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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1958

Page

5

Congress Court-Curb Bill Sparks Senate Warns of Clash

The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a four part bill to curb Supreme Court power on contempt of Congress appeals and past Communist party membership rulings. Southern Democrats led by Eastland and Republicans led by Jenner support it, but floor action is unlikely.

Washington Congress Senate Judiciary Committee Supreme Court Sen Eastland Dmiss Jenner R-Ind John T. Watkins Congressional

Signs of Industrial Prices Slipping As Slump Presses On

Despite a business downturn some corporate purchasing agents report a downward drift in manufactured industrial prices. Federal reserve bank presidents caution that consumer prices may not follow due to entrenched inflation and wage rigidity. They cite contractual payments taxes tariffs and price controls as obstacles to downward price moves while noting only modest declines so far in industrial goods.

New York Federal Reserve Banks National Assn. of Federal Reserve

Supreme Court Limits State Power in Bar and Subversion Cases

The text notes two 1950s rulings: state bar committees blocked new lawyers from UNM and USC law schools despite favorable testimony, with Supreme Court finding due process required. It also cites 1956 and 1957 decisions limiting state subversion prosecutions, invalidating Pennsylvania revocation and ordering retrials where needed.

University of New Mexico Law School Law School University of Southern California Supreme Court United States Steve Nelson Pennsylvania

Mayflower Borne With 101 Passengers and 48 Crew

The Mayflower carried 101 passengers and 48 crew members when it departed England in 1620, a voyage that would shape colonial American history.

England

Test of ocean currents sends 24000 bottles afloat

Nearly 24,000 bottles were released in the North Pacific by the Fisheries Research Board as a currents experiment. Each bottle carried a card worth one dollar if posted back. So far only about 600 have been returned.

Nanaimo B. C North Pacific Fisheries Research Board Ocean

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