Given Corn Props 'n House
Washington votes approval of a farm bill compromise to insure corn farmers a 1.25 dollar per bushel price if acres are placed in a soil bank. The measure shields admin action granting up to 500 million dollars in advance for next year’s soil bank commitments and faces Republican demand for tighter prepayment limits amid ongoing soil bank dispute.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Midwest
Rayburn
Dtex
Rep
Halleck
Indiana
Flar
Syria Arms Shipment Reported From Czech Sources
The London Daily Telegraph reports large shipments of Czech arms arriving in Syria as part of a Communist plan to gain a foothold in the Middle East.
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London
London Daily Telegraph
Syria
Middle East
Paducah Pauses For Final Rites
The remains of Sen Alben W Barkley arrived in Paducah in a bronze cross adorned casket sent by President Eisenhower. A 10 car Washington train brought pallbearers and family as Paducah prepared with school closures and store shutdowns. Funeral services were scheduled for 1 pm CST at Broadway Methodist Church with officials and dignitaries expected including Gov Chandler and Sen Clements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alben Barkley
D-Ky
Washington, D.C
Lexington
Paducah
Alben W. Barkley
Eisenhower
David Barkley
William Evans
Broadway Methodist Church
Barkley
Washington
Harris Funeral Home
National
U.S
11Th Airborne Division
Ft. Campbell
Gov
A. B. Chandler
Kentucky
Sen
Earle Clements
Adlai Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Harry S. Truman
Fifth Police Officer Quits Over Criticism
EAST LIVERPOOL Donald E Goodballet became the fifth East Liverpool officer to resign amid Columbiana County grand jury criticism of police operations. He received a 30 day suspension after the jury report said he was intoxicated on duty frequented gambling places and borrowed or tried to borrow money from gamblers.
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East Liverpool
Donald E. Goodballet
Columbiana County
Goodballet
Why Josephine! Another Egg in Captivity
New Orleans reports Josephine the whooping crane laid an egg at Audubon Park. Supt. George Douglass announced the breeding success in captivity, noting Josephine and mate Crip are among 28 remaining in the world. Egg No 2 followed the first as a photographer waited.
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New Orleans
Josephine
Zoological World
George Douglass
Audubon Park
Douglass
Secretary General Hamarskjold Reports Arab-Israel Cease-Fire Progress
U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold told the Security Council he secured cease-fire assurances from Egypt and Israel and made progress with Syria Lebanon and Jordan. He said the council mandate aims to reestablish compliance with armistice terms as he prepares to return to New York. Diplomats say he may be recalled in June to solidify truces.
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United Nations
N. Y
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
U. N. Security Council
Israel
Egypt
Lebanon
Syria
Jordan
Council
Hammarskjold
Security Council
Middle East
New York
Ham
Cairo
Rome
Five Thousand Polish Prisoners Freed In Amnesty
Radio Warsaw reported that over 5,000 prisoners have been released since April 30 by Polish government amnesty. The move aims to rectify wrongs of the Stalin era and aligns with the Soviet Union's denunciation of the late dictator.
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London
Poland
Radio Warsaw
Soviet Union
Foster Mom To 45 Children Named Mother Of Year
Detroit widow Jane Maxwell Pritchard, 67, chosen as the American Mother of 1956 by the American Mothers Committee in New York. She fostered 45 children, many from broken homes, all calling her mother, with two adopted twins aged 14 and a 43-year-old daughter. She will attend the Mothers Conference in New York next week.
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Detroit
Jane Maxwell Pritchard
Detroits East Side
Dale
Benjamin Pritchard
Use Other Means Lloyd Tells U S NATO Aid Stance
British sources say London opposes expanding NATO into foreign aid for undeveloped regions and urges aid through other bodies. Dulles and Lloyd discussed East West ties, disarmament, and plans to use UN or IMF channels, with France pushing similar limits on NATO aid.
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Paris
Britain
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
UU. DB
Diate Wailles
Selwyn Lloyd
Lloyd
Dulles
International Monetary Fund
Southeast Asia
United Nations
West Germany
Middle East
Christian Pineau
France
Pineau
U. N
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
von Brentano
Guy Mollet
London
Germany
Brentano
Europe
Dayton Trade Unions Strike Over Contract Breakdowns
Four AFL CIO unions in Dayton Ohio walked out after talks with local contractors collapsed. The groups include asbestos sheet-metal, lath and roofing workers. Fourteen other unions settled new two year contracts with average 25 cent hourly gains. Current rates range from 2.95 for sheet metal to 3.47 for bricklayers. Asbestos workers seek 15 cent raise plus 10 cent fringe benefits. Sheet metal workers want 50 cent hike from 2.95. Lath and roofing workers offered no stated demand.
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Dayton
Ohio
Aflcio
Needles Heads 17 In Derby
Eighteen 3-year-olds entered for the 82nd Kentucky Derby led by Needles of Florida though one candidate withdrew after injuring a leg. Reaping Right and Invalidate were among top starters with others including Fabius Pinter Lea and Countermand drawing key post positions while Needles drew the No 1 slot in a field reduced to 17 entrants.
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Orlo Robertson
Louisville
Needles
Florida
Right
T. A. Grissom
Detroit
Lincoln Plant
Downs
Invalidate
Bonnie Heath
Jack Dudley
Hasty House Farm
Hugh Fontaine
Jimmy Jones
Willie Hartack
Calumet Farm
Fabius
Pinter Lea
Countermand
First Nuclear Test Friday Opens Series at Eniwetok
The opening shot of a new nuclear test series, described as in the kiloton range, is set for dawn Friday at Eniwetok atoll. An Atomic Energy Commission spokesman said newsmen and federal civil defense reps would be flown in to observe this launch and the later big multimillion ton hydrogen bomb blast. Some delay possible up to four hours due to communications readiness.
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Kwajalein
Eniwetok Atoll
Atomic Energy Commission
Civil Defense
Eniwetok
Cooler Weather Through Derby Weekend Forecast
Forecasters call for a 10 degree drop with Friday high near 60 versus today’s near 70. Scattered showers expected tonight and Friday, keeping conditions muggy at times. Tonight’s low around 53, yesterday’s high 68 and overnight low 52, rainfall 0.10 inches. Derby forecast: fair and cool Saturday.
Dog Gone Wise These Postmen
Sacramento postmen face dog risk as they rely on a big dog to deter hostile canines. Postmaster Kenneth R. Hammaker notes 96 biting cases last year but reports most dogs bark without bites as carriers attempt to make friends with the neighborhood’s largest dog to accompany routes.
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Sacramento
Calif
Kenneth R. Hammaker
Sacramento Postmen
Rioting in Morocco Leaves 33 Dead in Marrakech
In Marrakech the death toll rose to 33 over two days as rioters armed with guns knives and torches attacked homes. French troops were deployed and a special cabinet meeting was held in Rabat after the death of Thami El Glaoui a pro French pasha and Berber leader who died January 23 at 78.
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Marrakech
Morocco
Thami Eli Glaoui
Rabat
Sultan Mohammed Ben Youssef
Medina
Thami el Gilaoui
Woman in New Orleans Charged With Attempted Murder
Beatrice P Adams, 33, faced charges after allegedly striking pedestrian Mack Jernigan with her car two or three times while he tried to enter a parked vehicle. Witnesses say she swerved and reversed to repeat the act, ending only when mechanic Jack Holland halted the car. Jernigan remained in Charity Hospital in a shoe condition.
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New Orleans
Beatrice P. Adams
Mack Jernigan
Jernigan
Charity Hostal
Lon Couste
Miss Adams
Jack Holland
And She Had To Pay Nickel Too
The Galioto family in Cleveland received five penny post cards mailed 16 years earlier from Brooklyn Harrisburg Philadelphia and Washington. Postmaster Frantz could not explain the delivery delay. Cards bore old green one cent stamps and the postman asked Mrs. Galioto to pay an extra penny per card. Five cents seemed small but the wait was long.
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Cleveland
Pietro Galioto
Brooklyn
Kefauver Attacks Cloud Florida Stop With Barkley Funeral
Kefauver and Stevenson try to steady a rift in the Democratic race as Kefauver heads through Florida to Barkley’s funeral. He warns of a smear alleging he favored federal troops to enforce school desegregation, while Stevenson dodges and labels Republican attacks as politics.
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Adlai Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Alben W. Barkley
Hciwte
Florida
Barkley
Kefauver
Defuniak Springs
Stevenson
California
Roger Tubby
GOP National Committee
Straight From
GOP
Leonard W. Hall
Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower
Hall
Harry Truman
Truman
Humphrey D-Minn
Washington
San Francisco
Supreme Court
Million-dollar Detroit fire destroys six-story building
A million-dollar blaze in downtown Detroit destroyed a six-story Woodward Avenue building, housing Fred Sanders Co. main store and a dress shop. Three firemen were hurt, about 100 cafeteria patrons evacuated, and adjacent buildings sustained smoke and water damage. Fire began around 6 p.m. on the fourth floor. cause undetermined.
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Detroit
Woodward Avenue
Fred Sanders Co
Matthew H. McNally
Eaton Ready
Man Tosses 2 Boys From Motor Boat
Murky bayou waters near Panama City search for 71-year-old David Wilson, brother of Douglas who died on an outboard ride. Dallas Withers, 33, faces murder charge after Douglas’s body was found in Cook's Bayou. Sheriff says Withers signed a statement claiming fear drove him to spin the boat.
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Panama City
Fla
David Wilson
C. E. Wilson
Jan Employe
Tyndall Air Force Base
David
Douglas
Cook’s Bayou
Dallas Withers
Most Baffling Pugh Murder Remains Unsolved in Cincinnati
Cincinnati police still seek leads in the Audrey Pugh murder case, calling it the most baffling in city history. William W. Pugh found his wife stabbed to death April 11 in their Hyde Park home, with a dark 1947 48 Studebaker seen nearby damaged fender. About 700 owners of such cars in Cincinnati have been asked to clear their vehicles.
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Cincinnati
Audrey Pugh
Hyde Park
Orris Hamilton
Ellery Queen
Mary Roberts
Rinehart
Pugh
Studebaker
Henry Sandman
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