Private Power Proviso Wins in Senate Balloting
Senators pushed into the night amid a marathon session to back Eisenhower’s order for a private power plant in the Tennessee Valley. The 55-36 vote against defeating the plan came as Knowland pressed for round the clock sessions to end the filibuster while Democrats criticized cost and TVA disruption. Eisenhower argued critics overstate threats to TVA.
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Washington
Administration Atomic Energy
Eisenhower
Tennessee Valley
Knowland
California
Congress
Anderson
D-Nm
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Memphis, Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Paducah
Senaators
Cooper
R-Ky
Langer
RND
Morse
Ind.-Ore
Congress Eyes 11 Million Base Land Purchase Near Cleveland
Congress may approve four million for a new Air Force Navy Reserve training base on 4250 acres between Cleveland and Akron. Site choice near Medina with land costing about 1000 dollars per acre depends on willing sellers. The plan includes a separate 687000 for Youngstown Municipal Airport construction and a broader Youngstown program totaling about 11.146 million over years.
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F. J. Rodenhauser
Real Perty
Air Force
House Committee
Medina
Ohio
Cleveland
Akron
Navy
Congress
Youngstown Municipal Airport
Defense Department
Youngstown
Washington
bin Ben Om Omens
Eh Onlin
Air Force Plans Private KP Run at Vance Base
Nationwide Food Services of Chicago arrives at Vance Air Force Base to run kitchen work and cooks on an 11 month experimental contract starting August 1. The Defense Department tests if private contractors can run mess services cheaper than the military, with Air Force supplying food and equipment.
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Enid
Ohio
Vance Air Force Base
Nationwide Food Services, Inc
Chicago
Vance
Air Force
Defense Department
Dirt Fall Fatal to Vinton Man
Oscar Ankrom of Vinton aged 44, a worker for H. L. Gentry Construction Co., died after dirt from recent rain collapsed on him during an excavation near Canal Winchester in Fairfield County. He died en route to a hospital, with the coroner listing drowning as the cause. The incident occurred on a line project for Ohio Fuel Gas Co. between Hooker and Johnstown.
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Oscar Ankrom
H. L. Gentry Construction Co
Jackson
Mich
Fairfield County
Ankrom
Canal Winchester
Gentry Company
Ohio Fuel Gas Co
Hooker
Johnstown
Strike Enters Third Week With Goodyear Tieup
The nationwide strike against Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. enters its third week as CIO United Rubber Workers push wage dispute talks in Cleveland with no progress reported. About 23,000 workers in 10 plants are on strike, with 13,000 Goodyear workers in Akron empowered to strike at Firestone, B. F. Goodrich, and Seiberling Rubber Co. plants.
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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Akron
CIO
United Rubber Workers
Goodyear
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
B. F. Goodrich Co
Seiberling Rubber Co
Lightning Strikes Poultry House Killing 106 Turkeys
A bolt of lightning hit Gray's poultry house in Watlesboro causing the death of 106 turkeys. The incident occurred today as nearby residents reported a loud flash and a sudden outage in the area. No human injuries reported.
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Send
Norem Bors
Aster Ray
Watlesboro
Gray
Moody Jr. Dies in Galveston Financier of Moody Enterprises
Galveston financier W. L. Moody Jr., aged 89, longtime head of the Moody Enterprises empire valued at 400 million dollars, died on Wednesday in his home city. The magnate led the family business and was a prominent figure in Texas industry.
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Galveston
Tex
W. L. Moody, Jr
Moody Enterprises
Turnpike Work Starts On Elyria Section
A 28 ton bulldozer began clearing brush along the Ohio Turnpike right of way in Elyria to start the four mile section. The Elyria segment, last of 241 miles, faced a court dispute between Elyria and the Soemene commission resolved by permitting the toll road to run through the northern residential area.
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Elyria
Ohio Turnpike
Soemene Commission
Rice leaves estate of over 30500 to widow and daughter
Grantland Rice died July 13 leaving an estate over 30500. Most of the amount goes to his widow and a daughter, with probate papers filed in Surrogate's Court revealing the will terms.
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New York
Grantland Rice
Rice
Premier Mendes-France Returns From Geneva to Face Assembly
Premier Pierre Mendes-France arrived in Paris from Geneva to present the Indo China cease fire agreement to the French Assembly. He greeted about 150 people at Villa Coublay Airport before a cabinet meeting and expressed that the conference results were worth the efforts.
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Pierre Mendes-France
Geneva
Indochina
Villa Coublay
Mendes- France
Edgar Faure
Mendes-France
United States
Allies plot international conference for Southeast Asia defense
Washington reports that the United States Britain and allied nations plan a late next month meeting to draft a defensive Southeast Asia alliance aimed at repelling Communist expansion. Dulles Bedell Smith Eden and other officials met at Geneva to finalize terms and set representation levels.
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Britain
Southeast Asia
Dulles
Walter Bedell Smith
Eden
Geneva
Indochina
Asia
France
Australia
New Zealand
Thailand
Philippines
Viet Nam
Laos
Cambodia
India
Burma
Pakistan
83 Year Old Bride Discusses Treasures Found in Life
In Zanesville Ohio an 83-year-old bride to be Lillie Mertz spoke of youth and treasures found with age remarking that real wealth lies in when and where you discover them. Her fiancé Charles Boyer 73 is also an elderly pensioner and they recently took out a marriage license.
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Zanesville
Ohio
Lillie Mertz
Charles Boyer
New York Professor Ernest Findlay Scott Dies at 86
Ernest Findlay Scott 86 retired professor of Biblical theology at Union Theological Seminary died Wednesday in New York City. He taught at Union Theological Seminary for decades and published widely on theology.
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New York
Ernest Findlay Scott
The
Union Theological Seminary
Air Force auction in Shelby sparks brass or silver mystery
At Wilkins Air Force Base Depot an eight million dollar surplus sale drew about 1000 spectators as 117086 pounds of decorations were auctioned. Bids jumped from five cents to 190 per pound amid questions if brass items were actually silver. Col. Narce Whitaker ordered an investigation as totals neared a million dollars before the decorated lot sales and bidder frenzy escalated.
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Shelby
Ohio
Air Force
Wilkins Air Force Base
Narce Whitaker
Shelby Iron Metal Co
Topper Metal Co
Akron
States Metal and Steel Co
Canton
WAC
Miss South Carolina Wins Miss U. S. A. Title
Miriam Stevenson, 21, a Winnsboro college senior, wins Miss U. S. A. at Long Beach over 46 entrants. She earns a Universal-International movie deal and vows to cope with expectations, including her southern accent. Runners up include Miss Virginia Ellen Whitehead, Miss New York State Karin Huitman, Miss New York City Renee Roy, and Miss Texas Betty Lee.
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Long Beach
Calif
South Carolina
Miriam Stevenson
Winnsboro
S. C
Universal-International Studio
Municipal Auditorium
Virginia
Ellen Whitehead
Chatham
New York State
Karin Huitman
Rochester
New York City
Renee Roy
Texas
Betty Lee
Austin
Clearance Demanded Over Lavenia Security Denial
Senator Mundt says the Senate Investigations Subcommittee seeks an elemental factor in American justice as it probes the Defense Department refusal to clear Thomas W. Lavenia, office manager and assistant counsel to the subcommittee, to handle secret documents. McCarthy accuses the Defense Department of improperly maligning Lavenia.
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Washington
Mundt
R-Sd
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Thomas W. Lavenia
Defense Department
Lavenia
Senator McCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
Paved College Drive Mystery Stuns Baton Rouge Officials
City officials praised the improved College Drive surface while Mayor Jesse Webb Jr. and Public Works Director J Lester White praised workmanship and value. The paving was done without city or state involvement and the responsible party is unknown.
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Baton Rouge
College Drive
Ayor Jesse Webb, Jr
J. Lester White
Priest Finds Missing Chimes in Repair Shop
In San Francisco the wedding chimes vanished from the Church of the Immaculate Conception triggering a police search after Father Victor Bazzanella reported the loss. The priest later revealed parishioners had borrowed the chimes for repairs and forgot to inform him.
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San Francisco
Victor Bazzanella
Dryland Ducks Near Drowning Under Water Trial
In Denton Georgia a pair of eight week old ducks unable to swim were placed in a tub of water by their owner Eddie Williams to teach them. He barely saved them from drowning and now the ducks avoid water, treating it as a deadly trap.
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Denton
Eddie Williams
Eddie
Cleveland Police Call 15 for Quiz on Murder
Fifteen persons are summoned to answer questions under oath today about Marilyn Sheppard, murdered wife of Bay Village osteopath. Subpoenas name major witnesses and principals in the case, started July 4, with Sheppard denying involvement. Inquest overseen by Coroner Samuel K. Gerber.
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Cleveland
Marilyn Sheppard
Bay Village
GOP Solons Predict OK Of Tax Plan
Republican leaders foresee final congressional approval next week for a sweeping tax overhaul. The conference committee reach a compromise on dividend tax deductions, with a $50 exclusion plus 4 percent of remaining dividends, reducing Treasury revenue by about 204 million the first year and 363 million annually once fully in effect.
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Washington
House-Senate
Eisenhower
Douglas
D-N
Senate
Conference Committee
House
Treasury
Chattanooga developer John G. Carter dies at 71
John Garnet Carter, a Chattanooga developer who turned Lookout Mountain Rock City into a major tourist draw and who built the world’s first miniature golf course, died at age 71 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
John Garnet Carter
Lakout Mountain
Rock City
Woman Dies After Poisoning Reported in Pomeroy
Thelma Catherine Wildermuth 48 died at Meigs General Hospital after being taken there Wednesday night. Poisoning is listed as the cause by the attending physician. Funeral services set for 2 p m Saturday at Ewing funeral home with Rev. J Leslie Kunze officiating. Burial in Beech Grove cemetery. Survived by mother Mrs Clara Wildermuth two brothers Millard Middleport and Ted Portamouth and a sister Mrs Delia Fowler Pomeroy plus nieces and nephews. Wildermuth was a 1923 Pomeroy High School graduate and longtime Meigs County Welfare director later office supervisor at Wright Patterson Field. Chief of Police and coroner to confer. report not required. Burial Beech Grove.
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Fritz Buck
Walter E. Wolfe
Buck
Clara Wildermuth
Charles Wildermuth
Pomeroy
Miss Wildermuth
Millard
Middleport
Ted
Portamouth
Del
J. Leslie Kunze
United Methodist Church
Beech Grove
Western nations seek stronger defense allies after Indochina deal
U S officials expect renewed Soviet pushes after the Indochina accord and favor a Western Asian alliance and an all European defense framework with Russia joining. Dulles urged faster talks with Britain France on Southeast Asia security while Congress debates defense funding and Geneva terms.
Cool fronts ease July heat across northern half of nation
Two cool fronts push into the northern half of the United States lowering heat wave levels. Temperatures in the hot area fall 20 to 37 degrees in parts of Montana and the Dakotas, while Kansas Oklahoma Missouri and Texas report 99 degree readings and higher. The heat wave across the Southern and Central Plains has caused over 300 deaths nationwide.
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Associated Press
Plains States
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
New England
Virginia
Kentucky
Dackotas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Texas
Central Plains
Montana
Havre
Mont
Democratic Women's Day Slated Sept 22
Democratic women nationwide will ring doorbells on September 22 in a fundraising drive for Democratic candidates in the November election. The campaign’s slogan is Drop a dollar in the hat help elect a Democrat.
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Washington
Mayor May Campaign In Ohio Secrest Ballot Contention
In Zanesville Ohio Mayor Sherman Johnson says he was approached to run as a Democratic candidate against Rep Robert T Secrest in the 15th Ohio district ballot fight. Fant was appointed to the Trade Commission.
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Zanesville
Ohio
Sherman Johnson
Robert T. Secrest
Evch A Fant
Trade Commission
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