Nixon Challenged Over U S Missile Lead Claim
Senate debate features Sen. Stuart Symington demanding Nixon quantify U S ICBM numbers and compare with Soviet estimates. He questions Nixon's assertion the U S leads in missiles and space progress amid renewed House and Senate scrutiny of space race standings.
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Washington
Stuart Symington
DMO
Nixon
United States
Russia
Symington
Senate
Air Force
Harry S. Truman
Armed Services Special Space Committees
House
Propeller Injury At Austin Airport Saves Leg Possibly
An Austin chiropractor used a belt and rope as a tourniquet to save Larry Vroman after a propeller severed his right leg and slashed the left during taxiing at Austin Airport about 10 20 a m. Dr A J Schaut and Glen Nelson acted fast stopping the plane and tending to the victim. Surgeons joined the artery and Vroman's condition improved to near normal vitals.
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Austin
Larry Vroman
Lansing
Vroman
A. J. Schaut
Glen Nelson
Glen Hovland
Johnson Plan Passes Details of Airport Prop Incident
The report describes Vroman suffering a 10 inch leg cut and a knee bone fracture when a propeller was wound for a Des Stats engine. An emergency tourniquet saved his life after the mishap. Winding the prop aimed to feed oil and gas to start the motor.
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Vroman
Hovland
Des Stats
Austin Rt. 5
Siats
Senate Nixes Filibuster Reform Bid in Senate Vote
The Senate defeated a majority rule proposal to cut off filibusters against civil rights bills, a plan by Sen. Paul H. Douglas backed by Northern and Western senators. Johnson’s proposal would have allowed ending a filibuster by a 51 vote majority, while the Douglas plan required only 50 votes to halt a filibuster after 15 days.
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Washington
Senate
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Johnson
Douglas
Baby Safe Kidnaper Faces Stiff Sentence
Frances Chionchio, mother of a kidnapped infant found alive after nine days, describes her faith in God and the FBI as she recounts the reunion. The Port Authority lawyer father identified the child at St. Peter's Hospital, noting a birthmark and the baby’s feet and hands as telltale signs. The Brooklyn household buzzed with relatives and a holiday mood as the family awaited news.
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New York
Lisa
FBI
Frances Chionchio
Frank
St. Peter's Hospital
Chionchio
Port Authority
Brooklyn Mother Is Charged In Infant Kidnap Case
A 43 year old Brooklyn mother, Jeanne Iavarone, was arrested on kidnapping charges after a ten day old girl, Lisa Chionchio, was found unharmed in a Brooklyn apartment. Police say footprints match and the infant was taken from St Peters Hospital two days after birth. The mother, who has eight children, claims the baby is hers and says she gave birth Jan 2.
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New York
Lisa Chionchio
Brooklyn
Jeanne Lavarone
St. Peter's Hospital
Mrs. Iavarone
McCabe
Frank D. Chionchio
John Robert Getch
Court Upholds Dissolution of Boxing Clubs
The Supreme Court sustains a lower court ruling dissolving the International Boxing Clubs of New York and Illinois. The decision, 5-3, cites Sherman Act violations by Garden Corp. and major stockholders James D. Norris and Arthur M. Wirtz, with Justice Harlan dissenting.
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Supreme Court
International Boxing Clubs of
New York
Illinois
U. S. Dist
Sylvester J. Ryan
Garden Corp
James D. Norris
Arthur M. Wirtz
Chicago
Justice Clark
Justice Harlan
Frankfurter
Whittaker
Justice Stewart
McCarthy Says Congress Likely to Spend More Than Budget
Minnesota's new Senator Eugene J. McCarthy says Congress will probably appropriate more money than President Eisenhower's proposed 77 billion dollar budget. He warns deficits could rise to 1 to 1.5 billion and emphasizes Democratic control means accountability for legislation.
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McCarthy
Washington
Minneola
Eugene J. McCarthy
Eisenhower
Democratic Party
Senate
House
It's Papa Televised Match Threatens Transatlantic Romance
In Siracusa a TV broadcast displayed Francesco Mule's photo triggering a family shock. Margherita Bettelli from Genoa now aboard a Venezuela bound liner seeks marriage to the note writer. Paola Muscica Mule and her children recognize Francesco as their father, though he left Italy for Venezuela years ago.
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Siracusa
Sicily
Margherita Bettelli
Venezuela
Margherita
Francesco
Mule
Paola Muscica Mule
Franco
Papa
Paolo
Maria
Caracas
Executions of Batista Followers Rise in Cuba
Fidel Castro says about 50 Batista supporters have been executed with nearly 3,000 awaiting trial as rebel forces conduct hurried military trials. He asserts those killed were criminals with no right to live, while mass graves near San Cristobal reveal 160 bodies from anti-Batista prisoners. Public executions are barred for cultural reasons though bodies may be viewed.
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Havana
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Fidel Castro
Batista
Castro
Jules DuBois
Chicago Tribune
San Cristobal
Manzanillo
Viehman Named GOP Chairman Amid Party Divide
In Minneapolis AP reports Ed Viehman, 37, an Otawonna sales promotional executive, elected state GOP chairman with 138 votes to 87. Viehman proclaims factionalism dead, aligning with conservatives who backed him against liberal Walter Fricke. Evelyn Heberling wins state chairwoman with 117 votes, Betty Grindlay 97, Ellis Todd 6.
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Minneapolis
Owatonna
Republican Party
Wiehman
Evelyn Heberling
Winona
Betty Grindlay
Rochester
Ellis Todd
St. Paul
Rights Commission Faces Resistance Over Voter Records Probe
U S Civil Rights Commission agents arrive in Clayton Alabama for a court ordered inspection of Negro voter registration records held by Circuit Judge George C Wallace in Barbour and Bullock counties. Wallace defends immunity and hints at appeals while U S District Judge Frank Johnson Jr. schedules a hearing Wednesday on compliance.
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Clayton
Ala
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
Barbour
Bullock
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
U.S
Weather Readings From Herald Site At Fire Station
Weather report from The Herald Weather Site notes roof readings from 8:30 a.m. to noon with a high of 28 above and a low of 10 above. General conditions are overcast. Readings also include temperatures recorded at The Herald Building.
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U. S
Herald
Mikoyan Visits Hollywood Promoting Peace and Trade
Anastas I. Mikoyan met industry leaders at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Hollywood as his goodwill tour of the United States emphasized peace and trade with the Soviet Union. He defended Soviet agreement validity and urged a balanced view of both nations’ actions during a question period with Eric Johnston hosting.
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Anastas I. Mikoyan
Soviet Union
Motion Picture Land
Eric Johnston
Beverly Hills
Johnston
Southern California
Mikoyan
California
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