Congressmen clash as education bill advances amid Viet Nam riot
In a closed House Education Committee session, members defeated a bid to cut federal funds for segregated schools. A fight broke out between Rep Powell and Rep Bailey during the debate over anti segregation amendments. The panel then approved the anti segregation measure and moved toward final approval of a four year 1.6 billion program. In Saigon thousands rioted at the Majestic Hotel as Perle Mesta was trapped in a suite. Police arrested 30 Communist Viet Minh agents. the riot damaged the hotel interior while Mesta appealed for calm and friendship.
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Washington
House Education Committee
Powell
New York City
Bailey
D-Wova
Cleve Bailey
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Perle Mesta
U. S
Luxembourg
Majestic
North
Viet Nam
Lester R. Pridgen
New York
Mesta
See No Relief in Hot Stuffy Weather Here
Long Beach endured hot muggy conditions with the thermometer near 82 before 11 a.m. The U S Weather Bureau forecast a high around 85 for the day and variable cloudiness through Thursday. Isolated afternoon thunderstorms were expected east of the coastal mountains. Downtown Long Beach recorded a high of 83 on Tuesday.
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Long Beach
U. Weather Bureau
Mercury
Beach Combing and Bridge Highlights on A17
A brief index lists sections and page numbers for the newspaper’s features. Beach combing, bridge, editorial, obituaries, sports, and other topics are scheduled across pages A-17 and various B and A sections.
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Boyle
Tides, Temp
Wilson
German Defense Items Back to Aids Summit Agenda
At Geneva the Big Four tried to resolve East West rifts and German unification. Eisenhower pressed Soviet Russia on enduring peace while Western leaders urged unification as key to European security. Ministers drafted points on German unification, European security, arms inspections, and a possible demilitarized zone. The talks moved toward a common draft for the heads of state.
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Geneva
Germany
Eisenhower
Soviet Russia
Georgi Kszhukov
Palace of Nations
Russia
Soviet Union
Berlin
United States
George Young
Mnister
Eden
Europe
Adm
Arthur Radford
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Alfred M. Gruenther
Paris
Robert Anderson
U. S
Harald Stassen
Nelson Rockefeller
Auto Union Indicted for Political Act in 1954 Campaign
A federal grand jury indicted the United Auto Workers Union for violating the Federal Corrupt Practices Act by using general union funds for political activity in the 1954 congressional race that saw Patrick McNamara defeat Homer Ferguson. The four-count indictment targets the union itself, with officers not named, and cites a union radio program linked to the probe initiated by the Michigan Republican Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
CLO
United Auto Workers Union
Grand
Theunion
Patrick V. McNamara
UAW J
Homer Ferguson
Michigan State Republican Central Committee
Yeee John Feakins
Justice Department
CIO
Walter Reuther
Reuther
Uaw-Cio
McNamara
Ferguson
Odd Noose Chokes Boy 17 to Death
A 17 year old high school senior, John Mattson, was found dead in a Washing machine setup in Birdsboro Pennsylvania after a belt looped around a tree branch and tightened as the washer lid moved. State Policeman James Woods reported scuff marks by the washer and the belt choking him while he sat reading comics. The stepfather Charles Moore discovered the body. The branch was four feet off the ground on a cherry tree.
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Birdsboro
UPI
James Woods
John Mattson
Charles Moore
Polite
Woods
Mattison
Ike and Zhukov Hold Private Lunch in Geneva
President Eisenhower and wartime ally Marshal Georgi Zhukov shared a private lunch at the Geneva villa amid Big Four summit talks. Only two interpreters attended. Zhukov arrived ahead of schedule with his chauffeur and a Russian interpreter.
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Geneva
Eisenhower
Georgi Zhukov
Germany
White House
Murray Snyder
Zhukov
Lake Geneva
Oleg Troyanovski
Charles E. Bohlen
U.S
Moscow
Zhuikov
Washington
Deaf Mute Kills Wife Then Self in Denver Apartment
Police report a 26-year-old deaf mute estranged husband shot and killed his wife 22, wounded two others, then killed himself in an East Denver apartment. Victims include Wanda Williams and Mrs Hinrichs. two children uninjured. husband Rea Hinrichs away at church.
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Denver
Poulice
Clarence H. Williams
Martene Hintrichs
Robert V. Edwards
Claude Williams
Eugene
Hinrichs
Roy
Edwards
Williams
Mrs. Hinrichs
Wanda
J. Edwards
Weather Forecast: Scattered High Clouds Through Thursday
A scattered high cloudiness pattern continues through Thursday with mostly sunny skies by Thursday afternoon. High temperatures remain hot, with continued heat across the period.
Miss U S A finals set with 15 semifinalists
The finals tonight at Municipal Auditorium begin at 8 p m with 15 Miss United States of America semifinalists. Tickets remain. general admission 2 dollars, reserved seating available. Friday she crowns Miss Universe and will crown her successor.
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United States of America
Municipal Auditorium
IAL Aenue
Margaret Anne Haywood
South
Carolina
Mary Miles Daughters
Texas
Carlene Hing Johnson
Vermont
Shirley Jean Givins
Washington
Jeanne Marianne Bou- Jay
Wisconsin
Miriam Stevenson
Washington House Deadlock Over Minimum Wage Hike
House Republicans aided by Southern Democrats seek to block a wage increase to 50 cents an hour as President Eisenhower requests. Democratic leaders say strong opposition will temper the push to raise the federal minimum from 75 to 206. At Angeles the Barrymore car sale was discussed in probate, with Attorney Gordon Leroy noting Barrymore owed Uncle Sam taxes and estate salvage aims. The 1946 sedan involved had wrecked before Barrymore’s death on November 15, leaving his estate to Florence Wheeler and detailing prior loans and mortgaged paintings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Eisenhower
Angeles
Lionel Barrymore
Superior Court
Gordon W. Leroy
Barrymore
Sam
Leroy
Louis B Mayer
Lewoy
Florence R. Wheeler
Chatsworth
San Fernando Valley
Wage Bill Faces House Vote With Gradual Minimum Rise
Rep Kelley floor managed the Democratic wage bill as House support grows for a three year graduated increase. initial step targets 90 cents, rising to 95 cents then to $1, with the Senate having defeated a similar proposal. Administration forces led by Rep Halleck aimed to push the figure up to 90 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rep. Kelley
D-Pi
House
Senate
Rep
Halleck
Indiana
36 Saved by Ladder in Bay City Blaze
Thirty six residents were rescued by ladder early today when a three story fire trapped them in hallways of the apartment building. The blaze started in the basement and raced up to the roof within minutes, causing an estimated twenty five thousand dollars in damage.
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Bay City Blaze
San Trans
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Diane Moore
Atlantic Ave
Broadway
Diane
Juvenile Bureau
Roger Coar
Perle
Kelley
D-Pa
Perkins
D-Ky
Barden
D-Nc
Rep Landrum
D-Ga
Powell Barden
John Roderick
Aids
Ihe
Auto Union
Odd Noose
Boy
Ike
By Marvin Arrowsmite
Nikita Khrushchev
U.S. A
Margaret Anne
Arkansas
Haywood
Donna
California
Schurr
Dorothy
Colorado
Bewley
Marlies
Florida
Gessler
Carolann
Georgia
Connor
Illinois
Danniggelis
Nebraska
Strever
Joan
New Mexico
Schwartz
Patricia Ann
O'Kane
Janet
New York State
Kadlecik
Sara Ella
South Carolina
Stone
Mary Miles
Carlene King
Johnson
Shirley Jean
Givens
Jeanne Marianne
Boulay
Beauty
England
Margaret Rowe
Independent, Press-Telegram
Miss Rowe
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