Limiting Court Terms Proposal Sparks Senate Fight
Senate leaders push an amendment to require Senate approval of Supreme Court justices every four years. Kefauver rails against politicizing the court while Eastland Johnston defend the change as preserving government. Impeachment talk surfaces as Andrews Mason seek House support. The move follows the court overturning three contempt convictions in a case involving past Communist ties.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Senate
Sen. Kefauver
D-Tenn
Sen
Eastland
D-Miss
Senate Judiciary Committee
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
Andrews
D-Ala
Mason
R-Ill
House
John T. Watkins
Illinois
Watkins
House Committee
Congressional
Congress
People’s Representatives
Ohio court ordered to review contempt decisions
The U S Supreme Court directed the Ohio Supreme Court to reevaluate contempt convictions of four individuals and the validity of Ohio Un American Activities Commission actions. Convictions for invoking the Fifth Amendment were upheld previously. the commission operated from 1951 to 1954. The Ohio prosecutors stated they were astonished by the remand and vowed to seek clarity from the U S Supreme Court.
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Ohio
Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
Ohio Supreme Court
Commission On Un-American Activities
Talmadge Raley
Joseph Stern
Emmet Calvin Brown
Anna H. Morgan
Raley
Stern
Brown
Cincinnati
Mrs. Morgan
Columbus
Ohio Un-American Activities Commission
Samuel L. Devine
Franklin County
Earl Allison
Morgan
Devine
Allison
U. S. Supreme Court
Two Churches to Merge Create United Church of Christ
AP report notes a landmark merger after 17 years linking Congregational Christians with the Evangelical and Reformed Church into the United Church of Christ. Opposition remains from a minority group as Rev. Dr. James E. Wagner of Philadelphia hails rising enthusiasm among members. Denominations with similar governance send good wishes.
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Cleveland
Congregational Christian Churches
Evangelical and Reformed Church
United Church of Christ
E. and R
James E. Wagner
Philadelphia
E. and R. Church
Baptist
Disciples of Christ
Lutherans
Presbyterians
Cost of Living at New High
The cost of living rose three tenths of 1 per cent in May to a ninth consecutive record high. Real earnings of factory workers fell by half a percent as a result of the higher prices and shorter work week. About one million workers will get wage boosts under union contracts tied to the consumer price index.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Food prices rise as farmers see little gain
The Agriculture Department reports consumers pay about 5 percent more for food this year, driven by higher prices rather than stronger farm demand. The only uptick in demand stems from population growth, leaving farmers without meaningful relief.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Nagy Reported in Budapest Jail Awaiting Trial
The Figaro reports former Hungarian Prime Minister Imre Nagy is held in Budapest Foutea jail awaiting trial.
Weather roundup Ohio West Virginia and national observations
Fair and cool tonight in Ohio with low 54 to 58. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies, warmer, with showers by night. West Virginia stays fair but foggy in mountain valleys and cooler tonight. lows in the 50s, Wednesday partly cloudy and slightly warmer, with scattered afternoon or night showers or thunderstorms. Also a national briefing noting city by city conditions and moon phase.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boston
Minneapolis-St. Paul
New York
Oklahoma City
Phoenix
Bt. Louis
Salt Lake City
Auto Angle Parking Causes Window Crash in Shelby
A 73 year old woman driving with her daughter in Shelby North Carolina slipped from brake to accelerator and crashed through a department store plate glass window. The incident caused 800 dollars damage to the window 300 dollars to the car and 10 dollars to a parking meter. Her learner's permit may be revoked.
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Shelby
N. C
Lilly Warlick
Casar
Shelby Street
Thieves Steal $2000 in Furs from Cleveland Store
Thieves stole furs valued at about $2000 from Wohl and Baum Furriers in Cleveland Heights. Police arrived within two minutes, after a chunk of concrete was used to break a display window. The haul included two mink stoles and three mink capes.
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Cleveland
Wohl & Baum Furriers, Inc
Cleveland Heights
Gas Co Gets Authority to Buy Offshore Gas
Tennessee Gas Transmission Co of Houston won Federal Power Commission approval to purchase natural gas produced offshore from Louisiana by four independent producers.
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Washington
Tennessee Gas Transmission Co
Houston
Federal Power Commission
Louisiana
Unrepentant Slayer Dies in Ohio Death Penalty
Harold E. Shackelford, 33, Newark, Ohio, died in the Ohio Penitentiary electric chair after conviction for the first degree murder of 51 year old Mary T. Dunn. He remained unrepentant, saying he was right and that people do not understand him.
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Columbus
Newark, Ohio
Harold E. Shackelford
Mary T. Dunn
Newark
Ohio
Shackelford
Death Row
Finigan's Awakening Painful On City Bus Incident
Dallas city council approved payment of a doctor's bill for services to Police Officer Walter R. Finigan. The report states the officer was waking a bus passenger when the subject bit off his left finger.
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Dallas
Walter R. Finigan
Finigan
Alaska Interior Forest Fire Envelops 500000 Acres
Anchorage dispatch reports about 500000 acres of interior Alaska forest burning today. Officials warn of difficult firefighting conditions as flames spread across remote terrain and threaten nearby timber stands.
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Anchorage
Alaska
LeMay Leaves SAC as Power Takes Command
Offutt Air Force Base prepares for a change in SAC leadership. Lt. Gen. Thomas S Power will assume command from Gen. Curtis E LeMay, who becomes ice chief of staff of the Air Force. LeMay’s 12 year SAC tenure oversaw rapid growth and jet age weapons.
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Omaha
Strategic Air Command
United States
Offutt Air Force Base
Thomass. Power
SAC
Frm
Curtis E. LeMay
Columbus
Ohio
Air Force
LeMay
Powers
Pacific
Adm
Felix B. Stump
Tokyo
Colonel Nickerson Pleads Guilty Ends Missile Review
Army Col. John C. Nickerson Jr. pleaded guilty to 15 charges disobeying orders and handling secret data. The government dropped espionage and perjury counts, halting any full review of the nation's missile program. He faces up to 30 years and a dishonorable discharge.
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Huntsville
Ala
Army
John C. Nickerson
Nickerson
Robert K. Bell
Secretary of Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Air Force
Gromyko Attacks U S on Disarmament Talks in Moscow
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko charged that the United States uses London disarmament negotiations to hide an intensified arms race. He urged Washington to stop aggressive statements or admit hostile intent, citing NATO commander General Lauris Norstad’s Senate testimony on Russia’s air threat.
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Andrei Gromyko
United States
London
Gromyko
U. S
Lauris Norstad
NATO
Europe
Norstad
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Russia
West
Paris
Senate Committee
Red Fleet Moves Toward Gibraltar Show of Force?
The Soviet cruiser Mikhail Kutuzov and two escort destroyers, having passed the Bosporus into the Mediterranean, are headed for Gibraltar. Western observers speculate the ships may be on a Baltic maneuvers mission or a broader display of naval strength.
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Malta
Mikhail Kutusov
Bosporus
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Times of Malta
Turkey
Baltic
Banks Set Reports On Bank Conditions
The comptroller of the currency ordered a statement of the condition of all national banks as of the close of business Thursday June 6. The Ohio superintendent of banks issued a similar call for all state banks at the same close of business date.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency Today
Columbus
Ohio Superintendent of Banks
Off Into Space Off Into Space
Brief classified note urges readers to call 31242 to start an advertisement. The terse line offers no further context or details about the product or service.
Former Leading Lady Of Tom Mix Dies
Kathleen O Connor Reynolds a former leading lady of Tom Mix died aged 60 in North Hollywood after a long illness. Born in Dayton Ohio she moved to Southern California in 1916.
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Tom Mix
North Hollywood
Calif
Kathleen O'Connor Reynolds
Dayton
Ohio
California
Bloodhounds Hunt Missing 2 Year Old Near Eureka
Bloodhounds worked through giant red woods 15 miles north of Eureka to locate Michael Payne a chubby two year old who disappeared Monday afternoon. A 200 member posse waited to allow the dogs to search. He is thought to have strayed from a path near his home.
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Eureka
Calif
Here
Michael Payne
Michael
Norwood Mayor Ed Tepe Killed in Clermont County Crash
An auto crash in southwest Clermont County killed Norwood Mayor R. Ed ward Tepe, 47, who had run for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor last year.
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Cincinnati
Clermont County
R. Edward Tepe
Norwood
Gun Battle Kills Two in Terre Haute Shootout
A gun battle between a photographer and a truck driver escalated to fatal gunfire killing the photographer's wife and her son in Terre Haute Indiana early today. The incident wounded two others amid a chaotic exchange as authorities investigated possible motives and connections between the parties.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Central State College Admitted to AAUW Membership
Central State College in Wilberforce Ohio is among 17 colleges added to the American Association of University Women's membership approved list on Monday.
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Boston
Central State College
Wilberforce
Ohio
American Association of University Women
State Finance Plan Sparks Cold Reception at Governors Conference
President Eisenhower urged governors to reclaim some federal programs for state control proposing a joint federal state task force to study reviving state powers. Democratic governors criticized the idea while Republican leaders offered cautious support noting duplication and tax implications. Eisenhower faced a muted reception as he departed to Washington after a delayed Langley Air Force Base arrival.
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Williamsburg
Eisenhower
Washington
Langley Air Force Base
Mail Service Gets Funds
The House approved 133 million dollars extra for the Post Office Department for the coming fiscal year with no opposition. This supplements 3.192 billion previously provided to run the department for 12 months starting July 1. Postmaster General Summerfield had requested 149.5 million more, warning that some postal services could be curtailed, possibly halting Saturday mail deliveries.
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Washington
House
Post Office Department
Congress
Summerfield
Youngsters haul fireflies to Johns Hopkins for study
Baltimore marks the opening of a six week firefly season as eighty five youngsters bring in their catches to Johns Hopkins University. Each youngster earns 25 cents per 100 fireflies while tails are used in research on chemical energy to light conversion.
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
President Eisenhower proposal praised by Ohio governor
Governor William O'Neill of Ohio called President Eisenhower's plan to have states run programs funded by the federal government an excellent idea. He favored study by a task force but questioned Congress willingness to relinquish federal control in any field. He noted Ohio taxes fund a large share of federal costs and receive less in return.
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Williamsburg
Govy. C
William O'Neill
Ohio
Eisenhower
O’neill
Congress
O'Neill
France Premier Wins Confidence Vote Over Tax Plan
Paris. Prime Minister Maurice Bourges Maunoury won a 251 to 210 confidence vote from the National Assembly as his coalition presses plans to raise revenue to steady a near bankrupt treasury and fund the Algeria fight. The July 2 vote will decide ratification of the European Common Market and Euratom treaties, potentially triggering swift approvals from Italy and others.
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Paris
Maurice Bourges-Maunoury
National Assembly
Bourges- Maunoury
France
Algeria
Italy
West Germany
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Bourges-Maunoury
Coffee Break Seen as Harmful to American Health
Dorothea Van Gundy of Arlington California told the Seventh Day Adventist state conference that the morning coffee break weakens national health. She cited 50 percent of Americans with low blood sugar blamed on coffee and sugar while noting Americans drink 3000 cups of coffee every second and high caffeine per cup.
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Parkersburg
Dorothea van Gundy
Arlington
Calif
International Nutrition Laboratory
Seventh Day Adventists
U.S.A
Cleveland Lt Norman Bayless Hero in Father Son Arrest
Cleveland police Lt Norman Bayless, 44, earned praise for guiding officers in a raid that resulted in the arrest of his son Norman Bayless Jr., 20, a burglary suspect wanted by authorities. The incident followed two gun battles with robbers.
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Cleveland
Norman Bayless
Norman Bayless, Jr
Tuskegee Negroes Threaten Boycott Over Voting Bill
In Tuskegee Alabama a bill excluding Negro voters from the city prompts threats of a mass boycott of white merchants. William P. Mitchell says if they cannot vote they will stop trading there. Negroes outnumber whites about 7 to 3 in the city. The measure would shrink city limits to bar most Negro voters from municipal elections.
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Tuskegee
Ala
William P. Mitchell
Tuskegee Veterans Administration Hospital
Mitchell
Tuskegee Institute
Air Attache Denies Charge and Expulsion
Vienna report says Col. Welwyn F. Dallam United States air attache abroad declares Hungarian charges against him utterly ridiculous and untrue. He was expelled by Hungary’s Red government after being accused of photographing air fields and military installations and abusing Hungary’s hospitality.
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Vienna
Welwyn F. Dallam
U.S
Austria
Dallam
Hungary
Red
Electricity and Chairs Not for Executions
Special electrical outlets were installed and 30 collapsible chairs set up in the basement of the New Mexico state prison. It was the scene of the annual three day dental examination with five dental technicians and 25 dentists working on dentures and fillings, to be inspected Wednesday.
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Santa, FE
N.M
New Mexico State Prison
Escapee From Boys' Industrial School Captured After Chase
A wild chase from Lancaster to near Columbus ended with 13 gunshots fired and a police cruiser overturned before officers captured a 16 year old escapee from the Boys' Industrial School.
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Columbus
Lancaster
Boys’ Industrial School
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