McDonald re election under probe by Senate panel
The Senate Rackets Committee probes David J. McDonald’s re election as United Steelworkers president to see if union funds financed his campaign. Mundt says staffers will assess possible misuse while Dave Beck faces tax evasion charges and will testify next week. Union leaders deny corruption and promise cooperation.
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John A Harris
Washington
Mundt
R-Sd
Senate
David J. Mel Donald
United Steelworkers Union
McDonald
Dave Beck
Teamsters
Beck
Tacoma
Washa
Brownell
Justice Department
Atlantic City
N. J
Berwick
Donald C.rarick
Folks at Home Called Him a Good Joe
Appleton Wis report recalls Sen Joseph McCarthy as a friendly figure known as a good Joe in hometown. Residents remembered his willingness to chat on the street and discuss problems when he was home. McCarthy, born on a Grande Chute farm, rose from humble beginnings to Marquette Law and a political career in Wisconsin.
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Appleton, Wis
Joseph McCarthy
Joe
Washington
Maylor
Robert L
Roemer
McCarthy
Grande Chute
Timothy
Bridgett McCarthy Nee Tierney
L. D. Herschberger
Marquette University
Fox
Appleton
Missing Mother of Five Is Found
A mother of five, Aubrey May Maxwell, 27, was found in Springer, New Mexico, a week after she disappeared from Morrilton. Sheriff Mattie Hawkins said he alerted Springer police after learning Maxwell had left a note from Springer. Searchers spotted her yesterday, with the Arkansas River area previously checked after she left a coat, shoes, and hat on a local bridge. Her five children were left with a brother in Houston, Arkansas, while she was separated from her husband.
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Morrilton
Springer
N. M
Matti Hawkins
Aubrey May Maxwell
Arkansas River
Here
Wilson Gripes at Squawks Over Budget
Washington Secretary of Defense Wilson rapped the U S Chamber of Commerce for squawking about the 38 billion dollar defense budget claiming it pains him. Chamber president Talbot countered that 1 5 billion can be cut without harming security and noted many members struggle amid high taxes. Wilson blamed pay hikes steel prices and last year Congress adding 900 million to the Air Force budget while promising efforts to curb overtime and waste.
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Philip M. Talbot
Chamber
Wilsons
Wilson
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
General Motors Corp
Talbott
Blytheville Base to Be Converted
The Air Force plans to turn Blytheville Air Force Base from Tactical Command to Strategic Air Command. Rep. Gathings was notified yesterday as part of the reutilization program. Approval depends on a works program and funding. A B52 squadron and tankers would be stationed there, with $1.516 million requested for construction and about $1.244 billion total needed. Conversion could take 12 to 18 months.
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Washington
Air Force
Blytheville Air Force Base
Strategic Airy Command
Rep. Gathings
D-Ark
Blytheville Base
Gathings
Sales Unexpectedly Show a Climb in St Louis District
The Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis reports that department store sales rose in the St Louis district last week by about 7 percent from the year prior. Promotions boosted totals while unseasonable weather had previously restricted figures a year ago. Local Memphis dividends and district stores also showed gains, with most outlets at similar levels to the previous period.
Hospital Says Slayer Is Not Insane
Esau Mitchell a 45 year old Little Rock man charged with first degree murder in the fatal beating of grocer George Beyerlein on March 9 is deemed not medically insane by the state hospital. Doctor E W Crow said Mitchell was not mentally ill to the degree of legal irresponsibility. Mitchell, confined in Pulaski County jail, faces arraignment and plea next Monday, needing court appointed counsel if he lacks an attorney. He confessed March 19 after 10 days of police questioning.
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E. W. Crow
Pulaski
William J. Kirby
Mitchell
Beyerlein
Major 6th Fleet ships move from eastern Mediterranean
The U S Navy said the principal ships of the 6th Fleet are returning from the eastern Mediterranean to join NATO drills in the central Mediterranean. Amphibious units including a reinforced 1800-man Marine Corps battalion stay in the east with escort ships. The carrier Forrestal, battleship Wisconsin, and cruisers Salem and Des Moines lead the westward movement for Exercise Green Pivot engaging naval forces of NATO allies.
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Washington
6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
Jordan
Marine Corps Iattalion
Forrestal
Wisconsin
Salem
Des Moines
NATO
Richards Explains Eisenhower Doctrine
Special U S Envoy James P Richards outlined the Eisenhower Doctrine to Prime Minister Ben Gurion in Jerusalem amid Israeli hesitation. The Jerusalem Post noted Israel may avoid formal adherence to the plan to prevent angering Arab states and provoking U S relations in the region.
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Jherusalpm
U. S
James P. Richards
Ben- Gurion
Israel
Russia
Jerusalem Post
Srael
Eisenhrower
State Capitol Reports Mixed Sales Tax Outcomes
LITTLE ROCK special report from the Revenue Department outlines slow growth after Arkansas’ three percent sales tax increase. Through ten months of 1956-57 general revenues rose modestly versus 1955-56 while April tax remittances climbed, and officials project at least ten million dollars more in revenue despite higher rates. The piece also contrasts Arkansas with Massachusetts plans, noting exemptions differ and Massachusetts contemplates income tax cuts while retaining some exemptions.
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Little Rock
Revenue Department
Public
Welfare Fund
Faubus
Massachusetts
Arkansas
Massachusets
Beaten Man in Love Triangle Alleges Political Case Ties
Little Rock man E. E. Raines Jr says he was beaten in an alleged plot to end his alienation suit against Robert L. Hardy and two others. Warrants issued for R. L. Adams and W. I. Hutson on charges of assault with intent to kill after Raines says he was abducted at gunpoint, driven to a rural area, and beaten. Adams arrested and bonded. Hutson to be served today. Raines seeks 280000 to 300000 in damages.
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Little Rock
E. E. Raines Jr
Rober
Raines
Hardy
Arkansas Supreme Court
R. L. Adams
W. I. Hutson
Pulaski
Frank Holt
Adams
Hutson
Gena Worsham
Go Litedigaurt
Game Tashal
Hady
Dea Hushand
Truman attacks administration power policy and dam split
Former President Truman criticizes the administration for backing private power with weak leadership while denouncing plans to shift Hells Canyon dam sites to Idaho Power Co. He calls the tax writeoffs for private dams an outrageous subsidy and warns it deprives the public of full resource benefits.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
Tion
Steven
Electric Company
Damorethy Idaho
Power Co
Shake River
Oregon
Idaho
Federal Power Commission
Supreme Court
Congress
Truman
Idaho Power Co
Hells Canyon
America
Churchill Keeps Court Busy At Granddaughter Debut Dance
Sir Winston Churchill, 82, enjoyed a long night at Claridges for Edwina Sandys debut into society. He admired the dancing to rock and roll and waltz, toasted with cigars and champagne, while the younger guests sipped orange juice and joined the festivities.
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London
Winston Churchill
Racehouse
Man
Elder Statesman
Claridges
Edwina Sandys
Sir Winson
Edwina
Churchill
Aged Conway Man Succumbs
Mason E. Mit ghellis 88, retired naval officer who had said he was the first white male child born in Conway, Sled here yesterday. Survivors Inc glide his widow, two sons and hye daveblers.
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Mason E. Mitghellis
Conway
Survivors Inc
Hye
NATO May Pare Divisions for Atom Weapons
In Bonn, sources say NATO supreme commander Norstad may trim his demand for about 30 divisions ready to defend Western Europe as atomic weapons and missiles enter broader consideration. The NATO Council will weigh Allied strength and future troop levels, with Britain’s 13,000 force cuts under review.
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Bonn
Gettany
North Atlantic
Allianae
Geh
Lauris Norstad
Europe
Vic
Norstad
NATO Council of Ministers
Cotirt
NATO
NATO Council
Britain
Two Workers Contaminated By Radiation In Houston Plant
AEC official says two Kellogg Co workers at a laboratory in Houston were exposed to radioactive iridium powder when pellets failed during removal from cans. One may have inhaled material. clothing and some home contamination noted. No hospitalizations. plant to reopen in two weeks as investigators inspect homes and conduct surveys.
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Houston
Tex
Atomic’ Energy Commission
M. W. Kellogg Co
Hele
New York Construction Company
W. B. Converse
Converse
AEC
James Carry
J. J. Haycock
AEG
Pilgrimage to Washington Backed by Church Leaders
Hot Springs civil rights note reports the General Board of the Christian Episcopal Church endorsing a civil rights pilgrimage to Washington May 7. The plan, urged by Rev Martin Luther King Jr leader of the Montgomery boycott, aims to press for civil rights legislation.
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Hot Springs
Washington
Rational Negro Aire Organization
General Board of
The
Christian Episcopal Church
Ilgrimage
Martin Luther King
Montgomery, Ann
Body of pilot killed in crash found near Pittsburg Tex
The body of Air Force Captain Robert L. Boucher, 32, of St. Louis, Mo., navigator instructor, was found six miles southeast of Pittsburg, Texas, more than 13 hours after a Little Rock AFB jet reconnaissance bomber exploded and crashed. Three crewmen parachuted to safety. debris and a parachute were found in a nearby field. Survivors include his widow and two daughters.
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Pietsburg
Tex
Air Force
Texas
Robert L. Boucher
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Little Rock Air Force Base
Boucher
Ed ‘Dvorak
Muskogee
Okio
Russell G. Corvey
Kirkwood
Frank
Cos
Geneva
Ohio
Jacksonville
iLittle Rock
Bus Overturns Wounding 21 Passengers Near Springfield
A Greyhound bus overturned on U S Highway 66 about 30 miles west of Springfield injuring 21 passengers. Driver Francis G. Baker of Tulsa Oklahoma escaped unharmed. The car that forced the bus off the road did not stop. Injured passengers were treated at St Johns Hospital in Springfield and Burge Hospital.
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Springfield
Greyhound
U. S. Highway 66
Francis G. Baker
Julsa
Okla
Baker
State Highway Patrol
St. Louis
Salisfenorly
St. Johns Hospital
Carlotta Livingston
Carthage
Burge Hospital
Betty Davis
Debra
Bristol
Fort Knox
Federal School Control Considered
Washington House Education Committee weighs how much federal control to exercise over state use of school construction grants. It advanced provisions for a five year, two billion dollar program of federal aid while rejecting amendments by large margins. The bill would also require states to submit their plans to the U S commissioner of education, an amendment Rep Barden would seek to strike.
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Washington
House Education Committee
U. S. Commissioner of Education
Rep
Barden
D-Nc
House
Texarkana Firm Low Bidder on Pine Bluff Duplexes
Army Engineers awarded a contract for 17 duplexes at Pine Bluff Arsenal to Supreme Construction Corp of TexarkanaTex. The firm submitted the two bid of $500 thousand, with the Texarkana company named as the low bidder.
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Little Rock
Army Engineers
Texarkana, Tex
Pine Bluff Arsenal
Supreme Construction Corp
Rains Add to Flood Trouble in Texas Areas
Texas rivers surge with up to six inches of rain worsening floods in Bosque Brazos and Sabine near Dallas Wichita Falls and Dennis. Guard and civil defense report towns evacuated as Brazos waters rise six to seven feet near the Dennis bridge and rescue work continues amid ongoing storm damage across Texas and into Louisiana.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Sabine
Louisiana
Wichita Falls
Dennis
Port Worth
Brasvos
Bravos
Dennig
Cleo Yeary
Company B
Natonal Guard
Saftey
Parker
Charles ‘Beard
Brazos
National Guard
Yeary
Beard
Bosque
Pecos
Sentences Handed Out in Liquor Case Network
Tulsa Oklahoma convicts including Tulsa Police Commissioner Jay L. Jones and suspended Police Chief Paul Livingston were each sentenced to one year in prison and fined $1,000. Sixteen defendants were found guilty of conspiring to violate federal liquor law with additional counts for two bootleggers. Several officers and associates received top terms for misdemeanors while others got one year terms without fines.
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Tulsa
Okla
Elevan
Jay L. Jones
Paul Livingston
U .S
Royce H. Savage
Oklahoma
Martin Edwards
John Hood
Savage
Vice
Jacek Gott
John EB. McAffen
Pon Gray
Joplin
Elsmer Lee Oakley
Lee Johnson
Paul Donley
Tex) Rucker
Fred A
Kitte Griff) Griffing
Brig
Leon B. Jackson
Johnny BH
Cole
James Re By Harp
Wiliam T .Peterson
Oliver B. Stephens
Weather Summary for Arkansas Saturday Forecast
The Weather Experiment Station report for 24 hours ending Saturday morning notes high 77 and low 62 in Arkansas with mostly cloudy skies and scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly in the south in the afternoon. May precipitation totals 1.39 inches, year to date 84.04 inches. Cooler Sunday with a high near 60s to 70s and lowest tonight about 60.
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Arkansas
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