City Council Okays 18 Per Diem After Heated Session
The City Council approved an $18 per diem for absence or daytime meetings amid protests that the allowance invites abuse. The 6-1 vote set conditions including travel expenses and a limit on daytime sessions, with opponents branding the plan a racket and a step toward secrecy.
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Ansley Whiteside
Counciman
Gordon McAleer
Joe Lourigan
Jack Beni
Ethel Schwalbe
Council
Officer Identifies Kasper Linked Defendants in Clinton Trial
Knoxville witness Jess Braden, Clinton policeman, ties segregationist John Kasper to 14 Tennessee defendants accused of defying a court order to desegregate Clinton High School. Braden named defendants in court and testified he saw Kasper at Clinton meetings on multiple nights. Sidney Davis, another government witness, aided the case with related testimony.
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Clinton
Sidney Davis
Knoxville, Tenn
Leo Burnett
Davis
Burnett
Mill Foreman
Clinton High School
Knoxville
Tenn
John Kasper
Jess Braden
U. S
Kasper
Braden
Lawrence J. Brantley
Alonzo Bullock
Clyde Cook
William Brakebill
Clifford Carter
W. H. Till
Mary Nell Currier
Carter
Tennessee
Paul Turner
House Votes To Consider Aid Measure
Washington reports a preliminary voice vote cleared the way for House consideration of a $3.24 billion foreign aid bill. Rep. Vorys noted the lack of a roll call, calling it a token fight, with action expected Wednesday on amendments and potential limits to a three year loan fund. Supporters defend long term aid as strengthening allies at a lower cost than independent military buildup.
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Washington
Vorys
Ohio
Foreign Affairs Committee
Eisenhower
House
Rep
Bow
Wayne Hays
Gross
Iowa
Morano
R-Conni
U. S
Navy Sets Coast-to-Coast Speed Record in Crusader Flight
Maj. John Glenn Jr. piloted the F801 Crusader from Los Alamitos California to Floyd Bennett Field New York to set a coast-to-coast speed record of 3 hours 23 minutes 8.1 seconds covering 2460 miles. A second Crusader diverted to Albuquerque due to in-flight refueling trouble. The test showcased near maximum power endurance for Navy aviation officials and followed last month’s carrier-to-carrier demonstration.
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New York
Navy
Air Force
Maj
John Glenn Jr
Los Alamitos
Calif
Naval Air Station
Floyd Bennett Field
Glenn
Albuquerque
Cmdr
Charles Demmiler
Hastings-on-Hudson
N.Y
New Concord
Ohio
Washington
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics
California
Florida
Eisenhower
Fewer Forest Fires Reported By U S Forest Service
The U S Forest Service says forest fires have dropped to record low levels despite increased visits to national forests for picnics vacations and camping officials said the trend marks a notable decline as visitor numbers rise.
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U. S. Service
Washington
U. S Forest Service
National
GE reports highest six month profit in history
General Electric Co reported a net profit of 127.823 million dollars for the first half of 1957, the highest six month total in its history.
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New York
General Electric Co
Postmen Urge Fresh Names for Milwaukee Streets
Milwaukee postmen warn overused street names cause mail sorting headaches and cost thousands yearly. Postmaster Frederick C. T. John notes many streets named wood woodland hill crest hilltop and similar terms, with about 15 000 letters handled extra daily. He cites 13 700 unused names found in city telephones and urges planners to adopt new names to avoid misaddressed mail and service delays. He says the post office can advise or request changes but cannot compel municipalities.
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Milwaukee
Frederick C. T. John
John
LA Aviation Plant Cuts 6305 Jobs in Contract Shakeup
North American Aviation plans further layoffs totaling 15,600 as contract cutbacks trigger 6,305 workers being laid off Monday in Los Angeles. The move follows a broader retrenchment affecting multiple plants and programs.
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Los Angeles
North American Aviation, Inc
Weather Outlook for Local Areas
The weatherman predicts mostly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday. Warmer conditions arrive tomorrow with temperatures in the low 80s, cooler near the lake. Tonight's low around 60s, yesterday high 72 and low 60, today’s noon temps range from 70 to 72. Sunrise at 5 30 a m and sunset at 8 23 p m.
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American Motors
Cox, 1920 Presidential Nominee, Dies at 87
Dayton Ohio reports James M Cox once a country teacher and publisher died at his home Monday night aged 87. He led the 1920 Democratic ticket with Franklin D Roosevelt. Cox served two terms in the House and owned multiple newspapers and broadcasting outlets.
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Dayton
Ohio
James M. Cox
Cox
Franklin D. Roosevelt
San Francisco
U. S
A. Mitchell Palmer
William G. McAdoo
Warren G. Harding
Marion
Harding
Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington
James R
Scotty) Reston
Reston
New York Times
Seven Die in Lincoln Highway Collision Near York
Seven people were killed and two injured in a head on crash on the Lincoln Highway about four miles west of York. Coroner Lester Sell called the scene the worst highway massacre he has known in York County. Police reported speeds of 62 mph and 55 mph at impact.
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York
Ipp
Lincoln Highway
Here
Lester Sell
York County
Senate Group Expands Labor Probe To Cover Broad Abuses
The Senate Rackets Committee broadened its inquiry to unions and employers. New hearings will probe political activities, union funds used for homes and vacations, and management interference with organizing. Investigations include UTW leaders and the Kohler strike, with multiple Southern state probes planned.
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Washington
Senate
McClellan
D-Ark
Teamsters and
United Textile Workers of America
AFL
Afl-Cio
CIO Textile Workers Union of America
UTW
Anthony Valente
Lloyd Klenert
Klenert
Valente
Robert F. Kennedy
United Auto Workers
Kohler Co
Wisconsin
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Textile Workers Union of America
Missing 56 After Dutch Airliner Crash Off New Guinea
The KLM Lockheed Super-Constellation Neutron with 59 passengers and crew of nine sank about five miles off Biak Island near New Guinea. Eleven bodies were recovered by native boats and a Dutch destroyer while 11 people survived including one stewardess. Most of the missing are Dutch with three Britons among them. at least four survivors are seriously injured.
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The
Hague
Netherlands
New Guinea
KLM
Kortenauer
I. A. Aler
KLM Airlines
Biak Island
Amsterdam
Manila
Jakarta
Bangkok
Rangoon
Karachi
Beirut
Rome
Zhukov Links Purge Leaders to Stalin Era Crimes
Soviet Defense Minister Georgi Zhukov accused Georgi Malenkov V M Molotov and Lazar Kaganovich of responsibility for illegal acts during Stalin's rule in a Leningrad speech broadcast by Moscow Radio. He urged their expulsion from the Communist Party.
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London
Georgi Zhukov
Kremlin
Joseph Stalin
Zhukov
Georgi Malenkov
V. M. Molotov
Lazar Kaganovich
Leningrad
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Malenkov, Molotov
Kaganovich
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Dulles
Sen. Mansfield
D-Mont
Europe
Russia
United States
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Frantic Suburban Toilet Block Rescue Captures Neighbors
In Park Forest Illinois a woman with five children faced a blocked toilet after flushing a toy block. With no plumber on Sunday she moved the toilet, used a hose, and sought help from neighbors until the husband returned and the block was sawn apart at a hardware store. An hour later another block appeared.
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Mommie
Railway Express Strike Near End
Railway Express Agency drivers in seven cities near settlement after a 13 week strike. Chicago Local 720 representing 1000 workers accepted the latest offer, including a 15 cent hourly raise retroactive to January 16, 1956. Cleveland San Francisco Philadelphia Cincinnati Newark and St Louis unions were voting on the agreement.
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Chicago
Railway Express Agency
Railway Express Drivers Union
Chicago Area
James E. O'Hara
O'Hara
Cleveland
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Newark
N. J
St. Louis
Body Recovered From Rock River Near Indianford
The body of Arnold Barfknect about 60 Indianford was recovered Monday from the Rock River. He was last seen Saturday while fishing in the river.
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Janesville
Arnold Barfknect
Indianford
Rock River
Look Into Americas Future and You Can See Your Own
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America
Ta Station
N. Y. 17
The
Advertising Council
Dulles Explores NATO Stockpile of Atomic Weapons
Secretary of State Dulles said the United States is studying a NATO stockpile of atomic weapons to satisfy European fears of a weapons cutoff. He suggested placing the arsenal under Gen Lauris Norstad to avoid changing U.S. law. He noted Kremlin unrest and said Britain and France fear reduced supply.
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Washington
Dulles
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Britain
France
NATO
U. S
Lauris Norstad
Europe
Norstad
Senate panel kills Eisenhower finances commission plan
Washington politics report says the Senate Banking Committee killed the Eisenhower bill to create a presidential commission to study the nation’s finances by an 8-7 party line vote. Atty Gen Honeck notes courts will decide how much department heads and constitutional officers may receive under the $80 000 a year pay raise signed by Gov Thomson on June 29. A Tokyo quake lasts about ten seconds. Montgomery Ward president John A Barr denies swapping Dave Beck for organizing rights in a proxy fight.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Madison
Gen
Honeck
Thomson
John A. Barr
Montgomery Ward & Co
Dave Beck
Beck
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Probe Kohler Strike
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Park Forest
Toth
Tokyo
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