Eisenhower urges Geneva to bring world closer to peace
President Eisenhower told foreign exchange students in the White House Rose Garden that he will seek to move toward peace at the upcoming Big Four Geneva conference. He advised an open minded, conciliatory approach while affirming the primacy of human rights. Meanwhile the Senate Foreign Relations Committee postponed action on a resolution about Soviet satellite nations and on Senator McCarthy's proposal, turning to the Big Four on page 2.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Geneva
White House
Rose Garden
United States
America
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
Kohler Co Attorneys Allege NLRB Bias in Hearings
Kohler Co attorneys Conger and Howe accuse three NLRB lawyers of abusing the hearing process to pressure the company and aid the union Local 833 UAW CIO. They filed to amend the company answer and claim irrelevant material skewed coverage, citing a riotous union response to recent NLRB developments and a Fos Sum cargo incident as context.
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Ross Madden
KLRB
Chicago
Fossum
Kohler Co
NLRB
Inscription Law Signed to Put God We Trust on Currency
President Eisenhower signed into law a bill mandating the inscription In God We Trust be placed on all U S currency and coins. The motto already appeared on coins but not on paper money.
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Washington
Llp
Eisenhower
U.S
New Trial Denied To Dr Sheppard
A Cleveland II A three judge appellate court today refused Dr Samuel H Sheppard a new trial for the bludgeon death of his wife Marilyn on July 4 1954. The court said the defendant received a fair trial and substantial justice was done. The ruling left unresolved a second motion for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence from Dr Paul L Kirk.
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Cleveland II
Samuel H. Sheppard
Marilyn
Asteopath
Lee E. Skeele
Julius M. Kovachy
Joy Seth Hurd
Sheppard
Paul L. Kirk
University of California, Berkeley
Calif
Eisenhower Cuts Dixon-Yates Contract With Memphis
President Eisenhower ordered cancellation of the 107 million dollar Dixon Yates private power contract at West Memphis Arkansas after a Memphis meeting with Mayor Frank Tobey. Atty Gen Brownell said steps to terminate would begin immediately, while Senator Kefauver warned hearings would continue. Ground had already been broken for the plant, expected to supply Memphis after TVA needs rise in 1958.
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Washington
Dixon- Yates
Congress
Eisenhower
Frank Tobey
Memphis
Brownell
Sen
Kefauver
D-Tenn
West Memphis
Ark
Tennesssee Valley Authority
TVA
Atomic Energy Commission
Dexon-Yates
Fire Ball Seen Over Three States Sparks Skywatch Interest
Reports from Utah Nevada and California describe a swirling ball of fire seen Monday night moving toward the ground. The Civil Aeronautics Authority would not speculate on whether the objects were meteorites or other celestial phenomena and no airplanes were reported missing.
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Sacramento
Calif
Utah
Nevada
California
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Decision delayed on ship unloading in Milwaukee clash
Milwaukee City Council postponed a ruling on whether city or harbor commission should set policy for unloading ships carrying Kohler Co. clay. CIO labor leaders warned of pickets while officials warned of city liability if unloading is refused. The Divina and Fossum ships faced unloading delays amid strike tensions. unions and the Kohler plant dispute drew Federal and White House attention.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee City Council
Harbor Commission
Kohler Co. Commission
Arthur Skelding
Commission
Frank Zeidler
CIO
Tthe Kohler Co
Milton McGuire
N.S. Fossum
Montreal
CIO Heads
Sheboygan
St. Clair
Lake St. Clair
Lakes Huron
Huron
Erie
Lake Huron
Divina
Port Colborne
Wisconsin
Zeidler
Eisenhower
Kohler
Charles Schultz
Wisconsin State Cio
John Zinos
AFL State, County and Municipal
AFL
Harry Brockel
Harvey Ritzman
Gaw-Cio
Kohler Co
National Relations Board
T Rouse
Washington
Murray Snyder
White House
TV fireworks light Long Beach as lines flash out
Blue and red flames erupted from TV sets in West Long Beach when two 11,000-volt power lines shorted. The surge blew out the sets and all fuses, causing an electrical “fireworks” display before power was restored.
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Long Beach
Calif
West Long Beach
Sioux City Child Suspect Seized in Brutal Sex Slayer Case
A massive manhunt launched across the Midwest after 2 year old Donna Sue Davis was found murdered near a Sioux City field. FBI joined the search as police briefly detained a suspect while seeking a precise account of a man seen carrying a bundle in the Davis alley shortly before the body was found.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Midwest
Donna Sue Davis
FBI
James O'Keefe
Tof
Donna
Wally
Hmr
James Davis
Ad.q
R. J. Stokes
Ale. Dik
O'Keefe
Bridges Returns to Stand in Citizenship Trial
San Francisco. Harry Bridges, 54, West Coast labor leader and ILWU president, returned to the stand in the government's civil suit to strip him of U S citizenship. He testified as a defense witness denying ever being a Communist Party member.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
Tabor
International _Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Communist Party
Five Boys Die in Mt Temple Avalanche Near Banff
A group of about 30 Wilderness Club members from Philadelphia faced tragedy when a avalanche on Mt Temple at 9 500 feet claimed five boys and left two missing. Banff Hospital holds two injured youths while others escaped unharmed. Leaders O D Dickenson and W H Geser accompanied the group.
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Banff
Allan
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Mt. Temple
Banff Hospital
Richard and
James Balls
William Wise
William Watts
Philadellphia
Luther Seddon
Miles Marble
David Chapin
Frederick Ballard
Jerry Clattenburg
Peter Smith
Tony Woodfield
The
Wilderness Club of
O. D. Dickenson
W. H. Geser
Banff National Park
Canadian Rockies
Canada
Alorraine Lake
Oeser
Mt Temple
Woodfield
House group denies funds for free polio shots and academy
The House Appropriations Committee rejected funds for the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs and free polio vaccine distribution. It cut the atomic plant expansion budget and civil defense plans, reporting a supplemental bill of 1.65 billion dollars. The panel also denied 79 million dollars for the academy’s construction and urged consult with the arts commission before finalizing plans. The move follows criticism of the academy design and concerns over centralized military activity near Colorado Springs.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Air Force Academy
Eisenhower
U.S
House
Senate
Air Academy
Atomic Energy Commission
Colorado Springs
Colo
The
Air
Fine Arts Commission
Army
Camp Carson
Air Defense Command
Los Angeles Man Tags Self as Davy Crockett During Traffic Stop
Police Sgt. Lester Friday stopped a motorist and, after taking the facts, issued a ticket for running a red light to Davey W. Crockett, 20, of Los Angeles. The motorist identifed himself as Davy Crockett in a humorous exchange.
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Los Angeles
Sergeant Friday
Davy Crockett
Lester Friday
Davey W. Crockett
Ground Broken for Salvation Army Building Addition
Ground was broken Monday for a Salvation Army building addition costing 35998 dollars. Leighton Hough chaired the ceremony as plans to expand headquarters at 179 Algoma Blvd include a 200 seat auditorium with folding doors, office space, new lavatories, kitchen and heating facilities. The project aims to boost youth programs and create a woodworking shop, with funds pledged and a 10000 dollar mortgage advised.
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Salvation Army
Leighton Hough
Army
Algoma Blvd
A. W. Jeske
Earl Burdick
Robert P. Gunz
Radke and Devoe
Hough
E. H. Rudey
Theodore Widder
Stickley
Terrorism Flares In Troubled Algeria
In Algiers violence surged as kidnappings, murders and gun battles struck across troubled regions. Over 36 hours four people were found dead, two fatally slashed, with several others wounded, according to French authorities.
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Algeria
Algiers
Bond plan called best for highways
Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey said Eisenhower’s bond proposal remains the best way to fund a vast highway program while not excluding other effective methods. He suggested a secondary option to raise nearly a billion dollars yearly via motor fuel taxes and truck charges, with a 12 year, 23 billion federal funding target.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Eisenhower
House Public Works Committee
Treasury
Congress
House Public Works Subcommittee
Public Works Subcommittee
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Salvation Army Advisory Board
Ation Army Addition
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John Markel
Rothwell C Stickley
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