Defense Cash Measure Sent To President
Congress sent President Eisenhower the year’s largest defense bill totaling about 31.88 billion dollars for the army navy and air force plus extra funds to speed B52 bomber output. The Senate preserved a 46 million boost to keep the Marine Corps at current strength and a house senate compromise kept the provision amid budget notes. A separate vote failed to withhold foreign aid over criminal jurisdiction of American servicemen with prisoner cases abroad.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Army
Navy
Air Force
Defense
Wilson
Defense Department
Marine Corps
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Japan
Ex Prisoner Of War Dunn Sentenced To Eight Years
Baldwinsville New York corporal Harold M Dunn a former POW was sentenced by a seven man court martial to eight years hard labor for aiding the Communist enemy in North Korea He received a dishonorable discharge and forfeiture of pay and allowances His wife who is due in September attended the hearing Dunn expressed remorse saying his actions were a tragic mistake and later pleaded guilty to writing articles praising the Reds and broadcasting to end the war The sentence faces automatic review and possible modification after prosecutors argued Dunn aided the enemy while a POW with peers noting no harm to other prisoners
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New York
Cpl
Harold M. Dunn
Baldwinsville
N. Y
North Korea
Dunn
Red Enemy
Ellen A. Dunn
Maj
James J. Jenkins
North Chicago Woman Shoots Husband in Sleep
The mother of three shot her sleeping husband, Charles Robert Harris, 27, stating he had beaten her. Harris had recently been released from The Bridewell in Chicago after a two year larceny sentence. Police report the incident occurred early today in North Chicago.
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Chicago
North
Ull
Charles Robert Harris
Jacob Novak
West Germany and United States Sign Military Aid Pact
West Germany and the United States signed a military assistance agreement to supply hundreds of millions of dollars in American equipment to help build West Germanys new 500000 man armed forces. The pact commits German use of aid to an integrated Atlantic defense per NATO plans and defense requirements.
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Bonn
Germany
United States
West Germany
Atlantic Alliance
North Atlantic
Youth Drowns in Pamperin Park Quarry Near Green Bay
A 16 year old boy Fritz Reeths drowned at Pamperin Park quarry on the outskirts of Green Bay Wednesday after two youths failed in attempts to rescue him.
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Green Bay
Fritz Reeths
Pamperin Park
Writer Gratzner admits 1930s Communist ties before Senate panel
NYTimes reporter Charles Grutzner told the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee he was a Communist in the 1930s but quit in 1940 in a “clean break.” Eastland cited a 1950 request by Maj. Gen. Craigie to remove him from Korea for a story about F-86 Sabre Jets. Grutzner said the Pentagon cleared his Times piece. The session covered his Korea reporting, alleged Communist links, and related press reactions.
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Washington
Charles Grutzner
New York Times
Air Force
Grutzner
Senate Internal Security
Subcommittee
Pentagon
The
Times
Sen
Eastland
D-Miss
L. C. Craigie
Korea
J. G. Sourwine
Times From
Sourwine
Daily Worker
Communist Party
New York City
U. S
Hoover Commission Ends Amid Controversy and Debates
The Hoover Commission wraps two-year work amid clashes over water power limits and federal control. Critics fault power reports and cost, while supporters claim reforms could balance the budget and enable tax cuts. A final report signals nearing public life for Chairman Hoover, with further work due in July.
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Washington
Hoover Commission
Herbert Hoover
Commission On Organization
Hoover
FDA
Commission
Nation's Auto Industry Winds Up Biggest Six Months in Its History
Detroit reports the first half of 1955 as the busiest six months on record with output near 4.0 million passenger cars and retail deliveries over 354 million dollars. Dealers hold about 800000 cars in stock while 155000 units were sent abroad. Ford and General Motors launch expansion plans totaling 625 and 500 million dollars respectively, Chrysler posts a 250 million comeback program, and a wage agreement between CIO United Auto Workers, Ford, and GM helped avert a strike.
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Detroit
Ing
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford
General Motors
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler
Freak Accident Kills Motorist in Wisconsin
A Milwaukee man, Edward Graves Pratt, was killed near here when his car veered off Highway 12 and struck a power pole. He was partly thrown from the vehicle and strangled when the door closed on his neck as the car hit a ditch bank. Deputy Coroner Walter Peterson attributed death to strangulation.
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Whitewater
Milwaukee
Here
Walter Peterson
Walworth County
Edward Graves Pratt
Peterson
Pratt
Britain invites Greece and Turkey to Cyprus settlement
In the House of Commons Prime Minister Eden announced London invites Greece and Turkey to a conference to settle the Cyprus dispute, a British Mediterranean stronghold.
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London
Britain
Greece
Turkey
Cyprus
Eden
House of Commons
Mt Etna eruption spooks Sicily towns. ash blankets region
Mt Etna in Catania Sicily erupted today sending ash over a wide area and frightening thousands of residents. In separate tragedy Eau Claire, Dean E Sabin, 45, of Route 1 Clayton Barron County was killed when struck by a semitrailer truck four miles east of here.
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Catania
Sicily
Europe
Mt. Etna
Eau Claire
Dean E. Sabin
Route 1
Clayton
Barron County
Here
Kilgore says General Motors refuses Senate antitrust hearing
Senator Harley Kilgore of West Virginia stated General Motors Corp has declined to appear before a Senate judiciary subcommittee examining antitrust laws.
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Washington
Harley M. Kilgore
D-W. Va
General Motors Corp
Senate
Governor Kohler Names Knutson to Industrial Commission
Governor Kohler today announced the appointment of R. G. Knutson of Stevens Point as chairman of the State Industrial Commission.
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Madison
Kohler
R. G. Knutson
Stevens Point
State Industrial Commission
Weather update with showers and thundershowers forecast
Showers earlier today cleared by noon with clearing skies. More rain is predicted tonight and Friday as thundershowers. Temperatures ranged from 67 to 73 overnight and 71 to 80 in various locations today. Yesterday high 85 and low 62 at the treatment plant.
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American Motors
Fort Wayne Woman Confesses Ax Murder Of Husband
A 61 year old Fort Wayne woman Lucy Baysinger confessed she killed her husband Clarence 60 by ax while he slept on June 16. She hid the body on a river bank along the St Joseph River eight miles northeast of Fort Wayne after keeping it for 24 hours. She led police to the body and cited long unhappy marriage and disputes over money as motives.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Lucy L. Baysinger
Clarence
St. Joseph River
Here
Baysinger
Fort Wayne Steel Company
Adenauer declines Moscow visit while pursuing talks
West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer refused Russia's invitation to visit Moscow for talks on Soviet German relations. He did say a note to the Soviet embassy in Paris confirms willingness to discuss restoring normal ties. He cited several issues to be clarified in preliminary Paris talks before any Moscow trip.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Russia
Moscow
Paris
West Germany
Adenauer
Four Airmen Missing In Pacific Search Enters Fifth Day
Dense fog and a faint voice signal hinder another day of search for four marine airmen lost in the Pacific. Air Force and Navy units persist with around a dozen surface ships and aircraft, while hope remains despite nighttime darkness and rough seas.
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Tokyo
Pacific
Air Force
William James
Far East Air Forces
Navy
Four men fire on New York judge along highway
Four men in an automobile fired a barrage of bullets at state Supreme Court Justice Hamilton Ward as he drove near Buffalo New York last Wednesday night. Ward, 50, was not injured. He suggested the shooting may stem from jail sentences he handed to juvenile delinquents recently.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Hamilton Ward
State Supreme Court
Here
Ward
Secrecy Lid Over Final Peace Try in Steel Talks
Pittsburgh reports a secrecy clamp on final peace efforts as CIO steel workers leader David J. McDonald and U. S. Steel principal bargainer John A. Stephens hold talks. Mills slow shut down as a 10 cent raise is rejected and the strike deadline nears with a last minute offer anticipated.
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Pittsburgh
David J. McDonald
CIO Steel-Workers Union
John A. Stephens
U. S. Steel Corp
Stephens
McDonald
J. W. Abel
Abel
Associated Press
Steel Workers
Philip Murray
USW
Arthur J. Goldberg
Walter Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
U. S. Steel
Hardware store gutted by fire in Okauchee
A hardware store in Okauchee was gutted by a Wednesday night fire. Fire Chief Alfred Buckman estimated losses between 20000 and 30000 dollars.
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Okauchee
Alfred Buckman
Late Driving Rules for A Late Lane Fourth
During the holiday drive about 10 miles per hour below your normal speed. Start in plenty of time so you won’t have to hurry to reach your destination. Stay alert and don’t let distractions take your mind off the serious business of driving. Prepared by the National Safety Council.
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