McCarthy Agrees to Publicly Release His Monitored Calls
Sen. McCarthy and Army Counsel Welch agreed that all monitored telephone calls between Pentagon officials and senators, including McCarthy, should enter the public record. They also said calls involving Roy Cohn and Francis Carr should not be released, barring subcommittee reversal. The agreement ends when the subcommittee rules or developments change. Symington pressed for additional disclosures as debate continued in the hearings.
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McCarthy
Army
Joseph N. Welch
Pentagon
Welch
Administration
Roy M. Cohn
Francis P. Carr
Eisenhower
Symington
Mundt
Stevens
Europe
FBI
Cohn
Witnesses Summoned In Puerto Rican Gun Attack Trial
Doorkeeper W Swein Elgin and Rep James Van Zandt were called as witnesses in the trial of four Puerto Ricans who fired on the House on March 1. Jesse Lebron and others face multiple counts of assault with intent to kill and with a deadly weapon. pleas of innocence entered.
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Washington
House of Representatives
U.S. Dist
Alexander Holtzoff
Kenneth A. Roberts
Ala
Lolita Lebron
W. Swein Elgin
James van Zandt
R-Pa
Frank B. Wise
Takoma Park
Figueroa
Rob Hospital Pittsburgh Bank Robbery Slugging
Two men assaulted an 18 year old bank messenger at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh and escaped with a payroll totaling 22 thousand nine hundred dollars.
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Pittsburgh
Mercy Hospital
House Appropriations Panel OKs Budget for Labor and Welfare
The House Appropriations Committee voted to provide 1.948 billion dollars in new funding to the Labor and Welfare Departments for the fiscal year starting July 1, outlining the size of the annual appropriation and the agencies affected.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Labor and Welfare Departments
Defense Dept seeks disclosure on atomic weapon designs
The Defense Department asked Congress to allow sharing with U S allied nations of the design and fabrication details of atomic weapons along with their size weight and shape.
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Washington
Defense Department
Congress
U. S
Henry Arrested in Fight Fixing Probe at Madison Square Garden
New York report says Clarence Henry of Philadelphia was arrested on a charge of offering 15000 dollars to middleweight Bobby Jones of Oakland to throw the upcoming title bout with Joey Giardello at Madison Square Garden next Friday night. The district attorney's office made the arrest public on Friday.
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New York
District Attorney's Office
Clarence Henry
Philadelphia
Bobby Jones
Oakland
Calif
Joey Giardello
Madison Square Garden
Defense construction funds approved by House panel
Washington June 4 The House Appropriations committee authorized 48 million 769 thousand 400 dollars for Army Navy and Air Force construction projects previously held in abeyance pending final clearance.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Army
Navy
Air Force
Death Toll of Bennington Reaches 102
The Navy said another Bennington crew member died today in Newport Naval Hospital raising the May 26 explosion death toll aboard the carrier to 102. Alton Lee Robinson of Cleveland Ohio, a steward's mate seaman, is named among the deceased.
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Quonset Point
Bennington
Navy
Alton Lee Robinson
Seaman
Cleveland
Ohio
Newport Naval Hospital
Eisenhower housing program faces Senate House talks
In Washington the housing bill advances to a Senate House conference with public housing at the center of dispute. The Senate approved liberalized credit for buyers, stepped-up slum clearance, and safeguards while backing authority to build 35 000 new public homes yearly for four years by a 66 to 16 vote. The House rejected that provision 211 to 176. Chairman Capehart said the conference would start next week and would aim to craft a compromise bill likely to include some public housing. The move followed behind the scenes GOP Democratic cooperation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Senate House
House
Capehart
R-Ind
Senate Banking Committee
Senate House Conference
Fire destroys six firms in England Arkansas downtown
A fire of undetermined origin destroyed six businesses in downtown England Arkansas last night and early today. Two more business houses were damaged with losses near 500000 dollars. Firemen from Stuttgart North Little Rock and Pine Bluff joined England volunteers to control the blaze. Three firemen escaped injury when a wall collapsed. England lies about 20 miles southeast of Little Rock.
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England
Ark
Arkansas
Stuttgart
North Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Little Rock
Dulles Warns Indo China Situation Is Grave But Not Hopeless
Secretary of State Dulles told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee the Indochina crisis is grave yet not hopeless as he backed Eisenhower’s proposed 31% billion foreign aid plan. He urged flexible spending to act quickly against Communist threats, noting Soviet arms to Vietminh and a plan to dominate Southeast Asia. A public session was requested, while a separate briefing for key committees covered the Far East.
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Washington
Dulles
Congress
Indo-China
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
United States
Pacific
China
Southeast Asia
Wiley
R-Wis
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Far East
James A. van Fleet
van Fleet
Japan
Korea
Formosa
Investigation Finds No Regular Abuse at East Louisiana Hospital
Special investigator says six beatings occurred at East Louisiana State Hospital in two years but finds no evidence of regular or organized abuse. Two recent cases surfaced. three attendants were discharged and one resigned. The probe followed a report by hospital attendant John Pierce.
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Grant
Pitcher
Air Force unveils solar generator for homes
The Air Force announced a solar generator that could power a house using cadmium sulfide crystals. Researchers Donald C. Reynolds and Lt. Col. Gerard M. Leies at Wright Air Development Center led the work, with a pilot model delivering a quarter volt and a sugar-cube sized crystal prototype.
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Baltimore
Air Force
Air Research and Development Command
Donald C. Reynolds
Gerard M. Leies
Wright Air Development Center
Dayton
Ohio
Bell Telephone Co
ARDC
Gas Well Explosion Kills Worker in Concordia Parish
J C Cooper, a Penrod Drilling employee for Hunt Oil, dies after a gas well blast at Horseshoe Lake Field near Jena Louisiana. Excessive gas pressure caused the explosion which sent a spray of gas water and sand into the derrick as Cooper fell about 70 feet while descending after loosening his safety belt. The well remains burning and funeral arrangements are set with Hixson Funeral Home.
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Jena
Horseshoe Lake
Concordia Parish
J. C. Cooper
French Fork
Here
Hunt Oil Company
Cooper
Penrod Drilling Company
Shreveport
Hixson Funeral Home
Solons Take Off For Breather Before Next Week’s Work
Baton Rouge Louisiana lawmakers, fresh from a week of controversial sessions, take a weekend break before resuming work Sunday night. They approved Gov. Kennon's bond package totaling about 92 million for highways and education and signed a 16 million teacher salary bill funded by one fourth of the state sales tax. The Senate backed a reapportionment bill to add Baton Rouge a new senator, with House action due next week.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Capitol
Robert F. Kennon
Senate
Guy Lockrider
Kennon
Charles Duchein
Duchein
House
Methodist Conference Names Two District Superintendents
At the Louisiana Methodist Annual Conference Bishop Paul E. Martin announced two new district superintendents. Oranton Branton will lead the Lafayette District and Rev. A. W. Townsend Jr. will head the Alexandria District. Branton, formerly pastor at Trinity Church Ruston, served six years, while Townsend led Mangum Memorial Church Shreveport for seven years.
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Lafayette
Paul E. Martin
Louisiana Methodist Annual Conference
NM. Oranton
A. W. Townsend, Jr
Alexandria
Branton
Trinity Church
Ruston
Townsend
Mangum Memorial Church
Shreveport
Indictment Details in Oma Fleming Case
A federal grand jury in Shreveport returned an indictment against Oma G Fleming on five counts for allegedly making false statements to FBI agent William Dent during an investigation. Fleming, a former Daily News Digest employee, was arrested and posted bond of 1000 dollars. The charges revolve around claims that Mayor John E Coon received a $1000 payment related to a fire alarm sale to Monroe.
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Grand Jury
Oma G. Fleming
U. S. Clerk of Court
Shreveport
Fleming
John E. Coon
Monroe
Daily News-Digest
U. S
Haynes Harkey
William E. Dent
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dent
FBI
John K. Coon
Game Well Fire Alarm Co
Contest Filed Over Ward Nine Residency For School Board
Dwight E. Owens filed an objection to Tom R. Jones’s candidacy for ward nine. Owens says Jones does not reside in ward nine and has lived in ward eight for over a year. The objection was filed with Ouachita Parish Democratic chairman Burt W. Sperry, who ordered Jones to answer within 48 hours. A hearing must occur within 72 hours of Jones’s answer, with a 24 hour post hearing decision window.
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Tom R. Jones
Dwight E. Owens
Jones
Owens
Ward Nine
Burt W. Sperry
Ouachita Parish
Democratic Executive Committee
Sperry
Democratic Committee
Parish
Two Bloody Successes Reported in Vietnam Fighting
Vietminh forces scored two major blows near Hanoi. At Cho Moi 60 defenders held until fall of the post, and 3 000 Vietminh overran the seminary at Ouanphungha killing many and capturing the commander. The clashes turned into a religious war between communists and Catholics as fighting raged from stairwells to corridors.
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Hanoi
Haiphong
Cho Moi
Haiphong Hanoi
Haiphong Harbor
Ouanphungha
Local Child Hit By Ambulance In Monroe Injuries Reported
Two pedestrians were injured Thursday afternoon in Monroe. Pamela Lee Roberts, 6, of Alto, was struck by an ambulance driven by Solomon L. Riley and suffered a broken right leg and facial bruises. she was taken to St Francis hospital. John Williams, 53, of West Monroe, was hit by Dale A. Moore and sustained minor injuries to his left side and hand.
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Monroe
Pamela Lee Roberts
Alto
Solomon L. Riley
Washington Street
Layton Street
St. Francis Hospital
John Williams
Confessions Of A Classified Ad
A light hearted reflection on the purpose of a classified ad inviting readers to use it to find jobs sell items or hire help. Mentions a low seven day rate with cancellation privileges and the idea of helping readers achieve a happy ending.
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