House Advances Social Security Expansion Plan
The House passed a sweeping social security bill by 355 to 8 to open rolls to nearly 10 million more Americans, boost benefits, and raise taxes. It expands coverage to farmers, state and municipal workers, and professionals, with minimum payments rising to 30 dollars and a future maximum near 162.75 for retirees and spouses.
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Washington
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Ways and Means Committee
Lyle
D-Tex
Congress
Halleck
R-Ind
Pew
Hhe
Ways and Means
Special Security Board Bars Oppenheimer From Atomic Secrets
A special security board voted 2-1 to bar J Robert Oppenheimer from further access to atomic secrets. The panel cited past Communist associations and poor judgment, though it found no evidence of disloyalty. The decision leaves Oppenheimer, now at Princeton, with his government advisory role ending June 30.
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Special Security Board
Oppenheimer
Washington
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Atomic Energy Commission
K. D. Nichols
Gray
Morgan
Dr. Oppenheimer
Institute For Advanced Studies
Princeton
N. J
Two Ex State Troopers Return To Charleston
State Police Supt. R W Boyles announced the return to service of two former troopers, W D Sergent of Grafton with ten years of prior service and R L Casey of Huntington with four years. Both will be assigned to Co B at South Charleston and may be reassigned within a 13 county area. Sergent previously operated a service station and Casey worked as an insurance agent.
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Charleston
R. W. Boyles
W. D. Sergent
Grafton
R. L. Casey
Huntington
Boyles
Co. B
South Charleston
Sergent
Casey
Spectacular Jersey Fire Devours Warehouses and Cars
A massive two hour fire in Edgewater New Jersey tore through a five story warehouse owned by Ford with rubber stock and ruined at least 95 new cars. Fire Chief George Lasher estimated million dollar damage as flames reached a 26 acre area threatening Borough Hall and nearby homes. Firefighters were overcome by smoke and one hospitalized while the blaze originated in the Old Undercliff Warehouse around 4 30 p.m.
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Edgewater
N. J
Hudson River
George Lasher
Ford Motor Co
Ating
Mace Sugar Co
Ae Baitig Demolibea
Civil Defense
Undercliff
GE plant near Salem starts grading and contracts awarded
Grading for General Electric’s new switch gear plant outside Salem begins tomorrow with two major contracts already awarded. The 96 acre site will employ about 2,000 workers with an $8,000 annual payroll, and grading will move about a quarter million cubic yards of earth though engineers expect limited earth movement.
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Roanoke
General Electric
Salem
American Bridge Division
U. S. Steel
U. S. Steel and Will Be Fabricated At Its Roanorient
Robertson-Henry Company
Huntington
W. Va
Paul Kk. Thompson
Industrial Controls Division
Thompson
Soviet War Vessels Make Friendship Visit to Albania
Soviet warships arrived in Durrës Albania for a friendship visit Tass reported from Tirana confirming the official gesture.
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Vienna
Austria
Dares
Tass
Tirana
Geneva conference sees limited progress on Indochina talks
The Geneva talks yielded a small gain arranging tomorrow’s meeting between opposing military leaders and a prisoner exchange plan for the gravely ill. Western diplomats push back on a Soviet backed armistice supervision body, while UN Security Council action on Thailand’s Southeast Asia war inquiry looms.
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Geneva
Indochina
Stn Balens
Matin
Henri Delteil
Conminianad
Ta Qu Buu
Vietminh
United Nations Security Council
Thailand
Southeast Asia
United States
Oklahoma Aviation Pioneer Braniff Dies at 56
Oklahoma City June 19 Paul R Braniff 56 aviation pioneer and founder of Oklahoma's first commercial airline died in a hospital after illness. He organized Paul R Braniff Inc operating Oklahoma City to Tulsa routes, later sold to Air National. With brother Tom later killed in a Louisiana crash Braniff and Tom founded Braniff Airways.
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Oklahoma City
Paul R
Thailand asks UN peace group for Southeast Asia war on-the-spot check
Thailand seeks a United Nations peace observation committee to verify the Indochina conflict and the Southeast Asia war. The Thai appeal, filed by acting permanent delegate Thanat Khoman, calls for a committee from India, Pakistan, Sweden, Uruguay and New Zealand to study fighting near Thai territory and potential incursions. The Security Council plans a Thursday morning session amid uncertainty over Soviet vetoes and a possible General Assembly move.
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United Nations
N. Y
Thailand
U. N
Southeast Asia
Security Council
Henry Cabot Loudge Jr
Council
Soviet Union
General Assembly
Thanat Khoman
Indochina
Dulles
Khoman
Bangkok
India
Pakistan
Sweden
Uruguay
New Zealand
Six bloody clothing items recovered in WAVE death case
Authorities in Leonardtown Md report six pieces of bloody clothing found in a wooded area tied to the rape slaying of WAVE Irene Conde 26 whose drowned body was found at Hays Beach. Sheriff Long said the items in Strickland 21 admitted throwing away were sent to Baltimore for analysis.
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Leonardtown
Hays Beach
Willard Long
St. Marys County
St. Marys
Charles County
Long
Carl Willis Strickland
Patuxent
Naval Air Station
Rocky Mount
N. C
Baltimore
Navy
Budds Creek
Irene Marion Conde
Julian 8. Lane
McCarthy Army Row Entered Into Record
On June 1 in Washington the McClellan inquiry confirmed the Army charge and McCarthy counter charge had not been part of the record. McClellan urged they be filed. the documents were then admitted without objection.
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McCarthy-Army Row
Washington
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Army
McCarthy Camp
McClellan
French Drive Vietminh Back From Phu Ly
French troops drove Vietminh forces six miles from Phu Ly a key junction south of Hanoi in a large offensive. The retreating rebels fled by river as French B26 bombers blasted them. Yen Phu was reinforced and the sweep aimed to protect rice granaries and routes to Hanoi.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Phu Ly
Sampans
Day River
Red River Delta
Yen Phu
Pin Ly
Ninh Binh
Thai Binh
Red River
French Union
Flanders Assails McCarthy on Senate Floor
Sen. Flanders accuses Sen. McCarthy of Hitler like tactics and division aiding Communists. McCarthy calls Flanders’ charges a race baiting bid to inflame anti communists. The exchange centers on Cohn Schine and Army inquiry with McCarthy demanding Flanders testify.
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Washington
Sen
Flanders
R-Vi
McCarthy
R-Wis
Wisconsin
G. David Schine
McCarthy Come
Memorial Day Toll Hits Record High 539 Deaths
The Memorial Day weekend recorded 539 violent deaths over three days, including 362 traffic fatalities. President Eisenhower voiced concern over highway fatalities while safety campaigns in Buffalo and national figures from the National Safety Council commented on the high toll and possible reductions with renewed effort. California led state fatalities with 38, followed by Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ohio.
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Associated Press
America
Eisenhower
Korea
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Dearborn
White House
Buffalo
N.Y
Crusade For Safety
Buffalo, Courier-Express
California
Clino's
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ohio
Rescued Climber Winks Black Eye in Alaska Return
Pfc. George Argus, 25, wounded and partially sedated, winked a black eye as he was unloaded from an Air Force plane at Fairbanks after a perilous McKinley rescue. He was flown to Ladd AFB Hospital for hip surgery and later to Elmendorf for orthopedic care following a 16 day mountain ordeal. Two climbers died in the ascent May 16 and an eight-man rescue team reached Argus at the tent near an ice crevasse before airlifting him down.
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George Argus
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mt. McKinley
Alaska
Civilization
Fairbanks
McKinley
Air Force
Argus
Ladd Air Force Base
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Anchorage
Senate Hikes Farm Aid Amid Budget Readiness
The Senate adopted a 17 million dollar amendment to the annual farm money bill and delayed final action. A 35 million loan proposal for rural electrification awaits: House raises Eisenhower’s request from 148 to 193 million for the new fiscal year. The approved amendment also provides 142 million for state experiment station farm research grants, with a bipartisan coalition supporting the boost.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Morse
Agriculture Department
Eisenhower
Montana Snow Snarls Traffic Over MacDonald Pass
Montana road conditions worsen as June snow renders higher elevations impassable and snags heavy truck traffic over MacDonald Pass from Helena.
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Montana
Helana
Mont
MacDonald Pass
Helena
Senator McCarthy Offers to Take Lie Detector Test
Washington June 1 The Army challenged the honesty of McCarthy’s exhibit and he proposed lie detector tests for key figures including himself and Army officials. Welch questioned memos by Cohn and Carr claiming they were predated and noncontemporaneous. The dispute touched on Schine hostage theory and battles over classified information and press access.
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Senate
McCarthy
Army
Cohn
Flanders
Washington
Sen
R-Wis
Joseph N. Welch
Pentagon
Roy M. Cohn
Francis P. Carr
Welch
Carr
Pyt. G. David Schine
McCarthy Investigating Subcommittee
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Schine
Ft. Dix
Cohn. Carr
McCarthy Subcommittee
Eisenhower
Congress
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Nichols
Loyd K. Garrison
AEC
Gordon Gray
University of North Carolina
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Sperry Corp
Bennington
Byron Ferguson
Jersey City
Miriam
Quonset Point
R. I
Robert E. Berry
St. Joseph
Benjamin Valdez
Cleveland
Red Cross
Lorene Frazier
Marine Corps
David Toomey
New Rochelle
Jersey
Andrei Gromyko
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Red China
Chou En-lai
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Georges Bidault
Anthony Eden
Oklahoma
Braniff
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Limestone Hills
Sen. McCarthy
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Ray Jenkins
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Walch
Mary Driscoll
Welch Browbeats
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