McNamara resigns from Senate Rackets Committee
Senator McNamara of Michigan quits the Senate Rackets Committee claiming the probe is a waste of time. The panel had been pursuing a disputed inquiry into violence during a 1955 United Auto Workers strike against Perfect Circle Corp in Indiana, with company and union witnesses blaming each other.
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McNamara
D-Mich
Senate
Eteiba Winlanna
Suuint Vivicnhve
United Auto Workers
Perfect Circle Corp
Indiana
Record of gun battle witness at Perfect Circle plant
William B. Prosser of Perfect Circle testified the first shot came from outside during a October 5 1955 clash at the New Castle Indiana plant. Raymond H Berndt of the UAW said firing followed demonstrators armed with small arms. The hearing referenced Kohler Co disputes and calls for anti violence laws in labor disputes. A separate Air Force plan seeks a world distance record Tokyo to Madrid by KC135 tanker with Brig. Gen. William E Eubank Jr piloting the lead unit.
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William B. Prosser
Perfect Circle
New Castle
Ind
Raymond H. Berndt
UAW International
Indiana
Kohler Co
Kohler
McNamara
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
UAW
Air Force
Far East
William E. Eubank Jr
93Rd
Castle Air Force Base
Calif
Bluefield
Mountain State Weather Break Expected This Week
West Virginia forecasts show a change to warmer conditions by midweek with a break in the wet and gloomy pattern. The weather bureau predicts rising temperatures Thursday or Friday after warmer days Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Mountain State
Huntington
West Virginia
Weather Bureau
Japan's Busy Gay Quarter Falls to Antiprostitution Law
TOKYO.Yoshiwara the largest and brightest gay quarter in the Far East died Monday night from acute legislation at age 31. The red lights went out in every brothel as the anti prostitution law took effect leaving streets quiet and many prostitutes out of work.
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Tokyo
Yoshiwara
Far East
Japan
Eisenhower vetoes farm price freeze bill in surprise move
President Eisenhower vetoed a bill to freeze crop price supports, urging a thaw instead of a rigid freeze. The veto sets up an uphill override fight as Democrats plan to take the issue home during Easter recess. Dairy price supports drop to 75 percent parity, while other supports fall from 79 to 75 percent.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sen. Young
R-Sd
Senate
Agriculture Benson
Congress
Benson
Tate
Israel Syria border clash escalates after ceasefire orders
Israeli forces and Syrian troops fought in a disputed Lake Huleh area north of the Sea of Galilee. The second clash in two days followed two United Nations ceasefire orders that were reportedly ignored. Syria and Egypt's UAR voiced readiness to defend fronts as both sides accused the other of aggression.
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Sea of Galilee
U. N. Armistice Commission
Cairo
United Arab Republic of Syria
Egypt
Middle East
U. N. Security Council
Israel
Lake Huleh
Ford reveals Glideair wheel-less vehicle concept
Ford Motor Co presents a model of Glideair a wheel-less vehicle that rides on a thin air film above the road. Leva pads emit jets to levitate with propulsion from a gas turbine or turbojet and electronic control systems to manage high speed travel up to about 1000 miles.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Andrew W. Kucher
Ford
Kucher
Mt Hope Banker Pleads Guilty To Embezzlement
W Garland Potter former Bank of Mt Hope cashier pleaded guilty to four federal counts for embezzling 40116.45 from the bank. Judge Ben Moore ordered his bond cancelled and custody until probation investigation completes. Potter remains jailed in Huntington after missing since August 27 1967 and later arrest in Charleston.
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Potter
W. Garland Potter
Bank of Mt. Hope
Ben Moore
U. S. District Court
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Liberty
Huntington
Mt. Hope
West Virginia
Charleston
Fayette County
Grand Jury
R. J. Thrift
Fayetteville
Army Copter Rescues Four Skiers on Mt Lyell
Army helicopter plucked four Stanford Alpine Club hikers from a rocky ledge at 11 600 feet on Mt Lyell in Yosemite. The four students Margaret Meyer Lenore Lamb William Pope and Michael Roberts were airlifted to a hospital as snow wind and cold narrowed the rescue window. Pope was in serious condition with pneumonia. the others were reported cheerful.
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Yosemite National Park
Calif
Mt. Lyell
Stanford
Margaret Meyer
Seattle
Lenore Lamb
Orinda
William Pope
San Francisco
Michael M. Roberts
Neenah
Wis
Pope
J. J. Cooney
William J. Williams
Fort Ord
Roberts
Cooney
Stanford Alpine Club
Fortified Wine Price Increase by Virginia ABC
Virginia ABC stores raise fortified wine by 10 cents a fifth on Tuesday to curb consumption by making it less affordable for casual drinkers. The board also cuts prices by 5 to 10 cents on 16 bourbon and liquor brands and packages.
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Richmond
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
ABC
Dixie Demos Fight Civil Rights Funds
Southern Democrats fought a delaying action in the House to block funds for the Civil Rights Commission. They were defeated 105 to 65 in a vote after a prolonged showdown over the $750,000 requested by President Eisenhower.
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Washington
House
Civil Rights Commission
Commission
Eisenhower
House OKs Speedup In Federal Aid
The House passed an administration bill to speed up 840 million dollars in government procurement to inject funds into the economy ahead of the new fiscal year. Critics warned of inflation risk while supporters cited urgent needs and wartime backlogs.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Labor
Mitchell
National Assn. of Manufactuers
NAM
Mennen Williams
Michigan
Appropriations Committee
Russia rejects pre summit nuclear pact and notes
The United States rejected Russia invitation to halt tests, calling it propaganda. A Western note suggested limited pre summit talks, while Eisenhower and Dulles disputed terms and sought no substantive agreements before a summit.
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United States
Russia
State Department
Kremlin
Nikolai Bulganin
Eisenhower
State Dulles
U. S
Moscow
Dulles
White House
House
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Durham
D-Nc
Rep
van Zandt
Train Strikes Pickup At Falls Mills Crossing Injuring Driver
Herbert Ford Harper of Beckley was hospitalized in Bluefield Sanitarium after the Norfolk and Western Powhatan Arrow struck his pickup at the Falls Mills Va crossing. The crash occurred about 4 10 p m as the train headed east hit the truck carried about 60 to 70 feet along the track. The truck was demolished and damage included dislodged rear wheels and tailgate with debris along the embankment. Engineer John H Lawrence was piloting the Powhatan, due to depart Bluefield at 4 26 p m.
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Bluefield Sanitarium
Norfolk and Western Powhatan
Falls Mills
Herbert Ford Harper
Beckley
Bluefield
Brushfork
Highway 52
Powhatan
John H. Lawrence
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