Aiken Says Ske Will Veto Any Rigid Props Bil
Senator Aiken warns Congress would risk a presidential veto if it votes to reinstate rigid 90 percent parity farm price supports along with a new billion dollar soil bank plan. Ellender believes the bill includes most of Eisenhower’s demands, while the committee advances a plan to reduce farm surpluses by paired payments to limit planting of key crops.
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Alabama students face discipline over campus disturbances
At the University of Alabama Dr. O C Carmichael announced disciplinary action may target students behind two noisy demonstrations tied to the admission of the first Black student Autherine Lucy. The piece notes fiery cross burning and protests in Tuscaloosa, while LSU weighs changes to entrance requirements amid unrest against Negro enrollments and athletic teams.
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Autherine Lucy
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Carmichael
Ford Suggestion Box Is Bonanza
Ford Motor Co. employees collected more than a million dollars in awards from the companys employee suggestion plan for the previous year. John S. Bugas reported $1,022,228 in awards, with 77,815 acceptable suggestions earning 15,749 awards averaging $64.91. The maximum payment is $3,000.
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Ford Motor Co
John S. Bugas
Ford
Senate Leaders Push Fast Action on Blue Ribbon Inquiry
Senate leaders urged swift approval for a blue ribbon committee to probe possible improper efforts to sway a vote on the natural gas bill. Other items include Eisenhower’s immigration message delaying to Tuesday, calls for McCarran-Walter reform, and secret talks on labor relations in shipping. House spending debates, flood insurance plans, and a proposal to allow states to choose integrated or separate schools add to a day of congressional maneuvering.
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Senate
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Congress
Oxford Jazz Club Sues Over Jiving Ban
Members of the Oxford University jazz club protested discrimination after the university rejected their bid to hold jive sessions. They argued the ballet club teaches jive under the label modern theatrical dancing, implying unequal treatment.
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United Press
Oxford
England
Oxford University Jazz Club
University Ballet Club
Police officer arrests father on boat in public nuisance
Manila UP police officer Aguedo Atasan boasted he would arrest any drunk on his boat in Mambajao Cambuin Island. He followed through by arresting his father, Tomas Atasan, Saturday night and jailing him for being a public nuisance.
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Zsa Zsa Gabor on co starring with ex husband George Sanders
Zsa Zsa Gabor praised co starring with former husband George Sanders in a TV play saying she never knew he was so easy to get along with when they were married.
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Italian suitor abduct plan ends with failed kidnap attempt
In Regio Calabria Italy UP Romantico Antonio Polimeni attempted to kidnap his 20 year old sweetheart Anna Tripodi Sun day. He pulled her into his car when she approached and tried to start the vehicle as police arrived in response to her screams.
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Farmer Claims Soil Bank Credit Originator Named
Melvin Gehlbach of Lincoln says he first proposed the soil bank idea and that John Peasely of Henderson County suggested the name soil bank after regional meetings. Gehlbach recalls thinking about paying farmers to build soil fertility since 1947 and 1948 during agriculture’s tight period.
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Archbishop Defends Neutral Stance on Fox Hunting
London readers learn that Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher faced criticism from animal welfare group for not denouncing fox hunting. The National Society for Abolition of Cruel Sports called his reply evasive while noting no church resolution on hunting ethics. Fisher said church members may form their own judgment.
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Geoffrey Fisher
Zanuck Leaves Fox Production Post for Independent Unit
Hollywood reports Darryl F. Zanuck will step down as head of production at 20th Century Fox and take a four month leave to advise, with Buddy Adler named to head the production unit. A future independent Zanuck venture is planned, reflecting his aim for a personal role in film making.
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Spyros P. Skouras
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Joseph M. Schenck
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Trolley Car Poll Is A Bit Untimely
In Baltimore the Sunday Sun ran a curious camera poll asking residents what they do while waiting for a streetcar. The city’s streetcars and buses have been in carbarns for a week due to a transit workers strike.
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Baltimore Sunday Sun
Clinton Reports Five Diphtheria Cases In Two Weeks
Clinton Oklahoma reports five diphtheria cases in two weeks prompting health officials to urge parents to verify child immunizations. The latest case involves 15 year old Wilma Goodblanket, a junior high student who likely contracted the illness from her mother, a hospital employee. A recent diphtheria case had also appeared at the same hospital.
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Okla
Wilma Goodblanket
Indian Hospital
Embalmer Held For Slaying Boy 7
Sacramento, Calif. apprentice embalmer Thomas Lynn Johnston, 24, is charged with stabbing seven year old Ronald Wendorf to death after following him to a downtown theater restroom during a matinee. Police say Johnston admitted jabbing the knife into the boy’s throat to see what he would do, and he was held by theater managers Bert Silvera and William Sanderson after the assault.
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Calif
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Michael Strazzo
Ronald Wendorf
Eugene Wendorf
Billy
Bobby
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Johnston
Bert Silvera
William Sanderson
Minneapolis Bus Strike Is Settled
Minneapolis thousands of Twin Citians returned to buses after a last minute wage dispute settlement. The agreement includes a 13-cent three step raise lifting hourly pay to 2.14 by March 1 1957. Company president Fred Ossanna said the raise and fringe benefits would cost over a million dollars beyond current expenses as fare adjustments are sought with the Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse Commission.
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Fred Ossanna
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Newsmen Fail to Spot Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier at Breakfast
At Hollywoods annual communion breakfast 1800 attendees including stars and gatekeepers gathered. Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier were rumored to attend but were not seen by reporters. A friend said the couple sat in a remote upstairs corner and left early to avoid photographers.
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