Farm Unit Head Resigns Amid Health Claims
McLeaish, head of the Farmers Home Administration since 1953, resigned citing hypertension and needing a rest. He praised President Eisenhower and noted reorganizations cut jobs while boosting loans and collections. Witness Kathryn Carter testified of inebriation by Montana director Carl Hanson and recounted a 1954 Montana meeting incident.
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Erty
Eisenhower
Farmers Home
McLeaish
Benson
White House
McLeuish
FHA
Kathryn Carter
Farmers Home Agency
Montana
Carl ©. Hanson
Hansen
Draper & Co
Boston 5
Forest Service
Venezuelan airliner crash kills 74 near Idlewild
A Linea Aeropostal Venezolana four engine plane crashed 50 miles south of Idlewild 1:32 a m. sinking in 120 ft depth. 64 passengers 10 crew aboard with 18 Americans. Rescue ships found three bodies. no survivors. The crash prompted Coast Guard response and investigations.
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U.S. Oil Or Industrial Company
United States
John Pilla
Caracas
Fifth Ave
Cartier’s
Coast Guard
Super Constellation
New York
Idlewild
Hater
Cmdr
Frederick J. Hancox
Wantagh
Xekee
Coast Guard Station
Linea Aeropostal Venezolana
Robert Craig
Rat Tdlewild
Vengers
United Airlines
Wyoming Mountain Peak
Wales
Tokyo
Washington State
Havana
American Safety Council
Californian pilot completes 20 day flight to Iowa
John Fitzpatrick, 35, of Emmetsburg Iowa, finished a 20 day 50 hour flight from California to Iowa in a 25 year old pusher aircraft that cruised at 50 mph. He cited the Rocky Mountain crossing as his major challenge.
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Plata
Idlewild
John Do Sistress
Worldit
Des Moines
John Fitzpatrick
California
Iowa
Emmettsburg
Rocky Mountains
Prober Reports 70 Percent of GIs Collaborated Under Captivity
Senate testimony on an Army research project reveals 15 percent of 3,323 captured and repatriated soldiers became collaborators in North Korean camps while five percent resisted brainwashing. Eighty percent were neutral middlemen. Dr. Julius Segal cited fears of brainwashing and harsh camp conditions as key factors. Maj. Clarence L. Anderson recounts extreme filth and starvation in early captivity with many deaths first year. Segal cautioned results covered only Army personnel.
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Washington
PIA
Korea
Julius Segal
Silver Spring
Senate
Segal
J Army
Panel Kills Bill to Aid Integration in Schools
Washington report from the House Education Committee shows Southern Democrats and Republicans uniting to defeat Rep. Udall of Arizona and table the measure to have the federal government fund school integration costs. The 14-10 vote sparked charges of indifference and questions about overall cost estimates.
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Washington
House Education Committee
Udall
D-Ariz
Barden
D-Nc
Rep
Landrum
D-Ga
Eight Chicago Judges Refuse to End Summer Vacations
In Chicago the U S district court judges rejected a Justice Department plea to abandon summer vacations. Judge John P. Barnes said the heat and lack of air conditioning make continued sessions untenable and noted vacations were planned months ago.
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Chicago
U.S. . District Court
Justice Department
John P. Barnes
Yugos and Russia Seek Fresh Ties After Talks
Tito and Zhukov announced renewed cooperation while denying new military agreements. Popovic stressed no war plans and urged ongoing mutual reapproachment with the Soviet Union, noting increased confidence and understanding as Tito winds his Moscow visit en route to Kiev and Romania.
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Tito
Zhukov
Koca Popovic
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Popovic
Moscow
Kiev
Ukraine
Romania
United States
Stalin
Popovich
Burma Sells Stalin Funeral Eulogies
In Rangoon copies of Georgi Malenkov and V M Molotov speeches from Josef Stalin's funeral remain for sale despite Soviet legation efforts to purchase them. One excerpt pledges Stalin's immortal name will live in the hearts of the Soviet people and all progressive mankind.
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Rangoon
Georgi Malenkov
V. M. Molotov
Josef Stalin
Molotov
Stalin
Lawyer Writes Longhand Will For Wife In One Sentence
Lawyer William E. Leahy, famed for complex wills, left a $596000 estate to his wife in a single 19 word hand written will dated December 1 1955 and signed by him before his death on June 5. The document, witnessed by two lawyers, seeks probate in U S District Court as a unique testament.
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Washington
Willliam E. Leahy
U.S. District Court
Leahy
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Venezuela
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Norfolk
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U. S. State Department
New Yark
Bremerhaven
Germany
Eastern Airlines
Avon
N. J
Joad
Prober
George Washington University
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Pine Ave
Long Beach
Santa Ana
Coouucch
Holste
Uxurievs
BOX Springs Vey
Ioe Sg
Frasyos
Welstery
Bill
Yugos, Russia
Burma
DELL
Lausanne
Everglaze Chintz Yard
Callaway
Imperial
Wateg
Hemlock
Ponaund
Colars
Seonneset
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