Witnesses to Testify On Anti Kohler Boycott
Senate investigators called 40 witnesses in the Kohler strike probe detailing an economic boycott led by the UAW against Kohler Co. Emil Mazey faced further questioning as hearings focus on violence and vandalism amid the 1954 strike. Walter Reuther urged Senate sanity to avoid a political brawl and hinder settlement. Goldwater offered no immediate comment on the dispute.
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Washington — Senate
United Auto Workers
Kohler Co
Emil Mazey
UAW
Wisconsin Bathroom Fixtures Company
Kohler
Wis
Walter Reuther
Sen. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Reuther
Goldwater
Senate
Michigan
Whiteside Skips Senate Hearing on FCC Probe
Miami lawyer Thurman A. Whiteside failed to appear for questioning by a House subcommittee investigating the FCC. Chairman Harris ordered a closed meeting as records show Whiteside gave grand jury testimony and turned over financial records related to Richard A. Mack. The probe centers on Mack’s role in the Miami Channel 10 grant to Public Service Television Inc. and potential improper influence.
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Washington
Thurman A. Whiteside
Miami
House
Federal Communications Commission
Harris
D-Ark
Whiteside
FCC Commission
Richard A. Mack
X“ Wer
Richard A. Hunt
Washington Hotel
U. S
FCC
Grand Jury
Federal Grand Jury
Mack
Rep
Public Service Television, Inc
National Airlines
Public Service
Channel
Col
George Gordon Moore
Dwight Eisenhow
Five Million Dollar Bequest to Nurse in Texas Will
J E Sexton 80 a Cherokee Rest Home patient who died Feb 28 in Jacksonville leaves Mrs Agnes Kirk of Cleburne a fortune likely five to seven million dollars A stake includes 378 oil wells in East Texas and 10000 to Turner the administrator The will cuts four nieces and a sister off with 100 each Others expect probate to stand up as lawyers and bankers note the value remains uncertain
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Cleburne
Tex
Agnes Kirk
Cleburne Rest Home
J. E. Sexton
Jacksonville
Gean Turner
Sexton
Texas
Turner
Kirk
Dulles In Manila For SEATO Talks On Alliance Links
Secretary of State Dulles arrives for SEATO foreign ministers meeting in Manila. He avoids commenting on Moscow’s proposals for an Asian atomic free zone and a collective security system as ministers plan to discuss linking SEATO with NATO and the Baghdad Pact and increasing aid to member nations. The talks run three days with closed sessions, while Washington notes doubts about beating the Soviet Union to the moon.
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Manila
Dulles
SEATO
West
Middle East
Far East
Asia
Moscow Radio
U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Baghdad
Philippines
Britain
United States
France
Pakistan
Australia
New Zealand
Thailand
Selwyn Lloyd
Christian Pineau
Richard G. Casey
Walter Nash
Washington
America
Soviet Union
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Comment on foreign aid and voting rights
A speaker argues that foreign aid is necessary but dislikes spending large sums on people who cannot vote. The remark highlights the tension between aid generosity and political influence considerations.
Masters of Deceit and the Communist Threat
FBI Chief J Edgar Hoover warns Americans in his new book Masters of Deceit that the Communist party remains a vast spy reservoir and present danger. He urges vigilance without hysteria and defends liberties while combating Soviet infiltration and labor front tactics.
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New York
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Communist Party
United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Henry Holt & Co
Hoover
Farmer files claim against Gein estate in grave desecration case
Floyd Adams of Wisconsin Rapids seeks $5,000 against Edward Gein's estate alleging trespass and mental suffering after authorities opened his late wife Eleanor Adams's grave and later identified her remains. The claim was filed with Waushara County probate registrar Irene Drew. Gein was already confined at Central State Hospital after being found insane.
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Wautoma
Edward Gein
Irene Drew
Waushara County
Floyd Adams
Rt. 2
Wisconsin Rapids
Eleanor Adams
Gein
Plainfield
Central State Hospital
Waupun
Herbert A. Bunde
Adams
T. W. McLean
Koosa
Portrait slashed in Houston club over Ike in Texas
An oil portrait of President Eisenhower by Boris G. Gordon was found slashed at the Houston Club. A note reading We dont like Ike in Texas was left with the image. Club manager Henry O Barbour valued the painting at over 1000 dollars and said it had been in the club 10 days before being sent to the State Capitol in Austin.
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Houston
Tex
Eisenhower
Texas
Henry O. Barbour
Barbour
Austin
Boris G. Gordon
Washington
Atom Free Zone Sought By Reds
The Soviet government urged an atom free zone and a system of collective security in Asia and the Far East in a 3000 word Tass denunciation of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Conference to be held in Manila. It warned that nations agreeing to host nuclear or rocket bases would invite nuclear retaliation from the Soviet Union.
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Moscow
Asia
Far East
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Manila
Tass
Soviet Union
Johnson Urges Accelerated Public Works Program
Senate Democratic leader Lyndon B. Johnson urged a fast tracked federal public works push citing four billion dollars in dams, river harbor and building projects and supported by Eisenhower energy and job goals. He warned of five million unemployed and described the measures as a first step toward broader anti recession action.
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Washington
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Senate
Johnson
Public Works Committee
Texan
Eisenhower
Armed Services Committee
Congress
House Banking Committee
Rep. Rains
D-Ala
House
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
Rep
Simpson
R-Pa
Blatnik
D-Minn
House Public Works Committee
Lyndon B
North Korea Agrees to Return Downed U S Pilot
Capt. Leon Pfeiffer of Kenosha Wisconsin was shot down in the demilitarized zone near Panmunjom. North Korea announced it would return him amid diplomacy at the Military Armistice Commission. Mrs. Jo Pfeiffer said she is relieved but awaits official confirmation of his safety.
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Panmunjom
Korea
North Korea
Demilitarized Zone
Military Armistice Commission
U.N
Leon Pfeiffer
Kenosha
Wis
Pfeiffer
Olaf Kyster
Reds
Kyster
Kang Sang Ho
South Korea
Kang
Jo Pfeiffer
Air Force
Capt. Pfeiffer
North
Alderman Urges Vote on Industry Development Referendum
La Crosse Alderman John Marasek proposes seeking public opinion via a referendum on industrial development. He urges gathering facts first, then a bond issue if approved, to show local readiness to invest in the community's future. The view aligns with Dubuque's 2 million dollar development vote and AFL-CIO publication notes.
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la Crosse
Dubuque
Iowa
John Marasek
12Th Ward
Federal Labor Union 18558
Afl-Cio
The
Trane Co
Marasek
Ice Boat Upset Kills Pilot on Pine Lake
An ice boat powered by an airplane engine flipped over on a turn Saturday killing its pilot Raymond Hull aged 44 of Clintonville. Hull died of a broken neck in the accident on Pine Lake seven miles north of Clintonville.
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Clintonville
Raymond Hull
Pine Lake
Here
Churchnik Rocket Launch at Baltimore Church
A rubber band powered eight-foot cardboard rocket with orange fins and a cross rose to the church ceiling in St. Marys Episcopal Church Baltimore after a Ten Commandments countdown. The rocket smoked at lift off when dry ice in water heated the moment and the pastor spoke of confirmation launching believers into life with Holy Communion as fuel.
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Baltimore
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
George F. Packard
Eisenhower Nominates John Cross to FCC
President Eisenhower nominated John S. Cross to the Federal Communications Commission to succeed Richard A. Mack who resigned under fire. Cross, 53, is assistant chief of the State Department telecommunication division and has 22 years in the field. Mack resigned amid criticism after testimony about loans from a Miami lawyer. Cross is a legal resident of Arkansas and awaits Senate confirmation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
John S. Cross
Federal Communnications Commission
Richard A. Mack
Cross
State Department
White House
Mack
House
Miami
FCC
Arkansas
Senate
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