Old Sam Rayburn Impatient With Eisenhower Leadership
James Marlow reports from Washington that 75-year-old Speaker Sam Rayburn grows impatient with President Eisenhower amid a budget cut clash between Democratic leadership and a Republican Southern coalition. Rayburn rebuffs the president on tax cuts and constitutional replacement plans as lawmakers fight for budget priorities and party loyalty.
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Washington
Sam Rayburn
House
Eisenhower
House Starts Budget Votes
The House faced 17 roll call votes to decide on a major budget cutting drive. Amendments would trim 68.6 million dollars from Labor and Welfare and the National Labor Relations Board, part of 187.4 million in House reductions against a 2.981 billion request by President Eisenhower. Senate has not acted on any appropriation bills.
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Departments of Labor and Welfare
National Labor Relations Board
House
Hisenhower
John E. Fogarty
Rhode Island
Fogarty
Washington
National Labor Relations’ Board
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Stranded Cattle Report Probed Across Southeast Colorado
The Colorado Agriculture Department investigates reports of cattle stranded and near starvation after a severe storm in the plains. Governor McNichols pledges action, including a possible haylift, as 4,000 of 20,000 cattle in Baca County reportedly died in the blizzard.
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Denver
Colorado Agriculture Department
Colorado
Steve McNichols
Plains
Baca
Prowers
Bartlesville Woman Booked In Murder
A 51 year old Bartlesville Oklahoma woman was booked on a second degree murder charge after the fatal stabbing of Raymond C Foster a 39 year old cook. Mrs Flossie Lehman told police she and Mrs Mildred C Long found Foster in their apartment and said the stabbing occurred in self defense after an argument.
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Wichita
Bartlesville
Okla
Raymond C. Foster
Flossie Lehman
Mildred C. Long
Foster
Members Named To Efficiency Group
TOPEKA Three Senate members were named to the efficiency and economy committee to probe state government. Sens Howard Immel Glenn Smith and Charles Joseph. House picks were Marshall Gardiner William Mitchell Clyde Hill and Rod Bentley.
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Senate
Howard Immel
Tola
Gleen Smith
Larned
Charles Joseph
Potwin
House
Democrat
Marshall Gardiner
Leavenworth
William Mitchell
Hutchinson
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R-Yates Center
Rod Bentley
R-Shields
Britain Revises Defense Plan Cutting Costs
London announced a sharply revised defense program for 1957-58 totaling about 3.976 billion dollars, down from earlier estimates. The plan includes withdrawing troops from Libya and Korea and relies on U S supplied guided missiles, aiming to stabilize regular forces at about 976,000 by end of 1962.
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London
Britain
Libya
Korea
United States
New USIA Chief Touts Transmitter for Middle East
New USIA Director Arthur Larson urged rapid construction of a land based transmitter to reach the Middle East with clear radio broadcasts. He spoke at a Union League Club luncheon and proposed 20 new USIA centers in Africa for expanded broadcasting.
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New York
U.S. Information Agency
Middle East
Arthur Larson
Union League Club
Africa
Wildcats Win in Indoor Tennis Match 9-0
Kansas State College defeated the University of Wichita 9-0 in an indoor tennis match played yesterday due to rain. The result shows a dominant KSC performance as both teams faced weather constraints.
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Wichita
Kansas State College
University of Wichita
Ellender Seeks Funding for Water and Soil Preservation
Senator Ellender of Louisiana, chairing a Senate Appropriations subcommittee, pledges to push funding for flood control and navigation projects despite President's budget requests. He aims to provide what engineers say is necessary to protect soil and water resources, prioritizing conservation over cutting overall spending.
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Washington
Sen
Ellender
D-La
Senate
Tax Refunds In State Nine Million So Far This Year
Wichita Kansans have received more than nine million dollars in income tax refunds to date this year. About 105,000 refunds were processed by the Internal Revenue Service here through March 30, compared to 85,380 in the same period last year. Bert Beard, chief of collections, said.
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Wichita
Internal Revenue
Bert Beard
Disarmament Hope Expressed At World Affairs Talk
Robert Murphy deputy undersecretary of state voiced optimism that London talks may lead to initial steps toward major disarmament agreements. Speaking at the University of Colorado annual Conference on World Affairs he praised the United Nations role and noted U N disarmament proposals from the United States and Russia referred to a London subcommittee comprising the five permanent members. He offered no reasons for his optimism.
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Boulder
Colo
Robert Murphy
London
University of Colorado
Murphy
United Nations
U.N. General Assembly
Russia
United States
U.N
Britain
France
Canada
Train Crash Kills Engineer in SecaucusNJ
A Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train struck eight empty mail cars in Secaucus New Jersey last night killing engineer Clair E Cochran 58 Islin and injuring more than 25 passengers including two trainmen. The electrically powered train with 156 passengers aboard was traveling from New York City to New Brunswick and had just exited the Hudson River Tunnel when it collided with the eight deadhead cars causing two cars to derail.
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Secaucus
N. J
Clair E. Cochran
Islin
New York
Hudson River Tunnel
New York City
German Trains Collide Near Kassel With Casualties
A Berlin to Frankfurt U.S. Army military train collided with a German express near Kassel. Four Germans killed and 14 injured. Officials report no American injuries.
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Germany
U. S
Berlin
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