House OKS 28 Billion Arms Bill Advances Through House
The House approved 377 to 0 sending the 28.7 billion dollar Defense appropriation to the Senate with a pared budget and a key clash over restricting presidential troop moves abroad. Eisenhower opposed the amendment while urging flexibility for U S military actions. The Air Force received the largest share, about 19.22 billion dollars, with reductions in Army and Navy allocations.
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House
Senate
Eisenhower
Appropriations Committee
Murphy General Hospital
Waltham
Mass
Rep
Coudert
Congress
U.S
Indochina
Halleck
Indiana
United States
Air Force
Army
Navy
Saxbe Denies Bender Claim In Ohio Primary Clash
In Oberlin and Norwalk Ohio Rep George Bender and Ohio House Speaker William Saxbe spar over Eisenhowers program Bender touts Seaway legislation while Saxbe accuses Bender of weak credentials The Seaway bill advances in Congress as campaign rhetoric heats up between the rivals.
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Eisenhower
George H. Bender
Ohio
William Saxbe
Bender
Norwalk
Congress
St. Lawrence Seaway
Saxbe
House Rules Committee
Senate
Middlewest
Endowment Interest Paid to Ohio U
Three state universities shared 110159 in semi annual interest from endowments turned over to the state treasury. Ohio State University earned 99341 from endowments totaling 3342028, Miami University received 6238 from endowments of 210005, and Ohio University earned 4580 from endowments totaling 154193.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Miami University
Ohio University
Dirigible Commander Herbert V. Wiley Dies
Rear Adm. Herbert Victor Wiley retired at 63 and former commander of the Akron and Macon dirigibles and former University of California engineering assistant dean died last night in Pasadena California.
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Pasadena
Calif
Herbert Victor Wiley
Akron
Macon
University of California
Russians Demand Indian Seat in Indochina Talks
Geneva reports Russia demanded India join Indochina peace talks in Geneva. Western opposite view favored a nine nation list with Thailand and Burma possible additions. Nehru pushed for end to war with cease fire pact while Bao Dai agreed to Vietminh talks. US opposed India inclusion but warned of broader regional roles.
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Russia
India
Indochina
Indonesia
Burma
Korea
United States
Nehru
New Delhi
Viet Nam
Bao Dai
Thailand
Wan Waithayakon
United Nations
Molotov
Death ruled from heart attack in pedestrian's death
A 77 year old Ashton resident William Fletcher died of a heart attack after his body was found on Jerry's Run road near Route 2. State police and the sheriff's office said a vehicle dragging the body after it was struck was not charged. Fletcher resided on Old Keister Road Roe Diehl place.
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Point Pleasant
William Fletcher
Ashton
Sheriff's Office
Fletcher
Jerry's Run
Route 2
St. Mary Hospital
S. Waldheimer
Elmer Handley
Handley
Mary Jo McCartney
Etcher
Roe Diehl Place
Keister Road
Detroiters and Ohioan Nabbed in Fraud Case
Detroiters and an Ohioan were arrested on fraud charges tied to an FHA investigation. The FBI says the trio obtained FHA home improvement loans by fraud and cheated homeowners in deals at exorbitant prices.
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Detroit
FBI
Cities argue against nine million dollar Ohio Bell rate rise
Columbus officials press state utilities commission to reject a proposed nearly nine million dollar annual rate increase for Ohio Bell Telephone. Pog plans to present their case in July as part of the hearing process.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Ohio Bell Telephone Pog
Mississippi moves to defend segregated schools in shaky future
Mississippi's plan to equalize Negro and white schools survives in a one year trial amid Supreme Court cases. Lawmakers push "who's who" committee to dodge possible ruling while considering private segregated schools and state tuition, with a special session likely within a year.
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Miss
Mississippi
U. S. Supreme Court
High Court
Supreme Court
House
South Carolina
Georgia
Food supplies seen rising for late spring and summer
The Agriculture Department forecast plentiful overall food supplies with higher output of chicken eggs and dairy products and lower prices. Meat production will dip from last spring’s high due to pig crop cuts, while hog marketings may rise later from a larger spring pig crop. Spring vegetables are expected to exceed last year, but South strawberries and peaches may be down.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Wildcatters Lose Jobs In Portmouth Area Strike
WAVERLY Ohio report of 200 striking wildcat truck drivers fired by Peter Kiewit Sons Inc the prime contractor for Portsmouth area. Contractors sought replacements from AFL Columbus locals amid unclear strike cause. Earlier a 1200 pipefitters strike settled with undisclosed terms.
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Ohio
Portsmouth
Wildcat
Peter Kiewit Sons., Inc
AFL
Teamsters
Columbus
AFL International Union
Steel Chairman Says Outlook Encouraging
New York Bethlehem Steel Corp. chairman Eugene G. Grace called the companys current phase of operations encouraging and noted gradual business pickup. Bethlehem surprised investors by declaring a $1.25 a share dividend instead of the usual $1 quarterly payout on common stock, a policy in place since March 1951 except for the $2 dividend issued last January after a record year.
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New York
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Bethlehem
Gallia Police Probe Break-In At Local Drug Store
Gallia police investigate a 4:10 am break in at E. L. Neal and Son drug store. A tire tool pried the side door. occupants fled via Locust Street toward the First Baptist Church after a resident on the upper floor opened her window.
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Gallipolis
E. L. Neal and Son
Sid Stewart
Locust St
First Baptist Church
Labor union leaders meet amid merger speculation in Chicago
Announcement by Dave Beck of the AFL Steamfitters Union in Chicago sparks talk of a three union merger with CIO United Steelworkers and United Mine Workers. Beck meets with John Lewis and David McDonald to discuss possible union cooperation while George Meany denies knowledge of the plan. In Washington, Senator McCarthy says James Juliana altered a picture showing Stevens and Schine, as Army officials weigh the crop of the photograph amid ongoing hearings.
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Dave Beck
AFL Steamsters Union
Chicago
Beck
McDonald
AFL Council
Lewis
American Federation of Labor
CIO
AFL
United Mine Workers
George Meany
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
James Juliana
Army
Stevens
Pvt. G. David Schine
Juliana
Joseph N. Welch
Welch
George Anastos
Jack T. Bradley
Schine
Bradley
Mundt
R-Sd
Anastos
Washington National Airport
Subcommittee
Francis Carr
New Yorker
McCarthy Subcommittee
New York
Col
Eeeay
McGuire Air Force Base
Col. Bradley
Anasto
Pentaxon
Union Hints Bell Strike Threat Over Bell Workers
NEW YORK official of the CIO Communications Workers of America says a strike may occur at any time against Bell Telephone System. John L Crull CWA vice president warns while seeking peaceful settlements as contracts expired in some places. The union disputes with Bell over wage hikes and company paid medical and surgical benefits.
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New York
CIO Communications Workers of America
Bell Telephone System
John L. Crull
CWA
American Telephon and Telegraph Co
Five Day Forecast for Columbus Area
Five day forecast notes slightly above normal temperatures with normal highs around 71 and lows near 46. Cooler conditions Saturday night into Sunday, then rising to normal or slightly above by Tuesday and Wednesday. Showers forecast tonight and Saturday and again Tuesday totaling about half an inch.
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Columbus
Correlation Leads Field of 18 in 80th Kentucky Derby
Eighteen three year olds headlined by Correlation were named for the 80th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. The mile and a quarter classic carries a gross value of 1248520 dollars with 102800 to the winner. Correlation drew post No 1 and No 4 stall, while Fisherman No 17, Goyama No 5, Determine No 7. Governor Browning starts from the second post.
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Louisville
Robert S. Lytle
Goyama
Royce G Martin
W. Alton Jones
A. J. Crevelin
Determine
Allied
Hasty Road
Sean Erin
A. F. Reuben
Hasty House Farm
C. V. Whitney
Fisherman
Ermine
Correlation Heads
Gov. Browning
K. R. Martin
Knoxville
W. N. McKinney
Nashville, Tenn
Airmen Renew Strikes Against Vietminh at Dien Bien Phu
In Indochina French pilots using American fighters and bombers blasted Vietminh concentrations around Dien Bien Phu. Attempts by rebel attackers to infiltrate main French defenses were repelled. French communique said the siege area remained relatively calm as Vietminh mortars and artillery kept up shelling.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Jersiey
Windshield mystery settled no unusual phenomenon found
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co reports its research lab found no unusual phenomenon behind pockmarked windshields. Tests show marks result from impact by gravel and road debris, with lab experiments reproducing the crush marks. Damaged windshields came from Seattle Detroit and Canton Ohio.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Pittsburgh Plate
Frank Cox
Seattle
Detroit
Canton
Ohio
Banking Panel Reviews Eisenhower Home Repair Plan Reforms
Senate Banking Committee members paused their probe into housing scandals to study testimony and draft changes to Eisenhower's housing program. Chairman Capehart said a May 18 start would frame proposals into legislation with a House-passed measure in view. Bricker opposed continuing the large repair program while Bush signaled concern.
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Senate Banking Committee
Eisenhower
Federal Housing Administration
Capehart
Ind
Senate
House
Sen
Bricker
Ohio
Bush
R-Conn
Truman to Speak in Cleveland at Labor Rights Conference
Former President Harry S. Truman is set to address a Cleveland conference of the Labor Committee for Human Rights, a joint AFL and CIO sponsored group, in June. The event features a call for labor rights and civil liberties.
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Truman
Cleveland
Harry S. Truman
Cleveland Labor Committee For Human Rights
AFL
CIO
Icebox for Eskimos Taken to Far North
Air Force engineers at Wright Patterson Air Force Base tested a vacuum freezer in the Arctic to keep foods fresh in isolated radar and observation posts. If successful, the device would be mass produced for air gap delivery in subzero climates.
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Dayton
Air Force
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Air Materiel Command
Arctic
Arctic Circle
Fourth Victim Dies in Piketon Traffic Crash
Kennet Curwood Martin, 21, of Piketon and formerly of Salem, Virginia, became the fourth victim of the Wednesday traffic accident near Piketon. He died today at Chillicothe Hospital.
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Kennet Curwood Martin
Piketon
Salem
Chillicothe Hospital
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