Eastland Denies Partiality as Judiciary Chair
Sen. Eastland was chosen by voice vote to chair the Senate Judiciary Committee amid objections from Morse and Lehman who cited his opposition to the Supreme Court. Stennis defended Eastland, NAACP called the move an injustice, and Eastland retained control of Internal Security while weighing changes to the immigration panel.
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Sen. Eastland
D-Miss
Senate Judiciary Committee
Eastland
Senate
Morse
D-Ore
Lehman
D-N.y
America
Supreme Court
Sen. Stennis
Senate Democratic Steering Committee
Americans For Democratic Action
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Sen. Kilgore
D-W. Va
Clarence Mitchell
NAACP
Senate of the United States
Internal Security Subcommittee
Search For Two Jet Interceptors Near Whitehorse Mountain
A 40 man ground party searches Whitehorse Mountain near Darrington for two missing F89 jet interceptors and four crew. The planes based at Paine and McChord reported trouble Friday, with two explosions heard seconds apart. Missing include radar observer Philip E Gereau, 23, of Wither Wisconsin and Everett.
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Everett
Wash
Whitehorse
Darrington
Wisconsin
Whitehorse Mountain
Here
Paine
Snohomish County
Ray Riddle
Vice Gilmore
Air Force
Philip E. Gereau
Wither
Wis
Sawyer County
Plane crash near Iceland claims 17 aboard
A U S Air Force Globemaster crashed into a gale near Keflavik Iceland with 17 men aboard. Searchers found burned plywood fragments and a charred oxygen bottle as an international air and sea hunt continued about 240 miles southwest of Keflavik.
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Keflavik
Iceland
North Atlantic
Harmon Air Force Base
Newfoundland
Atlantic
Alpha
Globemaster
Interstate Commerce boosts rail freight charges six percent
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a six percent increase in most railroad freight rates after reviewing farm protests. The hike adds about 423 million dollars in annual revenue and takes effect next Wednesday. Grain products and some commodities faced a 5 percent rise, while coal line-haul rates rose to align with the overall increase, with specific caps.
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Washington
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Illinois Central Veep Named President of C and NW
Clyde J. Fitzpatrick, vice president of Illinois Central, will become president of Chicago and North Western Railroad on April 1. Heineman was elected board chairman at the same directors' meeting, with Fitzpatrick also elected a director while continuing IC operations chief.
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Chicago
Clyde J. Fitzpatrick
Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Fitzpatrick
C&nw
Road
Ben W. Heineman
Farm Vote Crucial Warns Republicans in Washington
Senator Milton R. Young of North Dakota warned fellow Republicans that farm voters in the next November election will be more important and crucial than in the 1948 presidential race.
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Washington
Milton R. Young
N.D
Kenosha Feels Like Spring as Warm Weekend Promise
Residents report signs of spring with car washing and window cleaning as temperatures hover in the low 30s. Forecast calls for cloudy skies tonight with showers possible Sunday and highs in the mid 40s. Temperatures mid day reach 31 to 33 across local sites while yesterday’s records show a 52 high.
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Kenoshans
American Motors
Ike Urges Disarmament in Letter to Bulganin
President Eisenhower dispatches a friendly note to Soviet Premier Bulganin urging renewed disarmament talks and endorsing the open skies proposal. He rejects a 20 year US Soviet friendship treaty and aims for step by step progress ahead of a London UN Disarmament Subcommittee meeting.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Nikolai Bulganin
Bulganin
Kremlin
U. S
Charles E. Bohlen
Moscow
London
United Nations Disarmament Subcommittee
Georgi N. Zarubin
Mr. Eisenhower
Youth 17 Gets Life for Murder in California
A 17 year old escapee from Wisconsin State Reformatory, Paul P. Krube, was sentenced to life in prison in El Centro for the December 1 rifle slayings of two farm workers Angel Renteria and Anacleto Romero at a labor camp bunkhouse. psychiatrists ruled him sane.
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el Centro
Calif
Wisconsin State Reformatory
Paul P. Krube
Green Bay
Wis
Angel Renteria
Anacleto Romero
Mexicali
Krube
Eis enhower shown not interested in humane concerns says Kefauver
Senator Kefauver camps in Berlin New Hampshire asserting the Eisenhower administration ignores humane considerations affecting the average citizen. He charges the Republican party seeks only special benefits for money interests as he advances the Democratic presidential bid into New Hampshire's forested region.
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Berlin
N. H
Sen. Kefauver
D-Tenn
New Hampshire
Forest
Big Old Mongrel Dog Saves Family From Snowslide
In Wallace Idaho a large dog named Billy Boy is credited with saving a family after a Burke Canyon snowslide buried their home under 12 feet of snow. One child died. 15 were rescued, eight Bell children among them, as crews evacuated nearby homes and a National Guard howitzer prepared to blast snow.
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Wallace
Idaho
Art Bell
Burke Canyon
Mace
Mrs. Bell
Billy Boy
Billy
Sheriff Gardner
Lewis Gardner
Danny
Tim Spencer
Gardner
National Guard
Air Force Wants Edwin Lutcher’s German Shepherd Smokie Boy
Six month old Smokie Boy, owned by Edwin Lutcher of Lake Geneva, Wis, was offered to the Veterans Administration as a guide dog. The Air Force then invited Edwin to enroll the pup, noting dogs already serve bases nationwide. Edwin’s mother said the letter had not yet been received and the boy hopes to help the armed forces.
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Washington
Smokie Boy
Air Force
Smokie
Edwin Lutcher
Lake Geneva
Wis
Veterans Administration
Edwin
Jack L. Birkenstock
Army
Ft. Carson
Cole
Birkenstock
Cenestine Lutcher
Arthur
Veterans Administration Hospital
Red Tape Complaint Prompts Subcommittee Hearings
A congressional subcommittee will begin hearings next week on complaints that government red tape slows U S progress in science. The session aims to identify bureaucratic hurdles hindering research and innovation across federal agencies.
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Washington
U. S
Wisconsin GOP tests Eisenhower policies in presidential primary
In Madison Wisconsin President Eisenhower entered the Republican presidential preference primary to test policy support with 30 delegate candidates opposed by a Knowland slate. Democratic contender Estes Kefauver seeks 56 pledged delegates as Wisconsin party leaders file the president’s name. Governor Walter Kohler Jr. leads the Republican slate alongside top state officials and congressmen. Delegates filed at the secretary of state after meeting at the governor’s office. consent from Eisenhower was sent from Washington by Reps Byrnes Davis and Laird. Chapple shifts a own slate from Knowland to a favorite son list after Knowland abandons Wisconsin candidacy.
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Eastland
Sen. Hennings
D-Mo
House
Eisenhower
National Assembly
Leadership Conference On Civil Rights
Roy Wilkins
NAACP
Congress
Labor Department
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Valci
Senate
William Knowland
Rcalif
Walter Kohler Jr
House of Representatives
GOP
Governor's
Secretary of State's
Washington
John Byrnes
Glenn Davis
Melvin Laird
White House
John Chapple
Ashland
Chapple
Knowland
U. S. Supreme Court
Truman
South Carolina
Democratic Party
Chicago
Byrnes
Gen
Adlai Stevenson
Bandit Jeff Surrenders in Las Vegas Milwaukee Suspect Ties to Robberies
Marvin O Erickson 28 of Fond du Lac Wis walked into a Las Vegas police station and admitted involvement in a Milwaukee based Matt and Jeff stickup gang. Police say he masterminded holdups totaling over 3000 dollars with a 17 year old accomplice Daryl O Connell who confessed to four robberies netting 1700 dollars. Erickson signed a waiver of extradition and awaits Milwaukee police.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Marvin O. Erickson
Milwaukee
Erickson
Fond du _ Lac
Wis
Matt
Jeff
Daryl O'Connell
Washington Strikes Slow Progress in Westinghouse Talks
Washington reports continued slow progress in government efforts to settle the 139 day Westinghouse Electric Corp. strike as negotiators work toward a settlement.
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Washington
Westinghouse Electric Corp
County Re-Adverts Bids for County Home Construction
The county re adverts bids on five contracts for the new county home wing after a 1955 statute and strict interpretation by Dist Atty Molinaro. Bids unopened until 9 am March 17, with a five pm deadline. Chairman Wally Lange cites no construction delay. site work has begun clearing trees.
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Special County Home Building Committee
Wally Lange
Richard Lindgren
Lange
Lindgren
Dist. Atty
J. B. Molinaro
Dist
Atty
Molinaro
Byrnes to Shun Democrats Says Third Party May Form
Former South Carolina Governor James F. Byrnes says he will shun the Democratic National Convention and predicts a possible third party pledged to the Constitution and states’ rights. He notes neither major party supports his views on states rights in the South and declines to accept delegation to the Chicago convention. Many events could occur before August conventions.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
James F. Byrnes
United States
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