Post Office Funds Restore Near Normal Service
Washington AP reports the Post Office Department begins returning postal service to near normal after receiving 41 million dollars in extra funds. Summerfield says mail delivery will return to pre-crisis levels within 24 hours, with windows open next Saturday and residential deliveries resuming. He notes Congress provided six million less than requested, forcing downtown business hour cuts and deferral of three million dollars in deferrable supplies until July 1.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Eisenhower
Summerfield
Congress
Dulles Aid Plan Under Senate Review Sparks Debate
A Senate special committee began early work on a report likely to endorse Secretary Dulles foreign aid outline. Support for a revolving fund for easy term loans to underdeveloped nations appears probable, while transfer of foreign military aid to the Defense Department draws Republican opposition and signals a split.
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Washington
Senate
Secretary of State
Dulles
SS Eere
Tration Administration
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
Sparkman
D-Ala
Special Foreign Aid
Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committee
Defense Department
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
Smith
Sheriffs Split Over Publishing Teens Names In Crimes
Ohio sheriffs disagree on releasing juvenile names when crimes are serious. A Buckeye State Sheriffs Assn survey of 15 sheriffs shows eight favor publishing names while seven oppose. Some say juveniles committing adult crimes should be treated as adults, while others argue for anonymity.
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Columbus
Ohio
Buckeye State Sheriffs Assn
Carl E. Rose
Lawrence County
J. A. Shuman
Clark County
Clay T. Cotterman
Allen County
Wilmer Clay
van Wert
Stealing 6 Radium Needles May Prove Fatal
A thief who took six radium needles from Good Samaritan Hospital Dayton in September may be exposed to deadly radiation. The items later turned up April 5 at the Newark Electric Co. store in downtown Chicago. Illinois health director Dr Roland R Gross warned that carrying them for over thirty minutes could cause serious overexposure.
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Chicago
Good Samaritan Hospital
Dayton
Newark Electric Co
Roland R. Gross
Illinois
Five Die in Blast at Monsanto Plant Nitro W Va
A thunderous explosion at the Monsanto Chemical Co plant in Nitro West Virginia Tuesday killed five workers and injured four. The blast ruptured pipelines and released chlorine and ammonia vapors prompting highway blocks and emergency response. four TV news crew members were treated after exposure.
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W. Va
Monsanto Chemical Co
George K. Johnston
Monsanto
House Pushes Old Age Bill
The House pressed a take it or leave it money bill on old age assistance for May and June tying up funds while the Senate Appropriations Committee was summoned to weigh the House proposal. Senator Knowland said changes were still possible though Rep Cannon signaled this was the last word before a ten day East er recess. the bill provides 275 million dollars for the federal share of public assistance grants in May and June.
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Washington
House
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Knowland
California
Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Legislators Seek Early End To Ohio Session By May 17
Republican leaders push to end the 1960 Ohio General Assembly by May 17 or Memorial Day. Plans propose shorter weeks, postponing Thursday sessions to finish more bills sooner. Only eight of 1376 introduced measures have cleared both chambers. Bills acted include boosting utilities pay to 725000, funding retirement and compensation, and setting State Superintendent salary at 25000. A Blue Cross dental association bill and truck height limit bill are planned for House votes. The Agriculture Committee will hear a dairy markets division proposal within the Department of Agriculture.
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Columbus
House
Senate
Public Utilities Commission
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Blue Cross ‘Dental Associations
House Agriculture Committee
Ohio Department of Agriculture
10 Year Old Wins Big Prize in CBS Quiz Show
Robert Strom of the Bronx, a 10-year-old fifth grader, won $192,000 on The $64,000 Question by answering science questions. He remains eligible to continue for a possible $256,000 grand prize, with winnings paid in three yearly installments to reduce taxes.
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New York
Robert Strom
Bronx
Robert
CBS
Young Strom
Roberts
Harvard Economist Sees Economy Plateauing in 1950s
Louisville economist Malcolm P. McNair says the nation’s business sits on a plateau and the key question is whether it can stay there without falling off. He notes current activity is “living out of inventory” and warns a decline would be a longer adjustment, not a bust.
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Louisville
Harvard
Malcolm P. McNair
McNair
Hungarian purge records executions in Austria radio report
Official Hungarian Communist radio and newspaper say two more Hungarians were executed for counterrevolution. The count admitted by authorities rises to 28 executions.
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Vienna
Austria
Eisenhower Indicates Some Hope for Suez Solution Without UN
President Eisenhower said the United States still hopes to solve the Suez Canal dispute without using the United Nations Security Council. He noted progress in negotiations with Egypt and did not deny the possibility of bringing the issue before the UN in the long term. He also reaffirmed that the Gulf of Aqaba and Suez Canal remain international waterways and left decisions on canal use to individual U S shipping firms based on prudence.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
United Nations Security Council
Egypt
Gulf of Aqaba
Suez Canal
Arabs seek federal union across Syria Egypt Jordan
Jordan's new Premier Hussein Fakhri Khalidi says steps continue to create a federal economic and cultural federation with Syria Egypt and Jordan as a first step toward unity He argues a united Arab world would benefit the United States and cautions that Israel's current form endangers regional stability.
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Amman
Jordan
Hussein Fakhri Khalidi
Syria
Egypt
United States
United States of America
United States of Arabia
Khalidi
Middle East
Israel
David Ben-Gurion
Mother Faces Murder Charge in Throat Slashing Case
In Dayton, Mrs. William A. Hockensmith, 33, is charged with second degree murder in the slaying of her 13 year old son William A. Hockensmith Jr. She also slashed her daughter Carol, 10, and harmed herself. The couple’s son Hadley, 6, survived. Both Mrs. Hockensmith and Carol were in fair condition at Miami Valley Hospital, with her husband Maj. William A. Hockensmith nearby.
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Dayton
William A. Hockensmith
FBI
Ren Tablack Granted Full Pay by House Despite Late Seating
Rep. G. vu. Tablack of Mahoning was paid for Jan 1 to Feb 20 after the Ohio House excused his late seating for nearly two months. He sought a $12,000 state liquor board post but did not receive it. Atty. Gen. William Saxbe upheld the House’s action granting full pay for the period.
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Columbus
G. Vu
Tablack
Mahoning
House
State Liquor Board
William Saxbe
Man Dies of Fumes In Cincinnati Apartment Fire
Carbon monoxide fumes filled a Cincinnati apartment Saturday killing Otis Carter 44 and his wife Eleanore 43. A fireman found the couple after other residents became ill and was checking the building.
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Cincinnati
Eleanore
Otis Carter
Man pleads innocent in slaying of landlady Edna Wilson
Robert Moore, 56, pleaded innocent to the shotgun killing of his landlady Edna Wilson, 36. He was bound over to the Lake County grand jury on a first degree murder charge and ordered held without bond before Municipal Judge Albert W. Hayer on Tuesday.
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Painesville
Robert Moore
Edna Wilson
Albert W. Hayer
Lake County
Public collection aids Eden medical expenses abroad
The Conservative Daily Sketch reports a public collection initiated to defray Sir Anthony Eden's medical costs for abdominal surgery and related treatment at a Boston Hospital. The appeal seeks support from readers to cover expenses during his treatment abroad.
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London
Conservative
Daily Sketch
Anthony Eden
Boston
Ike's Brother Says Budget Is Too Large
Edgar Eisenhower, brother of President Eisenhower, questions the administration's 71.8 billion dollar budget calling it ridiculously high. He notes Congress controls funding and he says Dwight Eisenhower appears somewhat helpless in managing spending.
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Ike
Washington
Edgar Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Tacoma
Edgar
Milton Eisenhower
New York Daily News
Today
Sherman Adams
Daily News
Dwight
Congress
Lightning Kills One in Fort Carson Training Drill
A lightning strike at Ft. Carson, Colorado, killed Pvt. Martin Warner, 22, and knocked down seven trainees during a marching exercise. Five of the injured were admitted to Ft. Carson Hospital. Warner was the sole fatality.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Ft. Carson
Martin Warner
Thomas M. Warner
Harrisonville
Ft. Carson Hospital
Blaze Damages Four Buildings. Four Firemen Injured
A downtown East Liverpool fire caused 200000 dollars in damage and injured four firefighters. The blaze burned from Tuesday night into the early hours, with crews still dousing ruins nine hours after discovery to prevent further outbreaks.
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East Liverpool
Teamster Rebuff Likely From AFL-CIO Council
Teamsters leaders push for negotiations over AFL-CIO corruption charges but face a likely rebuff from the federation. George Meany leading the stance as ethics hearings set for May 6, Beck backed by the union board amid disputes over charges and due process. Beck denies threatening to expose Senate investigations.
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Washington
Teamsters
Afl-Cio
Dave Beck
George Meany
Galveston
Tex
Beck
Senate
Federation
Meany
Teamsters’ Board
Rackets Quiz To Call Union Leaders Today
Four union leaders linked by testimony from Paul Bradshaw, a convicted dynamiter, face questioning by the Senate Labor Rackets Committee in Washington. Names include Joseph Bartell Philip Brady Anthony Bonacuse and John Durkin as the panel probes alleged bombings threats beatings and truck sabotage tied to non union building ops and the AFL CIO ethics code.
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Washington
Scranton
Senate Labor Rackets Committee
Robert Kennedy
Paul Bradshaw
Teamster
Bradshaw
Joseph Bartell
Carpenters Local 261
Bartell
Philip Brady
Electrical Workers Local 81
Brady
Anthony Bonacuse
Hod Carriers, Building and
Forbes Wins In New Jersey
Newark N J Sen Malcolm S Forbes booster for Eisenhower won the Republican gubernatorial primary defeating Sen Wayne Dumont Jr by over 88000 votes backed by major GOP county groups Forbes 37 publisher of Forbes Magazine of Business and Finance Meyner unopposed in Democratic primary seeking a second term in November election.
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Newark
N. J
Malcolm S. Forbes
New Jersey
Robert B. Meyner
Forbes
Wayne Dumont Jr
Warren County
Meyner
Business and Finance
Negro Publisher Declines Virginia Jamestown Dinner Invitation
New York publisher Dr Chlan B Powell of the Amsterdam News reversed his stance and declined a May 17 dinner in Richmond honoring distinguished Virginians. Powell and Ella P Stewart withdrew. St Clair Drake of Roosevelt University had not yet indicated change in plans to attend.
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New York
Richmond
Chlan B. Powell
Newport News
Amsterdam News
Harlem
Virginia
Thomas B. Stanley
Frank Arthur Ernst
State Chamber of Commerce
Powell
Ella P. Stewart
Toledo
Ohio
St. Clair Drake
Roosevelt University
Chicago
Weather Outlook Forecast Warm Start With Light Showers
Fire Day forecast shows temperatures 2 to 5 degrees above normal with highs near 59 to 66 and lows around 39 to 43. Cooler Thursday or Friday, warmer Saturday and Sunday, then cooler again early next week. Precipitation totals 0.25 to 1 inch in occasional showers today through Sunday.
Execution Date Set for Harold Shackleford
Newark June 24 set as execution date for Harold Shackleford 32 convicted slayer of Miss Mary Dunn. Fifth District Court of Appeals unanimously upheld his first degree murder conviction in decision received here Tuesday.
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Newark
Harold Shackleford
Mary Dunn
Fifth District Court of Appeals
Florence Earthquake Causes Minor Damage Near City
An earthquake struck the Florence area causing slight damage to homes in surrounding villages. No casualties were reported.
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Florence
Italy
Aircraft bombs stolen from Marine range near El Toro
The FBI reports 2000 miniature bombs stolen from a practice bombing range near El Toro Marine Base. Some are described as extremely dangerous and an all-points bulletin was issued to Southern California law enforcement.
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Marine Range
EL Toro
Calif
FBI
el Toro Marine Corps Air Base
California
Orange County
Marilyn Monroe Ousts Milton Greene In Corporate Split
Marilyn Monroe, sole asset and president of Marilyn Monroe Productions Inc, ousts Milton Greene after a board vote. Greene and Monroe created the firm two years ago after she left 20th Century Fox, with Monroe holding 50.4 percent and Greene 49.6 percent. The feud centered on contract terms and alleged mismanagement.
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New York
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe Productions Inc
Marilyn
Milton Greene
20Th Century-Fox
Greene
Miss Monroe
Egyptian UN Diplomat Stabbed in East Africa
Kamal Eddine Salah head of the UN Advisory Council on Somaliland was stabbed to death Tuesday in Mogadishu with the UN Trusteeship Council informed by President Rafik Asha. No further details were available.
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United Nations
N. Y
Kamal Eddine Salah
UN Advisory Council
Somaliland
East Africa
UN Trusteeship Council
Salah
Council
Rafik Asha
Syria
Mogadiscio
Accused Wite-Slayer Says He'll Fight Case
DETROIT DETAINED ex Los Angeles broker Ewing Scott says he will fight extradition to California to face murder charges in the disappearance of his wife Evely Throsby Scott. Authorities allege he murdered the Bel Air socialite after mishandling her $600000 estate and indicted him in 1955. FBI found $100 and $20 bills totaling $10000 on his person.
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Ewing Scott
Los Angeles
California
Scott
Canadian
Canada
Lewis E. Stewart
U.S
Cabiie
Ott
Federal District Court
Evely
Throsby Scott
Bel Air
FBI
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