Senate Softens Civil Rights Bill in Senate Vote
President Eisenhower’s civil rights bill was stripped of most enforcement powers in the Senate, leaving only voting rights authority. The amendment reduced Section 3 powers, with 52 voting for the measure and 38 against. Northern Democrats and Republicans supported the change, while some argued the bill is weakened and risks further concessions.
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Unwelcome Visitor Drops In At WM Home
An abrupt intrusion surprised WM as a cocky continental caster from the University of Barcelona School of Meteorology criticized WM's methods. The visitor noted that the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain, while the scene ended with WM hastily hiding a bottle.
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Voting Rights Bill Advances One Phase in Senate
The Senate action on Wednesday settled a single phase of the Civil Rights Bill. The pending measure seeks to ensure full voting rights for Negroes and would allow federal prosecution of those depriving them of rights. Prosecution would occur before a federal judge without a jury. Public sympathy outside the South largely supports equal rights. Continued on Page A-6.
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New Mexico waitress links man to two El Segundo killings
A Hobbs detective said .22 caliber long bullets from New Mexico did not match the El Segundo officers bullets. The victims, Richard Phillips and Milton Curtis, were killed Monday in El Segundo, while a Hobbs murder occurred Tuesday. A hoax confession from William T. Allen added to the confusion as police pursued real leads.
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Ex-Officer Faces Jury In Fantasy Defense Charge
A Superior Court jury begins deliberations on a burglary charge against Curtis Lester Mick Jr a Long Beach police officer dismissed after his March 28 arrest for burglarizing Bixby Knolls Medical Center. Defense witnesses including a San Pedro psychologist say Mick slipped into a fantasy world due to stress and believed he was a doctor.
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Carlsbad man questioned in trio of killings across states
A 34 year old former California mental patient, Jack Smith of San Diego, was detained by UP Police after following two women from a Carlsbad cafe and being linked to the slayings of three people near Hobbs and related deaths in El Refugio. A waitress, Mary Trevino, identified him, while blood on his shirt came from self inflicted cuts. Smith refused to discuss the crimes.
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Living Cost and Prices Rise in Los Angeles Area in June
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports living costs and the consumer price index in the Los Angeles area climbed in June, with the 121 index up 3.0 percent from a year ago and 15.5 percent above mid 1950. Food prices led gains, breads up a penny, meats and fruits up over one percent, while transportation fell slightly due to lower auto costs.
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Lindbergh flew 50 combat missions in Pacific war
Westbury New York Lt. Gen. Albert Wedemeyer at a plaque ceremony asserted Charles Lindbergh logged 50 combat missions and at least one Japanese fighter kill in World War II era testing. He cited six months in the Pacific, 278 flight hours, a heavy bomb load, and liaison work to study fighter performance.
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Balloon Serves as Platform for High Altitude Rocket
An Air Force and Aeronutronic Systems project will launch a four stage rocket from a record size balloon at California heights near 106000 feet. The 1900-pound rocket carries a 34 pound instrument package and will ascent using 16 solid rockets. Tests planned in September will be conducted in Southern California with Lookout Mountain, Hemet Valley hosting the Air Force center. The balloon design by General Mills will lift the rocket through 104000 feet in a ground breaking high altitude flight.
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Tunisia to Decide as Assembly Likely Ousts Royal Family
The Tunisian Constituent Assembly meets today in session seen as decisive for proclaiming a republic and ending monarchy. The move would mark a dramatic shift in government structure with broad regional implications.
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Government red tape scatters as 28 citizen bridges appear
An American enterprise feature reveals how bureaucratic hurdles vanished and a 28 person citizen built bridge suddenly materialized on the Arizona side of the Colorado River. Britain plans nearly 140 million in severance and retirement payments as it trims its armed forces.
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