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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1957
Page
2
Washington lawmakers lash at Supreme Court decisions on communism as several high court rulings spark friction. Senators Smith Mundt and Jenner denounce actions, while Chief Justice Warren defends limits on hearings and congressional power.
Leavenworth Kansas reports General Maxwell D. Taylor warns the Army cannot stay within a fixed annual budget near 9 billion dollars. He says inflation and pay needs force him to expect upward price pressures and difficulty meeting military requirements under the 38 billion dollar ceiling for the fiscal year starting July 1.
Kaye Hermann of Rolla was elected grand worthy Adviser by Missouri Rainbow for Girls, succeeding Judy Craig of Liberty. A three day Masonic sponsored convention closed tonight with new state officers named including Stuart Haynes of Joplin and Judy Woodruff of Redmond in key roles.
A 14 year old from Budapest, named Csaba Hoermendy, who faced a death sentence, was granted a year of probation after a court declared him a minor in a case involving three youths who fired a pistol at a statue and in a park. The judge warned against future trouble. The boy’s parents are divorced. his mother and her new husband left Hungary last fall and his father lives in Philadelphia. American reporters noted Csaba’s claim of being the “No. 2 defendant” to encourage faster U.S. relocation.
Egypt plans tentative parliamentary elections on July 3 for a 2-member National Assembly, the first since 1952. President Nasser, elected to a six-year term, has ensured limited opposition as constitutional powers allow dissolving the body and calling new polls.
John Diefenbaker moves to assemble a cabinet before becoming Canada’s first Conservative prime minister in 22 years. Governor General Massey may ask him to form a new government after Liberal resignations following the Liberal defeat. The Commons now stands 109 Conservative to 104 Liberal in a 265 seat chamber. Parliament’s session timing and Queen Elizabeth II’s planned Oct 12 to 14 visit to Canada could affect early moves.
Warsaw reports the Polish Defense Ministry calls for a political offensive to stamp out anti Communist and anti Soviet sentiment in the army. Vice Defense Minister Zarzycki in the Polish Army Journal says the prevailing atmosphere is worrisome and urges campaign against anti Soviet attitudes, urging Communists to tow the party line or leave.
Alvin Kirk Rosenhan son of Vic Rosenhall 817 Fairmount Bird was chosen police judge of Coontz City at the American Legion Boys State on Central Missouri State College Warrensburg campus. William A McCauley son of Dr and E Spencer Macauley 303 W McCarty St was elected mayor of Coontz City. Party caucuses were to start today to pick nominees for state tickets for Thursday's election.
Maj. Gen. William C. Baker Jr., commanding general here since August 1956, will leave for assignment in the Far East on July 1. The Department of the Army has announced the move and no successor has been named.
Thirty three Cole County 45 members and three adult leaders will leave for 4H camp at Kaiser on the Lake of the Ozarks Wednesday. A bus departs the Junior College building at 1 p m per Miss Doris Beebe home extension agent. The camp runs Wednesday registration through Saturday afternoon with water as the theme and Osage Moniteau Morgan counties expected. Leaders Dorothy Bloxham Donald Potts and Charles Morris accompany the group along with Bugh Triplett and Miss Beebe.
Kansas City and Springfield Missouri chambers met to urge federal action on a Kansas City to Memphis corridor as part of the National Interest Highways System. The plan envisions four lane divided highways with about 9 percent federal funding, crossing Southwest Missouri and northeast Arkansas through Springfield. Also reported a timber collapse killed James Roy Miller, 55, of Leeton at a bridge project nine miles west of Higginsville.
In Sedalia Missouri Barbara Gloria Hieronymus aged 15 died in a two car collision about 16 miles northeast of Sedalia. She lived with her grandmother Ida Hieronymus at Longwood Missouri. Three other persons were injured in the crash. A separate item from Sibney Australia reports thieves bound and gagged a night watchman Brian Healy and stole nearly three tons of razor blades from a local razor company valued at about 214 million blades.
A hot dry and windy weather pattern raises fire danger across Southern California. Deserts feed embers as winds push flames toward Los Angeles and San Bernardino County. hundreds of firefighters battle multiple blazes, with 200 acres burned near Fullerton and two workers killed in a separate incident. Officials warn conditions remain volatile as temperatures near 100 degrees.
Jefferson City experienced a 15 minute blackout in downtown after a transformer by the county jail exploded shortly after 3 pm. Missouri Power and Light official Ny RB Beagle said the alley bank had been rebuilt three weeks earlier and was believed fixed for years. Jefferson City fire department responded to the scene.
The report notes that all are disqualified and defines ineligibility as arrests, confinement to a restricted resident, or police surveillance under the military regime led by Nasser, which resulted in the removal of Farovk.
The June Dairy Month program in Cole County aims to boost public health and local economy. Ja tk Kroeck, county dairy month chair, says dairy business is expanding and vital to the area. The Jefferson City Dairy Council backs events with 80 dairy farmers and three plants. Activities include free samples, booths, and a Night program in nearby towns, with weeks hosted by Chamber of Commerce and Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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