Woman Senator Attacks General On Stewart Nominations
Sen. Margaret Chase Smith charged Air Force Lt. Gen. Emmett O'Donnell Jr. with misrepresentation and extensive false testimony to push Jimmy Stewart’s reserve brigadier general nomination. The Senate confirmed nine reserve generals but not Stewart, a decision Smith and others opposed.
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Margaret Chase Smith
Air Force
Mett O'Donnell
Stewart
Washington
R-Me
Emmett O'Donnell Jr
Jimmy Stewart
Senate
Smith
Canton
D-Mo
Symington
Sen. Smith
Russell
D-Ga
Gen. O'Donnell
Kasper’s Plan to Use Greensboro Courthouse Questioned
Greensboro authorities have not received a permit request from segregationist John Kasper to use the Guilford County Courthouse. Board of Commissioners chair says Kasper’s schedule may be blocked if he seeks access, as officials doubt public interest favors allowing his event.
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Greensboro
N.C
John Kasper
North Carolina
Nashville
Tenn
Win
Lloyd
Guilford County Board of Commissioners
Kasper
Poor Taxpayer States Take Large Bite From Citizens
A Census Bureau report shows state taxes totaling 14.8 billion dollars for the 1957 fiscal year ending June 30, with California leading at 1.637 billion and New York at 1.44 billion. The study notes per capita variation and highlights sales and gross receipts taxes along with income and corporate taxes contributing to the total.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Census Bureau
Nevada
New Jersey
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Delaware
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Virginia
Eisenhower Considered McKinney for GBA Post
Washington reports indicate President Eisenhower may appoint McKinney a backer of Adlai Stevenson’s 1956 bid to head a U S government post tied to the atomic energy program. Democrats complain no top-level pick has represented their faction since Senator George’s death.
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Washington
Robert
New
Walter F. George
Georgia
Eisenhower
Waste at Air Bases Under Probe in Newfoundland
Defense Department admits millions of dollars in unneeded supplies piled up at Northeast Air Command bases and some went to waste. Action taken by Air Force and Army commanders. a Pentagon surplus policy is being developed for remote areas. Perkins McGuire announced the steps in response to Senator McClellan inquiry into Newfoundland bases.
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Washington
Defense Department
Northeast Air Command
Air Force
Army
Pentagon
Department
Perkins McGuire
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Senate Group
Newfoundland
Labrador
McClellan
State Fair Lines Up Entertainers
Raleigh officials announced the North Carolina State Fair will run October 15 to 19 with Julius La Rosa headlining. Johnny Long and his orchestra will provide music for arena programs. Long is a Duke University graduate.
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Raleigh
Julius la Rosa
Perry Como
Johnny Long
Long
Duke University
UAW Offer Rejected By Ford
Detroit August 24 Ford Motor Co rejected Walter Reuthers proposal to cut prices on 1958 models to curb inflation. Henry Ford I said pricing is not subject to bargaining and no extension of three year contracts was proposed unlike GM. Ford noted wage increases over the past decade were negotiated under duress and questioned how to fight the blaze.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Walter Reuther
United Auto ‘Workers
Henry Ford
Reuther
Ford Ford
Ler Corp
Ford
Chrysler
Old Fort Negro Students Seek Admission to White Schools
The Old Fort school district heard 40 Negro students seek admission to white schools. The Negro families and Raleigh lawyers failed to appear for the hearing, which was continued until midweek with due notice to legal representatives. Witnesses testified as the board reviewed signatures and power of attorney concerns and set future dates.
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Taylor and Mitchell
Raleigh
Ugh
Marion City Schools
P. W. Greer
Melvin H. Taylor
McDowell County
Rapies Auld Tes Beard
Group Divided Students Touring China In Quarrel
A split among 41 Americans from the Moscow Youth Festival delegation to Peiping emerged after an eight day trip. Rightists refused to hand over passports, leftists pressed them, leading to a struggle at the Peiping station and a later class on Chinese law by Rev War ren McKenna.
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London
Bet China
Reu Today
Peiping
Moscow
Shelby Tucker
Yale
Pass Christian
Miss
Tucker
Reuters
Eisenhower briefly flies two engine plane from Washington
President Eisenhower, once a licensed pilot, took the controls of a two engine plane for a few minutes on a Washington to Gettysburg flight. Col William Draper served as co pilot and later said the president “does a real job of flying.”
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
William G. Draper
Draper
Air Force
Washington
Neen
Adjournment Slated For Next Weekend Defense of Syria policy shapes vote
Washington Aug 24 The last visible threat to enactment of a civil rights bill hinges on Southern Democrats who oppose the measure and plan to register views in the Senate but will not speak out. State Department officials weigh Syria’s drift toward Soviet influence as Dulles seeks a unified Arab-led approach with U S cooperation but primary responsibility for action resting with Arab states.
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Congress
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Senate
Dulles
Syria
United States
Lou Henderson
Middle East
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Shukri Kuwaily
Egypt
State Department
Moscow
Damascus
Kremlin
Olin Johnston
D-Sc
Sen. Stennis
D-Miss
Dentist Identifies Missing Girl Head in Chicago
Chicago dentist Dr. Edward Lynch identified the severed head found in Montrose Harbor as Judith Andersen, 15, who had been missing for over a week. A torso was recovered in an oil drum, and a diver found the head and limbs in another drum. Andersen last seen Aug. 16 after leaving a friend’s home.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Judith Andersen
Edward Lynch
Cook County Hospital
Mitchell Juliussen
Lynch
Montrose
Ralph Ed
S. Andersen
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