Kefauver Probe Funds Debated On Senate Spending
Senators Dirksen and Ellender clash over the 3.696 million dollar request for investigative committees. Kefauver defends new hearings on pricing practices across industries while Ellender vows to cut funds for multiple probes including juvenile delinquency studies, noting prior spending nears a million dollars.
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Everett M. Dirksen
R-I
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
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Estes Kefauver
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Lincoln Memorial statue hailed as world’s largest marble figure
A claim that the famous seated Abraham Lincoln statue inside the Lincoln Memorial in Washington is the world’s largest marble statue circulates. The note cites its size and prominence as a major national monument.
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Spinster Sisters Hang Selves In New York
Ten bank books totaling sixty two thousand dollars were found in the modest apartment of spinster sisters Helen and Margaret Horvath who hanged themselves rather than move. Police theorize there may be more wealth in the home as officers continued searches. The women in their sixties had lived there twenty five years and left a note saying they could not bear to lose their home to demolition.
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Helen
Margaret Horvath
Atlantic City Boardwalk Inches Along Wide Mile Long Stretch
The famed Atlantic City boardwalk spans 5 miles in length and 60 feet in width, marking a historic promenade along the shore.
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