Conferees Begin Rewriting New Farm Bill
Washington Senate House conferees take over to rewrite the election year farm bill. They will decide between rigid and flexible price supports and parity price provisions, with the soil bank plan under discussion. Sen Ellender hopes for agreement before the 10 day recess. House and Senate differ on price support parity and dairy levels, with Benson’s testimony paused.
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Rep
Cooley
House Agriculture Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
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Bandit robs bowling alley after beating clerk
ST LOUIS A bandit armed with a butcher knife beat a 68 year old clerk, tied him to a post for 11 hours and robbed a safe in a bowling alley. John W Higgins, the clerk, says the attacker forced him to open a safe, took 170 dollars, bound him, and left him tied before fleeing. The injured man received medical care for his wounds.
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ST. Louis
John W. Higgins
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Fairy Tale Weddings Contrast Grace Kelly and Margaret Truman
Cynthia Lowry compares Grace Kellys Monaco wedding to Margaret Truman Daniels Independence ceremony. Describes engagements rings costs about 20000 and 1000 dollars, gown secrecy, guest lists, two ceremonies for Kelly, and a quiet, family reception for Truman with modest attire and reception at the Truman home.
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New York
Prince Rainier III of
Monaco
Mary Margaret Truman
United States
Clifton Daniel
Grace Kelly
Serene Highness
Grimaldis
Philadelphia Kellys
Margaret Truman
Suave
Cliff Daniels
George Backers
Daniel
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Palace
Heads of Nations
Kellys
Truman
Independence
Patric Hutton
UE Strike Ends At Westinghouse
Pittsburgh reports top UE officials and Westinghouse Electric Corp reached a five year contract ending a 153 day strike. Ratification by UE members is pending, with local Philadelphia wage dispute to be settled. The agreement mirrors terms of a prior AFL CIO deal and includes 3200 Westinghouse workers plus eight plants. Minimum wage rise 25 cents hourly.
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James J. Matles
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TV Actor Robert Newton Dies At 50 In Beverly Hills
British actor Robert Newton famed for Long John Silver died at his home in Beverly Hills at age 50 after a heart attack. He had recently returned to Hollywood from Australia where he made a film of Long John Silver and produced 26 TV programs. He leaves three children Kim Nicholas and Sally from prior marriages.
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John Silver
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Ver. Nicholas
Natalie Newhouse
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Two Children Die From Rat Poison
Jackson coroner orders autopsy after two children Daniel Robb aged five and Judy aged three died from rat poison found in a kitchen cupboard. Police say the youngsters found the poison while parents slept and both children were rushed to a hospital where they died within hours.
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Clayton Robb
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Fisherman Aims Solo Pacific Crossing From Hawaii
Florentino Das, 37, a Filipino fisherman aboard the Lady Tim arau, plans to leave Truk Island in the Carolines soon for a solo crossing to the Philippines. If successful, it would be the first Pacific crossing from Hawaii to the Philippines by boat since 1924.
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Florentino Das
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Das
Pacific
Gowns Of Grace Eight Bridesmaids Wear Sunlit Silk Gowns
Dallas designer notes describe Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier wedding attendants in identical sunlight yellow silk organdie over taffeta gowns. Full wide skirts bell sleeves tiny cuffs back bows and flowing streamers with pale yellow hats. Four flower girls wear white Swiss organdy with yellow and white daisies over yellow organdie petticoats.
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Prince Rainier
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Jap Crown Prince Finishes College Without Diploma
Crown Prince Aki hito, 22, completed four years at Gakushuin University but did not receive a diploma. He missed six months of study during a 1953 Europe and America tour and remains enrolled as a special student to continue studies under a tutor.
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Akihito
Gakushuin University
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Kefauver Campaign Car Displays Off License Plate
United Press reports in Los Angeles that Sen. Estes Kefauver discovered his official campaign car bore the letters STs after a Kefauver sticker obscured the license plate. The plate read LKE-818 but the sticker covered the lower part of the letter L, altering the designation.
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Los Angeles
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Kefauver
Detroit Man Hospitalized After Restaurant Dispute
William Brown complained about mixing hillbilly music with chop suey at the Ho Toy Chinese restaurant. Several men at the next table objected to his complaint and Brown was hospitalized. The restaurant reported 250 dollars in damage.
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Detroit
William Brown
Brown
Safecrackers flee after noisy blast at exchange
In Chicago two would be robbers attempted to blast into a currency exchange using a giant firecracker packed with black powder. The explosion terrified neighbors and alerted police, who found the suspects had escaped by the time they arrived.
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Yellow Cab Co Appeals To Rider Over Coffee Can
Chicago officials report a coffee can left in a taxi by a rider. The can is filled with dark brown wriggly things that could be worms or snakes, but no one wants to determine which.
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Yellow Cab Co
Rhee Celebrates 81st Birthday in Seoul Crowds
In Seoul South Korea supporters gathered at President Syngman Rhee hillside mansion to mark his 81st birthday with prayers for his health and for swift unification of the divided nation under his leadership. Hundreds offered congratulations to Rhee today.
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South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Unemployed Man Jumps To His Death in Wichita
Donald Ferguson 28 who recently came to Wichita from Lincoln Nebraska to seek work jumped from the 16th floor of a downtown hotel Sunday. Police alerted shortly before the incident arriving too late. Officer Dale Orth 27 sustained severe bruises to a hand while attempting to catch him.
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Donald Ferguson
Lincoln
Neb
Dale Orth
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