Senate votes renew soil bank program and farm money bill
A marathon Senate session produced a 78 to 0 vote renewing the soil bank program and approving a farm money bill totaling 3.67 billion dollars for payments to farmers. The action followed close votes on related issues as Johnson pushed two more appropriations bills forward for the new fiscal year.
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Senate
Soil Bank
House
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
Eisenhower hosts breakfast with GOP on school aid and soil bank
President Eisenhower, recovering from illness, hosts 40 House Republicans at a breakfast to push his program through Congress. They discuss a school construction measure and the soil bank long-range conservation plan with ongoing Senate battles over funding and spending, including a $7.50 acre cap debate.
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Eisenhower
Congress
White House
Rep
Brown
Ohio
Russell
Mundt
Carroll
Cole
Hennings
Humphrey
Minn
Holland
Fla
Dworshak
Idaho
Martin
Williams
Del
Senate
House
Portsmouth Inquiry Considered
Senate Rackets Committee may launch an inquiry into a violence marked telephone strike in Ohio during 1956-57. Staff investigators completed a seven month report based on visits to Portsmouth Dayton Cincinnati and Cleveland. The panel will decide when to act with broader Ohio city reviews planned.
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Senate
Ohio
Portsmouth
Dayton
Cleveland
Cincinnati
General Telephone Co
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
C. W. Whittemore
Armada alert to dispersal in Norfolk harbor
Warships from 18 nations lie at anchor in Norfolk as Navy officials review plans for possible emergency dispersal. The vast armada, totaling 111 ships, includes 17 foreign nations and the United States, amid peace time tensions.
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Norfolk
United States
Nationalists Claim Red Warship Shelled Off Matsu Island
Nationalists announced that patrol vessels hit and damaged a Communist gunboat and a larger type war vessel in a two hour engagement off Matsu Island on Tuesday night. They said Red artillery from the mainland fired more than 100 rounds but nationalist ships were not hit.
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Taipei
Matsu Island
Lutheran pastor elected president of Ohio District
Columbus Reverend Kenneth Priebe, who turns 34 on July 9, was elected president of the Ohio District of the American Lutheran Church. About 360 delegates attended the district meeting Tuesday.
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Columbus
Kenneth Priebe
Ohio
American Lutheran Church
Pennsylvania Miner Trapped in Shale Fall
SHAMOKIN Pa Workers dug through the night trying to reach 19 year old miner Frank Pun nock buried about 100 feet below the surface after a shale fall at 7 am Tuesday. Hope remained dim for his survival as rescuers pressed on.
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Shamokin
Frank Punnock
Pennsylvania
Health Council Post Goes to Logan Woman
Judge Rhea Bangert Brown of Logan named vice president of the Ohio Citizens' Council for Health and Welfare at its 45th annual meeting in Columbus. Sol Morton Isaac of Columbus was reelected president for a one year term.
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Columbus
Rhea Bangert Brown
Logan
Ohio Citizens’ Council For Health and Welfare
Sol Morton Isaac
Atlas Missile Explosion Halts Test At Cape Canaveral
A tall Atlas missile rose two miles Tuesday before exploding during a test at Cape Canaveral. The Air Force called it a missile and declined to confirm it as Atlas while informants named the craft. The rocket disintegrated after reaching about 10 000 feet, with debris falling into the Atlantic as spectators watched from six miles away.
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Fla
Air Force
Defense Department
Moscow
Atlantic
Dad of Siamese Twins Sued for Non-Support
William Freeman, 43, father of Siamese twins, is charged with non support of seven children by his former wife Georgia Freeman of Kittanning Pa. He is ordered to appear in Domestic Relations Court June 27 to answer the charges.
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Youngstown
North Side Hospital
Georgia Freeman
Kittanning
William Freeman
Station Operator Slugged. Set Afire
GAINESBORO Tennessee a rural grocery service station operator died after telling police she was beaten sprayed with gasoline and burned by an unidentified man and woman. Mrs Clifford Holloway 51 said the assailants awakened her before daylight forced entry and ignited the blaze.
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Gainesboro
Tenn
Clifford Holloway
Earthquake Jolts Vigan in Northwest Luzon
A strong quake shook Vigan on northwest Luzon Island in the early hours of today. The tremor prompted immediate alerts and reports of structural shaking across the city. Authorities urged residents to stay away from damaged buildings as assessments continued.
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Manila
Vigan
Luzon Island
Weather snapshot Ohio and West Virginia forecast
Partly cloudy with occasional showers and thunderstorms tonight and Thursday. Cooler tonight. Low 57 to 60. High Thursday 78 to 82. West Virginia sees cloudiness warm humid showers and scattered thundershowers south tonight. High in the 80s, Low in the 60s. Five day forecast calls for near normal temperatures with late week and weekend shower chances and about 1 inch precipitation. Regional readings across cities show varied cloudiness and temps in the 60s to 80s with several spots reporting rain.
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Ohio
West Virginia
OHTO
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boston
Cleveland
Salt Lake City
San Diego
Des Moines
Traverse City
Griave
Girard Trial Rights Focus on Constitutional Issues
A federal judge weighs whether William S. Girard must face trial in a Japanese court or an Army court martial, keeping him from custody by any foreign power. The case also involves whether Dulles must testify, with the judge pausing action until next week while Girard seeks constitutional protections.
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Washington
William S. Girard
Joseph C. McGarraghy
Ottawa
Ill
Girard
U. S
McGar
Dulles
Turncoat Leaving Reds From Korea to Return Home
The U S consulate general says Andrew Fortuna of Ionia Michigan is leaving Red China on Saturday. Fortuna was among 21 U S soldiers who refused repatriation after the Korean War armistice in 1953. Seven of the 21 had returned to the United States. one died in Red China.
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U. S
Andrew Fortuna
Ionia
Mich
Red China
Fortuna
United States
Defense Department
Supreme Court
Paratrooper Dies After Dangle From Plane At Ft. Bragg
Medical authorities report Iowa paratrooper Wayne H Flugum, 23, Leland, Iowa, suffocated after hanging from a C123 transport for over three hours during a training over Ft. Bragg North Carolina. He died when cut loose just above a foam lined runway to prevent injuries.
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N. C
Iowa
Pfe
Wayne H. Flugum
Leland
Red Says Ideology Will Kill Capitalism
Tampere Finland dispatch reports Soviet Communist party boss Nikita S Khrushchev predicted communists will destroy capitalism not with nuclear weapons but through the spread of ideology.
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Tampere
Finland
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Bricker Sees Court Ruling Supports Treaties Amendment
Sen. Bricker of Ohio says a Supreme Court opinion on a case in which two women killed Army husbands overseas supports his proposed constitutional amendment limiting treaty power. The court ruled no branch can nullify constitutional prohibitions in making treaties. Bricker authored the amendment mandating treaties align with the Constitution for domestic effect.
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Washington
Sen
Bricker
Ohio
Supreme Court
Black
Executive
Senate
Boys State Governor Seeks Broad Patrol Powers
CAMP PERRY Ohio Gov Kenneth Goudreau Buckeye Boys State in office one day seeks emergency law expanding the Boys State Highway Patrol powers The measure would allow patrol arrests for smoking throwing rocks or profanity and let courts set punishments at the judge’s discretion It also bans street running except to seek shelter from rain
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Camp Perry
Ohio
Kenneth Goudreau
Buckeye Boys’ State
Boys’ State Highway Patrol
Defeated Liberals Chart Future Plans
Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent's Liberal Cabinet met in Ottawa to map a short term plan after Conservatives won 110 seats versus 103 for the Liberals, leaving the House of Commons with no majority in the 265 member chamber.
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Ottawa
Louis St. Laurent
House of Commons
Tornadoes strike Centerbury Ohio causing damage
A small tornado ripped through Centerbury downtown at 4 20 p m causing extensive property damage but no injuries Fire Chief Robert Whited described a long slender twister two blocks wide that moved northeast after a 20 to 30 second path Civil Defense crews aided debris removal and power line disruption amid widespread storms across the Plains and Mississippi Valley
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Mount Vernon
Ohio
Centerbury
Robert Whited
Knox County
Mayflower II Reaches Provincetown Amid Rough Seas
Mayflower II, the replica of the Pilgrim ship, neared Provincetown harbor after a 53 day voyage from Plymouth England led by Alan Villiers. Spectators watched as the vessel struggled through 40 knot gusts and was moored under tow by the Coast Guard tug Yankton with health and immigration checks pending.
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Provincetown
Mass
Provincetown Harbor
Plymouth
England
Alan Villiers
Villiers
West Indies
Race Point
Cape Cod
Coast Guard
Yankton
Mayflower
Cape Cod Bay
Dulles Urges Stassen to Cautious Talks with Soviets
Secretary of State Dulles reportedly told disarmament chief Harold Stassen to temper private negotiations with the Russians after concerns from Britain France and other European governments. Officials say Dulles stressed a united allied front and praised Stassen for his overall performance while backing a more guarded approach.
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Washington
Dulles
Harold Stassen
Stassen
Valerian Zorin
London
Europe
State Department
Zorin
Britain
France
Canada
Three Men Arrested in Clinton Kidnap Plot
In Columbia South Carolina three men including Thomas D Jacobs 59 Jobie Shelton 28 and William T Hill 60 were taken into custody on charges of conspiracy to kidnap the four year old son of a Clinton banker. Police said the plan was under surveillance for four months and the target was Robert M Vance Jr son of the Clinton banking firm president.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
Clinton
Thomas D. Jacobs
Jobie Shelton
William T. Hill
Jacobs
Thomas P. Jacobs
Presbyterian College
Strom
Robert M. Vance Jr
Clinton Banking
JP Refuse Cases Fearing Civil Suits
Springfield Ohio report states Clark County justices of the peace decline new cases to avoid civil damages. Herbert M West, Pitchin JP, notes a bill to replace JPs with county-wide municipal courts awaiting Gov William ONeill signature.
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Springfield
Ohio
Clark County
Herbert M. West
Pitchin
General Assembly
William O'Neill
Elizabeth and Philip to Make Autumn Visit
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip plan a U.S. trip in October. They will be in America from October 16 to 21, with full travel details not yet released.
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Elizabeth
Philip
Washington
Britain
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
America
United States
Michigan Woman Killed in Ohio Turnpike Crash
A Michigan woman died early today when her car struck the rear of a truck on the Ohio Turnpike. The crash occurred on the highway near Fremont, with investigators examining the scene for details of the collision and identifying the vehicle occupants involved.
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Michigan
Fremont
Ohio
Ohio River bridge linked New Martinsville to Monroe County
U S Army Engineers approved plans for a bridge across the Ohio River connecting New Martinsville West Virginia with Monroe County Ohio. Foundation work has started and construction proceeds.
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Charleston
W. Va
P— U. S. Army Engineers
Ohio River
New Martinsville
Monroe County
Ohio
Billy Graham Crusade Draws Half Million In New York
The New York crusade at Madison Square Garden has attracted over 500000 attendees in four weeks. Attendance averages 18200 per night as crowds continue to fill the arena with sermons drawing massive citywide interest despite remaining runs.
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New York
Billy Graham
Madison Square Garden
Graham
Nine Children Die From Mexican Heat Wave
In Ciudad Alemán Veracruz, dehydration from a severe heat wave has killed nine children and sent 28 others to hospitals in the Papaloapan River valley over the past three days as temperatures top 111 degrees.
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Ciudad Aleman
Mexico
Papaloapan River
Veracruz
Track Goes on Block at Wheeling Downs Auction
The government put Wheeling Downs race track up for auction in Wheeling West Virginia to recoup part of a 3 300 000 tax claim against William G Big Bill Lias.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Wheeling Downs Race Track
William G
Big Bill
Jimmy Dorsey Dies In New York Hospital
Bandleader Jimmy Dorsey age 53 died at Doctors Hospital New York after hospital admission a month ago with cancer and a prior January lung operation. He and brother Tommy built a famed band and shared early poverty roots in Shenandoah Pennsylvania with a long musical partnership and notable feuds. He divorced in 1949 from Jane Dorsey, leaving a daughter Julie Hilton of Hollywood.
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Jimmy Dorsey
New York Hospital
Doctors Hospital
Tommy
Pennsylvania
America
Jimmy
Jane
Julie Hilton
Hollywood
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