Navy bribery inquiry widens to gifts and loans
Witnesses testifying before the Senate Investigations subcommittee describe gifts including a coat for a contract officer and a home freezer while alleging $50 bills as loans to Navy inspectors. Marvin Rubin denied ever paying a payoff, claiming gifts were innocent and involved several unnamed individuals.
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Marvin Rubin
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Rubin
Subcommittee
McClellan
D-Ark
Navy
Julius Gold- Goldman
Ansonia (Conn.) Garment Co
Jerome Schlesinger
Adlai Strives To Unite Dems for 1956 Election
Adlai Stevenson, returning from Africa, urges a united Democratic Party for 1956. He backs loyalty and good faith, says those who strayed and returned should be welcomed. He notes a possible floor fight at the convention to seating Southern leaders who backed Eisenhower in 1952.
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Adial
United Party
United Democratic Party
Illinois
Africa
Midway Airport
Romine
Tephen A. Mitchell
Stevenson
Dwight Eisenhower
Mitchell
CIO To Let Voters Decide Unemployment Benefit Proposal
Ohio CIO officials said they will seek voter approval to raise unemployment benefits to 39 weeks at a maximum of a higher weekly amount, replacing the current 28 weeks at 30 dollars. Union leaders plan to gather 77,994 valid signatures by August 15 to qualify for ballot placement. President James P. Griffin asked Secretary of State Ted W. Brown for petitions. Officials viewed a public vote after the legislature did not act on an initiated bill to increase benefits.
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CIO
James P. Griffin
Ohio Cio Council
Ted W. Brown
Ohio
General Assembly
Presbyterians Eye Ministry For Women
The moderator of the general assembly Dr Ralph Waldo Lloyd endorsed admitting women to the Presbyterian ministry during the opening session. He noted that eldership opened to women a quarter century ago and more than 4000 women serve in Presbyterian offices. He urged nonsegregation in church practice and church life.
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Angeles
Presbyterian
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
United States of America
Ralph Walfo Lloyd
Maryville
oneral_assembly
Loyd
Christ
Bill Banning Political Contributions by Unions Gets Weakened
A controversial Ohio bill banning political contributions by labor unions was watered down in the fourth relations committee. It now prohibits either corporations or unions from contributions while allowing solicitation and forwarding of funds to candidate treasuries.
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Ohio
Amendment Rapped Reserve Fees Stronger
Representative Short of Missouri criticized an antisegregation amendment as strengthening opposition to a bill to expand the military reserves. The measure, tentatively approved 120 to 1, would bar assignment or exclusion from National Guard or reserve units on race creed color or national origin and seeks to raise active reserves to 2.9 million by 1960 with a six month teenage volunteer program and recall authority for Pentagon.
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Washingson
Short
R-Mo
Powell
D-Ny
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Tenants Face Loyalty Oath Demands in New York Housing
U S attorney general designates over 200 groups as subversive and distributes loyalty oaths to about 50 000 tenants in 28 New York housing projects. Tenants must sign only if not members or face eviction. false signing carries up to five years in prison and a $10 000 fine.
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New York
UN — Prine
U.S
New York City
Sweepstake Tickets Mailed Intercepted by Post Office
Envelopes mailed in the British West Indies to Chicago residents were intercepted by post office inspectors for containing Jamaica Sweepstakes tickets. Inspector Jerome Williamson said addressees must appear at the post office to open envelopes in the presence of officials. tickets found were mailed into the United States in violation of federal lottery laws.
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Ener Rencemsane
British West Indies
Chicago
Post Office
Jamaica
Jerome Williamson
United States
Williams Sells Two Wheel Trailer in Messenger Ad
Athens resident Leo Williams of Route 3 placed a classified ad in the Messenger aiming to sell a two wheel trailer described as equipped with a spare tire and car hitch. The ad urged readers to call before noon Saturday for Sunday classifieds placement.
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MR. Williams
Bay
Pune
Messenger
W. Leo Willams
Athens
Leo Wilame
Sunday Messenger
Too Much Rain Hits Dry Southwest and Texas
The Southwest faces renewed rain as drought areas report cloudbursts. three Texas cities saw flood threats ease after evacuations in low areas and washed out roads. Eastland and Ballinger-Brady region received heavy rain while Oklahoma faces tornado alerts and widespread, damaging flooding.
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TNE
Tex
Eastland
Oklahoma
Colorado
Texas
Mary McLeod Bethune Dies at 79 in Daytona Beach
Mary McLeod Bethune 79 long a pillar of Black education and civil rights died of a heart attack in Daytona Beach. The founder of Bethune Cookman College rose from plantation roots to national prominence serving as Director of the Division of Negro Affairs in NYA and special adviser on minority affairs to FDR, and as a World War II War Department aide.
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Daytona Beach
Fin
Mary McLeod Bethune
Bethune-Cookman
Ege
AML
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Division of
Negro Affairs
National Youth Administration
Secretary of War
Russians equal or better in air power claims
Brig. Gen. Burgess warns Russia matches US in fighters bombers and may exceed US in engines and speed. President Eisenhower rebuts fears of losing air superiority while noting lower B 52 counts and continuing development. Burgess cites two new bombers and more supersonic fighters under study.
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Detroit
United States
Woodbury M. Buress
Ataff
Continental Air Defense Command
Eisenhower
Washington
Russia
Bess
Burgess
Burgess Gocariet
Defense Department
Polio cases rise as health service faces vaccine delays
U S Public Health Service reports 206 new polio cases for the week ending May 14, a 30 percent increase from the prior week, with a note on infections among inoculated contacts. Surgeons discuss vaccine supply cuts and testing procedures while totals for the year trail last year’s pace.
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Washington
U.S. Public Health Service
Health Service
Cutter Laboratories
California
Leonard A. ‘Scheele
sJeestes
Atlanta
The
Polic
Califor Rnia
Idaho
Kansas
Pennsylvania Turcky
Illinois
Howsver
Parke, Davis & Co
Detroit
Eli Lilly & Co
Indianapolis
State Wards Seen Rising in Ohio Institutions
The Ohio population in mental, penal and juvenile institutions is 48,055, with a projected rise above 50,000 next year if trends continue. Dr John D Porterfield, head of mental health and correction, seeks a 140 million expansion and rehab plan. mental facilities house 36,220 inmates, with 761 more this year in 27 under 24,000 capacity. penal inmates total 10,364 in five prisons with 7,200 capacity.
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Columbus
Ohio
Dar
John D. Porterfield
State Department of
Porterfield
Hindu divorce right granted under new marriage law
An announced law grants Hindu women a right to seek divorces for the first time in 5000 years and limits Hindus to one wife. Funeral services for Mrs. Kittie Harble of Logan are set for Saturday at 2 PM at Heinlein funeral home, Logan, changing from Friday as previously reported.
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Asad
Harble
Logan
Kittie Harble
Heinlein
Filibuster Record Set In Texas Water Plan Debate
Kilmer Corbin of Lubbock set a 28 hour 15 minute filibuster to spotlight a proposed water conservation program. The action sought to block a 100 million bond plan funded by a 3 cent per $100 valuation property tax with a six member board oversight. Corbin remained on hand for a potential vote as Bryn Moore pressed for gold medal style praise amid tensions.
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Kilmer Corbin
Lubbock Poon
Corbin
Wayne Wagenselier
Bowes
Cordin
House
Senate
N. William T. Moore
Bry
Moore
Argentina Debates Making Catholicism State Church
In Buenos Aires the lower house and senate back a bill to remove Catholicism as Argentina’s state church amid church state clashes with President Peron. A special election would decide removing the Catholic provision from the constitution as Peru? no, the constitution. The push wins with Peronista control of both houses.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Rio de Janeiro
Juan Peron
Guatemala
Carlos Castillo Armas
Mariano Mossell
Peronista
Senate
Ike Vetoes Pay Boost Of Mailmen
The president vetoes a bill increasing mail carrier salaries. He notes the measure would place a heavier burden on taxpayers than needed to set department salary rates comparable with government and private sector pay. An average 76 raise is cited as the limit he is willing to accept.
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Ike
Army veteran survivor Albert Woolson cited in bill
The House advanced a tentative measure on Tuesday to cover all future medical expenses for Union Army veteran Albert Woolson, 108, of Duluth Minnesota.
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Union Army
Albert Woolson
Duluth
Minn
British bombers hunt in bush for missing East African flight
Reports say five Royal Air Force bombers searched wild bush country today for an East African Airways plane missing with two aboard. The two engine aircraft carried 16 passengers and a four member crew from Dar es Salaam to Nairobi.
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iAuwupt
Nenya
Jing
Dar-Es-Salaam
Nia
Single Risks Policies OK'd
Ohio Senate considers a measure to let casualty and fire insurers issue single policies covering multiple risks known as the multiples line. Sponsors say the bundled policies reduce clerical costs and save money for buyers. Ohio would join few states lacking this option.
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Solumbus
Onio Senate
Ohio
Irish farmhand runs away with nobleman's daughter
James Webb, a 48 year old Irish farmhand, confessed deceiving Susan Dymoke 23 in a marriage plot. Susan, daughter of a Bri tain’s Queen’s Champion line, left with Webb ten weeks ago. her husband is reportedly absent with two sons. Webb says he will care for Susan, who may not return to her family. The Dymokes’ ancestral estate near Grantham is involved. Susan’s brother John Dymoke holds the title. Mrs Lionel Dymoke laments the ruin of her daughter’s life.
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Engin
England
James Webb
Page
Susan Dymoke
Bri
Athens
Gallipous
Ieee Mactan
Wetman
Red
Webb
Susan
Elizabeth II
Lionel Dyemoke
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