Seven Year Old Benny Hooper Jr Rescued From Well
Seven year old Benny Hooper Jr. is recovering after being trapped nearly 24 hours in a 24 foot well in his Manorville yard. Doctors say he needs another week or 10 days to shake off respiratory illnesses but feels better and hopes to go fishing. Rescuers pulled him from the pit Friday evening as more than 200 men aided the effort. Benny’s father Benny Hooper and mother Borghild thanked God and teamwork for the rescue.
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Manorville
N. Y
Benny Hooper Jr
Benny
Bayview General Hospital
Masti Beach
Wendy
Hooper
Borghild
Bible Protestant Church
Sam Woodson
Fairweather Friends and True Love
A devotional urging believers to imitate Jesus by loving and aiding the needy despite difficulties. It contrasts fairweather friends who abandon in hardship with faithful followers who offer care, warning that indifference and good intentions do not lead to heaven and urging active service.
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Robert L. Dieffenbacher
NEA
Earth
Fairweather
Heaven
Civil Rights Amendment Defeated in Senate Vote
The Senate Judiciary Committee rejected Sen. Ervin's amendment to narrow the civil rights bill 6-3 after a closed session. Eastland and Ervin led supporters while Kefauver Wiley Watkins Dirksen Butler and Hruska opposed. Ervin warned two features remained for the bill, including a voting rights clause.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sen
Ervin
D-Nc
McClellan
D-Ark
Eastland
Olin D. Johnston
D-S.c
Kefauver
D-Tean
Wiley
R-Wis
Watkins
Utah
Dirksen
Rtis
Butler
R-Md
Hruska
R-Neb
Super Sabre Jet Sets New Transcontinental Record
At McGuire AFB New Jersey an F100F Super Sabre jet flew from Palmdale California to the base in 3 hours 38 minutes to set an unofficial transcontinental record. Maj. Robert Risner piloted the craft for the 9:13 a.m. departure and 3:51 p.m. arrival.
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Mcguire Air Force Base
N. J
Palmdale
Calif
Air Force
California
International Airport
Angeles
Floyd Bennett Field
Brooklyn
N. Y
Maj
Robert Risner
Tactical Air Command
479Th
George Air Force Base
Paris
Tennent Confirmed By Rotary At 48th Annual Convention
Lang delivered the keynote address before 7,000 Rotarians as Tennent was formally elected Rotary's highest post. President Eisenhower sent best wishes to the Dallas convention. Lang noted Rotary's surge toward international understanding with 9,373 clubs and 442,500 members in about 100 countries.
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Rotary
Dallas
Tex
Eisenhower
Lang
Rotary International
Evanston
Ill
Alaska
Canada
Europe
Middle East
Australia
Asia
Eisenhower to Submit Foreign Aid Plan Amid Debates
The administration plans to send a 3.88 billion dollar foreign aid proposal to Congress this week as White House officials clarify the timing. Secretary of State Dulles will testify at Senate hearings while a radio telethon appeals to the public, and a Senate committee urges a further country by country review and cuts.
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Washington
Congress
State Department
H. Alexander Smith
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Dulles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Aretha
Senate
Telephone contract talks continue for Southern Bell and CWA
Negotiations on a new contract for Southern Bell Telephone Co and the Communications Workers of America stalled with no 60 day cancellation notice given. The current pact remains in force in nine southeastern states while talks resume, last midnight marking the present contract anniversary. W A Thompson said the union has no proposals matching a reasonable wage offer.
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Atlanta
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Communications Workers of America
Southeastern
Southern Bell
CWA
W. A. Thompson
Industry Sees 2 Million Dollar Stake in Atom Test Series
Industry positions a two and a half million dollar stake in the atomic test series at the Nevada test site awaiting weather clearance. The first test firing was postponed again due to adverse weather marking the fifth straight cancellation. Harold L. Goodwin notes ongoing industry involvement since 1953 with autos and other products tested to aid disaster planning and civil defense.
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Atomic Test Site
Nev
Nevada
Harold L. Goodwin
Civil Defense
Federal Defense Administration
Goodwin
Finance Measures Pushed Toward Floor Action
Raleigh observers report the General Assembly aims to move key tax and spending bills to floor consideration by week’s end or early next week. Joint Finance subcommittees meet to iron out differences on the revenue bill, which Hodges hopes will spur new industry to North Carolina.
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General Assembly
House
Senate
Sen
Sineh
Moeken
Seve
Woodson
Hodgess
North Carolina
Tulsa Spared Major Flood Disaster
Arkansas River crest moved into eastern Oklahoma sparing Tulsa from major disaster. Bixby saw 1.5 feet of water downtown. Muskogee crested later with lowland flooding expected. Officials estimate 25 million dollars in damage across floods from Arkansas, Washita and Cimarron rivers, with nine deaths. Disaster relief funds pledged by state and federal agencies.
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Oklahoma City
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Bixby
Muskogee
Civil Defense Transportation Corps
Civil Defense
Bill Mayberry
Hearing on CAB resumption in airline leak probe
Senate Investigations subcommittee recalls Civil Aeronautics Board official Ray mond Sawyer amid questions about leaks to Northeast Airlines stock activity. Witnesses include Milton Shapiro and aides connected to Senator Bridges as the panel probes how outsiders learned of the CAB New York Miami route award announced Aug. 10 after a Aug. 2 board decision and Aug. 3 stock surge.
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Washington
Raymond Sawyer
Civil Aeronautics Board
Senate
Quson
Sawyer
Senate Investigations
Northeast Airlines
New York-Miami
Northeast
Henderson
Milton Shapiro
Concord
N. H
James R. Durfee
Bridges
Richard W. Eddy
Ouster Order Made Permanent In AFL-CIO Action
The AFL-CIO Executive Council finds Dave Beck guilty of gross misuse of union funds and permanently removes him from his officer post. George Meany announces Beck’s removal is permanent and that the vacancy may be filled by any AFL-CIO member in good standing, not necessarily from the Teamsters. Further details noted in the Senate Rackets hearing coverage.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
Cil
Dave Beck
Teamsters
George Meany
ArLewIo Press
Council
Beck
Meany
Teamsters Union
Senate
Eisenhower Happy With Public Response To Budget Address
The White House said President Eisenhower is satisfied with the public reaction to his budget address of 71.8 billion dollars. Press secretary Hagerty gave no figures on messages or approval percentages and noted an upcoming nationwide radio TV appearance with Secretary Wilson.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Defense Wilson
Wilson
France Goes to United Nations Over Suez Plan
French Foreign Minister Christian Pineau seeks UN Security Council stated opinion that Egypt's canal plan is not final and urges reaffirmation of six principles for operation. France campaigns amid Western unity hopes while Egypt and USSR oppose new action. Israel and others weigh participation.
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United Nations
Christian Pineau
U. N. Security Council
Egypt
Suez Canal
Paris
Pineau
France
Council
U. N. Affairs
Britain
United States
Soviet Union
Andrei Y. Gromyko
Moscow
Israel
Flood Devastates Bixby Oklahoma Town
Arkansas river flood floods Bixby Oklahoma 34 years record crest. About one third of the 2300 residents lose homes with damage to nearly 800 houses. Tulsa upstream reports lower crest than expected but still higher than the June 1923 record.
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Bixby
Okla
Tulsa
Arkansas River
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N.Y
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