Congress Votes New Farm Bill
Congress completed action on a farm bill to overhaul prior vetoed proposals. The House passed the conference committee measure predicting Eisenhower would sign, with the bill including a $1.2 billion soil bank and softened price supports for feed grains. Next year guarantees start at 70 percent parity for feed grains with potential higher support for non allotted corn.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Nike Missile Tests Shown To Press At White Sands
Army officials staged a press demonstration at White Sands proving grounds N M with two Nike anti aircraft missiles intercepting a drone target traveling over 500 mph. Newsmen watched as one missile hit the drone and exploded while a second self destructed. Army officials said more such shoots are planned from rough mountain terrain.
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White Sands Proving Ground
N. M
White Sands Proving Grounds
Army
Nike
Robert J. Wood
Anti-Aircraft Artillery and
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Honest John Artillery
Trial official suffer heart attack in federal courtroom
In St. Louis Harry S. Schwimmer on trial with two Truman administration officials for conspiracy to defraud suffered a heart attack and was assisted from the federal courtroom. In Los Angeles a UCLA alumnus claimed USC booster group made undercover payments up to 900 dollars a year to football stars amid anger at conference punishment.
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St. Louis
Harry S. Schwimmer
Los Angeles —i
UCLA
Pacific Coast Conference
University of Southern California
Montclair Subcontractor Testifies on Capmaker Bribes
Washington hearing hears Miss Jane McKay of Montclair New Jersey describe payments totaling 24 475 to a capmaker used for under the table payments to an Army contracting officer The money went to Sol Schle singer of the Ideal Uniform Cap Co Freeport New York for illicit use.
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Washington
Jane McKay
Montclair
N. J
New York
Senate
Army
Sol Schlesinger
The
Ideal Uniform Cap Co
Freeport
N. Y
Communist Testifies on 1951 Passport Lie
A former Communist told House investigators he obtained a 1951 passport by claiming he would travel to France and England. He instead went to Moscow, the testimony reveals.
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House
State Department
France
England
Moscow
False Mouse Club death rumors denied by Disney
Members of television's Mickey Mouse Club debunk rumors of a train accident death stating they are alive well and at work. A Disney spokesman says the tale started in New England where letters of condolence flooded the studio.
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Mickey Mouse Club
Disney Studio
New England
Walt Disney
Public Works Bill Clears House In 1957 Funding Pact
The House approved a $790.784 million public works funding bill for fiscal 1957. It was sent to the Senate and came in $27.743 million below the President's request but $3.305 million above the Appropriations Committee recommendation.
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Washington —i
House
Senate
Eisenhower
House Appropriations Committee
Reds Say Five Year Plan Jeopardized by Party
Hong Kong dispatch reports Peiping China acknowledges its five year industrialization drive is in danger due to party members and organizations sabotaging the program. The Peiping People's Daily cites cases of party discipline violations that threaten production.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Communist Party
Peiping People’s Daily
Foreign Aid Cuts Approved by House Committee
The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted 24 to 4 to approve a foreign aid bill reduced by 1.109 billion dollars from President Eisenhower's request of 4.9 billion. Defense leaders urged restoration as critics warned of weakened global support. debate continues as the full House must act.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Eisenhower
Rep
Vorys
Ohio
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House Committee
Wilson
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
Foreign Relations Committee
Richards
D-Sc
Defense Department
Approve Bill to Raise Commodity Credit Fund
Washington House Banking Committee approved a bill to raise the Commodity Credit Corporation borrowing limit from 12 billion to a record 14 billion dollars. The fund borrows from the Treasury to finance farm income programs.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Commodity Credit Corporation
Treasury
Eisenhower Warns Armies to Rally Behind Decisions
President Eisenhower urged military leaders to argue vigorously over strategy but to loyally support final decisions. He warned discipline is essential and any officer who fails to back commands is unfit for command. He also outlined views on Russian troop cuts, taxes, world outlook, Red China, hydrogen bombs, and national security beyond the Pentagon.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Youth Kills His Mother in Minneapolis Shooting
A 17 year old, Tommy Jacobsen, shot and killed his mother Mrs Owen Jacobsen and seriously wounded his grandmother Mrs Ida Jacobsen at their Minneapolis home before fleeing with a .22 rifle. He was captured at a nearby warehouse. The sister and father described a tense two day dispute over the boy’s job search. Local neighbors recalled the boy as quiet and polite.
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Minneapolis
Tommy Jacobsen
Owen Jacobsen
Ida Jacobsen
General Hospital
Frieda Bartlett
Argentina Allows Lufthansa West Germany Air Link
The Argentine government on Tuesday authorized Lufthansa to operate commercial air services between West Germany and Buenos Aires, enabling a new air link for passengers and cargo between the two nations.
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Buenos Aires
Lufthansas
West Germany
Weather worded chaos ends Kenosha heat spell
A violent thunderstorm ended Kenosha's first day of 90 degree heat. Tonight’s frost warning predicts a low of 35 to 40 degrees. Thursday's high in the mid 60s. Rain totals of .32 inch from last night. Readings varied from 55 downtown to 46 at the sewage plant.
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Kenosha
Mercury
American Motors Corp
Teen Agers Force Cars Off Road in Wisconsin
Rock county authorities seek teen-agers who force cars off country roads in Janesville Wisconsin. A total reward of 180 dollars is offered for the youths, who shout chicken at drivers. Sheriff Miles Sweeney Beloit Daily News county board and citizens contribute rewards.
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Wis
Jp— Rock County
Miles Sweeney
Beloit Daily News
County Board
Byrd cites FHA irregularities in GAO reports
Senator Byrd says GAO findings show irregularities and inefficiencies in FHA offices in New York City Kansas City and Cleveland and in 22 slum clearance projects across 15 cities He asks for confirmation or denial from Albert M Cole and seeks a fuller agency response as part of Senate committee oversight.
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Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Eisenhower
Federal Housing Administration
General Accounting Office
FHA
New York City
Kansas City
Cleveland
Albert M. Cole
Gao
Cole
The
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Senate
House
White House
Suit over 1956 trolley fees filed in Milwaukee court
Milwaukee Transport Co. faces a $119,160 suit in Milwaukee county circuit court. The city of Milwaukee filed the action Tuesday seeking trackless trolley fees due January 1, 1956.
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Milwaukee Transport Co
Milwaukee County
City of
Milwaukee
Truman Denies He Labeled Salerno Invasion Unnecessary
Former President Truman denied through a spokesman that he called the Salerno and Anzio landings unnecessary or planned by a squirrel headed general. AP reporter Fred J. Zusy quoted him. Truman’s aides disputed the attribution while Zusy stood by his notes.
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Truman
Planner
Salerno
Naples
Italy
Harry Truman
Anzio
Associated Press
Zusy
Milwaukee
Mike Chinigo
Bailey
New Yor
Disastrous Lake Michigan Dredge Sinks Off Cudahy
A rescue operation followed after a dredge being towed to a harbor sank in 10 foot waves off Cudahy, Milwaukee. Seven of 19 aboard died, two are missing. Coast Guard crews recovered three bodies as the tug James E F Pucik reported the boom snapped and the vessel pitched suddenly.
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Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
Cudahy
John Boehme
Bayfield
Wis
Robert Affleck Jr
James EF. Pucik
Coast Guard
Two Drowned While Fishing In Milwaukee Harbor
A sudden Lake Michigan storm capsized a flatbottom boat in Milwaukee harbor killing Carl Zawieja 28 and Stanley Kalinowski 43. Zawieja's father Edward 49 survived clinging to the boat and was pulled ashore by bystanders. A third man was rescued.
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Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
Carl Zawieja
Stanley Kalinowski
Zawieja
Edward
Dredge Crew Tragedy Leaves Four Dead and Several Missing
Coast Guard reports confirmed four dead aboard the tug Fucik near a power plant dredging site. Names include John Strainich Arnie Wold Joseph Obradovich and John Selvick with several others missing. Overnight winds hit 36 mph gusts 48 mph as the crew worked around the clock. survivor Boehme described the sudden listing and his escape by starboard.
Modify Priorities For Gas Heating
Wisconsin Public Service Commission adopted changes to space heating priority rules for natural gas customers. The plan maintains first come first served for eight Wisconsin gas firms when extra gas is released by the Michigan Wisconsin Pipe Line Co. but Wisconsin Fuel and Gas Co asks to prioritize new developments over older homes awaiting priority.
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State Public Service Commission
Wisconsin
Michigan-Wisconsin Pipe Line Co
Wisconsin Fuel and Gas Co
Manitowoc
PSC
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