Substitute Budget Proposed for Lutheran Synod Convention
Houston delegates discuss a substitute budget for the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod proposing a total operating budget of 27.75 million with up to six million borrowed for capital projects. The plan sets 1954 eight million 1955 nine point 25 million and 1956 10.5 million, with finances to be finalized by a synod conference later.
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Houston
Indiana
Catdin-Missouri Synod
John W. Boehne Jr
Washington, D. C
Synod
Board of
Boehne
Substitute
Board of Directors
Whisnant Mill Shifts Machinery for Efficiency
Maiden and Hickory hosiery plants will swap banner and argyle sock machinery to boost efficiency and service. Dee Nichols moves from Maiden to supervise all operations at Hickory, while Bruce Parker shifts from Hickory to Maiden as superintendent.
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Maiden
Whisnant
Hickory
Scott and Williams
Dee Nichols
Bruce Parker
Defense Concedes Motive Evidence in Mouse Incident
In San Francisco a murder trial saw the defense try to admit evidence that the defendant refused to kill a mouse, arguing it showed he could not have killed his wife. The judge blocked the testimony noting it only showed he probably liked mice.
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San Francisco
NAACP to file federal suit over Jim Crow rail segregation
The NAACP plans to sue in federal court and with the Interstate Commerce Commission over segregated railroad coaches and waiting rooms in the South. Attorney Thurgood Marshall said the action targets every Southern railroad and select stations, marking a first federal challenge to such segregation.
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ST. Louis, Mo
South
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Thurgood Marshall
NAACP
Interstate Commerce Commission
Coltrane Reappointed Assistant Budget Director
Gov Umstead extends D S Coltranes term as assistant budget director to June 30 1957 keeping his 13398 annual pay Coltrane 60 first appointed July 1949 by Kerr Scott Scott later stripped duties but Umstead restored full duties and Coltrane oversaw major state building program Coltrane a Randolph County native attended Guilford College and North Carolina State University.
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Raleigh
Umstead
D. S. Coltrane
Coltrane
Kerr Scott
Scott
Hubert FE. Olive
State Auditor
Coletrane
Randolph County
Guilford College
Ooe State
Scouts Crack Hiking Record In Smokies
A 37 year old scoutmaster and two 16 year old explorers hiked 72 miles from Davenport Gap Tennessee to Fontana Dam North Carolina in 32 hours 40 minutes setting a new record. Two other scouts retired after 43 miles. Jack Chambers of Oak Ridge hospital staff led Mitchell Flynn and Daniel Jansen of Knox Barns High School.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Smoky Mountains
Davenport Gap
Term
Fontana Dam
N. C
Jack Chambers
Oak Ridge
Mitchell Flynn
Daniel Jansen
Knox Barns High School
Presidential Yacht Goes Into Mothballs
President Eisenhower will bid farewell to the White House yacht USS Williamsburg on its final Potomac cruise for Washington area veterans. The ship will be retired with the flag lowered June 30 and stored after June 20, ending White House use as a symbol of luxury.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Williamsburg
Naval Gun Factory
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
Farm population declines since 1932. production up sharply
U. S. farm population has declined nine and a half per cent since 1932, while agricultural production has risen by about 45 per cent, reflecting a shift in efficiency and farm structure over the period.
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U. S
Churchill Favors UN Session Amid Korea Stalemate
London sources say Prime Minister Churchill backs a special United Nations General Assembly to pressure Syngman Rhee if he blocks an armistice. A meeting is seen as the only immediate option to show world condemnation and spur action as talks with Washington fail.
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London
Britain
United Nations General Assembly
Syngman Rhee
Churchill
Rhee
U.N. Assembly
America
Washington
U. N
Korea
Funds Voted For Carolinas Hydroelectric Projects
A Senate Appropriations Subcommittee approved more than 3 million for three hydroelectric and flood control projects in the Carolinas. It recommended 2 million for Clark Hill Reservoir in South Carolina and Georgia and 1,375,000 for Kerr Reservoir in North Carolina and Virginia, with Kerr 75,000 below House approval. Also included is 130,000 for Hartwell Reservoir in Georgia and South Carolina.
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Washington
Senate
Carolinas
Clark Hill
South Carolina
Georgia
Kerr
North Carolina
Virginia
House
Hartwell
Truman Visits Washington to See Browns at Griffith Stadium
President Truman returns to Washington to attend a baseball game at Griffith Stadium. He will throw out the first ball and be honored by Clark Griffith, 83, owner of the Senators, after recalling Truman’s past favors to baseball. Mrs. Truman and Margaret accompany him. The Browns have not been performing well this season.
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Washington
Harry S. ‘Truman
Griffith Stadium
St. Louis Browns
Clark Griffith
Senators
Griffith
Truman
Mrs. Truman
Margaret
Kiwanians to Elect Officers at 38th Kiwanis Convention
New York hosts the 38th Kiwanis International convention with about 14 000 registrants and 3 600 clubs across the U S Canada Alaska and Hawaii. Election of new officers and reports are planned on the third day under President Walter J L Ray of Detroit with delegates enjoying free time after sessions. A night ball game at Yankee Stadium drew 7 500 delegates who watched the Chicago White Sox defeat New York 11 to 3.
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New York -P
Kiwanians
Kiwanis International
Madison Square Garden
Walter J. L. Ray
Detroit
the International
U.S
Canada
Alaska
Hawaii
Yankee Stadium
Chicago White Sox
New York
Church Adopts New Financial Aid Plan
TIFFIN Ohio delegates at the Evangelical and Reformed Church ninth triennial meeting adopt an area plan to reorganize 34 district synods into regional units. Up to 2500 from the General Synod will aid each regional synod electing a full time president for promotion and evangelical work.
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Tiffin
General Synod
Heidelberg College
Government Employees Drop In May Payroll Decline Largest Since War
The Civil Service Commission said May trimmed 23,500 federal employees, the biggest monthly drop since the Korean War began. Total payrolls stood at 2,483,100 on June 1, down from 2,506,600 on May 1, with most reductions in Defense and Treasury. Domestic payroll fell 22,200 to 2,302,200, offset by gains in Agriculture and Interior. Overseas, payroll declined to 80,000.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Theaisenhower
Defense
Treasury Departments
U. S
Treasury
Agriculture and Interior Departments
Southwest Bakes In Early Heat Wave and TornadoesDestruction
The Southwest endures a severe early heat wave with Texas Governor Shivers seeking federal aid. The 46th day above 100 degrees, numerous 110 degree readings, critical water shortages, and cattle displacements mark the drought. A Lindsay Montana tornado caused structural damage and injuries, while central rains remain scarce.
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United Press
Texas
Allan Shivers
Eisenhower
Central
Upper
Midwest
Lindsay
Mont
U. S. Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Shivers
Par
Houston
Lone Star
C. W. Keltz
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