Reach Farm Compromise Approved by Senate House Conference
A compromise farm bill carrying a 1.2 billion soil bank plan was approved by a Senate House conference committee. Key points include a soil bank operation requirement, a two price rice program, soil bank cuts for grazing lands, a two year cotton price support freeze, and elimination of surplus wheat sale provisions. The deal authorizes up to 750 million dollars in soil bank payments to farmers who underplant designated surplus crops.
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House
Ellender
D-la
Congress
Eisenhower
Cooley
D-N. C
House Agriculture Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Soil Bank
House Group Votes Big Cut in Aid
The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted 18 11 to cut one billion dollars from the 4.9 billion dollar foreign aid program for military funds. Chairman Richards said ample funds exist to cover needs for two years and noted 5 billion dollars in unspent military aid from past sessions.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Eisenhower
Committee
James P. Richards
D-Sc
Richards
Spain
Europe
Firemen Battle Underground Blaze at Old Eisenhower Center
Flames swept an unused subway junction beneath London where Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's WWII communications center was once housed. Fire crews used coal mine tactics to fight the 150 foot underground blaze that began Monday night. Seventeen hours in, the fire remained out of control and over 30 firefighters were hospitalized. A wall of heat blocked access to the center beneath the city.
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London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Wisconsin to Host 13th School Patrol Congress in June
Madison reports R. C. Salisbury state safety director announced advance registration for Wisconsin's 13th annual congress of school safety patrols reached 1 605. The annual meeting for patrol members will be held June 7 to 9 at Wisconsin Dells.
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Madison
P— R. C. Salisbury
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Dells
Oklahoma Farmers Tour Russian Ukraine Farm Visit
Twenty nine Oklahoma farmers arrived in Kharkov for a three day tour of Kiev area farms and agricultural centers. They toured collective farms tractor stations and Russian soil regions while sampling local foods and assessing cattle operations.
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Oklahoma Farmers Tour
Russian
Ukraine
Kharkov
Russia
Kiev
Weather Preview Hits Kenosha as Heat Rises
Kenosha records a near 90 degree day with sunny skies followed by a cooler, partly cloudy night and scattered showers. Wednesday cools further with a low in the 40s after daytime highs around mid 80s. No statewide rainfall reported.
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Kenosha
American Motors
Postal hike eyed as House backs first class rate rise
House Test Office Committee approves bill to raise first class postage from three to four cents and air mail from six to seven cents with higher second and third class rates. Other items include fuel tax boosts and highway program funding.
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Washington—i
House Test Office
Huge Barn Destroyed By Flames Near Bassett
A massive 1943 experimental barn on Rolling Hills farm south of Bassett was destroyed by fire. Owner Russell Olson valued the loss at 250000, with many outbuildings and equipment incinerated. Sheriff deputies noted potential wiring as a cause, with one rescued bull and no other animals harmed.
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Evening News
Bassett
Russell Olson
Charles Cordis
Cordis
Midwest
Rolling Hills Farm
Chicago
Olson
Hardy Schmalfeldt
Rivalry in U S military services irks Eisenhower
President Eisenhower, described as unhappy, faces interservice squabbles among Army, Navy and Air Force. Secretary Wilson and Adm. Radford briefed the press as Senate committees plan probes, while Wilson rejects a full congressional investigation but signals possible future inquiries.
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Eisenhower
Wilson
White House
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Capitol
Senate
Sen. Chavez
Army
Navy
Air Force
Russians Hold Late Prince Konoye's Son in Siberia
Tokyo reports Ryuichi Nobori says Fumitaka Konoye the eldest son of late Prime Minister Prince Fumimaro Konoye is prisoner in Siberia. He was 41 and sentenced to 25 years under internal Soviet law after capture in Manchuria in August 1945 while serving as a lieutenant.
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Tokyo
Fumimaro Konoye
Siberia
Ryuichi Nobori
Fumitaka Konoye
Manchuria
Philippines Claim to Islands Off China Raises Alarm
Filipino former journalist Tomas Cloma claimed about 64 976 square nautical miles of islands and reefs in the Spratly group west of Palawan. He named 53 islets and declared ownership, basing it on discovery and occupation, prompting cautious replies from Manila and Beijing diplomats.
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South China Sea
China
Tomas Cloma
Philippine Maritime Institute Nautical School
Philippines
Cloma
Philippine Island
Palawan
National Geographic
Itu Aba
Home Office
Spratly Islands
France
Kwangtung
Spratly
Bandits Capture After Bank Heist Near Peshtigo
Two Chicago youths Harold Vaughn 17 and Albert Vito 21 confessed planning bank robberies and hid after a $1045 hold up at Peshtigo National Bank. They were captured on a marsh island with $990 recovered. One teller and a wife were injured. Vito faces federal charges while Vaughn may be treated as a juvenile.
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Harold Vaughn
Albert J. Vito
Chicago
Peshtigo National Bank
Peshtigo
Marriner Kohlman
Vaughn
Albert James Vito
Marinette
Peshtigo River
Kohlman
FBI
Marinette Sporting Goods
U.S
Wisconsin
Vito
One Dead Two Injured In Dane County Car Crash
Mrs. Frieda Oemcke aged 61 of Minneapolis was killed in a Dane county traffic accident Monday. Her husband Christian and George R. Snyder of Maywood Illinois, a truck driver, were injured when the Oemcke car collided with Snyder's semi trailer.
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Springfield Corners
Wis
Frieda Oemcke
Minneapolis
Minn
Dane County
Christian
George R. Snyder
Maywood, Ill
Oemcke
Snyder
Army Nike Missile Demonstration Set at White Sands
Army officials plan a Nike surface-to-air missile launch at White Sands Proving Ground in New Mexico weather permitting. Newsmen from across the country will witness the test and tour Nike training facilities as part of a three day Army demonstration directed from the Pentagon.
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White Sands Proving Grounds
N. M
Army
Nike
New Mexico
Pentagon
Reds Using U S Passports
The House Committee on un-American activities reported evidence that American passports have long served the Soviet espionage operation. Chairman Walter of Pennsylvania described a organized Communist passport conspiracy allowing party members and fellow travelers to travel abroad for Soviet propaganda and subversion.
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Washington
House Committee On un-American Activities
Walter
D-Pa
City Council Deliberates Uptown Parking and Airport Funding
Kenosha voters crowded the council chambers for a near midnight session weighing an extra 21 750 for a new municipal airport and a plan to replace Uptown parking. Members Mort on Petzke Lake Fechner Copen backed the airport funding and land grant, Whiteside opposed. Jordan explained federal and state aid and site details four miles west of Kenosha. Residents and landowners voiced objections over land values and sale refusals as pilots and officials urged project viability.
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Chamber of Commerce
Earl Morton
Gilbert Petzke
Shirlee Lake
Edward Fechner
Joseph Lourigan
Ansley Whiteside
Harry Copen
Morton
Jordan
National Airport Plan
Kenosha
52Nd St
City Plan Commission
Girard Schemel
Rt. 3
Council
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