Congress Adjourns After Final Burst Of Legislation
The 83rd Congress adjourned at 7:38 p.m. after sending President Eisenhower a Social Security bill and a federal workers pay raise measure. Senate action boosted social security coverage by 10 million people and raised benefits and payroll taxes, while a postmaster confirmation was completed. The session pledged to recall in fall for possible hearings on Sen. McCarthy. talks emphasized the election year as 37 Senate seats were at stake.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Johnson
House
Social Security Bill OK'd by Congress
Congress approved a liberalized Social Security bill sending it to President Eisenhower for signature. The plan increases benefits for retirees and survivors, extends coverage to nearly all workers including 3.6 million farmers and 2.1 million farm hands, and raises taxes to finance higher payments. The measure faces political debate ahead of the fall elections.
Baby Boy Makes Braxton Triplets Rare Birth Case
Detroit doctors report a 6 pound 10 ounce boy born after twin sisters 20 days earlier, completing a rare triplet set in a double uterus. Dr Salchow noted the event is unprecedented in medical history and the Braxton family already has six other children.
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Detroit
Herman Kiefer
Braxton
Boyd Braxton
Paul T. Saichow
Salchow
Braxtons
Honesty Rewarded for Taxi Driver Fritz Morris
New York cab driver Fritz Morris found a bag of jewels in his taxi and turned it to police. Mrs. Abraham Scheer, wife of a Fifth Avenue glove firm executive, had lost the jewels. An insurance representative valued the loot at $19,000, Morris receiving a 10 percent reward, while the Scheer party issued a check.
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Fritz Morris
Abraham Scheer
Fifth Avenue
Insurance Company
Morris
Illinois Legion rescinds Girl Scout support ban
The Illinois American Legion announces reversal of its convention ban on supporting the Girl Scouts. State commander Irving Breakstone says full support for the Girl Scout movement will be urged, citing a revised 1954 handbook addressing citizenship, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the U S flag, the national anthem, and the Great Seal. Great Lakes region chairwoman Mrs. Leonard Davidow notes revisions were made before the Illinois region convention.
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Chicago
Illinois American Legion
Girl Scouts of America
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Girl Scout Movement
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Weene Breakstone
Minois Legion
State Legion Convention
Department
Breakstone
Girl Scout Handbook
U. S
Legion
Peoria
Girl Scouts
Leonard Davidow
Scouts
Eisenhower heads to Colorado for vacation and campaign
President Eisenhower departs for a Colorado vacation after a productive congressional session. aides report about 83 percent success on proposals passed. He plans a fall campaign with speaking tours and a 9 p.m. EDT TV address to highlight administration accomplishments.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Colorado
White House
Langer Charges GOP Blocked Antimonopoly Probe Funds
Senator Langer of North Dakota accuses Republicans of blocking 37,500 dollars for his antimonopoly subcommittee probe. He says Senate refusal forces him to return to private law practice to fund four lawsuits, targeting the Dixon-Yates power contract and other issues.
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Washington
Sen
Langer
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Republican Party
U S Air Force Buys 25 Supersonic Missiles for Tests
The United States Air Force purchased 25 guided missiles from a Swiss factory and conducted secret tests in the United States, announced today from Frankfurt Germany.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U.S. Air Force
United States
Church Segregation Scandal Highlighted by World Council
Evanston reports a global church assembly hearing leaders condemn racial segregation as a major scandal. Benjamin Mays and Dr. Ben Marais urged calm Christian action, noting churches lag behind secular bodies in enforcing racial change. Delegates from 163 denominations in 48 countries heard the calls. Col. Francis P. Miller urged new lay education to see daily work as service to God.
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Ill
United States
South Africa
Assembly of the World Council of Churches
Benjamin E. Mays
Morehouse College
Atlanta
United Nations
God's Church
Dr. Ben Marais
Dutch Reformed Church of
Christian Spirit
Mays
Marais
Assembly
Francis P. Miller
Charlottesville
Atomic Cannon Put Together After Dudditch Accident
The U S Army's 280MM atomic cannon was pulled from a 12 foot ditch in Bavaria after three days. Engineers used bulldozers cranes and tank retrievers to recover the 85 ton gun slung between two trucks. Officials said the gun was not damaged though other damage reached about 25000 dollars. Two replacement trucks carried the weapon back to camp. The mobile weapon measures 84 feet in length.
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Murnau
Germany
U.S
SAC says bombers could fly nonstop around world in under 48 hours
Brig. Gen. William Blanchard told the Air Force Association that SAC bombers could shave 50 hours from the previous 94 hour globe crossing by refueling in flight. Gen. Curtis LeMay questioned the point, noting cost. B47 jet bombers and C97 tankers already conduct frequent midair refuelings, with 15 million gallons moved this year and a 99 percent success rate.
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Lemay
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Butch) Blanchard
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MacDill Air Force Base
Fla
Blanchard
Princess Margaret Birthday Picnic at Balmoral
Princess Margaret marks her 24th birthday in Scotland with a family celebration at Balmoral. A Glen Muick picnic is planned weather permitting, followed by a private party and dance for close friends. Colin Tennant, 27, named as a guest amid press chatter of a possible romance.
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Margaret
Scottish Highlands
Balmoral
Glen Muick
Elizabeth II
Colin Tennant
Lord Glenonner
Tennant
Accused Officer Claims He Saved Prisoners in Korean Camp
Lt. Col. Harry Fleming, 46, of Racine Wisconsin, pleads innocent to charges of aiding the enemy in a North Korean POW camp. He asserts his actions saved many American prisoners including some of his accusers, and says witnesses will prove lives were saved. The court-martial adjourned to Monday after Fleming’s defense.
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FT. Sheridan
Ill
Harry Fleming
Racine
Wis
Fleming
Demonstrations Rock Morocco Across Regions
Thousands of Moroccans demonstrated in Tangier and other locales to protest the French dethronement of Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef. In the French zone hundreds of suspected terrorists were jailed to avert disorder. Spanish authorities announced they would take no measures to suppress the demonstrations. There was no violence.
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Moocco
Spanish Morocco
Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef
McCarthy Jury Faces Prolonged Effort Toward Verdict
Washington Senate Investigations panel struggles to reach a verdict on the McCarthy Army controversy as Mundt and McClellan flag possible delays. Watkins of a wider probe meets McCarthy's lawyer to map procedural steps. Options include a recess after mid September, stopping talks until fall, or separate party reports by mail.
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Arkansas
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Utah
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Watkins Committee
United States Seeks Damages After F84 Downing Near Prague
The United States demanded 2713834 for the downing of an F84 near the Germany-Czechoslovakia boundary on March 10, 1953. Lt Warren G Brown parachuted to safety. Capt Donald C Smith returned unharmed. The State Department accused Czechoslovakia of maliciously firing in self defense and urged ICJ settlement.
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United States
Czechoslovakia
U.S
Germany
Warren G. Brown
Henderson
Colo
U. S
Donald C. Smith
Marysville
Ohio
Brown
Jobless Claims Reported Down for Fifth Week
The government reports continued improvement in unemployment claims for the week ending August 14 with initial claims totaling 255 700, down 16 500 from the prior week, marking the lowest level since last October.
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Washington
Bureau of Employment Security
Teen-Age Killer Said Mentally Ill
In New York Brooklyn case 18 year old Jack Koslow leads a teen-age quartet accused of torture and killings. His defense claims mental illness and dementia praecox with a hospital transfer sought. Fellow suspects Melvin Mittman Jerome Liberman and Robert Trachtenberg face charges for brutal assaults and the East River torture. The state will seek a grand jury.
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New York
Jack Koslow
Koslow
Brooklyn Supreme Court
Murray Cutler
Cutler
Kings County Hospital
Supreme Court
Lewis W Cliffe
Department of Correction
Josef F. Smul
Koslows
Husky Melvin Mittman
Jerome Lieberman
Robert Trachtenberg
Brooklyn
Rheinhold Ulrichson
Willard Menter
East River
Menter
Brooklyn Park
Deadlock in Brussels over European army pact talks
Special Ambassador David K Bruce arrived amid an eight hour session as ministers from six nations failed to bridge gaps over France changes to the European Defense Community treaty. Spaak proposed a compromise to be revisited after France and Italy ratify. Only Spaak remained optimistic.
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Brussels
Belgium
United States
David K. Bruce
Paris
France
Bruce
Konrad Adenauer
Belian Forein
Paul-Henry Spaak
Adenauer
Mendes-France
West Germany
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Italy
Paul-Henri Spaak
Spaak
Pierre Mendes-France
ADA Urges Ike To Veto Anti-Red Bill
Americans for Democratic Action urges President Eisenhower to veto a bill aimed at the Communist party and Communist led labor unions. ADA cochairman Arthur M. Schlessinger Jr. telegraphed that the bill would give the Subversive Activities Control Board authority to strip rights of unions deemed Communist infiltrated. ADA does not take a position on outlawing the Communist party.
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Americans For Democratic Action
Eisenhower
Communist Party
ADA
National Cochairman
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr
Schiesinger
ROK Demands Dismantling of Neutral Nations Commission
Seoul demands prompt action to dissolve the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission or risk the UN Command stepping aside. Dr Hong Kee Karl reiterates espionage charges against Czech and Polish members and notes no further official statement.
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U.N. Command
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
ROK
Hong Kee Karl
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