Long Prepares to Address Legislature on Tax Plans
Gov Earl Long plans to address an informal joint meeting of the Legislature as tax raises fail. In the House the sergeant at arms banned TV cameras, sparking protests from Alec Gifford of WDSU-TV and Wallace Kelley of WBRZ-TV.
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Baton Rouge
Earl Long
House
G. C. Ducote
Alec Gifford
Wdsu-Tv
New Orleans
Wallace Kelley
Wbrz-Tv
Long
Gov Earl Long Threatens Impeachment Amid Tax Bills
Governor Earl Long declares he can be impeached as he battles remaining sulphur and timber tax measures. He calls himself the servant of the Legislature and urges lawmakers to act on conscience, not headlines. House floor leader Rep Sam Cashie says tax bills will be debated later today.
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Baton Rouge
Earl Long
Shreveport
Times
Times-Pitayune
New Orleans
Rep
Sam. Cashie
Long seeks return to floor for sulphur tax despite vetoes
Rep. Angelle confirms Gov. Long will push three tax bills to a House vote, aiming for a full chamber before final passage. The sulphur tax proposal originally set at $3 per ton faces continued opposition and may await broader support.
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Robert Angelle
Long
House Committee Approves 13 Million in School Funds
Baton Rouge reports the House Appropriations committee approved 13.5 million dollars for state colleges and a new Department of Education building. Rep. Sam Cashie noted nearly 100 million in special appropriation bills approved to date, with totals not precisely kept.
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Baton Rouge
House Appropriations Committee
Department of Education
Sam Cashie
Iberville
House
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Cashio
Where To Find It Amusements Classified
Classified page fragment lists comics editorial radio TV society and more. Teasers reference a feature on preventing forest fires and keeping Louisiana green.
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Louisiana
Nixon Overlooked in GOP Round Robin Push for 1956 Ticket
Atlantic City AP report says 20 Republican governors and White House aides urged Eisenhower to run again. Nixon’s name was omitted from a formal statement. officials call the omission an oversight. Fred Hall of Kansas led the round robin with all signatures except Indiana’s George N. Craig. Howard Pyle noted he had not seen the text before briefing White House aides led by Sherman Adams.
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Nhower
Nixon
Eisenhower
GOP
Fred Hall
Kansas
George N. Craig
Indiana
Howard Pyle
Arizona
White House
Pyle
Sherman Adams
Gover
Vagrantsphony claim on acid attack against Victor Riesel
New York AP reports police call Bowery vagrant Alexander Ipema's confession to aiding an acid attack on Victor Riesel phony. Ipema says two gunmen offered $3,000 to throw acid. he accompanied but says the thrower acted. Ipema is questioned after a Hart Island workhouse escape attempt.
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New York
Bowery
Victor Riesel
Alexander Ipema
Riesel
Ipema
Hart Island
City to Borrow 100 000 for Power System Upgrades
The city council approved a 100 000 loan to fund the electrical distribution system. An immediate 87 000 is needed for outstanding complaints. Part of the funds will replace an antiquated steel water line on Loop road and Forsythe. Citizens raised concerns about low voltage affecting air conditioning citywide.
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Finance and Utilities
Frank X Cline
T. L. van Fossen
Electrical Department
Loop Road
Forsythe
Wayne Huckaby
Streets and Parks
New Contract Proposal From Big Three Steel Firms
In New York the nation’s three largest steel companies presented a fresh contract offer to the United Steelworkers union aimed at averting a industry-wide strike set for midnight Saturday. The proposal reportedly envisions a three year contract with a 10 cent an hour raise for year one, replacing a rejected five year deal with a 7 cent raise. Negotiators showed amiability as the initial session opened with the offer in written form and a 40 minute morning meeting before recess.
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New York
United Steelworkers Union
FCC Charts New Course for Television
The FCC proposes moving much of U S television to ultra high frequency channels 14 through 83. It would demix communities to level competition and allow UHF operators to survive VHF rivals. Transition would take years, with VHF stations possibly simulcasting on UHF during a nationwide shift. Commercial TV began on VHF in 1941 and 500 outlets now exist.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
U. S
Commission
FCC
Mississippi River
Temperatures Reach 92 at Noon in Twin Cities
The Twin Cities noon temperature hit 92 degrees with a low of 76 earlier. Forecasts call for partly cloudy skies and isolated afternoon thunderstorms with tonight’s lows 72 to 76 and high tomorrow around 92 to 93.
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Twin Cities
CAA Selman Field
George Appeals For Passage Of More Aid
Sen. George warns against cutting foreign aid as he leads opposition to a 4.502 billion dollar foreign aid bill. He argues strong military aid preserves freedom and deters Soviet aggression while seeking 600 million more than the House, though 400 million below Eisenhower's request. The measure faces Senate debate and final votes.
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Washington
Sen
George
Senate
Free World
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Eisenhower
Howard Opposes Minimum $300 Firemen's Pay
New Monroe mayor Jack Howard opposed a $300 monthly firemen pay bill at a Senate hearing. The measure passed the house but tied 44 in committee and will be reported without action. Rep. Rayburn plans to revive it in the Senate. Howard argued the cost to Monroe would be about $125 000 annually.
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Baton Rouge
Jack Howard
Monroe
Senate Industrial Relations Committee
House
B. B. Rayburn
Bogalousa
Senate
Howard
Louisiana
Church to Battle Legion Over Segregation Policy
Omaha Congregational Christians vote to finance legal action against the Omaha American Legion post for racial discrimination against a Negro delegate A. Houston Gordon of Chicago. Delegates also denounce segregation in housing, schools and property and press for church support to promote inclusiveness.
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Omaha
General Council
Omaha American Legion Post
Omaha Legion Post
A. Houston Gordon
Chicago
James Parkman
Oak Lawn
Djl
Legion Hall
Dulles Sees Weakened Soviet Control Of Satellites
Secretary of State Dulles said Moscow’s grip on Communist parties outside Russia has weakened since Stalin’s downgrading. He cited dissatisfaction within Soviet and foreign parties with the Khrushchev Bulganin regime and warned Western unity is essential to deny communist advances. He noted Iceland’s NATO base remains strategically important and did not predict Iceland’s troop moves.
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Washington
Dulles
Moscow
Russia
Stalin
Soviet Communist Party
Khrushchev-Bulganin
West
Iceland
NATO
Monroe Council OKs Ten Month Utility Fee Increases
Monroe City Council approved ten month ordinances to raise garbage and utility charges starting July 1. Domestic residents pay 2 monthly for garbage plus 50 cents more for water and electricity. private homes. Businesses face 5 for garbage and 5 for each water and electric service. The extra revenue aims to retire a 525 059 14 debt and will appear on the August bill and expire in April 1957.
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Monroe
Eleven Die as Air Force Refueling Plane Crashes
A Boeing KC97 tanker crashed and exploded near Walker Air Force Base in Roswell New Mexico killing 11 aboard. The four engine aircraft, loaded with highly flammable fuel, took off at 6 50 p m and burst into flames shortly after, with impact about 10 miles south of the base.
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Roswell
N.M
Air Force
New Mexico
Walker ‘Air Force Base
Walker Tower
Woman Sued for Wearing Too-Short Shorts in Court
Mrs. John Rosa a 30 year old mother of two was given a suspended sentence after being prosecuted in White Plains for wearing excessively short shorts in a business district. Rosa, from Wichita Kansas, said she had not heard of such a law and planned to return the Bermuda shorts to the store.
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White Plains
N.Y
John Rosa
Wichita
Kan
Rosa
Eisenhower Nominates 59 Postmasters Including John W. Lewis Jr
President Eisenhower named 59 postmasters including John W. Lewis Jr in Alexandria La. The move forms part of a broad federal staffing action.
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Washington
Eisenhower
John W. Lewis Jr
Alexandria
Youth Hurled 97 Yards In Road Mishap
A Louisiana Tech student Jimmy Hinton 18 Ruston La was killed near Bay Minette Ala when a car allegedly struck his bicycle sending him 97 yards along U S 90 to the Mobile Bay causeway. The driver Cmdr Harold M Forrest 38 and Lt Theodore C Caskey ? were Mobile based crew of the USS Corregidor. DuBose 19 was unhurt. The car crossed the center strip and crashed into a guard rail.
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Bay Minette
Ala
Louisiana Tech
U. S. 90
Mobile Bay Causeway
Jimmy Hinton
Ruston
Tommy DuBose
Pensacola
Fla
DuBose
Hinton
Cmdr
Harold M. Forrest
Theodore C. Caskey
Caskey
Forrest
Mobile
Korean War Ace Ira Porter Dies in F 80 Crash
Fort Worth test pilot Ira M. Porter 27 and Air National Guard jet ace was killed when his F 80 Shooting Star crashed during a simulated interceptor mission near Farm Road 148 between Crandall and Scurry in Kaufman County. Lt John McLaughlin 27 Iriving Texas reported Porter broke off at 5 000 feet then plunged. Porter had 2500 flight hours including 2000 in jets.
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Kaufman, Tex
Ira M. Porter
Fort Worth
Kaufman County
Porter
Air National Guard
John McLaughlin
Irving
Tex
McLaughlin
Farm Road 148
Crandall
Scurry
Eisenhower Signs Eight Bills and Plans Hospital Discharge
President Eisenhower signed eight mostly minor bills and held an hour-long conference with his aides Sherman Adams and others. Press secretary Hagerty said doctors plan to release the president from Walter Reed Army Hospital on Saturday and then go directly to his Gettysburg farm.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Sherman Adams
James C. Hagerty
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Hagerty
Gettysburg
Low Cost Seven Day Rate With Cancel Privileges
A travel offer asks customers to inquire about a seven day plan priced low with cancellation options. Details on rate, eligibility, and any penalties are not specified in the fragment.
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