Stolen train engine and boxcar crash into Lake Michigan
A 1.5-ton switch engine and a seven-car boxcar, apparently stolen while the crew ate lunch, ran five miles from Manitowoc to Lake Michigan and crashed into the harbor. The diesel engine sank in 38 feet of water while the 37-ton boxcar floated near a coal yard dock. a second car hung over the edge. Police and a diver were dispatched to search for anyone aboard and determine how the incident occurred.
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Two Rivers
Wis
Lake Michigan
Manitowoc
Manitowic
John Brandt
A. C. Culver
Culver
Micro Aluminum Co
Decrease Told In Coast Jobs Decrease Told In Coast Jobs
Wage and Salary employment across California Oregon and Washington fell by 231000 from mid December to mid January excluding domestic and agricultural workers. January total stood at 75349600 slightly below last year's average but above any January before 1957. California lost about 30000 from year ago Oregon down 23000 from December and 14500 from a year earlier Washington dropped 30000 aided by milder weather.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Department of Labor
California
Oregon
Washington
U S Acts to Encourage More Loans
Washington reports a half percent Federal Reserve discount rate cut aimed at reviving business. The Fed allowed major banks to reduce borrowing costs to 3 1 2 percent while nine other banks prepare similar cuts. Commerce and Labor data show January demand weakness, February department store sales down 8 percent, yet February weather may skew totals. Construction activity hit a February record at 3 077 000 000 dollars, and savings bonds sales beat redemptions in February for the first time since 1956. A Nottingham, England cops sting notes a shop dummy used as a decoy.
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Washington
Llp
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Commerce Department
Commerce and Labor Departments
Treasury
Nottingham
England
Imost
Siller
Warsmith
Noans
Road and ski conditions from California state report
As of 9 a m in the Sierra region highways 4 50 98 108 39 140 41 36 39 and Nevada 27 show no chain requirements. Snow depths range from 18 to 184 inches with skiing generally good and clear conditions though some sections list increasing cloudiness.
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Sanfrancisco
Sierra
California State Automobile
ASSN
Yosemite
Badger Pass
North Lake Tahoe
Nevada
Mack Attorney Dealings Probed In Federal Inquiry
A federal grand jury examined records relating to resigning FCC commissioner Richard A. Mack and Miami attorney Thurman A. Whiteside. Whiteside, charged with influencing Mack’s vote on Miami Channel 10, stated satisfaction as DOJ takes over the probe. The panel reviewed Andar Inc records tied to Mack’s profits from a one sixth share in an insurance agency tied to Channel 10. Charles F. Shelden, insurance agency secretary-treasurer, also appeared before the grand jury.
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Washington
Llp
FCC
Richard A. Mack
Miami
Thurman A. Whiteside
Whiteside
Mack
Channel 10
Department of Justice
Andar, Inc
Stembler- Shelden Insurance “Agency
Charles F. Shelden
Kine Channel 10
Aire
Farm Bloc in All-Out Fight on Price Supports Cut
Washington UP reports a Farm Bloc mobilizes to block Ezra Benson price supports cuts and planting ceilings. Senate Agriculture Committee backs maintaining 1957 levels, while House panel approves easing dairy and other price supports. Bipartisan maneuvering aims to thwart administration cuts and avert a broader farm bill fight.
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Washington
Agri
Ezra 1
Ben Ji 4Son
House
Carl ‘Albert
Okla
United Press
Congress
White House
Spesgard L. Holland
D-Fla
Benon
Benson
Senate Agriculture Committee
Alliaice
Albert
Senate
Antioch man admits killing foreman at steel plant
Paul K. Mercer 60 of Antioch confessed to fatally shooting William F. Jackson of Orinda at a steel plant after Mercer said he would be turned in for drinking on the job. He claimed he fired to kill Jackson in the heart and then twice in the head. Mercer was arrested soon after in downtown Antioch while buying liquor, with four bullets remaining from a nine shot .22 cartridge.
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Antioch
Mercer
Jackson
Raymond Veira
Veira
River Styx Bridge Washout Delays Crossings
Heavy rains flood a footbridge over the Stream forming the Alabama Florida border disabling passage. The crossing, once a link near Pensacola, remains unusable with no ferry available to bridge the gap.
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River Styx
Pensacola
Alabama - Florida
Suprvrs Vote For Tighter Smog Controls In City
San Francisco committees back stricter air pollution rules after a protest by about 30 dump trucks circling City Hall. Smog official Benjamin Linsky was hanged in effigy as owners urged repeal of the burning ban.
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San
Francisco
Supervisors’, Public Health, and Welfare
Benjamin‘ Linsky
Linsky
Demos Step Up Drive For More Public Works
Democratic leaders push for immediate public works accelerations with Johnson and Knowland at odds over pace. House plans two billion dollar aid bill for job creation in distressed towns as Federal Reserve cuts borrowings to spur business. Government reports show mixed construction gains amid broader gloom.
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Washington
Ihut
Jess
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
Congress
Johnson
Knowland
William F
Calif
Explorer Cartoon Appears in London Daily Sketch
A London Daily Sketch cartoon shows a man at a counter on the telephone saying Not yet Mr. Eisenhower but keep in touch. The panel cites President Eisenhower in a light wartime era context reflecting American leadership.
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London
Daily Sketch Today
Eisenhower
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