Housing Inquiry Is Launched Into Goldsboro Development
A North Carolina housing authority faced a legislative probe over spending on repairs and improvements at a Goldsboro development after a land lease expired. The committee examined a proposed sale of the development to the authority for 1.165 million dollars and questioned land ownership tied to former executive director H. Emmett Powell. Plans and figures from 1955 to 1957 show maintenance costs totaling over 218 thousand dollars, while the attorney general noted no efforts to secure land title during the lease period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Eastern Carolina Regional Housing Authority
Goldsboro
Housing Authority
H. Emmett Powell
Wayne Redevelopment Co
Powell
James A. Rollins
Atlanta
U.S. Public Housing Administration
George B. Patton
Postal Pay Increase Debate Divides Senate Over Size
The Senate debates a postal pay raise for 500,000 workers with Sen. Carlson proposing 7 percent and Democrats seeking about 12 percent plus cost of living adjustments. Costs compare 195 million versus 320 million. Eisenhower earlier proposed 6 percent. The session also rejects a bid to reverse the postal rate decision setting a 5 cent nonlocal letter rate for three years, while approving related revenue-cut amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Sen. Carlson
R-Kan
Eisenhower
Carlson
Javits
R-Ny
Morse
Yarborough
President Eisenhower undergoes tooth extraction at Walter Reed
President Eisenhower had a cracked tooth extracted at Walter Reed Army Hospital and remained for a physical checkup planned for tomorrow. The White House called the procedure normal and successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hosital
White House
Thor Flight and Presidents Health At White House
A Thor missile with a new stubby nose cone launched from Cape Canaveral for a Europe deployment. In Washington President Eisenhower underwent a routine upper molar extraction after a stroke earlier, with doctors saying it was normal and successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Thor
Europe
Reck
Cocoa Beach
Atlantic
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Eisenhower
Paris
Car Wreck Near Burlington Leaves Three Uninjured
Evelyn Pettiford driving from Burlington to Greensboro with two friends lost steering when the trunk lid opened. The wheel came off, sending the 1951 car over a 30 foot bank and into a bridge abutment after nine guard posts were torn up. Patrols report the car demolished but the women unharmed.
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Burlington
N. C
Evelyn Pettiford
Here
Greensboro
Evelyn
Profits Jump for P Lorillard in 1957
P Lorillard Co reports 1957 earnings of 11.48 million dollars up 154 percent from 1956. Per share earnings rise to 3.78 dollars from 1.34, with sales up 44 percent to 293.42 million. Company credits year of Kent cigarettes for growth.
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New York
Kent
P. Lorillard Co
Lewis Gruber
Ten Make Escape Through Rear Door
A Floyd County school bus carrying about 40 students collided with a truck and skimmed an automobile before plunging into the rain swollen Levisa Fork river near Prestonburg Kentucky. Ten youngsters escaped through a rear door and reached shore as divers searched the sinking bus with more than 20 people feared dead including the driver John Alex Derossett.
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Prestonburg
Floyd County
Levisa
Big Sandy River
Here
Cate
James Bolen
Prestonsburg High School
John Alex Derossett
Huntington
W.va
White Officers Accused of Hitting a Negro in Manhattan
In New York two white patrolmen Patrick Kilgannon and Andrew Cassels were suspended and charged with felonious assault after allegedly striking 37 year old Odessa Walker on a Manhattan street and pointing a revolver at her son John, 18, as he aided his mother. Five witnesses testified to the incident.
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New York
Manhattan
Patrick T. Kilgannon
Andrew C. Cassels
James T. McDonald
Kilgannon
Cassels
Odessa Walker
New U S Arms Team Named for Disarmament Talks
Washington names a new U S arms team led by James J Wadsworth to press Russia on disarmament as Harold Stassen shifts to a Pennsylvania gubernatorial bid. The delegation includes four citizen advisers and reflects a shift toward UN backed negotiations and a larger 25 country subcommittee.
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Washington
United States
Russia
James J. Wadsworth
U.S
United Nations
Harold E. Stassen
Alfred M. Gruenther
Robert A. Lovett
John J. McCloy
Walter Bedell Smith
Dulles
Eisenhower
Atomic Energy Commission
Stassen
Pennsylvania
Wadsworth
London
World Atoms For Peace Agency
America
U.N
Britain
France
Canada
Silky Sullivan Learns to Win from Behind
Arcadia California a remarkable 3 year old colt Silky Sullivan earns his fame by flipping from last place to victory. Jockey Willie Harmatz notes the slow start and sudden burst to speed as he shifts gears to win races. Co owners Tom Rose and Phil Klipstein admit the scares, while Silky’s times suggest Derby potential despite an 5 wins in 11 starts.
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Arcadia
Calif
Silky Sullivan
Willie Harmatz
Silky
Tom Rose
Oakland
Phil Klipstein
Bakersfield
San
Ta Anita
Rudolph the Rat Grounds a 44 Passenger Airliner at Midway
At Chicago Midway a clever rat named Rudolph has grounded a United Airlines Convair 240 while technicians and an exterminator work to remove him. The rodent evades traps and cheese bait as officials weigh options from poisoning to careful disassembly. The plane was being serviced when the rat reportedly boarded.
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Chicago
Midway Airport
United Air Lines
Rudolph
UAL
Charles W. O'Hare
O'Hare
O’hare
Kohler Arsenal Charges Sought by Senate Probe
Senate investigators sought to confirm or deny claims that Kohler Co had an arsenal and private army to confront strike pickets during the 45 month UAW strike. UAW President Walter Reuther accused the company of arming a civilian defense force with machine guns. testimony also touched on a $300 campaign contribution from UAW Local 833 to Sheriff Theodore J. Mosch in 1954 and his alleged stance on forceful passage for nonstrikers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Kohler Co
United Auto Work
Ers
Special
Senate Committee
UAW
Walter Reuther
Theodore J. Mosch
Kohler
Mosch
Republican Party
GOP
Robert W. Haynes
Sheboygan
Wis
Republican Committee
Antiunion
Mosche
Vanguard Rocket Assembly Error Delays Navy Launch
The Navy found faulty assembly in the Vanguard second stage with propane pipes reversed at the Baltimore plant causing a postponement of a satellite launch and a propane fuel shortage. The issue was corrected and a new launch attempt could occur next week weather permitting after passing Martin Co. plant inspection.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Navy
Vanguard
Baltimore
Martin Co
Moss Asks Mack To Resign From FCC Panel
Washington D C. Rep Moss urged FCC member Mack to resign during a two day questioning on suspected improper ties. Moss questioned Mack over accepting ownership of a holding company and assistance from Thurman Whiteside and an unnamed lawyer assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moss
Mack
Washington
House
Federal Communications Commission
Richard A. Ee
Commission
Reposs
D-Calif
Thurman A. Whiteside
Whiteside
Stembler-Shelden Insurance Agency
Miami
Andar Inc
Mr. Barber
FCC
Earl Barber
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Michael Parker
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