14 Aug 1957
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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1957
Page
1
Washington reports the United States and Poland completed action on a 95 million dollar aid program. Polish authorities seized a streetcar depot in Poznan and pledged to investigate transport workers demands for a living wage amid the city’s strike activity.
The House passed a half billion dollar a year postal rate bill on a 256 129 vote with strong GOP support. The measure would raise first class rates and other postage costs amid debates over subsidies and foreign aid tied to surplus sales to allies and Communist nations. The bill also redirects surplus disposal and enables barter with Poland and others under new authority signed by President Eisenhower.
FBI agents search the New York area for a large sum of money allegedly buried by a Soviet master spy. The report notes pursuit of hidden assets connected to a long-running espionage case and local authorities assisting in locating the cache.
AFL-CIO President George Meany issued an ultimatum to the Teamsters demanding they attend dates in September for replies to accusations of corrupt leadership. The executive council may order the 1.4 million member union to reform or face ouster, with a ruling before the Miami convention.
Mayflower II owners approve a proposal to sail the replica Pilgrim ship up the St Lawrence Seaway to Great Lakes ports. The voyage would be funded by a British group and backed by U S lawmakers including Rep Reuss and Sen Potter, with a potential October starting date if navigation permits.
In a Senate hearing Senator Smathers pressed state drought claims. Chairman Monroney named Oklahoma and Mississippi as dry states while an unidentified woman in the audience shouted Texas. Smathers replied Texas just seems dry.
The 47th Anti aircraft Brigade mess hall at Fort MacArthur California features pink walls described as powder room pink. Cooks chose the color to brighten the dining space despite Army chow remaining similar to standard fare.
In Las Vegas Nevada unfavourable winds forced the Atomic Energy Commission to postpone the Shasta nuclear device for a 24 hour delay. It marked the 36th postponement as scientists set a new firing time for 7 am central daylight Thursday from a 500 foot tower. The AEC warned winds could carry fallout toward the Toad construction camp 30 miles northeast of the Nevada proving grounds.
The Air Force will require future pilots to enlist for five years instead of three. It says three-year pilots spent three-quarters of their time in training and two-thirds leave after three years. The five-year term aims at economy and better retention and covers ROTC cadets and Air Academy programs. those who opt out will have three years of nonflying duties.
Washington AP reports House leaders expect rapid final congressional action today on the compromise 3.366 billion foreign aid authorization bill after Senate approval Tuesday night. A separate cash authorization will be tackled later, with further cuts possible in both chambers. President Eisenhower warns further reductions could be dangerous. House GOP Leader Martin suggests a special session could be called if cuts go too far. The Senate had cut the request to 4.617 billion, the House to 3.117 billion.
Two test planes on a route enemy bombers might use were quickly detected in the first U S Canadian DEW Line radar test. Air Defense Command hails the test as a success as warnings and flight paths were plotted from Colorado Springs to Alaska and back.
The Senate interior Committee backs extending jurisdiction over the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin to 1960. In Moscow a group of 41 young Americans defies the State Department to travel to Peiping, joined by a few others planning later flights as Khrushchev observes departures.
A truck driver Anthony Barbera testified before the Senate Rackets Committee that while drunk in a bar in 1955 he may have voted for James R Hoffa in a New York union election. The committee said records show a vote cast in his name and cited a pattern of phony paper locals.
Officials reveal total Soviet arms shipments to the Middle East hover around 376 million dollars. Egypt leads with over 200 million, including MiG 9 jets, Syria receives about 150 million, Yemen is a new buyer, and Afghanistan minimal. Israel Jordan Saudi Arabia and Lebanon are noted as Western customers. Arms emerge as key regional currency amid East West jockeying.
Independent candidates Howard H. Boyle Jr. and Douglas J. Wheaton filed for the August 27 special U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin. Boyle called himself a Joe McCarthy Republican and wore a headdress outside the Capitol. Wheaton wore a sign and supported America First policies. Georgia Cozzini joined as Socialist Labor hopeful. Rep. Laird advanced a bill extension for Menominee timing, while Proxmire urged northern Wisconsin aid and Seaway development.
The Traffic Safety Committee in Cranston Rhode Island reports a poor response to a month long campaign giving theater tickets to courteous drivers. Only one driver has been named so far.
Western strategists meet in London to plan next moves for the Big Five disarmament talks as Russia rejects conditions on troop reductions. US delegate Harold Stassen, shaken by a sharp rebuke from Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister V A Zorin, will present the Western reply at the next session. The talks, already past the deadline, show no clear path to continuation. Zorin accuses Stassen of spoon feeding and says Moscow rejects Western hopes for a quick agreement.
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