CIA Secrecy Shrouds Agency Funds in Congress
Washington (UPI) The CIA operates with hidden funds not disclosed to rank and file lawmakers. Budgeting proceeds via secret subcommittees and undisclosed allocations folded into defense bills, with transcripts never public and no full committee report. Critics say secrecy hinders oversight.
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Washington
UPI
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Russia
Congress
Senate
House
U. S
Defense Department
House Appropriations Committee
Four's Top Talks of the Past Reviewed
A retrospective surveys four landmark speeches and debates from the era, highlighting themes of leadership, reform, and public discourse. Prominent figures and key venues are noted, with context on how each talk influenced contemporary politics and culture.
Big Three Meet to Plan Postwar Victory Campaign
Teheran hosts Premier Stalin President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill as they guide their joint effort against Germany. They vow to banish war terror for generations and to pursue welfare for Iran through coordinated Allied actions.
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Teheran
Iran
Stalin
Roosevelt
Churchill
Germany
Yalta
Crimea
Russia
Japan
a_U.N
World leaders meet to discuss German reunification
In Geneva from July 18 to 23, 1955, Premier Bulganin, President Eisenhower, Premier Edgar Faure, and Prime Minister Anthony Eden met and agreed to pursue steps toward German reunification, closing with words of friendship and understanding.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Bulganin
Eisenhower
Edgar Faure
France
Anthony Eden
Britain
Germany
Rising Practicality of Nuclear Fission Power Seen
The IAEA reports nuclear fission power will become more practical in the next four to five years while thermonuclear fusion remains distant. Current fission plants cost more to build and are less efficient, but capital costs per capacity unit should fall with engineering gains and larger reactors.
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William N. Oatis
United Nations
N.Y
International Atomic Energy Agency
Jj Energy
Vienna
UN Economic and Social Council
Cuban Rival Leader Claims Airport Shooting Aimed at Him
In Havana, Aureliano Sanchez Arango, head of the Triple A, said a shooting affray at Havana's International Airport was an assassination attempt. One follower was wounded and others injured. authorities detained a gunman and AP reporter Richard Valeriani and photographer Tony Ortega.
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Harold K. Miles
Havana
Fidel Castro
Aureliano Sanchez Arango
Congress’ of Liberty and Democracy
Maracay
Venezuela
Sanchez Arango
Triple A
Fulgencio Batista
Mye
Castro
Felipe Alonso
Communist Party
Associated Press
Richard Valeriani
Tony Ortega
Military Investigation Department
Cubs Hire Craft as Coach
The Chicago Cubs announce the hiring of Harry Craft, formerly manager of the Kansas City Athletics and currently a scout for the Athletics, to join the Cubs coaching staff. A separate Milan city project plans a 1,400 yard underground moving sidewalk.
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CUBS
Craft
Chicago
UPI
Chicago Cubs
Harry Craft
Kansas City Athletics
Athletics
Milan
Italy
Extinction Seen as Navy Faces Carrier Build Ban
The Navy fears no new aircraft carriers may be built as the latest request for funds to start a conventional large carrier faces House Appropriations Committee resistance. Navy argues carrier based aviation is essential for limited wars and ground support, while opponents cite missile age and submarine threats.
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Elton C. Fay Washington
Navy
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Alaska Eskimos Try Bucking Bulls in Unique Rodeo Show
In Nikolsk, Alaska, Eskimos and nearby Air Force personnel staged a makeshift rodeo. The one night event drew about 60 villagers as riders and spectators, with Bucking bulls and twisting bulls shaking loose riders amid a festive, inaugural show sponsored by Harris Aleutian village for airmen and locals.
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Paul M. Quinn
Anchorage
Alaska
UPI
Union
Nikolski
Here
Aleutian Islands
Buffalo Bill Cody
Madison Square Garden
Air Force
U.S. Air Force
Harris Aleutian Village
Airmen
Eskimos
Nick Pans
Harris Ranch
Man Wakes To Find Self Shot Twice In Head
New York AP reports 29 year old Stanley Gorse awoke in a Brooklyn room Sunday to discover two gunshot wounds to his head. He said a bullet lay on the pillow and another lodged in the roof of his mouth. Gorse, who bandaged himself, was taken to Kings County Hospital in critical condition. No forced entry was found and other occupants heard nothing.
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NEW York (Ap
Stanley Gorse
New York
Brooklyn
Gorse
Kings County Hospital
Britons set world record for model plane flight
London AP reports Charles Dance and Wally Skeels, both British, flew a radio controlled twin-diesel mono plane for 45.5 miles, from a car, claiming a new world record after surpassing the previous 37.2 mile mark set by American Richard Everett in 1959.
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London
Richard Everett
Los Angeles
Charles Dance
Wally Skeels
Negroes To Get Diplomas From Mixed Schools
Three Negro students including Jefferson Thomas and Carlotta Walls of the Little Rock Nine will graduate from integrated high schools in May. Thomas and Walls exit Central High after 1957 integration amid federal troops and violence. Effie Jones at Hall High will graduate with 219 white seniors May 31 along with three other Negroes at Central and two at Hall. Ernest Green previously graduated in 1958.
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Little Rock, Ark
Little Rock
Jefferson Thomas
Carlotta Walls
Central High School
Central
Effie Jones
Hall High
Ernest Green
Michigan College
Orval E. Faubus
Goto Hall
Alaska Army Commander Recovering From Malignant Throat Growth
Maj. Gen. John H. Michaelis, commander of the Alaska Army, is hospitalized at Walter Reed Army Medical Center for a malignant throat growth. Described as doing quite well, the 47 year old general entered the hospital April 3 and faces at least three more weeks of treatment including X rays. Michaelis earned the Distinguished Service Cross in Korea as commander of the Wolfhounds, the 27th Infantry Regiment, noted for reinforcing critical Allied lines during the 1950 Communist assault.
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Washington
John H. Michaelis
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Michaelis
Alaska
Korea
Wolfhounds
Art Trove Continues with Timken Collection Masters
The Timken collection features Turners Deluge and works by Titian Veronese Reynolds Tiepolo Raeburn Watteau and other masters. The paintings were found in Mrs Timken’s vast 24 room Fifth Avenue apartment in New York after her death. Mrs Timken was the widow of William Robert Timken cofounder of the ball bearing company.
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Turner
Timken
Titian
Veronese
Reynolds
Tiepolo
Raeburn
Watteau
Fifth Avenue
New York
William Robert Timken
Ball-Bearing Company
Berlin Plan Predates Allied Forces Contributions
Jakubowski warned the Soviet army stands on guard as imperialist states surround the Soviet bloc with bases. He recalled Khrushchev's warning that an attack on East Germany would be an attack on the Soviet Union.
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Jakubowski
Soviet Bloc
Khrushchev
East Germany
Soviet Union
Switch Of Cell To Cancer Stage Described As Rapid
A research team led by Silvio Fiala Anna Fiala and Walter Grinsmann at Columbia University reports that normal cells can convert to cancer in a rapid final division after a long preparatory phase. The study on rat liver tumors suggests cancerous cells lack a regulator protein and multiply without organism control.
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Robert Goldenstein
Associated Press
Chicago
Silvio Fiala
Anna Fiala
Walter Grinsmann
Department of Pathology
Columbia University
Legislature reshuffles as conservatives gain ground in 56th Session
The report notes House liberal leader Rep. J C Zbranek failed to oust Sen. Neveille Colson with a 5 to 1 vote. Rep. Marshall Bell of San Antonio enters his 10th term as House dean, the sole conservative to win unopposed. Conservatives win six of seven posts, with two runoffs and one incomplete result. Houston sees mixed liberal results, Fort Worth shows labor backing, Dallas incumbents all renominated, and Joe Ratcliff wins the Dallas race for the seat left by Rep. John Crosthwait.
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Nessman
Henry A. Fletcher
House
J. C. Zbranek
Liberty
Neveille Colson
Navasota
Marshall Bell
San Antonio
Bell
Houston
Fort Worth
Warren C. Cowen
Dallas
Joe Ratcliff
Rep
John Crosthwait
Vandalism and theft reports from Saturday night
A Latin American man allegedly beat and robbed a woman of six or seven dresses on 16th Street. Don Lewis reported $75 of furnishings taken from an open house in a building project. D. A. Gilliland said three teenage boys robbed his miniature bowling alley of three balls. Daniel Escobedo reported jewelry theft at home. A 49-year-old Negro man is in custody for beating a Negro woman, and a 29-year-old Latin American man was arrested for marijuana possession.
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Don Lewis
39Th St
S. R. Duncan
D. A. Gilliland
19Th St
Daniel Escobedo
Amherst
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Fies
Potsdam
Truman
Clement Atlee
Berlin
Council of Foreign Ministers
Enterprise
Kenneth Hintz
Kenneth
Speretor
Cook
Lubbock
Dial Pos
Art Trove
Missouri Pacific
Ottawa
Kan
Schwinn Bicycles
Schwinn
DAN Norman Bicycle Shop
ALCOA
16Th St
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