Space Agency Proposals Open to Senate Firestorm
Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson blasted Eisenhower space plans as hit or miss and urged tighter, doctored proposals. Dr. Hugh L. Dryden faced sharp questions as NASA like reforms were discussed, including Defense Department roles and expanded military representation on a civilian agency advisory board.
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Washington — Administration
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
Johnson
Special Space Committee
Eisenhower
Hugh L. Dryden
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Dryden
NACA
Astronautics and Space Agency
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Defense
Defense Department
McCormack
House
House Space Committee
Furniture Opportunity Pointed Out
Governor Hodges cited North Carolina and the Southeast as prime for furniture and machinery manufacturers. He spoke at the five day American Woodworking Machinery and Equipment Show noting the state leads in wooden and upholstered furniture production and lists 34 new plants since 1955 along with 63 expansions and 34 new wood products businesses.
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Winston-Salem
Hodges
North Carolina
Southeast
Showdown Vote as Lawmakers Seek Deep Foreign Aid Cuts
In Washington the House moved toward showdown voting on the overseas aid bill with opponents pressing for heavy reductions. Eisenhower calls the aid vital. leaders urged bipartisan support while proposals sought to trim economic and military spending and increase oversight of U S currency flows.
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Washington
House
Rioters Sack USIA Office and March on Algiers Consulate
Angry demonstrators sacked the U S Information Agency office in Algiers and marched to the nearby U S Consulate. Furniture was smashed and papers torn as officials reported no injuries. Don Davies of Great Falls Montana was inside but unharmed. Demonstrators, including veterans, pressed for France to keep a firm grip on Algeria. More on page two.
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Algiers
U. S. Information Agency
U. S
USIA
France
Algeria
United States
Don Davies
Great Falls
Mont
Nixon In Caracas Faces Riots During Caracas Stop
Vice President Nixon arrived in Caracas amid student rioting as his car was pounded by rocks and spit upon. Police used tear gas to disperse the crowd and soldiers helped restore the jammed traffic while U.S. and Venezuelan officials warned of possible threats.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Nixon
Bogota
Colombia
U.S
Recession Leveling Off Says Martin
The report notes signs of easing recession as economist Martin cites improving consumer demand and stabilizing job market hinting at renewed growth.
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Martin
Housing set for big FHA loan rise as recession hints fade
Federal Reserve Board chair William M. Martin told senators there are hopeful indicators the recession may level off but no conclusive signs yet. He spoke at a Senate Housing subcommittee hearing on multibillion dollar housing programs as lawmakers consider boosting FHA loan insurance authority to seven billion dollars and four billion annually for the coming years. Commerce data show April wages fell while unemployment compensation and other payments lifted personal income by six hundred million, though behind last August’s peak. Interstate Conference on Employment Security president William A. Underwood warned jobless claims could exceed two million weekly from July.
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Washington
William M. Martin
Federal Reserve Board
Martin
Senate Housing Subcommittee
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Sparkman
Homer Capehart
Indiana
Housing Subcommittee
Federal Housing Administration
Now
Albert M. Cole
FHA
Congress
Eisenhower
Commerce Department
William A. Underwood
Interstate Conference On Employment Security
Eastern Air Lines faces shutdown risk after Miami sit down strike
Miami based Eastern Air Lines canceled or planned to cancel 12 of 70 flights today due to a sit down strike by mechanics. The strike, disowned by the International Association of Machinists, prompted a U S District Court injunction to end the action. Workers reported for duty but did not work at Eastern's Miami International Airport repair shops.
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Miami
Fla
Eastern Airlines
International Assn. of
Eastern
Miami International Airport
U. S&s. District Court
Wildcat
Charlotte Man Heads SAFA Charlotte Man Heads SAFA
Robert L. Weathers of Charlotte N C was elected president of the Southern Retail Furniture Assn at the 46th annual convention attended by about 150 dealers. The John A Gilmore Trophy went to Virginia for the largest membership increase and Dan A Prager urged careful use of consumer credit.
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Roanoke
Robert L. Weathers
Charlotte
N.C
Southern Retail Furniture Assn
Weathers
W. L.ragland
Andrews
S.C
John A. Gilmore
Virginia
Herbert M. Early
Alexandria
Charlottesville
National Foundation For Consumer Credit
Dan A. Prager
Washington
Association
James W. Best
High Point
N. C
Association of Retail Furniture Firms
Flooded Princeville Residents Fish For Food Amid Floodwaters
Princeville North Carolina residents stranded by flooding stayed in their homes and fished from porches using pitchforks and lines. Mayor Ray Matthenson reported carp up to 20 pounds being caught as National Guard patrols deter looting and aid evacuations.
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Tarboro
N. C
Princeville
Ray Matthenson
National Guard
Ike Shudders At Impact Of Aid Cut
President Eisenhower told Republican congressional leaders he shudders to think of overseas effects if further cuts occur in the administration’s foreign aid program. The House neared a showdown vote on the measure as GOP Leader Joseph W. Martin Jr said he expected approval in broad form, though an authorization cut was anticipated.
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Thomas E. Morgan
Dpa
Foreign Affairs Committee
Bentley
E. Ross ‘Adair
R-Ind
William A. Dawsor
U. S
Dawson
Washington
Eisenhower
House
GOP
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Martin
Administration
Tar River Flood Damages Princeville Homes In NC
Tarboro and Princeville endure extensive damage as Tar River recedes four to six inches. Many mud encrusted frame houses lose porches and foundations while 800 residents evacuate. Red Cross aiding victims as Neuse and Tar crest forecasts threaten Goldsboro Kinston and Greenville areas.
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Tarboro
N.C
Princeville
Greenville
Civil Defense
Ray Matthewson
North Carolina
Neuse
Goldsboro
Kinston
Reg Cross
National Guard
Weather Bureau
Happersville
W E. Cutler
Red Cross
Pflimlin Bids For Approval In Algeria Policy Standoff
Pierre Pflimlin asked Parliament to back a limited home rule plan for troubled Algeria. A vote was expected late tonight as he defended reforms against Algerian rebels and extreme right pressure. Protesters in Algiers slammed the plan while a strike and demonstrations intensified.
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Paris
Pierre Pflimlin
Parliament
Algeria
Pflimlin
France
Ert
Algiers
Jury Sought In Hackett Slaying Trial
Windsor N C two hours of questioning yielded three jurors for the Hackett murder trial. Jan Rivers Hackett 17 faced a shotgun slaying charge involving De lores Newsome 16 a high school classmate. Prosecutors seek first degree murder with possible death penalty unless life imprisonment recommended.
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Windsor
N.C
Jan Rivers Hackett
Hackett
Bertie Superior Court
Delores Newsome
Ahoskie High School
Ernest R. Tyler
Young Hackett
Miss Newsome
Ahoskie
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Baughman
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Lima
Peru
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