Eisenhower Nominees Approved by Senate Over Opposition
The Senate confirmed Jerome Kuykendall to the Federal Power Commission by 50-25 and Don Paarlberg as assistant secretary of agriculture by 42-32 amid strong Democratic resistance. Kuykendall faces charges of favoring utilities. Paarlberg praised for farm economics expertise. Bricker backed both nominations, Lausche split.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Jerome Kuydendall
Federal Power Commission
Agency
Don Paarlberg
Kuykendall
Washington State
Hells Canyon
Langer
North Dakota
Wiley
Wisconsin
Paarlberg
Agriculture Department
Department
Indiana
Benson
Langer and Young
Commodity Credit Corp
Ohio
John W. Bricker
Frank J. Lausche
Shock-Filled Testimony Promised in Magazine Trial
The defense in the libel case against Confidential and Whisper magazines plans to summon movie stars to testify its stories are true. Arthur Crowley says eye witnesses will defend a Confidential piece alleging Maureen O'Hara and a Latin boyfriend made love in a Hollywood theater rear row. Deputy D A Fritzi notes O'Hara absence not the reason she wasn't served, while Crowley hunts witnesses via Fred Otash.
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LOS Angeles
Arthur J. Crowley
Fred
Marjorie Meade
Crowley
Herbert V. Walker
Maureen O'Hara
Hollywood
Fred Otash
William L. Fritzi
Miss O'Hara
Clean-Up Man Backs Hoffa Reports Say
Washington reports say John F. English the AFL-CIO chosen cleaner of the Teamsters lining supports James R Hoffa for Teamsters president. English 68, national secretary-treasurer, was in Chicago for an AFL-CIO meeting and declined to discuss the claim amid Senate Rackets Committee scrutiny.
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Washington
John F. English
Afl-Cio
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters
Hoffa
Midwest
Senate Rackets Committee
New York
English
Chicago
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Communists Claim Revolution Averted in Peiping
In a Peiping radio broadcast, Communist China says it has wiped out a large anti-revolutionary group named the China Justice Salvation Army that plotted to overthrow the Red government.
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Tokyo
China
Red
Peiping
China Justice Salvation Army
Former Politician Dies
CLEVELAND TM Col Harry J Wendorff aged 90 a political secretary to Mark A Hanna during the 1896 campaign in which William McKinley was elected president died here Thursday.
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Cleveland
Harry J. Wendorff
Mark A. Hanna
William McKinley
Airman Convicted In Big Payroll Swindle
Airman 2C John Davis Jr., 22, of Cleveland Ohio, convicted by general court martial at Shaw AFB South Carolina for a $38 000 payroll swindle. Davis received a dishonorable discharge four and a half years at hard labor with forfeiture of all pay and allowances.
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Shaw Air Force Base
S. C
John Davis, Jr
Cleveland
Ohio
Davis
Roster Rifled Division Survives War and Lost List
The 83rd Infantry Division Association seeks a full roster of veterans after its 1951 Boston reunion lost or stole most names. Only about 1300 to 1400 of 30,000 to 35,000 servicemen are located. Harry W. Lockwood urged former division members to send their data to the Warren Ohio headquarters.
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New York
83Rd Infantry Division Assn
Ohio National Guard
Association
Boston
Harry W. Lockwood
Jersey City
N. J
Lockwood
Defense Department
Thunderbolt
Senate Appropriations Boosts Flu Fight Funds
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted late Thursday to reshape a $1.7 billion supplemental bill by adding $300,000 to the Eisenhower plan for Asiatic flu combat. The health official estimate grew to $800,000 after Surgeon General Burney testified. Most money funds military construction at home and abroad.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
United States
Leroy E. Burney
Falls at filtration plant Claim Life at Westlake
Kall injured when he fell 60 feet from a scaffold at the New Orange Road filtration plant in Westlake. William E. Ebel, 51, died Thursday at Bay View Hospital.
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Cleveland
New
Orange Road
Westlake
William E. Ebel
Bay View Hospital
Middletown Police Form Independent Union
Members of Middletown Police Department vote to form an independent union to act as bargaining agent with the city, seeking collective representation in labor talks.
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UNION
Middletown
Weather outlook cool tonight and Saturday with thundershowers
Ohio and West Virginia see scattered thunder showers mainly south tonight with low 55 to 65 and fair, cooler conditions Saturday. Five day forecast calls for temperatures 2 to 4 degrees below normal through Sunday, then warm again late Sunday and Monday, cooler Tuesday.
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West Virginia
Wehrather
Albuquerque
Bismarck
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Detroit
Jadlansperm
Los Angeles
Memphis
St. Paul
New York
Omaha
Francisco
Lacey Returns for Questioning in Hoffa Ouster Case
Senate Racket Committee probes how hoodlums allied with James Hoffa helped oust Martin T. Lacey as New York Teamsters boss in a 1956 rigged election. Ouster pitted John J. O Rourke as council press chief with Hoffa backing, while Lacey denies bribe offers amid taped calls involving Johnny Dio and Tony Corallo.
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Washington
Martin T. Lacey
James R. Hoffa
New York City
Teamsters
Senate
Lacey
John J
U.rourke
Teamsters Joint Council 16
O’rourke
Hoffa
Midwest
Teamsters Union
Dave Beck
Johnny Dio
Dio
O'Rourke
New York
Tony
Ducks) Corallo
Sam Goldstein
Milton Man Shoots Self in Personal Tragedy
George Washington Pauley, 23, of Milton Route 4, died from a gun wound at home after a dispute over a blank note. He is survived by his parents and six siblings. Funeral arrangements pending at Heck funeral home Milton. Sheriff’s department investigated. Pauley worked for Flairton-Smith Co in Hurricane.
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Point Pleasant
George Washington
Pauley
Milton
Sohio Strike Ends at Toledo Refinery
A 70 day strike by 350 workers at the Standard Oil Co. of Ohio Toledo refinery ended Thursday night after an agreement was reached with the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union.
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Toledo
Standard Oil Co
Ohio
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Meany criticizes Teamsters as tarnished yet warns on curbs
AFL-CIO President George Meany condemned the Teamsters as still tarnished after Senate rackets hearings but warned against new restrictive labor laws. He noted existing laws cover most issues and suggested enforcement could jail corrupt figures. Teamsters executive board to meet August 26 to consider charges. Hoffa's succession remains unclear after his acquittal on spying charges.
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Chicago
Afl-Cio
Teamsters Union
Senate
Afl-Cio Executive Council
George Meany
Teamsters
Meany
Teamsters’ Executive Board
Hungarian Reds Shock Arrest Thousands
In Budapest a new wave of mass arrests and trials targets counter revolutionaries opposed to the Communist regime. Reports indicate arrests from across Hungary for actions such as killing Soviet soldiers and seizing radio stations to broadcast anti Communist messages, with executions possible in some cases.
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Budapest
Hungary
Shaft Will Be 2100 Feet Deep New Salt Project To Produce by'59
Ohio to begin deep salt mining for first time using a shaft about 2000 feet deep at Whisky Island near Cleveland. International Salt Co plans 1958 or 1959 start, with 2100 foot depth and potential to stretch under Lake Erie. Company compares possible output to New York or Detroit mines. Ohio salt beds lie north and east of Lorain to Pomeroy, once a salt hub.
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Cleveland
Ohio
International Salt Co
Whisky Island
Cuyahoga River
Stevens
Lake Erie
New York
Detroit
Lorain
Pomeroy
Ohio River
GM Denounces Padding Charge on Jet Fighter Contract
John F. Gordon, GM vice president, testified before a House subcommittee that GM’s profit on the 599 jet fighters contract with the Air Force was reasonable and below its profit rate on commercial business. He cited a reduced total contract value and argued profits came from efficient operations not a target profit.
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Hardy
D-Va
Gavin
Rpa
Air Force
Buick
Joseph Campbell
Washington
John F. Gordon
General Motors Corp
House
Armed Services
Senate Holds Key To Ike's Aid Funds
Sen Knowland met with President Eisenhower at the White House to push for restoring a substantial part of the 809 million cut from foreign aid funding approved by the House. The Senate would weigh restoring funds in a measure totaling 2.525 billion with Eisenhower seeking 3.367 billion. The House vote was 252 to 130 despite warnings the cuts could affect national interests. The Senate Appropriations Committee, chaired by Hayden, plans a Monday hearing and votes soon after.
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Sen
Knowland
Calif
Eisenhower
Senate
House
White House
Congress
America
Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate Appropriations
Hayden
D-Ariz
Manpower Cuts Sought as Wilson Seeks Budget Breaks
Secretary of Defense Wilson outlined plans for manpower reductions to offset weapon costs. A 2 percent force reduction to 2.3 million by July 1959 was cited as a minimum target, with limited drafting to maintain size. Wilson resigns after 40 years. Neil H. McElroy nominated as successor.
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Washington
Defense Wilson
Civil Rights Crackdown Eases as Allen Sees Progress
Rep. Allen of Illinois says civil rights differences blocking House action have been pretty well ironed out. Republicans prepare a strategic retreat from an all-or-nothing stand and expect the Rules Committee to meet next Monday or Tuesday to act on the bill and adjourn with a bill.
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Washington
Rep
Allen
Illinois
House Rules Committee
House
Eisenhower
Council Reconsiders After Effigy Hanging
Salineville village councilmen who faced an effigy were moved to reconsider their vote on two railroad style bridges on Main Street. They now oppose the bridge construction urged by Columbiana County commissioners amid resident objections to the old fashioned designs.
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East Liverpool
Salineville
Main Street
Columbiana County
Death Ruled Accidental in Ohio River Drowning
Lawrence County coroner Dr. Harry Nenni ruled the death of 59 year old C. A. Cunningham accidental drowning. Cunningham of Russell Kentucky was missing before his fully clothed body was found in the Ohio River Thursday.
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Ironton
Harry Nenni
Lawrence County
C. A. Cunningham
Russell
Ohio River
No Gain In Strike Talks
A Boston strike involving 300 newspaper workers persists with no settlement after a joint session of labor and management plus mediators. Each side reported no progress after separate follow up talks, and a Monday 10:30 a.m. return meeting is planned.
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Boston
ML Hires Denver Man As Speech And Radio Instructor
Miami University names William L. Utter, former director of a Denver television station, to the faculty as instructor in speech and radio. Utter will join the department to teach broadcasting and public speaking.
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Oxford
Miami University
William L. Utter
Denver
Blimp Crew Rescued By Fishermen
Elizabeth City N C Coast Guard reports a fishing boat rescued 16 Navy blimp crew survivors after a crash in Pamlico Sound on Thursday night. The fishing boat towed the raft toward a Coast Guard rendezvous at Wanchese or Oregon Inlet for transport to station. The crew stayed on the raft.
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Elizabeth City
N. C
Coast Guard
Pamlico Sound
Wanchese
Oregon Inlet
Sunday Messenger features jurist Vanderbilt plea for simple laws
The Sunday Messenger Magazine presents Arthur T. Vanderbilt urging simple workable statutes to make justice fairer. He cites New Jersey traffic ticket law as an example of needed reforms amid a broader look at legal efficiency and fairness.
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Arthur T. Vanderbilt
New Jersey Supreme Court
New Jersey
the Messenger Sunday
Gia Scala
Miss Scala
Peer J. Oppenheimer
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