Senate Approves Free Salk Polio Vaccine Plan
The Senate voted to provide free Salk polio vaccine for millions of children under 20 and pregnant women. The House Commerce Committee approved a different free-vaccine bill, with discussions of funding through states and no means test for eligibility.
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Dore
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Ridaho
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Berkeley
Calif
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Idaho
Cutter
Hill
D-Ala
Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Congressional Appropriations Committees
Basic Wage Fight Moves to Passage for Minimum Increase
The House brings up a bill to raise the federal minimum wage from 75 cents to $1 an hour affecting about 24 million workers in interstate business. Senate already approved $1 and Eisenhower urged 90 cents. The bill would lift about 2.1 million workers, many in the South, with automatic raises. Organized labor wants $1.25 but no action was seen on the House floor.
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House OKs Peace Ship to Lead Nuclear Merchant Fleet
The House approved a plan to start a new experimental merchant vessel powered by atomic energy. The ship would serve as a model for a nuclear powered U S Merchant Marine and carry passengers and cargo. The project could take 5 to 10 years and moves to the Senate for further action.
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Eisenhower
Maritime Administration
Mt Etna Erupts With Lava Flow No Immediate Threat
Mt Etna on Sicily's east coast erupted today with lava spilling down its slopes. Experts monitoring the volcano said there is no danger to distant settlements for the moment.
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Crash Kills Passenger in Two-Car Ohio 16 wreck
A two car crash on Ohio 16 one mile east of Whitehall last night killed Mrs. Bernice Wells, 33, of Columbus, who was a passenger in one of the vehicles.
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Whitehall
Bernice Wells
Cloak and Dagger Guards Mark Ike Geneva Visit
Geneva hosts a security showcase as Eisenhower moves in with heavy U S Secret Service protection while Soviet leaders travel in open cars. Swiss guards, tommy gun troops, and plainclothes patrol around the villa as photographers observe this neutral country security spectacle.
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Eisenhower
Marc Pernet
Bulganin
Marshal Georgi Zhu‘kov
Joseph Stalin
Faure
Senate hearing Friday on social security expansion bill
Senate Finance Committee to begin public hearings Friday on a House passed bill to liberalize benefits for women and the disabled and extend coverage under old age and survivors insurance. The measure lowers the eligibility age for women to 62 and allows disabled workers over 50 to receive benefits. It would extend coverage to about 200 000 professionals.
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Senate Finance Committee
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Byrd
D-Va
Congress
Senate
Blast Hits School Wing In Kentucky
In Elizabethtown Kentucky a mysterious pre dawn blast leveled part of the old high school wing causing about 100000 dollars in damage. Officers awaiting a jail escapee with guns drawn tied into the incident as George Padgett 25 Vine Grove was questioned for possible link to the blast. Five rooms were destroyed and hundreds looked on as the town woke to the shock.
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Hardin County
Marshall Heady
George Padgett
Vine Grove
LaGrange Reformates
Padgett
Nevada Prison Sit Down Sparks Large Strike
About 225 inmates at Nevada State Prison staged a sit down in the yard as floodlights lit the 60 year old facility. They demanded a meeting with Gov. Charles Russell and blocks of reform including more varied food and higher parole board appearances. Governor Russell planned return from Las Vegas while 50 guards kept watch around the walls.
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Russell
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Eisenhower and Zhukov Toast Summit’s Hope for Peace
President Eisenhower and Marshal Zhukov toasted the Geneva summit last night with champagne. Officials including Khrushchev Molotov Bulganin and Dulles attended the dinner where both leaders voiced optimism for world peace. The event followed their first meeting in a decade as talks continued under a banner of goodwill.
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Eden plan merits further study for Geneva talks
Senator George said Britain's Eden proposal for limited arms reduction in Europe deserves further consideration by the Big Four at Geneva. He supported a possible first step toward demilitarizing Germany and its borders while ensuring guard against letting Iron Curtain countries lose hope for freedom.
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Sir Anthony Eden
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Sparkman
D-Ala
Smith
Foreign Relations
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R-Ind
Western Leaders Open German Unification Drive At Geneva
At Geneva the Big Four began their talks with German reunification as the top priority. Eisenhower Eden and Faure pushed for unity, while Bulganin urged security first. The foreign ministers agreed on a four point agenda including European security and East West contacts.
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Air collision reported near Friendship Airport
Two airplanes collided in the air near Friendship International Airport in Baltimore. One aircraft, possibly a C47, was seen down near Pasadena about 14 miles south of the city. no identities or crew numbers were confirmed. The second plane crashed near the airport.
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Weather outlook with showers and warm humid temps
Scattered thundershowers are forecast tonight and Wednesday along with cooler but still warm conditions. The low is expected near 70 tonight and highs in the low 90s tomorrow with persistent cloudiness and humidity. Yesterday’s high reached 87 at 1 30 p.m. and the morning low was 75 at 6 a.m.
Conference Is A Lark For Mamie
Mamie Eisenhower enjoys a relaxed visit at the Geneva summit site. She tours the city including the Palace of Nations and the Lake Geneva villa, lunches with Prime Minister Faure and Lady Eden, and welcomes the Soviet Big Four delegates at a stag dinner with President Eisenhower and their son John.
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Mamie Eisenhower
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Palace of Nations
Woman Turns Crowd Down On Police
In Cincinnati a loud cursing one legged woman, identified as Lilian Hard about 24, resisted police near downtown. Officers Hightower and Kirk attempted to arrest her as a hostile crowd of 400 to 500 gathered, prompting radioed assistance and a dispersal by about a score of officers. She was booked on an open charge.
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Lee Hightower
James Kirk
Lilian Hard
Woman dies in two car crash near McArthur Ohio
Mrs. Re ena Brown 53 of Mansfield died from fatal injuries after a two vehicle collision two miles north of McArthur on Ohio 75 yesterday.
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Ohio
Reena Brown
Mansfield
Here
Rugged real estate man battles 3 robbers in Tennessee home
John Bohannon, 24, fought three gunmen who threatened to kill him, knocked him out, tied his wife, and looted about 68 000 dollars. He freed himself, pursued the robbers, and two men were later arrested in Greeneville with police questioning another suspect in Morristown. Bohannon is a real estate dealer, farmer and house builder.
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John Bohannon
Bohanon
Morristown
Bohannon
Work Follows Busy President At Lake Geneva
President Eissenhower paused from Big Four meetings to handle White House business. A courier brought mail official documents and congressional reports since his departure from Washington. He set up near his villa on Lake Geneva and worked with private secretary Mrs Ana Whitman after breakfast.
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