Senate Revives Drive to End WWII Transportation Taxes
The Senate renewed efforts to repeal the 3 percent freight levy and the 10 percent passenger fare tax as part of extending present corporation and major excise taxes. Votes: freight tax 59 to 25 in favor, passenger fare repeal 50 to 35. Revenue losses estimated at 487 million and 230 million annually. The bills head back to the House for final action.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Charles E. Potter
R-Mich
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
William F. Knowland
California
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Treasury
Anderson
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Knowland
House
Senate Finance Committee
Vanguard Scrubbed Launch of VanGuard Satellite Rocket
Cape Canaveral AP reports a VanGuard satellite rocket launch was scrubbed at 4:30 am EST due to technical difficulties. The basketball sized satellite was to launch at 9:30 pm yesterday but faced multiple holds spanning minutes to three hours with no immediate reschedule announced.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Vanguard
Republicans Seek Probe of Goldfine Contacts With Officials
A House subcommittee member requests a full inquiry into Bernard Goldfine's contacts with federal officials over the past decade. Rep. Bennett cites Adams’s ties as evidence others may have benefited from Goldfine’s hospitality.
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Washington
House
Today
Bernard Goldfine
John B. Bennett
Mich
Sherman) Adams
Hagertys Receive Free Lodgings and Meals at Ponte Vedra
Presidential press secretary James C. Hagerty and wife enjoyed five days at the Ponte Vedra club near Jacksonville Beach in 1957 with free golf lessons lodging and meals totaling 260.97. Club officials said Hagerty insisted on payment but was not allowed to pay.
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Tampa
Eisenhower Attends Defense Conference At Quantico
President Eisenhower visits Quantico Marine Base for a Defense Department annual conference with top military and civilian leaders. He reviews Pacific command briefings and attends talks by Dulles and Herter as rain alters travel plans and a morning program proceeds.
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Eisenhower
America
Washington
Defense Department
Defense McElroy
Merw! B. Twining
Marine Corps
Pacific
Adm
Felix B. Stump
U.S. Pacific
Allen W. Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Christian A. Herter
Robert Cutler
National Security
Gordon Gray
Defense
Andrew J. Goodpaster
White House
E. P. Aurand
Howard M. Snyder
Crosby Boy Arrested In Auto Case
In Los Angeles 15 year old Crosby son Christopher and 16 year old Jeffrey Davidson were arrested for allegedly pushing a convertible out of a Bel Air driveway. They were booked on suspicion of temporarily depriving the owner of a vehicle. Both youths were later released to their parents.
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Los Angeles
Bob Crosby
Christopher
Young Crosby
Jeffrey Davidson
West Los Angeles
W. R. Maxwell
June Crosby
Davidson
Raymond Davidson
Bel-Air
Peter Heisser
Crosby
Maxwell
W. F. Dacey
Young Davidson
Sunset Boulevard
Tornado Hits Borger Area Injuring Two People
The Department of Public Safety reports a tornado struck north of Borger in the Panhandle area early today. It cut a 150 yard path, unroofed buildings, damaged three trailers and destroyed another, injuring Martha Cator of Borger and George Mars of Stinnett.
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Borger
Tex
Department of Public Safety
Panhandle
DPS
Martha Cator
George Mars
Stinnett
Army space plan to orbit man for six minutes
Dr. Herbert York chief scientist of ARPA outlined a plan in testimony before a House Appropriations subcommittee on April 23. The proposal envisions rocketting a man into space, keeping him in orbit for six minutes, then returning him safely to earth.
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Washington
Earth
Herbert York
Advanced Research Projects Agency
House
Reds Move To Increase An Output
Moscow reports the Soviet Central Committee approves a new pricing system for collective farms to spur efficient production. It maintains state quotas, ends payment in kind, and promotes Podgorny and Poliansky to alternate Presidium roles while Khrushchev remains in control.
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Moscow
Soviet Communist Party Today
Krushchev
U.S
Central Committee
Russia
N.V. Podgorny
Ukraiian Communist Party
1D. S. Poliansky
Russian Federation
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Podgorny
Poliansky
Khrushchev
Stalin
United States
Hiroshima Citizens March Against Nuclear Weapons
The Hiroshima mayor and about 150 residents begin a 54 day 620 mile march to Tokyo to protest atomic weapons. Sponsored by the Japan Council against the Atom and Hydrogen Bomb the event marks the 13th death anniversary for Buddhists and will conclude with a convention in Tokyo.
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Hiroshima
Japan
Tokyo
Japan Council
Policeman in debt confesses to hold up
Columbus officer Paul R. Howard 32 admitted involvement in an attempted burglary of a flower shop after being brought to the detective bureau. He named Willie Battle 29 and Willie Armstrong 28, both of Columbus, who were arrested earlier Thursday and implicated him. Howard and his wife Anna had wages garnished for debts. Charges not yet filed.
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Columbus, Ohio
Columbus
George W. Scholer
Scholer
Paul R. Howard
Detective Bureau
Howard
Force
Anna
Willie Battle
Willie Armstrong
CBS Fired TV Show Manager Refuses to Name Past Communist Ties
NEW YORK AP The stage manager of Ive Got a Secret was fired for refusing to tell a congressional subcommittee if he ever was a Communist. The firing followed NBC Twenty One director Charles Dubin also balking before the panel. Several witnesses invoked the Fifth Amendment as hearings examined Communist affiliations and free speech rights.
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New York
Congressional
Joseph Papp
Columbia Broadcasting System
Charles Dubin
Dubin
House
Subcommittee On
Arthur Lief
Moiseyev
Benjamin Steinberg
Clifford Carpenter
Campobello
Steinberg
Communist Party
Carpenter
Papp
Central Park
Morgan Moulder
D-Mo
United States
Dulles Warns of Red Economic Warfare and Trade Extension
Secretary of State Dulles warned Congress that Soviet economic warfare threatens U S interests and could isolate the nation. He urged a five year extension of the Trade Agreements Act tying tariff reductions to expanding trade as part of a broader U S aid strategy. The House already passed the extension bill.
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Washington
Dulles
Congress
Soviet Union
United States
Senate Finance Committee
U. S
Khrushchev
House
Inside Classifieds and Puzzles Section Preview
Inside features classified ads and the 24 crossword puzzle. The page includes deaths and funerals listings, market notes, and a women's page with society and activities.
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Apashan
Bonta Markets
Ciee Sas
Dayton man shoots wife then kills self in Philippines state visit
Earl Elwood Henderson 46 of Dayton shot his wife and then killed himself as Philippine President Garcia visited the United States. The incident followed a threat to take the couple’s two children to custody amid Henderson’s despondency over health and unemployment. The White House release also notes a new 75 million dollar U S line of credit for the Philippines and a potential development loan fund up to 30 million dollars, pending congressional action.
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Goldfine
Adams
Eisenhower
Boston
Bostonian
Bennett
Pentagon
Washington
United States
Philippines
Dayton
Ohio
Earl Elwood Henderson
U.S
White House
Afl
Henderson
Carlos P. Garcia
Garcia
Export-Import Bank
Lebanese Dispute Over UN Role Amid Rebellion
Beir ut reports reveal a rift between the Lebanese government and Dag Hammarskjold over UN observer duties. UN sources say Hammarskjold favors mere observation while Lebanon seeks UN policing to seal the border against infiltrators. Some clashes occur in Mozeitbeh near Basra, where opposition controls areas.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
Say Hammarskjold
United Nations
Mozeitbeh
Basra
Bandits Rob Erie Bank With $35,000 Holdup
Three masked men robbed the West Side Union Bank in Erie Pennsylvania stealing about $35,000 before fleeing in a car. Bank officials estimated the loss and noted another $75,000 unaccounted. Ed ward Bolton, a bank employee, was coerced to open the vault. no shots were fired and the FBI joined the investigation.
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Erie
West Side
Union Bank
FBI
Edward Bolton
Greeks Also To Refuse British Cyprus Plan
Cyprus turmoil deepens as Greek Cypriots refuse Britain's proposed joint rule with Greece and Turkey. Archbishop Makarios presses London while Turkish Cypriots demand partition. Riots in Limassol leave 17 dead this month as 30,000 British troops monitor the island.
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Britain
Athens
Constantine Karamanlis
NATO
Greece
Makarios
Mediterranean
Limassol
Rauf Denktash
Cyprus
Turkey
Houses of Representatives
Macmillan
Childs Quip Sparks Dinner Banter at Hostess Table
A guest compliments a meal while the hostess replies with humor. their exchange is met by the hostess’s young son who chimes in with a playful line. The remark underscores a lighthearted moment at a social meal.
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Robert A. Taft
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SEC
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George D. Aiken
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Kan
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Ind
Charles E. Chamberlain
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Harry G. Haskell
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Truman
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Rick Fanlin
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LeMaster
Hagerty
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Bulletin
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U. N
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