Court Opponents Beaten in Voting
In a tense Senate session, a 41 to 40 vote defeated a bill aimed at limiting Supreme Court review of state laws. The measure would have barred federal preemption except where Congress allowed it or where there was direct conflict. The House previously passed similar language. the fight reflected broad partisan stakes and a clash over anti-subversive statutes following the Nelson and Smith Act rulings.
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Senate
John J. Carroll
D-Cole
Senate Judiciary Committee
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
House
Eisenhower
Congress
Supreme Court
Steve Nelson
Nelson
Pennsylvania
Hershey Urges Vets to Be Called if Nation Needs Men
Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, head of the selective service, at AMVETS convention says in a Korea scale conflict the U.S. would need one million veterans and one million ready reserves. He notes 6 million men under 26 lack training, 4 million under 26 with any training, and 20 million deferred for education over 10 years.
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Louis
Lewis B. Hershey
United States
Hershey
Amvets
Gen
Korea
Selective Service
Mineral Backers Demand Tariff Action After Bill Loss
Washington AP Backers of a half billion dollar domestic minerals subsidy bill killed by the House shifted to pleas for protective tariffs. Sen Wallace F Bennett urged President Eisenhower to raise tariffs on lead and zinc, arguing the industry is worse off since the tariff commission's recommendations. He noted Eisenhower had postponed action pending Congress and urged prompt action now that the subsidy bill is dead.
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Washington
House
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Eisenhower
Tariff’ Commission
Congress
Bennett
House Appropriations Committee Bows To Veto On Civil Service Fund
The House Appropriations Committee reluctantly accepted President Eisenhower's veto of a 589 million dollar Civil Service Retirement Fund appropriation. The panel indicated it will likely press for the same action next year under the law. It noted the fund's insolvency at 20.449 billion with 10 billion incurred during the Eisenhower administration.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Yugoslav Composer Steven Hristic Dies at 73
Belgrade AP reports Steven Hristic, a noted Yugoslav composer aged 73, died on Thursday.
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Belgrade
Steven Hristic
Hearing Date Set For Couple Held For Swapping Son
Tulsa AP report states judge sets next Wednesday for preliminary hearings in a case where Richard and Mrs Readdy of Shamokin Pa are charged with deserting their five month old son to Jesse Burger of El Dorado Springs Mo in exchange for a pickup truck. Missing key witness delayed hearings and sheriff’s officers could not locate her.
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Tulsa
Lloyd H. McGuire
Common Pleas Court
el Dorado Springs
Richard Readdy
Shamokin
Jesse Lester Burger
Burger
Sam Cross
Tim Dowd
Readdy
McGuire
Judge Overrules Dismissal Motions in Desertion Case
Judge McGuire overruled motions to dismiss charges in the case involving Mrs Burger. A A Berringer, attorney, argued under Oklahoma law there is no offense of aiding and abetting child desertion and contended Burger was arrested illegally with evidence deemed illegal.
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Burger
McGuire
A. A. Berringer
Oklahoma
Docking Accuses GOP of Smear Tactics in Kansas
Gov. George Docking in Johnson County denounces Republican smear tactics and pledges a Democrat platform focused on issues. He frames the campaign as a fight between the people and entrenched special interests in the legislature.
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Docking
Gop
Kansas City. Kan
George Docking
Kansas
Johnson County
Second
Colonies to Have Freedom Referendum Tests French Ties
In Tananarive Premier de Gaulle told Madagascar and other French colonies they may become independent nations before 1958 end if their peoples choose. He linked this to the Sept 28 referendum on a new French constitution, warning a majority against it could end France's financial support and association with Madagascar.
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Tananarive
Madagascar
de Gaulle
de Gaile
France
Algeria and De Gaulle Promise Discussed in French Policy
The text notes the economy of the big island off Africa’s southeast coast and references De Gaulle’s vague pledge on independence for Algeria if desired. It also states Algeria’s status as technically a colony yet considered part of metropolitan France.
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Africa
de Gaulle
Al-geria
Algeria
France
Fumes Blamed for Lung Cancer Toll by Japanese Surgeon
Dr Komel Nakayama of University of Chiba told a regional meeting that automobile exhaust and industrial smoke may cause more lung cancer in the United States than cigarettes. He noted Japanese smoke heavily but have low lung cancer incidence, highlighting contrasting risks.
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Pean
United States
Komel’ Nakayama
University of Chiba Medical School
Japan
International College of Surgenns
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