Southern congressmen lose bid on civil rights voting referees
In Washington the House rejected by 157 to 157 an amendment to limit court appointed voting referees to federal elections. The vote followed a 137 to 134 tally on a similar proposal, both teller counts. The referees would ensure qualified Southern Negroes can vote, appointed by federal judges. The measure drew Southern backing and came amid slow progress on civil rights legislation in both chambers.
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House
August E. Johansen Reich
Homer EH. Budger
Idaho
Johansen
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Celler
Francis E Walter
D-Pa
Budge
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dtex
Judiciary Committee
Lister Hill
D-Ala
Police arrest in hit and run near State Police Barracks
A 11:05 a.m. hit and run damaged a mailbox in front of the State Police Barracks. Gary DeWitt Powell 20 Hagerstown employed by Western Maryland Railway was charged with failure to stop after an accident. Trial set for April 6 in Frederick Magistrate Court. Trooper Galen pursued to one mile east of Hagerstown after passing description. A blue panel truck claimed by driver as cause. Brown appointed to State Soul Conservation Committee.
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Gary DeWitt Powell
Western Maryland Railway
Frederick
Joseph Galen
Patrick Street
Unmanned B57 Jet Crashes in Denton Killing Family
An unmanned B57 jet crashed into a Denton Maryland home, killing Mrs. Brown 50 and her grandchildren Laverne 6 and Karen 4, as wreckage shattered a nearby school window. Pilot Capt. William F Smith ejected and survived, hospitalized with injuries.
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J Brown
Laverne Brown
Karen Brower
Air Force
William F Smith
Warner- Robins
Georgia
Smith
Los Angeles
Easton
Harry R. Hughes
Denton
Baltimore
Martin Co
Brown
Palmer
Pilot ejects after crash near Denton injures student wing
Air Force officer survives a crash near Maryland 313 north of Denton as witness William Fleetwood recalls the moment. Hammond, principal of Lockerman school, was hospitalized in Baltimore while about 200 students in the wing sustained minor injuries from flaming debris. Pilot remains conscious after bailout. contractor Irvin Kaufman describes the scene as an explosion like an atomic blast.
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Air Force
Smith
Maryland 313
Denton
John P.hammond
Browns
Hammond
Lockerman
Baltimore
Wilbur 5. Hopperngardner
Palmer
Irvin Kaufman
Kaufman
Hope For Settlement In Actors Strike
Hollywood reports renewed talks as SAG and AMPP prepare to resume negotiations. The union considers a three point proposal covering pension and health funds from 5 percent of earnings, a 2 lump sum for pre contract films, and payments to actors on post 1960 pictures.
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Hollywood
Screen Actor's Guild
Assn. of
AMPP
Redstone missile test aids Mercury space program
An Army Redstone missile launched from Cape Canaveral reached a target 200 miles downrange in a tuneup for the Mercury project. The test checked engineering refinements and instrument checkout for NASA's plan to use eight modified Redstones to train astronauts for solo suborbital flights, with a chimpanzee flight and potential human ascent planned.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic
America
Army
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Earth
Eisenhower Considers Soviet Test Ban Proposal In Talks
President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Herter discussed the Soviet Union's new atomic test ban proposal in Washington. A letter to Khrushchev reportedly reassures that the United States has no current plan to share atomic weapons with allies, with Hagerty declining to confirm or deny. The Khrushchev letter refers to U.S. plans in Atlantic Pact nations, while the Geneva proposal calls for a ban on all tests until experts decide on policing and inspection.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Christian A. Herter
White House
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
James C. Haggerty
Esenhower
Khrushchev
Geneva
State Roads Chief Seeks Guard On Highway Land
Maryland Roads Chairman John B. Funk warned at a Potomac Chapter luncheon that future highways must have protected rights of way without immediate full purchase. He cited rising costs and encroachment by development, noting outer beltway rights of way could reach 2 million dollars now and rise to 10 million later.
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Baltimore
State Roads Commission
John B. Funk
Maryland
Funk
Potomac
American Right of Way Assn
Motorsis
Eee
Washington Area
State Roads Commission land reserve idea faces constitutional questions
Officials discuss authorizing the state roads body to seize land for future rights of way without constitutional amendment citing police powers. Experts note other states’ zoning attempts fail and urge broad study to avoid future exorbitant costs. In Okinawa a lion versus dogs show draws mixed reactions as U S troops claim refunds demand meets resistance.
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State Roads Commission
Funk
Fight Between Lions And Dogs Sparks Protest In Okinawa Arena
In Naha a staged fight between a lion and a pack of dogs drew protests from spectators including Americans. The lion chewed the dogs in a Sunday show as police and U S officials investigated. one American soldier rescued a dying dog as it crawled away from the pit.
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Itary
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Naha
Okinawa
U. S
Minister to See Ike in Washington Visit
Foreign Minister Fernando Maria Castiella and his wife left for New York by plane en route to a three day official visit to Washington. Castiella is to meet President Eisenhower and confer with Secretary of State Christian A. Herter.
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Fernando Maria Castiella
New York
Washington
Castiella
Eisenhower
Christian A. Herter
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