and the boy held on firmly. He survived with only minor bruises, according to his grandfather.
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Centerville
Kan
Walter Brillhart
Freddie
Sharper Report Sought On Senate Probe
Senator Francis Case said the Senate committee’s investigation into campaign contributions remains under review and may become more critical. He cited undisclosed payments by Lex Neff of Superior Oil and questioned activities by oil lobbyist John M. Neff and Keck Petroleum in South Dakota and Texas, amid debate over the $2500 campaign donor case.
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Senate
Mittee
Case
Francis Case
Neff
Lex
Lobington
Neb
Elmer Patman
Eiseo
Austin
Tex
Thye
Indus
Try
Red Army limit figure held too low by U S
London AP report notes Soviet disarmament proposals outline a three month freeze and reductions to 1.5 million by 1958 with open skies aim. United States seeks 2.5 million each and insists on mutual inspections and a strong control body amid cautious reaction from Washington politicians.
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U. S
London
Russia
United States
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Eisenhower
United Nations Disarmament Subcommittee
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Britain
France
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Patrons Don’t Like Holdups At Gold Dollar Cafe
James Byrd, 29, of Baltimore attempted a holdup at the Gold Dollar Cafe in Cincinnati five hours after arriving. He held a 22 caliber pistol on manager Frank Sherrill and shouted this is a stick. About 30 patrons rioted, using a bar stool, beer bottle, and glasses to subdue Byrd.
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Cincinnati
James Byrd
Baltimore
Byrd
Fank Sherill
Sherill
Mother of 3 Killed When Car Hits Trees
Thelma Rushing, 43, of Lexington Route, mother of three, died when a car left the road and struck trees near Thornville on Friday. Raymond Kern, 33, also of Lexington, the driver, was held by the State Highway Patrol.
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New Seain
Thelma Rushing
New Lexington
Thornville
Rushing
Raymond Kern
State Highway Patrol
Coal Mines Hike Pay 80 Cents on the Day
A Labor Department notice states 80 cent daily wage boosts go into effect Sunday for about 200,000 soft coal miners, completing a two phase raise to $20.25 per day. Most miners will not work Sunday. Monday becomes workday for the new pay year.
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Mineeast
Labor Department
Easter dawn across world as we celebrate risen Lord
The Associated Press reports Easter sunrise services across the United States and abroad. In Washington President Eisenhower attends service at National Presbyterian Church while Arlington Cemetery hosts officials. Rome draws over 200000 visitors awaiting Pope Pius XIII. In Ohio a 167th annual dawn service gathers 900 villagers at Mora Church. Florida hosts sunrise services at Miami Beach Key Biscayne and the Orange Bowl with choirs totaling up to 400 voices and crowds around 35000.
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United States
Washington
Eisenhower
National Presbyterian Church
Supreme Court
Arlington National Cemetery
Veheer
Hs Weespreelem
Rome
Vatican
Pius XIII
America
Gnadenhutten
Ohio
Mora Church
Florida
Miami Beach
Key Biscayne
Orange Bowl
Red Records Hauled Away From Communist Daily Worker
NEW YORK nine Treasury agents moved subscription lists and other records from the seized offices of the Communist Daily Worker after the government rejected a cash bid. The action followed claims the records relate to income tax matters with back taxes cited for the party and the Worker.
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New York
Treasury
Communist Daily Worker
Harry Sacher
FBI
Internal Revenue
Washington
Communist Party
Ohio Highway Patrol Adds Lie Detector Equipment
Columbus Ohio authorities report the Ohio Highway Patrol will add a lie detector to its lab equipment within 80 days. Col George Mingle said a polygraph will also be acquired later and both devices will be deployed at the patrols headquarters in Columbus.
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Columbus
Ohio Highway Patrol
George Mingle
Good Friday Turns Bright Fort Worth Hero Adopts Orphan Boy
In Fort Worth Texas a 10 year old boy David Massey learned his mother Maude Massey had died from rheumatic fever. Relatives could not take him in. Patrolman E R Forister and his wife, after a long talk, decided to adopt David.
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Tex
Vid Massey
Maude Massey
David
E. R. Forister
Forister
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