Testimony on Strauss Concluded
Washington hearings on Lewis L Strauss nomination to be Secretary of Commerce ended after 16 days of turbulent testimony. A spectator shouted opposition and was removed as Thurmond read a pro‑confirmation statement. Fourteen committee members weighed a near party‑line vote with recommendations due next week.
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Washington
Senate
Lewis L Strauss
Secretary of Commerce
Strauss
Caren
Iti
F.ravel
Strom Thurmond
Agnes Waters
Magnuson
Thurmond
Eisenhower
Congress
Unit OKs Education Aid Bill
Washington House Education Committee clears a four year education aid bill to provide federal grants for schools and teachers. The plan allocates 25 dollars per child ages 5 to 17. 18 Democrats vote for, eight Republicans and two Democrats oppose, with two GOP members absent. The measure faces Eisenhower administration opposition and a different administration proposal.
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Washington
House Education Committee
Reticans
Graham Barden
D-Nc
Per Lathom
D-Ga
GOP
Eisenhower
Five year old points to kidnapper in Milwaukee case
In Milwaukee five year old Chris Wilhelm identified a man with thick glasses as the kidnapper in the Ben Wagner abduction. Prosecutors filed abduction and murder warrants against Harold W McLaughlin a 25 year old suspect who broke down and admitted taking Ben and stabbing him beside a suburban road. He had been involuntarily committed earlier for a molestation case.
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Milwaukee
Chris Wilhelm
Ben Wagner
Chris
Bea
Rial
Harold W
Miwaukee County
Aoy
William J
McLaughlin
Central State Hospital
Central State
Fate
Wagner
Upstate
Joseph Kutek
Louis Waezner
Northrop grants wage increases to Jamaica units
Northrop Corp announces 3 percent wage hikes for Jamaica divisions effective this week for hourly and salaried staff. The move affects Northrop, Nortronics, and related units as part of broader Federation discussions. About 500 hourly workers and over 12 salaried personnel are covered, with aims to standardize pay amid ongoing negotiations. In Chile, about 20 people drowned in the Tolten River during a four week strike at Firestone and other rubber plants, as workers remain unsettled and demand an end to the stoppage.
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Beverly Hills
UPI
Northrop Corp
Ing
Northrop
Chile
Santiago
Cleveland
Tolten River
Stone Tire & Rubber Co
Cautin
B. F. Goodrich Co
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Rudolph ‘Glaser
Glaser
Ben
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Aoacee
C. Standlee Martin
Long Beach Blvd
America’s Finest
Jooks
Immar Sars
Long Beach
Santa Ana
Se. Main
Tet St. Cartreded
Compton
1815
N. Long Beach BI
Downey
Firestone Blvd
Ceeaude
Oldsmobile
Olds
Oldsmobiles
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