Air Academy Gets Approval in Senate and House
The Air Force Academy won approval from both chambers, with a Senate plan to transfer up to 24 percent of graduates among all services potentially delaying final action. The academy’s 126 million dollar authorization mirrors West Point and Annapolis, as debate centers on unifying service academies and graduate transfers overseen by the Army Navy and Air Force secretaries.
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Associated Press
Washington
Air Force Academy
Senate
House Aday
Army
West Point
Navy
Annapolis
Gore
D-Tenn
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Air Force
Air Academy
Gas Well Driller Crushed to Death in Pennsylvania
In Lock Haven Pennsylvania Banks Dixon Burns a 56 year old gas well driller was crushed when a 22 ton piece of equipment toppled onto him at a Mid-Atlantic Gas Co site near the Clinton Potter County line. A fellow worker was present but not injured.
Auto Fatality Case Drives Involuntary Manslaughter Debate
Erie district attorney McLaughlin reviews whether a driver can be charged with involuntary manslaughter when a victim dies of a heart attack linked to an accident. Arthur Wray died under a car on Route 20 near Girard. Harold Snyder, the driver, fled and was later captured. An autopsy showed death from heart attack, weakening the manslaughter case.
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Erie—District
Auloiney ooMws
McLaughlin
Arthur Wray
Girard
Route 20
Harold Snyder
Snyder
Wray
Richard Eisenberg
Benny Benny Spends 25000 On Daughter Joan's Wedding
Hollywood reports Jack Benny plans a 25000 wedding for his daughter Joan age 19 with Seth Baker 26 a New York stock broker. The ceremony occurs in the Crystal Room Beverly Hills Hotel with 500 guests and a two week Hawaii honeymoon.
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Secare Hollywood
Jack Benny
Joan
Miss Benny
Seth Baker
New York
Beverly Hills
Hawaii
Saylor Aims to Double Personal Tax Exemptions
Rep. Saylor of Pennsylvania plans talks with President Eisenhower on unemployment and introduces a bill to raise personal and dependent exemptions from 600 to 1500 and 1000 respectively. He calls tax relief a bonafide business zone while the administration opposes an exemption rise.
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Washington
Saylor
Eisenhower
Armstrong - Cambria - Indiana
Johnstown
House
Sen. George
Threat to Sen McCarthy Reported at Waldorf Astoria
An anonymous caller with a Spanish accent warned Waldorf Astoria guards that misfortune would befall Sen McCarthy during the night after he checked in. Police traced no further details as the line hung up. McCarthy may not have been notified.
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New York
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Waldorf-Astoria
Joseph Whelan
McGarthy
May Transfer CD Offices To Penns Associated Presu
Gov John S Fine said conferences are under way to transfer national civil defense headquarters from Washington to nearby Indian Gap. A decision expected in a week or 10 days. Conferences with Val Peterson were held, the civil defense chief and former Nebraska governor. The move aims to disperse offices from Washington in case of a stone attack. The civil defense headquarters employs 500 to 600 people.
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Harrisburg
John Sfine
Unional Civil Defense
Washington
Indianown Gap
Fine
Val Peterson
Ona Civil Defense
Nebraska
Nalini Civil Defense
Stolen Kiss Cost Philadelphia Man Dearly
A Philadelphia man, Ernest Peterson, was fined $200 by Judge John Morgan Davis after forcing a young housewife to kiss him at gunpoint on a street night. The judge called the crime among the stupidest he had seen.
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Enone
Philadelphia
Ernest Peterson
John Morgan Davis
Peterson
Davis
New School Rental Budget Set at 111777 For 54 55
The City Council discusses school facility costs including a 1,887.58 revision to cafeteria wall structural repairs and the proposed rental budget of 111,777 for the 1954-55 period. Four job applicants are reviewed for a farm shop teaching post, with recommendations deferred.
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Stanley Ander‘son
Hunter ~ Caldwell - Campbell
Douglas
Rural students bus times and meal counts reported
The superintendent cited a survey showing 208 children leave home before 7 45 a m and 213 arrive after 4 30 p m. Cafeteria reports show Juror High served 8992 meals and Senior High 10383 meals this year. The Corty board meeting was cancelled as two directors were out of the city.
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Juror High
Corty Board
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