Senate rebels repeal freight and passenger taxes in Senate vote
The Senate voted 59 25 to repeal the 3 percent freight tax and 50 35 to end the 10 percent passenger fare tax as amendments to a House bill to extend corporate and excise rates. The move would cost the treasury about 477 million and 7 million respectively, narrowing revenue for the year.
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Washington
Senate
Federal Treasury
Warren Magnuson
D-Wash
William F. Knowland
California
Pat McNamara
D-Midh
McNamara
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Norris Cotton
R-Nh
Wedding Party Ends In Wreck Near Mariah Virginia
Smyth County bride Margaret D. Carter and groom George Carter Jr. escaped injury after a chased wedding car collided with a friend’s car on State Route 731 near Marion. Both cars sustained over $600 damage and minor injuries were reported for the couple and a friend.
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Smyth County
Mariah
E. F. Loomis
George Carter Jr
Marion
Margaret D. Carter
Charles D. Reinke
Atlanta
Carter
Reinke
Tweper Loomis
Freak Accident Kills Mercer Tot
Ronald David Barker seven month old son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Barker of McNutt Avenue Princeton died after swallowing a metal object that pierced his esophagus and severed a chest blood vessel. Emergency surgery failed to save him. he died at Memorial Hospital from shock and blood loss. Survived by parents a sister Mitchell Lee and a brother Jackie Wayne. Body moves to Seaver Mortuary for home preparation with funeral Saturday at Mary Burke Memorial Church and Rose Lawn Cemetery interment.
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Little Ronald David Barker
Samuel Barker
McNutt, Avenue
Princeton
Memorial Hospital
Mitchell Lee
Jackie Wayne
Seaver Mortuary
Mary Burke
U N Arranges Global Radio Concert for Oct 24
The United Nations plans a single radio concert featuring symphony orchestras performing in New York Paris and Geneva to mark United Nations Day on October 24. The event will be broadcast to listeners worldwide.
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United Nations
U.N
New York
Paris
Geneva
Pentagon plans radar fence to detect silent satellites
The Defense Department announces a year end start for a radio radar network to detect any satellite passing over the United States. ARPA will launch immediate work to track silent satellites and prevent unnoticed orbital overflights. Roy W. Johnson disclosed the project on June 11 to a Senate subcommittee. The effort teams with Army and Navy satellite tracking under the IGY end date December 31, with no cost estimate given. Johnson described the plan as good but cheap and dirty.
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Washington
Defense Department
United States
Department
Advanced Research Projects Agency
ARPA
Roy W. Johnson
Senate
Armed Services
Pentagon
Army
Navy
Johnson
Brinks Accessory Dies Gangland Style
John J. Fats Buccelli, 44, once an accessory in the Brink’s $1,219,000 robbery, was shot at close range and his car rammed into a parked truck in Boston. Medical Examiner calls it murder two years after his guilty plea in the theft. The scene near the office where loot was hidden echoes the case. Buccelli had recent New York narcotics convictions and was out on appeal.
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John F
Fats) Buccelli
Joston
Mass
Boston City Hospital
Buccelli
Brinks
Boston
John J. Fats Buccelli
George W. Curtis
Baccelli
Edward
Wimpy) Bennett
New York
Five Exposed To Atom Radiation
Five of eight men exposed to deadly atomic radiation at Oak Ridge on Monday show bone marrow damage. A medical bulletin says studies continue to assess potential further blood forming tissue injury as a risk of hemorrhage infection and anemia.
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Oak Ridge, Tenn
Atomic Energy Commission
U N Secretary General Hammarskjold Arrives Amid Lebanon Crisis
Dag Hammarskjold arrived in Beirut to mediate Lebanon's 41 day crisis as rebels hold trenches and a potential U N security force buildup looms. The government accuses UAR influence while calls grow for a 5000 strong multinational force if diplomacy stalls.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Camille Chamoun
Hammarskjold
Middle East
U. N
Security Council
United Arab Republic
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gaza
Soviet Union
U.N. General Assembly
GOP splits on Adams case create rift in party
Washington AP reports Republicans divided Thursday over President Eisenhower’s decision to keep Sherman Adams as chief assistant. Four GOP senators backed Eisenhower while Sen Knowland warned harm to policies may follow. Meade Alcorn said Eisenhower urged electing a Republican Congress this November.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
GOP
Meade Alcorn
Adams
House
Vermont
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Jacob K. Javits
New York
William F. Knowland
California
Senate
Knowland
Alcorn
Ralph E. Flanders
George D. Aiken
Flanders
Baltimore Mayor Misses Ribbon Cut Then Returns
Baltimore mayor Tommy D Alesandro storms off a harbor pier to avoid cutting the ribbon for a new Baltimore Washington helicopter service. He relents after Governor McKeldin and Sen. support arrive, as McKeldin cuts the ribbon in his place and distributes the pieces to friends.
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Baltimore
Tommy D’alesandro
Washington
D'Alesandro
Tommy
Annapolis
State House
Baltimore Harbor
D’alesandro
Leon Rubenstein
Rubenstein
Theodore R. McKeldin
McKeldin
SEC Denies It Quit Action On Goldline Case
The SEC rejects claims it dropped the Goldfine case after a White House inquiry. The agency says East Boston Co. was ordered to file corrected reports and pay 3000 dollars after a 1956 U S District Court agreement, with no additional penalty granted. Republican lawmakers discuss Adams influence and Eisenhower’s handling, praising him for not bowing to pressure.
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SEC
Goldline
Washington
White House
Securities and Exchange Commission
Bernard Goldfine
Sherman Adams
Boston
Goldfine
East Boston Co
Eisenshower
Adams
House
Golde Fine
Newsweek Magazine
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Federal Trade Commission
Newsweek
East Boston
U.S. District Court
Two New Polio Cases Reported in West Virginia
The State Health Department logged nine polio cases in the week ending June 14 1958 up from six at the same point in 1957. One case was in Nicholas County and the other in Ritchie.
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Charleston
State Health Department
West Virginia
Nicholas County
Ritchie
You Auto Buy Now In Bluefield Opens Biggest Sales Drive
Bluefield launches a city wide eight day sales promotion with the You Auto Buy Now in Bluefield campaign. Dealers, merchants, and the Chamber of Commerce back a Mardi Gras style opening featuring a parade banners and free tickets to shoppers over 18. A Miami trip for one couple and a big prize are highlighted as part of the nationwide promotion.
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Nature
Bluefield
Twin Bluefield
Miami
Fla
Bluefield Automobile Dealers Association
Chamber of Commerce
Big Aviation Day Planned In Moscow
The Russians plan a large national aviation day show at Tushino Airfield near Moscow on July 20 featuring new style helicopters including the four seat M6 flying automobile.
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Moscow
Tushino
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