GOP Rally Set To Stall Highway Bill
Senate Republicans pressed to block the Democratic highway proposal led by Gore as debate opened. Gore sought a 17.94 billion five year plan with a 21 billion bond proposal for a 40 000 mile interstate system while administration backers pledged a 38 billion ten year outline. Georgia and Byrd urged defeat, while George backed Gore eliminating a billboard provision seen as federal overreach. Thurmond proposed an amendment to strike the section and Kerr and Gore framed the bill as not infringing on states rights.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Irman Millikin
Colorado
Sen. Gore
D-Tenn
Public Works Committee
Gore
Sen. Martin
R-Pa
George
Dga
Byrd
D-Va
Sen. Thurmond
D-Sc
Kerr
D-Okla
Tito Vows No Change In Policy After Belgrade Visit
Ambassador Leo Mates said there would be no changes in Yugoslavia’s policy as a result of Marshal Tito’s planned meeting with Soviet leaders. He noted the Khrushchev visit to Belgrade later this month and stated Tito would remain independently oriented despite Western speculation. The State Department congratulated Mates on the success of Yugoslavia’s firm independence policy.
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Washington
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Leo Mates
Dulles
Belgrade
Bulgaria
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
North Louisiana Hit By Wide Rain and Tornado
Heavy rainstorms and a small tornado battered north Louisiana with trees felled along a 40 foot path and streets flooded in towns around Shreveport. No injuries were reported as water two feet deep covered Plain Dealing downtown. The Liberty community reported a three mile path through heavy timber.
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Shreveport
la. i
Louisiana
Plain Dealing
Liberty
Vaccine Efforts Near Key Stage In Polio Drive
Washington AP reports polio vaccination efforts moving toward a crucial stage as a broad conference gathers leaders from health groups. Basil O Connor criticizes politics and logistics while urging release of Cutter vaccine study results. Scientists at NIH weigh manufacturing and testing changes ahead of the summer vaccination push.
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Washington
U.S
Leonard A. Scheele
New York
Basil O'Connor
National Foundation For
O'Connor
O’connor
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Calif
Cutter
Scheele
Public Health Service
National Foundation
American Medical Assn
Association of State and Territorial Health Officers
National Institutes of Health
W Llian Sebrell Jr
Sebrell
The
Polio cases rise to 88 after Salk vaccine inoculations
Washington reports 88 confirmed post vaccination polio cases, up nine in a week. New cases span Texas Pennsylvania Nevada and Illinois, with breakdowns by vaccine manufacturers Wyeth Cutter Lilly Parke Davis and others. About six million children have been inoculated under the National Foundation program.
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Washington
The
Public Health Service
Parke Vis & Co
Minois
Texas
Pennsylvania
Nevada
Wyeth ‘Laboratories
Marietta
Wyeth
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Calif
Eli Lilly Co
Indianapolis
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Coroner H M Williams Ends Life in Lebanon
Dr. H M Williams 60 Warren County coroner for 20 years killed himself with a .45 service revolver at his clinic in Lebanon. His body was found by an attendant at Mulberry and Broadways. Ill health and despondency were noted. he left notes to his wife and the undertaker. He had 30 years in Lebanon and belonged to Kiwanis Elks American Legion and Masons.
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Lebanon
H. M. Williams
Warren County
Williams
Williams Clinic
Mulberry
Broadway Streets
Kiwanis Club
Elks Lodge
American Legion
Masonic
State attacks Sheppard defense as absurdities in trial
The state in Cleveland contends Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard's account of a sex crazed prowler killing Marilyn Sheppard last July 4 is absurd. He seeks a new trial after conviction for second degree murder and life imprisonment. Prosecutor Thomas Parrino cites failures to switch on a light, use a phone, or grab a weapon as key inconsistencies.
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Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
Court of All
Sheppard
Thomas Parrino
Parrino
Sam
Marilyn Sheppard
Weather pattern holds with sun and showers
Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies today and tomorrow with scattered showers ending tomorrow. A cooler high in the low 80s is expected, with overnight lows around 65 after a morning low of 70. Previous day’s high reached 88 at 6 p.m.
Nationalists Call Off Parley and Warn of Red Buildup
Nationalist Central Daily News urges Western Powers to cancel the Big Four talks as a Soviet trap. Chung Hua Daily News echoes caution over a possible Soviet attack. Tatao reports three Chinese Communist divisions arriving near Fukien, intensifying airfield construction. Defense Ministry denies the information. Taipei blocks new housing downtown to curb crowding in case of air raids.
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Taipei
Formosa
Central Daily News Today
Chung Hua Daily News
Interior Ministry
Tatao
North Korea
Fukien
Formosa Strait
Defense Ministry
Taipei City
Old Diary Figures In Graft Probe
Leon M. Levy a New York garment manufacturer testified he spent 6699.94 in cash payoffs and gifts to government employees tied to three Army contracts in 1952 and 1953. A diary in Arabic script, translated for the inquiry, is said to illuminate graft in Pentagon clothing purchases with Levy named as a cash source by earlier witnesses. Levy, treasurer and founder of Bonita Originals, Inc., faces scrutiny over the million cap contract for the Army.
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Washington
Leon M. Levy
New York
Senate
Senate Investigations
McClellan
D-Ark
Pentagon
Levy
Bonita Originals, Inc
New York City
Senate Likely to Uphold Ike Veto on Postal Pay Raise
The Senate is expected to sustain President Eisenhower's veto of a postal pay raise, denying a 84 percent increase and prompting a House override risk. Democratic leaders plan a near full 49 member vote with GOP hopes to split, while a Carlson counteroffer proposes an 8 percent average raise with a six percent minimum retroactive to March 1. The measure would cost about 179 million dollars annually, spread across higher pay and travel allowances.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
House
Sen. Kennedy
D-Mass
Sen. Carlson
R-Kan
Carlson
Dulles Rejects Policy of Neutrality for Germany
Secretary of State Dulles with presidential authorization rejects neutrality for West Germany and for a potential unified Germany arising from East and West zones. Also, Our Lady of Lourdes School fire in Cleveland causes $75,000 damage after a basketball awards banquet last night. Prof Lee A Wolfard identified in Portsmouth river death. no sign of foul play. Longview State Hospital near double occupancy, Ohio reports 3,599 patients vs 1,803 capacity. Cincinnati polio case linked to Wyeth Salk vaccine involving 7 year old Kelly Borad.
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Washington
Dulles
Eisenhower
Germany
West Germany
Cleveland
Our Lady of Lourdes
E. 55Th Street
Portsmouth
Ohio River
Lee A. Wolfard
Ashland
Columbus
Longview State Hospital
Ohio
State Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction
Cincinnati
American Psychiatric Assn
Wyeth Laboratories
Health Department
Kelly Borad
Air Force chiefs to brief on U S Russian air power
Senate Armed Services Committee will hold a closed briefing with Secretary Talbott and Gen. Twining on Soviet air power. Senator Russell says subcommittee chair will decide on expanding the probe with Sen. Johnson guiding. Symington warns of Soviet lead in bombers and missiles, while Gruenther asserts U S lead.
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Sen
Symington
D-Mo
Air Force
Senate
Eisenhower
Byrd
D-Va
Armed Services Committee
Alfred M. Gruenther
NATO
Russell
Gruenther
Pentagon
Moscow
Fires Rage Along Nova Scotia Coast Utilities Threaten Homes
Firefighters battled blazes near Liver pool and Tantallon as winds and humidity shaped the effort. Damp air aided suppression elsewhere, but the Liverpool district reported 80 buildings lost including 28 homes and 6000 acres burned, threatening fishing and farming livelihoods.
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Haifax
N. S
Atlantic Coast
Liverpool
Tantallon
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Novaerpool
Erpool
Mower Blade Suspected In Girls Death
Five year old Nancy Fisher died after a lawn mower blade fragment allegedly struck her chest as her father Howard Fisher mowed the lawn in Cincinnati. A doctor said a foreign object penetrated her heart and police planned further investigation.
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Cincinnati
Nancy Fisher
Howard Fisher
Honor bound students suspended after lake picnic
Fifty two Gloversville High School seniors skipped classes for a lake picnic. Nine boys and 43 girls were suspended two days as school rules apply to all students said Superintendent William E. Male.
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Gloversville
N. Y
Gloversville High School
William E. Male
Geronimo He Dared To Go Paratrooper Plunge Tragedy
New York reports 17 year old William Olivar intended to join parachute troops. While friends teased him on a Harlem River bridge he vaulted the railing and jumped 180 feet into the river. Rescue crews recovered his body after an hour.
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New York
William Olivar
Harlem
Peron Returns to Work After Illness
President Juan Peron resumes official duties in Buenos Aires after a weeklong bout with influenza. The return signals restored leadership as officials announce he is in good health and able to address the public and government matters.
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Buenos Aires
Juan Peron
Formosa and Formosa Strait Seen as Top Aide Issue
Sen. H Alexander Smith warns a Soviet push at a Big Four summit may drag the United States and Britain into a Formosa dispute. Hoover says Beijing aims for peaceful means but Moscow signals could shift, while Eisenhower seeks no appeasement in talks with Britain France and Russia.
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Washington
H. Alexander Smith
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Britain
Ching
Quemoy
Matsu
Eisenhower
Formosa Strait
Pei
Ping
Moscow
Heiping
Russia
Red China
Herbert Hoover Jr
Los Angeles
Chou
Hoover
Republic of China
Sen. Smith
France
Smith
Sen. Duff
R-Pad
Philadelphia
Sen
McCarthy
MBS
Eisenhowors
Boat Sinks Off Korea Coast. Seven Die
A small passenger boat sank off the south coast of Korea with seven fatalities. Police reported 11 passengers and crew rescued. The incident occurred yesterday. authorities are investigating the cause as rescue operations continued.
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Pusan
Korea
Valedictorian among two teens jailed in Lebanon theft
Lebanon, Pa. two 17 year old high school seniors Cleland Hostetter Cornwall High and Richard Hoke were jailed on charges of stealing more than 13000 dollars from Warren Wentz a nursery owner who kept cash in a tree. About 5200 dollars was recovered with 8000 unaccounted.
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Lebanon
Dist. Atty. L. E. Meyer
Cleland Hostetter
Richard Hoke
Meyer
Hostetter
Cornwall High School
John Lenker
Land Pfc
William J. Anselmi
Warren W. Wentz
Wentz
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