Knowland backs aid bill amid Senate test for restorations
Senate Republican Leader Knowland urged a larger foreign aid package as the Foreign Relations Committee weighs restoring part of the House cuts. The administration seeks about 3.8 to 4.0 billion in aid, while the House reduced funds by about 1.1 billion from the initial request. Knowland warned against a partisan statement and pressed for bipartisan support and full spending information to inform the debate.
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Knowland
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House
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
White House
George
D-Ga
Johnson
Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
Power Line Fatality At Whitehall Injures Worker
James Henkel 27 of White Bear Lake Minnesota was electrocuted when he touched a live 6900 volt line in Whitehall Wisconsin He died at Whitehall hospital about an hour after the accident Henkel and three linemen were installing lines and transformers for the local utility near the Land O Lakes plant The crew was employed by Donovan Construction Co of St Paul and the Whitehall utility engineer was Claude Burkart.
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Whitehall
Wis
James Henkel
White Bear Lake
Minn
Henkel
Whitehall Hospital
Whitehall Electric Utility
Land O'Lakes
R. Puttbres
Jerome Hoppe
Daniel Blommer
Claude Burkart
Whitehall Utility
Donovan Construction Co
St. Paul
AMA demands end to free polio vaccine program
In Chicago the American Medical Association urged halting government distribution of free Salk polio vaccine. The AMA resolution says extending free vaccine to more than the indigent group wastes funds and calls for returning vaccine purchases to normal commercial channels with exceptions for public health needs and those unable to pay.
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Chicago
American Medical Assn
AMA House of Delegates
Public Health Service
Senators Offer Bill To Plug Holes In Internal Security
Senators Mundt Eastland and McCarthy seek to counter the Supreme Court ruling on employee security with a bill to restore rapid dismissal power. The debate follows cases cited by Harry Cain and public testimony on workers affected by security questions. A Red Cross case and other alleged injustices are noted as part of broader scrutiny of loyalty programs.
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Sen
Mundt
R-Sd
Congress
Supreme Court
Mundt and Sons
Eastland
D-Miss
McCarthy
R-Wis
Anathan Danuhlinan Fewenn
Harry P. Cain
Senate Judiciary
Cain
Sen. Hennings
D-Mo
Red Cross
Army
Defense Department
Irving ‘Ll
Seattle
Senate
Jean
Eisenhower
City Urges Voluntary Curbs On Use Of Water
Weather forecast warns of severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes in southwestern Wisconsin from 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. CST. La Crosse area expected late day storms with a cold front bringing cooler air. heat wave end near 97 degrees set a new June 13 record. Frontal system may ease heat by Friday with cooler highs around 84 and scattered showers. Weather bureau notes broad cooling trend across Badgerland and neighboring states.
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Weather Bureau
A. D. Sanial
la Crosse
Milwaukee
Lake Pepin
Stevens Point
Madison
Prairie du Chien
Sanial
Lake Superior
Nebraska
Samal
Santa
Badgerland
Minnesota
Iowa
Connelly And Caudle Convicted In Tax Case
Matthew J Connelly and T Lamar Caudle high Truman officials were found guilty by a federal jury of conspiring to fix an income tax evasion case. Judge Rubey M Hulen scheduled sentencing for July 19 and said motions for a new trial would be heard. Caudle and Connelly could face up to five years in prison and a $10000 fine each. Caudle sat with Mrs Caudle in the spectators section as the verdict was read.
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ST. Louis
Matthew’ J Connelly
T. Lamar Caudle
Truman
U. S
Justice Department
Tax Division
Caudle
Connelly
Designer Of Modern American Flag Honored Naval Hero
New York report on Captain Samuel Chester Reid, War of 1812 naval hero credited with proposing the 13 stripes and stars concept adopted by Congress on April 4, 1818. Despite fame and a graveside ceremony, Reid lies unmarked in Brooklyn as efforts by the American Pioneer Trails Assn and supporters seek a monument and proper burial recognition.
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Congress
Samuel Chester Reid
Brooklyn
Greenwood Cemetery
Samuel F. B. Morse
Lola _Montez
George Washington
Betsy Ross
Reid
Samuel
Washington
Ganizations
Thomas Manning
Rep
Dorn
R-Ny
Col
Lewis Sanders
New York City
Capt
Anna Johnston Reid
Peter Wendover
Fayal
Portugal
Eisenhower Backs German Reunification Hope
President Eisenhower told Chancellor Adenauer in a Walter Reed hospital meeting that he hopes for early action to liberate the 17 million Germans in the eastern zone. Dulles called the exchange a miracle and noted the aim to reunify Germany.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Konrad Adenauer
Germany
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Dulles
Adenauer
New York City
U. S
Four Missing After Tug Went Down Off Mississippi Coast
The May Dee sank in Grand Island Channel during a tropical storm after trying to rescue seven men from a barge. Three crew members were rescued by the O J Senac, eight others were saved by the Cormorant, and four men remained missing as rescue ships, aircraft, and crews searched the Mississippi Sound through the night. The May Dee crew included the captain and 14 others. exact names were not released.
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Mississippi
Mississippi Sound
Stevens and Co. Inc
Grand Island Channel
Mississippi Line
Clay Calhoun
Stevens Firm
Calhoun
May Dee
WGCM
Gulfport
Conrad
Coast Guard
Cat Island
Florida
Biloxi
Miss
Boscobel Faces Emergency As Pump Breaks
Boscobel 2,500 residents lose water after a pump break at the city station. The Wisconsin Board of Health declares an emergency and water is supplied from private wells and emergency sources to the hospital and local businesses. A temporary turbine pump is being rushed from Cobb to restore service.
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City
Wisconsin Board of Health
Boscobel
Borden Company
Cobb
Paul Williams
Dave Wolf
Board of Health
Pumpage Sets June Record as Water Use Surges
The City Board of Public Works asked La Crosse residents to conserve water amid low pressures caused by heavy use in the heat wave. A 24 hour pumpage record of 19.5 million gallons was set this Wednesday, just below last July’s 19.6 million gallon peak.
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City Board of Public Works
la Crosse
Carl A. Wahlstrom
Director of
Public Works
Wahlstrom
Board of Public Works
M. R. Birnbaum
Zenno A. Gorder
Gorder
USAF Raises B52 Goal to 600 by 1959
Washington reports the Air Force raises its target by 100 to 600 long range B52 bombers by 1959. Lt Gen C S Irvine disclosed the figure in secret testimony to a special subcommittee. He also voiced belief the U S maintains a lead over Soviet air power. The House Armed Services panel will study Army rocket efforts including Jupiter and consider other services.
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Washington
Air Force
C. S. Irvine
Special Armed Services
Irvine
Armed Services Committee
Army
Patterson
R-Conn
Severe Thunderstorms Late Today Then Cooler Friday
For La Crosse and vicinity Locally severe thunderstorms are forecast late this afternoon or evening with additional thunderstorms tonight and early Friday A cooling trend begins tonight with much cooler conditions Friday Low temperatures around 64 and a high near 4 dollars not applicable as a weather figure.
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