Kefauver Expects Senate Pay Bill Approval Despite Delay
Senator Kefauver said a two day pause in the Senate vote on a congressional pay raise bill will not hurt its passage. He as floor manager forecast the 7500 dollar increase will pass by a comfortable margin. Senator Morse blocked a vote pushing leaders to defer discussion, with a final decision expected the next day.
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Washington
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate
Sen
Morse
D-Ore
House
Congress
Plan to shift foreign aid duties to State Department rises
Washington reports the Eisenhower administration drafts a plan to move all foreign economic and technical aid from the FOA to the State Department by June 3, despite Dulles opposition. The move would dissolve the FOA led by Harold E. Stassen and shift 6,276 employees to State, Defense, and Commerce amid Senate opposition.
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Eisenhower
State Department
Dulles
Foreign Operations Administration
Harold E. Stassen
Congress
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Sen. Bridges
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
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George ‘D
Commerce
Stassen
Halleck Warns Veto Looms Over Tax Cut Battle
Rep. Halleck predicts a veto if the Democratic plan for a $20 per person income tax cut is included in the administration bill. Senate finance leaders oppose tax cuts until the budget balances, while House debate concentrates on delaying three billion dollars in April 1 reductions.
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Washington
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Ind
Eisenhower
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Byrd
D-Va
Finance Committee
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George
D-Ga
Ways and Means
Bangkok Hosts SEATO Bigwigs Amid Security Drive
Bangkok briefs, banners and loudspeaker warnings mark a security focused SEATO conference week. A radio truck warns residents to stay inside and avoid exposed children as delegates assemble in the Thai capital.
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Seato Bigwigs
Bankok
Thailand
SEATO
Chiang Kai-shek's planes strike Reds near Nanchishan again
Nationalist air force reports 2060 armed junks and several warships damaged as two waves raid the Taishan Islands. Communist vessels head toward Nanchishan, but no clash occurs. Nanchishan sits 120 miles north of Formosa with about 5,000 defenders.
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Chiang Kai-shek
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Taishan Islands
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Tachen
Yikiangshan
Tachens
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Washington
Asia Meet Opens Amid Red Activity
Southeast Asia Treaty Conference opens in Bangkok with eight nations including the United States Britain and Australia debating a joint Southeast Asian military force and economic aid as Communist activity rises in Laos and Yunnan China. Dulles arrived from Manila urging plain speaking to deter miscalculation and invasion risks.
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Southeast Asia
Laos
China
Yunnan
Thailand
United States
Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
Pakistan
Tahil
Dulles
Manila
Pibulsonggram
Matusow Under Fire Over Communist Claims in Senate Probe
Senate hearings probe Harvey Matusow the self described reformed liar who says he labeled hundreds as communists. Eastland questions deeper scheme while Matusow accuses Elizabeth Bentley of false testimony and discusses payments for speeches branding lawmakers as pro communist.
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Harvey Matusow
Senateternal Security Subcommittee
Matusow
Eastland
D-Miss
Elizabeth Bentley
Angus Cameron
Albert Kahn
New York
Communist Party
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
Sen
Mansfield
D-Mont
Thieves Break Into Boiler House steal 90 Radiators
Denver Canton O Donnell, manager of a veterans housing project, reports a break in at a boiler house. Thieves stole 90 steam radiators weighing 10 tons valued at 1000 dollars.
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Denver
Canton O'Donnell
Veterans
Ohio Senate considers 1200 car underground garage at Capitol Square
In Columbus 33 Ohio senators back a bill to authorize a commission to build a large underground parking garage under Capitol Square. The plan would strip mine the Statehouse yard for a 1,200 car facility while offering to replace damaged trees later. The measure faces House approval and a public good rationale. A separate House vote targets a curriculum bill to require basic subjects in Ohio schools with a shift from shall to may. Senator Mechem promotes two sewer plant assistance bills for small towns to meet anti pollution laws.
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Ohio
George Washington
State Capitol
State Senate
Washington
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Statehouse
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Franklin
Statehouse Yard
House
C. Stanley Mechem
Athens
Mechem
Water Pollution Board
Ben Gurion Returns as Israel Defense Minister
Former premier David Ben Gurion resumes the defense portfolio in Israel while staying prime minister after being sworn into Moshe Sharett's cabinet. The Knesset approved the move by 74 to 22 with Ben Gurion abstaining. He had resigned both posts in December 1953 and was recalled after Lavon’s resignation.
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David Ben- Gurion
Knesset
Moshe Sharett
Ben-Gurion
Ben - Gurion
Sharett
Pinchas Lavon
Russian Church Leader Calls for Atomic Bomb Prohibition
Patriarch Alexei of Moscow and all Russia urged in Izvestia an unconditional ban on the atomic bomb. He argued the church should oppose all weapons of mass destruction and promote peace.
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Alexei
Izvestia
Eisenhower Pushes $101 Billion Highway Plan for Defense and Growth
President Eisenhower urged Congress to approve a $101 billion highway program to accelerate road construction for defense and economic needs. He warned of deadly congestion in atomic warfare and cited safety, cost, and growth as key drivers, while signaling compromise on controversial funding ideas.
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Herb Altschull
Washington
Eisenh Wer
Congress
Eisenhower
Lucius D. Clay
Senate
Federal Highway Corporation
Second Atomic Explosion Flash Seen For 275 Miles
Las Vegas woke before dawn as the George Shot, part of the 1955 Nevada test series, exploded atop a 300 foot Yucca Flat tower. Seventeen congressmen and 200 military observers watched from 8 miles away as two shocks rumbled through the area. The orange flash was visible from Los Angeles 275 miles away and the mushroom cloud topped 20 000 feet.
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Nev
George
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Yucca Flat
Los Angeles
AEC
Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital
Nevada Test Site
St. George
Utah
Arizona
Weather Keeps Steady, Cloudy With Mild Temperatures
The day remained mild as the thermometer shifted from a 6 am low near 32 to a 5:30 pm high around 40 and back to 32 by 7 am. Light showers Sunday raised the river by about an inch, with overcast skies and a continuing chance of rain in the Miami Valley.
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Miami Valley
Soviet claim of lead in atomic and hydrogen weapon production
London reports the Soviet Union asserting it leads the United States in producing atomic and hydrogen weapons as Red Army Day nears. Lt Gen Sergei Shatilov cited outfitting the armed forces with advanced weapons while Molotov claimed U.S. lag in hydrogen bomb production ahead of United Nations disarmament talks in London.
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Soviet Union
Red Army
United States
Moscow Radio
Sergei S. Shatilow
Shatilov
V. M. Molotov
Supreme Soviet
Britain Okays Coal Pact With EEC Group
The House of Commons approved a treaty making Britain an associate of the Coal and Steel Community, commonly called the Schuman Plan. Britain will consult with the organization on coal and steel production and distribution. Duncan Sandys said Britain is not committed to reducing steel tariffs or altering commercial policy.
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Britain
Oes Coal and Steel
Schuman
Churchill
Duncan Sandys
Commons
Probe Begun In Sub Blast
A Navy search team will re enter the wrecked battery room of the submarine Pompdon to recover two missing bodies. Three other bodies have already been recovered and five men are under treatment for burns and injuries. Rear Adm. George L. Russell ordered a court of inquiry. The explosions are believed to be caused by hydrogen gas from charging storage batteries.
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San Francisco
Navy
San Francisco Naval Shipyard
George L. Russell
Pacific Fleet
Boy 11 Drives Car 50 Miles To Visit Sister
In Texas 11 year old Robert Ta mayo secretly took his father Pedro Ta mayo's car from a garage, traveling about 50 miles to San Antonio area to attend a university play. Police intercepted the vehicle after the boy stopped smoothly and set the emergency brake. He claimed he had learned by watching his father.
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Tex
Pedro Tamayo
Hunter
San Antonio
Papa Pedro
Robert
St. Mary's University
Don Breslin
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