Byrd Urges Restraint on Spending After Eisenhower Budget
Senator Byrd of Virginia challenged the Eisenhower budget arguing three billion dollars in added revenue would come from inflation. He warned against basing a budget on expected revenue from the existing tax base while noting a peacetime record high proposed spending of 71.8 billion dollars and a predicted 73.6 billion in revenue.
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Washington
Sen
Byrd
D.-Va
Eisenhower
National Business Publications
Congress
Western diplomats bogged down over common market plan
Western Europe's top diplomats failed to finalize a speedy agreement to abolish tariffs among six nations and form a vast common market within 12 to 17 years. They also disagreed on creation of an atomic pool to speed nuclear development.
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Stanley Johnson
Brussels
Belgium
Europe
Paul - Henri Spaak
Sparkplug
West Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Luxembourg
France
Maurice Faure
Guy Mollet
Paris
Spaak
Faure
Hodges Urges Realism in North Carolina Policy
Gov. Hodges told the Wilmington Lions Club that North Carolina must balance pride with realistic appraisal of problems. He argued education is key to growth and prosperity and urged ongoing state support for nine months and 12 grades, with local effort to raise salaries and expand curriculum. He also noted upcoming General Assembly actions.
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Wilmington
N.C
Hodges
North Carolina
Citizens Committee For Better Schools
General Assembly
The Mad Bomber of New York City
In 1931 George Metesky, a Con Ed worker, was overcome by gas and began a life shaped by inner turmoil. This profile traces his quiet boyhood in Waterbury to his transformation into a public menace, his bombs and letters, and eventual arrest.
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Arthur Everett
New York
George Metesky
Consolidated Edison Co
Hell Gate
New York City
Metesky
Waterbury
Conn
George
Duggan
Crosby High
Marine Corps
United Electric and Power Co
Consolidated Edison
Chicago
Waterbury Tool Co
Undercliff
Meriden
Con Ed
New York State Workmen's Compensation Board
Este
Renatus Hartogs
White Plains
N. Y
Westchester County
Bridgeport
New York Journal-American
Con Edison
Four Britons Detained by Hungarian Authorities
Four British youths Judith Cripps Roger Cooper Christopher Lord and Basil Lord were detained by Hungary on forged identity papers tied to Soviet command documents. The Ministry of Interior said they were in Hungary without proper passports and involved with counter revolutionary groups. The International Rescue Committee and U S legation aided them with food and clothing while in custody. The men were last seen near Kes kemet en route to Budapest from Yugoslavia seeking relief work.
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Hungarian Red Cross
Chapelle
International Rescue Committee
Hungary
Judith Cripps
Roger Cooper
Robert Graves
Christopher Lord
Basil
Miss Cripps
Cooper
Lord
Oxford
Ministry of Interior
Budapest
Basil Lord
England
Keschemet
Yugoslavia
Robbins Wins Alderman Seat After Recount Ruling
Robbins defeats Bowles for alderman after a court recount covers absentee votes. Bowles led by six votes before a circuit judge allowed absentee ballots to stand and then declared Robbins the winner by eighteen votes.
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Garner Robbins
Tim Bowles
Bowles
Robbins
Charles Light
Randleman Citizens Support Deep River Dam Plan
About 80 residents formed a permanent group to study a flood control and water conservation dam on Deep River north of Randleman. The caravan to Fayetteville for a February 8 public hearing will include more than 40 autos.
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Randleman
Charles D. Lewis
Randleman Chamber of Commerce
Citizens’ Organization
Fayetteville
U.S. Army Engineers
Naional Lone Armory
Lewis
N. C
John W. Clark
W. P. Rodgers
Franklinville Mills
Deep River
Ira L. McDowell
Randolph County Board of Commissioners
Bill Mulligan
Henry Jordan
Cedar Falls
I. Barron Mills Jr
Randolph Guide
Shirley Wall
Randleman Lions Club
Ernest Routh
Franklinville
Randolph County Board of Education
Davidson Girl Charged With Store Thefts
A 17-year-old North Davidson High School student, Gerladine Nifong of Lexington, was arrested in Lexington on larceny and receiving charges for stealing clothing and other items from W. T. Grant. Police value the missing goods at thousands, with $150 found at her home. Bond set at $500 for Davidson County Court.
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Lexington
N.C
W. T. Grant
Geraldine Nifong
Rt. 1
North Davidson High School
Davidson County
Man Returns To Complete Prison Term
Dietsch, a man from near Wausau, returns to finish a Wisconsin sentence after leaving stop in Wisconsin with a companion who burglarized two grocery stores. He recalls hitchhiking to the West Coast and four days to reach Iowa before seeking work in Minnesota. He informs Anna he is leaving, and plans to return to Iowa once Wisconsin law is satisfied.
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Wausau
Iowa
Dietsch
Wisconsin
Oregon
West Coast
Minnesota
Anna
Thor missile launch fails at Patrick Air Force Base
A Thor ballistic missile test at Patrick AFB Florida ended in failure as the huge rocket toppled and burned after ignition. Pentagon officials refused to discuss casualties while unofficial reports claimed no injuries. The incident underscores the interservice race with the Army Jupiter missile projects ongoing at Patrick AFB.
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Washington
Air Force
Patrick Air Force Base
Fla
Patrick
Pentagon
Department of Defense
Air Force Missile Test Center
Thor
Army
Patrick Afb
Cab Driver Loses Battle With Passengers in Denver
Robert Rich, 37, driver of the taxicab, tried to separate two women during a fight in his cab. He says one passenger bit off part of his right ear as the dispute escalated while traveling toward a residential area after picking up fares at a tavern.
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Denver
Robert Rich
Rich
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