House set to vote on curbing U.S. aid to Tito
The House considers several proposals to cut aid to Yugoslavia and revise the foreign aid program for next year. Edna F. Kelly proposes ending all aid to Marshal Tito's government while Fulton seeks to bar latest jet planes to Yugoslavia until allied air forces are fully equipped. The $3.2858 billion aid measure faces debate with a final vote not expected until tomorrow.
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Washington
Yugoslavia
House
Eisenhower
Edna F. Kelly
D-Ny
Marshal Tito
Rep
Fulton
R-Pa
Tito
Kremlin
Bonner
CNC
House Merchant Marine Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
Sugar Strike Sparks Violence in Gramercy Refinery Row
In Gramercy Louisiana a sugar refinery strike sparked violence as oil crews and workers clashed. Troopers patrolled the area after five oil crew members were beaten by men claiming job access during the CIO strike. One man was arrested on assault charges and freed on bond as tensions rose.
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Gramercy
St. James Parish
Colonial Sugars Co
Raymond Laiche
CIO United Packinghouse
Colonial
Godchaux
Reserve
Going Away Present at Detroit College
Mike Barkay, 69, head janitor at Lawrence Tech, donated fifty $1 bills to the campus development fund yesterday. He plans retirement and chose to give a going away gift rather than receive one.
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Detroit
Mike Barkay
Lawrence Tech
Mike
Prosperity Surges as 1955 Midyear Review Signals Growth
AP analysis notes a vigorous midyear economy with record consumer buying. Durable goods issuance, rising wages, longer factory hours, and higher dividends bolster demand while inflation fears linger amid ongoing debt growth and stock market nerves.
Cowboy captures fleeing convict with lasso in Florida field
In Belle Glade Florida Lonnie Patterson 25 escaping from Glades State Prison Farm after breaking and entering was spotted by ranch cowboy Pete Lee on horseback. Lee chased Patterson for about half a mile then lassooed and brought him down.
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Belle Glade
Fla
Lonnie Patterson
Glades State
Pete Lee
Walter Schlecter
Hungary invites Austrian Parliament to visit
Vienna reports the Hungarian National Assembly invites the Austrian Parliament to send a delegation to visit Hungary. A Soviet Parliament invitation arrived a day earlier.
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Vienna
Hungarian National Assembly
Hungary
Fish for Gold Not Lobsters Off Ponza
In Ponza a Lobster trade shifts to treasure as nets haul sunken Aragon coins and ancient Greek amphoras dated to centuries BCE. Fishermen sell gold ducats for about 10 000 lire and silver coins for 5 000 to 8 000 lire while collector value nears 40 000 lire.
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Naples
Italy
Ponza
Aragon
Greece
Fire Ambulances Silence Sirens In Chicago
Chicago Fire Department disables ambulance sirens citing high traffic accidents. Fire Commissioner Anthony J. Mullaney urged drivers to reduce risk while ambulances retain belts and flashing red lights.
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Chicago
Chicago Fire Department
Anthony J. Mullaney
Israeli Cabinet Quits Over Coalition Split
Premier Moshe Sharett's government resigns as Mapai splits with General Zionists. Ben Zvi begins talks to form a new cabinet. Kastner case fuels no confidence motions with Diet votes and party flips shaping the political landscape.
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Jerusalem
Moshe Sharett
Mapai
Labor
No. 2
General Zionists
Izhak Ben Zvi
Rancher Kills Family and Self in Sublette County
A prosperous rancher shot and killed his wife, daughter, and parents in law four days before their bodies were found at their home seven miles north of here in Sublette County Wyoming. Coroner Francis Tanner called the deaths murder death by own action. The victims include Lawrence Jack Alexander 45 his wife Patricia 40 their daughter Grace 6 and Mr and Mrs F X O'Brien visiting from Miami Fig shot in the dining room and yard. Sheriff Horton offered no motive and noted the couple had about 15 years of marriage.
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Cora
Wyo
Here
Sublette County
Francis Tanner
Lawrence
Jack) Alexander
Patricia
Grace
Alex
Ander
F. X. O’brien
Miami
Morris Horton
Alexanders
Alexander
O'Brien
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