Senate probes political loans to New York Committee
Sen Gillette says the Senate elections subcommittee may open a probe into loans made to the New York State Democratic Committee. Kean demands details on a tax ruling allowing write‑offs of donor loans as bad debts. Williams had first disclosed a 1948 ruling aiding major Democratic and Republican committees.
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Fast Bomber Gets Extra Fuel Tanks
The Boeing Stratojet, the world’s fastest bomber, gains external fuel tanks for increased range and more powerful GE J-7 engines. The July 3 announcement notes tanks tested and used on production models, with in-flight refueling by a flying boom possible. Details on tank size, capacity, and re fueling are not disclosed.
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Boeing Airplane Company
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Oil Strike Squeezes Aviation Gasoline Supplies
Denver reports say the oil strike sharply trimmed aviation gasoline stocks, prompting the Air Force to reduce training flights to extend reserves. Despite national fuel tightness, motorists in many areas saw little impact and some stations cut prices. Texas and Oklahoma show rising stocks while overall U S inventories gain modestly as officials project a 45 day fuel supply.
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Texas Railroad Commission
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Missouri man admits stealing thousands from Post Office boxes
A traveler from Missouri confessed to robbing Post Office boxes in at least five states, taking checks totaling about 65 000. Federal inspector F J Dunlap said Mansfield admitted targeting boxes left unlocked, cashing checks in Miami after the boxes were opened by a bank. He was arrested in Darien Georgia and held in Savannah.
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Missouri
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Chris
Darien
Aaa
Savannah
Record flight sets transcontinental speed at 607 mph
The J-35 jet experimental model, despite higher powered variants, completed a Moses Lake Washington to Washington D C flight of 2,289 miles in three hours and 46 minutes, averaging 607 miles per hour and reaffirming the transcontinental speed record set in 1949.
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Washington, D. C
Cuba Cabinet Raises Meat Prices Across Island
Havana reports the Cuban cabinet increased the price of meat and cattle and ordered Friday to be observed as a holiday. The meat price rise is pegged to four cents, affecting public markets and households nationwide.
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Cuba
Ford Called To Testify On Morris Faction Scrutiny
Ford who served as deputy attorney general until his resignation is summoned to a Monday public session of the House Judiciary subcommittee probing the Justice Department. The hearing centers on Morris and the tanker deal linked to Morris New York firm representing Chinese interests. Also noted: about 500,000 American children under 18 have lost a parent to cancer per the American Cancer Society.
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Newbold Morris
Kent Truman
Ford
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Justice Department
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Calif
Cuhocumall Port
Howard McGrath
Truman
McGrath
Morris
Hillings
U. S
New York
Wipe
Chad
Milings
Sawyer
Kenneth B. Keating
The
American Cancer Society
Mountain Lion Killed by Hunter with Hounds
A hunter in California, aided by three dogs, treed and killed a seven and a half foot mountain lion in the Eshom Valley after a five hour hunt. The big cat weighed about 150 pounds and measured 8 feet 2 inches nose to tail tip.
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Calif
Eshom Valley
Farmer Louis Ruzich’s Prize Yorkshire Herd Adds 13 Pigs
West Frankfort Illinois report notes farmer Louis Ruzich examining a prize Yorkshire hog herd that recently grew by 13 piglets, with him peering in on the new arrivals and glancing around the pen.
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West Frankfort
Ill
Louis Ruzich
Yorkshire
Troops Guard Ridgway HQ in Tokyo Amid Riots
American troops stood on the roof of Gen. Matthew Ridgway's Tokyo headquarters as police guarded the area after May Day riots led by Communists. Emperors Hirohito speech marked independence day and the fifth anniversary of Japan's new constitution.
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Matthew B. Ridgway
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Emperor Hirohito
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United States
Hirohito
Miners Strike at Britain's Largest Coal Pit
About 5,330 miners walked out at Lancaster pits after a foreman and a miner refused to shake hands following an argument. The stoppage halted operations at the major coal mine.
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Britain
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