New Clamp Placed On 1956 Boom
Washington AP The Federal Reserve Board raised the discount rate to 3 percent for the Minneapolis and San Francisco banks and to 2.5 for nine others, aiming to curb credit use amid a strong 1955-56 business boom. The move, fifth since last April, signals restraint as banks pass higher borrowing costs to customers.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Minneapolis
San Francisco
Federal Reserve
Chicago
Reserve System
Reserve Board
S&s
Irish Army Monument Blown Up in Belfast
An IRA monument in Belfast was blown up today amid tensions over the theft in London of a 28,000 painting by Berthe Morisot. British police guarded ports and airfields for the missing Jour d Ete from Tate Gallery as the case ties to Hugh Lane collection disputes.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
London
Berthe Moriset
Tate Gallery
Hugh Lane
Lane
National Gallery
Dublin
Hungry Hungary to Receive U S Aid
The United States will supply surplus farm foods to Hungary after the Hungarian government accepted aid amid winter shortages and hunger. The program is coordinated with the League of Red Cross Societies which is surveying needs and methods to meet them.
Ideal Weekend Forecast Promises Mild Spring Days
The forecast calls for fair and cooler today with a high near 60 and a low around 32, followed by warmer conditions on Saturday near 70. Sunday brings cloudy skies with possible rain late, as Middletown logged an unofficial 69 degree high yesterday and a 37 degree low.
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Middletown
Grace Wakes In Real-Life Palace and Garden With Prince
Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier enjoyed a private morning stroll in the palace gardens amid public celebrations for their upcoming wedding. The couple, both Catholic, spent the night at the palace after Grace arrived from the sea and plan Mass at Monaco Cathedral. A 21-gun salute is arranged by Raoul Reynaud and the palace guard to mark the wedding procession.
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Grace
Prince
Monte Carlo
Grace Kelly
Prince Rainier
Monaco
St. Jean Cap Ferrat
John B. Kelly
Philadelphia
Rainier
Stephin
Aristotle Onassis
Raoul Reynaud
Prince's Palace
Reynaud
British reporters scold Grace Kelly over wedding style
Royal press corps in London critique Grace Kelly ahead of her wedding to Prince Rainier. Alan Dick of the Daily Herald blasts her hats and royal bearing describing two missteps upon arrival. The Daily Telegraph notes hats obscured view showing only her shoes.
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London
Grace Kelly
Alan Dick
The
Daily Herald
Prince Rain
Ier
Grace
Daily Telegraph
Democrats Ready Big Guns Farm Bill Veto War
Democrats stressed using a presidential veto of the farm bill as political leverage. Len Humphrey said a veto shifts blame to Eisenhower, not Benson, and signals a campaign focal point. Senate leader Lyndon Johnson warned two billion dollars would be shifted from farmers, while Goldwater noted farmer division and Schoeppel warned of political cost in farm states.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Len Humphrey
D-Minn
Benson
Eisender
D-Lia
Senate Agriculture Committee
Elsender
Senate
House
Augusta Ga
Humphrey
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Sen
Goldwater
R-Ariz
Sen. Schoepper
Kansas
GOP
Schoeppel
Transit Strike Closes Milwaukee Transit System
Milwaukee workers walked out at 4 a.m. stopping service for about 200,000 daily riders. Pickets blocked company property as police reported no trouble. Union leader Charles L. Brehm cited wage demands without detailing specifics.
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Milwaukee
Robert Bordeen
the Transport Co
Charles L. Brehm
Amalgamated Assn. of
Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach
Eisenhower May Address Nation On Farm Bill Fate
President Eisenhower may speak on radio and television next week to announce his sign or veto decision on the farm bill. White House and Benson aides discuss timing as Hagerty reiterates no decision yet, while the National Farmers Union and Farm Bureau urge action and warn of market gluts.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
White House
Hagerty
Benson
Washington
True D. Morse
Don Paarlberg
Gabriel Hauge
Fred A. Seaton
White House Congressiona
Kevin McCann
Augusta National Golf Club
National Farmers Union
James G. Patton
Patton
the National Grange
American Farm Bureau Federation
No-Violence Pledges Ease Mideast Tension
Tension eased across Israel after pledges by Israel and Egypt to limit shooting to self defense. Reports say Fedayeen squads withdraw from the region while both nations retain right to self defense. U N Secretary Hammarskjold noted the pledge, but Ben-Gurion protested ongoing Egyptian hostility. Israel claimed several planes were downed in recent aerial actions.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Egypt
Priscu
Negev
Gaza
Cairo
Fedayeen
Teliv
Haifa
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Palestine
Hammarskjold
New York
David Ben-Gurion
Bayma
Gaza Strip
Negev Desert
Sinai Peninsula
Ohio highway danger spots pinpointed in 1955 report
Ohio highway safety officials report 35 percent of rural crashes last year occurred on 7 percent of rural miles. The highest rate was on Ohio 120 between Toledo and Wood County with 77 accidents per mile, totaling 88 injuries and 4 deaths. Other high risk segments include U S 25 from Reading to Evendale and from West Carrollton to Kettering.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Department of Highway Safety
A. C. Felty
Toledo
Wood County
Lucas County
Felty
Reading
Evendale
Hamilton County
West Carrollton
Kettering
Montgomery County
Milking Parlor Proposed For Ohio State Fair
Public observation milking parlor for 12 cows was proposed by Fair Manager Sam Cashman at a special fair board session in Columbus. It cannot be erected in time for this year but negotiations will proceed for the 1957 fair. Equipment will be installed by dairy producers and milk will be routed via glass lines to cooling areas and then trucked to a local producer.
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Columbus
Ohio
Sam Cashman
Fair Board
Cashman
Lamp Electrocutes Boy In Cleveland Suburb
An 8-year-old boy, Tommie Williams, died in Brecksville after an electric shock from a portable lamp in a bathroom. Police say he touched the lamp while in a water-filled tub or just after exiting.
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Cleveland
Tommie Williams
Brecksville
U.N. Middle East mission may get more observers
American officials expect the U.N. trace supervision team in the Middle East to double if current peace efforts succeed. Dag Hammarskjold leads the mission as Burns plans may add up to about 100 observers from the listed nations.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United Nations
Middle East
U.N
United States
White House
Augusta
Eisenhower
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
David Ben-Gurion
Israel
Palestine Truce Supervision Organization
Edson Burns
Cairo
Dag Hammarskjold
Eden
Burns
Thug's Phone Call Costs Dayton Store S1A911
Dayton police report a male caller extorted 1491 dollars from Liberal Supermarket manager Robert Bruns by threatening his nine year old son. Bruns followed orders to place the cash in a paper bag and leave it near a school yard. The money vanished and the boy Michael remained safe at home.
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Dayton
Ohio
Robert E. Bruns
Bruns
Michael
Hillsboro to Administer Pupil Exams in Integration Dispute
Hillsboro Ohio students originally barred from Webster Washington School await examinations to decide grades for 24 Negro children placed in the all Negro Lincoln School by federal order. Parents and children occupy the principal’s office amid crowded conditions and ongoing protests for full integration next fall.
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Hillsboro
Ohio
Webster-Washington
State Department
Lincoln School
Webster- Washington
Chicago
Haruld Henry
Webbster-Washington School
Henry
Imogene Curtis
Death Stull Mystery in Cincinnati Woman Found Dead
The fatal stabbing of Audrey Evers Pugh, 34, a socialite, at her home on Wednesday afternoon baffles police. A silver polish salesman, Martin Hagarty, 45, was questioned after a neighbor reported him in the Hyde Park area. William W. Pugh, 50, head of a printing company, found the body at the front door on returning from work.
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Cincinnatia
Audrey
Evers Pugh
Martin Hagarty
Hyde Park
Hagarty
William W. Pugh
Water Pipe Blamed For 25 Deaths
A New Zealand government report concluded a burst water pipe caused the Jogita disaster. The 7 0-ton motor yacht vanished after departing Western Samoa on Oct 3, 1955, with 9 passengers and 16 crew aboard. The inquiry said seawater flooded the hull rapidly, forcing a mass expulsion of the crew and passengers.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Jogita
Western Samoa
Tokelau Islands
Samoa
Baby Snatcher Jailed After Hospital Kidnapping
In San Francisco a 25 year old woman, Betty Jean Benedicto, received one year in jail for kidnapping 3 day old baby Robert Marcus from a hospital crib on September 19. She cried as Judge John Molinari called her emotionally unstable and ordered re-education. The infant was recovered nine days later after police spotted the suspect and the baby was returned to the Marcus family.
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San Francisco
John Molinari
Betty Jean Benedicto
Stockton
Calif
Sanford Marcus
New York Colosseum Opens As Massive Exhibition Center
New York unveils a 35 million dollar Coliseum on Columbus Circle with nine acres of exhibition space. Opened April 28 after construction since 1954, it can host four trade shows at once and features a lobby divisible into four foyers. Inter national Home Building Exposition runs May 12 to 20 across four floors.
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New York
Columbus Circle
60Th Streets
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