Pennsylvania congressmen seek federal aid for low spirits areas
Three Pennsylvania Democrats introduced bills to provide 389.5 million dollars in federal aid to depressed areas. The package echoes earlier proposals vetoed by President Eisenhower. Rep. Francis Walter Rep. Daniel Flood and Rep. Thomas Morgan led the effort.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Congress
Eisenhower
Francis E. Walter
Daniel J. Flood
Thomas E. Morgan
Elmer J. Holland
D-Pa
Walter
General Services Administration
Dennis Crosby Son Ordered to Pay Support in Court
In Los Angeles AP report lawyer Milton Zerin said Dennis Crosby should pay $709 a month for the support of Denise Michelle, a 3 year old girl, with Marilyn Miller Scott asserting the crooner’s son is worth $750,000. The divorcee seeks $7.00 more for car and furniture as she plans to move. The jury previously found Dennis, 26, to be the father of Denise.
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Los Angeles
Dennis Crosby
Dennis
Milton Zerin
Marilyn Miller Scott
Bing Crosby
Denise Michelle
Scott
Newspaper price hike to ten cents in Oil City
The Oil City Derrick and The News Herald of Franklin raised their prices from seven to ten cents per copy citing higher production costs. Home delivery remains 43 cents per week.
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Oil City, Pa
Oil City
News Herald
Franklin
Derrick
Jail Ousts Rebel Dad Leaves California for Kansas
Fred Block a 67 year old Kansas farmer spent nine years in Yolo County Jail for failure to pay child support to his ex wife. He left with a reporter saying he is moving out of California and may return to Kansas. Judge Ches ter C. McDonald ordered a January 16 hearing on the disposition of $1,100 in Social Security checks accrued while jailed and noted the county’s $11,340 custody cost. The daughter, for whom support was meant, has grown and married.
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Woodland
Calif
Kansas
Fred Block
Tuesay
Sacramento
California
Superior Court
Chester C. McDonald
Black
Yolo County
Jai
Yole County
Castro Blame Centered on Rift With United States
In Havana observers blame Castro for souring U S Cuban ties by resisting normal relations after seizing American investments and snubbing meetings with Eisenhower or Herter. The rift deepened as anti-Castro activity surged and U S diplomats faced arrets and denial of immunity.
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Havana
Cuba
Castro
United States
Fidel Castro
Eisenhower
Herter
Washington
United
U.S
Philip Bonsal
Bonsal
Hitler
Bandits Rob Assist District Attorney's Office
In Pittsburgh an assistant district attorney from Washington County and his client were tied up and robbed by two masked bandits. With guns drawn they entered the office of Michael E. Kusturess during a conference with Jack Hollman of Venetia, binding them with tape and a lamp cord and taking cash from pockets and a safety deposit.
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Pittsburgh
Washington County
Michael E. Kusturess
Jack Hollman
Venetia
Eisenhower Skips Final State of the Union Address
President Eisenhower will not deliver the final State of the Union in person on January 12. The White House announced budget and economic report dates for January 16 and 18. He may give a farewell radio and TV address before leaving office January 20, with one final news conference planned.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Turkey’s Cabinet Resigns to Let General Name New Government
Ankara AP reports 18 ministers resigned to let Gen Cemal Gursel freely appoint a government from the Constituent Assembly. Outgoing ministers will join the new assembly meeting Friday, Turkey’s first political forum since last May’s military revolt that toppled Menudes and Bayar and dissolved parliament.
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Ankara
Turkey
Tursey
Cemal Gursel
Constituent Assembly
Gursel
iCabinet
Adnan Menderes
Celal Bayar
Democratic Party
Senate
Kennedy Pledges Push Social Welfare Bills Amid Senate Fight
Senate Democratic leaders press Kennedy social welfare agenda led by a reintroduced low in spirits areas bill from Sen. Paul Douglas. House and Senate clash over civil rights rules as leaders seek to curb Southern obstruction in the liberal agenda.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
John F. Kennedy
Paul Douglas
House
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Clinton P. Anderson
Dn.m
Hubert H. Humphrey
Thomas H. Kucher
R-Calif
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Sam Rayburn
William Calmer
D-Miss
Writer Files Rights Suit Against New York Attorney General
The publisher of How I Made Two Million Dollars in the Stock Market sues New York State Attorney General Lefkowitz in federal court claiming a civil rights violation. The suit stems from Lefkowitz’s remarks about the Nicho las Darvas book during media briefings after a state court dismissal of a separate case.
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New York
New York State
Milton A. Bass
American Research Council
State Supreme Court
Henry Epstein
Atty
Louis J. Lefkowitz
Epstein
Lefkowitz
Nicholas Darvas
Free Press
Johnson Seeks Strong Role in New Congress Circles
In Washington Lyndon Baines Johnson moves toward presiding over Democratic policy sessions as he becomes vice president on January 20. Senate leaders plan to let Johnson chair Democratic caucuses and policy meetings, a move that could project power without voting rights. Critics warn the appearance of influence may matter more than formal authority.
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Washington
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Congress
Johnson
Texas
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Richard M. Nixon
Senate
Paul Douglas
D-Ill
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Alben Barkley
Barkley
Eugene J. McCarthy
Dminn
Bias Charge Hits AFL-CIO Over Unions’ Racism
NAACP labor secretary Herbert Hill told the 52nd annual NAACP meeting that the merged AFL-CIO has failed to root out racial discrimination in many unions. He cited SIU and other craft unions with segregated lodges and separate seniority lines, and noted denial of apprenticeship access for Black workers.
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New York
Herbert Hill
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Afl-Cio
AFL
Hill
Seafarers International Union Wich
Great Lakes
Hil
SIU
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Steel Parley Set to Air Problems in Unemployment
In Washington the head of the steel industry and union president David J. McDonald plan top level talks to curb unemployment and underproduction in the steel sector. The Human Relations Research Committee will host the discussions with Cooper and McDonald as co chairs. A Harrisburg notice reports Dr Warren J Muhlfelders appointment as Hollidaysburg State Hospital superintendent.
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Washington
David J. McDonald
Vinal Vuuper
McDonald
Cooper
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Warren J. Muhlfelder
Hollidaysburg State Hospital
Muhlfelder
Exec and Wife Die in Apparent Suicide Pact
Pittsburgh business executive Jay D. Frye aged 43 and his wife Virginia 42 were found shot to death at their home near Murrysville. Coroner Stephen Yaney said the deaths appear to be murders by their own action with a .32 caliber revolver found near Frye. Townsends family physician Townsend reported the deaths after neighbors heard shots. The couple had no children.
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Greensburg
Jay d. Frye
Pittsburgh
Virginia
Murrysville
Westmoreland County
Stephen D. Yaney
Frye
Union Title Guaranty Co
Relief Checks Dominate Pennsylvania Legislature Session
Harrisburg report says lawmakers reconvened to address a $62.5 million relief and education funding shortfall. The plan borrows $50 million from state funds and redirects $125 million from unused appropriations to cover urgent needs as Governor Lawrence signs measures into law during a rapid budget push.
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House
Stephen McGann
Anto
Lawrence
Senate
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