FBI Probing Reported Bribe Attempt In Pay Bill Case
Chairman Rees said the House Post Office Committee would leave the FBI to investigate a reported attempt to bribe a member over a postal workers pay raise. Atty. Gen. Brownell confirmed the FBI inquiry sparked by Rep. Broyhill's report of a $500 campaign contribution offer. AFL unions denounced the overture as reprehensible.
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Washington
Rees
R-Kan
House Post Office
FBI
Department of Justice
Brownell
Rep
Broyhill
Virginia
Arlington
AFL
Leo E. George
National Federation of Post Office Clerks
William C. Doherty
National Assn. of
Smith Arrives In Geneva to Back French Peace Talks
Walter Bedell Smith arrives to back France in Indochina peace talks in Geneva. Mendes France and Eden plan talks after a stalled Molotov session. Key disputes include Viet Nam partition at 14th latitude or 18th parallel, elections, and neutralization of Laos and Cambodia.
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Geneva
U.S
Walter Bedell Smith
France
Indochina
Viet Nam
Cambodia
Laos
United States
Pierre Mendes- France
Anthony Eden
Smith
Mendes- France
Eden
Russia
V. M. Molotov
Mendes-France
Molotov
Tourane
Hue
Hanoi
Haiphong
Dulles
Morse Attacks Atomic Giveaway Move in Congress
Senator Morse charged that an atomic giveaway bill is being rushed through Congress and would hand control of the atomic program to private industry. He urged a federal government driven program to avoid monopoly power while the Senate debated the Omnibus bill with a July 31 adjournment target.
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Washington
Sen
Morse
ind-Ore
Congress
Senate
Eisenhower
Knowland
California
Senate Eisenhower housing bill faces mixed reviews in conference
Senate leaders predicted quick action on a housing measure after a House Senate conference committee endorsed a one year 35,000 unit ceiling. Proponents hailed compromise while Ives Lehman and Humphrey criticized dilution of Eisenhower’s plan and warned of possible reversals.
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Washington
Senate House Conference Committee
Eisenhower
Senate
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
Wolcott
R-Mich
House Banking Committee
Capitol Hill
Ives
Sparkman
House Democrats
Majorit
Lehman
D-Lib-Ny
Senate House
Action
Humphrey
Dminn
Conference Committee
Congress May Delay Adjournment Over German Sovereignty
Senate Republican Leader Knowland said Congress may delay adjournment or reconvene if needed to consider early sovereignty for West Germany. The move aims to push French ratification of the six nation European Defense Community before the French Assembly recesses August 15.
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Washington
Senate
Knowland
Congress
West Germany
Californian
Eisenhower
Dulles
House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wiley
R-Wis
Foreign Relations Committee
Paris
Pierre Mendes - France
Anthony Eden
U.S
Geneva
Europe
France
Italy
Bonn
Germany
Duchess in Cannes Arrives by Train from Paris
The Duchess of Windsor reached Cannes by train from Paris last night. The Duke, currently in Biarritz, will join her later for a 15 day Mediterranean cruise.
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Cannes
France
Duchess of Windsor
Paris
Biarritz
Flanders Shifts Plan Over McCarthy Censure Move
Sen. Flanders of Wisconsin abandons a vote to fire Sen. McCarthy from chairmanships and plans a new resolution. The move seeks a Senate record condemning McCarthy as unbecoming a senator while avoiding disruption to seniority based chairmanships.
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Washington
Sen
Flanders
R-Wis
Senate
McCarthy
R-Vis
Senate Investigations
Subcommittee
Government Operations Committee
Senate of the
United States
Youth Enters Lion Den in Germany Killed by Lions
Josef Hayek, 20, climbed into a lion den at a Munich zoo yesterday. Three lions attacked him as a four year old cub greeted him. Police used seven tear gas shells to drive the predators away, but he died from a broken neck.
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Mernberg
Germany
Josef Hayek
Hayek
Kremlin reshuffles East German envoy amid sovereignty push
In Berlin the replacement of Soviet High Commissioner Semyenov by Georgi Pushkin sparked Western speculation that Moscow is testing a new approach toward East Germany as about 18 million West Germans move toward sovereignty. Pushkin’s return, seen as a tougher line, follows rumors of Semyenov’s illness and past ties to Beria.
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Berlin
Vladimir S. Semyonev
Georgi Pushkin
Russia
Pushkin
Moscow
Hungary
Semyenov
Semyonov
Germany
Semyenovy
Lavrenty P. Berie
Miss Universe Contestants Taller Bustier Than Venus De Milo
Long Beach reports on the 1954 Miss Universe pageant noting the 78 contestants average taller than Venus de Milo and similar in height to Marilyn Monroe. Details include bust measurements, waist sizes, and extremes among entrants such as Miss Rhode Island Joyce Sandberg and Miss Thailand Amora Asavananda, with several travel mishaps noted.
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Long Beach
Calif
Venus de Milo
Hollywood
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn
Miss Monroe
de Milo
Long Beach Independent
Jim Phelan
Rhode Island
Joyce Sandberg
Thailand
Amora Asavananda
Costa Rica
Marion McKeown
Cuba
Isis Garcia
Vermont
Georgia Laurise
Wyoming
Faith Ra
Chicago
New Zealand
Beach
Quiet Falls After Maryland Blast Toll Tops Ten
A series of explosions at Kent Manufacturing in Chestertown Maryland killed at least ten and left one missing. National Guardsmen patrolled the town as Army FBI and company officials investigated the cause. Ten victims were identified by rings watches and other items. five women and one man listed as missing by families.
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Chestertown
Maryland
Kent Manufacturing Co
Army
FBI
Company
Eva L. Fisher
Lord
E. Fallowfield
Nellietown Starr
Lina Mae Taylor
Magdaline Seiler
Henderson
Dr Small Acquitted By Jury In Michigan Case
In Allegan Michigan a jury acquitted Detroit dentist Dr Kenneth B Small by reason of insanity in the memorial weekend murder of Jules M Lack the New York industrialist. The verdict followed five hours four minutes of deliberation as spectators reacted with screams applause and kisses. The court ordered commitment to a state hospital pending sanity determinations.
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Allegan
Mich
Kenneth B. Small
Detroit
Dr. Small
Dr. Smal
Jules M. Lack
New York
Small
Edith
Lack
Chicago
Jacob Small
Michigan
Leo. Hoffman
Tragedy Strikes Middletown Family in Chestertown Fireworks Blast
A Middletown man’s visit ended in tragedy as his mother Mrs. James Fisher 64 died in a Chestertown Maryland fireworks plant explosion. Fisher of 1345 Avalon Drive is in the Atron personnel office. Funeral services for Mrs. Fisher were set for 4 p.m. Monday at Wells Funeral Home.
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Middletown
Chestertown
James Fisher
Wilbur
Bud) Fisher
Avalon Dr
Atronca
Bomb Plant Blast Leaves 11th Body Unrecovered
Officials say the 11th victim remains buried in a maze of rubble after a blast at the plant that destroyed eight main buildings and 22 smaller structures. Rumors of two jets triggering the explosion are discounted by authorities though Fire Chief Herzberg investigates that lead. Army demolition teams plan to move lead from the site and evacuate nearby residents during operations.
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Harry S. Russell
Chestertown Civil Defense
Policy Of Racial Segregation Abolished At Missouri
ST. LOUIS The policy of racial segregation at the University of Missouri in Columbia has been abolished following the Supreme Court ruling outlawing segregation in public schools. Power B. McHaney of St. Louis, president of the university board, announced the change yesterday.
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ST. Louis
University of Missouri At Columbia
Supreme Court
Power B. McHaney
Prisoners Reveal Czech Capture After 12 Days
Seven American soldiers held 12 days in Czechoslovakia said border guards threatened secrecy. Captain Davis described coercion and nonlethal intimidation, while the men were kept in unknown prisons and blindfolded at times.
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Fuerth
Germany
Czechslovakia
U. S
Jack Davis
Rayetown
Davis
Richard J. Jumper
Bonneville
Miss
Leonard D. Tennis
Alliance
Ohio
John F. Glasson
Oakdale
Calif
Jerry W. Griffith
Springfield
George Switzer
Mileburn
Neb
Baernau
McGinnis
Switzer
Soviet Ice Floe Stations Begin Arctic Research
Moscow reports two drifting Arctic ice islands north of Alaska host scientific stations. Teams conduct depth surveys, atmospheric studies, and seabed mapping, living in tents and prefab homes with regular supplies. Bases near the North Pole and above Siberia operate under two geological specialists.
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Moscow
Alaska
Tass
Arctic Ocean
North Pole
Siberia
Point Burrow
Pole
Arctic
Central Arctic
Lomonosoy Mountains
Chukotsk Sea
Arotic
Russia
North America
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Lawrence
Mass
North Andover
Chretien
Solon
Atom
Warren Rogers JR
Kremlin
Thanenus
Minnie
London
England
Red ‘Labs
Ice Islands
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