Excise Tax Cuts Okayed by House Committee
The House Ways and Means Committee approved about 14 of 20 proposed excise tax cuts in a Reed bill aiming to trim excises by about one billion dollars annually. Action on the remaining provisions was postponed to a later session. Secretary Humphrey warned broad cuts might be unaffordable, while Eisenhower backed Humphrey’s stance.
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Ways and Means
Daniel A. Reed
Secretary of the Treasury
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Quick Indictment Of Four Sought
Officials pressed for swift indictment of four Puerto Rican suspects who wounded five congressmen in a Monday shooting at the Capitol. The four, named in the report as in federal custody, faced grand jury action as Capitol security proposals circulated.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
President Eisenhower Sees Senate Rejection of Tax Curbs
President Eisenhower welcomed the Senate rejection of a constitutional amendment to curb executive power on international pacts. He spoke at a news conference on fair play in investigations of internal communism, McCarthy Stevens issues, and other topics.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Eicenhower
Kenyan leader Mau Mau commuted to life for peace talks
The Kenya government says Mau Mau founder Gen China receives life sentence in exchange for negotiating with native terrorist groups seeking to expel colonial rule. The pledge promises no halt to offensives by security forces during peace overtures as clashes continue amid gunfire and ammunition exchanges.
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Kenya
Kenyovernment
Mau Mau
China
Promi
Africa
Bandit Robs Bostic Bank Steals About $2000
A masked bandit robbed the Bostic Branch of Security Bank and Trust Co. in Rutherfordton area at 11:30 a.m. He threatened two women and forced another to surrender cash before fleeing in a black angle toward the Sunshine community. The FBI reported loot between $1000 and $2000. The bandit was armed with a pistol and used a bandana to hide his face.
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Rutherfordton
Sapere
William Hoy
Charlotte
FBI
Forest City
Sue Carpenter
Robert L. Carson
Bentley Remains Out of Critical Condition After Shooting
Washington congressman Bentley is removed from the critical list at Casualty Hospital after being wounded in the chest stomach and liver when four Puerto Ricans sprayed bullets from the gallery in the House chamber. Doctors say he is not yet out of danger but hopes are rising.
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Bentley Craaich
R. Young
Bentley
Clifford Davis
Tenn
Ben. F. Jensen
Iowa
George Fallon
Kenneth Roberts
Ala
U.S
Leo Rover Arto
Rover
Oscar Collazo
Truman
Collazo
Unfracking Accepted By Presbytery
The Detroit presbytery accepted the commission’s finding that Rev. Claude C. Williams a 59 year old Presbyterian minister convicted last month and ordered removed from the ministry can appeal to the church’s highest courts. Williams now resides in He na Ala and plans to appeal to the synod of Michigan and then the general assembly.
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Claude C. Williams
Williams
Heena
Ala
Hidh
Synod of Michigan
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Rep. Welde
R-Dl
House Un-American Activities Committee
Diplomatic staff cuts continue at Bonn post
The U S State Department plans nearly 400 more layoffs at the U S High Commission in West Germany as part of ongoing reductions. By July 1 the staff will drop to about 4 218 from 13 000 three years ago, with 710 Americans and 3 508 Germans. The cuts save roughly 1 597 000 dollars for Americans and nearly five million for Germans.
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Authenie
Inter-American Conference Resumes in Caracas
The 10th Inter-American Conference resumed sessions in Caracas after a Carnival pause. Dulles is set to address the plenary, with Dag Hammarskjold and three Latin American ministers attending, as a memorial for Simon Bolivar is observed at the National Pantheon.
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Venezuela
Hisory
National Pantheon
U. S
Democrats Find Senate Hearing On Security Risks Inconclusive
Senate Civil Service Committee members express dissatisfaction with Chairman Philip Young's security risk tallies. Democrats insist on fuller questioning of security officers and more detail on how many workers were dismissed for subversion or unreliability, with the list now claimed to reach 2,247.
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Senate Civil Service Committee
Philip Young
Civil Service Commission
Sen. Monroney
D-Okla
Young
de Young
Eisenhower
Civil Service
Truman
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
Byrnes Declines Pardon in Death Penalties
Gov. Byrnes refused to commute the death sentences of two convicted murderers, Lander Ray Gantt and Shelton H. Gainey, after mental examinations found them sane. The men were to die in the electric chair following unsuccessful appeals and a Supreme Court review denial.
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Byrnes
Lander Ray Gantt
Shelton H. Gainey
Gantt
Gainey
Penn Oliver
West Virginia
E. M. Burn
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State Hospital
Eisenhower cites serious Army errors in McCarthy clash
President Eisenhower denounced disregard for fair play in congressional probes and said the Army erred in promoting and honoring Maj. Irving Peress amid a dispute over his Communist ties. He outlined a three point code to combat internal communism and urged correct conduct.
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Eisenhower
Army
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Jonal
Ralphwicker
Zwicker
Anp
Maj
Irving Peress
New York
Peress
Stevens
French Body Opposed To German Plan
Paris The National Assembly and Foreign Affairs Committee today urged the government to reject German constitutional amendments that would clear barriers to West German membership in the European Defense Community. Critics fear potential rearmament despite promises. The Netherlands has ratified, Belgium and Italy have yet to act, while German court tests proceed.
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Asans
Germany
EDC
Netherlands
Sania
Belgium
Italy
Bidault and Adenauer to Confer on Saar Question
Paris reports Georges Bidault will meet West German Chancellor Adenauer in Paris to discuss the Saar dispute seen as a barrier to European Defense Community and German rearmament. The talks precede Greece and Turkey visits with a potential Easter vote impact.
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Georges Bidault
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Ner Ees
Greece
Turkey
France
West Germany
Adenauer
Deep Snow Slows Chicago After Blustery Storm
A blustery storm dumps a 12 inch snow cover on Chicago and the region, paralyzing streets and highways while the Weather Bureau warns of continued heavy snow across the Midwest. Snow plows work through the night to clear lanes for the morning rush as schools close and travel remains treacherous.
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