Five GOP senators mock Congress record after Wisconsin win
Washington AP five Republican liberals called this year's Democratic-led Congress too little, too late, or not at all. They argued the split government prevented pressing Eisenhower's program after his victory. They cited Wisconsin's special election as proof of divided authority.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Allott
Colorado
Clifford P. Case
New Jersey
Ives and Javits
New York
Carlson
Kansas
Paul M. Butler
Butler
Wisconsin
William Proxmire
GOP
Walter J. Kohler
Senate
Joseph R. McCarthy
Hoffa Opponent Named By Chicago Milk Wagon Drivers Union
Thomas J. Haggerty, 52, secretary treasurer of Local 753, Chicago Milk Wagon Drivers Union, chosen to oppose James R. Hoffa for the presidency of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The nomination was announced by Local 753 officers, citing commitment to union democracy and autonomous rights of locals and joint councils. Haggerty serves on the Chicago Federation of Labor executive board and the Chicago Board of Education.
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Chicago
James R. Hoffa
Detroit
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Haggerty
Chicago Federation of Labor
Chicago Board of Education
Labor Day highway toll tops early 106 deaths
The Associated Press reports early Labor Day weekend traffic deaths surpassed 106 on the first full day as safety officials warned drivers. The National Safety Council had estimated 420 lives would be lost during the 78 hour period ending Monday midnight. The prior Labor Day tolls included 435 traffic deaths in 1952 and 461 in 1951, with total accident deaths for the three day weekend reaching 596 in 1952 and a historically high 658 in 1951.
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Associated Press
U. S
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Modernized rhyme shifts money line to babysitter fee
A playful update of the familiar rhyme moves the counting beat from monetary stakes to caregiving costs. The verse starts with one for the money, two for the show, then three to get ready and four to go, ending with a five dollar babysitter price for the child.
Student Guards Passport, Is Expelled From Red China
An American student, Shelby Tucker, refused to surrender his passport in Peiping and was expelled after being told the Chinese authorities could deport him. Tucker, 22, said he had been misled about passport use and would return to Moscow via Manchouli, eight days by rail. Forty one American delegates continued their tour despite U. S. warnings.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Peiping
Shelby Tucker
U. S
Peiping Radio
China
Tucker
Reuters
Chinese Youth Federation
Manchouli
Moscow
Manchuria
Pass Christian
State Department
Ohio toll tops a dozen in holiday highway deaths
A four teen auto crash at Cairo near Lima killed four youths and left four others dead, after colliding with a truck driven by Lester L. Strange of Harvey Illinois. Ohio Highway Patrol mobilizes about 600 officers for the Labor Day weekend to curb the expected rise in fatalities. Governor ONeill cites National Safety Council figures as a warning to drive carefully.
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Ohio
Associated Press
Cairo
Lima
Highway Patrol
Lester L. Strange
Harvey, Ill
Strange
Joseph Schumaker
Columbus Grove
Bar
Robert Hall
James Bowerman
Robert Worline
Ohio Highway Patrol
C. William O'Neill
National Safety Council
Civil rights push targets Senate filibuster rule
Civil rights advocates set pursuit of changing Senate filibuster rules as next major objective, likely waiting until January 1959. Sen. Douglas and five Democrats push for majority-rule changes, while Vice President Nixon hints a majority vote could end debate at the start of the new Congress.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
Sen. Thurmond
D-Sc
Nixon
Russell
D-Ga
Congress
Eisenhower
South
House
Morros predicts Khrushchev fall and military rule
Counterspy Boris Morros foresees Khrushchev’s fall within eight months and a military dictatorship led by Marshal Georgi Zhukov. The House committee released Morros testimony noting military power consolidation, with Zhukov and Konev as rival figures and a single Red Army super-agency under Zhukov. Walter, the committee chair, warned this shift signals danger to the West.
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Washington
Boris Morros
Bikita Khrushchev
Georgi Zhukov
Morris
Walter
D-Pa
Zhukov
Ivan Koney
Eisenhower
Marshall Konev
Red Army
Malenkov
Khrushchev
Konev
Kremlin
Morros
Russia
U.S
West
Globemaster Crashes at El Paso Killing Five Airmen
A four engine C124 Globemaster transport from Biggs AFB crashed during an instrument approach in rain, killing five airmen and injuring ten near El Paso International Airport at 1 45 a m. Tower observers saw a large flame after the fall. Cause was not immediately known.
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EL Paso
Tex.p
1St Strategic Squadron
Biggs Air Force Base
el Paso International Airport
Ike To Vacation At Newport Rhode Island
President Eisenhower plans a Newport Rhode Island Naval Base vacation with Mrs Eisenhower for several weeks of rest after Congress adjourned. Press secretary Hagerty said Mrs Eisenhower would convalesce there and skip a Wednesday civic reception on doctors orders. He will hold a news conference Tuesday to discuss congressional accomplishments.
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Washington
Eisenhower
New England
Congress
White House
Newport
R. I., Naval Base
James C. Hagerty
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Hagerty
Gettysburg
Labor Day signals school opening and car spotlight
A Labor Day note urges Middletown families that schools open this week at varying times. The issue also flags a major auto feature on Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors pushing new models. Page 25 carries back to school details and water works background, while Page 24 presents the big car story.
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Middletown
Jody Terney
Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
Associated Press
Thor launches but flight marred by failure at sea
Officials confirm a Thor ballistic missile launched from Patrick Air Force Base Florida on Friday proceeded into the air then veered off course and was destroyed at sea. The same base had earlier seen an Army Jupiter reach 1 500 miles on Wednesday.
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Washington
Patrick Air Force Base
Fla
Defense Department
Air Force
America
Bahamas
West Indies Islands
South Atlantic
Miami Daily News
U. S
Atlantic
Russia
Infantry Victors In Atomic Test Site Attack
At the Atomic Test Site in Nevada infantry staged a mock assault against an invader a blast twice Hiroshima powerful. A 700 foot tower housing the device was vaporized and a blue glare lit up the region while observers in Los Angeles and San Francisco felt the shock.
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Nev.p
Hiroshima
Los Angeles
San Francisco
United States
Defense projects authorized by Ike totaling over 1.23 billion
President Eisenhower signed a bill authorizing defense programs by the Army Navy and Air Force with a total price tag of 1 232 495 000 though the bill carries no funding itself. A separate appropriation bill later in the session provides funds for much of the work. Ohio entries include Lockbourne AFB 1 504 000 Wright Patterson AFB 1 777 000 and Youngstown Municipal Airport 358 000.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Army
Navy
Air Force
Congress
Ohio
Air Force — Lockbourne Afb
Wright-Patterson Afb
Youngstown
Mrs FDR in Europe on Moscow tour
Eleanor Roosevelt arrived in Frankfurt on Saturday en route to Moscow. She plans a three week tour of the Soviet Union with stops and engagements arranged by officials and staff.
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Fdr
Europe
Frankfurt
Germany
Eleanor Roosevelt
Moscow
Soviet Union
Dulles Faces Week of Syria Baghdad Pact Pressures
Syria's shift toward communism spurs calls for U S action to join the Baghdad Pact with Turkey and Iraq. Secretary Dulles will assess countermeasures as Lou Henderson returns from the Middle East to report new pressures from Lebanon and Jordan for stronger U S support.
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Washington
Syria
United States
Middle East
Turkey
Iraq
Dulles
U.S
Russia
State Department
Lou Henderson
Henderson
Lebanon
Jordan
Moscow
London
Jokes A Bore Name Change Earns Betts Surname
Gordon Sneezum long endured jokes about his family name before a court change. He renamed to Betts, adopting his wife’s maiden name to end the “corny remarks” after forty years of gibes.
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Ipswich
England
Gordon Sneezum
Betts
Mrs Skelton Ill In Honolulu Hospital Observation
Mrs Georgia Skelton wife of comedian Red Skelton was admitted to Queens Hospital in Honolulu for observation of possible appendicitis. A hospital spokesman said she is resting comfortably. She has been vacationing here with the Skeltons two children.
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Honolulu
Georgia ‘Skelton
Red ‘Skelton
Queens Hospital
Chicago teens murder tells sixth unsolved slaying tale
Chicago mourns Judith Mae Andersen, 15, identified as the latest victim in a string of unsolved killings of women and children. A five gallon drum containing her head and limbs washed ashore at Montrose Harbor while another drum earlier yielded a torso. Dental charts linked Judy to the victim, who vanished August 16 after leaving a friend’s house. Police note bullets in her head and the lingering hunt for leads continues.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Judith Mae Andersen
Grimes
Andersen
Judy
Montrose Harbor
Elena Abbataccia
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