Eisenhower Distastes Some Art for Moscow Exhibition
President Eisenhower expressed a dim view of much of the art selected for the American National Exhibition in Moscow while affirming he would not censor the exhibit or reopen hearings on the artist roster. He noted 34 of 67 artists have alleged Communist ties and urged future jury reforms. He also commented that a painting portraying a U.S. general mockingly resembled a lampoon rather than art.
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Eisenhower
Moscow
Francis E Walter
America
USIR
Con Atempt
Congress
State Department
U.S. Information Agency
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Jhe Walter
U.S
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Jury Deliberates in Mack Whiteside FCC Conspiracy Trial
A six man six woman jury in Washington began deliberating the government conspiracy case against former FCC commissioner Richard A. Mack and Miami attorney Thurman A. Whiteside. After five hours fifteen minutes of debate the panel retired for the night and will resume. They are accused of scheming to award Miami Channel 10 to Public Service Television Inc, a National Airlines subsidiary, with loans and gifts allegedly influencing votes.
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Washington
UPI
Richard A. Mack
Miami
Thurman A. Whiteside
Whiteside
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
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Miami TV
Public Service Television, Inc
National Airlines
Public Service
House
Himieck
Los Angeles Lathers Strike Over Extra Materials and Labor
Nearly three hundred Los Angeles area ironworkers walked off the job at the 24 million County Administration Building in the Civic Center. The Local 42 union demands use of extra materials and labor beyond architect specifications, while business agent George Francis says the strike followed expiration of the old contract with no new wage or condition terms agreed. Pickets were not placed at the county project, allowing other trades to continue work.
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FBI says fingerprints reach 152 million in 1924 start anniversary
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover notes in the Enforcement Bulletin that the identification division has enrolled 152 million fingerprints since 1924. He cites the 5th anniversary of the bureau’s fingerprint file system, which began with 183 thousand records and moved from Leavenworth to Washington.
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UPI
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Law ‘Enforcement Bulletin
Hoover
Leavenworth
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Bethlehem shipyard wins 1.1 million contract for Caliente overhaul
The Navy awarded Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Corp a 1,123,450 ship repair contract for drydocking and overhauling the oiler USS Caliente at Terminal Island, with deck wireways installation. Work to be completed by Sept. 25. In related items, local yards received various repair and overhaul contracts for ships and barges. Algerian rebels die in Oran as de Gaulle rejects clemency.
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Haven
Fellows & Stewart
Outagamie County
Craig Shipbuilding Co
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Bethlehem Pacific Coast Steel Corp
Terminal Island
Witch Naval District
Caliente
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Oran
Charles de Gaulle
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