Eisenhower Expands Independent Action in Late Term
Washington AP reports President Eisenhower shows growing independence in appointments and a no compromise stance toward the Democratic Congress. He reportedly vetoes excessive spending while GOP leaders anticipate hearings on four new nominees, with Donegan and Sweeney named to the Federal Power Commission.
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Washington
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Eisenhower
Thomas J. Donegan
Subversive Activities Control Board
Paul A. Sweeney
Justice Department
Federal Power Commission
Donegan
Sweeney
William
D-Tex
Congress
Elgin Taxes Drop Enrollment Shifts Budgets Across Districts
Elgin faces lower enrollment while Conelway and Wayne Trip districts plan higher budgets. Wayne sees 11.6 percent rise in tary brackets and 15 percent more secondary students. Concord Township projects 5.7 percent elementary growth and 0.7 percent secondary rise, with Columbus—Spring Creek and Corry also forecasting enrollment increases in coming year.
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Spring Creek
Corry
Nixon Kennedy clash wins Indiana and beyond at convention
Nixon captures Indiana on first ballot while Kennedy fights for momentum with Dal Daly and John H. Latham. Humphrey leads in DC Democratic preference with Morse close. Stevenson shows support. Bender faces setback in Ohio, DiSalle slate strong. Florida runoff looms for Bryant Carlton, Alabama primary tests States Rights vs Loyalists.
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Stevenson
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Bender
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Carlton
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Kennedy Meets Humphrey In Debate In Charleston Tonight
Sen. John F. Kennedy and Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey face off in a free for all Democratic presidential debate in Charleston. The two will deliver five minute opening statements then answer questions from a neutral moderator, with five minute rebuttals and coin toss ordering. The 7:30 to 8:30 pm EST program airs on KDKA TV and stations nationwide via Mutual radio network and New York Times radio.
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Modern Daniel Flirts With Lion at Central Park Zoo
Smith, 38, a laborer, vaulted a guard rail and patted a lion on the head at Central Park Zoo. The lion snapped. policewomen pulled him back over the railing as the crowd screamed. He was charged with disorderly conduct. The text ends with an unrelated line about Bolivian metals.
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New York
Mock Civil Defense Drill Forces Mass Casualty Assumptions
In a statewide Civil Defense test 2 waves of attacks on a dozen cities created a scenario of over four million dead and injured, with 2 million homeless. Officials report near total participation and success, noting issues in Northumberland and Clinton counties and praising Philadelphia and Pittsburgh cooperation. Regional analyses will follow in Lehighton Selinsgrove and Kittanning.
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Selinsgrove
Kittanning
Richard Gerstell
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Gerstell
Northumberland
Clinton
Kids Go Carts in Youngsville Town Meeting Debate
In Youngsville Borough, residents urged limits on child go carts used on pavements after many comments about hazardous use. Councilman Rex Yours defended the youth, opposing strict rules if adults speeding aren’t controlled. Council President Orval Barton favored a middle ground to curb misuse without banning the mini vehicles.
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Youngsville
Corbett
Margaret Braze
Rex
Orval Barton
Eisenhower and Congress trade charges in 1950s election year
Washington reports a brisk clash over the year’s politics as President Eisenhower urges Congress to act and Democrats defend their record. The civil rights bill delays and party disagreements frame a campaign where voters face complex statements and shifting positions. Political jockeying tracks with past legislative pace.
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Eisenhower
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Boy rescues girl from canal in Deerfield Beach
A 10-year-old boy named Bobby Eliott, visiting relatives in Deerfield Beach, jumped into a canal and saved 3-year-old Joyce Ayard who had fallen from a bridge rail. Both youngsters escaped serious injury, and the boy declined compensation, saying he could not take money. The same report notes Charles de Gaulle returning to Paris after a 17-day tour of Canada and the United States.
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Robert E Elliott
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