Eisenhower asks Congress for stepped up nuclear program
President Eisenhower urged Congress to authorize a larger nuclear energy program for peaceful use and weapons. He requested a supplemental 112% million dollars for fiscal 1957 to fund operating expenses and plant construction for civilian atomic power reactors and military propulsion research. The package includes 82.5 million in new funds with 68.4 million for operations and 14.1 million for plant work, plus 30 million of unobligated funds.
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Eisenhower
Congress
White House
Atomic Energy Commission
James C. Hagerty
United States
Hagerty
AEC
Greece vows action to end Cyprus rule and free Makarios
Foreign Minister Evanghelos Averoff pledges unflinching effort to end British control of Cyprus and secure Archbishop Makarios’s return from exile. He notes Greece will pursue a united foreign policy with other parties while Britain strengthens security measures in Nicosia.
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Turkey
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Predict Warm Weather and Rain For Wednesday
Weathermen forecast generally warm weather with showers for Memorial Day and a pause in rain that drenched Indianapolis. More than 2,000 central Indiana families were temporarily homeless as floods impacted streets. The Washington Weather Bureau issued the forecast for Memorial Day.
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Central Indiana
Washington Weather Bureau
Light quake rattles Eureka area with no damage
A very light earthquake was felt in the Eureka region at 12 a.m. local time today. No damage or injuries were reported, authorities said.
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Eureka
Calif
Tornado Warning Scattered Storms Ashore Illinois Iowa
The U S Weather Bureau issued a tornado warning with scattered severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes this afternoon until 6 p m CST. The alert covers northwestern Illinois north of a line from Burlington Iowa to Streator Illinois and south of a line from Green Bay to Prairie du Chien to Lake Geneva.
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Milwaukee
U. S
Legislative Council Education Committee Sets June 8 Meeting
Madison report states the Legislative Council education committee will meet June 8 at Platteville State College. State Senator W. Wca announced the gathering to hear public reaction to proposals including all state areas in a single high school district, metropolitan districts, and state aid to local schools. Discussions will cover school district reorganization and teacher supply issues.
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Legislate Council
Platteville State College
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R-Vesper
Monjay
Pro-West Italian Parties Lose Key Cities to Fascists
In Rome and major Italian cities, pro Western Christian Democrats fall short of majority as Fascists and Monarchists gain leverage. In Rome center parties win 34 seats to left 29, with Fascists 10 and Monarchists 7 shaping the balance of power. Bologna remains Communist controlled. Nationwide returns show CD control in 2724 towns, Communists and leftists 1163, others 750.
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Italy
Florence
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Gig Hall
Giorgio la Pira
Christian Democrats
Isis
Milan
Venice
Genoa
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Center
Christian Democratic
Tonio Sesni
Western Alliance
Kremlin
Ministry of Interior
City Prepares To Honor War Dead
Oshkosh observes Memorial Day with a morning service at Riverside Memorial Park. The annual parade forms at 8:30 a.m. from the municipal parking lot and proceeds to Riverside Cemetery for a service led by the Women's Relief Corps. Weather could affect timing with possible postponement or cancellation.
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Women's Relief Corps
Riverside ‘Park
Seaton Named for Cabinet Post in Interior
President Eisenhower nominated Fred A. Seaton to be secretary of interior with Senate praise expected. Seaton, 46, a former Nebraska senator and current deputy assistant to the president, would succeed Douglas McKay who resigned to run for the Oregon Senate.
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Eisenhower
Seaton
Douglas McKay
Oregon
Senate
Morse
Midwest
Nebraska
Kenneth Wherry
R-Neb
Defense
Department
Congress
White House
Sherman Adams
Neenah man killed in 41 and 110 crash. driver acquitted of high negligence
Coroner's jury finds Duane K. Higgins, 32, of Neenah, died from head injuries after a May crash at Highways 41 and 110. The other driver Leon Ristenpact, 20, of Sheboygan, faced a stop sign violation charge. verdict said Higgins' death was not caused by a high degree of negligence.
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Duane K. Higgins
Sherry St
Higgins
Franklin Moore Jr
Leon R. Ristenpact
Sheboygan
Oshkosh
Winneconne
Brookfield School Bond Issue Approved by Voters
Milwaukee voters report Brookfield School district approves an $800,000 bond for an addition to the present building, doubling capacity to 1,206. In March the district rejected an $890,000 proposal. Monday’s tally was 1,136 to 704.
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Milwaukee
Brookfield
Northwestern Will Publish Wednesday Memorial Day
The Oshkosh Daily Northwestern will publish on Wednesday Memorial Day but go to press early at 11 a.m. News items must be submitted to the Northwestern office by 9 a.m. due to advanced deadlines.
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Northwestern
Memorial Day Parade to Honor War Dead in Oshkosh
The city plans Oshkosh Memorial Day events with a large parade forming at Ceape and Court Streets at 3:20 PM. The Marine Corps League color guard and firing squad, VFW Band, and local reserve units from the 127th Infantry will participate at Riverside Cemetery. Police urge the municipal lot be kept clear from 8:30 AM as the parade forms and proceeds to the cemetery.
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Naval Reserve
Ceape
Court Streets
William A. Golz
City Hall
Ceape Street
Riverside Cemetery
Marine Corps League
VFW
Armed Forces
127Th Infantry Regiment
Wofford Attacks Prevailing Wage Amendment on Highway Bill
Senator Thomas A. Wofford criticizes a proposed prevailing wage clause as costly and disruptive to the interstate highway program. He warns the amendment could waste billions and slow road construction while Senate leaders push for a major road bill including a vast 42,500 mile network.
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Washington
LLP
Thomas A. Wofford
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Wofford
Wolford
Senate
State i
Secretary of Labor
Senate Public Works Committee
Will Act Quickly Ag Chief Pledges
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson said the new farm bill will be put into operation rapidly with the soil bank provisions worth 1.2 billion dollars. He noted spring crops may be little affected but fall seedings could see broader acreage reduction and some spring crops might be plowed under. Benson, after meeting President Eisenhower, said administration agricultural policy has national support and will proceed to implement the measure despite congressional battles.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra Tr. Benson
Eisenhower
Benson
Congress
Woman Injured in 1954 Crash Dies at 78
Mrs. J. Rose Fairbanks, 78, who was injured in a December 1954 traffic accident near Fenimore that killed her brother and sister, died in a hospital in Boscobel, Wisconsin.
Rule Supplementary Benefits Are Taxable
The government ruled that idle workers must report new supplementary unemployment benefits as non wage income on their annual return. Plans negotiated by the United Auto Workers with General Motors Ford and Chrysler will provide up to 63 percent of pay for four weeks and 60 percent for 22 weeks of unemployment. Over a million employees are covered across auto and other industries.
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Russell C. Harrington
Internal Revenue Commissioner
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler Motor Companies
Four Azerbaijan Red Chiefs Executed in Soviet Case
The Soviet Union announced the execution of four Azerbaijan Communist leaders including former premier Mir Djafar Bagirov for terroristic acts and counter revolutionary activity linked to Lavrenti Beria. Two other defendants received 25-year prison terms.
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Soviet Union
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Soviet
Iran
Lavrenti P. Beria
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Bazirov
T. M. Borshchev
K. I. Grigoriyan
P. A. Markaryan
S. F. Emelyanov
A. N. Alawishiev
Azerpayan
Mir- Djafar Bagirov
Azerbaijan Communist Party
Beria
Bagirov
The
Baku Worker
Supreme Court of the
U.S.S.R
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