Movie Bosses Face Senate Committee Quiz
Senate Kefauver probes the film industry over sex and violence in recent pictures. Executives will be asked about production codes and box office returns for titles including Blackboard Jungle Rebel Without a Cause and The Prodigal. Advertising campaigns for The Prodigal are also under review for a revealing Lana Turner photo.
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Los Angeles
Kefauver
U.S.A
New Orleans
Chicago
Bobo
Lana Turner
Trapped in Falling Hay Ends in Boy’s Death
CENTERVILLE Mich. Nine year olds Andy Huff and Wally Bowman watched hay being fed into a wagon on a George Rice farm. While playing beside the wagon Andy climbed in and was buried as hay fell, suffocating before it was found by farmhands who later located his body beneath the pile.
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Centerville
Mich
Andy Huff
Wally Bowman
George Rice
Andy
Wally
Washington police hunt clues in double teen killing
Police searched for a .22 caliber pistol and killer who fired 14 shots at two teen girls on the last day of school in a suburban park near College Park Maryland. Victims Nancy Shomette 16 and Michael Ryan 14 from Lane Manor were found with 14 bullet holes. Washington police aided by county officers and 20 people were questioned.
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Washington
John T. Maloney
Prince Georges
Nancy Marie Shomette
P. E. Shomette
Michael Ann Ryan
Thomas W. Ryan
Lane Manor
College Park
Ryan
Metropolitan Police Force
Nationalist mob attacks El Comercio building in Quito
In Guayaquil reports say men from a nationalist group stoned the El Comercio office in Quito, a paper critical of President Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra. Police dispersed the mob after windows were smashed.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Quito
el Comerco
Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra
Town Meetings Govern Most of New England Business
Ninety percent of New England's corporate communities are governed by town meetings. This reflects the region's unique local government tradition and its impact on civic oversight.
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New England
Demos Push Broad Social Security Revisions in House
Democratic leaders in the House move to advance a bill on social security changes aimed at women and disabled workers. Proposals include lowering the female pension age to 62, immediate benefits for disabled insureds, and extending benefits for incapacitated children. Additional voluntary coverage for some professionals and self employed may be considered.
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William F
Republican Committee
Hoegh Names Six To Agencies And Commission
Iowa Governor Leo Hoegh announced four new state agency appointees and named chairman and vice chairman of the Iowa Development Commission. Clyde Henderson retained as chairman with Robert Wyth of Cedar Falls as vice chairman, succeeding Karl Madden. Linton Lundy of Davenport joins the commission alongside Wyth. Marion Shugart of Council Bluffs earns a second four year term on the commission. Also named were Dr P T Williams Atlantic to the Board of Dental Examiners, Dr C T Howard Boone to the Board of Chiropody Examiners, and Ralph Lightle Ruthven to the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers Examiners. Appointees are paid ten dollars a day plus expenses.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Leo Heogh
Iowa Development Commission
Hoegh
Clyde H. Hendrix
Clinton
Robert C. Wyth
Cedar Falls
Wyth
Karl Madden
Davenport
Linton Lundy
Marion L. Shugart
Council Bluffs
Commission
Board of Dental Examiners
P. T. Williams
Atlantic
D. J. FitzGerald
Masop City
C. T. Howard
Boone
M. D. Marr
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Lightle
Ruthven
William J. Witt
Elkader
Butler's Peace Tour Bears Fruit in Texas
DNC Chairman Paul M. Butler presses unity with Texas Democrats during a Dallas barbecue fundraiser and speech to 1,000 supporters. He pledges national help to defeat Rep. Bruce Alger while urging self settlement of party rifts and criticizing the Dallas Morning News. Butler plans to visit Tyler and Waco as he avoids a lunch with Gov. Shivers amid Loyalist tensions.
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Clayton Hickerson
Dallas
Tex
Paul M. Butler
Democratic National Committee
Texas
Butler
National Committee
Bruce Alger
Washington
Texas Press
Dallas Morning News
Democratic Party
Shivers
Austin
Lubbock
Big Spring
New Postal Pay Scales Based on Classifications
Washington reports a new postal pay system after Congress approves a bill signed by President Eisenhower. Postmaster General Summerfield aims to end the old title based pay, introducing annual increases from 160 to 4400 dollars and a job based classification scheme.
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Washington
Congress
Arthur Summerfield
Eisenhower
Summerfield
Post Office Department
New York
Kansas
Postal Service
Post Office
Liquor Prices Rise in Iowa While Revenue Dips
Iowa Liquor Control Commission reports April and May sales total 5.48 million dollars, down 145 thousand from last year as volume falls 24 thousand gallons to 318,602. Commission chairman Harold Wolfe cautions short time since price change and uncertain impact on sales.
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Des Moines
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Commission
Harold Wolfe
WJLK Radio Cut Off By Short Circuit During Alert
In Asbury Park New Jersey a short circuit knocked WJLK off air for Operation Alert. The station did not return until the test concluded, leaving listeners without updates during the emergency drill.
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Asbury Park
N.J
WJLK
House Approaches Showdown Over Dixon Yates Fight
House moves toward a clash on private versus public power tied to the Dixon Yates agreement. Republicans push to strike a Fulton TVA plant funding within a large appropriations bill, while proponents back using the funds for a TVA transmission line to serve Dixon Yates power.
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House
Dixon-Yates
Hamilton Faron
Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
Fulton, Tenn
GOP
Rep
Halleck
R-Ind
Fulton
Eisenhower
TVA
Mississippi River
West Memphis
Ark
House Appropriations Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Reclamation
Army
Cannon
D-Mo
Appropriations Committee
Lung cancer deaths rise since 1949 in advanced nations
The World Health Organization reports a 30 to 80 percent increase in lung cancer deaths in medically advanced countries since 1949, highlighting a growing health concern across developed nations.
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Geneva
World Health Organization
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