House Appropriations OKs Staff Allowance Hike
The House Appropriations Committee approved higher operating allowances for House members including stationery postage and hired help, totaling about 2.0 million dollars for the upcoming fiscal year. The plan calls for permanent raises, boosting payroll and top salaries, with Senate action pending.
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Washington
Bigzer
House Appropriations Committee
House
Senate
Vse
Ber
House Farm Panel Nears Prices Test
Washington The House Agriculture Committee nears a showdown on farm price support legislation. Chairman Hope Kan urges a quick decision on rigid versus flexible supports as lawmakers aim to resolve the basic structure before June 1 voting. President Eisenhower and Secretary Benin urge flexible supports from 25 to 90 percent of parity to curb shortages and surpluses.
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Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Tom Tong Bille
Hope
R-Kan
Sail
Eisenhower
Bennon
Jeep Relcher
Ri-Gkla
Life Committee
Man Sentenced For Cheating Newsboy In Indianapolis
Richard Lynch, 68, was fined and jailed for 10 days after defrauding a newsboy carrier. Judge Balton heard from Ronald Smith, an Indianapolis News carrier, that Lynch owed $1.30 and told him to go away when asked for payment.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Richard Lynch
Carfel
Patrick Balton
Ronald Smith
Indianapolis News
Lynch
Utah Faces Extradition Puzzle After Release Ruling
Utah Supreme Court nullified the unconditional release of Levey Chapman from a burglary sentence, saying District Judge Jeppson erred by denying medical treatment. Chapman, in Rochester for arm surgery, could face extradition issues if he resists returning to Utah. The state AG says it has not decided how to proceed.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Utah Supreme’ Court
High Court
Dist
Joseph G. Jeppson
Levey Chapmn
Chapman
Rochester
Ing
Cerstania
Church Headquarters Contest Narrows to New York and Chicago
The Na-Yona Council of Church of Christ in the U.S.A. reports its headquarters selection narrowed to New York and Chicago. The headquarters committee plans final recommendations for a meeting set for July 1919 in Cleveland.
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Cncago
Na- Yona
Council of Church of Christ
U.S. A
New York
Cicarna
Cleveland
Swiss-Cheese Props Aimed at Airplane Efficiency
Dre Amust Raspet, a leading aerodynamics expert from Mississippi State College, advocates suction-hole edges on propellers to cut noise and raise thrust via boundary layer control. He cites a 24 percent takeoff speed reduction and argues industry ignores boundary control in favor of more power.
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Louisville
Dre Aumust Raspet
Rospet
Aerophysics Department
Mississippi State College
American Association of Airport
Joseph J. Stedler
Chicago
Stedler
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Sacramento
Flood victims return to clear debris in Roswell area
Roswell New Mexico residents sift through flood debris as the crest of a 16 foot flood recedes. Between 500 and 630 people spent Thursday night in homes of nearby residents and 700 to 1000 were evacuated. Similar efforts are underway in Lovington where a 3.5 inch rainfall flooded about 1000 homes and crucial cleanup continues. Mayor Bert Ballard estimates damages exceed 1 million dollars across homes, cars, streets and bridges.
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Roswell
Police
Jmare Lucky
Lovington
New Mexico-Texas Line
Bert Ballard
Woman 106 Dies After Civil War Feeding Claim
LOS ANGELES Mrs Barbara Pines 106 dies recounting feeding sandwiches at Columbia Pennsylvania to Union troops en route to Gettysburg battle. Her claim anchors a long life story linking Civil War memory to a modern death scene.
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Los Angeles
Barbara Pines
Columbia
Union
Gettysburg
FHA Plan Tightened by Solons
Washington The Senate Banking Committee moved to tighten FHA home repair loan rules, requiring lenders to share 15 percent of risk while preserving a $2,500 cap and three year repayment. It also approved a mobile home mortgage insurance program guaranteeing 73 percent of loans up to 6000, with lenders bearing remaining 25 percent over five years.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Federal Housing Administration
Eisenhower
Congress
Caprhcart
R.-Ind
FHA
Aid Sought in Search for Missing Ship Tatianva Maru
Japanese owners call on Coenen and Viet Nam authorities to watch for signs of the 63127 ton Tatianva Maru off the Indochina coast. The Nihon Steamship Co ship has been missing since May 11 amid typhoon conditions, with British and Formosa patrols involved in ongoing search efforts.
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TORYO
Coenen
Viet Nam
Indochina
Shin People
Py Waingse
Nihon Steamship Co
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
Alist
Apa
Father Contests Will Over Custody Of Girl To Sister
In Chicago an 11 year old girl Annette Katyll, left to aunt Mary Poentis by her father, becomes central to a circuit court habeas corpus action. The child's mother, Katyll, seeks to overturn a probate ruling and regain immediate custody after the aunt’s guardianship was established.
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Chicago
I F
Ciue Katyll
Annette
Soree
Charles Katyll
Katyll
Mary Therreny Katyl
Katyl
Lincolnwood
Michael Tontarelli
Pcomtrader
Matyl
Takes Friends Breaks Into Jail And Breaks Out Again
In Houston area suburb Galena Park a prisoner and three inmates escaped after breaking into the jail and using the police chief’s keys to open their cells. Police searched for the escapees and investigated how the break in occurred.
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Houston
Texas
Galena
Paris
Ihrea
Douglas Annexation Decision Upheld by Court Edict
District Court of Appeals today ruled on the appeal of a Supreme Court decision concerning the annexation of the Douglas Aircraft California plant and parking lot to Long Beach. A ruling is expected within 30 to 60 days.
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District Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Douglas Aircraft Cal
Long Beach
District Court
ICC Rebuffs Bid to Intervene in New York Central Fight
The Interstate Commerce Commission refused to intervene in the proxy battle for control of the New York Central Railroad. Central argued that Young and Alleghany’s move could bring combined control of smaller railroads like Pittsburgh and Lake Erie and the Indiana Harbor Belt Line. The ICC provided no further explanation beyond stating the request would not advance the interests of justice.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tadas
New York Central Railroad
Ceneral
Central
Shadt
ICC
Robert R. Young
Associates In Alleghany Corp
Mother Sees Flames Kill Two Babies
Crescent City California young mother Mrs Robert Giddings 25 watched flames engulf her home and kill her two youngest children Julian 18 months and Ciel 2 months. She was hospitalized in shock and burns while Martjane 4 stood with her mother. Fire Chief Lyle Griffin cited an overheated wood stove as the likely cause and noted the house burned for about 20 minutes before crews arrived.
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Crescent City
Calif
Robert Giddings
Julian
Ciel
Martjane Giddings
Lyle Griffin
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