Eisenhower names James H. Smith Jr foreign aid chief
President Eisenhower designated James H. Smith Jr. to head the nations foreign aid program, succeeding John B. Hollister who resigned but will stay until a Senate approved successor takes office. Smith, 47, former Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air, rancher and lawyer from Aspen Colorado, is a New York City native and Republican.
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Rayburn Pushes Senate Civil Rights Bill Compromise Possibility
House Speaker Rayburn urged acceptance of the Senate version of the civil rights bill while leaving room for compromise. He favored the Senate bill as is but would limit the jury trial amendment. The move improves odds of a House Senate accord. President Eisenhower praised the jury trial change as a potential threat to federal court powers. administration sources indicated a veto if the bill carries it.
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$396000 Extortion Case Ties Union to Dio Abduction
The Senate Rackets Committee disclosed payments totaling $396000 to push AFL union members to quit, linking Johnny Dio and other figures to a scheme aimed at weakening the union. Testimony detailed checks and vouchers, with unclear proof of proper owed expenses, while Dio jailed for related racketeering awaits sentencing.
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Climber Feared Dead on Eiger North Face Rescue Efforts
In Grindelwald Switzerland howling winds endanger three climbers on the Eiger north face. One climber is feared dead after being left behind during a perilous retreat as a rescue plane hovered. The original party appeared to include two Slovenians and two Germans, and they had been stranded since Monday on the central Swiss Alps near the Italian border.
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Gulf Gale Weakens in Texas
Tropical Storm Bertha, once feared as a hurricane, has weakened to a tropical storm as it moves over east Texas. The New Orleans Weather Bureau reduced it in the 7 p.m. bulletin and noted further weakening in its 10 p.m. advisory while it travels northwest at about 12 mph between Beaumont and Lake Charles. Winds near 50 mph with squalls extending up to 100 miles from center.
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Waits 50 Years for Perfect Bridge Hand in Palo Alto
Dr Phillip V Ketchum 84 of Cheyenne Wyoming finally drew a perfect bridge hand after 50 years. He held seven clubs and made 1 760 points after being doubled and redoubled in a Palo Alto Lawn Bowling Club game. His partner Roger Stiensstra of Palo Alto dealt the hand, a feat estimated at well over a billion to one.
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LA C Says Next Will Be Easier
The column notes the federal government took 186 years to spend a billion dollars and would take about 14 years to spend a trillion at current rates. It comments on the vast scale of public spending and suggests a readjustment is needed as totals approach a trillion when including local and state expenditures.
Are ambassador appointments cleared by the Republican National Committee
Columnist Drew Pearson questions whether ambassador nominations are cleared by the Republican National Committee. Norman Vincent Peale contributes a Page A-5 column exploring what religion can do for you.
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European refugees jailed for spying for Russia
Two European refugees were sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 32.5 years each for spying for Russia. Jacob Altbaum, 64, from Lithuania, and Myra Soble, 52, born in Russia, pleaded guilty to reduced espionage charges, avoiding the death penalty. Col. Rudolf Abel faces a separate espionage case in Brooklyn.
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Do-it-yourself Invention Turns Paper into Roses
An inventor named WM has devised a simple plant turning method with a three to one price formula. The process yields four roses from payment of three dollars, but only four fifths of a rose is produced per unit, inviting tweaks to solve the fractional issue.
U S Plan for Atomic Test Ban Sparks Debate
Secretary of State Dulles stated the United States will not agree to halt testing without a simultaneous halt in weapon manufacture. He linked testing to any possible cutoff, warning Russia against tying suspension to broader disarmament moves while noting Moscow’s top negotiator Valerian Zorin pressed for a linkage. The mystery remains over who guides Kremlin strategy and how a broader risk-reduction plan may unfold.
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Cabot Ex-Wife Role Highlighted in Confidential Trial
Los Angeles witnesses recount Francesca de Scaffa using a wrist microphone to collect material and offer to obtain stories even if it required an affair with the subject. Howard Rushmore testified that Confidential aimed for hotter articles amid a 1954 shift, while admitting possible malice in his writings. Trial resumes Monday as judges rule on admissibility of Rushmore's intent statements.
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Two Polish Subs Snub Britain At Sea
Two Polish submarines cruised Britain's east coast for about a day without exchanging words with the Royal Navy. They disappeared in a storm near the English Channel after close shore passes, with British minesweepers offering aid but the subs signaling no help. Admiralty officials suspect training maneuvers in international lanes and note the boats appear to be Russian built M class coastal subs first sighted near Aberdeenshire.
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Aid to Vets Inches Up in Senate Plan
The Senate nears approval to raise appropriations by about 17 million dollars annually for two million veterans with service connected disabilities, with a vote expected within minutes on Friday.
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