Military Reserve Bill Faces House Vote Despite Modest Changes
Washington AP The administration plan to expand military reserves races toward approval in the House with Brooks leading forces for passage. The measure would empower recall of noncomplying reservists for 45 days active duty and train up to 1 million teens in four years, while offering six months training to 250000 volunteers yearly and reducing draftees’ active duty time. Rep Barden proposes three months summer training yearly as an alternative.
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Washington
Rep
Brooks
D-La
House
Pentagon
Eisenhower
Armed Services Committee
Barden
D-Nc
Cabinet Crisis Forces Dutch Leader to Seek New Cabinet
The Netherlands faced its first government crisis in nearly three years as Premier Willem Drees submitted his coalition cabinet’s resignation after a 50 48 defeat in Parliament. The rent bill adding a 10 percent increase for about one third of rented homes sparked the split between Catholics and Laborites.
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The
Hague
Netherlands
Juliana
Willem Drees
Holland
Drees
Blast Rocks Empty Euclid High School
A gas explosion rocked Euclid High School in a suburban area near Cleveland injuring a lone engineer and damaging the building. The blast occurred in the boiler room just before classes began, shattering about 30 windows and causing about 150000 dollars in damage to the three story, 4.5 million dollar structure.
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Cleveland
Euclid High School
Henry Cowles
Five Seized In Las Vegas Gambling Mail Robbery Plot
Dozens of officers detained five suspects near the Las Vegas post office amid a planned mail robbery of a half million dollars in gambling proceeds. A Las Vegas policeman and his wife were among those arrested. one target was to use a police car to move cash to a railroad station.
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Las Vegas
San Francisco
Federal Reserve Bank
A. H. Kennedy
George Anderson
Joyce
Robert Schomer
U. S
Kennedy
Tito Signs Trade Pact With Albania
In Belgrade Yugoslavia and Albania signed a mutual trade agreement exchanging goods worth million dollars from each side to boost economic ties and regional cooperation.
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Tito
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Albania
Segregation Ruling Due By May 31
Chief Justice Warren said the Supreme Court will issue its final opinion on school desegregation before its summer recess, with May 31 tentatively set as the day for a ruling following arguments on how to implement the 1954 unanimous decision striking down racial segregation in public schools.
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Washington
Warren
Supreme Court
American Law Institute
Private Services For Former Justice Owen J Roberts
Private funeral services will be held at the family’s convenience for former U S Supreme Court Justice Owen J Roberts who died at his farm home at age 80. Chief Justice Earl Warren praised him as a skilled and respected jurist and a great American. Roberts was appointed in 1930 by President Hoover and served 15 years before retiring in 1945.
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Phoenixville
Owen J. Roberts
U.S. Supreme Court
Washington
Earl Warren
Roberts
Herbert Hoover
Nothing Wasted In OF New York
Nevada Tax Commission letters from New York Finance Department dated long ago show Alfred E. Smith as governor. The envelopes reveal a historic mismatch as Smith left office in 1928.
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New York
Reno
Nev
Nevada
Nevada Tax Commission
New York Department of Taxation and Finance
Alfred E. Smith
Father Picks Casket and Prayers Then Kills Self
Ernest Woolard, 54, an interior decorator from Oyster Bay Cove, visited a funeral parlor to arrange a family funeral and record itemized costs. He then died by carbon monoxide in his garage after leaving a note to Lt Russell Haff, citing despair over his 18-year-old son’s rape arrest and bail revocation.
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Oyster Bay Cove
N. Y
Ernest Woolard
Washington, D. C
Police
Russell Haff
Woolard
John
Maryanne
Joyce
Glen Cove
Nassau County
Mineola
Eisenhower confident he will not appease at talks
President Eisenhower rejects claims he will yield to appeasement at international conferences. He favors a Big Four session with Britain France and Russia and would welcome talks with Marshal Zhukov. Dulles and Eisenhower warn against excessive hope, stressing a policy of strength and practical diplomacy for postwar peace.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Britain
France
Russia
Georgi Zhukov
State Dulles
Congress
Sen
Knowland
California
Bridges
Senate Gop Policy Committee
Europe
Austria
Switzerland
Dulles
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
West Germany
Soviet Union
Kremlin
George
D-Ga
Senate Foreigh Relations Committee
George Asks Chou Talks Be Delayed
Senator George of Georgia urged delaying any discussion with Red China’s Premier Chou En-lai about easing Far East tensions until after the upcoming Big Four summit. He supports a meeting but conditions set by Chou and calls for release of U S fliers and detained civilians before any talks.
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Washington
Sen
George
D-Ga
Red
Chou
Sen. Mansfield
D-Mont
U. S
Formosa
United Nations
United States
Russia
Graft Probe Tightens Up Army Buying
In Washington an Army general testified at a Senate investigation into graft in military clothing purchases. Maj. Gen. Robert P. Hollis chaired the Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot as the lead witness. The probe targets irregularities in buying sailor hats and other uniform items worth millions, with a letter raising questions about a contract to an unnamed man for 6,823,428 hats.
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Washington
Senate
Robert P. Hollis
Philadelphia
Sen. McClellan
Subcommittee
Sen. Mundt
RSD
Hollis
McClellan
Sen. McCarthy
Rwis
Harry Lee
Warming Temperatures forecast as midweek heat returns
The day saw a 78 degree high at Armeco's Main Gate around 4 30 PM with forecast guidance from Vandalia forecasters suggesting similar peak this afternoon. Expect slightly warmer conditions tomorrow with a low around 45 or so and more mild warmth likely overnight.
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Armeco
Vandalia
Thunderjets complete nonstop Tokyo to Australia flight
Four U S Thunderjets landed at Williamtown Air Force Base Australia completing a record nonstop 4840 mile flight from Yokota Japan in 12 hours 2 minutes The mission refueled three times over Guam Manus Island and Townsville and extended the over water jet record by 355 miles Pilot lineup included Col Harold M McClelland and three others with Lt Gen Roger M Ramey praising the feat One plane diverted after fuel trouble and a crewmember parachuted to safety near Nagoya Japan with minor injuries reported.
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Australia
U. S
Guam
Manus Island
Townsville
U. S. Air Force
David Shilling
Turner Air Force Base
North Africa
Royal Australian Air Force
Williamstown Air Force Base
Newcastle
Sydney
Yokota Air Base
Tokyo
Harold M. McClelland
Avon Park
Fila
Gerald J. Robinson
Carbondale
Virgil K. Moroney
Pine Bluff
Ark
William E. Miller
Columbus Ohio
Roger M. Ramey
5Th
Japan
U. S .Air Force
Yokota
Wilford R. Ladd
Georgetown
Ladd
Nagoya
Kyodo
Ted K. Case
Safford
Ariz
Case
Soviet Work On H Bomb Said Halted
The Daily Express reports Allied intelligence chiefs believe the Russians paused hydrogen bomb development after no tests of improvements since the August 1953 blast. The paper notes the 1 million ton yield vs the U S 15 million ton punch and suggests Moscow may seek political gain by pressing for a ban.
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London
The
Daily Express
U. S
British Atomic Energy Authority
Express
United States
Russians Hint They ll Leave Austria Soon
Vienna reports Soviet commanders in several towns informed police that their headquarters will close within a day or two. A U S Army spokesman said no orders to move out American troops were received before ratification. The 38 item Austrian pact was signed by the Big Four and Austria, with 170000 Russian and Western troops to leave within 90 days after final approval. Chancellor Raab's cabinet approved the pact and sent it to Parliament for action.
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Vienna
Austria
Russia
U.S
United States
Britain
France
Julius Raab
Reab
Mrs Hobby Praised by Eisenhower for Vaccine Work
President Eisenhower defended Secretary Hobby over Sen Morse accusations, praising her handling of the Salk polio vaccine program and her cabinet record. He noted personal reasons might force resignation, and referenced her wartime leadership of the Women’s Army Corps. Hobby and her ill husband traveled from Washington to Houston for family reasons.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Hobby
Morse
Dore
Mrs. Hobby
Women’s Army Corps
Polio vaccine bills drop in Congress amid debate
Two polio vaccine bills were introduced in Congress for a federally funded program to vaccinate poor children at 28 million dollars. Senator Morse urged firing Secretary Hobby for alleged incompetence in vaccine handling, while Senator Bender praised her leadership. Hobby favored voluntary vaccine distribution with free vaccines for those unable to pay.
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Morse
Eisenhower
Feud Erupts in Missouri Legislature Over Foley Ouster
A heated clash in Jefferson City pits Democrat Charles Foley against Senate sergeant-at-arms Turner after Foley is ordered out of the Senate floor. Foley, 61, shoves and punches occur as House members demand an apology and hold sessions amid uproar. Lt. Gov. Blair tries to calm the dispute as Kinney calls the scene disgraceful.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Senate
House
Charles W. Foley
Senate
Turner
Foley
Bryan
James T. Blair
Michael Kinney
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