Law Violations Alleged in FCC Probe by House Panel
House commerce subcommittee officials accused FCC members of questionable conduct, urging the Justice Department to determine possible law violations. The 18 page interim report urged ethics reforms, a code of conduct, and stricter rules to curb private talks and out of court contacts with commissioners. The panel plans to draft legislation after Easter recess to enact recommendations.
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Washington
House
Federal Communications Commission
Justice Department
FCC
Orén Harris
D-Ark
House Commerce
Harris
Subcommittee
Department of Justice
Congress
Spokane to Host Major ICBM Base Shift
Spokane area eyed for a gigantic intercontinental ballistic missile launch base, estimated at 25 to 100 million dollars, linked to Fairchild Air Force Base. Rep. Walt Horan said he is working tirelessly to secure the installation for Spokane.
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Spokane
Wash
UPI
Fairchild Air
Force Base
Walt Horan
R-Wash
Red Cross funds fall further short of 1958 goal
The American Red Cross says the 1958 fund drive, aimed at 95 million dollars, is about 25 million short. President Alfred M. Gruenther notes bad weather slowed progress and that floods in San Francisco and tornadoes in Wichita Falls will require about 200 thousand dollars in relief costs, highlighting persistent disaster demand.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Alfred .M. Gruenther
Gruenther
San Francisco
Wichita Falls
Tex
Amateur Architect Fined in Port Washington
Gi-Olie C. Kemps, designer of Port Washington's new city hall costing 260000 dollars, was fined 100 dollars in municipal court for practicing architecture without a state license.
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Port Washington
Wis
Olie C. Kemps
Five Somersault in Station Wagon Incident Near Atherton
A station wagon overturned into a ditch on Atherton Street near Josie Avenue late Friday. Five people were rescued by Officer J Z Dykstra. no injuries. Driver Agnes M Mohler 35 said a housefly distracted her as she brushed it away, causing the crash. Passengers Stella Pullen 64 and Cornette 13 Marlene 6 Danny 12 all from El Jardin Street survived. one fly died.
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Atherton St
Josie Ave
J. Zarl Dykstra
Agnes M. Mohler
el Jardin St
Young Actress Lili Gentle Receives Bonds on Marriage
In Los Angeles an 18 year old actress, Lili Gentle, obtained 2600 in government bonds from the county clerk under terms of her 20th Century Fox contract. The bonds were allowed because her marriage to Richard Zanuck, son of producer Darryl Zanuck, made her legally an adult. A state law requires junior film actors to save 20 percent of studio income.
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Los Angeles
Lili Gentle
Lwice
20Th Century “Fox Studio
Miss Gentle
Richard Zanuck
Darryl Zanuck
Boy nabbed for five false alarms in city paper box
San Francisco police arrested 15 year old Daniel Tinney after he made five false alarms from the same newspaper box this week. He said he was soak and thought someone else should get wet first.
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San Francisco
Daniel Tinney
President and First Lady attend Good Friday service in Gettysburg
President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower joined about 50 worshippers at a three hour Good Friday service at Gettysburg Presbyterian Church to pray for world peace. The First Couple arrived promptly and left after a brief appearance. Eisenhower later played golf with Arthur Nevins, accompanied part of the way by his granddaughter Barbara Anne.
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Gettysburg
USA
Eisenhower
Oon
Gettysburg Press
Robert A
Khown
Abraham J. Lincoln
Arthur Nevins
Barbra Anne
Barbara Anne
David
Novelists arrest on six arson charges shocks East Coast
Westport Conn. novelist Roswell G Ham, 39, was arrested Sunday on six counts of arson related to fires at architect Charles E Cutler’s home. He admitted causing the blazes over weeks and was committed to Fairfield State Hospital for psychiatric treatment on the mother’s request. Bail set at 10000 for Monday court arraignment.
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Roswell Ham
East
Westport
Conn
Roswell G. Ham
Indaw
Fairfield State Hospital
Ham
Mt. Holyoke College
Charles E. Cutler
Louis 8. Rosenaut
Rosenau
New York City
Rosenau J
Walter Finch l
New York
Thim
le Hospital
Lockheed Proposes Two Year Pact With Wage Increase
Lockheed Aircraft Co negotiators offer a two year contract for 16 000 workers including an immediate 1 cent per hour raise plus a two cent cost of living provision and quarterly increases tied to the consumer index, with some job upgrades. District Lodge 72 of the Machinists union in California rejects as inadequate.
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Los Angeles
Lockheed Aircraft Co
District Lodge 72
International Association of Machinists
California
Burbank
Meywood
Palmdale
D. M. Wilder
Lockheed
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Wilder
Gifts Arrive From United States to Tunisia and Algeria
Two gifts from the United States arrived in Tunisia on Friday. A model of Explorer I will be displayed at a national fair opening in Sfax next week, and $200,000 worth of wheat was shipped to aid 70,000 Algerian refugees for three months as part of a one million dollar donation.
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Tunis
United States
Tunisia
Sfax
Dick Sykes
Benelux Yugoslavia Trade Pact Initiated at The Hague
The Benelux nations Belgium Netherlands and Luxembourg have begun a trade agreement with Yugoslavia valid until July 1958. The pact aims to boost commerce and ease economic ties between the members.
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Hague
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Yugoslavia
Ban Urged on U S Nuclear Test Veto Sparks Debate
A fragmentary report cites warnings from West authorities and the Soviet nuclear test issue. The text references a possible continuation of a mission or race and calls for a ban, with cautions about timing and international reactions.
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U.S
Belgrade
P — Sage-feraments
Javia
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