Fee Yields Trade Act May Pass With Tariff Change
Rep Richard M Simpson said he will drop a provision barring tariff cuts if needed to avert a clash with President Eisenhower on tariffs and trade. The Ways and Means Committee opens hearings on extending the Reciprocal Trade Act for a year, with industry groups urging higher protections. Simpson, a key GOP figure, says Eisenhower supports keeping discretionary tariff powers.
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Richard M. Simpson
Simpson
Eisenhower
House
Pennsylvania
Ways and Means
O. R. Strackbein
Industry, Agriculture and Labor
Congress
U. S
Simpsons
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Eiisenhower
Tariff Commission
Fire Traps 8 Children in Sault Ste. Marie Bed Tragedy
Eight children died in a weekend fire in Sault Ste. Marie, seven trapped in one bed. Five Derrys and three Trudells were victims. parents Philip and Winifred Derrys survived severe burns after futile rescues. Fire started while wood was added to a kitchen range.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Oniwn
Philip
Winifred Derry
Derry
Arthur Trudell
Wilma
Derrys
Marion
Diane
Ontario
Volunteers Scout Montana Peaks For Lost Youth
CHOTEAU Montana volunteers searched rugged mountains near town for 11 year old Scout Jerry Monkman missing since Saturday night. A blood hound tracked a 12 mile route before rain showers halted progress and raised hopes he may still be alive despite frail condition and chilly weather.
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Choteau
Mont
Here
Rockies
Jerry Monkman
Teton Canyon
Next Atomic Test Slated For Saturday
Las Vegas engineers prepare for the final three tests of the spring series with five atomic artillery shells to be fired. The next detonation is set for Saturday followed by tests on May 7 and May 21. Observers expect two atomic cannons to be tested on that date.
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Harold W. Jones Dies In Bahamas
Harold W. Jones 57 died in Nassau after a coronary thrombosis during a winter trip with his wife and friends. A Middletown civic leader, he planned to return home, with son Lt. Thomas Jones and family nearby, and his funeral arrangements awaited in the South as the community mourned a longtime insurer and local booster.
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Florida
Harold W. Jones
South
Middletown
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Jones
Harry Moore
Aberdeen Dr
Miami
Fila
Nassau
Thomas Jones
Air Force
Valdosta
Frank A. Jones
Eleanor Moren
Lieutenant Jones
Marilyn Jones
Denison
Frank
Middletown High School
Jonesey
Middletown Post American le
Taft seeks test vote on oil bill in Senate clash
Senate debate over offshore lands heats up as Taft pushes for a test vote on Andersons federal control amendment. The proposal would give the federal government title to offshore lands with 37 percent of revenues to coastal states, challenging the House approved plan that would keep state title within historic boundaries. Taft warned of around the clock meetings and hinted at a potential session move next Sunday.
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Senate
Taft
Ohio
Sen
Anderson
D-Nm
Aote
Birthday Telegram Heist At West ern Union Branch
A man entered a Western Union branch in Cleveland and selected a telegram reading Happy birthday and many more. He addressed it to Chicago and handed it to the night manager, then shot at cashier Mrs Lois Newcomer and fled with about $2,000, according to detectives. The company disputes the amount.
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Cleveland
Western Union
Chicago
Betty F. Janice
Lois Newcomer
Dulles Reports Hard Results From Paris NATO Meeting
Secretary of State Dulles returned from Paris with Eisenhower and Congress told that allies achieved hard practical results for security. He said the NATO council set targets including six Western Europe divisions, noting slower defense buildup and possible congressional funding hurdles ahead.
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NATO
Paris
Washington
Atlantic Alliance
Eisenhower
Congress
Treasury
Humphrey
Stassen
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
North Atlantic
Moscow
Ment
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council
U. S
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Atlantic
Europe
Aso Volcano Erupts Killing Six Children on Excursion
Mount Aso in Kyushu erupts violently as 400 schoolchildren on an excursion overlook its crater. At least six children are killed and about 100 injured. the eruption centers on Naka Dake Crater within the 15 mile wide crater system. The report notes the great crater spans 24 500 acres and contains rail lines and stations.
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Naka Dake
Kyushu
Aso
North Koreans Thrown Back In Small Raid
U S forces repelled a company size assault near the Punchbowl on the Eastern Front with 26 enemy killed or wounded. Fifth Air Force dive bombed 250000 pounds of explosives on enemy concentrations while Sabre jets damaged a MiG. Capt Dean A Pogreba credited for the MiG damage. Superforts dropped 130 tons on a supply area near Sariwon on the west coast.
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Panmunjom
U. S. Fifth Air Force
North Korea
Fifth Air Force
Dean A. Pogreba
Three Forks
Mont
Sariwon
India Eyes Barter Wheat Deal With Soviet Union
New Delhi reports India is seeking a barter wheat pact with the Soviet Union for one million tons annually over five years. Food Minister Rafi Ahmad Kidwai said the offer was made in Moscow a month ago via intermediaries. The Soviets asked India’s ambassador K. P. S. Menon to specify what India would offer in return. India previously bought 100000 tons of Russian wheat in 1952 with cash payments.
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New Delhi
India
Soviet Union
Rafi Ahmad Kidwai
Moscow
K. P. S. Menon
Kyes Calls Truman Rearmament Plan Fantastical
Deputy defense secretary Roger M. Kyes criticized the Truman era rearmament program as fantastic and said the Eisenhower administration will review arms production to cut high cost plants and preserve a mobilization base. He warned of production halts where not economically needed and stressed keeping low cost producers and vital defense industries. President Laurence F. Lee of the Chamber of Commerce forecast decentralization and praised private enterprise leadership in the new administration.
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Roger M. Kyes
Defense
Eisenhower
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Kyes
Truman
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
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Tion
Wilson
Europe
General Motors
Laurence F. Lee
Chamber of Commerce
Lee
Jacksonville
Fla
Chamber
Iran Accuses Retired Officers in Police Chief Slaying
Iran blames a group of retired Army officers and opponents for the murder of National Police Chief Brig. Gen. Mahmood Afshartas. The government says investigation and confessions led to the body found near Tehran after his disappearance. A police note calls his death a martyr’s death in duty.
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Tehran
Iran
Mahmood Afshartas
Hosseingholi Ashrafi
Afshartas
Afshartus
Mohammed Mossadegh
Hossein Khatibi
Truce Parleys Again Slide Into Deadlock
In Panmunjom Korea the new armistice talks deadlocked as the U N Command rejected a Red prisoner exchange proposal. Allied and Communist delegates stood firm on their plans with another session set for 11 a m tomorrow. General Harrison called Nam Il’s six point proposal unreasonable and unacceptable.
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Panmunjom
Korea
U. N
William K. Harrison
Harrison
Nam Il
Nam Sunday
Schenck Pushes Easier Home Loans with Low Down Payment
Rep. Schenck of Ohio urged Congress to allow housing seekers to buy homes with little or no down payment. He proposed liberalizing FHA regulations to lengthen mortgage terms so monthly payments stay low, potentially lower than public housing rents.
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Congress
Rep
Schenck
Ohio
Night Burglary Hits Tulsa Tavern Till and Cigarettes
Tulsa police report a burglar ransacked a small tavern while the bartender slept in a nearby booth. The thief stole $207 from the till and $65 worth of cigarettes, totaling a $272 loss.
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Tulsa
Okla
Suez Talks To Reopen Evacuation Talks In Cairo
Anglo-Egyptian discussions on withdrawing British troops from the Suez Canal zone resumed in Cairo between Premier Mohamed Naguib and British Ambassador Sir Ralph Stevenson.
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Suez
Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal Zone
Mohamed Naguib
Ralph Stevenson
DeGaulle Loses Votes In Election Across France
Early returns from municipal elections show De Gaulle’s Rally of the French People trailing in Paris and suburbs with about 11 percent, while Communists hold solid shares and independents gain. Turnout nears 72 percent as runoffs set for May 3 in races lacking a clear majority.
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Paris
France
Charles Gaulle
de Gaulle
Rally of the French People
RPF
Charles Brune
Brune
Antoine Pinay
Rene Mayer
Cameras Grind As Dad Reenacts Wife's Murder
Richard E. Fredericks 35 reenacted the killing of his wife Ruth 32 using a croquet mallet and hatchet for police cameras. Detectives recorded his account of the January murder, the disposal of the body, and the trip to Mexico with their three children.
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van Muys
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Richard E. Fredericks
Maplewood
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Los Angeles
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Stewart
Fredericks
Ruth
Fredercks
Mexico
Ensenada
Albert K. Lucas
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