Final Rites Slated For McCarthy
Joseph R. McCarthy's body lay in state at St. Mary's Church in Appleton after arriving from Bethesda. Thousands passed the casket, with Marine guards and veterans present, as mourners filed in to register their condolences. The death, from a liver ailment, was announced earlier in Bethesda and the funeral plan included a service officiated by Rev. Adam Grill.
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Bor
Joseph R. McCarthy
McCarthy
Adam Grill
Marine Guard
Marine Corps
St. Mary's
Hebert Kapp
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Washington
Green Bay
Here
American Legion
Appleton
Little Chute
Grand Chute
Martin Vosbeek
St. John’s Church
St. Mary's Church
Father Grill
Open the Windows of the Soul for Eternal Life
The piece argues poor ventilation makes us sleepy and dulls thinking. It compares physical air to spiritual atmosphere, urging fresh air and new experiences to cleanse impurities. It calls for opening the windows of the soul to breathe eternal life and avoid materialism.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
Four Year Old Mutt Becomes Rich Dog from Reading
In Reading, Berks County Court documents estimate Bobby the 4 year old mutt’s $50,800 fortune, bequeathed by Mrs Maurer to care for the dog. The will grants Bobby a nurse, a bed in an air conditioned room, access to a three room apartment, and twice daily walks. Mrs Maurer died April 29. she was a widow with no disclosed personal background.
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Reading
Bobby
Chamber Proposes TVA Bond Sale Shift
Washington The US Chamber of Commerce opposes TVA financing by government revenue bonds and urges Congress to authorize sale of TVA to pay for future construction. Louis V. Sutton of Carolina Power & Light argued such bonds would loosen congressional budgetary control and enable broader TVA expansion.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Congress
Louis V. Sutton
Raleigh
N.C
Carolina Power & Light Co
House Public Works
Rep
Schwengel
Iowa
Davis
Dtenn
Sutton
Arte Seit
Government Backs Gas Price Bill Revisions
The House Commerce Committee hears testimony on a measure to remove direct federal price control for gas producers and set market value as the standard. Kendall supports the bill with two changes to increase FPC authority and remove cost considerations, while FPC Chairman Kuykendall endorses the bill’s aims for practical regulation.
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Tion
House Commerce Committee
Kendall
ODM
Budget Bureau
White House
Congress
Eisenhower
Harris
Rep. O'Hara
R-Minn
FPC
Jerome K. Kuykendall
Segni Resigns as Italy Seeks New Center Cabinet
Premier Antonio Segni resigns after 22 months in office as Italy's center front coalition collapses. President Giovanni Gronchi begins naming candidates from the Christian Democrats Adone Zoli or Guido Genes to form a new government. Socialists and Republicans exit the cabinet, leaving a fragile four-party alignment.
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Rome
Giovanni Gronchi
Italy
Center Front
Center
Antonio Segni
Segni
Christian Democratic Party
Adone Zoli
Guido Genesrep
Rn Bobe
Chamber of B i
Christian Nist
Giuseppe Saragat
Social Democrats
Saragat
High Water Receding In Texas
The Brazos River swelled beyond banks in Brazoria County near the Gulf, prompting evacuation of about 50 families in Freeport. Thousands of acres of farmland flooded, crops especially damaged. Officials said harvests were unlikely and calls were made to declare Ford Bend and Brazoria counties disaster areas to seek federal aid.
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Dallas
Brazos
Texas
Brazoria County
Gulf
Freeport
Darrington
Jimmy Phillips
Angleton
Price Daniel
Ford Bend
Brazoria
AFL-CIO Shifts to Bakers in Drive Against Union Corruption
The AFL CIO Ethical Practices Committee switches focus from the Teamsters to the Bakers Union to probe alleged misuse of union funds. It presents a 22 page indictment to the Teamsters and Dave Beck, gives a deadline to respond, and notes internal factional alignments and public replies.
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Washington
Aflcio Ethical Practices Committee
Teamsters
Bakers Union
Labor Federation
Bakery and Confectionary Workers Union
Teamsters Union
Dave Beck
Beck
Vel
Sims
Herman Winter
Bakers Organization
Cross
Light Turnout Expected In Local N C Elections
A host of candidates, mostly unopposed, sought control of North Carolina cities and towns. Turnout was expected light as issues were few and opposition scarce with several municipalities reporting uncontested races and minor margins in council seats. Major actions included a $9 million bond issue in Charlotte and a school tax vote in Mecklenburg County.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Ramseur
Fred A. Thomas
Tar Heel
Raleigh
Spark
Fred Wheeler
Charlotte
Mecklenburg County
Fayetteville
Greensboro
W. McK. Monroe
Faye
Louise Talbot
Henderson
Marion
Lexington
High Point
Statesville
Rocky Mount
Elkin
P. K. Gravely
D. N. McIntyre
J. E. Thorne
R. E. Moore
George Royall
1957 Mother Of The Year Named Hazel Abel Of Nebraska
Hazel Hemple Abel of Lincoln Nebraska a 68 year old former U S senator and construction company president was selected as American Mother of 1957. The announcement came at the opening of the American Mothers Committee conference noting she is a widow with five children and six grandchildren. Mothers from all states District of Columbia and Puerto Rico competed and a jury chose the winner for her civic and welfare work especially with youth.
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New York
Hazel Hemple Abel
Lincoln
Neb
U. S
Daniel A. Poling
American Mothers Committee, Inc
Abel
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Hazel Abel
ONeill Wins Fourth Pulitzer Posthumously For Long Day's Journey
New York reports dramatist Eugene O'Neill awarded his fourth Pulitzer posthumously for Long Day's Journey Into Night a Broadway hit. Senator John F Kennedy won the biography prize for Profiles in Courage. Mrs O'Neill authorized Journey's U.S. staging, despite a 25 year embargo.
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New York
Eugene O'Neill
John F. Kennedy
Mass
Congress
Columbia University
O'Neill
Kennedy
Massachusetts
U. S
Carlotta Monterey O'Neill
United States
Robert Frost
Robert Sherwood
Kenneth Roberts
Chicago Daily News
Public Service
Illinois
Orville E. Hodge
Hodge
Joseph Pulitzer
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Old
New York World
House To Consider One-Package Plan On Veterans Mortgages
Washington action centers on a big housing bill backed by the Eisenhower administration. Rep Talle urges substituting a measure without veterans preference provisions to avoid a veto while Rep Rains defends the mortgage credit expansion. Both bills seek higher Fannie Mae lending and looser down payments for government insured mortgages.
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Washington
House
Rep. Talle
Iowa
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Veterans Affairs Group
Eisenhower
Talle
Rep. Rains
D-Ala
National Service Life Insurance Trust
FHA
Veterans Administration
Tague
D-Tex
Veterans Affairs Committee
NSLI
Federal National Mortgage Assn
Vote On Constitution Proposed By North Carolina Senators
A bill to put a statewide referendum in the 1958 general election on whether a constitutional convention should be called was introduced in the Senate. It would elect 100 delegates to rewrite the constitution if the people approve. Similar measures for study commissions to amend the constitution are also in progress. Governance officials seek elected delegates to replace study commissions. The same session includes a proposal to regulate about 20 occupational licensing boards with annual audits and reporting to the secretary of state.
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Raleigh
Lon
Senate
House
Perry W. Martin
Northampton
Luther Hamilton
Carteret
Gov
Hodges
Martin
Robert L. Morgan
Cleveland
O. Arthur Kirkman
Guilford
David Clark
Lincoln
Secretary of State
Mysterious Fires Struck Fayetteville Suburb
Two fires and a false alarm rocked Pearce s Mill Township in Fayetteville North Carolina as annexation disputes and a school strike simmer. Planters Warehouse corner burned after midnight causing minor damage with odor of chemicals noted. the site had seen a prior 1955 fire.
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Fayetteville
N.C
Pearce’s Mill
Massey Hills
P. A. Reeves
Cumberland County
Robinson Trial Bill Nears Transfer Shield for Sheriff Case
Raleigh voters note the House concurred in a Senate amendment to curb the murder trial of McDowell County Sheriff Ashley Robinson from Rutherford County. The measure allows defense objection to trial site and potential transfer, with appeal to the Supreme Court if denied.
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Raleigh
House
Senate
McDowell County
Ashley Robinson
Rutherford County
R. Lee Whitmire
Henderson
Superior Court
Francis Clarkson
Rutherford Superior Court
W. W. Wall
McDowell
Rutherford
C. O. Ridings
Forest City
Whitmire
Supreme Court
Luther Hamilton
Carteret
Ridings
Clarkson
Hamilton
Robinson
Cheen Sprinkle
Marion Street
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Port Said
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Mutt
Premier Segni
Aflcio
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Winter
James R. Hoffa
Detroit
Dre Wesley Allen
Hazel H. Abel
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