Congress Eyes Tax Cuts Amid Pending $ S95 Billion Surplus
Congress leaders discuss cutting government spending by three to four billion dollars to spur tax relief though a substantial surplus is not yet confirmed. Eisenhower estimates show a 1957 surplus of 1.7 billion and 1.8 billion for 1958, with tax cuts possibly delayed until 1958. Key lawmakers Mills McCarthy Reed hint at tax relief if savings arise, but 1958 votes unlikely before the election.
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Congress
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Appropriations Committee
Rep
McCarthy
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Reed
New York
Ways and Means
Ike, Macmillan To Talk Of Middle East Crisis
President Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan planned formal talks in Bermuda to shore up Anglo American cooperation on the Middle East. They would discuss Israel security in Gaza and shipping through the Gulf of Aqaba and Suez Canal, with Dulles arriving and indoor welcomes possible due to rain.
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Bermuda
Eisenhower
Harold Macmillan
Atlantic
Middle East
Macmillan
U.S
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
Suez Canal
Israel
Egypt
Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry
John Woodall
Dulles
Mid-Ocean Club
United States
Britain
France
Rocket Uses Solid Fuel For Possible Polaris IRBM Use
General Tire Co reports a solid fuel rocket motor entered testing last October for the Jupiter IRBM but Army experts say Jupiter program does not use solid fuel. The disclosure suggests the engine could be aimed at Navy Polaris IRBM use.
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Washington
General Tire Co
Defense Department
Army
Navy
Weekend Temperature Swing and Weekend Showers Forecast
Temperatures will run near normal with highs from 48 to 55 and lows 30 to 34. Warmer Friday and Saturday then turns cooler. Showers are possible over the weekend with precipitation averaging a trace to a fraction of an inch.
Hoffa Indictment and Knight Campaign Link in Senate Probe
Frank Brewster testified that the Teamsters Union made a political contribution to California Governor Goodwin Knight and interceded to appoint Charles Tait as San Francisco port director. Hoffa faced an indictment charging conspiracy and bribery related to the Senate racket probers, with Hyman Fischbach as codefendant. The panel set a 3 p.m. deadline for Dave Beck’s financial records and planned a subpoena.
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Frank Brewster
Teamsters Union
Goodwin J. Knight
California
Knight
Charles Tait
Seattle
San Francisco
Brewster
Teamsters
Robert Kennedy
Gov. Knight
Tait
Dave Beck
The
James R. Jimmy Hoffa
Senate
Woman, 58, jailed for cruelty to animals in Ohio
Painesville Ohio Mrs Elizabeth Janks 58 of Leroy Township is in Lake County jail in lieu of $500 bond on cruelty to animals charge. She pleaded innocent in Painesville Municipal Court. Humane officer F D Rust said 10 cattle on her farm were underfed and under water and two died of malnutrition.
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Painesville
Elizabeth Janks
Leroy Township
Lake County
F. D. Rust
Federal Reserve Ends Installment Credit Study
Washington reports a massive Federal Reserve Board study on consumer instalment credit requested by President Eisenhower. It finds auto and goods financing fuels booms but rarely worsens recessions, while warning against drastic liquidity episodes. the report remains neutral on standby controls with mixed views across five volumes. Congress has shown little movement toward controls since Eisenhower first asked 14 months ago.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
FRB
Junction City Youth Charged in 15 Year Old Girl's Death
New Lexington reports 19 year old Robert Ashbaugh of Junction City faces second degree manslaughter charges over the accidental death of Merel Kepler, 15, of Junction City after a collision at an intersection involving also Harry Wheeler, 30, of New Lexington. Ashbaugh to be arraigned in Justice Leonard Ellman's Court, says Prosecuting attorney Robert G. Tague.
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New Lexington
Robert Ashbaugh
Junction City
Merel Kepler
Leo Bishop
Miss Kepler
Lancaster Hospital
Ashbaugh
Harry Wheeler
Robert G. Tague
Leonard Ellman
JTeamsters Seek End Of Hoffa Trusteeship
In Cincinnati Local 114 members voted unanimously to end the local's trusteeship under James R. Hoffa of Detroit. About 150 members approved moving to petition union president Dave Beck to dissolve the trusteeship through proper channels.
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Cincinnati
Teamsters Local 114
James R. Hoffa
Detroit
Dave Beck
Ohio River Improvement Funds Set in Senate Bill
A Senate Public Works Committee approved a broad water projects bill offering nearly 15 million dollars to Ohio. The proposal names Ohio projects including river work at Gallipolis with a 66 thousand dollar allocation.
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Washington
Ohio
Senate Public Works Committee
Ohio River
Gallipolis
Byrd seeks broader defense office staff cuts worldwide
Senator Byrd urged Defense Secretary Wilson to extend the 12 percent cut in Washington area defense office workers to installations worldwide. Senator Hickenlooper and Mansfield supported the move as Wilson ordered 6414 Army Navy and Air Force job eliminations starting July 1, not affecting combat units.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Wilson
Defense Department
Hickenlooper
Proposal Sets Parental Fine On Juveniles
Columbus report on a bill from the Code Revision Committee recommends Senate approval. It would require parents of a delinquent child on probation to post a 500 dollar bond, forfeitable to cover damages from vandalism, and could lead to contempt if parental control is not shown.
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Columbus
Senate
Army says American prisoners in Japan are treated satisfactorily
The U S Army reported that conditions for American soldiers jailed in Japanese prisons are satisfactory. Monthly inspections are conducted of prisons holding Americans convicted under Japanese law. Representative Frank T Bow of Ohio had claimed mistreatment in a magazine article.
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Tokyo
U. S. Army
Frank T. Bow
R-Qhio
American Legion Magazine
Vet Leader Backs Bill
Dominick L. Strada national AMVET commander supported a bill to exclude veterans benefits from unemployment compensation eligibility in Ohio. He told the Legislature the measure will benefit those most deserving.
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Columbus
Dominick L. Strada
National Amvet
Strada
Ohio
College Receives $470000 Loan for Dormitory Additions
Washington announces a $470000 loan from the Community Facilities Administration to Central State College Wilberforce Ohio to finance additions to two dormitories housing 103 men students and a proctor for campus housing expansion.
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Washington
Central State College
Wilberforce
Ohio
Community Facilities Administration
Armco funds on the job scholarships for civil engineering students
Armco Drainage and Metal Products Inc announces two on the job scholarships on a trial basis to recruit civil engineering students into highway construction work in Middletown.
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Middletown
Armco Drainage & Metal Products Inc
Manila crash probe rules out sabotage in Magsaysay death
Philippine investigators ruled out sabotage as the cause of the plane crash that killed President Ramon Magsaysay and others on Sunday, indicating the incident may have been accidental.
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Manila
Ramon Magsaysay
Sunay
Wrong-Door Victim Recounts Night of Terror in Monroe Raid
Florence Katz Ross testifies before a county grand jury recounting a chaotic raid at her Los Angeles apartment on November 5, 1954. She describes flashes, broken glass, and fear as raiders entered and exited. It remains unclear if Frank Sinatra was among them.
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Frank Sinatra
Joe DiMaggio
Marilyn Monroe
Los Angeles
Blast Kills Three at Merck Plant in Linden New Jersey
An explosion in a vitamin laboratory at the Merck and Co. plant in Linden New Jersey killed three men and injured 11 others. Flammable venting sparked the blast as workers were on the first floor of a three story brick building, briefly igniting a fire. The dead were Walter Green Rahway Ed Centrowski and Edward L Minisch of London. Leo Bitsch was seriously injured and ten others treated for minor injuries. The blast caused extensive damage to the first floor.
Sales Tax Reform Eyed By Ohio Tax Chief
Ohio Tax Commissioner Stanley J. Bowers told a House committee that the prepaid sales tax stamp system is ineffective and costly. He argued the stamp is hard to administer but noted abolishing it could yield over 11 million dollars on paper, yet he warned of unknown losses in tax collection without the stamp.
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Columbus
Ohio
House Taxation Committee
Stanley J. Bowers
Can't Hold Production Benson Tells Press
Fresno report says Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson told reporters it is futile to hold back production. He urged focusing on research for new markets and products and suggested selling farm goods to communist countries if terms favor the United States.
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Fresno
Calif
Ezra Taft Benson
United States
Justices Brennan and Whitaker Confirmed to Supreme Court
The Senate approved William Joseph Brennan Jr and Charles E. Whitaker as associate justices of the Supreme Court in a formal confirmation, marking a significant federal judiciary appointment.
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Washington
The
Senate Today
William Joseph Brennan Jr
Charles E. Whittaker
Supreme Court
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Painter Held In Darbydale Murder Case
Columbus authorities say a 51 year old painter from Amvet Village may be linked to the death of an unidentified woman whose strangled body was found in Big Darby Creek. A rope fragment and possible blood stains at the suspect’s home are under examination while blood analysis may reveal the victim’s identity.
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Columbus
Big Darby Creek
Amvet Village
Franklin County
Ellsworth Beck
Darbydale
Carl Tetrick
Patrolman Cleared In Abusive Arrest Probe
An Ohio Turnpike patrolman identified as David Benis, 50, of Cleveland, was cleared by Patrol Chief Lt. John L. Bishop after an internal review found no basis for the complaint of abusiveness during an arrest. The investigation concluded the officer acted properly.
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Ohio Turnpike
John L. Bishop
Bishop
David Benis
Dag Hammarskjold Heads to Cairo Talks on Gaza Crisis
UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold left New York for Cairo to meet Egyptian leaders on Gaza, the Gulf of Aqaba, and Suez Canal issues amid rising Middle East tensions. He aims to discuss UN responsibility for clearing the canal and UNEF, with talks possibly touching other topics.
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Dag Hammarskjold
Gaza
Gulf of Aqaba
Suez Canal
Middle East
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Hammarskjold
Israel
Egypt
Nasser
UN Emergency Force
UNEF
Golda Meir
David Ben- Gurion
Strip
Mahmoud Fawzi
Ralph Bunche
Gaza Strip
School Committee Endorses Spanking of Seventh and Eighth Graders
In Chartiers Valley District, the Personnel Committee backed teacher Robert F. Koby after paddling three seventh and eighth grade boys. One student reportedly required medical treatment from the paddling. The committee said the discipline fell within the teacher’s legal and district policy authority.
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Pittsburgh
Chartiers Valley
Robert F. Koby
Egyptian Plan on Suez Canal Stirs Cautious Hope
United States analysis of Egypt’s plan to run the Suez Canal suggests it falls short but hints at potential progress. Egypt calls for toll collection by itself or an agent, with some funds for canal improvements and claims arbitration. Senator Humphrey urged careful consideration, hoping for a broader Middle East settlement.
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Washington
Egypt
Suez Canal
Middle East
State Department
Israel
Canal Improvement Fund Association
World Bank
Hubert Humphrey
U.S
United Nations
Australia worries over Russian bases in Antarctica
Washington reports Australian officials fear Soviet scientific bases in claimed Antarctic territory could become permanent during the 1958 International Geophysical Year. They worry Russian submarines might use the bases to threaten sea and air lanes south of the equator, impacting shipping between Australia and Europe and between South America and the United States in wartime.
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Washington
Australia
United States
Antarctica
Russia
Antarctic
Equator
Europe
South America
Five-year-old boy drowns in sump pump accident
In Akron area, five year old Gary Williams fell into a basement sump pump in Copley while trying to retrieve a ball. He drowned in about a foot of water as his mother Mrs F M Williams was upstairs answering the phone.
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Akron
Gary Williams
Copley
F. M. Williams
Ohio Lawmakers Eye Four Year House Terms And Fair Race Tax
Ohio Representative George A. Meinhart proposes a constitutional amendment to extend state representative terms to four years. House Speaker Roger Cloud doubts the measure will reach a ballot. In other news, the Senate passes a private school teacher certification bill and backs a study committee on a potential state purchase of Malabar Farm as an experiment farm. The Fair Boards push a racing tax to fund Ohio fairs, with funds from higher withholding on track bets allocated to counties.
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Ohio House
Ohio
George A. Meinhart
R Meigs
Roger Cloud
R-Logan
Meinhart
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George W. Taylor
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Southern Ohio Fair Managers Association
William R. Hughes
Athens County
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Athens
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Lawrence
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Pike
Scioto
Senate
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Louis Bromefield
Malabar
Richland County
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