House Approves Compromise On Foreign Aid
The House passed a foreign aid authorization of 3.367 billion for the coming year by a 226 to 163 vote, sending it to President Eisenhower. The measure cuts further potential funding below Eisenhower's request, with subcommittee talk of additional reductions and possible calls for a special session if deep cuts occur.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Martin
Mass
Congress
Zanesville Avenue Improvement Slated To Start This Fall
Logan city council approved a three year joint state and city project to improve Rt. 75 Zanesville Ave from the corporation line to Hunter Street. The $11 000 job will cost the city 6492 with the state paying half for a 24 foot wide section and $0 for a 6 foot parking strip. Work to begin this fall with funding from the street repair fund and overseen by Mayor Francis Myers and Service Director Ed Rutgers. The project spans .43 mile with curb to curb asphalt surfacing and a leveling base planned.
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Francis Myers
Zanesville Ave
Hunter St
Myers
Logan
Ed Rutgers
Lima Police Probe Murder Twist Without a Body
Lima police say they may have a murder case based on two witnesses who claim to have seen the shooting of Charles Conner on his 37th birthday, in Ralph Forsythe’s kitchen, but no body has been found. Forsythe and his wife June are jailed on an open charge. Forsythe had earlier been convicted of operating a house of prostitution and appealed a jail term.
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Lima
Donald F. Miller
Charles Conner
Ralph Forsythe
Conner
Forsythe
June
Miller
Dayton
Indiana
Carl Blake
Common Pleas Court
M Miller
Jr. Red Cross Elects Oxford Leader
Ronald Lynch of Alexandria Indiana was elected today as president of the Council of the Junior Red Cross training center at Miami University where the session is being held.
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Oxford
Ronald Lynch
Alexandria
Ind
Junior Red Cross Training Center
Miami University
City Acts To Speed Up Glenwood Improvements
City Council approved three resolutions and an ordinance to speed Glenwood Addition work. The move consolidates water sewer and street upgrades with a $46 54.95 estimated cost and a city share of $21 603.65 plus 20 day notice before contract. An estimating board was created to apportion assessments among Lots 1 15 and abutting parcels. A $50 000 bond ordinance funds further water line extensions and covers notes issued for the project.
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Glenwood Addition
Glenwood
Jennison Ave
Wood St
Gerken
Roy Loomis
Frank Mantor
Jacob Keller
Ross Cleared in Congress Probe on Defense Contracts
A Military Operations subcommittee found Robert Tripp Ross not guilty of any wrongful act in connection with contracts awarded to a family firm while he was assistant secretary of defense. It did fault the approach of awarding government contracts to relatives as repugnant to public policy and noted Ross failed to realize this. The inquiry covered about 75 contracts totaling over $25 million during the last eight years, and the findings were approved unanimously by the Government Operations Committee.
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Washington
House
Robert Tripp Ross
Ross
Senate Delays Postal Rate Bill Ahead of New Year
Senate leaders signal postponement of the House backed postal rate bill as adjournment nears. The measure would raise first class letters to 4 cents per ounce and airmail to 7 cents with broader increases to boost revenue by about 527 million annually, while pay hikes for federal workers face Eisenhower opposition. The House already approved the pay raises and rate changes, sending the bill to the Senate for action.
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Senate
Knowland
Calif
Senate Democrats
Eisenhwer
Eisenhower
House
Ohio
Ashley
Ayres
Baumhart
Betts
Bolton
Bow
Brown
Clevenger
Dennison
Henderson
Jenkins
McCulloch
Minshall
Schenck
Vorys
Feighan
Kirwan
Polk
Vanik
Hays
Hess
McGregor
Scherer
Rep. Rhodes
D - Pa
Five Day Forecast Highlights Near Normal Temperatures
Temperatures will average near normal with highs about 82 to 85 and lows around 61 to 63. Tonight and Thursday show above normal readings, then cooler Friday and Saturday and warmer Sunday and Monday. Scattered thundershowers possible tonight and Thursday through Monday with rainfall generally from one tenth to five tenths of an inch.
Ohio Democrats blast O'Neill administration as inept and cynical
Columbus Democratic Chairman William Coleman denounces seven month old Gov C William O'Neill for political cynicism and inept governance. He cites cadal reports of 20 GOP officials appointed to Civil Service posts and lists perceived failings from highway director appointment to mansion remodel spending.
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Columbus
William L. Coleman
C. William O'Neill
Coleman
Ohio
GOP
C. William
Hocking Countians Observe New Comet Tonight
A comet visible in the northwest is clearly seen by Hocking Countians around 7 p m each night. Discovered August 2 by a Czech astronomer the second comet this year seen in the area. It’s easier to view with naked eye or field glasses than with a telescope and lies below the pointers of the Big Dipper.
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Hocking
Syria Expels Three U S Diplomats as Plot Claims Rise
Syria ordered out three American diplomats led by Howard Stone and Francis Gitton for allegedly organizing a coup against the regime. The trio, persona non grata, crossed into Lebanon within 24 hours, amid Syria accusing the United States of planning a coup and offering up to 400 million in aid for a government peace with Israel.
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Damascus
Syria
Lebanon
U. S
United States
Israel
Queen to wear new colors for North American tour
London reports Queen Elizabeth II will swap palace pastels for deeper colors on her American and Canadian visit this fall. Fashion houses Norman Hartnell and Hardy Amies craft her outfits while Claude St Cyr and Kate Day design hats. She has dropped straight skirts for practicality and will have additional fittings, breaking holiday at Balmoral for the Interparliamentary Union Conference on September 12.
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London
Elizabeth II
Palace
Norman Hartnell
Hardy Amies
Claude St. Cyr
Kate Day
Scotland
Balmoral Castle
Phantom union votes tied to Dio racketeering probe
Two Brooklyn men testified before the Senate Rackets Committee that they were secretly made officials of fictitious Teamsters locals in 1956 by Joseph Curcio, a Dio associate. Witnesses connected Dio and Hoffa to rigging New York Teamsters elections, with Corallo and others named in looming indictments and wiretaps.
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Washington
Teamsters Union
New York City
Joseph Curcio
Johnny Dio
Senate
Basil Koschel
Armando Simontacci
Brooklyn
Koschel
Curcio
Simontacci
Teamsters Organization
James Hoffa
Midwest
Dio
Hoffa
Teamsters
New York Area
Tony
Ducks) Corallo
McClellan
D-Ark
New York
Kennedy
Harry Davidoff
Sam Goldstein
George Baker
Allied Industrial Workers Union
AFL
United Workers Union
Uaw-Afl
Dave Beck
New York Council
Congress approves Public Works Bill cutting total by two
Congress adopted a compromised Public Works Appropriations Bill totaling 858 million 94 thousand 323 dollars. The measure funds flood control navigation and hydroelectric projects run by the Army Engineers and Reclamation Bureau with some money for Bonneville Southeastern and Southwestern Power Administrations. The fiscal year begins July 1 and the bill is about two percent below the President's budget.
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Washington
Congress
Public Works
Senate House
House
Senate
White House
Eisenhower
Army Engineers
Reclamation Bureau
Bonneville
Southeastern
Southwestern
Boys Shuck Bicycles After 374-Mile Trip
Two Omaha brothers completed a 374 mile ride to Tulsa in 54 hours to win a $15 bet with their grandmother. John Sanko 17 tired but proud said he would never do it again. Frank Sando 15 was too tired to sleep after the finish.
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Tulsa
Okla
Omaha
Neb
John Sanko
Frank Sando
Lodz Transit Strike Quelled by Red Troops and Riot Squads
Communist authorities used riot squads and troops to end a three day transport strike in Lodz. Hundreds arrested or placed under house arrest after clashes with police and party aides as talks with a Warsaw mission failed.
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Lodz
Poland
Communist Party
Warsaw
Youths Defy U. S. Warnings on Peiping Tour
Forty-one American youths defied a State Department warning and began a forbidden trip to Red China by train from Moscow. Leaders and stragglers debated loyalties while embassies urged caution and passports were threatened.
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Moscow
United States
Red China
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Ruth Easterling
Ladies Comfort Station
Jr. Red Cross
O'Neill
Chalmers P. Wylie
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Yanks
Howard Stone
Francis Gitton
Robert W. Molloy
Stone
Adb Shishekly
Ibrahim Hussein
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Phantom Union
Robert F. Kennedy
Corallo
Red
Yaroslavosky Station
Peiping
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Kiev
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Guy Carana
Peggy Seeger
Stan Fukson
Richard Sherman
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David
Albert Maysles
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Warren McKenna
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