Senators Push Hearings on Petty Graft
Washington reports that Sen Mundt said hearings into military uniform contracts have uncovered many small-scale cheaters. Key witnesses include Air Force Capt Wool, Harry Lev, and figures linked to Navy hat contracts, with investigators aiming to finish hearings and let a grand jury determine perjury and graft.
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Washington
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Senate
Subcommittee
Mundt
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Air Force
Raymond Wool
Wool
Armed Services Textile and Apparel Procurement Agency
New York
Shelby
Ohio
Harry Lev
Chicago
Navy Hat
Navy
Special Education Head Named for Two Iowa Counties
The Gazette reports Manchester Delaware and Buchanan counties hired a supervisor of special education for next year. Donald B. Potter and Ralph Farris will assist counties. Bernard Jacobson, a psychologist, will survey children to determine those needing special education and appropriate programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Delaware
Buchanan
Donald B. Potter
Ralph Farris
Independence
Iowa
Bernard Jacobson
Potter
Democratic Chief Blasts Eisenhower Administration in Norfolk
Democratic National Chairman Paul M. Butler accused the Eisenhower White House of being controlled by selfish interest groups and serving them over the public good. Speaking to the Women's Democratic Club of Norfolk, he condemned Republican governance and urged Democrats to back party nominees.
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Norfolk
INS
Paul M. Butler
Eisenhower
Butler
Brilliant Student To Stand Trial For Arson In College Chapel Fire
Beloit Wisconsin. Stephen Dykstra Posey a 20 year old Beloit College freshman with an IQ reportedly 200 to either Einstein is set to stand trial June 20 on charges of arson in the $250000 Beloit College chapel fire of December 13 1953. Posey admitted the crime but pleaded insanity earlier and was committed then released last week after being declared sane. Judges and psychiatrists were appointed to examine Posey and sit as expert witnesses. Posey grandson of a former UW president and son of Northwestern University political science chair.
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Beloit
Wis
Albert Einstein
Arthur Luebke
Stephen Dykstra Posey
Posey
Beloit College
Central State Hospital
Luebke
Kindwall
Milwaukee County Sanitarium
Ernst Schmidhofer
Milwaukee County Asylum
University of Wisconsin
Northwestern University
Man Promises to Return Stolen Wheelbarrow from Fair
An unsigned letter to Governor Stratton from Springfield Illinois claims a man will return the wheelbarrow stolen from the state fair in 1950. The note offers no signature or identifying details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
William G. Stratton
Segregation Question May Detain Court
Washington AP report notes the Supreme Court neared an adjournment date on school desegregation. Officials expect either a final ruling or an extra session to issue the decision, with potential concurring opinions and continued disputes over timing and impact on millions of students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Washington
Supreme Court
Senate unit urges stronger Far East aid amid Soviet tactics
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee called for a $3.408 billion worldwide economic and military aid program for the coming fiscal year to revive Asia and counter Soviet pressure. It backed substantial Far East funding, including full approval for India, while flagging emergency spending and presidential funds requiring congressional oversight.
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Washington
INS
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Far East
Senate
Eisenhower
India
U.S
Yugoslavia
Kremlin
Freak Bill Found In Pay Envelope Draws Attention
Hannah O Connor of New York found a two faced bill marked ten dollars on one side and one dollar on the other. The bill value confusion was described by the U S Bureau of Engraving as a rare mistake likely occurring once in about 150 million cases.
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New York
Hannah O’connor
U. S. Bureau of Engraving
Mt Mercy honors students recognized in ceremonies
Mt Mercy college and academy held honors events naming magna cum laude recipients Dorothy Mae Broz and Dorothy Shimek for averages 3.65 to 3.8. Cum laude went to Joanne Kintzle. high school honors to Dvorak, Schimberg, Sinkler, and Rinderknecht. Delores Thul named senior delegate to NFCCS and Joan Rumph resident of student government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Mercy College and Academy
Dorthy Mae Broz
Dorothy Shimek
Joanne Kintzle
Carol Dvorak
Martha Schimberg
Jacqueline Sinkler
Barbara Rinderknecht
Delores Thul
National Federation of Catholic College Students
Joan Rumph
Student Governent Association
Miss Rumph
Joan Yeager
College Woman’s Club
Miss Dvorak
John B. Reilly
Linn County Bar Association
Mary E. Haunsperger
Carol L. Severn
Mary Gorman
Phi Theta Kappa
Miss Kintzle
Patricia Kelly
Nancy van Steenhuyse
Dorothy Lonien
Patricia Loyet
Woman Minister Slain by Youth in Bay City
Theresa Austin, 59, Pentecostal church pastor in Prescott, Mich., died in a Bay City hospital from shotgun wounds suffered Friday after she stepped onto her porch to investigate an unfamiliar car. Albert Bowen, 20, a former church member, confessed and was traced to a cousin’s home in Prescott claiming she “drove me crazy and I shot her.”
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Bay City
Mich
INS
Theresa Austin
Pentecostal Church
Prescott
Albert Bowen
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