Senate To Get Foreign Aid Measure Soon
The House passed a foreign aid bill totaling 5.208 billion for defense and economic assistance through June 30, 1955, with 266-128 voting. It moves to the Senate which debates a separate 3.1 billion authorizing measure, aimed at countering Communist aggression with military and economic aid.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
United States
House —— Committee
Southeast Asia
Near East
Africa
India
Wiley
R-Wis
Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Americans Will Aid Canal Zone after British Evacuation
Cairo July 2 Reports say U S economic and military aid will flow to Egypt as Britain agrees to evacuate the Suez Canal Zone. Informants say the unwritten U S commitment helped win terms London demands and may double Egypt's army strength within five years.
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Cairo
Ypt
Egypt
Britain
Suez Canal Zone
U. S
London
United States
Revolutionary Council
Anawar E Sadat
U.S
Thief Returns Wallet Swiped 3 Years Ago
George Massman lost his wallet at a White Sox game in Chicago three years ago. A pickpocket mailed the wallet back with a note claiming bad luck from keeping wallets for souvenirs. The package included all papers, a return ticket to Manitowoc, and two bills.
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Manitowoc
Wis
George Massman
White Sox
Chicago
Parkersburg Men Killed In Two Car Collision
Two Parkersburg men were killed in a head on collision on US 50 near Parkersburg. Zed L. Lott 73 and Edward K. Cutlip were riding in a car driven by Lott which pulled out of a side road and collided with a car driven by William F. Higginbotam 23. Higginbotam was held at Wood County jail on a technical charge of negligent homicide with bond set at 4000 dollars.
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Parkersburg
Here
R. E. Forren
Zed L. Lott
Edward K. Cutlip
Lott
William F. Higginbot
Higg
Chou En-Lai Arrives in Soviet Union
Premier Foreign Minister Chou En-lai arrived in Moscow to begin talks as Soviet and Chinese officials report the visit during July. Moscow radio confirmed the arrival and expected discussions on bilateral relations.
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Chou En-Lai
Soviet Union
London
China
Moscow
Eisenhower Tax Overhaul Clears House in Major Revision
President Eisenhower’s broad tax reform bill advances after a 315 to 77 House vote with 201 Republicans and 114 Democrats supporting. The measure revamps the national tax structure, expands deductions for individuals and accelerates depreciation for businesses, with dividends cut and new rules effective January 1.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
White House
No Wide Spread Mingling Of Races For Some Time To Come
North Carolina educator Gordon W. Blackwell told about 800 Virginia teachers that there will be no widespread racial mingling in Southern public schools soon and that no clear integration plan exists. He cited lack of funds and urged federal aid, noting the Supreme Court ruling against segregated schools. He proposed repeal of segregation laws, leaving local systems to choose integration timing or unrestricted enrollment possibly prompting gradual changes. He warned administrators will act as social engineers amid new reporting networks from the Southern Education Renormaire Service.
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Charlottesville
North Carolina
Gordon W. Blackwell
Institute of Social Science
University of North Carolina
Blackwell
Virginia
Supreme Court
Southern Education Renorairte Service
Nashville, Tenn
Marilyn and Bear Compete in State Animal Vote
In Charleston on July 28 the Conservation Department reported 15 ballots for the black bear and one for Marilyn Monroe in the state animal contest. A Webster County resident praised Marilyn but judges ruled the vote not recorded since Marilyn is not native. Voting ends in October.
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Charleston
Conservation Department
Marilyn Monroe
Webster County
Marilyn
Imaginary A Bomb Raid To Be Held In October
Kentucky and seven states prepare a full scale rescue drill to test mobile rescue teams. Civil defense directors from Kentucky Delaware Maryland Ohio Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia conclude a two day meeting outlining plans for October exercise.
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Louisville
Civil Defense of
Kentucky
Delaware
Maryland
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
United States Adapts Forces to Atomic Weapons
United States told the United Nations in New York on July 28 that its armed forces are being adapted to atomic weapons and will continue to do so as long as Communist aggression persists.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
U.N
Navy diver collapses in training tank at Deep Sea School
Arthur L. Appleton 24 of Carbondale Illinois suffered a serious collapse during a 15 minute dive in a 100 foot pressure scene at the Naval Gun Factory. Navy doctors in a decompression chamber worked around the clock to revive him with assistance from Lt Commanders and hospital staff. Reginald Shepard and other students witnessed the incident as the school’s rigorous program continued under medical care.
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Baltschul
Washington
Navy
Navy Deep Sea Diving School
Arthur L. Appleton
Carbondale
W. A. Wilson
Appleton
Naval Gun Factory
Reginald Shepard
Salt Lake City
Albert W. Holmes
Groton
Conn
Cmdr
Moffett K. Holler
Holler
Holmes
Wilson
Massive rock fall robs Prospect Point at Niagara Falls
At Niagara Falls Prospect Point cracked and toppled a huge chunk of rock into the gorge. An estimated 185 000 tons of rock plus dirt and debris plunged 170 feet, creating a deep crevice and leaving the area roped off. No injuries were reported.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Prospect Point
Niagara River
American Falls
Niagara Frontier State Parks Commission
Norfolk and Western to Buy Chesapeake Western Line
Norfolk and Western Railway to purchase the 54 mile Chesapeake Western in the Shenandoah Valley for about 825000 pending Interstate Commerce Commission approval. Announcement by N and W president R H Smith and CW president D W Thomas. The line runs Elkton to Harrisonburg then Staunton with an eight mile branch to Bridgewater.
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Roanoke
Norfolk and Western Railway
Chesapeake Western Railway
Shenandoah Valley
Interstate Commerce Commission
R. H. Smith
Norfolk and Western
D. W. Thomas
Chesapeake and Western
Elkton
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Bridgewater
Pineville Miners End 2 Day Walkout Today
About 220 miners at Pond Creek Pocahontas Co. have agreed to return to work tomorrow ending a two day walkout. A United Mine Workers spokesman said the men left their jobs yesterday after 34 men were involved in the stoppage.
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Pineville
W. Va
Pond Creek Pocahontas Co
United Mine Worker
Servant In Barcelona Kills Self With Gas note left
Salustiana Collado, 22, a servant, died by gas inhalation today in Barcelona. She left the landlord an envelope with $2.50 and a note saying the money covered the gas used.
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Barcelona
Spain
Salustiana Collado
Welch man dies after two-week illness at Grace Hospital
Fred J. Eichert 82, a Welch plumbing and heating contractor, died at 10 30 a m after a two week illness. A Cincinnati native, he moved to Welch 36 years ago and helped found Eichert Plumbing and Heating Co. He served in civic groups including the Welch Rotary Club and McMakin Lodge. Survivors include his wife May Catherine Hartwell, three sons, a daughter, and eight grandchildren. Services at St Luke's Episcopal Church with burial in Cincinnati Spring Grove Cemetery.
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Fred J. Eichert
McDowell County
Grace Hospital
Welch
Mr. Eicchert
Cincinnati
Ohio
McNary
Paul W. Jones
Eichert Plumbing and Heating Co
George and
Catherine Elizabeth Fox Eichert
Welch Rotary Club
McMakin Lodge
Mt. Healthy
May Catherine Hartwell
George J
C. H. Hardison
Frederic W
St. Petersburg
Fla
Julius
Charles Snyder
Arthur A. Beser
Elizabeth Eichert
Erma Eiichert
Cincineee
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Marshall Bacot
Spring Grove Cemetery
T. W. Edwards
John Blakely
Joe Mirable
J. H. Lockwood
J. W. Strickler
W. C. Morgan
George Bryson
Connie Bradbury
W. T. Brown
Larry Smithberger
Fanning Funeral Home
Deputy Killed by Brother in Law at Hamlin Tavern
Lincoln County Deputy Sheriff William Hager was shot and killed at a Hamlin tavern. Darrell Adkins, 38, Hager’s brother in law who ran the tavern, willface murder charges. Hager died after being shot in the back while seeking help at Dr. McClelland’s office.
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Lincoln County
Hamlin
W. Va
William Hager
Corp. C. F. Nutt
Darrell Adkins
Adkins
Hager
Nutt
G. O. McClelland
Corp. Nutt
C. W. Stowers
Girl Friend of Osteopath Aids Police in Sheppard Case
Susan Hayes, a 24 year old hospital technician from Rocky River, admits intimacies with Dr. Samuel H Sheppard and receiving expensive gifts including a gold signet ring a suede jacket and a wrist watch. She accompanied investigators to Cleveland to aid the probe into Marilyn Sheppard’s death and says California affairs occurred during the osteopaths stay there while his wife stayed with friends in Monterey.
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Cleveland
Susan Hayes
Samuel H. Sheppard
Frank T. Cullitan
California
Sheppard
Marilyn
Miss Hayes
Samuel Gerber
Rocky River
Bay View Hospital
Shepard
Ba Village
Los Angeles
Cullitan
Mise Hayes
Arthur Miller
Monterey
Susan
San Diego
Tri-State Pike Survey Approved
General Manager Okey L. Patteson said West Virginia will finance a three state survey with Virginia and North Carolina to map the best profitable routes. The study by Coverdale and Colpitts will follow the West Virginia Turnpike opening in the fall and share costs among the states.
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Charleston
Okey L. Patteson
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Virginia
North Carolina
West Virginia
Patteson
Coverdale and Colpitts
West Virginia Turnpike
Little Three Foreign Ministers to Meet at Bled
Yugoslavia announced that the Greek Turkish and Yugoslav foreign ministers will hold a Balkan military alliance meeting starting August 6 at Bled. The talks aim to sign a mutual defense pact, rescheduled with NATO approval yet Yugoslavia remains nonmember.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Bled
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Greece
Turkey
NATO
Eisenhower vows defense of rights over Red air incidents
President Eisenhower defended U S rights after clashes with Chinese Red aircraft denying provocation by American warplanes He said U S planes acted within rights and would withdraw after searching for survivors of a British airliner attack that killed 10 including three Americans He urged allies not to panic.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U.S
Peiping
United States
Far East
Hainan
Philippine Sea
Hornet
Navy
Red China
Paris
Britain
Senate OKs omnibus housing bill lowering down payments
The Senate approved an omnibus housing measure by a 59 to 21 vote to reduce down payments on government insured mortgages and curb windfall profits on large rental projects while backing 35 000 publicly subsidized units next year. The plan aims to keep high home construction and differed from House views on public housing authority. Senators Lehman and Ives blasted the compromise, calling it a sham as Byrd and Capehart sparred over housing scandals and windfall gains.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Eisenhower
House
Lehman
D-Lib
Sen
Ives
New York
Byrd
D-Va
Sen. Capehart
R-Ind
Senate Banking Committee
Capehart
Rhee Urges Asian Allied Attack on Red China
President Syngman Rhee urged Congress to unite with the U S Navy and Air Force in a counterattack against Red China proposing a two million man Asian army. He argued a blockade and air power could topple the Communist mainland without American ground troops. Some lawmakers applauded while others questioned feasibility and leadership.
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Washington
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
Congress
U.S
Navy
Air Force
Red China
Senate
House
Rhee
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
Sen. Wiley
R-Wis
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wilcp
Republic of China
China
Free World
Korea
Indochina
Soviet Union
United States
Russia
Indictments Filed In Two Navy Base Murders
An indictment charges Carl Strickland a 21 year old Navy airman with murder of Irene Conde at Hayes Beach May 29. A second indictment accuses William Rudd of beating to death Mrs. James Davis at Center Gardens housing near Pax River Naval Air Test Center April 3.
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Leonardtown
Carl Willis Strickland
Rocky Mount
N. C
Irene Marian Conde
Rochester
N. Y
St. Mary's County
William Edward Rudd
Navy
Winslow
Ariz
Alameda
Calif
Big Patuxent River Air Test Center
James Edward Davis
Roanoke
Naval Base
Navy Base
Miss Conde
Hayes Beach
Point Lookout
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
Strickland
Greatills
Davis
Center Gardens
Lexington Park
Air Base
Rudd
Man Claims Medal of Honor Hero Label in Auto Theft Case
Cops probe John Marsh a 34 from Birmingham Alabama who confessed to stealing a car in Charleston West Virginia and driving it to Athens Pennsylvania He asserts he earned the Medal of Honor for World War II service prompting a delay in sentencing by U S District Judge John W Murphy while probation reports assess his claim.
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Scranton
John Marsh
Birmingham
Ala
Charleston
W. Va
Athens
U. S
John W. Murphy
Marsh
William E. C. Speare
Mars
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Haiphong
J Compain
Saigon
Ainst
Bear
Chesapeake Line
Pineville Miners
Osteopath
Tri-State Pike Survey
Ike
America
Red
Willard B. Long
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