Fifth Amendment Refuge By Bem Price
Washington AP outlines how the Fifth Amendment shields individuals from self incrimination while noting its political and legal implications. The piece traces history from early English law to U S constitutional framing, cites Wigmore and Watson, and discusses immunity acts and Ullmann v United States as pivotal, with current congressional efforts to broaden immunity for public welfare matters.
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Bem Price Washington
America
United States
Congress
House
Congressional Committee
Midget from Texas Stars in Ringling Circus
New York AP profile of Jerry Kent Nye a 49 inch Texas born midget who performs in Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus. He recalls Texas pride and his rise from Houston to stardom while performing feats on a fire engine and high rope, highlighting his size and southern roots.
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New York
Jerry Kent Nye
Jerry
Texas
Houston
Glory
Ringling Bros
Barnum and Bailey Circus
Circus
Expected U.S. Tax Cut Seen Possible Next January
House Ways and Means Committee members anticipate a tax cut effective January 1 and may act this session or early next year. Debates focus on exemptions, defense budget cuts, and how a surplus influences a target reduction for individuals and small business.
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Washington
INS
House
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
Joint Committee On Internal Revenue
G.O.P
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
Richard M. Simpson
R-Pa
Congressional Campaign Committee
Mayflower II Faces Jinx as Atlantic Crossing Looms
A London dispatch notes Mayflower II, a 183 ton replica bound for Plymouth Massachusetts, is regarded by seafaring veterans as jinxed. Delays from 1956 to 1957, ballooning costs, and sponsor withdrawals haunt the voyage, though backers deny financial motives and pledge scholarships. Captain Cmdr Alan Villiers leads a cautious crew toward a June Cape Cod arrival amid skepticism.
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Ondon
NEA
Plymouth
Mass
mid-Atlantic
England
Cape Cod
Cmdr
Alan Villiers
Cape Horn
Devon
Dartmouth
Atlantic
Medical Studies Seek Defeat of Rheumatic Fever
The study led by Dr. Tom R. Hamilton and Dr. Antoni Diehl at Kansas University Medical Center aims to predict which children are susceptible to rheumatic fever and protect them. Involving up to 100 families, the three year program compares children with prior rheumatic fever receiving monthly penicillin with matched nonaffected families to identify genetic or immune factors and early treatment strategies.
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Sam Rayburn
Texas
Kansas City
Tom R. Hamilton
University of Kansas Medical School
Antoni Diehl
K. U. School
Children’s Convalescent Center
Supreme Court Invalidates Expanded Indictment Protections
The passage notes that investigating committees faced limits and that Trumbull proposed an amendment to narrow broad coverage. Congress enacted the act, but the Supreme Court struck down the act as amended, ruling the protection did not reach the breadth of the Fifth Amendment.
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Trumbull
Congress
Supreme Court
Radiation Study Urged by Lapp
Dr. Ralph E. Lapp urged President Eisenhower to create an impartial commission to study harmful effects of atomic and hydrogen tests. He called the NAS report released last year unfair as it was edited by former Atomic Energy Commission scientist Dr. Shields Warren and said the study is now imperative to clear up public and scientific confusion.
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Tokyo
INS
Ralph E. Lapp
U.S
Eisenhower
National Academy of Science
Atomic Energy Commission
Shields Warren
Prisoner Refuses Belt and Suspenders in Court
In Nottingham a magistrate orders a prisoner to remove his hands from pockets. The prisoner replies he cannot because police have taken his belt and suspenders, sparking a brief courtroom moment. The incident is described as a near catastrophe avoidance in court.
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Nottingham
England
Rock Thrown by Son Costs Zeppo $22,500
Los Angeles AP report says a rock thrown nearly four years ago by Zeppo Marx’s 13-year-old son caused a eye injury to Mortimer Singer’s 12-year-old daughter. A superior court approved a settlement of 22,500 after Singer sought 300,000. The daughter suffered a severe eye injury.
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Los Angeles
Zeppo Marx
Mortimer Singer
Singer
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