Senator Russell Fights 18 Year Old Vote Change Invasion
Senator Russell of Georgia denounces as an invasion of states rights President Eisenhower's push to lower the voting age to 18. He argues voting ages should be set by states and notes Georgia is the only state allowing 18-year-olds to vote, while the amendment seeks to bar states from denying the vote to qualified 18-year-olds. Chairman Langer predicts a two thirds vote in the Judiciary Committee approval.
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Washington
Russell
D-Ga
Eisenhower
Senate
Georgia
Langer
R-Nd
Senate Judiciary Committee
State of the Union
Donna Reed Acknowledges Oscar Effect On Career
Actress Donna Reed explains that winning the Oscar for From Here to Eternity brought better scripts and roles but not a move to villains. She recalls her 13 years at MGM and now works freelance, seeking family time and studio independence after signing long contracts.
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Hollywood
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MGM
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Thin Man
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Liz Taylor
van Johnson
Walter Pidgeon
Paris
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Harry Cohn
Deborah Kerr
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Ars
Young Wife Pleads Guilty To Theft Of Grand Piano
In Los Angeles Dorothy Poteet, 19, pleaded guilty to grand theft after renting a $684 grand piano for 26 a month and having it moved in and out within an hour. She received three months in jail as the sentence. Investigators say the piano was held for 250 dollars.
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Los Angeles
Dorothy Poteet
Brother of Tierney Brady Fined for Delinquency
Edward M. Tierney brother of Lawrence Tierney and Scott Brady received 90 days in jail for contributing to the delinquency of two 14 year old girls. He was fined 100 dollars and placed on three years probation by Judge William B. Neeley after arrest on April 7 when police said he took the girls to his apartment gave them liquor and became intimate with one.
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New Irish Chief Plans Farm Modernization
Associates say coalition leader John Costello will prioritize modernization of Irish agriculture when he becomes premier. Fianna Fail defeated as Costello edges to power. Dail to convene June 2. Costello, 62, Dublin attorney, vows to develop Ireland’s 12 million acres arable land, a key economic asset, amid past subsidy cuts and tax rises. Declan Costello serves in Dail. Costello known for debating style and family orientation.
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Dail
Slayer Dies With Prayer On His Lips
Nathaniel Germany a 28 year old Kansas City man was hanged at Kansas state prison after a six year campaign to punish him for the 1947 murder of David G Gray an 18 year old college student He spoke a prayer as the trap was sprung at 1 01 am est He told newsmen he believed in Jesus Christ and urged others to get right with God The execution was conducted in an old warehouse-like facility with his minister Rev T E Freeman present
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Nathaniel Germany
Kansas City
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David G. Gray
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Armadillos Fail To Find A Home For NYU Thesis
Sidney Schwartz of Riverhead bought two armadillos from Comfort Texas for a New York University doctorate thesis on birth habits. The females bore seven offspring, making nine armadillos total. They sleep by day and are lively at night and eat eagerly. Schwartz sought to discard the mama armadillos but zoos and dealers would not take them, lamenting that turning them loose would be cruel. He pleaded that someone might want armadillos.
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New York University
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Pravda Denies US Claim Russians Fought in Korea War
Pravda in Moscow denounces as pure invention U S assertions that 6 000 to 12 000 Russians took part in the Korean war effort. Pentagon release in Washington Saturday attributed to intelligence data and other sources.
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Pravda
U.S
Korea
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Washington
Truman Adviser Sees No Crash
New York based economist Keyserling, once top economic adviser to President Truman, told business leaders that America is not entering a low mood. He urged the Eisenhower administration to pursue a vigorous economic reactivation to avoid unemployment rising toward seven million by early next year.
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New York
Leon H. Keyserling
Truman
America
Keyserling
Eisenhower
Aged Convict Gets Wish For Freedom
Chester Illinois report notes Lyman W. Hall aged 81 the oldest Illinois prisoner released on parole after more than 55 years for killing a constable in 1897. He will die outside prison while working for the Army in Chicago. Hall observes prisons now fill with young punks reflecting changing inmate demographics.
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Chester
Lyman W. Hall
Illinois
Hall
Menard State Prison
Lucky Number Not So Lucky in Naples
In Naples Italy Gia como Pennarolo and three companions found a 100 lire note and planned a lottery ticket. They chose a number. Pennarolo bought the ticket. The number won 450 000 lire but he never claimed it. The court dismissed the case saying the fates punished him enough.
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Naples
Italy
Giacomo Pennarolo
Giacomo
Pennarolo
Family doubts Pvt James Davis fled to Czechoslovakia
In Philadelphia the family of Pvt. James Davis refuses to accept he sought political asylum in Communist Czechoslovakia. The Army confirmed Prague radio that the 32 year old Davis fled behind the Iron Curtain. His father vows to persuade him to return to his unit.
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Philadelphia
Pvt
James Davis
Czechoslovakia
Prague
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U S Signs Aid Pact With Honduras
Tegucigalpa Honduras report that the United States agreed to provide military assistance to Honduras under a Western Hemisphere defense program. The agreement was announced by Brigadier General Jal Enzuela, Honduran officials, and U S Ambassador W A Willauer, following a similar pact with Nicaragua. Honduras lies between Guatemala and the Panama Canal.
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Honduras
United States
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