Eisenhower Hear GOP Confident on Tax Cut Fight
President Eisenhower met with Republican leaders as the party voiced confidence that the Democratic tax cut proposal will fail in the Senate and likely in the House. Sen Knowland predicted Senate defeat for all income tax cut amendments, while Rep. Martin said many House members will reconsider their votes. Democratic Leader Johnson forecast a midafternoon vote with absentees shaping the outcome.
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Rep
Martin
R-Mass
Senate
House
Knowland
Eisenhower
California
Sewate Finance Committee
Sen. Young
R-Nd
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Treasury Chief Warns Stock Inquiry Undermines Confidence
Washington Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey told the Senate Banking Committee that the stock market inquiry may undermine public faith in the American economy. He urged caution against speculation on government action while noting the current month could be among the nation’s strongest for business activity. The market rebounded in New York as buyers returned, after a volatile session that followed the prior day’s steep decline.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Humphrey
Senate Banking Committee
Sen
Capehart
R-Ind
Fulbright
D-Ark
Humphreys
New York
Weather Halts Atomic Blast in Desert Test
An atomic blast planned for Las Vegas Nevada was canceled about an hour before the 5:15 a.m. scheduled shot due to unfavorable weather. The Atomic Energy Commission announced the cancellation and did not provide a new test date.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
School Head Resigns After 19 Years Service
Dr Edwin E Higgins superintendent of Gallipolis city schools for nearly two decades has resigned effective Sept 1 citing poor health and requesting a teaching post at Gallis Academy High School. The decision was accepted by the school board last night.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Edwin E. Higgins
Gallis Academy High School
Texan rates Hollywood star power in a year of films
Waco reporter George Raborn, a prolific movie watcher, has seen up to 402 films in a year across 36 states and five countries. He assigns scientific ratings based on face, physique, and talent, naming Clark Gable and Lana Turner as all time superstars and Marilyn Monroe for best sex appeal, among other rankings.
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James Bacon
Hollywood
Hollywood Today
George Raborn
Waco News-Tribune
Radio City Music Hall
Raborn
Clark Gable
Lana Turner
Rock Hudson
Frederic March
Bette Davis
Ruth Roman
Marilyn Monroe
Groucho Marx
Judy Holiday
Waco
Tex
Nixon Warns GOP Cannot Win Election Now
Washington AP dispatch reports Sen. Knowland says it is high time for Congress to get the facts on the wartime Yalta conference. George declines to accept private copies, citing leaks risk, with Capehart and Sparkman backing him. Debate links to Dulles disclosures and potential impact on West German rearmament ratification.
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Yalta
Knowland
Washington
Sen
R-Calif
Congress
Dulles
Pen
Ge Tsar
Coalman
Foreign Relations Committee
Winston Churchill
U.S
Edward Stettinius
Elliott Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Crimea
George
Sens
Capehart
R-Ind
Sparkman
D-Ala
State Department
Henry Suydam
Tulles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. George
Japan
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Manchuria
Weather Outlook Brings Showers and Cooler Temps
The forecast predicts more showers and scattered thunderstorms tonight with additional rain tomorrow and a cool air mass. Expect highs in the upper 50s after a 70 degree day, with tonight’s low near 50 and the previous low about 40.
Cease-Fire Not Likely Chiang Parliament Told
Chiang Kai-shek told Dulles he would not accept a cease-fire in the Formosa Strait and would defend Quemoy and Matsu. Foreign Minister Yeh said the island outposts are their territory and warned of retaliation if attacked. Reports of civilian evacuations were denied as the offshore island front remained quiet. Nationalist air forces claimed destruction of 10 small Communist vessels in Amoy Bay.
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Spencer Moosa
Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
U.S
State Dulles
Formosa Strait
Legislative Yuan
Parliament
George Yeh
Yeh
Quemoy
Matsu
Pescadores
United States
Defense Ministry
Amoy Bay
Falcon missile called first with own brain in Air Force
The Air Force unveiled its Falcon guided air to air missile as the first with a brain of its own. Produced by Hughes Aircraft, it’s six feet long with automatic firing once a target is locked, offering three to five miles of effective range.
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Washington
Air Force Today
Air Force
Arctic
Navy
Hughes Aircraft Co
Culver City
Calif
Tucson
AF Captain Killed In Jet Crash Near Portsmouth
Captain Frank Norris of Dayton died in a jet trainer crash near Ohio 348 ten miles northwest of Portsmouth. The Wright Patterson AFB officer, a Korean War veteran and Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, was identified at the crash site where a half acre burned. Norris, born in Minneapolis and Ohio Wesleyan graduate, left a wife and five children in Dayton. his father resides in Toledo.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Frank Norris
Dayton
Norris
Minneapolis
Ohio Wesleyan University
Lester S. Norris
Toledo
Army Says Folding Back Peress Probe Hinders Facts
Senator McClellan charged the Army blocked full disclosure in the Irving Peress inquiry. He said documents were provided then pulled back, hindering time and money savings for the subcommittee. Secretary Stevens argued the materials contained secret investigative methods and informant data. Peress, a NYC dentist, was promoted to major then given an honorable discharge after refusing to answer questions about communism.
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Washington
Sen
McClellan
D-Ark
Army
Irving Peress
Secretary of the Army
Stevens
Peress
New York City
Car-Truck Crash Kills Gallipolis Man Near Rio Grande
GALLIPOLIS Ohio One man is dead and two injured from a car truck crash on US 35 about two miles east of Rio Grande. The deceased is Gilbert Lee White 22 of Gallipolis driver of the car. Truck driver Steve Rogers 29 of Greensboro NC and his helper Jim Miller 37 of Winston Salem NC were treated and released at Holzer Hospital for cuts and bruises.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
US. 35
Rio Grande
Gilbert Lee White
Holzer Hospital
Steve Rogers
Greensboro
N. C
Jim Miller
Winston-Salem
Provoo Freed By Court After Delays Cited
John David Provoo 37 was ordered freed by Judge Roszel C Thomson as delays prevented a fair trial on seven treason counts. Indictment dismissed. release on recognizance pending possible Supreme Court appeal. Provoo wept as four court appointed lawyers shared the ruling. Jury conviction in New York reversed on venue and testimony issues. Maryland trial planned previously.
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Baltimore
John David Provoo
Roszel C. Thomson
Provoo
Corregidor
Burton C. Thomson
Swea City
Iowa
New York
Maryland
Parole Granted for Hashmall in Ohio Red Scare Case
The Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission granted parole to Frank Hashmall a longtime Red investigations figure. He began serving a one to ten year term at Ohio Penitentiary for false automobile registration in 1953 and will be released June 2 though a Federal detainer may compel custody over Smith Act conspiracy charges.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission
Frank Hashmall
Hashmall
Ohio Penitentiary
Akron
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Nixon urges big job to build GOP strength by 1956
Vice President Nixon told 2,500 Southern California Republicans that the GOP won in 1952 only due to a strong candidate and must become a strong majority by 1956. He said President Eisenhower backs building party power and hinted he hopes to work for the President again in 1956. The President sent a telegram praising Nixon for courage and honesty. Nixon also outlined Latin America trade plans and said communism has peaked in the region, predicting progress in Guatemala under Castillo Armas.
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Los Angeles
Vice
GOP
Nixon
Eisenhower
America
Washington
Angeles World Affairs Council
Nix6h
Central America
Caribbean
inter-American
Guatemala
Castillo Armas
Charred Bones Discovered Tests Begun
In Ashland Ohio burned bones found in a state park near Loudonville will be tested today to determine if they are human. The bones with two teeth and a false tooth were found Friday in a gorge at Clearfork State Park Mohican State Forest. Sheriff Frank Topper said Joseph Martina of London Prison Farm was lowered into the gorge to collect the bones for testing by the Ohio State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation. No fire or container was found.
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Ashland
Ohio
Loudonville
Clearfork State Park
Mohican State Forest
Frank Topper
Paul Glasgo
Joseph Martina
London Prison Farm
Ohio State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
Mad At The Whole World Army Private Slays Parents
Pvt. Eugene D. Salzman 24 calmly admitted killing his Wisconsin parents last Tuesday after going to their Hayward home. He said he was mad at the world and the Army and had been drinking, showing no remorse. He was held at James Connally Air Force Base on an AWOL charge as authorities described his confession to Capt. A. M. Ming and Chaplain Earl C. Parker.
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Waco
Tex
Wisconsin
Eugene D. Salzman
Emil Salzman
Hayward
Wis
A. M. Ming
Earl C. Parker
Salzman
James Connally Air Force Base
Ft. Hood
Ming
Chicago Tribune
Miny
Dist. Atty
Tom Moore Jr
Moore
St. Paul
Minn
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