Senators Seek Term Limits for Supreme Court Justices
A proposed constitutional amendment would require Senate approval every four years for justices, prompting protests from Sen. Kefauver and support from Sen. Eastland and Sen. Johnston. House impeachment moves were floated by Reps. Andrews and Mason amid Supreme Court rulings on segregation and recent contempt decisions.
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Eastland
D-Miss
Senate Judiciary Committee
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
House
Andrews
D-Ala
Mason
R-Ill
America
Johnston
Senate Internal Security
House Committee On Un-American Activites
John T. Watkins
Illinois
Watkins
House Committee
Congress
Kefauver
Judiciary Committee
Fancy Clubhouse Opens for Sidewalk Superintendents in New York
New York opens a luxury clubhouse next to the Time Life Building site on 6th Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets. The 65 foot observation deck overlooks the 47 floor tower as Rockefeller Center workers observe from large windows. The club, revived from 1938 after a Rockefeller labor clash, will issue membership cards with the motto The best pilots stand on the shore.
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Manhattan
Time & Life
6Th Avenue
50Th
51St Streets
Rockefeller Center
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Rockefeller
Buddy
Jazzman Blames Trumpet for Ill Health and End of Career
Chicago based jazzman Lee Collins now a charity patient at Cook County Hospital blames the trumpet for his ill health and declining career. The 55 year old singer musician suffers a dilated lung and doctors say his aggressive horn playing contributed to his condition. Collins began in New Orleans before World War I and later performed in Chicago and at the Paris Opera House. He recalls first job in 1916 with Louis Armstrong and notes a lifetime spent in jazz. He fears he has played his last note and plans no definite future beyond music.
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Lee Collins
Cook County Hospital
Collins
New Orleans
Gin Mills
Storyville
Paris Opera House
Louis Armstrong
Navy
Police Ordered to Quit Picking Locks in Dallas
Dallas police have been told to stop picking locks except in emergencies after locksmiths complained that officers unlocked owners’ cars without charge. Chief Carl Hanson issued the memo urging officers to refer owners to locksmiths, citing only emergencies or serious inconvenience as allowed cases.
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Dallas
Elgin Crull
Carl Hanson
Signatures Sought in Defense of Girard
Miss Haru Sueyama launches a petition drive in Tokyo to gather 100000 signatures seeking pardon or acquittal for her fiancé Specialist E C William S Girard of the U S Army. Girard, 21, from Ottawa Illinois, faces a Japanese charge of inflicting bodily injury causing death in the January 30 firing range incident involving Mrs Naka Sakai. Louis Girard obtained a U S court order blocking transfer to Japan as the case goes to the U S Supreme Court.
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Ill
Naka Sakai
Girard
Louis
U.S
U.S. Supreme Court
Miss Sueyama
Bill
Moore to drop divorce suit amid reunion hopes
Hollywood actress Terry Moore announces she will withdraw her divorce case against Eugene McGrath. She plans to meet in about a month after finishing her new film to discuss possible reconciliation.
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Terry Moore
Hollywood
Eugene McGrath
Eugene
Trucker Safely Escapes Propane Storage Yard Inferno
In Van Nuys California a truck driver escaped unharmed as propane from a leaky valve fed a large storage yard blaze. Firemen depicted the flame as 50 feet high and said a second tank fed the fire through pipelines. Seventy firefighters from a dozen companies fought the blaze for over half an hour.
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Calif
San Fernando Valley
Driver
Bob Vannatta
Vannatta
Dallas Council Approves Doctor Bill for Officer Bite Incident
The Dallas City Council approved payment of a doctor's bill for services to Officer Walter R. Finigan. The officer's report states he was waking a passenger on a city bus when the passenger bit his left finger.
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Walter R. Finigan
Finigan
Soviet Motoring Opens to Foreign Tourists in Two Guided Tours
International drivers may tour Soviet Russia with Intourist guides via two fixed routes from the Polish border to Moscow and return. Tours require Soviet visas, Intourist pon books, and ruble purchases at a special rate. Prices range from 146.25 to 438.75 per person with 4 meals daily. first class includes caviar and private bath, second class shares a room.
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Soviet Russia
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Intourist Cou
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Russia
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Yalta
Crimea
California Faces Spread of Flu Across Regions
California health officials report roughly 900 flu cases linked to outbreaks in Davis and San Diego. Dr. Merrill notes the illness is generally not serious, while San Diego Naval Training Center cases exceed 800, tapering to 15 to 20 daily. Davis campus girls dormitory illnesses are under investigation as part of the broader outbreak.
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Department of Health
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San Diego
Malcolm H. Merrill
Orient
California
Merrill
A. C. Hollister
Bureau of Acute
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