Senate panel pushes bill to limit FBI files in trials
A Senate Judiciary Subcommittee approved a bill to allow trial judges to inspect only relevant FBI and other agency reports in criminal cases. Attorney General Brownell cited the Jencks decision and warned full disclosure could endanger informants, prompting swift, unanimous action.
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Senate Judiciary
FBI
Atty
Brownell
Supreme Court
Jencks
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
David W. Kendall
Treasury Department
Perjury Question Raised After Highway Hearing
Iowa Legislative Investigation Committee may pursue perjury charges after hearing on Thursday. Assistant Attorney General Don Swanson said the panel will review testimony to decide if statutes were violated and whether to present the matter to a grand jury. State Highway Commissioner Russell Lundy testified about a potential resignation and lucrative position, while two Des Moines men denied any proposition. The committee planned to reconvene next Wednesday to receive a typewritten transcript.
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Iowa Legislative Investigation Committee
Don Swanson
Polk County
Russell Lundy
Repubian
E Bac
R. E. Hollett
Roland Reko
Business Association of Democratic
Herschel Loveless
Lundy
Swanson
New Baptist Youth Leader Named National Chairman
Hemar Neilsen of Humes on Iowa, outgoing president of the Baptist Youth Fellowship for the American Baptist Assembly, has been named to a new post as national chairman of the group.
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New York
Hemar Neilsen
Humes‘on
Iowa
Baptist Youth Fellowship
The
American Baptist Assembly
Eisenhower Urges Task Force at Governors Conference
President Eisenhower pauses during a Williamsburg speech urging a task force to survey federal government functions that states might take over to enable a federal tax cut. He spoke amid a cool reception as the effort was outlined.
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Eisenhower
Williamsburg
Judge Denies Set Aside of Miller Contempt Conviction
U S District Judge Charles F McLaughlin refused to set aside playwright Arthur Millers contempt of Congress conviction. He did overturn one of two contempt counts finding the questioned matter not covered by the Wat kins ruling. The judge ruled Miller refused to answer about a meeting with Arnaud Dusseau and about misuse of passports.
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U. S
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Arthur Miller
Supreme Court
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House
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Congress
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Dulles Sees Red China as a Passing Phase
Secretary of State Dulles declares Communist rule in China a passing phase and warns against recognizing Peiping or strengthening Red China. He says seating Red China in the United Nations would not serve U S or U N interests and urges maintaining trade restrictions to avoid bolstering China’s military output.
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China
San Francisco
State Dulles
United States
Washington
Peiping
U.N
Reds
Red China
Lions International
Dwies
NO SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT ON RATH DISPUTE
The Rath Packing Co confrontation leaves 3,000 of 5,000 workers idle as unionized loading dock crews walk out over carcass handling. About 200 mechanical department staff suspended in sympathy. A Friday meeting between Rath officials and the United Packinghouse Workers Union failed to resolve the dispute. talks scheduled for Saturday.
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Waterloow
Rath Packing Co
Mechanical Department
United Packing House Workers Union
US Steel raises prices amid inflation concerns
US Steel Corp plus other firms announce a round of price hikes in the steel industry. The basic price increases about six dollars per ton to an estimated 146 dollars, the sixth rise in six years, to offset a 21 cent per hour wage boost under a three year contract.
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Steel Corp
Eisenhower
Washington
Clifford F. Hood
U.S. Steel
United Steelworkers
Hoot
Utah
Steel
Columbia- Geneva
Iowa highway traffic rises 2 percent in early 1957
Iowa motorists used state highways more in the first five months of 1957, up 2 percent from the same period in 1956. Traffic and Safety Engineer Carl Schach attributed the rise to a steady annual increase and noted adjustments for newer magnetic counters improving accuracy over older photo-electric counters.
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Ames i
Iowa
Carl Schach
Iowa Highway Commission
Schach
Chicago Police Captains Shift to Night Duty
Police Commissioner Timothy J. O'Conner shifts captains of Chicago's 38 districts to the night shift starting Monday to tackle higher crime rates at night. He said the move could cut crime and noted some captains may oppose the change, replying that disappointment is unavoidable.
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Chicago
Timothy J. O'Conner
O'Connor
Nickerson Trial Stirs Pentagon Politics Across Services
In Huntsville the Nickerson court martial probes interservice feuds over rules and missions. Col. John C. Nickerson Jr. defends as a patriot while prosecutors portray him as stubborn with poor judgment. He seeks to restore Army control of the IRBM program and challenge a transfer to the Air Force.
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John C. Nickerson Jr
Ray Jenkins
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Ala
Nickerson
Army
Defense
Wilson
Pentagon
Swarthmore College Announces Faculty Salary Increases
Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania approves faculty pay raises, with some salaries rising from 4.50 to 600 dollars, touted as the largest in campus history. President Courtney Smith says the increases aim to attract and retain teachers and support the college’s role in the free enterprise economy.
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Swarthmore
Swarthmore College
Thas
Cienatin
Oro Courtney Simuth
Heo Sant
ASC Farm Plan Balloting Set Despite Delays
Balloting to vote on the ASC farm program will occur statewide with 1,600 community committees to direct the plan starting August 1. ASC Chairman said turnout may exceed last year’s 63,300 ballots as about 284,000 farm owners operators and tenants are eligible to vote. Voters have until July 8 to mail ballots and return them to the county.
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ASC
Man Saeth
ASC Churatan
Fridvs Saed
Deep Sea Fishing Trip for Governors at Manteo
North Carolina Governor and other state leaders joined Gov Hedges for a deep sea fishing excursion from Manteo after a session at Williamsburg. The event was arranged before their departure, aiming to provide a break for executive guests.
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Manteo
NC & Iowa
Loveless
Otter State
Einors
North
Death Toll From Louisiana Hurricane Surges to Thousands
Lake Charles officials cite estimates from 200 to 4,000 fatalities amid Cameron Parish devastation after Hurricane Andrey. Official counts show 104 dead with 87 in Cameron, while deputy D P Vincent warns 3,000 to 4,000 may be drowned. Rescue crews search marshlands for victims and survivors as Red Cross notes at least 1,000 did not evacuate Cameron area.
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Louisiana
Cameron Parish
Weather Bureau
Washington
Cameron
W. L
Bill) Price
New Orleans
O. B. Carter
Texas
D. P. Vincent
Blue Bonnet
Red Cross
Ashrey
Ken Dixon
Atomic Test Device Fails To Explode At Nevada Site
At the Atomic Test Site in Nevada a power failure prevented a nuclear device from detonating during a 1957 test. Marines evacuated from trenches near ground zero after the misfire, and the disarming team prepared to neutralize the device hours later. An AEC spokesman cited a power circuit failure and no further detonation was planned that day.
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Nev
Atomic Test Site
Nevada
The
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Kluever 85 Dies After Brief Illness At Atlantic
Matt A Kluever 85 of 309 Maple Street died Thursday afternoon at Atlantic Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Holstein Germany September 25 1871 he came to the United States as a child and farmed in Audubon County before moving to Atlantic in 1929. Survived by three sons William Paul and Raymond and two daughters Mrs Dexter Anderson and Mrs Bonner Gustason. many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm at Hyland Funeral Home with Rev John P F Schortinghuis officiating. Interment Atlantic Cemetery.
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Matt A. Kluever
Maple Street
Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Mr. Kluever
Holstein
Germany
Frederick and
Margretha Kluever
Brayton
Helena Zellmar
Audubon County
Bridgewater
Atantic
Kluever
Peace Evangelical and Reformed Church
William Kluever
Greenfield
Paul Kluever
Atlantic
Raymond Kluever
Anita
Dexter Anderson
Bonner Gustason
Chris Kluever
Audugen
Emma Thompson
Tyler
Minn
Fred Kluever
Roy Westphal
Wx Brothers
Hyland Funeral
John PF Schortinghuwis
Atlantic Semetery
Iowa Attorney General Hires New Sharon Graduate
Hughes Faulkner of New Sharon, a State University of Iowa graduate, will join the Iowa attorney general's office as a research assistant on July 16. The appointment was announced Thursday.
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Des Moines
Hughe
Faulkner
New Sharon
State University of Iowa
Iowa Attorney General’s Office
Eisenhower Attends Islamic Center Dedication
President Eisenhower takes part in the dedication of an Islamic center described by Moslem officials as a living symbol of alliance between the crescent and the cross. He speaks briefly before touring the center with a mosque library museum and lecture hall. The center cost about 1.2 million dollars and took seven years to build financed largely by 15 Islamic countries.
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Washington
Wwr
Eisenhower
Weather outlook with mild temps and scattered storms
Generally fair Friday night with lows near 50 north to 60 south. Saturday will be partly cloudy and warmer with isolated showers and thunderstorms reaching the mid 70s to mid 80s. Sunday looks for widely scattered showers and continued mild conditions.
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