Congress Moves Toward Adjournment After Civil Rights Bill
Congress neared adjournment of its 1957 session as the Senate passed a civil rights bill and two major measures. A $3.44 billion foreign aid and military assistance bill went to the House, immigration reforms moved forward, and a bill shielding FBI files advanced.
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Congress
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FBI
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Eisenhower
White House
Unhappy ex lovers battle over shower gifts
In New Brunswick New Jersey a district court must decide who gets wedding shower gifts and an engagement ring after Margaret Bodnar and Thomas Kucharsky canceled their wedding. Bodnar seeks return of gifts valued at 750 dollars. Kucharsky counters that gifts belong to both and seeks the ring or 200 dollars.
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New Brunswick
N.J
George R. Morrison
Margaret Bodnar
Thomas Kucharsky
South River
Kucharsky
Miss Bodnar
Jupiter missile touted as U.S. reply to Reds bases
The Army says its Jupiter intermediate range ballistic missile could become production ready after a test flight from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Secretary Brucker called the test a spectacular success as debates over missile schedules and funding continue in Congress and with Defense Department limitations shaping production prospects.
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Cape Canvaeral
Fla
Brucker
Washington
Russia
U. S
United States
America
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
Secretary of
Defense Quarles
Senate House Atomic Energy Weapons
Jackson
Pentagon
Army
Florida
Senate Armed Services Committee
Defense Department
Navy
Tricks Galore Top Magicians Gather For Magic Convention
Niles Mich. hosts Percy Abbott’s 24th annual magic convention with almost 300 magicians from pros to semi pros. D Leta escape act draws a river lowering, while Neil Foster Max Terhune and others perform. Several participants are ordained ministers using tricks in pulpit demonstrations.
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Niles
Mich
Michigan
Percy Abbott
Abbott
Abbott Magic Co
Colon
D'Leta
St. Joseph
Ering
Neil Foster
Manipwator
Max Terhune
U-No- Me" Walters
Lafayette
Ind
Charles Toepke
San Francisco
Kenneth Turner
Joplin
Two Cypriots Sentenced to Death for Arms Case
A Nicosia special court sentenced two young Greek Cypriots to death for carrying arms and ammunition last July. They admitted belonging to EOKA the underground organization seeking union with Greece. They said they did not kill anyone or fire a shot.
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Nicosia
EOKA
Greece
Civil Rights Bill Passes Senate End of Long Filibuster
The civil rights bill cleared the Senate 60 to 15 after Thurmond's 24 hour 19 minute filibuster, moving to the President for signature. It grants federal voting rights enforcement powers, creates a bipartisan civil rights commission, and adds a new Justice Department civil rights division while repealing a Reconstruction era troop authority. The measure aims to broaden antebellum era protections and juror eligibility for federal courts.
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Thurmond
Congress
Eisenhower
Justice Department
Senate
Thurmond Sets Filibuster Record in Civil Rights Fight
Strom Thurmond's 24 hour 19 minute filibuster tied and then surpassed the former record as he spoke against the Civil Rights Bill. The Senate passed the measure 60 to 15 after his marathon session, boosting Thurmond's standing back home where talk of a 1960 Senate bid or third party run swirled.
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Strom Thurmond
South
Washington
South Carolina
Thurmond
Sen. Morse
D-Ore
Lieutenant's Wife Inspires Chuckle Lieutenant Caption
A lighthearted item notes the wife of a lieutenant provides the playful nickname Chuckle Lieutenant. The item captures a naval or military humor moment with a friendly tone and local flavor.
Arrive Home Safely Wandering Boys Hitch Ride With
Two brothers Daniel eight and Dennis seven were found by police after a woman reported seeing a man push boys into a car trunk and drive away. Police searched for hours with over 30 officers. the boys returned home claiming a man offered them a ride and said it was late. They had shoe shine gear and had wandered near Lincoln Park. Another witness, Theresa Dittrich, reported seeing boys in a car trunk three miles away, but authorities found no missing children and traced the car’s owner, who gave an alibi.
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Chicago
June Kalazu
Daniel
Dennis
Lincoln Park
Theresa Dittrich
North Side
Kalazu
Stassen Returns to Washington for Disarmament Talks
Harold Stassen arrives from London to urge Eisenhower and Dulles that the Soviet Union is still negotiating on East West disarmament. He cautions that no agreement is near and notes Moscow’s views reflect their own interests. Stassen plans quick talks in Washington before returning to London for UN subcommittee meetings.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Harold Stassen
London
Eisenhower
Russia
Stassen
Secretary of State
Secretary of” ‘State
Dulles. Stassen
Disarma
United States
United Nations
Valerian Zorin
Zorin
Army Tells Of $33 700 Junk Deal At Newfoundland Base
Two Army officers testified before the Senate investigations subcommittee that they buried 33 700 dollars worth of surplus supplies as junk at an air base in Newfoundland last year. They said most items were unusable and some have since been returned to stock or disposed of after discovery.
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Senate
Newfoundland
Arthur M. William
Benny H. Wilks
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Labrador
Greenland
Williamson
Wilks
Perkins McGuire
House approves foreign aid bill far below Eisenhower request
The House passed a 3.4358 billion dollar foreign aid bill by 194 to 122, sending it to President Eisenhower who is expected to sign. Senate action followed 58 to 19 after a brief debate. The measure totals about one billion dollars less than the president had sought and is well below his later estimate of indispensable funds. The package funds foreign aid operations for the fiscal year beginning July 1.
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Joe Hall Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
House
Washington
Congress
Senate House
Rayburn
D- Itex
Food Rationed Sailor Ketch Found Adrift 50 Miles From Honolulu
Navy ship Orca reprovisioned and supplied repair gear to the San Diego ketch Soncy with four aboard after it was found in rough seas 50 miles northeast of Honolulu. Lt. Roe reported torn mainsail dead battery and food shortage. Johnson of Scripps Institution and two teens aboard.
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San Diego
Calif
Pacific Ocean
Philip A. Roe
Orca
Roe
Rockne H. Johnson
Scripps Institute
la Jolla
Soncy
Johnson
Thomas A. Price
Forecast predicts heat as humidity lingers across Miami Valley
The official forecast calls for sunny skies and hot weather with a high near 95 today and a low around 72 tonight. Expect continued heat Saturday and Sunday with minimal temperature change. Middletown reports a high of 94 yesterday and a low of 64 this morning.
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Middletown
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