House Backs Ike and Passes Public Works Bill
The House approved a $1.372 billion public works appropriation including the Dixon-Yates TVA transmission link. The vote clears the bill for the Senate amid debates over TVA expansion and private power plans.
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Ike
Senate
House
TVA
Fulton, Tenn
Dixon - Yates Private Utilities Group
Mississippi River
Dixon-Yates Group
West Memphis
Ark
Dixon-Yates
Reclamation Bureau
Army Corps of Engineers
Alions
Rep. Davis
R-Wis
Appropriations Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
Southwestern Power Administration
Southeastern Power Administration
Bonneville Power Administration
Army Engineers
Eisenhower
Peron Dominates as Argentine Revolt Unfolds
In Uruguay, junta leaders flee as Peru n state wires fall silent five hours after Peron declares the revolt put down. Navy officers seek refuge in Montevideo while CGT imposes a 24 hour mourning strike. Ros ary remains under rebel control as air raids devastate the presidential palace and Plaza de Mayo.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Presiden
Juan D. Peron
Buenos Aires
Associated Press
Luis J. Corner
Navy
Peron
Anibal Olivieri
Argentina
General Confederation of Workers
CGT
Naval Ministry
Rosario
Plaza de Mayo
General Confederation of Labor
Metropolitan
Francisco Camorra
Winny Declines UN Invitation to San Francisco
Sir Winston Churchill has declined an invitation to attend the 10th anniversary ceremonies of the United Nations in San Francisco next week. The 80 year old former prime minister is the last surviving member of the Big Three who helped found the UN alongside Franklin D. Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin.
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London
Winston Churchill
San Francisco
United Nations
U. N
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Joseph Stalin
Expelled Prelates Cheered In Rome
Pope Pius XII received two Argentine prelates expelled by President Peron. Auxiliary Bishop Manuel Tato and Msgr Ramon Pablo Novoa arrived in Rome to brief the Pope on church state conflict in Argentina. Excommunication targeted Peron regime, signaling strained Vatican relations. Cardinal Siri urged prayers for liberty and the persecuted in Argentina. Diplomatic contact remained cooled as excommunication lingered.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Juan Peron
Argentina
Manuel Tato
Buenos Aires
Msgr
Ramon Pablo Novoa
Rome
Vatican
Tato
Church of
Peron
Pope
Giuseppe Cardinal Siri
Genoa
Carlo Maria Oliv Velez
Mario Zajnin
Fire Team Moves Into Hot Well
RENOVO PA A specialized crew led by Paul Red Adair arrived to remove 400 pounds of explosives into the center of a fierce natural gas well fire. Officials anticipate a week to cap the well after the cover blew off and ignition sent flames high and gas volumes to 150 200 million cubic feet daily. Ten workers were injured with Francis Gavin in serious condition.
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Renovo
Paul
Red Adair
Houston
Tex
Adair
Green Lick
New York State Natural Gas Corp
Francis Gavin
Andover
N. Y
Day Camp Delights 125 Youth Learn New Skills
The Sunday Journal previews Camp Middlemoor where about 125 children enjoy activities and learn new skills. A photo feature by Iona Blevins shows the fun. The issue also explores enduring home remedies and a paratrooper’s near fall from 1,200 feet.
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Camp Middlemoor
Iona Blevins
Sunday’s Journal
Two New Detectives Lead Middletown Police
Mid town's James Howerton and Harold Gray join the police force with legal training and broad police experience. The Journal notes more details in Sunday's issue.
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Middletown
James Howerton
Harold Gray
Piano Falls on Child in Detroit Kindergarten
Five year old Paul Gallo was crushed to death when an upright piano toppled onto him during music hour in a Detroit kindergarten. Teacher Miss Harriet Andrews, 26, was moving the piano and was cleared of blame by Prosecutor Gerald K. O'Brien who called the accident the most pathetic case he has handled.
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Detroit
Paul Gallo
Harriet Andrews
Daily Music Hour
Paul
Gerald K. O’brien
Panama Cancels Beauty Contest
Panama cancels plans for participation in the 1955 Miss Universe contest after Archbishop Francisco Beckman warns that bathing beauty contestants would commit a special sin. He said bathing suit appearances render contestants unworthy of church sacraments.
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Panama
Francisco Beckman
Weekend Forecast Promises Warm Sunny Skies
Our weather desk reports a sunny and warm weekend after a bright morning. Today highs near 90 with a mild evening, a low around 60 tonight, and Saturday expected to stay fair and warm. Yesterday peaked at 92 and morning low was 60.
Draft Act Given Swift Senate Okay
The Senate approved a four year extension of the regular draft and a two year extension of the doctors draft. Senator Russell called the draft the keystone of national defense and warned more extensions may be needed. The measure returns to a House that has not acted on the doctor draft act and shelved the reserve issue over segregation provisions.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Sen
Jackson
D-Wash
Armed Services Committee
House
Russell
D-Ga
National Defense
Pentagon
Boy Dies After Toy Phone Lodges in Throat
In Nashville Tennessee a six month old boy named Joseph Fredebeil died after a toy telephone became lodged in his throat. His mother Mrs Karl G Fredebeil had left him alone for a few moments and returned to find the toy blocking his airway. Attempts to remove it caused severe bleeding and he died on arrival at the hospital.
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Nashville
Tenn
Karl G. Fredebeil
Joseph
Pansy the Pig to Join Gettysburg Farm Family
Rochester report says Emmy Lou Murphy and brother George asked President Eisenhower to adopt their six week old pig Pansy. The President replied he would be glad to take her, care for her, and may send a picture when she comes of age.
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Rochester
N. Y
Pansy the
Eisenhower
White House
Emmy Lou Murphy
Emmy Lou
George
Gettysburg
Pansy
Utah twister damages granary and homes in Fayette
A tornado described as a rare Utah event struck Fayette causing over $1000 in damage. The twister destroyed a granary garage sheds and seriously damaged at least one residence with no injuries reported.
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Fayette
Utah
Wheat Referendum and Crop Controls Amid Wire Confusion
Emergency notes from Operation Alert indicate the Agriculture Department pressed 2 inch crop controls and set the June 25 wheat referendum as planned despite telegrams canceling acreage allotments. Officials blamed the mix up on miscommunication with Benson’s name attached, prompting a second clarification.
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Agriculture Department
Benson
Department
Milwaukee
Dirty Dishes Spark Divorce Case in Chicago Court
In Circuit Court Mrs. June T. Dunne testified her husband Thomas beat her twice over dirty dishes. The 26 year old mother, who worked off hours, said he demanded she quit her job to be secretary. Judge Dougherty granted the divorce with custody of their 5 year old daughter to Mrs. Dunne.
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Chicago
June T. Dunne
Thomas
Charles S. Dougherty
Senate approves Austrian independence treaty drawing clear path
The Senate is expected to ratify the Austrian independence treaty after the Foreign Relations Committee's unanimous recommendation. Austria will regain sovereignty with neutrality, occupation troops to be withdrawn within 90 days post ratification. The deal reestablishes 1938 borders and includes compensation to Russia and no cap on Austria's military size.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Austria
Vienna
United States
Great Britain
France
Russia
Hitler
Germany
Julius Raab
Return of Couple Sparks $11500 Reward Offered
West Palm Beach officers and relatives pursue a possible kidnapping case after Circuit Judge C. E. Chillingworth and his wife go missing. A total $11,500 reward is posted by Palm Beach and the county bar association as investigators search a beach area for clues and bloodstains.
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West Palm Beach
Fila
C. E. Chillingeworth
Harry H. Waller
First Methodist Church
John F. Kirk
Chillingworths
Waller
Miami
Marjorie
Kirk
Neva
New York
George Wright
Gainesville
Fla
William Cooper
Roselle
N.J
Phil O'Connell
John Hiatt
Palm Beach
Gas well capping valve explodes. 10 injured in Renovo
In Renovo Pennsylvania a large natural gas well blew its capping valve sending gas and flames across the site. Ten workers were hurt while millions of cubic feet continued burning as well fire expert Paul Adair arrived from Houston to assist. The well owned by the New York State Natural Gas Co. of Pittsburgh produced about 150 million cubic feet daily.
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Renovo
Paul
Red) Adair
Pennsylvania
Houston
Tex
Francis Gavin
Andover
N.Y
The
New York State Natural Gas Co
Pittsburgh
Boston Shopper Turns Snoop in Stolen Beach Wagon Mixup
Mrs. Dorothy Boardman of Manchester spent a day in Boston chasing beach wagon mixups. She parked, shopped, and found two sets of purchases after borrowing a stranger's stolen vehicle. Police later recovered her wagon with the initial items, leaving her with duplicates.
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Boston
Dorothy Boardman
Manchester
Newbury Street
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