Ike Monty say their Gettysburg would differ from Lee Meade
Eisenhower and Viscount Montgomery debated the 1863 battle during a weekend at the Eisenhower farm. They faulted both sides for missed opportunities and criticized Pickett's charge as monstrous. Montgomery urged a feint and better use of cavalry while Eisenhower questioned why Lee did not maneuver around the Union left.
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Eisenhower
Gettysburg Farm
Gettysburg Battle
Unifax
Gettysburg
Ike
Monty
Lee
Meade
Viscount Montgomery
Robert E. Lee
George G. Meade
Eisenhower Farm
NATO
Europe
Washington
Pentagon
George Pickett
North
South
John L. Harper
Atlanta
Bell I. Wiley
Emery University
Pickett
Kuehn Backs Governor Appointing Senator to Fill Vacancy
Wisconsin GOP chairman Philip G. Kuehn says the governor should appoint a senator to serve the remainder of the late Senator McCarthy term. He favors an appointment over a special election and wants the appointee not to seek the full 1959 term. He cites an orderly process and potential cross party benefits for 1958 campaigns.
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Milwaukee
Philip G. Kuehn
Gov. Thomson
Sen
McCarthy
GOP
Kuehn
Wisconsin
Washington
Viroqua
Third District
Democratic Organization
Charles F. Dahl
Senate
Sen. McCarthy
Phillip Nash
Dahl
Johnson Demands Clarity on Eisenhower Budget Plans
Washington Senator Lyndon B. Johnson called on President Eisenhower to state clearly if he wants an economy or spending administration. Johnson cited mixed messages from the White House ahead of Eisenhower’s televised budget address and noted disputes within the cabinet over cuts and priorities.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Eisenhower
Johnson
Senate
Sherman Adams
Adams
Rep. Keating
R-Ny
Congress
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
House
Keating
White House
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Nixon
Flash Flood Ravages Lampasas Central Texas Business District
A severe flash flood struck Lampasas Texas destroying much of the downtown business area and damaging about 150 homes. Two people drowned with five others listed as missing by Red Cross. the city faced continued rain and fear of more floods as crews searched for bodies.
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Lampasas
Tex
Texas
Red Cross
Fort Worth
Burleson Creek
Dallas
Waco -Weather Bureau
Brazos
Bosque Rivers
Holliday Creek
Wichita Falls
D. D. Nixon
Killeen
Austin
USAF Gains Control Over Long Range Missiles
Washington reports that Gen Maxwell Taylor the Army chief of staff bowed to Secretary of Defense Wilsons order giving the Air Force authority over longer range missiles The Army will continue development of IRBM and ICBM but the Air Force holds operational control and Taylor says the issue is settled Symington remarks Russia leads in IRBM and US lags in ICBM wait years for arsenal according to Senate Armed Services Committee member
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Washington
Maxwell Taylor
Army
Wilson
Taylor
Secretary of Defense
Eisenhower
Air Force
Symington
D - Mo
United States
Senate Armed Services Committee
Russia
Air Force to Retry Mitchell on Insubordination Charges
The Air Force will hold a closed hearing this week before the Board for Correction of Military Records to review Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell's 1925 insubordination conviction. His son William Mitchell Jr. may appear to plead for his father as the board weighs possible record corrections and the wartime context.
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Washington
Billy Mitchell
Air Force
Army
Air Force Board For
James H. Douglas
Mitchell
William Mitchell Jr
Masked Robbers Escape With $16,000 From Chicago Home
Three masked men held 76 year old Alexander Miller prisoner in his Southwest Side cottage for three hours as they shattered walls and searched for loot. They fled with about $16,000 the victim said he found. Police report the break in occurred Saturday at Miller’s three room home.
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Chicago
Alexander Miller
Committee Calls For 'Tighter' Aid Program
A Senate committee urges continued foreign aid but at lower cost and with tighter coordination. It endorses loans over grants, warns against indiscriminate cuts, and calls for stronger State Department guidance while reviewing military aid to keep within U.S. capacity. Senator Knowland vows to block new Yugoslavia military aid.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
United States
Foreign Relations Committee
Armed Services and Appropriations Committees
Congress
State Dulles
Defense Department
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Yugoslavia
Warmed Over Weather Talk Leaves Him Cold
Middletown borrows an elevator operator’s chart showing the day’s most common weather phrases. The tallied quotes include “It’s hot” fourteen times and “We sure need rain” thirteen, highlighting daily small talk as the hottest topic in the Municipal Building elevator.
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Middletown
Conn
Harry Scienti
Resume Search For Missing Couple in Wyoming
About 40 aircraft resumed the search in Rawlins Wyoming for a two engine private plane missing since Saturday. Aboard the aircraft were Dalton LeMasurier a Minnesota radio television station executive and his wife.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Dalton LeMasurier
Minnesota
Wisconsin Young Republicans decline to endorse for McCarthy seat
At Stevens Point Wisconsin the Young Republicans refused to back a single candidate for the unexpired term of the late Senator McCarthy urging instead that capable candidates declare themselves. Mentioned were Glenn Davis Walter Kohler and Warren Knowles with others also named before amendments removed all three. The action leaves the field open and may depend on Governor Thomson's decision on a special election.
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Stevens Point
Wisconsin
Joseph R. McCarthy
Glenn Davis
Waukesha
Walter Kohler
Warren Knowles
New Richmond
Senate
Davis
Sen
Wiley
Kohler
Knowles
Vernon Thomson
McCarthy
Alvin O’konski
Mercer
John Byrnes
Green Bay
State Supreme Court
Henry Hughes
Oshkosh
Charles Kersten
Milwaukee
YGOP
Thomson
Color blind plumber sparks home makeover uproar
In Oroville California four young couples bought homes each wife choosing a pastel bathroom color. A subcontractor installed fixtures causing clashes as a blue tub met a green wash basin. Plumber Mike Kovitch called the color blind for the mistake.
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Oroville
Calif
Mike Kovitch
Kovitch
Wisconsin Democrats plan district hearings for McCarthy successor
Grass roots effort called Operation Sounding Board aims to gauge opinion on a Wisconsin Senate vacancy. Prospective candidates like Proxmire Reuss Maier Zablocki weigh timing, with no endorsements and meetings to inform possible contenders.
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Henry Reuss
Milwaukee
Henry Maier
Clement Zablocki
Zablocki
Helen Kasberg
Green Bay
Phillip Nash
Wisconsin Rapids
Nash
Ory
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International Cooperation Administration
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Tito
Mr. Dulles
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Hal Boyle
Ahaa
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Proxmire
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