Senate Rejects Permanent Trade Act Amid Tariff Clash
The Senate defeated Clark’s amendment to make the Regional Trade Act permanent by a wide margin 85 to 4. Johnson, Knowland, Byrd and others backed striking a provision limiting the President’s veto power over Tariff Commission findings. The main vote on extending the program three years or five years remains pending with a final action possible next week.
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UPI
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U. S
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
Tariff Commission
Senate Finance Committee
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William. F. Knowland
Finance Committee
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minn
Richard L. Neuberger
Ore
Paul H. Douglas
Ill
Knowland
Clark
Congress
Sen
B. Everett Jordan
D-Sc
Jordan
Bridgeport Area Weather Update Sunny Warm With Showers Likely
Official data from U S Weather Murray notes sunny periods with low humidity and a high near 80 in Bridgeport and vicinity. Tonight will be fair and cool with low 55 to 60, and Saturday brings warmer temps with possible afternoon showers and variable winds.
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U. S
Bridgeport
Hensel Enters Congress Race With Socialist Backing
Steven Hensel, a former socialist critic, won endorsement from party members for U S representative in Connecticut’s Fourth District. He accused Secretary of State Mildred P. Allen of omitting a union label from petitions and asked for new petitions bearing the label. The meeting also endorsed William H. Taft for state treasurer, set Aug 13 for a convention to nominate several officials, and elected Harry L. Miller secretary of Bridgeport Socialist party. Former Mayor McLevy criticized new election law requiring minor parties to petition if they failed to reach one percent.
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Socialist Party
U.S
Hartford
Mildred P. Allen
Bridgeport
George F. Gram
McLevy
Congress
Puzzle heats up Sun Day Post crossword contest
The Sun Day Post crossword game marks the start of a new Jap in the puzzle contest after a 29 week marathon ended last week with a Fairfield woman winning. Puzzle 216 offered a $25 prize as players faced tricky clues like 6 across MAKE and 5 down A PRIG. Next week the prize rises to $50.
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Sunday Post
Woman Fights Off Purse Snatcher At Shelton School
Mrs Edna Therrien 47 of 182 Wheeler avenue fought a purse snatcher last night near Shelton school at 75 Wheeler avenue. She was knocked down and suffered severe facial injuries before the thief escaped with 12 cents and the purse. City ambulance took her to St Vincent's hospital. Detective Sgt Linora Varison said she was shortcutting through the yard when the assailant grabbed her in the dark.
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Shelton School
Wheeler Avenue
Edna Therrien
St. Vincent's, Hospital
Linora Varison
Inerrien
UN Delays Vote in Mideast Crisis Review of Military Moves
President Eisenhower and British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd held a White House emergency conference to coordinate US British military moves in the Middle East. They pledged no American troops would join British paratroops in Jordan for now, while Jordan seeks Western aid to preserve independence and stability.
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Selwyn Lloyd
United Nations
Sir Pierson Dixon
London
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Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Middle East
Mideast
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White House
United States
Jordan
Amman
Hussein
Iraq
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Dulles
Londdn
Lebanon
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Department
Baghdad
Faisal
U. S
Russians protest outside U S Embassy in Moscow over Lebanon
More than 2,000 Russians gathered outside the U S Embassy in Moscow protesting the landing of U S Marines in Lebanon. The demonstration lasted over three hours, with banners, songs, and scattered windows damaged.
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U. S
Lebanon
New York
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Imre Nagy
Middle East
Kiev
Leningrad
Tass
Soviet Union
Piping Radio
Red China
Iraq
Britain Rushes Troops to Back Jordan King Hussein
Britain sends about 2000 paratroopers to Amman to support King Hussein amid threats from Nasirist forces and regional turmoil. The move follows U S and allied buildup in Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey with naval and air units massing near the area. Israel allowed the landing after initial objections were resolved.
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U.S
de Grasse
Beirut
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David Ben-Gurion
Ataman
Cyprus
Marines Reportly Captured and Released by Lebanese Rebels
Two U S Marines Sgt Raymond M Garren and Pvt James J Ward were captured near Beirut port after a wrong turn and a blocking panel truck. They described being pushed to a shack and questioned by a man claiming to be a schoolmaster then released after three hours. Their jeep contents were later returned.
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Nanticoke
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James J. Ward
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Ansonia Flier Uninjured in Air Crash of Jets
Two jet planes collided at about 40 000 feet during a practice interception near Ashokan reservoir. Air Force Lt. Paul E. Kepler parachuted to safety near the reservoir. Capt. John W. Johnston and Lt. Michael Nishtt Jr. returned to Stewart Air Force Base. A witness described the explosion and debris as the trainer broke apart.
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Newburgh
N. Y
Air Force
Paul E. Kepler
Ashokan Reservoir
Kingston
Kepler
Newberg
Middletown
Stewart Air Force Base
John W. Johnston
Conneaut
Ohio
Michael Nishtt Jr
New F ‘Burgh
Peter Lockhart
Bryn Athyn
Ashokan
Lockhart
Air Force Base
Fighters From U S Carriers Fly Over Jordan In Demonstration
More than 50 U S Navy jets from carriers Saratoga Essex and Washington staged a low altitude flight over the Jordan River valley for about 70 minutes. The demonstration aimed to show presence while landing British troops were prepared. The planes included Skyraiders Crusaders and Skyhawks.
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Jordan
Saratoga
Essex
Jordan River Valley
Lebanon
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Commons
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Israel
Syria
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U. S
U S Warns UN May Collapse Over Middle East Plot
The United States warned at the United Nations Security Council that the UN could collapse if it cannot handle a master plan to seize influence in the Middle East. The council delayed a vote on rival U S and Soviet resolutions and prepared to reconvene at 10 30 a m to resume debate chaired by Arkady Slebov.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Arkady A. Sobolev
Lodge
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United States
U.N
Henry Cabot Lodger
U.N. Security, Council
U.S
Lebanon
Jordan
Svialion General Assembly
Sweden
Observer Group
Soviet Union
Evans Scholars announce 34 caddies scholarship winners
Harold A. Moore of the Western Golf Association announced 34 of the first 120 Evans Scholars to receive tuition and living expense awards. Recipients include Donald Salko of Fairfield Connecticut from Marquette University with more scholarships planned for September and meetings in Detroit Minneapolis Milwaukee and Chicago suburb events.
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Evans Scholars Foundation
Harold A. Moore
Western Golf Association
Marquette University
Donald Salko
Fairfield
Conn
Moore
WGA
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Milwaukee
Association
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