Probers Tie Goldfine Payments to Adams Bills
House investigators said industrialist Bernard Goldfine paid bills for President Eisenhower aide Sherman Adams at the Waldorf-Astoria in January and February 1954. Total was 267.05 dollars. The same period saw the FTC settle a complaint over Goldfine's Northfield Mills for mislabeling, with a promise to halt such labeling.
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Washington
House
Bernard Goldfine
Sherman Adams
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
Goldfine
Adams
Eisenhower
Francis X. McLaughlin
Federal Trade Commission
Northfield Mills
Shipping Unions Strike Amid Coastwise Tension
In New York today two maritime unions led a strike, halting 446 dry cargo and passenger ships and involving about 10 000 seamen on 231 oil tankers. The NMU walkout followed a separate bargaining stalemate with tanker engineers over four key issues. The Radiomen union reached a new deal with the American Merchant Marine Institute after an all night session, with terms undisclosed and old contracts expired at midnight.
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New York
Otter
NMU
American Radio Assn
American Merchant Marine Institute
Cool spell to linger as spring cools after heat burst
A cool spell remains in effect with below normal temperatures through Tuesday and likely through the week. Rain is forecast and recent 24 hour readings include a 76 high and 56 low, far from normal upper 80s highs. Weekend rain totaled 2.08 inches, boosting June to four inches. Flood crests on Stranger Creek and Kaw stayed below danger, while lightning damaged a steeple near Douglas County.
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Weather Bureau
Shyam Bhatia
KU Weather Station
Stranger Creek
Douglas County
Recommendation Vetoed Involving Goldfine Prosecution Case
Washington AP reporting that a House subcommittee heard testimony on criminal prosecution for Ber need benefactor of Eisenhower. Goldfine and associates faced charges of mislabeling and a cease and desist order tied to Adams' bills and Walldorf Astoria deals in New York. no criminal proceeding resulted. Hagerty denied evidence of gifts to Eisenhower.
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Washington (Ap
House
Berneed
Sher- Eisenhow
Adams
Waldorf - Astoria
New York
Goldfine
Milla
Oren Harris
D-Ark
White House
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Sarah McLendon
Miss McLendon
Manchester
N.H
Floodwaters Of Wabash Gain As Levee Goes Out
West Terre Haute reels from Sugar Creek flood as an earthen levee fails at 2 30 a m. 4000 residents evacuated 40 percent of the town flooded 30 percent area. Guardsmen prisoners and state troopers aid sandbagging looters patrolled. Terre Haute largely spared.
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Wabash
Terre Haute
Ind
West Terre Haute
Indiana National Guard
U.S. 40
Red Cross
Army
State Penal Farm
Harold W. Handiey
Anderson
Indiana
Rebel Leaders Plan Own Government In Chamoun Rival
In Beirut opposition leaders discuss forming a rebel government as a rival to President Camille Chamoun while explosions and shootings disrupt the capital. A reporter noted no decision had been made as U N Secretary General Hammarskjold was due. Americans were urged to stay off streets and depart if possible.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Camille Chamoun
American University
Finance Ministry
Saeb Salam
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Middle East
U. S
Tornado panic debate and Kansas weather risk contrasts
After several storm scares residents split into cautious and eager groups over tornado risk. Weathermen note Kansas averages about six tornado deaths yearly, far below other dangers, while Udall’s 1955 toll underscores the era’s impact. planners prepare for zoning discussions on West 15th Street and the Paul Friend property with upcoming meetings and proposed variances.
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Kansas
Udall
Rankin Heights
el Dorado
Richard Garrett
Topeka
The
Journal-World Today
State Board of Health Heart Diseases
Wichita man elected grand chef de gare at Kansas 40 & 8
Eugene E. Hatton of Wichita was elected grand chef de gate of the Kansas 40 & 8 at the state convention, succeeding John Hollenbeck Jr. of Salina. William J. Cavanaugh of Coffeyville was chosen grand correspondent. About 250 attended as Rt. Rev. Msgr. Towle of Lawrence was named national delegate and chaplain candidate. The banquet featured Bill Armstrong, national commander, who cited the 40 & 8 contributions to child welfare and nurses training.
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Eugene E. Hatton
Wichita
Kansas 40 & 8
The
40 & 8
Hatton
John Hollenbeck Jr
Salina
William J. Cavanaugh
Coffeyville
Magr
George Towle
Lawrence
Msgr
Towle
Kansas
Carville Leper Colony
Spacecraft contracts for Dyna-Soar project awarded
The Air Force announced contracts to develop a manned spacecraft that could launch like a rocket orbit like a satellite and land like an airplane. The program named Dyna-Soar involves Martin Co. of Baltimore and Boeing Airplane Co. of Seattle, with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics as a full partner. The effort has been ongoing since 1951.
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Washington
Air Force
Martin Co
Baltimore
Boeing Airplane Co
Seattle
Wash
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
Smoke Triggers Alarm at Kansas University Lab
Firemen rushed to Malott Hall on the Kansas University campus after smoke appeared in the Cryogenic Research room. Chief John Miller said a stuck refrigeration unit pump and smoking V belts caused the alarm. no fire and no damage were reported. A separate grease fire occurred at 1918 Tenn. St. owned by Mrs. Vivian Tuff with no damage.
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Malott Hall
Kansas University
Fide
John Miller
Miller
Tenn. St
Vivian Tuff
Berserk Suitor Kills Deputy In Pensacola Incident
Ed Golden, 25, killed Deputy Bert Adams, 32, with a bullet to the head and wounded Pierce Jernigan, 48, and Deputy Leslie Brock, 31, along with Mrs Essie Jernigan, in Pensacola area. Golden fled into nearby woods with his girlfriend, later located near her home. Authorities from Alabama, Florida and local agencies sought him, as the Jernigans alleged Golden pursued their daughter amid a domestic dispute.
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Pensacola
Fila
Jernigan
Alabama Highway Patrol
Alabama
Florida
Ed Golden
Bert Adams
Pierce Jernigan
Leslie Brock
Essie Jernigan
Bill Dingwall
Pensacola News-Journal
Jemigan
Golden
Deadline Friday For Second Half Taxes In County
Doug las County residents face a 4 p m Friday deadline for second half personal property and real estate taxes. Treasurer Edythe Norman reports rising activity and longer lines at the office as payments surge, with mail payments increasing and total collections near the 1957 pace despite a law change eliminating the one percent discount.
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Douglas County
Edythe Norman
Norman
Kansas Power & Light Co
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Railroads and Cooperative Farm Chemicals Association
Kansas Power & Light
Southwestern Bell
Sheriff's Office
Kansas
Weather Summary Northeast Kansas Showers and Mild Temps
Partly cloudy to cloudy through Tuesday with scattered showers tonight and little temperature change. Low tonight 40 to 65, high Tuesday 75. Yesterday high 76 low 61, year ago today 88 and 72. Regional highs and lows listed for major cities, with a weather snapshot and vacation ad.
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Associated Press
Albuquerque
Bismarck
Chicago
Denver
Des Moines
Los Angeles
Miami
St. Paul
New Orleans
New York
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Phoenix
Seattle
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