House Votes To Kill Soil Bank Subsidy Plan
The House voted 192 to 187 to end Secretary Benson’s yearling soil bank subsidy program amid partisan attacks on waste and mis management. A two price approach was proposed by Rep. Whitten to set parity for domestic consumption while limiting other crop supports. Ohio members split on ending soil payments, with a temporary injunction proposed to halt further soil bank spending after 1957.
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Soil Bank
Washington
Secretary of
Benson
Capitol Hill
Eisenhower
House
Senate Agriculture Committee
Rep. Whitten
D-Miss
House Appropriations Subcommittee
National Grange
Rep
Harrison
D-Va
Congress
Agriculture Department
Soil Bank Act
Ohio House Backs Ending Justice of the Peace System
The Ohio House passed an emergency bill to abolish justice of the peace courts in favor of county courts. If the Senate approves, county court judges will be elected and take office Jan. 1 in counties without municipal court jurisdiction, with one judge per 30 000 population and a six judge cap per county.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Jp's
House
Senate
C. Sanley Mechem
R-Athnes
Mechem
Britain’s H Bomb Test Elevates Nation’s Global Standing
Britain announced the first H bomb test in the Pacific Christmas Island area, prompting London's papers to claim renewed independence from the U.S. and a stronger role in world disarmament. U.S. officials welcomed the step as boosting Allied strength, while Asian nations voiced regret and calls to halt further tests.
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Britain
Pacific Ocean
U.S
United States
Christmas Island
Pacific
U. S
Russia
Washington
Japan
Ceylon
Ministry of Supply
Lie Detector Test Permission Refused
In Paradise California Dr Le moyne Snyder a medical legal consultant for Argosy Magazine Court of Last Resort hopes to give a lie detector test to Dr Samuel H Sheppard the convicted slayer In Columbus Tuesday Warden Ralph E Alvis of the Ohio Penitentiary said he would not grant permission for Dr Sheppard to be given the lie detector test
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Paradise
Calif
Lemoyne Snyder
Argosy Magazine
Court of Last Resort
Samuel H. Sheppard
Columbus
Ralph E. Alvis
Ohio Penitentiary
Sheppard
Mayor Briscoe Leaves After 2 Months Visit
New York reports that Dublin's Jewish lord mayor Robert Briscoe ended a two month visit to the United States. He departed on a Wednesday night flight on a KLM airliner piloted by his son Abraham.
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New York
Dublin
United States
Robert Briscoe
KLM
Abraham
Graham Opens New York Crusade With 18500 Attendees
Billy Graham launched his New York City rally at Madison Square Garden drawing 18,500 people. He urged national repentance saying We have lost God and called for a change of heart. A total of 485 people came forward to commit to Christ after the sermon.
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New York
Billy Graham
Madison Square Garden
Graham
America
Israel
Revolution Grips Haiti as farmers blockade capital
Haiti's turmoil escalates as ten thousand armed farmers block road to Port au Prince, halting food supplies. Arson and sabotage rise while troops clash with demonstrators. the seven member Executive Council bans speech and muzzles media to restore order.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Nixon Knowland Fight For Nomination Seen
Whittier News predicts a decisive 1960 Republican nomination battle between Vice President Richard Nixon and Senate minority leader William Knowland. It notes Knowland’s 1958 retirement plan and suggests a California governorship as a stepping stone to the presidency.
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Knowland
Whittier
Calif
Senate
Old McDonald Sells Farm In Local Auction Ad
Retiring farmer sells cows chickens pigs and equipment in an auction. Advertisement appears in the Messenger want ads. For details call 31242 to learn what’s on sale or to place farm listings with the paper.
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Mr. McDonald
Federal and state employees counts in Ohio
Ohio state payrolls total 50 452 employees as of March 31 including university staff. Federal employes in Ohio number 95 600 in March, outnumbering state staff by almost two to one per State Auditor James A Rhodes.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U. S. Department of Labor
Carrier FDR Encounters Submerged Object Off Florida
The USS Franklin D. Roosevelt struck a submerged object off the Florida coast. Captain T. W. Hopkins dismissed submarine theory noting no oil leak and saying radar would have detected an underwater craft. He suggested a whale as a possible cause.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Florida
T. W. Hopkins
Communists Sentence 14 Hungarians To Die
A Communist court in Budapest sentenced 14 Hungarians to death and 4 to life imprisonment for allegedly killing red police officers and attempting to overthrow Premier Janos Kadar during the uprising last fall.
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Budapest
Red
Janos Kadar
Weather overview Ohio West Virginia with scattered rain
Cloudy and cool conditions continue across Ohio and West Virginia tonight and Friday with showers and possible thunder storms in the west and south. Lows in the 40s to 50s and highs in the 60s and 70s vary by city.
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West Virginia
Bismarck
Chicago
Cleveland
Fort Worth
Kansas City
Miami
Milwaukee
New York
Francisco
Seattle
Boston
Denver
Evoes
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Portland
Ore
St. Louis
Tampa
Eisenhower Faces Senate Test on Budget Cuts
President Eisenhower counted 14 Republican senators supporting him as the Senate joined 38 Democrats and 23 Republicans to slash US Information Agency funding by 53.8 million dollars. One Democrat, Neuberger of Oregon, backed Eisenhower. Johnson steered debate, pressing a 563,085,293 bill granting USIA 90.2 million, 53.8 million below the agency request and 15.9 million under the House. The measure returns to the House for differences before final passage.
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Eisenhower
Senate
U. S. Information Agency
Sen. Neuberger
Oregon
USIA
State Justice Department
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
House
Appropriations
State Department
Johnson
Goldwater criticizes federal expansion of programs
Senator Goldwater says the Eisenhower administration should stop seeking new duties for the public as it increases government costs. He agrees with facing present needs but argues there is no broad demand for federal aid to education health insurance or expanded minimum wage.
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Washington
Sen
Goldwater
R-Ariz
Eisenhower
Woman Convicted in Marihuana Peddling Case
Elyria Ohio Mrs Zetta Lee Brown 38 of Lorain was found guilty by a common pleas jury on four counts of possession and sale of marihuana A federal narcotics agent testified she sold him $10 worth of marihuana at her home on November 18 Her sentence under the new Ohio narcotics law would be 20 to 40 years on each count but was deferred
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Elyria
Ohio
Zetta Lee Brown
Lorain
Common Pleas
High Winds Delay Nuclear Test At Nevada Site
Weather team monitors high altitude winds at the Atomic Test Site in Nevada to decide if the first nuclear shot of the summer series can proceed after a 24 hour postponement. Winds reaching 65 mph knocked out the planned 5 05 a m explosion today.
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Atomic Test Site
Nevada
Atomic Test Weather
Athens Man Indicted In Vote Fraud Case
Harold A. Pierce 66 Morris Ave was indicted by the May term grand jury for tampering with ballots during the November 6 1956 general election in Athens. The indictment cites fraudulently and deceitfully changing five or more office type ballots. Pierce a Democratic central committeeman, was one of six poll workers at the election. The probe uncovered short pencilling of Democratic ballots and about 40 affected ballots. Two lab tests cleared five workers. Pierce refused a lie detector. He will be arraigned with others before Judge Francis D. White.
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Harold A. Pierce
Morris Ave
Athens
Pierce
Democratic Central
J. B. Grogan
Ohio State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Grand
Common Pleas
Francis D. White
Harold Rose
Tornado Slams Silverton Texas Killing Twenty
A violent tornado struck Silverton and nearby areas in West Texas on Wednesday night, killing at least 20 people, destroying 60 plus homes and businesses, and causing widespread power outages and debris searches. Rescue efforts faced storms and unpaved roads amid lingering rain.
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Texas
Silverton
Lone Star
Elvert Stephens
Hennessey
Oklo
Spokane
Peaceful Valley
Armed Forces Day
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington, D.C
Colorado
Wyoming
Atomic Plant Workers Ordered Back to Work
WAVERLY Ohio 1500 striking members of Local 10-689 OCWU ordered back to work at Goodyear Atomic Energy plant Piketon. The order from Local president Romine follows a court order by Federal Judge Druffel to hold a May 24 hearing after a 10 day waiting period. President Eisenhower directed the Justice Department to seek an 80 day court injunction under Taft Hartley. The union seeks 20 cents an hour for a one or two year contract.
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Waverly
Ohio
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Goodyear Atomic Energy Plant
Piketon
C. A. Romine
Romine
John H. Druffel
Cincinnati
Druffel
Eisenhower
Justice Department
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers
Goodyear
National Safety
Weather Bureau Forecast Sees Cooler Nationwide
The Weather Bureau predicted cooler than normal temperatures across most of the United States for the next 30 days, with below average readings except in the northwest and extreme southeast. Rainfall is expected to be normal to above in most areas, with subnormal amounts along the West Coast and northern states west of the Great Lakes.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Man Missing From Macao Found Crossing to Red China
Macao police confirm Donald Jackson Blackwood aged 25 disappeared from Macao on April 27 with his Korean wife and their infant son. He reportedly moved from the Portuguese colony into Communist China, prompting a nationwide search.
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Macao
China
Donald Jackson Blackwood
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Honorary Degrees To Be Awarded At Commencement
University of Cincinnati will confer five honorary doctorates at its June 7 commencement in Cincinnati. President Walter C Langsam announced the plan today.
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Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
Walter C. Langsam
Muskingum Dragged In Search for Body
Searchers towed the Muskingum River near Zanesville for the body of Edward Gaus 32 of South Zanesville who drowned with his sister Dorothy Gaus McGill 41 also of South Zanesville. Dorothy was recovered Wednesday night and police said David H Johnson 42 of South Zanesville reported seeing them fall into the river.
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Zanesville
Ohio
Muskingum River
Edward Gaus
South
Dorothy Gaus McGill
David H. Johnson
Ohio unemployment claims dip for week ending May 11
The Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation reported a decline in both new and continuing unemployment claims for the week ended May 11.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Beck Faces New Senate Questioning
Washington The Teamsters Union chief Dave Beck faced another Senate Rackets Committee hearing after refusing to answer 150 questions. He was to be questioned about additional transactions, including a real estate deal that netted him about $8,000 after missing a share of a $71,500 potential profit tied to land bought for the union’s national headquarters in Washington.
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Teamsters Union
Senate Rackets Committee
Beck
Washington
Hoffa backs Beck for reelection in Teamsters
Toledo Ohio James Hoffa a vice president of the Teamsters Union says he will support Dave Beck if he runs again for president. Hoffa was long viewed as a strong possible successor to Beck within the union.
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Toledo
Ohio
James Hoffa
The
Teamsters Union
Dave Beck
Beck
GOP Leaders Gather For Grass Roots Talks
GOP leaders from seven states meet in Cincinnati to sound out grass roots sentiment for 1957 and 1958. Sessions include finance reps, Sen Homer Capehart, Rep Richard Simpson, with a presidential telephone address by Eisenhower and remarks from Ezra Taft Benson. Ray Bliss notes an uphill battle to win Congress in 1958.
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GOP National Committee
Republican Congressional Committee
Republican Senatorial Committee
GOP
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Missouri
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Homer Capehart
Rep
Richard Simpson
Pennsylvania
Eisenhower
Ezra Taft Benson
Ray C. Bliss
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