Probers May Call In Ousted FHA Official
Washington June 26 Senate investigators were retTed trying to locate Clyde Powell ousted FHA official for appearance before a Banking Committee probe of housing scandals Powell refused to testify April 19 citing constitutional privilege Powell was FHA assistant commissioner in charge of rental housing until his ouster in April after the White House shakeup at FHA The recall decision followed a secret session and actions against top FHA officials Byrd calls Powell key figure in potential overvaluations of properties under Section 608 windfalls of 100 million dollars or more The probe centers on 608 mortgages insured postwar and the related profits Powell pleaded the Fifth Amendment and his attorney said his reputations could be destroyed by unrestricted congressional inquiry
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Washington
Senate
Suma
Clyde Powell
Federal Housing Administration
Senate Banking Committee
Powell
FHA
White House
Guy T. O. Hollyday
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Clyde L. Pow
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Justice Department
Congress
Agency
Maher
Walter L. Greene
Oil Tanks Fire Under Control in Los Angeles Blaze
A large oil and gasoline fire in Los Angeles was declared under control after destroying 10 storage tanks and damaging two others. The Tidewater Associated Oil Co. complex housed about 75 000 barrels per tank, with prolonged flames and a 24 hour guard system. One person is missing and damage is estimated over one million dollars as Navy and FBI consider sabotage.
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Los Angeles
Tidewater Associated Oil Co
Navy
FBI
G. E. Alders
Two Seriously Hurt In Neb Train Wreck
The Rock Island derailed near Hallam Nebraska injuring 75 of 225 passengers. Veronica Moroney of Denver and W R McFarland of Chicago were reported in serious and poor condition respectively. Conductor Nielsen called it a miracle no one died as rails and cars lay scattered along the right of way.
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Hallam
Neb
Rock Island Rocky Mountain
Veronica Moroney
Denver
W. R. McFarland
Chicao
Rock Island
Chicago
Lincoln
Enper Roy Ensign
Fairbury
W. O. Nielsen
Omaha
Polio Cases Decline in North Carolina This Year
North Carolina reports 30 fewer poliomyelitis cases from June 2 through June 17 compared with 1953. Gamma globulin will be available only for groups larger than a family, not for mass inoculations, with private physicians administering it if a outbreak occurs. The State Board notes gamma globulin lacks proven value for community wide control.
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Raleigh
North Rolina
State Board of Health
Fred T. Foard
Foard
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Meeting Set Aims Neutral Tone for Rio Conference
A Latin American diplomat indicated the meeting should occur in a nearly neutral atmosphere. The request for the special conference was sent to Chairman Hector Davidi Castro of the Organization of American States Council.
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Rio de Janeiro
Hector David i Castro
Council of the
OAS
Weather map hints at heat in southeast and cooling west
The AP wirephoto map notes continued heat in the southeastern states while a trough brings cooler air to a narrow band from New York and Pennsylvania west to the lower Missouri Valley.
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Dakotas
New York
Pennsylvania
Missouri Valley
Ike Advised To Reject British Pact Plan For Asia
Twelve members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee urge President Eisenhower to reject Britain's nonaggression pact proposal for Asia. They warn it would aid Communist gains and require a review of the mutual security program if not disavowed.
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Russell Brines
Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Eisenhower
Asia
White House
Eden
House
Far East
Lawrence H. Smith
Wis
Marguerite Stitt Church
Til
Adair
Ind
Bentley
Mich
Eye appeal drives furniture market buys in Chicago reports
Market notes indicate consumer appeal is key to wholesale success as buyers seek novelty in quality color finish and styling. Retailers grow more exacting prompting manufacturers to focus on design and selling. Presentations at showings and High Point market preparations reflect a cautious long term trickle buying pattern.
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Chicago
High Point
U S rejects Soviet claim on Tuapse seizure
The United States rejected Soviet charges that American warships seized the tanker Tuapse off Formosa. The State Department said the allegation is completely without foundation. Press Officer Lincoln White called the report totally false. The note was delivered to the Kremlin via the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.
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Washington
United States
U.S. Navy
Tuapse
Formosa
China
Shanghai
Moscow
United States Seventh Fleet
State Department
U.S
Kremlin
Far Eastern
Lincoln White
City Budget Ready For Studies
City budget details allocations for ten thousand dollars in property costs across departments and six figure increments for most city workers. Hinson backs higher maximum pay scales with limited minimum raises and a 20 day public inspection period before final adoption by City Council alongside official tax rate setting.
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Hinson
Law and Public Safety Committee
Tax Reduction Fight Brews Over 1 Percent Bill
The debate centers on a 1 percent billion tax reduction tied to an omnibus revision. Democrats favor exemptions up to 400 dollars but cooled amid business decline and Indochina tensions. Williams notes no rate cuts but the bill preserves a 52 percent corporate tax for a year, risking debt limit rise.
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Indochina
Williams
Delaware
House
Senate Finance Committee
Rail Center Battle Scene in Guatemala Invasion
Reports from yesterday describe a clash near Chiquimula and Zacapa with 1,500 regulars in combat as rebels move toward Zacapa. Women in Chiquimula greeted rebels and kissed their guns while government claims of superior success along the line persist, with invaders said driven toward the mountains after Puerto Barrios victory.
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Guatemala
Zacapa
Rebe
Chiquimula
Puerto Barrios
Stay Strong Alert Churchill Advises
The report describes top British and American leaders discussing Southeast Asia policy. Churchill and Eden seek delay on united action until France exhausts options in Indochina while Eisenhower urges timely steps to prevent further loss, with talks spanning White House discussions and a luncheon with leaders.
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Southeast Asia
Mendes-France
Churchill
Eisenhower
Indochina
Viet Nam
Cambodia
Rene Coty
France
Eden
United Action
Asia
Thailand
Burma
Britain
White House
Dulles
Assault, Accident, Fire Report From Last Night
A police assault case ends with Claude D. Moore held on 300 bond after a punch during a Friday melee. Donald King, 15, suffered minor cuts when hit by a car on W Green St but escaped serious injury. A bullet passed through an open window at 2121 Edgwood Ave but no suspect was found. A minor fire at 203 Chestnut St caused by a short circuit was extinguished with no damage. Margaret Collins accuses Edward Miller of hitting her. he posted 200 bond for July 9 court. Friendship weather station records 97 degrees the highest of the year with 35 to 39 percent humidity.
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Donald King
Young St
Carey Judson Watson
Cross St
W. Green St
Edegwood Ave
Chestnut St
Margaret Collins
Edward Miller
Washington St
Friendship
Tries death by own action in fourth inning
In Baltimore a man who had taken poison was found in a washroom at Memorial Stadium after calling the Evening Sun and saying he would commit death by own action in the fourth inning of the Orioles Athletics game. Peter Garand, 40, was reported to be recovering at Union Memorial Hospital. A reporter kept him on the line while police traced the call. A two ounce iodine bottle lay nearby. The caller said a concession stand worker did not love him and named her, though she later said she hardly knew him.
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Paris
Virginia
G. Thomas Strother
Brunswick
Stother
G. M. Williams
Fauquier County
Sam S. Hall Jr
State Rt. 17
Strother
Ellen Grimes
Alexandria
Ruth Strother
Mary Boyer
Jesse E. Grimes
Grimes
Baltimore
Memorial Stadium
Sim
Orioles Athletics
Union Memorial Hospital
Peter Garand
Gwinn Owens
Park and City Police
Garland
Post
Carnival Worker Charged With Extortion Attempt
Chester N Royal 41 of W Commerce St was arrested on a federal indictment for extortion in Columbia South Carolina He allegedly sent threatening letters to Mrs J P Bolt connected with the Royal Carnival Show and demanded money He was arraigned in Augusta and posted 1000 bond for Columbia federal court.
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Chester N. Royal
W. Commerce St
Columbia
S. C
Royal
J. P. Bolt
Royals
U. S
W. T. Kennedy
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Saratoga Springs, N. Y
Russia
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
United Nations Security Council
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Department of Commerce
Weather Bureau
New Eng
Ike
Eisehower-Churchill
Winston Churchill
Capitol Hill
Europe
Eice
European Defense Community
Italy
EDC
Rail Center Battle Scene
Cer C. S. Cagle
Claude D. Moore
Millis St. Cagle
Moore
Ray Bodenheimer
Wagger
S. L. Carpenter
W. Washington St
Isave Money
Davis-Pruett Motor CO
N. Main
Koonts-Mcghee Drug CO
Post Office
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