Network of National Toll Roads Proposed
A national toll highway network was proposed to replace a federal strategy. H E Bailey urged a state funded approach with a national turnpike authority and 1 416 000 000 yearly from taxes, proposing 40 000 miles of toll roads financed jointly by states and federal agencies and tolls of 1 to 1 1/2 cents per mile for autos and 2 to 4 cents for trucks.
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Washington
H. E. Bailey
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Bureau of Public Roads
Bailey
Turnpike Authority
Reservist Plan Faces Opposition in Congress
Washington reports indicate early congressional support for a four year draft extension and military pay raise, but strong opposition to the reserve program. Lawmakers worry about compulsory reserve duty and a 100,000 youth basic training plan, while Vinson shifts focus to draft legislation first.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Submarine Tench Runs Aground Off Cape Henry
Norfolk reports an inspection underway after the Navy submarine Tench ran aground off Cape Henry last night and later refloated with assistance from high winds and heavy seas.
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Norfolk
Weather Outlook With Snow in Wisconsin and Cold Lows
Snow clouds move into Wisconsin with southward spread tonight. Temperatures dip to the upper 20s after a frigid night with lows around 14 degrees. Thursday's high reached 23 degrees. noon readings were 33 to 34 degrees. Saturday's forecast calls for colder highs from minus 22 to minus 30 degrees.
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Wisconsin
American Motors
Rail Torpedo Injures Boy in La Crosse
Eleven year old Jerry Stevens of La Crosse was hurt when a railroad signal torpedo exploded while he held it. Surgeons at Wisconsin General Hospital operated Thursday night to save his hands and reported his condition was good the next day.
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Madison
Wisconsin General Hospital
Jerry Stevens
la Crosse
State Hospital
H. M. Coon
Jerry
Milwaukee Galvanizing Plant Explosion Injures Six
Six men were injured when copper tubing exploded at the Acme Galvanizing company on Milwaukee's south side. They were hospitalized at Johnstone Emergency Hospital with painful acid burns.
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Milwaukee
Johnston
Acme
Biggest Bank Merger Formulated Between Chase and Manhattan
Directors of Chase National Bank and Bank of the Manhattan Co approve a merger to create the nation's second largest bank if stockholders and New York banking officials ok the plan. Deposits would total about 6.858 billion, behind Bank of America's 8.27 billion. John J. McCloy would lead the new bank. J Stewart Baker to chair the executive committee. Percy J. Ebbett named vice chairman.
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New York
Chase National Bank
Bank of the Manhattan Co
Chase
Bank of America
California
Chase Manhattan Bank
Laucu
Chase Manhattan
National City Bank of New York
National City
John J. McCloy
J. Stewart Baker
Manhattan
Percy J. Ebbett
Fort Atkinson
Wis
Appointment Rumor Ties Cooper to India Ambassadorship
Washington reports say John Sherman Cooper is expected to be appointed U S ambassador to India but Cooper refused to comment on the published rumors today.
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Washington
John Sherman Cooper
U. S
India
No Deals Suggested By Chinese In Peiping Talks
UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold said Chou En-lai raised questions including a UN seat but did not demand any terms for releasing 11 American fliers. He called the talks a first step toward improved international climate and noted no link between prisoner releases and other issues.
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United Nations
N. Y
Dag Hammarskjold
Red China
Chou En-lai
Peiping
Hammarskjold
Chou
United States
Soncu Wiic
Livuutau
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U. S
Lodge
Dulles
Eisenhower
Britain
Sir Pierson Dixon
Henri Hoppenot
India
General Assembly
Costa Rica War Blamed On Outsiders
An inter-American commission said bombings in Costa Rica came from foreign soil amid a four day wartime standstill. Ex-president Teodoro Picado said his son Teodoro Jr. led rebel forces. Nicaragua denied arms support, citing internal revolution. The OAS may act under the Rio pact as observers arrive. Rebel 200 to 300 men near Liberia Las Canas reported. Liberia and Las Canas strafed by plane at night.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Inter- American
Teodoro Picado
Managua
Nicaragua
Teodoro, Jr
Picado
West Point
Los Angeles
Jose Mora
Uruguay
Council of the Organization of American States
OAS Council
Rio de Janeiro
OAS
U. S
Liberia
Las Canas
Admiral flies jet beyond sonic barrier first for an admiral
The navy announced Vice Admiral Harold M. Martin, commander of the air forces of the Pacific Fleet, piloted a jet faster than sound on Wednesday. It marks the first time an admiral has flown a plane past the sonic barrier.
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San Diego
Calif
Navy
Admi
Harold M. Martin
Pacific Fleet
Handwriting reform advocate promotes Chancery cursive
Newport observer John Howard Benson leads a handwriting reform movement claiming American handwriting is at its worst. He touts the Renaissance Chancery cursive as the solution, citing the 16th century Operina primer and an edged pen as keys to legibility. He says six hours can needed to learn, months to reform, though many remain pessimistic due to typewriters televisions illiteracy and the ball point pen.
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Newport, R. I
Benson
Ludovico Degli Arrighi
Wisconsin House Tackles Daylight Time Bills and Voting Age
Two daylight saving measures are offered in a brief session. One by Speaker Catlin would require a public referendum in April. The other by Windrow would make daylight savings automatic if passed and signed. Windrow also seeks a constitutional amendment for 19 and 20 year olds to vote. Catlin backs a mayoral eligibility change for aldermen. A third bill would restore payments for work related hearing loss, with new duration and earnings limits.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Catlin
Appleton
Windrow
D-Cudahy
Industrial Commission
Soviet to share atomic energy experience with world
Moscow announced the Soviet government is ready to hand over scientific and technical experience gained from operating an industrial power station with atomic energy. Foreign Ministry official Leonid Ilyichev said the information would be made public through a report to the United Nations Committee on Atomic Energy.
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Moscow
Foreign Ministry
Leonid Ilyichev
Soviet Union
United Nations Committee On Atomic Energy
Senate passes unanimous resolution against communism
Washington reports the senate approved without debate an 84 to 0 resolution pledging to diligently and vigorously investigate expose and combat communism.
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Washington
Senate
Laos reports rebel attack on two posts in north
Vientiane reports Communist backed forces attacked and captured two small posts in northern Laos violating the Indo China truce. Paris notes the Soviet Union recalled its ambassador to France for consultations amid a hard line Communist push to halt West Germany rearmament.
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Vientiane, Laos
Laos
Paris
Soviet Union
France
West Germany
Federal drops antitrust charge against Roy A. Roberts
The federal government dismissed the criminal charge today against Roy A. Roberts president of the Kansas City Star Company in its antitrust action against the newspaper.
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Kansas City
Roy A. Roberts
Kansas City Star Company
State Senate Meets Briefly in Madison
The Wisconsin senate met informally today to hear two reports but no business was transacted due to less than a quorum. Gov. Kohler sent a contingency fund report showing $3,000 yearly for executive expenses. receipts totaled $11,079 since July 1952 with expenditures of $7,258.
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Madison
Wisconsin Senate
Kohler
Executive Branch
Senate
Curbs on Public Home Units Draw Ire in Congress
House Banking Committee Chairman Spence cites a new law restricting to 1000 the 35000 planned public housing units for the year. Administration officials hold a closed door session to push quick relief while cities like Somerville Mass Clarksville Tenn New Orleans and Chicago edge toward qualification. Spence says only a few communities meet the new requirements yet two towns have already qualified for 100 units with more expected.
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Washington
Spence
D-Ky
House Banking Committee
Congress
Eisenhower
Somerville
Mass
Clarksville
Delavan Theater Manager Dies in Freight Train Crash
Irwin Stephan, 36, of Delavan and formerly of Palmya in Jefferson County, was killed Thursday afternoon when his car collided with a Milwaukee Road freight train at a crossing. Stephan, married and father of four, had come to Delavan six weeks ago to oversee the local movie theater.
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Delavan
Irwin Stephan
Milwaukee Road
Stephan
Palmya
Jefferson County
Delavan Movie Theater
Meek Lady Infiltrates Capitol, Traces Nervy Protest
Grace Jackson Clark of New Kensington, Pa., slipped past Capitol Hill staff to the House rostrum seeking a five minute address to urge national broadcasts on behavior. She identified herself but did not deliver a speech, later saying she would also visit the Senate, though it was not in session.
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Capitol
House of Representatives
Sam Rayburn
House
Grace Jackson Clark
New Kensington
Clark
United Press
Congress
Senate
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