Eisenhower comments touch staff ethics and 1952 bid
President Eisenhower responded to questions about attorney Murray Chotiner and alleged staff contacts, saying he has no reason to suspect ethical violations. He addressed a rumor about remarks on a 1952 bid, discussed tax limits with Sen Dirksen, and supported continued U S foreign aid under country by country agreements. He also commented on Nixon as running mate possibilities and a farm bill provision on price supports.
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Chotiner
Murray Chotiner
Nixon
White House
Eisenhower
Sen. Dirksen
R-Al
United States
United Nations
Agust
House
NATO Chiefs Weigh Red Policy Expansion Talks
NATO ministers debate widening the alliance beyond military roles into political and economic fields. A final decision on proposals may be postponed until December as Dulles and Lloyd push for a foreign ministers committee to review expansion. Britain and France resist extending aid programs beyond NATO members, citing neutralist concerns.
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Russia
U.S
Dulles
Selwyn Lloyd
NATO
Europe
Christian Pineau
France
United Nations
Dukes An Lloyd
Britain
Alliance
Denver school bomb threats spark evacuations
A Denver rash of prank telephone bomb threats prompted evacuations at East High School and Skinner Junior High. Superintendent Kenneth Oberhalver condemned the calls, saying lives of children cannot be risked. One of six calls achieved its aim, delaying classes and dispersing 2,500 students at East High and 1,200 at Skinner Junior High.
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Kenneth the Oberhalver
East High School
Skinner Junior High School
Bomt
Chotiner Emphasizes Courteous Staff Treatment
Ike Chotiner told executive staff that anyone who appeals for help should receive courteous treatment and that he would not tolerate arrogance from staff members. The remarks framed expectations for how assistance requests are handled.
Nuclear bombs to be tested at Bikini proving ground
President Eisenhower says new nuclear test program will use Bikini Atoll as a proving ground. He insists rules against personal introduction or contact will be enforced, with possible disqualification for any indiscretion. Tests are slated to begin Friday Bikini time but weather may delay.
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Eisenhower
Bikini Atoll
Evi
Bikini
White House
R and P Maintains Officers At Yearly Meet
Crafts, vice presidents HL Vernon Fritchman of Indiana, vice president and general counsel O'Donnell Iselin, secretary, and Walter E. Scholes, treasurer. The following officers are all Indiana residents: R. S. Carson, A. B. McElvany, D. R. Pickard, J. S. Mitchell, R. J. Craig, W. J. Shields, WT. J. Snure, Manger of production, R.M. Hunter, J. Parsons, L. W. Proctor, W. T. Lakehart, J. R. Moorhead, Paul G. Wells, and O'Donnell Iselin Iselin Jr. re-elected to finance committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. 8. Parsons
L. W. Proctor
W. T. Lakehart
J. R. Moorhead
Paul G. Wells
O'Donnell Iselin
Clark
Messrs
Ernest Iselin Jr
Falling Rocket Sparks Panic and Crowd At The Event
A rocket ascends amid cheering crowds and a loud speaker warns everyone to the blockhouse as the rocket’s motors fail. The craft veers off course and returns toward the crowd, causing fear and groups clustering together in a tense, seconds‑long moment.
House Passes Farm Bill Sets Up Senate Vote Next
House approval clears a broad farm bill with soil bank changes aimed at livestock and crop coverage. The measure adds 50 million to the soil bank and 200 million for overseas surpluses while narrowing eligibility to core crops and certain feed grains under Secretary Benson’s oversight.
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House
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Eisenhower
Hays
Dohio
Albert
D-Gkla
Rep
McIntyre
Maine
Soil Bank
Abernethy
D-Miss
Lveto
Loot Traced as Trio Charged in Big Heist
Robbery charges followed a complex case tying Dan Cook and James Parks to a Houston burglary. Police estimated the safe contained up to 300000 earlier, later revised to about 120000 cash and 130116 bonds. Bonds burned, two ex-convicts detained, while Denny Hamlett claimed long saving history in a 125 year span.
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Denny
Dan Cook
San Antonio News
James B. Parks
Hamlett
Cook
Parks
Jimmy Hicks
Jack
Heard
San Antonio
Houston
Hicks
Marley
Eckert
Teacher pay vote and salary plan debate continues
Lawmakers clash over teacher pay raises and a $100 bonus plus $200 boost per pay period for 1958-57 and 1947-58. Conferees propose doubling legislative salaries to 6000 for a two-year session while governors and cabinet members also see pay hikes. Stamp tax save estimates vary and political blame is traded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Readinger
Tower Branch
Senate
Dent
Mahany
Chambers of Commerce
Merchants’ Associations
House Gop
Smith
Fatal attack and domestic killings in Wisconsin woods
sheriff reports a violent spree ending near Monegar home in a small Wisconsin settlement. Four Indians were found dead or fatally injured after a lethal assault by an unidentified man who later attacked a tavern owner and a patron in Page Tavern, with two victims succumbing to injuries.
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Monegar
Here
Wisconsin
Mueller
Monepar
Sandra
Lillian Carter
Elizabeth Page
William Slagowski
Slagowski
Hammarskjold Eyes UN Led Peace Talks Amid Jordan River Dispute
Hammarskjold appears to back UN mediation for an Arab‑Israeli peace, with ceasefire commitments and reservations on the Jordan river project. Arab officials insist any mediation must advance UN resolutions including partition, refugees, and Jerusalem internationalization, while Israel opposes partition.
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Hammarskjold
U.N
New York
Beirut
Lebanon
Jordan
Syria
Security Council
Israel
U.N. Security Council
United Nations
Palestine
Conciliation
Jerusalem
Jerusaera
Arat Jordan
U. N
Obituaries Big List From Indiana County Area
Multiple hometown obituaries run through Indiana County and nearby towns. Elmer Putt 74 of Clymer RD 1 dies at Indiana Hospital after a May 6 early morning, services at Bence Funeral Home with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Nannie McBride Boden of Saltsburg dies at Angelus Nursing Home after six weeks as a patient, services at Robinson Lytle Funeral Home with interment in Edgewood Cemetery. Joseph Rethi 61 of Clymer RD 1 dies at Indiana Hospital, Paul Sutter of Punxsutawney RD 1 obituary and funeral set for Pine Church near Juneau. Also noted are Harry Miller Farster of Dayton RD 3 and Lester Barnett of El Paso Texas, with services in Dayton and burial in Texas. Emanuel McIlwain of Burnside Two dies at Miners Hospital, services at East Ridge Church. Anna Corbett Stewart of Butler dies at Butler County Memorial Hospital, survived by daughters and sons. Chester Lee Uncapher of Blairsville dies at son’s home, services in Blairsville and burial in Union Cemetery Indiana County.
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Elmer Putt
Clymer
Indiana Hospital
Bence Funeral Home
Winter
Cent Ross
Our- Presbyterian Church
Butler
Greenwood Cemetery
Indiana
Nannie McBride Boden
Jay C. Boden
Saltsburg
Angelus Nursing Hote
Pittsburgh
Loyalhanna Two
Westmoreland County
Alexander
Mollie Laughlin McBride
Order of Eastern Star
S. S
Thomas. G. McBride
Verona
Robinson - Lytle Funeral Home
John O. Miller
Edgewood Cementery
Joseph Rethi
Paul
Sutter
Canoe Township
Bence
Indiana County
H. M
Effie Miller - Sutter
Roxy Stiver
Effie Sutter
Beulah Beach
Ohio
Charles
Fred McHenry
Donald
Wayne
Aliquippa
George
Sewickley
Carl States
Reynoldsville
A. E. Anderson
Highland, All
Jack Purnell
Aber ‘von
Henry
Murray Sutter
Phoenix
Arizona
L. S. Henry
Monroe
Mich
A. G. Marvin
Buelah Beach
Piner Church
Juneau
IW. F. Lias
Pine Cemetery
Pifer Funeral
Punxsutawney
Harry Miller Farster
Dayton
Joshua
Hannah Miller
Jennie A. Bargerstock
Bertha McGraw
Rural Valley
Rose Farster
Forster
Jerusalem Lutheran Church
Wayne Township
the _Ely Funeral Home
L. Paul Mueller
Lester Barnett
el Paso
Texas
Ellen Barnett Davis
Homer City
Shelodan
South Bend
Allie
Barr Slope
Raymond
Walter
Emanuel McIlwain
Miners Hospital
Spangler
Burnside Two
Clearfield County
Cherry Tree
James
Nancy Scott Mellwain
Burnside Township
Bertha Ferrier Mellwain
Otis Mellwain
Croydon
Ruth Meckley
Mae Fulton
Helen "Russell
RD 2
Gordon Mellwain
Hastings
Hiram
Retta Wagner
Westover
Vilda Fisher
Raymond Mellwain
Ind
James A. Russell
Stifflertown
East Ridge
John Sass
Raleigh Funeral Home
Hillsdale
Anna Corbett Stewart
Washington St
Harry E. Stewart
Butler County Memorial Hospital
Jefferson County
Isiah
Mary Jane Leech Corbett
Aleene Burns
Louise Smith
Emsworth
Rachael Levine
South Plains
Rachael Johns
Mounted
Charlotte Hicks
Falls Creek
John M. Corbett
Charles Corbett
Lancaster
James &. Corbett
Hooversville RD
Samuel P. Corbett
Clairton
George Corbett
McKeesport
Thompson
Homer
Chester Lee Uncapher
Burrell Street
Blairsville
William
Annie Abel
Ore
Robert
Grace Uncapher
Cora Mott
Friands
Shoemaker Funeral Home
Lee E. Schaeffer
First Presbyerian Church
Inter - Trent
Union Cemetery
Student Prank Sparks Riot Crackdown at Fraternity Row
Police restored order after a campus disturbance that disrupted streets with roadblocks and false alarms. Four youths punctured tires, dented a cruiser, and scattered litter as hundreds were police escorted to City Hall for fingerprinting and arraignment on dis orderly conduct and inciting to riot charges.
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City Hall
Set Annual Concert of ISTC Choir
Charles A. Davis will direct the Indiana State Teachers Collegery Choir in a spring concert at Fisher Auditorium at 8 15 p m on May 7. The public is invited as guests of the college music department as part of National Music Week. Davis holds degrees from Indiana State Teachers College and NYU with further studies at Juilliard and Colorado. He previously directed music in New Kensington public schools.
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Charles A. Davis
Indiana State Teachers Collegery
Fisher Auditorium
Music Department
National Music Week
Charles Davis
Indiana State Teachers College
New York University
Julliard School of Music
University of Colorado
Indiana
New Kensington
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Denver
Sarah Rakes
San Diego, Calif
Sunset Cliffs
Ike
R&p
Mission
Cairo
Egypt
Dag Ham
Marshjold
Istc Choir
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