West Germany Sovereignty Test Blasts Rocks Desert Town
A massive 30 to 35 kiloton nuclear blast, more powerful than Hiroshima, devastates a desert test town near Yucca Flat. Survival City is heavily dusted and observers report the shock wave and dust pall stretching across the area as the final 1955 test nears a possible pre-dawn detonation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Becker
Erry” Nev
Hiroshima
Doomsday Drive
Nagasaki
Yucca Flat
Klamath Falls
Ore
San Diego
Calif
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Salt Lake City
Utah
Phoenix
Ariz
Las Vegas
Nev
Henderson
United States
Atomville
Civil Defense
Val Peterson
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Nagashi
Survival City
House panel approves defense manpower cuts and funding
The House Appropriations Committee approved the administration plan to reduce Army strength by about 75,000 troops next year and authorized new defense funds totaling 31.49 billion dollars plus unobligated prior funds, reaching a total of 43.081 billion dollars for the coming fiscal year. The report stresses continental air defense and rapid retaliation potential while signaling a House battle over the personnel cuts.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Defense Department
House
Senate
Rep. Mahon
D-Tex
Eisenhower
Rep. Flood
Dpr
Congress approves removal of Bao Dai as Chief of State
A 4000 member National Congress voted to oust Bao Dai ending his role as Chief of State amid turmoil over Premier Ngo Dinh Diem gaining sole power to arrange elections. A second 700 member body met. southern delegates protested and later retreated, while debates touched on US support for a constitutional monarchy.
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Joan Roderick
Saigon
South Viet Nam
National Congress
Bao Dai
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
United States
National Revolutionary Committee
States
Congress’ Executive Committee
Diem
National Assembly
Riviera
Mrs. Doss Found To Be Sane
Tulsa jury convicts Nannie Doss of sanity after a three day hearing, finding she is sane to stand trial for the murder of her fifth husband. The verdict hinges on a taped interrogation and conflicting expert testimony, with no appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandma
Nannie Doss
Tulsa
Okla
Samuel L. Doss
Aesote J
Doss
House introduces shop contracts bill in North Carolina
In Raleigh Rep J W Hayes of Richmond files a bill to allow union shop contracts, amending the right to work law. Gov Hodges favors keeping the law. A Senate prize fighting bill seeks to legalize boxing statewide, with fights possible at Reynolds Coliseum. House Judiciary Panel backs a bill making it a misdemeanor to possess or sell comic books portraying mayhem or narcotics.
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Raleigh
J. W. Hayes
Richmond
North Carolina
Hodges
Senate
James Poyner
Wake
Poyner
Reynolds Coliseum
North Carolina State College
House Judiciary Committee
Sam Worthi
Walter Joness
Pitt
The Nude Smiled but Said Nothing
In New York City a man, Patrick Grady, 30, sat in a downtown subway car publicly nude as bystanders stared and police were alerted. He was tranquil and offered no explanation before being taken to a hospital for observation.
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New York
Independent Subway
Grady
Budget Bill Advances as Senate Takes Up Two-Year Plan
Raleigh budget action moves to the Senate with a 640 million dollar two year appropriation. House approval trimmed printing travel salary and debt service while shifting funds to tuition and nonresident student receipts. A proposed UNC TV station cut and small college funding adjustments were debated and tabled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Carolina
Wilson
Hodges Lowers North Carolina Revenue Outlook
Gov Hodges told the General Assembly revised revenue estimates require 194 to 200 million dollars in new tax money over the next two fiscal years. He offered no tax plan, urging lawmakers to decide which taxes to levy. He warned adjourning without new revenue would be unthinkable. The improved outlook stems from income tax returns and a pledge by Revenue Commissioner Shaw to raise seven million dollars in two years with extra personnel funding.
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Raleigh
Hodges
General Assembly
Senate
Eugene Shaw
Ten Year Allied Occupation Ends in Bonn
The 10-year Allied occupation of West Germany ended at noon in Bonn as sovereignty was transferred. The Allied High Commission repealed its laws and dissolved itself, with the three ambassadors to the new republic asserting Germany’s return to the family of sovereign nations.
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Bonn
Germany
United States
Britain
France
Allied High Commission
Pacatin
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
James B. Conant
Frederick Hoyer Millar
Andre Francois- Poncet
Bonn Republic
Circle of Free Nations
Francois-Poncet
High Commission
Free Nations
Conant
Federal Republic
Hoyer Millar
Theodor Heuss
Farm Tax Exemption Bill Heard In Raleigh Committee
Senate Judiciary panel heard sharp debate over a bill to exempt interstate farm products stored in warehouses from ad valorem taxes. Supporters say benefits to farmers and warehouse storage, while opponents warn of lost revenue and administration chaos. No action taken. next hearing and vote slated for Tuesday.
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Raleigh
Senate
Judiciary Committee
B. T. Falls
Cleveland
North Carolina
Dan K. Edwards
Durham
League of Municipalities
Falls
Hester
Guilford County
Saakurvieee
Legislative Committee of the Tax Supervisors Assn
Mitchell Britt
Duplin
Britt
Rufus Greer
Mecklenburg County
Edwards
Trade Powers Bill Clears Senate for Conference
Washington reports a Senate victory for Eisenhower as the Trade Powers bill grants the president new tariff cutting authority for three years to June 30, 1958. The bill, passed after long debate, extends the Reciprocal Trade Act and includes staged tariff reductions in exchange for concessions.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
House
Finance Committee
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Tariff Commission
George
D-Ga
House moves to end peanut price supports in farm program
In Washington the House voted 186 to 150 to remove peanuts from mandatory price supports, with opposition and support split along party lines. President Eisenhower said the current 90 percent parity system should be allowed to work, while the Senate signaled no action this year. The plan would revert basic crops to 90 percent supports and could threaten the administration’s flexible pricing approach.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Rep
Harrison
R-Neb
Administration
Senate
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Dai
J. K. Doughton
Alleghany
North Carolina College
A&t College
Greensboro
Roger Kiser
Scotland
University of North Carolina
B. T. Falls Jr
Carl Venters
Onslow
Kiser
Advisory Budget Commission
Appropriations
Coughton
GOP
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