Tax Cut Possible Says Rayburn in Debt Paydown Talk
In Washington Speaker Rayburn notes a 1956 tax cut is possible but not probable as a midyear surplus rises over 11 percent to 1.828 billion dollars from January's 239 million. House Ways and Means members largely back using surplus to reduce debt before tax cuts, while Democratic leaders watch developments.
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Washington
House
Rayburn
D-Tex
Ways and Means
Eisenhower
Ruston Youth Appointed to Air Force Academy
Billy Gene Delany, Ruston High School 1954 graduate and former quarterback, will enter the United States Air Force Academy in Denver on July 1 as Lincoln Parish’s first cadet. Delany, 19, scored highest on a state exam after nomination by Rep. Otto Passman, with three other Louisiana nominees also chosen for appointments. Delany attends Texas A. and M. College and serves on the Aggies’ student council.
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Ruston
Air Force Academy
Rep
Passman
Delony
Louisiana
Aline Delony
Delany
Ruston High School
Notre Dame
Texas A. and
Aggies
Willie V. Delony
Lenin disowned Stalin says Soviet paper
Komsomolskaya Pravda published that on Lenin’s deathbed he disowned Josef Stalin. The claim says Lenin warned Stalin was rude power hungry impulsive and resentful, and that the veil of secrecy was removed after 34 years.
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Moscow
V. V. Lenin
Josef Stalin
Komsomolskaya Pravda
Stalin
Soviet Union
Lenin
Where To Find It Amusements Classified Comics
Local section listing 7 Ws. 2021 content across amusements and editorial pages. Highlights include radio TV guides and classified ads under entertainment. The piece promotes keeping Louisiana forests green and preventing forest fires.
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Radio TV
Eisenhower Names 8 Member Task Force On Red Cutbacks
President Dwight D. Eisenhower appoints an eight member task force to study the implications of Russia’s announced military manpower cutback. The group will assemble in Washington May 29 with experts in military, nuclear, economics and disarmament to review recent talks with Russia and to plan possible U.S. responses. Members include Ernest O. Lawrence James H. Doolittle Walter Bedell Smith Oswald Colclough Benjamin Fairless Walker Cisler Harold Moulton and James B. Fisk.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Harold Stassen
Stassen
London
Bulganin
Khrushchev
United States
Ernest O. Lawrence
James H. Doolittle Air
Walter Bedell Smith
Army
Oswald S. Colclough
Navy
Benjamin Fairless
Steel
Walker L. Cisler
Power and Industry
Harold Moulton
James B. Fisk
Long Confers With Solons On Two Projects
Gov Earl Long of Louisiana met with House and Senate leaders to discuss increasing welfare payments and the tidelands oil settlement. Attendees included Sen Russell Long and Reps Hale Boggs F Edward Hebert and Edwin E Willis.
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Washington
Earl Long
Louisiana
House
Senate
Tidelands
Russell B. Long
Hale Boggs
F. Edward Hebert
Edwin E. Willis
Sen. Long
Howard Seeks Monroe Mayor Post with Segregation Stance
Monroe mayoral candidate Jack Howard declares support for segregation in schools buses and recreation while advocating equal but separate facilities. He says enforcement lies with the police and vows to maintain harmony without overturning the traditional southern way of life.
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Jack Howard
Monroe
News- Star-World
Semi-Scientific Type Disgusted At H Test Delay
A semi scientific type aboard USS Mt. McKinley at sea cursed the H test delay as winds hamper daily shots since May 8. The observer group of newsmen and civil defense officials faced repeated postponements with detonation times slipping from minutes to cancellations, with a new schedule set for Sunday morning.
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MT. Mckinley
Observer
Truman Receives Warm Rome Welcome As Bess Misses Flight
In Rome Harry S. Truman drew cheers from Americans at the station while Bess Truman was briefly left behind. The couple planned a two week Italian visit starting with a signing at the Quirinale Palace and a luncheon with President Giovanni Gronchi. Truman said he favors U S Vatican diplomatic ties and would discuss any topic with Pope Pius XII.
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Rome
Harry S. Truman
Bess Truman
Truman
Harry
United States
Vatican
Pius XII
Mark Clark Case
Gen. Clark
U.S
Georgians In Fiery Attack On High Court
Georgia Congressman James D. Davis attacked the Supreme Court as he spoke at a Pelican Stadium rally in New Orleans. Governor Marvin Griffin was among speakers at the mass gathering marking the second anniversary of the high court desegregation order. The event drew about 3,500 attendees.
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New Orleans
Georgia
James D. Davis
Marvin Griffin
Pelican Stadium
Supreme Court
Gov. Griffin
High Court
Rep. Davis
Judge Imposes Five Year Term on Marshfield
Artie Marshfield aged 27 pleaded guilty to possession of narcotics in fourth district court Friday morning. Judge David I. Garrett sentenced him to five years in the penitentiary. Marshfield’s prior narcotics conviction was reversed and a new trial granted. Fulton Cole, Negro, received five years at Angola for burglary and has a long record with 16 years suspended on parole. Francis M Campbell, Henry E Martin, Walter P Pippin and Ray F Routon were fined $300 each.
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Artie Marshfield
Fourth District
David I. Garrett
Marshfield
Fulton Cole
Angola
Francis M. Campbell
Henry E. Martin
Walter P. Pippin
Ray F. Routon
Six Top State Officials Take Oath Of Office
Gov Earl Long administration opens with six new officeholders sworn in by Chief Justice John B Fournet. Sidney J McCrory Lucille May Grace William J Dodd Jack P F Gremillion Shelby M Jackson and A P Tugwell take oaths for four year terms. Secretary of State Wade O Martin ill will be sworn later. Lt Gov Lether Frazar presided as prayers and congratulations followed.
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Wade O. Martin
State Senate
State Supreme Court
John B. Fournet
Agriculture
Sidney J. McCrory
State Land Register
Lucille May Grace
William J. Dodd
Jack P. F. Gremillion
Shelby M. Jackson
A. P. Tugwell
Lether Frazar
Justice Fournet
Gremillion
Frazar
Dana Dawson
First Methodist Church
Orleans Police Probing Cross Burning Near Archbishop
An eight foot cross was burned last night on Notre Dame seminary grounds near Archbishop Joseph F. Rummel residence. Acting Police Superintendent Banister ordered a full report and investigation into possible rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan in New Orleans. State fire marshal deputies and police will probe whether the act connects to Klan activity as Rummel has condemned segregation.
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New Orleans
Ku Klux Klan
Joseph Francis Rummel
Guy Banister
Notre Dame Seminary
Banister
Rummel
13-Year-Old Girl Wins National Spelling Bee
Melody Sachko, 13, from Pittsburgh, wins the 1956 national spelling bee over 62 finalists. She earned 1000 dollars for first prize after spelling domin�nium and defeating runner-up Sandra Owen from Justus Ohio who received 500 dollars.
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Washington
Melody Sachko
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Melody
Scripps - Howard
Sandra Owen
Justus
Ohio
Sandra
Fair and Warmer Weather forecast for Twin Cities
The forecast predicts fair weather with daytime temperatures in the upper 80s to low 90s for the next two days in the Twin Cities. Noon readings ranged from 69 to 89 as residents enjoyed warm conditions and a pollen count at noon of 3.
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Twin Cities
New-Type Burglary Hits Howard Bros Jewelry Store
Howard Bros. at 116 DeSiard Street reported a Thursday night burglary in which rings valued at 1750 dollars were stolen. Detectives say thieves used an air pistol to shoot and enlarge a tiny window hole with a file and wire then removed six engagement rings and a diamond wedding band worth 1750 dollars.
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Howard Bros
Hugh Tolbert
John Fogleman
DeSiard Street
Chief Tolbert
W. C. Rocha
Fink’s the Tailor
Rocha
Tolbert
Ouachita Parish
Write-In Test Oregon Democrats Vote Today
Oregon Democrats vote in the states first 1956 presidential primary with write-in bids for Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver. Republicans weigh choices between Douglas McKay and Phil Hitchcock to face Sen. Wayne Morse in the fall. Five Oregon ballots are possible as about 52 percent of 780000 voters are expected to participate. Stevenson and Kefauver campaigned for write-in support after missing the presidential ballot.
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Portland
Ore
Adlai Stevenson
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Oregon
Far West
Douglas McKay
Phil Hitchcock
Wayne Morse
Kefauver
Stevenson
Florida
California
Tennessee
Washington
D.C
Smith Seeks Revision of Embattled Farm Measure
Sen H Alex Anderson Smith says he will ask the Senate to revise three sections of the farm bill to improve relations with foreign governments. He proposes removing the surplus sale clause and limiting export sales on cotton while opposing a two price plan, amid debate over price supports for key feed grains.
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Smith
Washington
H. Alexanderson Smith
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Secretary of State
Dulles
State Department
Eisenhower
House
Soil Bank
Sen. Aiken
R-Vi
Ellender
DsLa
Agriculture Committee
U.S
Sergeant and three businessmen charged in classified document theft
An Air Force sergeant and three New Jersey businessmen were charged with conspiracy after the FBI arrested them in Brooklyn. The sergeant, eight years of service, allegedly stole a classified list of servicemen and was released on $500 bail. The document was taken from the Brooklyn Army Terminal and recovered.
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Newark
N. J
Air Force
New Jersey
FBI
U.S
Thomas W. Clohesey
Brooklyn Army Terminal
Harold E. Brill
Manhattan Air Force Base
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Terminal
Four Young Burglars Nabbed At Orleans Gas Stations
Four youths from Ohio and West Virginia were captured by a shotgun squad in New Orleans after burglarizing gas stations from Ohio to Louisiana. The suspects Lee Smith 17 Norman Brewer 21 Charles Young 21 and Charles Morris 18 were linked to a stolen car found with hacksaws chisels gloves and crowbars. Smith admitted stealing the car in Newport News Virginia and identified James V. Kline as the driver who sped away.
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New Orleans
Ohio
Louisiana
Anthony Polito
Edward O 'Donnell
Lee Smith
Huntington
W.va
Norman Brewer
Charles Young
Charles Morris
Columbus
Smith
Newport News
James V. Kline
Kline
Fort Eustice
Brewer
U.S. Navy
Philadelphia
Young and Morris
Ironton
Ohio State Industrial School For Boys
Polito
O'Donnell
Nevada City Dentist Dr. Chester W. Chapman Dies at 93
Dr. Chester W. Chapman, believed to be the nation’s oldest practicing dentist, died Thursday in Nevada City California. He had treated a friend’s teeth just the day before in a final note of his long career.
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Nevada City
Calif
Chester W. Chapman
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