Ike shows will to fight as Congress trims defense funds
President Eisenhower faced renewed House push to cut defense by about 2.5 billion while pressing his foreign aid plan. He warned that cutting foreign aid would be a reckless gamble and urged long term loans over gifts to aid planning. Congress signals continued resistance to the budget.
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Associated Press
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Budget Surplus Outlook Threatened by Higher Spending
Washington observers report that rising government outlays may trim next two year surpluses. A House staff forecast pegs spending at 73 billion for the year starting July 1, with surpluses about 500 million for 1957 and 1958, below January estimates. Senate leaders warn that inflationary pressure could wipe out tax cuts if spending remains high.
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Treasury
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House Economic Committee
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D-Va
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D-Ill
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New Hampshire
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Animal-repellent scents gain niche fame in Germany
A sixth floor chemical lab in Kassel markets animal-repellent scents developed by Dr. Hubert Hildebrandt. The products include Lion 4 and anthropine blends tested worldwide to deter hippos in Zululand, elks in Sweden, and deer near Altoetting.
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Hal Boyle
Kassel
Germany
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South Africa
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News Of Area Men In Service Terry Bryant Enlists in Marines
Terry Edward Bryant of Danville has enlisted in the United States Marine Corps this month. He is the husband of Betty Bryant and son of Mr and Mrs R E Bryant of Danville 1. Bryant will train at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island South Carolina. Basic training covers small arms handling and firing as well as sports and educational programs offered by the corps. After completion he may serve with one of the Marine Corps Land Sea or Air Teams.
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Terry Edward Bryant
Danville 1
Betty Bryant
R. E. Bryant
Danville
United States Marine Corps
Bryant
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island
S. C
U. S. Marine Corps
Archbishop Toolen to ordain Fr Ronald Veigl at Sacred Heart
In Cullman the Most Rev Thomas J Toolen will confer priesthood on Fr Ronald Veigl OSB at Sacred Heart Church. Veigl, a monk of St Bernard Abbey, is the son of Mr and Mrs Albert Veigl of Cullman.
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Cullman
Thomas J. Toolen
Mobile-Birmingham
Ronald L. Veigl
OSB
Sacred Heart Church
Ronald
St. Bernard Abbey
Albert M. Veigl
Death of Tuscaloosa man in Birmingham bus terminal
An aged Tuscaloosa man, William G. Jerrell about 65, collapsed at the Greyhound Bus Terminal in Birmingham and died en route to a hospital. South Mountain Park near Phoenix, Arizona is the world's largest municipally owned park with 15 000 acres.
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Birmingham
Tuscaloosa
William G. Jerrell
Greyhound
South Mountain Park
Phoenix
Arizona
Alabama bills aim to tighten insurance regulation
Alabama lawmakers consider several measures to strengthen supervision of insurance firms. State insurance superintendent James H. Horn presented proposals to Governor James E. Folsom, including new agent broker rules and a three member insurance commission board. The Grand Jury probe of Montgomery insurers placed in receivership last August sparked the push for reforms.
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Alabama
Montgomery
James H. Horn
James E. Folsom
Montgomery County
Horn
Board of Insurance Commissioners
Montgomery Insurance
River-Going Bank Robbers Foiled By Law
Two men, Arthur Kerner and Robert Ferrise, robbed the First State Bank of Mounds Illinois of about 44 thousand dollars, fled by a motorboat across the Ohio River, and were captured on the Kentucky bank side after a shot fired over their heads. Authorities recovered 36819.50 in cash from their sacks. They used a car bought in Cairo and abandoned it at the riverfront. They were extradited back to Murphysboro Illinois by federal agents.
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Kentucky
Mounds
Ohio River
Murphysboro
Ill
Arthur Kerner
Robert Ferrise
St. Paul
Illinois
Marvin Monroe
Air Force shifts to new guided missile for B58 bomber
A House Appropriations Committee report indicates the Air Force will pursue a new design of air to ground guided missiles for the Convair B58 supersonic bomber. The Rascal program was cut back as marginal, with staff suggesting a reevaluation to remove duplication across missile programs.
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Air Force
House Appropriations Committee
Defense Department
Pentagon
House
Department of Defense
Moscow dispute over U S GI in Japan manslaughter case
Moscow radio cites the William S. Girard case as an example of manslaughter by U S personnel abroad. Girard, from Ottawa Illinois, is indicted by a Japanese court for the death of a Japanese woman on a firing range. Defense Secretary Wilson orders no surrender pending review. Three more shell scavengers die on a Japanese range near Chitose.
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Moscow Radio
U.S
William S. Girard
Ottawa
Ill
United States
Japan
Wilson
Girard
Moscow
Chitose
Last Rites Planned For Hatton Resident
James Wil son Stewart 76 of Hat ton died at 9 10 p m yesterday at his Hat ton residence Surviving are his wife Martha Jane Stewart four sons Orben Stewart Knoxville Henry Stewart Town Creek Harvey Stewart Chicago Nel mer Stewart Landersville four daughters Mrs G W Bond Town Creek Mrs Elvie Bucy Paducah Ky Mrs Bill Hat ton Moulton Mrs Fannie Master son Russellville a brother J R Stewart Town Creek a half brother H O Cline Decatur 16 grandchildren six great grandchildren Funeral services set for Thursday 2 30 p m at Sanderson Chapel with Bros Joe Henderson and Lott officiating Burial Ferguson Cemetery Spry Funeral Home Russellville directing Grandsons pallbearers Mr Stewart member of Methodist Church
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Russellville
James Wilson Stewart
Hatton
Martha Jane Stewart
Orben Stewart
Knoxville
Tenn
Henry Stewart
Town Creek
Harvey Stewart
Chicago
Nelmer Stewart
Landersville
G. W. Bond
Elvie Bucy
Paducah
Bill Hatton
Moulton
Stewart
Methodist Church
Haiti Army Seals Order After Bloodless Turnover
Brig. Gen. Leon Cantave seized control to curb anarchy and halt rival presidential feuds. Police ordered to fire without warning on pillagers and saboteurs while censorship and bans on meetings tighten grip. Curfew holds, commerce continues, protests limited, and troops pledged to prevent disorder.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Leon Cantave
Cap Haitien
Committee of Public Safety
Executive Council
No Cheers No Tears For Lindbergh No. 2 Flight
Paris witnessed a routine landing as U S Air Force Maj Robinson Risner touched down in a Super Sabre at Le Bourget Field after a 6 hour 37 minute transatlantic flight from McGuire Field New Jersey. The jet set a potential new U S to Paris record with two in flight refuelings but crowds were sparse on the anniversary of Lindbergh's arrival in the Spirit of St Louis.
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Paris
U.S. Air Force
Robinson Risner
le Bourget Field
Atlantic
Lindbergh
Risner
McGuire Field
U.S
Charles A. Lindbergh
Navy rejects claim carrier hit object off Florida coast
Washington says divers found a broken propeller blade on the Franklin D Roosevelt likely fractured at a weld years earlier. The heavy fragment damaged another part as the 45 000 ton carrier steamed off Mayport Florida last Wednesday. First reports had blamed the damage on a submerged object.
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Washington
Navy Today
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mayport
Ifla
Navy
Submerged Object Spurs Theories On Naval Incident
Reports describe a submerged object sighting with speculation that a warship may have struck a submarine a whale or an unmarked wreck. Authorities evaluate debris sonar and search patterns to determine what was encountered at sea.
Everest Height and First Ascent History
Mount Everest in the Himalayas stands at 29 002 feet. It has been climbed only once, in 1953.
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Everest
Himalayas
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