Eisenhower Urges 18 Point Legislative Push
The president asks Congress to fast track an 18 point program including school construction highways foreign aid and housing. He prioritizes these measures before summer campaigns and presses for Hawaiian statehood higher mail rates military career incentives and farm legislation with support from McCormack and Johnson noting progress already made or likely soon.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
House
House Foreign Affairs Committee
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ford stockholders hear blunt 1956 outlook from Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co executive Henry Ford II told about 3,000 stockholders there would be no strong economic upswing in 1956 but the long term for the industry and Ford looks bright. He cited a dip in Ford stock value since Jan 18, with lower projected volume for 1956, then listed four possible signs of an upturn including higher industry expansion plans, more government spending, stabilizing home building, and supportive credit policy.
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Detroit
Henry Ford II
Ford
Ford Motor Co
Federal Reserve System
Robbery on Hoof Targets Local Dairyman
Dairyman Al Palmer told police he was robbed of a gallon of milk in San Bernardino California. He says he started milking and found only a quart left. The incident was reported by Palmer who described the theft as a milk robbery at the farm.
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San Bernardino
Calif
al Palmer
Palmer
Park est ill man dies in crash on two highways
John Koehl, 45, died of a heart attack at the wheel of his car and collided with another vehicle after leaving Highway 145 in northwest Milwaukee County. Koehl was alone in his car while four people in the other car sustained minor injuries.
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Milwaukee
Ill
John Koehl
Highway 145
Koehl
Milwaukee County
Actor Kibbee Dies in East Islip at 70
Veteran actor Guy Kibbee, age 70, died today at the Percy Williams home in East Islip after more than a year of illness.
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East Islip
N. Y
Guy Kibbee
Percy Williams
U S Senate Investigators Urge Sobolev Expulsion
Senate investigators urged the State Department to eject Arkady Sobolev chief Soviet delegate to the United Nations and a top aide from the country. They accused Sobolev staff of coercion and force to pressure nine Russian sailors to return to the Soviet Union.
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Washington
Senate
State Department
Arkady Sobolev
United Nations
Sobolev
Pyle Apology Over Detroit Unemployment Remark
Aide to President Eisenhower apologized for a Detroit remark claiming that "the right to suffer is one of the joys of a free economy." AFL-CIO Vice President Reuther condemned the comment linking it to past "bird dog" remarks by Charles E. Wilson and demanded accountability amid Detroit's unemployment crisis.
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Washington
Howard Pyle
Eisenhower
Detroit
Pyle
Murray Snyder
White House
Afl-Gio
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
Secretary of Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Arizona
United Auto Workers Union
Michigan
UAW
Wilson
Defense
Turkish Cypriots Stone Greek Shops Riots Erupt
Turkish Cypriots stoned Greek shops in Nicosia and Paphos as British troops moved in to curb riots. In Lapithos four children found a bomb and triggered an explosion, killing two and wounding two others. A Greek Cypriot was slightly wounded in Nicosia.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Paphos
Lapithos
Miller Brewing names Mulberger board chairman
Mrs. Lor raine John Mulberger, vice president of Miller Brewing Co., was elected chairman of the board at the firm's annual stockholders meeting held on Wednesday.
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Milwaukee
Lorraine John Mulberger
Miller Brewing Co
Prof Aghast at Cost Of College Education
Northwestern University English professor San Francisco speaker San Bergen Evans says college costs have surged to 16 000 for two through higher education per year and that only doctors can afford medical training. He warned democracy faces higher state financing for education and questioned whether society will choose the skilled or the well funded.
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Prof Aghast
San Francisco
Bergen Evans
Evans
Northwestern University
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Gun Toter With Sweet Tooth Fined
Willie Lewis 34 of Waukegan, linked to past Lake County crimes, was arrested after a local ice cream parlor employee grew suspicious of his behavior. A loaded .38 was found under his car seat. he had no driver’s license. He pleaded guilty to weapons and license charges, received fines and jail time, and vowed retaliation against police.
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Willie Lewis
Waukegan
Lake County
Lewis
44Th St
Sheridan Rd
Gloria Clementi
6Th Ave
52Nd St
13Th Ct
Koos Plant
Weather Outlook in Kenosha Predicts Clouds and Warmth
The Kenosha forecast calls for a shift from clear cool conditions to cloudy skies with intermittent showers Friday. Tonight's low 43 to 50, Friday high in the 70s. noon readings 52 to 54 across downtown, the sewage plant, and American Motors. Sunrise 4:24 am, sunset 7:12 pm.
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Kenosha
American Motors
Ten Survivors to Testify at Coast Guard Inquiry
Milwaukee survivors from the dredge disaster will testify Friday at a Coast Guard inquiry. Lt. T. C. Pennock announced the probe opening at 9 a.m. Cmdr. Arthur Wilcox will direct proceedings as the 120 by 40 foot flatbottomed craft sank in minutes during a storm with 10 to 15 foot waves and a 40 foot boom swinging over the side in 48 mph winds.
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Milwaukee
Michigan
Coast Guard
T. C. Pennock
Milwaukee Coast Guard
Cmdr
Arthur Wilcox
Coast Guard Marine Inspection Office
Van de Zande, 62, Wisconsin politician, dies at home
Campbellsport Wis. longtime Republican state senator and former state insurance commissioner Fred Van de Zande 62 died at his home. He resigned as insurance commissioner last October and was succeeded by then State Sen. Paul Rogan. Van de Zande served in the state senate 1948 to June 1955 from the 18th district and was an assemblyman from the second district 1940 to 1948.
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Campbellsport
Wis
Alfred van de Zande
van de Zance
Paul Rogan
Ladysmith
Rogan
van de Zande
State Senate
Extension of GI Loan Plan Sought
Senator Lehman with Hill and Sparkman proposed a three year extension of the GI home loan program as an amendment to a multibillion housing bill. The plan would cover VA loan guarantee and direct loan programs amid Senate action on FHA insurance, public housing, and elderly housing provisions. The GI loan program expires July 25 1957 without extension, a move urged by builders real estate groups and veterans organizations to avoid a housing slow down.
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Senate
Sen
Lehman
D-N. Y
Hill
D-Ala
Sparkman
Federal Housing Administration Loan Insurance Authority
Veterans Administration
Informal Talks Hint at Joint Chiefs Visiting Russia
A White House spokesman said he would not be surprised if the Joint Chiefs visit the Soviet Union if invited. No invitation has been received, though informal talks have occurred since the Geneva conference about U S officials visiting Russia.
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Washington
White House
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Soviet Union
Murray Snyder
Synder
New York Daily News
Russia
U. S
Daily News
Peter Wallenberg
United Nations
United States
Snyder
Twining
Defense Department
Joint Chiefs
Ussr
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikolai Bulganin
Argentina Strikes Defy Government Orders
Public transport workers in Buenos Aires crossed government lines and walked out defying mobilization orders. Trolley, bus, and subway drivers refused to disband, prompting reports of military involvement to enforce directives.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Milwaukee Traveler Happy After Long Walk With 600 Miles Behind
The 77 year old Harry Ness from Milwaukee reached Buffalo exhausted after nearly three weeks on the road en route to Monticello New York. Police aided him with lodging and promised transportation home via Travelers Aid Society. Ness said he walked most of the journey and relied on three motorists for about 15 miles. He has about 16 cents left and had given away much of his money to relatives after learning his brother had died. He recalled his Army years from 1903 to 1913 and marveled at the kindness of some strangers.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Harry Ness
Milwaukee
Monticello
Ness
Oldster
Erie County
Travelers Aid Society
Heck
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