McCarthy Calls Milton Eisenhower Akey Influencer In Politics
Senator McCarthy said Milton Eisenhower, president of Pennsylvania State University and brother to President Eisenhower, is the unofficial president of the United States. He described him as a major influence and a top Republican figure, eclipsing Ike's own direction. McCarthy criticized both Eisenhowers and signaled skepticism about reelection. He favored Stevenson only as the lesser of two evils if forced to choose. He also commented on the Big Four meeting and Western party politics.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
Rwis
Milton Eisenhower
United States
Pennsylvania State University
Republican Party
Ike
Latin America
U.S. Commission
U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Kansas State College
Eisenhowers
Ator
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Petheing
Russia
Britain
France
Eis
Rabies Vaccination Deadline Set for June First
Kanawha County authorities announce a June 1 deadline for dog rabies vaccination. Deputy county clerk John L Frail says certificates and dog tags will be distributed to veterinarians today. Vaccination requires annual revaccination and penalties include a $10 to $50 fine or up to 60 days in jail.
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John L. Frail
Frail
Kanawha
Bonds or No Bonds for Civic Center in Charleston
Civic Center plans proceed despite a looming $800,000 bond referendum set for June 11. Committee members argue funding will still finish the project with revenue bonds if defeated, while Mayor Copenhaver urges passing the general bond issue to avoid extra costs. The center will feature a 10,000-square-foot exhibit hall and sports arena with wings for an art gallery and offices.
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Civic Center Division
Municipal Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Copenhaver
City Hall
Episcopal
Wilburn C. Campbell
Civic Center
Prteynokers
Elk River
Lee St
Brown St
Politics Seen In Salk Stall By O Connor
New York May 23 INS The head of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis charged politics has disrupted the Salk polio vaccine program. Basil O Connor said the group has faced difficulty obtaining government information after the vaccine was deemed safe and potent. Meanwhile Alameda Calif halted inoculations for 1500 pupils due to doctors boycotting amid high level indecision. He affirmed vaccine safety remains unchanged. He cited national and state politics as factors in the distribution confusion.
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New York
INS
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Basil O'Connor
Jonas Salk
Alameda
Cal
Polio Foundation
Tong
National Foundation
Solons and Polio Panel Grapple With Vaccine Plans
Washington May 23 Acting on polio vaccine issues polis experts and senators discussed needed information to shape testing and distribution procedures. Behind closed doors at NIH Bethesda scientists and manufacturers awaited recommendations while Jonas Salk was detained in Pittsburgh. On Capitol Hill the Senate committee failed to agree on standby federal controls and $28 million for free shots for the needy.
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Washington
INS
Polis
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda
W. H. Sebrell Jr
Jonas Salk
Pittsburgh
Capitol Hill
Senate Labor and Welfare Committee
Hill
Today’s Definition SPONGER
A concise gloss defining a sponger as a person who gets and forgets while others continue to give and forgive, framing the term as a social critique of unreciprocated generosity.
Parking Meter Patrol Set Up By City Police
Charleston Police Chief Dewey Williams announced a crackdown after a weekend with 27 meter break ins in downtown Charleston. Officers will deploy special personnel to pursue meter burglars costing the city thousands in repairs and revenue. The robberies hit Brooks Street, Laud Jay Street, Lee Street, Summers Street, Quarrier Street, and Washington Street.
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Charleston
Dewey Willams
Brooks St
Lald Jey St
Lee St
Summers St
Quarrier and
Washington Sts
Western Leaders Eye Big Four Talks In Vienna Pact Hints
U S officials disclose secret diplomacy with the Soviet Union ahead of a proposed Big Four summit while Pravda questions a rapid breakthrough. Vienna dinner talks May 14 set rough dates, with Molotov open to a summit but Vienna cited as a potential site. West Germany backs the talks on German reunification and rejects neutrality.
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Vienna
John Foster Dulles
Bork
WV. M. Molotay
Russia
Harald Macadlillan
Britain
Antoine Pinay
France
Leopold Gigh
Austria
Molotov
Molotay
West Germany
Bonn Republic
Felix’ von Eckardt
United Nations
Federal Res Publi
Steam Locomotive Debate Sparks Coal Protests
Indignant Bailey denounces ICC plan to honor a retired steam engine with a brass bell as propaganda for diesel and oil interests. He cites 6,503 steam engines in service last month and 16,700,000 tons of coal used to run them, arguing the government should not back a diesel promotion.
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Washington
Eisenhower
National Coal Assn
White House
Bailey
West Virginia
Congress
St. Louis
Aviation Industries Top Defense Contractors List
Defense data show 19 firms, mainly in aviation, held over half of U S military business in 18 months after the Korean War. A Pentagon list shifts giants like General Motors and Chrysler out of the top 10. aircraft makers dominate the top ranks with United Aircraft, Douglas, North American, Boeing, Lockheed, and others posting the largest new orders after cancellations. The report details totals and net values but not breakouts of individual new orders.
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Senate
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Chrysler
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Westinghouse
Department
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Douglas Aircraft Co
North American Aviation
Lockheed Air’rcraft, Co
General Dynamics Corp
Grumman Aircraft Engineering ‘Corp
Curtiss-Wright,Corp
Republic Avia Rion Corp
Hughes ‘Tool Co
South Charleston Faces State Sewage Mandate
South Charleston’s late compromise on a sewer plan delays a state order to start work on a sewage disposal system. State Water Commission official Harry K. Gidley said a Capitol hearing is set and a mandate with a deadline to operate the plant may be issued. Mayors and councilmen face fines or jail if pollution isn’t eliminated.
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South Charleston
State Water Commission
Harry K. Gidley
Capitol Building
Joseph Londerce
Gidley
Slav Envoy Denies Tito Woos Soviet
Yugoslav ambassador Leo Mates told reporters there will be no changes in foreign policy as a result of Marshal Tito meeting Soviet leaders. The State Department confirmed Dulles discussed Europe and the upcoming visit of Khrushchev to Belgrade. Both sides stressed Yugoslavia’s independent policy and diplomacy.
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Washington
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Russia
State Department
Dulles
Leo Mates
Belgrade
Moscow
Mates
West
Bulgaria
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Europe
Soviet Union
Supreme Court frees 3 lettered witnesses in contempt case
The Supreme Court overturned contempt convictions of Julius Emspak Thomas Quinn and Philip Bart for failing to answer questions before the House Un American Activities Committee in 1949. The decision upholds the right to invoke the Fifth Amendment amid questions on Communist Party membership and stresses explicit committee demand before contempt findings.
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Washington
Supreme Court
House un-American Activities Committee
House
Julius Emspak
Thomas Quinn
Philip Bart
Emspak
Quinn
United Electrical Workers Union
CIO
Bart
Daily Worker
Communist Party
District
Emspak and Quinn
Stefanopoulos Warns Russia Seeks Buffer
NATO president Stefanopoulos says the West has seized the initiative from Soviet Russia and must not relinquish it. He warns against a neutral belt bloc from Sweden to the Greek frontier and calls for broadened agenda at the Big Four talks to include satellite state independence and arms supervision.
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Seymour Berkson
Athens
INS
NATO
Stefanos Stefanopoulos
Iloday
Ihe West
Soviet
Russia
Council of Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Mez
Germany
Nota
Paris
Yugoslavia
Austria
Sweden
Stefanopoulos
Truth Sought In Plane Race
Senate Democrats press for the true story on air power comparing the United States and the Soviet Union. Senator Symington demands clear answers from the Eisenhower administration while Lyndon Johnson emphasizes公众need for transparency and coordination among defense leaders. Aviation Week singles out officials suspected of deliberate deception.
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Senate
Lyndon
Johnson
Russia
Sen
Symington
D-Mo
Eisenhower
Texas
Wilson
Air Force
Talbott
Aviation Week
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Battle OF Chemicals
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Charleston Chamber of Commerce
Carbide
C.F. Hamilton Jr
Chemical Week
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