Byrd Reports Federal Fund Balances in April
Senator Byrd disclosed that federal agencies held 89 billion in appropriations as of April 1, with 140 billion at the start of the fiscal year on July 1, 1956. He noted spending through nine months reached 51 billion and projected year end outlays around 704 billion if the January budget forecast proves accurate. Military agencies held the largest share of April balances at 45 billion.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Byrd
Two Women Freed After Supreme Court Ruling
Washington report says two women sentenced to life for killing their husbands abroad were released after the Supreme Court reversed a year-old decision by a 6 to 2 vote. The court held civilians who accompany the armed forces overseas cannot be tried in military courts for crimes committed abroad. Mrs. Dorothy Krueger Smith, in Tokyo, fatally stabbed Col. Audrey D. Smith, and Mrs. Clarice B. Covert, in England, ax murdered Master Sgt. Edward E. Covert.
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Clarice B. Covert
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Thunderstorms Roar Across Mississippi Valley. Tornado Hits Springfield Tl
Thunderstorms moved across the upper and middle Mississippi Valley overnight, with rainfall up to over 2 inches at Quincy Illinois. Violent weather occurred in the thundery line, and a small tornado struck areas in Springfield Illinois, damaging several homes and disrupting activities.
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Associated Press
Mississippi Valley
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Quincy
Ill
Springfield
Tornado Misses Capitol Building and Roars Across Plains
A tornado threaded past the state capitol by about eight blocks then struck rural areas. It was followed by a belt of thunderstorms stretching from South Dakota to northern Utah. Heavy rainfall exceeded one inch in many Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming locales.
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South Dakota
Utah
Nebraska
Wyoming
Big Black Lizard Case Solved in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn a four foot black lizard found its way into a yard near Dorothy Jannette after a stroll. The pet shop owner later claimed the reptile, a male from South America, is his. Mrs Jannette saw the lizard Sunday and her husband captured it with a crab net.
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Brooklyn
Dorothy Jannette
Jannette
South America
Egyptian press attacks Jordan over expulsion of diplomats
Cairo’s government controlled press denounces Jordan as treacherous after it ousts two Egyptian diplomats amid an alleged assassination plot. Jordan recalls its ambassador while Egypt recalls its joint Arab command envoy. The rift jeopardizes a 14 million dollar subsidy and Syria’s eight million payment. Jordan also seeks Syrian troop withdrawal accomplished recently.
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Jordan
Britain
Syria
India Tea Exports Reported To US And UK Trade
India exports about 25 million pounds of tea annually to the United States and 366 million pounds to the United Kingdom. The text contrasts tea export volumes to the two countries and notes a missing dollar amount for the UK trade.
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India
U. S
United Kingdom
Journal World Daily News Snapshot Teasers
Local readers are reminded that the Journal-World brings a full mix of world news, town features, social items, sports, ads, editorials, and comic funnies. The paper promises coverage of people and events readers know, with society notes and community updates in every issue.
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Journal-World
Perry Como Keeps Taste By Cutting Jokes Say No to Offensive Gags
Perry Como avoids risky humor to preserve taste and his public image. Goodman Ace explains the writer and star veto jokes that might threaten propriety, from jokes about leaders and rivals to jibes about his own relaxed persona. He even turns down barbed lines from rivals like Jackie Gleason.
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New York
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Goodman Ace
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Milton Berle
Milton
Elvis” Prasley
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Como
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Goodie
Jack Benny
Thunderstorms Forecast Over Oklahoma After Weekend Rain
Oklahoma weather officials predict another round of thunderstorms across the state following weekend rain that sent river levels up. Temperatures climbed above 100 degrees in Altus and Hobart with Altus at 102 and Hobart at 100 as the heat returned.
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Floodwide Destroys Dover as Creek Bursts Banks
Ataing in the Tukey Greak watershed sent the stream out of its banks at Dover, Oklahoma, inundating the small town. The region had already faced flooding a month earlier when Hood first struck the Sooner state, prompting alerts and relief efforts.
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Oklahoma
Hoods
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