Barkley Body Returns to Capital in Mourning Procession
The body of Sen. Alben W. Barkley began its final trip to Washington from Lexington Virginia with gray skies and military students escorting the casket. Barkley died at Washington and Lee University after collapsing during a mock national convention. Funeral is planned in Washington and burial in Paducah Kentucky. Governor Chandler declared 30 days of state mourning.
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Alben W. Barkley
Barkley
Washington
Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee
Virginia Military Institute
Francis P. Gaines
W&l
Foundry Methodist Church
Frederick Brown Harris
Senate
Paducah
Kentucky
A.B. Chandler
Capitol
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Wehrmacht Parade Through Berlin In Public Display
In Berlin a mass display by 3,009 soldiers sailors and airmen of the Red Germany Wehrmacht paraded publicly along Unter den Linden Avenue. A mechanized infantry regiment led the march with infantry on foot in trucks and armored cars, joined by small air force and navy units.
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Red Germany
Wehrmacht
Unter den Tanden Avenue
Adolf Hitler
Foreign aid faces cuts despite broad agreement
Senator Walter F. George said Congress will not approve the 4.6 to 4.9 billion dollar foreign aid request though he and House Chairman James Richards reported a wide area of agreement with the Eisenhower administration. Dulles urged approval as part of a national policy against communism, but long term economic aid remains a point of disagreement.
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LLP
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Eisenhower
White House
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Congress
John Foster Dulles
George
Dulles
Senate
James P. Richards
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
Court Martial Recommended in Night March Tragedy
Marine Corps recommends court martial for Staff Sgt. Matthew McKeon amid findings from the Ribbon Creek incident in South Carolina. He faces manslaughter, oppression of recruits, drinking in presence of a recruit, and violation of general orders. The case tested Marine training practices and prompted a leadership shakeup at Parris Island.
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Marine Corps
Matthew McKeon
South Carolina
Worcester
Mass
Corps
McKeon
Randolph McCall Pate
J. C. Burger
Parris Island
S. C
Pate
Ribbon Creek
Navy
Marines
McKeons
Pale
House Armed Services Committee
Secretary of the Navy
Thomas
Keon
Charles S. Thomas
Congress
Colorado Springs man freed after mistaken jail entry
William J. Murray sought jail status at the police desk in Colorado Springs. Clerk Sam Routsong found Murray did belong in jail, but he woke up on the street instead. A missing cell bar explained his improvised exit and he was later given accommodations on a drunkenness charge.
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Colorado Springs
Park Ramp Site Negotiations Spurs Council Floor Debate
Negotiations for a possible purchase of all or part of Central Parking lot at 37-39 High St were urged by the safety and protection committee. Ald. Oaks criticized meter policy on Oregon Street promising “a scrap on the Council floor” while proposing a cap and two hour limits until the bridge work ends.
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Oaks
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Herbert Wenzlaff
American Automobile Association
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Ald
William Harford
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Elmwood Avenue
Algoma Boulevard
Cyril Boushele
Harford
Death of Sen. Alben Barkley Triggers National Mourning
Washington leaders from Ike to Truman led the nation in mourning the death of Sen. Alben W Barkley Kentucky. Presidents Eisenhower and Truman issued statements praising his long public service and character. Many leaders including Stevenson Johnson and Rayburn paid tribute to Barkley as a great statesman and vice president.
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Eisenhower
Alben W. Barkley
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John Nance Garner
Eleanor Roosevelt
Frankin D Rosevelt
Adlai E. Stevenson
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Tex
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D-Tev
Rayburn
Afl-Cio
George
Means
Jabero
Predict Ike's Acceptance of New Farm Bill
Republican leaders predict President Eisenhower will accept a farm bill without advance payments for the soil bank. Democrats call the $500 million annual payment plan a political gimmick and may oppose the proposal. Rep. Charles Halleck said he would not veto the bill over the soil bank provision.
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White House
Eisenhower
Charles A. Halleck
R-Ind
House
Halleck
Cuba Acts To Prevent Rebels From Asylum
In Havana police posted guards outside embassies to stop rebels seeking asylum as the United States and Cuba clash over how to handle fugitives from a Sunday revolt. The Farm Bill debate continues in Washington with Ezra Benson at the White House and a House Agriculture Committee vote approving a $1.2 billion bank program. The bill includes two administration opposed provisions affecting price supports and soil bank incentives, with hearings arranged for quick action and Republicans divided on alternatives.
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Halleck
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Wac
Ezra T. Benson
White House
House Agriculture Committee
U S Warns on Refugee Pressure by Communist States
U S officials vow rapid reprisals against any Communist satellite government pressing refugees in the United States to return behind the Iron Curtain. The State Department issued a get tough note to Poland after warning to Russia and the expulsion of two Soviet delegates for pressuring refugees. Viktor Solovyev testified that Soviet agents pressured him in a New York hotel room to return home. Poland is expected to reject the charges.
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U.S
State Department
Romuald Spasowski
Poland
Russia
United Nations
Soviet Union
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Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
New York
Spasowski
United States
Revolt Hits Nation as Proclamation Remains in Effect
Emergency order suspending constitutional guarantees stays in force after Monday night unrest. Ex-President Carlos Pino was arrested for protection then released, while several regime leaders remain imprisoned. Violence limited to a north coast attack on a regimental barracks with 50 rebels.
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Sean Yore
Border clash persists as U.N. brokered truce takes hold
In Jerusalem the U N announces a peace push with observation posts and patrols along the Gazal strip to curb border incidents between Egypt and Israel. Jordanian infiltrators spark a new clash near Neve Or as Hammarskjold meets Ben Gurion and Sharett to push a cease fire. Two Israelis killed and two wounded in Gaza clashes.
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Israel
Jordan
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U. N
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Hammarskjold
New York
Sharett
Nehemia Brosh
Neve Or
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Jordan River
Gaza Strip
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E.L.M. Burns
U.N. Truce Supervision Organization
Dag Hamnarskjold
David Ben- Gurion
Moshe Sharett
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nassser
United Press
Walter Collins
Collins
Cai
Summerfield to Keynote Wisconsin GOP Convention in Milwaukee
Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield will headline the Wisconsin Republican state convention in Milwaukee on May 25 at the Milwaukee Auditorium. The two day event is expected to draw about 5 000 delegates and alternates. Summerfield chaired the GOP national committee in 1952 and has a long record in the party. Philip G. Kuehn said Mundt was deemed embarrassingly out of step after Eisenhower vetoed the farm bill.
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Arthur E. Summerfield
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Summerfield
GOP
Michigan
U.S. Senate
Karl E. Mundt
R-S.d
Eisenhower
Mundt
Philip G. Kuehn
McCarthy to Speak at Wisconsin Young Republican Convention
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy will deliver the keynote address at the Wisconsin Young Republican convention in Milwaukee. He is set for a dinner speech Saturday while Lt. Gov. Warren Knowles speaks at lunch and Charles McWhorter of New York, national Young Republicans chair, speaks at 9:30 a.m. Saturday. The event opens Friday with an executive board session and continues with district caucuses and elections Saturday night.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
New Soviet Fighters Shown At Annual May Day Parade
Moscow reports show a MIG style fighter display over Red Square during the May Day parade. Zhukov urged vigilance against imperialism while noting ongoing peace efforts. Western observers noted the new aircraft may be a revised MIG model.
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