Hodges Plans Upheld As Prisons Bill Faces Senate Scrutiny
Governor Hodges presses for an independent prisons department and board while the Senate prepares to shape a long spending measure through a joint subcommittee. Reapportionment debates threaten passage as constitutional amendments require a three fifths vote in both chambers. Finance Panel concludes tax hearings and moves to decide Hodges tax proposals.
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Prisons Department
Prisons Board
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Gov. Hodges
House
Finance Committee
Tax Study Commission
Midwest GOP calls for federal budget cuts across eight states
National GOP leaders from North and South Dakota Minnesota Iowa Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and Colorado report broad Midwest desire to reduce federal spending and limit education aid while noting candor at regional fact finding meetings A national committee gathering is planned for June in Washington with regional participants invited.
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GOP
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
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House Campaign Committee
Washington
NATO exercise ends in Turkey Bay of Saros
Operation Red Leathernecks concludes near Saros Bay as 25 000 U S sailors and Marines, 33 ships, and allied forces from Britain and Turkey test NATO readiness. Marines land five miles inland, then prepare to resume peacetime patrols aboard carriers Forrestal and Lake Champlain with Wisconsin Salem Des Moines among the task force.
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Bay of Saros
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Britain
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Europe
Saros
Red Bulgaria
Forrestal
Lake Champlain
Wisconsin
Salem
Des Moines
New Jordanian Government Formation Fails Amid Crisis
Abdel Halim Nimr, head of the National Socialist party, formed a new government but lacked political support and resigned. Nabulsi and Mufti failed to form a government, mediation began between the royal palace and nationalist forces as troops moved in and out, with censorship limiting reports from Amman.
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Jordan
Abdel Halim Nimr
Socialist Party
Geo
Mufti
Hussein
Nabulsi
Nimr
Tel Aviv
Golda Meir
Israel
Mapai
Socialist Labor— Party
Ateler
Jordan River
Controversy Delays Action In Congress Halfway Through Session
Congress nears halfway through the 1957 session with major Eisenhower programs at risk and few measures enacted. Key items include a Middle East troop aid pledge with 200 million dollars, extending taxes for 15 months, more mortgage lending, and extra SBA loan authority. Knowland cautions it is early to judge records and notes Easter-driven pace.
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Eisenhower
Middle East
U. S
Federal National Mortgage Assn
Knowland
Rcalit
Western Allies plan UN battle over Suez as Jordan crisis grows
The United States Britain and France tentatively agree to bring the Suez Canal issue to the United Nations Security Council likely next week. State Department officials push for a solid Western front while a Jordan crisis could trigger wider international trouble and Soviet leverage in the region. British and French experts remain unimpressed by Nasser’s Canal plans as Cairo talks with Hare wind down.
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Suleiman Nabulsi
Syria
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West Bank
Palestine
Egypt
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Britain
France
Suez Canal
United Nations Security Council
State Department
U.N
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
U.S
Raymond A. Hare
Nasser
Hare
Americans Protest Egyptian Censorship
Cairo April 13 American radio correspondents complain Egypt reimposed censorship on outgoing broadcasts when mentioning military matters. Welles Hangen of NBC and Frank Kearns of CBS say they are cut off though no official censorship exists. Some reporters report delays in press cables but no direct censorship noted.
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Egypt
Welles Hangen
NBC
Frank Kearns
CBS
Princess Grace Finds Royal Duty Mirrors Hollywood Fame
Princess Grace of Monaco marks her first wedding anniversary balancing royal duties with film star memories. She oversees palace work, nursery time, receptions, and charitable tasks while directing the Red Cross and supporting orphanages and hospitals.
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Monaco
Grace
Grace Kelly
Philadelphia
Hollywood
Caroline
Margaret Stahl
Prince Rainier
Palace
Iin
Principality
Red Cross
AEC Reports Atomic Test In Russia
The Atomic Energy Commission said Russia conducted another nuclear test on April 12, the fourth in 10 days. Chairman Lewis L. Strauss noted the USSR has detonated four tests in this period, with the last on April 10, marking the 10th commission-reported blast since August.
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Atomic Energy Commission
Russia
Lewis L. Strauss
AEC
Strauss
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
Commission
Gore Hits Monetary Policies Criticizes Eisenhower Plan
Sen. Gore and Sen. Humphrey backed by Democrats call for a Senate Finance Committee inquiry into interest rates revenues credit taxes and debts. They argue the inquiry will reveal a sharp partisan difference and aid Democrats in next year’s congressional campaigns.
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Sen
Gore
D-Tenn
Eisenhower
Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Known Dead In Jap Ferry Disaster
Tokyo sources report 28 dead with 65 missing and 129 rescued after the 40 ton No. 5 Kitagawa Maru sank in the Inland Sea 27 miles east of Hiroshima. Authorities say the vessel carried 2½ times its registered passenger capacity, prompting stern action to halt overloads.
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Tokyo
Japanese Coast Guard
Japan
Hiroshima
Indian women win seats across parliament and states
In New Delhi on April 13 Indians elected 27 women to the national parliament and 195 to state assemblies. Two women in parliament are Communists but the majority belong to Prime Minister Nehru's Congress Party.
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New Delhi
Nehru
Congress Party
Rush Expected Monday Mail Disruption Across Cities
The Associated Press reports a nationwide mail slowdown as income tax deadlines loom. Offices operated with skeleton crews, delays feared, and many workers took two days off. Postmasters in New Haven and Boston noted widespread complaints while Milwaukee and Washington saw unusual quiet as mail handling shifted to Monday deliveries.
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Post Office Department
Washington
Post Office
Edward Isacco
Providence
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