Morse Seeks Deep Cuts in Foreign Aid Program
Sen. Morse with Sen. Long urged trimming 390 million dollars from a 3.637 billion foreign aid bill. He labeled current requests a waste and accused the administration of secrecy while funding arms for nations worldwide. Johnson and Knowland cautioned against deep immediate cuts, noting financing will be adjusted later.
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Washington
Sen
Morse
D-Ore
Senate
United States
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Knowland
California
Sen. Long
Long
Editor Rescues Camera During Grand Jury Visit
Jackson photographer W E Shoemaker had his camera seized as Hodding Carter left the federal grand jury room amid a probe into alleged jail beatings of two Greenville men. May, Frederick Sullens retrieved and returned the camera after Carter signaled no objection. Carter called the seizure troubling but stressed editorials criticizing the alleged mistreatment.
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Jackson
Miss
Hodding Carter
W. FE. C. Shoemaker
Jackson Daily News
Carter
Greenville
May
Frederick Sullens
Federal
The
Daily News
Grand Jury
Dave Calhoun
Jesse Thornton
Hinds County
Shoemaker
Soldiers claim wartime rays caused sterility and deformities
A Connecticut lawyer cites a top secret tank project exposing 100 soldiers to arc lamp rays. He says about a dozen men are sterile and wives miscarry or bear deformed children. Four represented men recount multiple miscarriages and affected offspring. Army says no official complaints surfaced. Continued on Page Three-A.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Atty
Raymond Lyddy
Connecticut
Lyddy
Tank Ordnance Company
New York Daily News
Washington
Army
Wilber Brucker
Marshal White
Chicago
John J. Zawesz
Fairfield
Peter Decerbo
Milford
Harold Saunders
Joseph Vanacore
Hamden
Veterans Administration
Harold J. Saunders
House Committee Cuts Public Works Funding Across Agencies
The House Appropriations Committee trimmed 1.64 million dollars from Eisenhower's public works bill, narrowing overall appropriations for the next fiscal year to 814.8 million. The action reduces funding for the Army Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, Bonneville, Southeastern and Southwestern power administrations, and Quartermaster Corps cemetery expenses, while denying several new start projects.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
House
Army Corps of Engineers
Interior Department
Bureau of Reclamation
Bonneville, Southeastern, and
Southwestern Power Administration
Quartermaster Corps
Army Engineers
Bonneville Power Administration
Southwestern
Southeastern
Florida
Wilkesboro Reservoir
N.C
Burned-out bulb grounds 80-passenger jet in Jackson scare
Delta C&S flight from Dallas to New York circled near Jackson due to a nonlocking left landing gear indicator. Captain Waldo Thomas, Iowa City, brought the Lockheed Constellation down safely at 10:10 a.m. with no injuries among the 50 aboard.
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Jackson, Miss
Coaig Hull Amg
Waldo Thomas
Iowa City
Iowa
Delta C&s
Dallas
New York City
Shreveport
Thomas
Infant dies in bed accident in New Orleans
Officers investigated the death of six month old Bertha Payton's daughter found with her head caught between a mattress and a bed crossbar. The child died on arrival at the hospital.
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New Orleans
Bertha Payton
GOP Leaders Say Stone Age Laws Threaten Dixie Elections
Meade Alcorn and I. Lee Jotter told President Eisenhower that antiquated Southern state election laws could prevent GOP candidates in many Dixie districts from running. They outlined plans for Operation Dixie and a hoped eight seat net gain in the 1958 House elections, noting Georgia as a key example needing reform.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Southern
Dixie
Congress
Alcorn
Potter
Georgia
Eisenhowler
Storm Belts Shreveport Killing One In Sudden Downpour
A 60 mph storm lashed Shreveport causing one death, heavy flooding, and widespread damage. Weather officials reported 3.54 inches of rain in two hours as trees, lines, and signs fell. High land Hospital switched to emergency power. police blocked flooded streets. widespread property damage and waterfilled areas near Sunset Acres.
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Shreveport
Joe Smith
Weather Bureau
Highland Hospital
Sunset Acres
Four Arkansans Die in Broken Bow Plane Crash
A single engine Bellanca from Harrison Ark crashed in a pasture three miles southeast of Broken Bow Okla killing four Arkansans. Victims identified as William Hudson Carvin Smith William Cromwell and William Weedman all of Harrison. Smith believed to have piloted and owned the aircraft. Tail came off before impact gas tank exploded.
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Broken Bow
Okla
Arkansas
Bellanca
Harrison
Ark
Highway Patrol
William E. Hudson
Carvin Smith
William J. Cromwell
William R. Weedman
Smith
Willie Passmore
Oklahoma
Scarletts Tour East and Mitchell Field Visit
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Scarlett and daughter Ann depart from 118 Hart for a trip through the eastern United States. They will visit Air Force Capt. Joe T. Fordham and his wife at Mitchell Field, Long Island, during his first nationwide duty tour in 10 years.
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W. C. Scarlett
Ann
Hart
Air Force
Joe T. Fordham
Mitchell Field
Long Island
Fordham
Charges Dismissed Against Five Crewmen Aboard SS Columbia Heights
Coast Guard hearing clears five crew members of misconduct on the SS Columbia Heights. Captain Joseph Hudson of Kingston Maryland had accused them of disobeying orders to move the ship away from a dock.
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Baton Roug S
Columbia Heights
Coast Guard
Joseph Hudson
Kingston
Dumped In Field Near Her Home
The body of 6 year old Mary de Caussin was found in a field two miles from her Ecorse home with hands tied and head severely harmed. Police suspect a motorist killed her late Wednesday and tire tracks led to the bushes as volunteers and 2,000 officers conducted an all night search.
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Detroit
Mary de Caussin
Ecorse
Mary
Edmund de Caussin Jr
Miss Monroe West Monroe pageant preview parade planned
A parade of beauties lined up in the Twin Cities today ahead of tomorrow's Miss Monroe West Monroe pageant sponsored by the Monroe West Monroe Junior Chamber of Commerce. Contestants Betty Bandy Glenda Bennett Jenny Lou Ervin Peggy Hatten Norma Jean Holcomb Gerry Kenny Bobbie June Moore and Ann Nichols led the parade joined by Eleanor Cammack and Pamela Henderson. Alvin Bodan chaired the parade committee noting the procession forms at 3 p m in the 500 block of Pine Street West Monroe and travels to Five Points Monroe. A tea after the parade will allow judges to meet eight contestants and view the $500 wardrobe.
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Betty Bandy
Glenda Bennett
Jennie Lou Ervin
Peggy Hatten
Norma Jean Holcomb
Gerry Kenny
Bobbie June Moore
Ann Ni
Mayflower II Docks Near Plymouth Rock After 14 Day Crossing
The Mayflower II arrived in Plymouth Massachusetts after a 14 day coast from Plymouth England. The ship tied off about 300 yards from Plymouth Rock with the Yankton assisting at harbor entry. A minor collision with the tow line was resolved with crew members freeing the sprit sail. About 75 pleasure boats greeted the arrival.
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Plymouth
Mass
Plymouth Rock
England
America
Rock
Coast Guard
Jackquish Head
Massachusetts Bay
Provincetown
Cooling Rain Expected Today in Monroe Area
Hot summer temperatures in the 90s give way to a few cooling thundershowers this afternoon in the Monroe area. A brief shower with strong winds dropped .02 inch at Selman Field after a night low of 69 and a 83 degree high at 10 am. Tonight's lows 68 to 72 with tomorrow's highs 88 to 92.
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Monroe
CAA
Selman Field
Hangout 3 Wounded In Chicago Tavern Raid
Federal agents and a gunman were shot during a raid on the Triangle Inn tavern in River Grove Illinois. Proprietor Dominic Argentine was arrested after barricading inside the bar while gunfire injured agents Jack Love and John Ripa.
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Chicago
River Grove
Triangle Inn
Dominic Argentine
Albert E. Aman
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
John Ripa
Ralph Eckhardt
Aman
Ripa
Eckhardt
Carlo
Bruno
Matas
Brown Orders Slot Seizure In Jefferson Parish
State Police Supt John Nick Brown after talks with Gov Earl Long ordered detectives to seize slot machines and automatic payoff devices in Jefferson Parish. Operators will be arrested and taken to Sheriff William Coci. machines will be busted and cases prosecuted. The action follows a ministerial group at New Orleans vowing to renew anti gambling efforts in the parish.
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Baton Rouge
John Nick Brown
Earl Long
Jefferson Parish
Jefferson
Brown
William Coci
Coci
New Orleans
Long
Supt. Brown
Former Senator George Battles Heart Ailment
Former Sen. Walter F. George, Eisenhower’s NATO ambassador, faced a serious circulatory ailment and was hospitalized in Atlanta after a checkup in Washington. Doctors expressed optimism about recovery as tests and rest were planned, with Mrs. George receiving well wishes from Washington callers.
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George Battles
Atlanta
Walter F. George
Eisenhower
NATO
Georgia
George
Senate
Washington
Emory University Hospital
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Neil Mott
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