Interior Secretary abandons Blue Ridge toll plan
Secretary Seaton told a Senate Appropriations hearing that tolls on the North Carolina Virginia scenic highway are dead. He cited North Carolina protests and said he will issue a formal statement in a few days and will not revive the idea.
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Seaton
Senate
Interior Department
Sen
Ervin
North Carolina
Senate Appropriations
Hayden Dariz
North Carolina - Virginia Mountain Highway
National Park Service
Luther Hodges
Congress
Labor Tightening Proposal Moves Through Senate Hearings
Secretary of Labor Mitchell urged Congress to tighten Taft Hartley picketing and boycotts and to curb labor corruption. Senate subcommittee opened hearings focusing on Senate Rackets Committee recommendations to safeguard union funds, curb union bossism, and clarify federal state dispute jurisdiction.
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Washington
Mitchell
Congress
Senate Labor
Kennedy
D-Mass
Senate
Eisenhower
Timetables, trains, and the act of coordination
The author argues that public transportation schedules reflect broader links between efficiency and the needs of others. He notes that adjusting links between equipment, time, and people requires considering relationships among body, mind, and soul. God is described as the ultimate coordinator of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Dief
Enbacher
D.D
NEA
God
Earth
Soviets May Pause Nuclear Tests in Propaganda Move
Washington sources say the Soviet government could announce a halt to nuclear weapons tests or a declaration to stop weapon production to gain political leverage. The move would serve propaganda aims with little verifiable international inspection, as the Supreme Soviet convenes in Moscow amid stalled fast-West disarmament talks. Secretary Dulles called Soviet terms a high political price for any summit.
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Washington
U.S
Moscow
U.S.S.R
Supreme Soviet
U.S. S.R
Nikita Khrushchev
State Dulles
General Motors and UAW Seek New Pact Amid Uncertain Outlook
In Detroit, General Motors and the United Auto Workers work behind closed doors on a new contract that could set industry patterns. Walter Reuther and Louis Seaton clash over framing while aiming to avoid public statements as talks stretch toward the May 29 expiration with 1958 factory unemployment and 900,000 unsold cars weighing on the mood.
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United Auto Workers Union
Walter P. Ruether
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
Ruether
Detroit
General Motors
Louis G. Seaton
Earl R. Bramblett
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers
Walter
Reuther
Washington
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Truman Expounds Civil War Views at Kansas City Meeting
Former President Harry S Truman spoke to the Civil War Round Table of Kansas City, arguing the conflict should be called the War Between the States. He critiqued generals Lee and Meade, questioned Gettysburg teachings, praised a Missouri figure, and highlighted Chancellorsville as a superior tactical case.
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Kansas City
Harry Truman
Truman
National Guard
Eisenhower
England
Montgomery
Gettysburg
Robert E. Lee
George Meade
Lee
Meade
Chancellorsville
Command and General Staff College
Ft. Leavenworth
Mother and Six Die in Columbus Fire Tragedy
A two story frame house in Columbus burned early today killing Betty Gallagher 25 and five children Jimmy 2 Debbie 4 Barbara 10 Larry 12 and James George-Glenns three children.George survived but suffered extensive burns and is hospitalized after escaping with his sons.
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Columbus
Ohio
Betty Gallagher
Jimmy
Debbie
James George
Glenn
Barbara
Larry
George
Food Flown In For Marooned Sawmill Camp
About 60 people including mill workers and families are stranded near Lilaves New Mexico as heavy rains flooded access roads. A relief convoy with nearly a half ton of food was planned to reach Regina hamlet by air today while boats and horses remain primary transport. No illnesses reported though officials awaited medical help if needed.
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Santa FE
N.M
New Mexico
Regina
Lilaves
Foreign observers to witness U S atom tests this summer
President Eisenhower announced that the United Nations will be invited to select a group of qualified scientific observers to witness a large Pacific nuclear test this summer. The plan aims to show progress in reducing radioactive fallout with a hydrogen bomb likely involved. The U N committee on radiation includes the Soviet Union and other nations, and the United States will invite U S and foreign media as well.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United Nations
U.S
Pacific
United States
Pacific Proving Ground
U. N
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
United Kingdom
Canada
Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Brazil
Egypt
France
India
Japan
Mexico
Sweden
Atomic Energy Commission
Eniwetok
AEC
U. S
Jobless Pay Hike Urged By House Democrats
Washington reports that key House Democrats deem President Eisenhower’s request for a temporary 50 percent increase in unemployment benefits as inadequate. They push a package including 16 more weeks of federal financed benefits and a minimum half-weekly wage, with hearings set by the Ways and Means Committee.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
D-Ark
Rep
McCormack
Mass
Congress
D C House Recesses Over General Appropriations
The State House of Representatives recessed indefinitely after a General Assembly dispute over the 152 million dollar General Appropriations bill. Rep Harrelson of Colleton moved for the recess until the free conference committee returns with the money bill. The Senate planned to discuss the bill despite the House action.
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Columbia
State House of Representatives
General Assembly
House
Rep. Harrelson
Colleton
Senate
Eisenhower predicts worst of recession may be ending
President Eisenhower told reporters the country is in the worst phase of the economic slump but that bottom may be near. He urged better salesmanship and advertising to encourage buying while noting a tax cut could be a serious option, though not rushed by leaders from both parties.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Supports Agreement Possible in Farm Price Debate
Administration delays on corn price supports keep hopes alive that President Eisenhower will compromise with Congress rather than veto a one year freeze at 1957 levels. Some observers note a veto could blunt farm area opposition if authorities later modify previously ordered reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
New Operation May Save Heart Victims
Chicago surgeon Dr. M. S. Mazel reports a cardiopexy procedure that stimulates new surface heart blood vessels could cut heart death tolls. It has 98 percent success at Edgewater Hospital with 90 recent survivors returning to work in weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. S. Mazel
Chicago
LaVerne Chapin
Mazel
Dallas
American Academy of General Practice
Tex
Edgewater Hospital
Explorer 2 Satellite Orbits Earth In Cape Launch
The Army launched Explorer 2 aboard a Jupiter C rocket from Cape Canaveral at 12 38 p m. The first stage and all stages appeared to perform normally and the satellite should join three other man made moons in orbit. The launch follows two prior Jupiter C flights in two months with mixed success. The rocket climbed fast into an overcast sky and was visible briefly as it vanished into clouds about 10 000 feet high.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Huntsville
Ala
Highway Bill Near Vote Stage
Senate moved toward final votes on an antirecession highway bill to speed buildout. An amendment could remove a 200 million dollar bonus to states that regulate billboards on the 41 000 mile interstate system. Gore said the measure could launch a 5 billion dollar program and create up to 520 000 jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Neuberger
Dore
Kuchel
R-Calif
Sen
Gore
D-Tenn
Carefree Day Ends In Tragedy
A Bahamas shopping trip ended in a plane crash off Hollywood Florida causing five deaths. Survivor Floyd Scites of Detroit reported the rented single engine plane ran out of fuel after leaving Fort Lauderdale with the Hugh Wilkison family of Dania.
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Miami
Fla
Bahamas
Floyd Scites
Detroit
Atlantic
Hollywood
Scites
Hugh Wilkison
Dania
Fila
Fort Lauderdale
Bimini
Nassau
Wilkison
Patricia
Dana
Dolores
Deborah
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Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee
Peake
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