House Yes on Postal Pay Hike Faces Veto Risk
The House tentatively approved a 326 million dollar a year postal pay raise, boosting basic wages by 546 dollars annually for 518,000 workers. Eisenhower warned the move would fuel inflation and delay tax cuts. The vote, taken in a committee of the whole, could become final today with roll calls recorded. Rural carriers receive the same 346 dollar increase as other postal workers.
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Writer Loses Out in Sheppard Case
In Columbus Ohio the case surrounding Marilyn Sheppard continues as Court of Last Resort judge holds back on granting a lie detector test for Dr Sam Sheppard. Gardner and police officials clash over investigation details while Florida inquiries seek to verify Donald Wedler's account.
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Pat Brown Hops Back on Fence as Gubernatorial Odds Rise
San Francisco reports Attorney General Edmund G Pat Brown appeared on a TV program hinting at a possible run for governor, then said he is undecided. He noted a lucrative private sector offer could lure him away from politics, but did not commit to candidacy.
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Senate changes civil rights bill to ease Southern fears
The Senate voted 90 to 0 for an amendment aimed at stripping the bill of enforcement powers except for voting rights, appeasing Southern fears that school integration could be enforced by troops. The action leaves major objections intact while allowing a likely vote on limiting enforcement. President Truman era troops provision under scrutiny. debates to continue.
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Aleutians Quake Measured 6.5 Near Tanaga Island
A destructive earthquake of magnitude 6.5 on the Richter scale struck near Tanaga Island in the Andreanoff group, Aleutian Islands, recorded Monday night on the Spring Hill College seismograph in Mobile Alabama.
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California Delegation Question Shapes Hosmer NixKN Knight Play
Congressman Craig Hosmer questions the Nixon Knowland conflict claim and hints at a bloc to back Knowland in a forthcoming primary. He argues California’s delegation control may not be essential to the nomination, noting broader alignment dynamics. (Continued on Page A-6)
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Lana Turner Divorces Lex Barker Over Cruelty Charges
Santa Monica AP Lana Turner divorced Lex Barker her fourth husband after testimony detailing his uncontrollable temper and profane language. She described attempted force feeding and verbal cruelty during their marriage, with no community property or children involved. Barker, previously wed to Constance Thurlowe and Arlene Dahl, had wed Turner in December 1954 and separated last year.
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Constance Thurlowe
Arlene
Artie Shaw
Dahl
GM overcharged gov on fighter contract says audit
U S auditors report General Motors overstated production costs on a 1952 55 fighter plane contract and reaped 27 459 000 in excess profits. The GAO blamed Air Force cost estimates and GM figures with the secretary of state urging disarmament while Dulles warned time is limited. GM defended the profits as fair and reasonable and urged examination of the full record.
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Eisenhower criticized over Civil Rights bill by Pearson column
On Page A-6 Drew Pearson labels President Eisenhower’s Civil Rights stance as wishy-washy while GOP leaders voice fury. Page A-2 notes Bethlehem Steel’s tentative plan for a 30 million expansion of shipbuilding facilities at Terminal Island.
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Massive manhunt in Manhattan Beach for El Segundo gunman
Heavily armed officers from a dozen communities conducted a house to house search in a nine block area south of Rosecrans Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard after a motorist was shot and two El Segundo officers were killed. A suspect described as injured visited a local home seeking water, prompting further police scrutiny as the manhunt continued through the night.
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Claude Withers
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Harry ZT. Wilson
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Richard Phillips
Milton Curtis
Wilson
Phillips
Curtis
Million Acre Fire On Vast Alaska Range Reported
Officials described a wildfire spanning more than one million acres in the McGrath District of Alaska about 200 miles northwest of Anchorage. The notice indicates continued coverage on page A-4.
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Board rejects Amar Port Plan amid heated debate
Harbor board returns Port Manager E J Amar s anti subsidence proposal citing accusations of self publicity. Commissioner Ridings blasts the plan as unbalanced and warns of legal and engineering implications as the panel orders further study and engineering data before proceeding with water injection wells.
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