Soil Bank Extension Passes Senate in Long Session
The Senate approved a farm money bill totaling 3.669 billion dollars to fund payments to farmers and continued soil bank supports through 1958. The decision followed a 13-hour session with key vote switches and a major fight over a per-acre limit on a conservation reserve. The measure returns to the House for concurrence amid broader appropriations actions.
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Senate
Soil Bank
House
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
Eisenhower
Senate House
Sen
Russell
Sén
Lausche
Ohio
Mundt
Carroll
Cole
Hennings
Humphrey
Minn
Holland
Fla
Dworshak
Idaho
Martin
Williams
Del
District of Columbia
Pushes Program At Breakfast For Salons
President Eisenhower hosts a breakfast with House GOP members to restart regular business after a stomach illness. He discusses the administration’s school construction bill and fiscal spending while remaining mostly social, with plans for future meetings to push his program.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Congress
White House
Rep
Brown
Oho
Ohio
Rep. Arends
Illinois
Arends
Wisconsin Polio Cases Steady At Eleven
The State Board of Health said 11 polio cases were reported in Wisconsin from January 1 to June 1. No new cases were reported for the week ending June 1, 1957. In the same period of 1956 Wisconsin had 29 polio cases.
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Madisonum
Wisconsin
State Board of Health
Board
Quote Reflects Skepticism Toward Western Ideas
A speaker expresses caution about adopting Western concepts, noting personal desire to proceed slowly. The remark highlights tension between cultural exchange and preserving local values in a broader discourse.
Protest Meeting On Highway Land Takings In Dakota Minnesota
Minnesota highway officials face questioning by property owners at a protest meeting near the Twin Bluffs Motel about US Highway 61 land acquisitions. Owners say awards by Winona appraisers were cut by the state commission and payments are delayed, hindering relocations. They also allege tree and shrubbery removal, septic disruption, and no compensation for discomforts as the six mile project advances by Alley Construction Co. The meeting is open to the public.
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Dakota, Minn
Minnesota State Highway Department
Itate
Twin Bluffs
la Molle
Dakota
Alley Construction Co
Winona
Atom Test Postponed at Atomic Test Site
A four hour postponement was ordered for the atomic test explosion at the Atomic Test Site in Nevada. Officials say more time is needed to install instruments.
Iowa Paratrooper PfC Flugum Killed in Plane Chute Snag
Iowa paratrooper Pfc Wayne Flugum 23 of Linden Iowa died after suffocating while dangling over Fort Bragg for over three hours when his parachute tangled in a static line on a C123 transport during a routine airborne exercise. Medical authorities say he was dead when cut loose from the plane.
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FT. Bragg
N.C
Iowa
Wayne H. Flugum
Leland
Flugum
N. C
Mayflower II Arrives at Provincetown After 53 Day Voyage
The Mayflower II, a replica of the Pilgrim vessel, reached Provincetown harbor under tow after a 53 day voyage from Plymouth England. Skipper Alan Villiers, Australian born, planned to stay overnight and depart for Plymouth early tomorrow as seas whipped by a sou'wester.
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Provincetown
Mass
Provincetown Harbor
Little Bark
Alan Villiers
Plymouth
Cape Cod Bay
England
Vielliers
Villiers
West Indies
Gulf Stream
Race Point
Cape Cod
Coast Guard
Yankton
Valiant Paratrooper Rescue Fails After Three Hour Effort
Co pilot 2nd Lt Gordon Havlinek of Two Rivers Wisconsin describes a 3 hour rescue attempt of a paratrooper hanging from a static line. Despite using rope and rope after rope and a jet aircraft assist the stride ended with a foam runway landing and the man released seconds before touchdown.
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Gordon Havlinek
Two Rivers
Wis
Havlinek
Associated Press
Lobbyists Spend $26,721 on Solons
Madison reports show seventy one lobbyists spent 21721.60 in the first five months of the 1957 legislative session entertaining legislators. Of the total, 18175.61 was for food and 8545.99 for beverages.
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Madison
Secretary of State
Atlas Missile Test at Cape Canaveral Ends in Explosion
A two mile high Atlas intercontinental missile exploded shortly after launch at Cape Canaveral. Officials refused to confirm the rocket, noting only that “a missile” was fired and that valuable flight data was gained. Spectators observed a fireball and debris fall into the Atlantic. no casualties were reported.
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Star of the Air Force
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Unifax
Missile Test Center
Air Force
Air Force Missile Test Center
Moscow
Atlantic
Cancer Claims Life Of Musician Jimmy Dorsey
New York reports bandleader Jimmy Dorsey, 53, died of cancer at Doctors Hospital after January surgery for a lung growth. He survived by his mother, a daughter, and a sister, with a history of a long career and famed sibling rivalry with Tommy Dorsey.
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Jimmy Dorsey
New York
Tommy Dorsey
Doctors
Dorsey
Teresa Dorsey
Julie Hilton
Anthony Visella
Obscure Ottawa mechanic becomes White House contact
Louis Girard, a 27 year old Ottawa auto mechanic, rose to national attention as his brother Specialist 3 William Girard faced trial for a Japanese case. Louis led family efforts, spoke with White House aides, and urged American jurisdiction, while caring for his ill mother and mourning his father.
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Ottawa
Ill
Louis Girard
White House
Bill Miller
Louis
William Girard
Tokyo
Girard
United States
William
Japan
Alfred
Dorothy
Louie
Bill
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