Democrats Protest Strauss Nomination To Commerce
Democrats plan protests against President Eisenhower's pick Lewis L. Strauss for secretary of commerce. The Senate Commerce Committee delayed action after Kefauver requested a delay pending a Justice Department report on Strauss role in the Dixon Yates controversy. The hearing timeline may extend to two weeks with additional witnesses.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Lewis L. Strauss
Strauss
Senate
Estes Kefauver
Dtenn
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate Commerce Committee
Kefauver
Justice Department
Dixon-Yates
Atty
Rogers
Department of Justice
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Commerce Committee
Sen
A. S
Mike Monroney
Dokla
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Adm. Strauss
AEC
Dixon-Yates Utilities Combine
West Memphis
Ark
Tennesee Valley Authority
Adolphe Wenzell
New York
Budget Bureau J
Cops Guard Negro Home in All-Night Wilmington Stand
State police held an overnight vigil outside the Collins Park home of Mr and Mrs George Rayfield after two crowds formed. About 300 people gathered and troopers with four leashed dogs dispersed the second group. Two women injured. a dozen youths arrested.
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Wilmington. del
Collins Park
George Rayfield
Attack on Rayfield Home Sparks Wilmington Police Barrier
Stones and firecrackers shattered windows at the Rayfield dwelling. Troopers sealed off four blocks in all directions. Rayfield, 40, a laborer from Parkskey, Virginia, has lived in Wilmington three years with his wife and two daughters.
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Rayfield
Parkskey
Wilmington
Cincinnati Considers Tougher Policy Penalty Laws
Cincinnati officials push to raise penalties for possession of policy slips to jail time in an effort to deter the numbers game. Councilman Walton Bacharach filed a motion with City Manager C. A. Harrell urging legislation, as police probe dynamite attacks tied to the racket. One detainee, Peter Andrews, says he left the operation over pay and cites a recent merger into a big three. Police circulated notices of the merger indicating Reno headquarters moved to a Newport Kentucky cafe.
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Cincinnati
Walton Bacharach
Council
C. A. Harrell
Bachrach
John J. Gilligan
Peter
Junior) Andrews
Newport
Harry Batters
Bank
Today's Chuckle Doctor's Pulse Joke
A light humor item about a conceited doctor who, when taking a woman's pulse, deducts ten beats for his personality. The joke hinges on a vanity twist and playful dating of medical exam banter.
Labor Puzzle Fix Probe Linked to Racketeers
Oregon newspapers halt puzzle contests amid a labor racketeering link probe. Senate committee chief counsel Robert F. Kennedy says investigators found connections between winning entries and labor racketeers. Cash transfers tied to four contests reached Detroit and Pontiac, with a winner admitting help and sending 1050 to a Detroit contact.
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Portland, Ore
The
Oregonian
Senate Labor Management Committee
Robert F. Kennedy
Morning Oregonian
Evening Oregon Journal
Detroit
Pontiac
Mich
Western Union
Open Season On Diplomats
Congressmen voiced complaints about U S diplomatic missions. Rep Donald L Jackson cited air conditioning at the U S Embassy in Haiti risking illness for Haitian kitchen staff. Rep Wayne Hays mocked Copenhagen Embassy workload noting one staffer wrote on Baltic eel habits.
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Washington
Donald L. Jackson
Rcalif
U. S
Haiti
Wayne Hays
Ohio
Copenhagen
Hays
Flood control projects could avert millions in Ohio Valley damage
OVIA analysis shows 20 million in flood losses in the Ohio Valley could have been prevented if eight authorized flood control projects had been completed. It cites specific reservoirs and levee work in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Virginia that would have cut damages in Warren, Sharon, Warren areas, Zanesville, West Terre Haute, Wabash and Peru. OVIA urges higher appropriations and planning starts for Huntington, Salamonie, Shenango and West Branch Mahoning projects. It notes Eisenhower budget omits Huntington and Salamonie funding while backing Shenango and West Branch sums.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Valley Improvement Assn
OVIA
Ohio Valley
Ohio River Corps of U.S. Engineers
Allegheny
Pennsylvania
Warren
Allegheny River
Shenango River
Sharon
West Branch Mahoning
Ohio
Beaver
Ohio River
Dillon
Zanesville
Muskingum Basin
Huntington
Ind
Salamonie
Missinewa
Indiana
West Terre Haute
Wabash
Peru
Logansport
Lafayette
Mason L. Niblack
Wabash River
Vincennes
Shenango Reservoir
West Branch Mahoning Reservoir
Eisenhower
Shenango
Moscow Talks Strained By Khrushchev Blast
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan meets Nikita Khrushchev amid a tense mood in Moscow as Khrushchev denounces Western plans and pushes for summit talks. Britain doubts a breakthrough while the Kremlin signals no foreign ministers conference.
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Khrushchev
Harold Macmillan
Nikita Khrushchev
Uspenskoye
Khurshchev
Kremlin
Macmillan
Atom Research Station
Dubna
Volga River
Germany
Britain
Maurice Dejean
West Berlin
Macmillan Pressed After Embarrassing Position Spill
The text shows Prime Minister Macmillan in an awkward moment as remarks leave him on the back foot. The exchange implies political pressure and a moment of uncertainty about the government's stance.
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Macmillan
Man slays mother and slashes uncle in Dorchester attack
Boston police accuse Gertrude McCarthy's son Robert McCarthy of killing his mother in Dorchester and slashing her brother Edmund Walsh on the street. Walsh was in critical condition at City Hospital. McCarthy, 30, captured at a relative's Roxbury home with a blood-stained knife, is a Navy veteran and former mental patient.
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Boston
Gertrude McCarthy
Nonquit Street
Dorchester
Roxbury
McCarthy
Eisenhower defends defense needs against critics
Eisenhower told reporters he knows more about defense needs than top service leaders and struck back at demagogic critics of his program. Khrushchev and Macmillan resumed talks amid tension over West Berlin and German reunification. Dulles faces possible withdrawal after cancer treatment. US and Britain warned Khrushchev that his speech casts grave doubt on a nuclear test ban agreement.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Soviet stance on Berlin seen as illogical and unpromising
Today observers note the Soviet Union's attitude toward Berlin as illogical and unlikely to advance a just peace. The remark suggests skepticism about progress in establishing a fair settlement in the German capital.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Berlin
Ohio Governor Puts Final Touches On Two Year Budget
Ohio Governor Michael V. DiSalle declined to estimate the increases in the two year operating budget. He said he is shaping the plan for presentation to the Legislature next Monday.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Michael V. DiSalle
Dulles Turns 71 While Receiving Cancer Radiation
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles marks his 71st birthday in Walter Reed Hospital with a short wheelchair trip for X ray treatment to combat cancer. President Eisenhower may visit. Dulles speaks with the State Department daily and keeps informed on world affairs as radiation therapy continues for about three weeks.
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Washington
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Lincoln White
State Department
Bangkok
Thailand
Israel speeds airlift of Jews to Israel from Romania
In Vienna the Israeli airline initiated a two plane per day airlift to speed Jewish emigration from Romania. About 500 Jews arrived weekly as Communist policies reversed, easing emigration constraints.
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Israel
Vienna
Austria
Romania
Motorcycle hits police cruiser in Springfield killing teen
In Springfield Ohio a motorcycle rammed a police cruiser broadside on Tuesday killing Edgar Eldon Molen 17. Police report the crash occurred as the rider collided with the patrol vehicle at an intersection during patrol duties. The investigation is ongoing.
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Springfield
Ohio
Edgar Eldon Molen
Proxmire Attacked In Senate Over Leadership Clash
Senator William Proxmire faced criticism from fellow Democrats including Fulbright and Chavez as he challenged Senate majority leader Johnson's control. Morse and Clark backed reviving party caucuses to guide floor action, while Proxmire urged leadership responsibility to core pledges, signaling a partisan rift with possible long-term effects.
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Washington
William Proxmire
Dwis
Lynedon B. Johnson
Senate
J. William Fulbright
Dark
Proxmire
Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Morse
Clark
Dennis Chavez
D-Nm
Johnson
Chavez
Proxmire Speech Sparks Varied Senate Reactions
Fulbright criticizes Proxmire for a floor speech he calls poorly timed and lacking justification while praising his committee treatment. Morse supports open covenants in party affairs and Clark urges more democracy in Senate leadership. Proxmire says Johnson’s price for cooperation was too high.
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Fulbright
Proxmire
Johnson
Morse
Democratic Party
Senate
Clark
Sen
Mild Springlike Weather Breezes Through Midstate
The forecast calls for mostly fair and warm weather with a high near 50 today and a low around 30. Thursday should be sunny and milder with a 45 degree high. Middletown’s official high Tuesday reached 41 with a 19 degree morning low.
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Middletown
Jailed bank robbery suspect hanged himself in jail
Andrew Segal 34, arrested in a Bond Hill bank holdup, hanged himself in a jail cell 20 minutes after lockup. Police found about 2000 dollars at his home after a tip from a filling station attendant who tracked a $2 bill to Segal. He was a peddler and father of four.
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Andrew Segal
Segal
Bond Hill
Fifth Third Union Trust Co
James Brady
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