Senator Monroney Wins Backing for Civil Aviation Inquiry
Senator Monroney reports unanimous Senate Aviation subcommittee backing to investigate the ouster of Frederick B. Lee as civil aviation administrator. The inquiry aims to determine if political motives influenced the dismissal and if a Commerce Department faction seized control of civil aviation. Charles J. Lowen Jr. named to succeed Lee, pending Senate confirmation.
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D-Okla
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Civil Aeronautics
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Civil Aviation
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Commerce Department
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Fla
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Schoeppel
Kan
Payne
Maine
Three Children Die In Flames In Kentucky Home
In Hopkinsville Kentucky three young children Barbara Ann Holton 4 Equillia Jones 3 and Mary Alice Byrd 4 months died when flames ripped through their second floor apartment. Workmen at a nearby tobacco warehouse spotted the fire and alerted authorities. Fire Chief Dorris Jones said defective wiring appeared to start the blaze. The mother Mrs Lucy Byrd was visiting nearby and the first floor was saved.
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Barbara Ann Holton
Equillia Jones
Mary Alice Byrd
Lucy Byrd
Dorris Jones
West Berlin Living Standard Rises as Costs Top 136 Million
The standard of living in West Berlin is increasing with total annual household costs reaching 136 million dollars. Spending on liquor cigarettes and coffee has climbed to 50 million dollars.
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West Berlin
Eisenhower Heart Attack Tops 1955 News List
United Press editors name the 10 biggest stories of 1955 led by President Eisenhower's heart attack. Other top items include Salk polio vaccine, Peron’s fall, Geneva talks, Bulganin Khrushchev rise, AFL CIO merger, and the Dodgers' World Series win.
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U. S
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Buenos Aires
Europe
Eisenhower, Malenkov Resignations in Focus Across Europe
United Press reports social interest in European affairs as President Eisenhower campus health prompts scrutiny while Soviet leader Malenkov faces resignation rumors amid regional tensions.
Earney Named to Presidio County Veterans Land Committee
W. H. Earney was appointed to the Presidio County Veterans Land Committee by the county commissioners. Other members are Jim Bob Steen, chairman, and John Fortner of Presidio. The panel screens applicants for veterans land purchases.
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W. H. Earney
Presidio County
Jim Bob Steen
John Fortner
Presidio
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