Budget cut push cites $2 billion reduction in Eisenhower plan
Sen. Bridges says administration concessions seal a $2.0 billion cut from Eisenhower budget requests and expect further savings. He notes House reductions totaling $546.7 million and urges a minimum $3.3 billion cut overall with potential for future tax relief.
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Eisenhower
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House
Hamshire
Atlantic City
Senate Appropriations Committee
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Byrd
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Elkins Guilty On 7 Counts
Portland wire tapping case ends with Big Jim Elkins and employer Raymond Clark convicted on seven counts each. Jurors found both men guilty after 3 hours 20 minutes of deliberation. Sentencing date not yet set by Judge William East.
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Portland
Ore
Big Jim Elkins
U. S. Dist
Elkins
Raymond Clark
Elkins and Clark
William M. Langley
William East
Japan Asked by Soviets to Urge End to Bomb Tests
The Soviet Union said on Saturday night it asked Japan to join in appealing to the United States and Britain for an immediate halt to atomic and hydrogen bomb tests.
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London
Soviet Union
Japan
United States
Britain
Seven Children Die in Stratford Fire Tragedy
In Stratford Connecticut seven young children perished when a fast spreading blaze struck a three story dwelling. The two families affected were the Davises and the Martins. Firefighters found five Davis children on the second floor and two Martin children on the third floor. The mother Mrs Martha Davis was away shopping at the time. Sandra the two week old baby was saved by a neighbor after being tossed from a rear porch. The first floor flat was unoccupied. Police said an oil stove burner was left lit briefly by Mrs Davis.
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Stratford, Conn
Martin Davis
Martha Davis
Claude Martin
Bridgeport
Anda
Uncle Held In Deaths Of 3 Tots
In Philadelphia a 17 year old uncle, David Thomas, is accused of setting a basement fire that killed three children aged 8, 5, and 4. Police say he was enraged over not finding dungarees. The mother Elizabeth Gayton and her 9 year old son survived. Neighbors helped rescue a 9 month old baby and two other children escaped.
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Philadelphia
Millard T. iMeers
David Thomas
Thomas
Meers
Elizabeth Gayton
Hugh
John
Prediction Works Ends in Rio Dell Bridge Collapse
Richard Noel Shelley aged 36 who predicted a catastrophe in 1957 was killed when a weakened bridge collapsed under his truck in Rio Dell California.
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Riodell
Calif
Richard Noel Shelley
A Glance Inside Mom Gets Special Treatment Today
A feature on Page 33 by Bill Verth presents pictures of how mothers spend their days. Iona Asher writes about a nearly all girl family on Page 33. An Associated Press tribute to the woman of the day appears on Page 10 suggesting a “time bank” gift.
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Bill Verth
Iona Asher
Associated Press
Rain and twisters lash Texas flood zones across state
Heavy overnight rains deluged a wide swath from Abilene to San Angelo and Merizon bringing new flood threats. A 66 year old Calvert woman drowned on U S 90 near Del Rio as flash floods swept cars from a dry highway. A rescue party reached survivors as hail mixed with rain and a 78 foot washout halted the Houston California train near Del Rio. Tornadoes were observed near Lubbock Big Spring Andrews Seminole and Denver City but no damage reported.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Abilene
Big Spring
San Angelo
Merizon
Hazel Wood Miller
Calvert
U.S. 90
del Rio
Leonard A. Fugelsang
Laughlin Air Force Base
Houston
Third Atomic Sub To Be Launched In Groton
A third atomic powered submarine, the USS Skate, will be launched Thursday into the Thames River at Groton. The Skate, smaller than Nautilus and Seawolf, is the first of five of its type ordered by the Navy and built by the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics, which also built the earlier two. It is described as a successor to the fleet type workhorse of World War II Pacific campaigns.
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Groton
Conn
Thames River
Navy
Electric Boat Division
General Dynamics Corp
Right Back At Ya Bob in Saginaw Noise Clash
Neighbors complain about late night noise from Wisniewski home in Saginaw. Police find his hi-fi blasting and urge interblock resolution with Stanulis who runs a welding shop. Wisniewski agrees to shut off if police address Stanulis noise. He flips switch as police blotter notes daytime tape from Stanulis shop.
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Saginaw, Mich
Conrad Wisniewski
Wisniewski
Joseph Stanulis
Stanulis
Colombia Ex-President Goes Into Exile After Coup
Colombia returned to calm as exiled President Gustavo Rojas Pinilla fled to Spain with family members. A five man military junta took over, dissolving the Constituent Assembly and pledging new elections for a civilian government after a three day halt in commerce and public pressure from leaders and church.
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Bogota
Colombia
Gustavo Rojas Paillia
Rojas
Spain
Bermuda
Constituent Assembly
Red China Faces Unemployment and Famine Fears
Peiping admits unemployment and food shortages after floods and typhoon Wanda. Officials blame mismanaged industry and call for belt tightening while urging peasants to boost this year’s harvest. Mao Tze-tung stresses restraint and persuasion to avert broader unrest. Emergency relief aims to stave off famine before the lean season.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Peiping Radio
Peiping
Wanda
Shanghai
Rains Quench Northeast Forest Fires After Week of Blazes
Nature aided exhausted crews across New England and nearby states as heavy rains halted dozens of fires that had blackened thousands of acres. Massachusetts and New York saw up to an inch of rainfall, aiding containment near Plymouth and its famed Pilgrim sites. Authorities urged continued caution while bans on woodlands eased and New Hampshire golf courses reopened.
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New England
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Weather Bureau
New Hampshire
Plymouth
Mass
National Guardsmen
Jordan Hospital
Fatherly Advice Sparks Wedding Realism Joke
A humor brief features two fathers trading quips about marriage. The first says his son resists tying the knot. the second retorts to wait for the wrong girl to appear, delivering a punchline about romance and timing.
$70 Million Said Spent On Airplane Never Built
Washington officials testified that the Air Force may have invested 52 to 70 million dollars in the C132 cargo turbo prop project which was canceled after development work. A wooden mock up, engines and gear tests, and an engineering facility were built at Douglas Tulsa for the plane envisioned to carry 50 tons 3500 miles at 460 mph.
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Washington
Air Force
House
Douglas Aircraft Co
Tulsa, Okla
Douglas
Eisenhower Backs Free Viet Nam Amid Southeast Asia Tensions
In Washington, President Eisenhower and visiting President Ngo Dinh Diem pledged continued U S aid to Viet Nam as Communist pressure grows in Southeast Asia. They warned Peiping's military buildup threatens regional peace and noted North Viet Nam's harsh suppression and rising hardships for its people.
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Eisenhower
Viet Nam
U.S
Southeast Asia
Ngo Dinh Diem
White House
Peiping
Asia
China
Diem
United States
North Viet Nam
Geneva
North
U. S
Miltary
Child Dies After Bicycle Hit Near Ravenna Home
Nine year old Carol Griswold of Windham Rt 2 was fatally injured Saturday when her bicycle was struck by a car on Ohio 82 near her home. The Griswold family was identified as the victims and responders attended the scene.
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Ravenna
Ohio
Carol Griswold
Carl Griswold
Rt. 2
Windham
Ohio 82
Ike Monty In Tour Of Gettysburg
President Eisenhower and British Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery toured Gettysburg battlefield sites including Culp's Hill Cemetery Ridge Bloody Angle Big and Little Round Top and Devil's Den They stopped at George E Allen’s farm then returned to Eisenhower’s country mansion for a quiet chat about World War II. They flew in from Washington Saturday morning.
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Gettysburg
Eisenower
Viscount Montgomery
Culp’s Hill
Cemetery Ridge
Bloody Angle
Big
Little Round Top
Devil's den
George E. Allen
Eisenhower
Montgomery
Europe
Washington
Family’s Twins in 9 Years Highlight Sudbury Couple
SUDBURY Ont. School Inspector Bernard Hoy has become the father of twins for the fourth time. There’s nothing so good as a baby in the house, he said after the latest arrivals two boys were born to Mrs Hoy in a hospital here Thursday night. The Hoys have 11 children in all. They were married in 1948.
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Sudbury
Ont
Bernard Hoy
Reds Voice Indignation Over U S Matador Missiles in Formosa
The Communist Chinese Foreign Ministry blasted the United States for stationing Matador missiles on Formosa near Chiang Kai Shek’s stronghold, calling it aggression and pledging a firm protest. Peiping said the move sparks great indignation across the mainland and failed to deter China’s goal to retake its territory.
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Hong Kong
China
United States
Formosa
Foreign Ministry
Peiping Radio
U. S
Red China
Chiang Kai Shek
Peiping
Peipig
October Said Selected For Queen's Visit
Washington sources say Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip will visit the United States for about ten days in early October. The voyage will mark the Queen's first U S visit since 1952, with Jamestown Virginia likely on the itinerary alongside Washington as part of 350th anniversary celebrations.
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Washington
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
London
America
Duke of Edinburgh
Truman
Jamestown
New World
Government targets sugar to choke moonshine supply
The Internal Revenue Service moves to cut illicit whiskey by restricting sugar sales to suspected moonshiners. Large purchases raise red flags, and nationwide rollout follows trials in New York New Jersey with emphasis on Southern distilling where most violations occur. Suppliers may face conspiracy charges for selling to suspects.
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Uncle Sam
Internal Revenue Service
New York
New Jersey
IRS
TRS
Atlanta
Cincinnati
South
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