No Secret Launching of Satellites
San Francisco reports that the United States will not launch any artificial satellite without prior announced plans and official notice to IGY partners. Navy scientists say test firings of three stage rockets carrying a satellite would occur within six months, amid rumors of secret launches by rivals or private interests.
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San Francisco
United States
Russia
Spoliesman
Joseph Kaplan
U. S
Navy
Man Returns to State to Face Murder Charges
Arkansas officers plan to extradite 59 year old Charles J Sexton from Gary Indiana to face first degree murder charges in the dynamite deaths of his estranged wife and 5 year old stepson in an apartment room blast. Sexton denied knowledge of the deaths after his arrest and waived extradition. Deputy Sheriff Rollen Boone and State Police Sgt Bill Read prepared for return with Sexton. Nancy Lee Bittinger was injured slightly. her mother Beulah Blackourn of Fishertown Pennsylvania arrived to care for her. The Sextons had been separated and a divorce suit was pending.
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Arkansas
Rollen Boone
Bill Read
Gary
Sexton
Beulah Blackourn
Fishertown
Nancy Lee Bittinger
Negro Pleads Not Guilty of Murder in Arkansas Trial
In Little Rock a 4 year old Black defendant plead not guilty by reason of self defense to a murder charge linked to the fatal beating of a grocer. Trial set for the week of July 22. Conviction for murder carries death or life imprisonment. The case involves George Beyerlein found dead after a store fire on a night in March. Circuit Judge Kirby ordered mental examination for a 53 year old Black man charged with first degree murder. A separate case notes a Black postman shot last December. psychiatric evaluation to be conducted at Slate Hospital.
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Little Rock
Hsau Mitchell
Flys da
Mitchell
George Beyerlein
Beyerlein
William J. Kirby
Lee Lee
William BR. Smith
Smith
Lee
Will
Slate Hospital
Arkansas Western Gas reports 4 percent customer gain in 1956
Fayetteville stockholders heard L K Baxter president of the Arkansas Western Gas Corp announce a 4 percent rise in customers to 30,000 by year end 1956. He said reserves were higher than in 1955 and Baxter along with other officers and directors were reelected.
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Fayetteville
L. K. Baxter
Arkansas Western Gas Cor
Baxter
Haxter
Hail Ruins Grain in West Texas Area
Severe weather lashed western and central Texas with hail the size of hen eggs to eggs, winds up to 80 mph, and heavy rain. Floods isolated towns, knocked out phone lines, and damaged crops especially in Norton and Runnels County. Liberty saw the Trinity River reach a record crest, threatening about 22 homes and isolating 500 people in a southern Liberty camp.
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Dallas
Texas
Norton
Hall
Dave Compton
Trinity
Liberty
Houston
South Liberty
del Rio
Mexico
San Felipe
Cohoma
Abilene
Texas Hall
Ble Spring
Runnels County
Eisenhower seeks public backing for reduced foreign aid plan
President Eisenhower urged public support for a trimmed foreign aid program and proposed radio and television appeals to explain the plan. He outlined cutting about 8.62 billion from the original request and presented a new 3.88 billion dollar aid proposal at a White House meeting with congressional leaders.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Washington
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
White
House
White House
Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Glen
Aiken Ryp
Compromise Housing Bill Advances From House Vote
The House approved a Republican Democratic compromise housing bill aimed at easing FHA down payments and boosting mortgage credit. It moves to the Senate with provisions to lower initial payments, expand mortgage-finance tools, and fund urban renewal and military housing.
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Washington
House
Senate
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Prov
Federal National Mortgage Association
Two Drownings Follow Rescue Attempt in Grundy Va
David Blankenship, 84, of Harman, went fishing with his son and a neighborhood girl in the Levisa River when a snagged line caused a fall. Blankenship saved the girl Lydia Endigalt but both he and his son were swept away. Authorities say the elder Blankenship dragged Lydia to shore before disappearing again while attempting to rescue his son.
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Grundy
David Blankenship
Harman
Ushing
Soviet to Continue Making Atom Bombs
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko told the Supreme Soviet the Soviet Union would keep producing atomic and hydrogen bombs and guided missiles until Western powers agree to ban nuclear weapon tests. He said Western powers, especially the United States, block agreement so far. Khrushchev's decentralization plan was approved in an overnight session, and the Russian proposal to ban nuclear tests remained on the U.N. disarmament talks agenda in London.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Gromyko
Supreme Soviet
U.N
Opera Opens Without Negro Singer at Texas Campus
At the University of Texas in Austin an opera opened amid controversy over revoking a lead role from Barbara Louise Smith, a Black student from Pittsburgh. An effigy bearing two legislators’ names appeared on campus and in the state capitol, prompting campus action and comments from officials about decorum and integration.
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Austin
Tex
University of Texas
Barbara Louise Smith
Pittsburg
Dida
Agneas
State Legislato S
Logan Wilson
Miss. Smith
State Capitol
Littlefield Foundan
University
Dennis Gods Chapman
Sadler
Jan Chapeman
Sulphur Springs Ane
Jeremy Sadler
Percilla
State House of Representatives
Chapman
Miss Stolth
A. T
Barbara Smith
Joe Chapman
State Board of Control
William J. Burke
Sestroymed
Funds Sought to Fight Fire Ant Plague in Arkansas
A Union County Arkansas delegation asked Governor for funds to combat a fire ant infestation across more than 12 000 acres in Union County and El Dorado The group seeks about 50000 to battles the pest with residents offering to raise 15000 locally They urged federal aid from the US Department of Agriculture and discussed emergency state funds with Attorney General Bruce Bennett and Rep Harris The entomologist warned urgent action could save thousands of acres from destruction and prevent harm to livestock game birds and people.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Union County
el Dorade
el Dorado
Moon
Maubys
Vst Iy
U.S
Agriculture
Eabelp Ahem
Atty
Bruce Bennett
Dorada
Rep
Harris
D-Ark
Washington
Charles, Lincoln
University of Arkansas
Hall
South Arkansas
Gulf Coast
New postal service cuts likely with Congress inaction
Washington dispatch reports cuts in the Post Office department appear virtually certain unless Congress restores reductions in the postal budget. Senate Appropriations Committee actions and warnings from administration officials set the stage for possible broader budget tensions. Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield urged drastic cuts and warned of end to Saturday deliveries without emergency funding, as mail volume outpaces estimates.
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Washington
Congress
Post Office Department
Senate
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Arthur
Summerfield
Jamarp
Gad Para
Khrushchev urges easing tension to avert war
New York Times reports Khruschev in Moscow interview with Turner Colledge, saying a Big Four meeting could help ease world tensions but that the United States bears primary responsibility. He stresses careful prep for any parley and identifies Europe as the key provoker of disputes.
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New York
New York Times Today
Nikita Khruschev
Russia
Jarty Johief Winde
Moscow
Thyesiahag Fy
Turner Colledge
Cathdic Sale Khruschev
Khruschev
United States
the Times
Ivan Moscow
Khruschhev
Europe
Alligator Captures Law Violator in Louisiana Pond
New Orleans report says Georgia parole violator Lebur C. Hawkins, 47, was captured after a Louisiana alligator bit and pulled him from a pond near the Mississippi River bridge. Troopers Joe Williams and Clinton Laman arrested Hawkins as oil field workers Reagan and Morgan were held for inquiry after a car incident nearby. Hawkins claimed a drinking episode led him astray. authorities pursue parole-violation charges and Atlanta warrants.
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New Orleans
Georgia
Louisiana
Lebur C. Hawkins
Mississippi River
Mary
Joe Willams
Clinton Laman
Hawkins
Arouad
Jack C. Reagan
Gulf Camp
Tex
Ralph Morgan
Monahans
Nationalist Islands Shelling Sparks Invasion Alert
The Formosa Strait saw heavy shelling from Communist forces targeting Quemoy Tatang and Ertang amid reports of possible invasion after the bombardment. Nationalist garrisons on the three islands were alerted while observers linked the attack to new missile deployments on Formosa. No casualties were reported.
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Taipel
Formosa
Cynemunist
Chingsa
Formosa Strait
Nationalist
Chinese Central News Agency
de Quemoy
Tatang
Ertang
U. 5
Defense Department — Annoncement
Munriist BuNs
Amoy
Ihrea Islands
Tite Quemoy
Quesmoy
Quempy
Defense Department
West Germany debate over banning nuclear weapons continues
The opposition argues banning bombs in West Germany could affect Bundestag votes and the general election pressure mounts. Chancellor Adenauer's government seeks NATO backing for modern arms and nuclear deterrence amid a heated campaign for Sept. 1.
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Inday
West Germany
Peneeral
Adenaticy Govertment
NATO
Atlantic Air Hanes
Bue Adiener
Mantertitherial
Student May Be Brighter Than Teacher Al
Al Lloyd We Reaves, a college education expert, warns that rising costs and private philanthropy gaps threaten access to higher education. He argues many capable students may face colleges with underpaid teachers and overcrowded classrooms if funding does not improve.
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Reeves Sila
Reeves
Eisenhower says Democrats lose solid South sway
President Eisenhower told a Louisville conference that the Democrats no longer control the South and Republicans will grow stronger there. He stressed the budget as a peace budget and touted three straight balanced budgets, the first since 1930, while urging continued defense spending.
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Louisville
Eisenhower
Southern
Bardes
Republican’ National Committee
Meade Alcarn
Smyth
Congress
Ouy
Free World
Dixie Republicans
Free Nations View Nevada Nuclear Tests
Washington reports observers from 47 nations will view the Nevada tests to reassure free nations that the tests can be safely controlled and to counter Communist propaganda. The invitation came after Moscow urged a global halt as fears over fallout and arms race tensions grow.
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Washington
United ‘ States
Nevada
U.S
United States
Atomic Energy
U. S
Sipreme de Viet
Partomeont
Magscow
Shu U
Congress
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Tweter Amerybendy Defense Board
Japan
Britain
Russia
India
State Department
Baghdad
Federal Club
NATO
Germany
Egunigade
AEC
Free World
Yond
Senate Won’t Restore House Postal Cuts
The Senate Appropriations Committee announced it will not follow the usual practice of partially restoring House cuts in money bills. It maintained the Post Office Department at 3.192 billion dollars for operational needs in fiscal 1958, despite Postmaster General Summerfield seeking an additional 150 to 190 million dollars. Summerfield testified he would face service cuts or higher rates without extra funding, complicating efforts to secure Senate and House approval for any expansion beyond the 3.192 billion cap.
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Washington
Senate
House
Yale
Post Office Department
Mecal
Summerfield
Brother of Hope Woman Succumbs
Emory Martin of Hot Springs died May 9 at Ouachita Hospital. Survived by wife and eight siblings: Dannie Hamile ton, Hy Ay Pie Ault of Spring Will, Mary Bullgyd of Hope, Virginia Roscoe of Hot Springs, and others. Funeral arrangements pending arrival. Weather forecast notes mostly cloudy conditions with scattered showers and potential thunderstorms across the state. highs in the mid 80s to low 80s.
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Emory Martin
Hot Springs
Ouachita Hospital
Dannie Hamileton
Hy Ay Pie Ault
Will
Mary Bullgyd
Hope
Virginia Roscoe
Galifornia
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