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Newport Daily News

Location

Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1955

Page

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Security Bill Passage Seen in Senate Debate

The Eisenhower administration backs a bipartisan Humphrey Stennis plan for a 12 member commission to study the federal security program. The measure, already approved in House, would assess statutes orders and regulations and report by year end on adequacy of protections and basic rights.

Washingson Eisenhower Humphrey D-Minn Stennis D-Miss Senate Atty Brownell House Rep Walter D-Pa Sen Mundtz R-Sd Government Operations Committee Humphrey-Stennis

Gen Chase to Retire From Formosa Post

Major General William C. Chase will retire tomorrow after serving as chief of the U S Military Assistance Advisory Group on Formosa since its activation four years ago. His successor will be Major General George W. Smythe.

Taipei Formosa William C. Chase U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group George W. Smythe

Rochambeau Pageant Set For Colony House July 10

The Newport Players Guild will present a large scale pageant titled The Coming of the French on the Colony House steps at 2 p.m. Sunday July 10 as part of the Washington Rochambeau celebration. About 25 principals plus dancers and musicians will perform in full costume with authentic period music and dances. Staged under Miss Jane Hughes the production features portraits of Rochambeau Lau zun Lafayette and other Revolutionary figures.

Colony House Newport Players Guild Robert Olsen Jane Hughes Wheaton College Highfield Theatre Falmouth Mass Theodore Grosvenor Naneen Wendler Players Guild Hughes Washington Square Washington Street

Eisenhower resumes New England tour after fishing weekend

President Eisenhower resumes his northern New England road tour after a weekend of fishing at Parmachenee Lake Maine. He met Sen Payne and Maine GOP leaders and will attend a clambake with Gov Muskie and Sen Smith before flying back to Washington. A separate note reports Soviet fighters shot at a U S Navy patrol plane over international waters near Alaska. The incident prompted Dulles to discuss the matter and the Soviet offer to pay partial damages. Eisenhower fished six hours on Magalloway River catching two salmon and several trout stored for breakfast. He will break camp after lunch with Maine GOP officials and Rep Hale Nelson and McIntire and Republican Chairman Weston.

Parmachenee Lake Maine Eisenhower New England Sen Payne Congress Edmund S. Muskie Skowhegan Apublican Margaret Chase /Smith Muskie Bering Strait Soviet Siberia U.s.alaska V. M.molotov Dulles San Francisco State Department Russia Magalloway River Little Boy Falls Parmachenee Lake Club House Hale, Nelson McIntire John F. Weston Fryeburg

Pet Peeve Week Initiated by Newport City Manager

City Manager William A. Gil f l en launches Pet Peeve Week in Newport with about 25 calls and a dozen letters praising constructive ideas to improve looks and services. Crews stand by to fix hazards like downed limbs and potholes while major summer projects are planned on the public works schedule. Suggestions include an abandoned underground rest room and issues in Washington Square, Ocean Drive, hedges and alley rubbish.

William A. Gil Flen Newport Gildea Washington Square Ocean Drive

Englishman awakens from 39 year paralysis after miracle recovery

In Reading England Charles Dunford 50 emerges from decades of paralysis following measles illness at age 11. After doctors gave up his family pursued trials with eye and movement therapies over three years unveiling regained sight speech and ability to walk with sticks. His relatives call it a miracle and note he recalls only years after the onset, not the past.

Reading England Charles Dunford Dunford Charles Frederick Queenie

Harry Agganis Dies Unexpectedly at 25

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Harry Agganis, 25, Red Sox first baseman, died at Sancta Maria Hospital after weeks of illness. Doctors cited a massive pulmonary embolism, noting a prior severe pulmonary infection with phlebitis. Agganis, a Boston University star, signed with the Red Sox in 1952, hit .281 with 23 homers in Louisville, and had 11 homers, 8 triples, and 109 hits as a rookie. He returned from a road trip before falling ill again and leaving the team.

Cambridge Mass Harry Agganis Red Sox Sancta Maria Hospital John P. Rattigax Theodore L. Badger E. Everett O'Neill Agganis Boston University Louisville Norm Zauchin Harry Sox

Andrews Jury Sees Samples Of Defendant's Hair

In Superior Court Providence a jury hears that Edward A. Andrews 23 volunteered hair samples for a forensic test in the murder case of Susan B. Franklin 86 a Newport retired teacher. Inspector George Von Villas recounts Andrews arrest for drunkenness and a family disturbance that led to the investigative hunch.

Providence Edward A. Andrews Susan B. Franklin Newport Andrews George von Villas Miss Franklin Walnut Street von Villas

Dulles Plans Bangor Trip Before Big Four Talks

Secretary of State Dulles will fly to Bangor Maine for talks with President Eisenhower on foreign policy issues including the downing of an American patrol plane by Soviet fighters. He will brief the President on the UN anniversary meeting in San Francisco and may report to the Senate committee on the incident.

Washington Dulles Bangor Maine Eisenhower United Nations San Francisco New England State Department Lincoln White White United States Britain France Russia Europe Harold Macmillan Antoine Pinay New York V. M. Molotov U.S. Navy Alaska Siberia Molotov U.S Senate Foreign Relations Committee Sen Knowland California San Franciscop U.N Geneva Eeleo N. van Kleffens Yate John Foster Dulles Dag Wammarskjold Palace of Nations Bering Strait China North Atlantic Treaty Organization Communist Security Organization

Nationalist jet downed near Matsu amid civilian attack

Chinese Communist MIGs shot down a T33 training plane near the Matsu Islands within two hours of an attack on an unarmed civilian Catalina airliner. The pilot was not recovered. An American officer aboard the Catalina was reported uninjured though slightly wounded, while the aircraft sustained wing damage and bullet holes.

Taipei Formosa Nationalist Defense Ministry Matsu Islands U.S John J. Goodrich Rayne Carlier Matsu Chen Kuomin Pinehill Tungchuan White Dog Island Matsu Island

U N Session Seen Worthwhile by Russia and West

The United Nations tenth anniversary session drew praise from Russia and Western powers. They called the weeklong meetings fruitful for diplomatic contact and progress toward Geneva summit expectations.

U. N

Japanese Ships Visit Newport For Weekend Tour

Sailors from the Japanese destroyers Asahi and Hatsuki spent the weekend sightseeing Newport after arriving for degaussing tests at the Naval Station. The 150 men on each ship visited beaches, churches, The Breakers, and local events, collecting materials on Newport history as they toured the area. The vessels, formerly the Amick and Atherton, were loaned under the Mutual Defense Assistance Pact and are bound for Norfolk for underway training.

Newport Asahi Naval Station Norfolk Newport County Radio Club Miantonomi Park Amick and Atherton United States Navy Boston Joseph H. Wellings Newport Naval Base

Steelworkers reject industry wage offers prompt wage talks

Pittsburgh CIO United Steelworkers officials spurned 10 and 16 percent wage offers from Inland Steel and U S Steel Corp. The Wage Policy Committee meets to chart future negotiations. Union President David J. McDonald has notified 96 steel and iron ore firms he seeks a substantial increase and warns of a strike at midnight Thursday if no agreement is reached.

Pittsburgh CIO United Steelworkers Inland Steel Co U. S. Steel Corp David J. McDonald

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