Administration Publicly Details Power Contract Negotiations
Eisenhower aides released a blow by blow record of talks on a private power contract for TVA territory backed by the Budget Bureau and the President. The documents show officials pressing for the deal with two private utilities while denying the President knew of private participants, amid charges involving Bobby Jones.
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Eisenhower
TVA
Budget Bureau
Tennessee Valley Authority
Atomic Energy Commission
Btt
Stephen Mitchell
Bobby Jones
Jones
Atlanta
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Southern Co
A. Yates
Dixon-Yates
AEC
Pres
Mitchell
Ruby Hollingsworth
Unifax
Six Nations Fail To Agree On Plan To Revise EDC
In Brussels six foreign ministers failed to agree on a revision plan for the European Defense Community. France and West Germany led the rejection while US envoy David Bruce pressed for a salvage effort. Bech of Luxembourg mourned the lack of progress as talks stretched past midnight and may resume Sunday to approve a final seminar text.
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Brussels
Belgium
France
European Defense Community
West Germany
Luxembourg
Joseph Bech
U.S
David K. Bruce
Pierre Mendes-France
EDC
West
Bruce
Paris
State Fair Opens Under Fair Skies
Milwaukee crowds flock to the Wisconsin State Fair as officials report 31 780 visitors by 3 p.m. opening day with a parade led by Alice in Dairyland Mary Ellen McCabe. A 100 mile stock car race is set for 2 30 p.m. Monday brings harness racing and children’s day with free admission for under 12.
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West Allis Fairgrounds
Mary Ellen McCabe
Ladysmith
Alice
Dairyland
Coliseum
Local Weather Forecast Clouds and Showers Sunday
Considerable cloudiness expected Sunday with scattered local showers. High near 85 degrees.
Air Force records undisclosed altitude breakthrough
The Air Force announced a new world altitude record by a test airplane but withheld plane, pilot, time, place, and altitude for security reasons. Secretary Harold E. Talbott said it will go higher and noted a later statement was redacted by Pentagon security officials.
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Neb
Air Force
Harold E. Talbott
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Talbott
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Vnewest
Second Bonn Official Defects to Communists
A West German official defected to East Germany, joining the European Security Committee member and Bonn parliament figure Karl Franz Schmidt-Wittmack. The defection follows Dr. Otto John’s earlier desertion, prompting astonishment in Bonn as Adenauer seeks to salvage the European Defense Community amid French opposition.
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Germany
Red East Germany
Adenauer
Otto John
East Germany
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Brussels
European Defense Community
Red Radio
Bundestag
Karl Franz Schmidt-Wittmack
John
Schmidt-Wittmack
Christian Democrat
Amber
Hamburg
European Security Ceutee
Theerman Committee
European Security Committee
EDC
Hill Praises 32nd Division at Camp McCoy encampment
Maj. Gen. Jim Dan Hill praised Wisconsin's 82nd National Guard 32nd Division calling the encampment the best in history. Col. Joe Golden hailed the unit as excellent plus and noted high ratings across 107 inspected units with no unsatisfactory marks. Pvt. George L. Hess Jr. was named top recruit, receiving a gold trophy. A nine man drill squad from the 724th Engineer Battalion was chosen as best recruit drill squad.
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Wisconsin
82Nd National Guard
Jim Dan Hill
Joe Golden
Madison
Red Arrow
Col. Golden
Army
Hill
George L. Hess Jr
Berlin
Hess
724Th Engineer
83rd Congress Box Score and Major Legislation Summary
The 83rd Congress adjourned with all unpassed bills dying. Appropriations reached 113.3 billion dollars for two years, including about 13 billion for interest on the debt. The first general revenue revision in over 50 years cut revenues by 3.5 billion with no broad tax cuts. Congress approved 12 presidential reorganization plans creating a new Health Education and Welfare Cabinet department, and social security benefits were outlined.
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Cabinet Department of Health, Education and Welfare
House
ST. Lawrence Seaway
U.S
Canada
Seaway
Verdicts On Probe To Be Given Aug 30
Senators on the McCarthy Army controversy agreed to deliver verdicts by August 30 after a 36 day inquiry. Mundt said the subcommittee set 5 p.m. Aug 30 for submission of further statements and viewpoints.
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Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
Senate
Sen
Watkins
t-Utah
Wetkins
McCarthy
Edward B. Williams
Washington
Mundt
Church Heads Seek End to Racial Segregation in World Council Assembly
At Evanston Illinois a world Christian leadership group debated how churches should end racial segregation. Dr Benjamin Mays urged action to end barriers and hypocrisy while Dr Ben Marais warned that temporary segregation could be justified to avoid derailing the ideal of a church open to all believers. A report from the intergroup relations commission was presented as part of six subthemes with recommendations to be brought to the World Council next week.
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United States
South Africa
Assembly of the World Council of Churches
Benjamin Mays
Atlanta
God
Ben Marais
Christ
Dutch Reformed Church
Council
Marais
Aekwein
Mays
Baptist Morehouse College
WKBT Test Pattern Moves To 4 P.M. Start
WKBT shifts its test pattern to begin at 4 p.m. starting Monday August 2. The schedule includes test film with sound to aid service men in adjusting sets and sound circuits.
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WKBT
The Nazi Soviet Pact: Fifteen Years On
AP Foreign News Analyst recalls the 1939 Nazi Soviet non aggression pact and its fallout. Molotov's signature linked Moscow and Berlin and reshaped world communism over the following decade. The piece ponders Stalin's motives and the pact's role in precipitating World War II.
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Vv. M. Molotov
Moscow
Berlin
Molotov
Europe
United States
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Major Issues To Be Reviewed In Full Election
Eisenhower aides say the administration won 19 major con gressional battles while Democrats call many votes hollow. The farm bill and flexible price supports loom as pivotal in the November elections, with Senators Ferguson and Humphrey outlining campaign pitches. Durkin and Benson are cited as references in the labor and farming policy debates shaping the race.
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Eisenhower
Fisenhower
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White House
Jon Capitol Hill
Sens
Ferguson
R-Mich
Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Minnesota
Durkin
Benson
Tribune Salutes Local Advertisers on Centennial Year
In its centennial year the La Crosse Tribune salutes advertisers with Sunday features and photographs. Today’s edition recognizes Cerise Night Club, Hougen Co, La Conga, Byers Flower Shop, Ross Furniture Store, Krause Insurance Agency, Aletta’s Hat Shop and Kelly Furniture Store.
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Cerise Night Club
Hougen Co
la Conga
Byers’ Flower Shop
Ross Furniture Store
Krause Insurance Agency
Aletta’s Hat Shop
Kelly Furniture Store
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