Senate To Probe US Aid Program
Washington reports the Senate plans a $300000 investigation by the Foreign Relations Committee with outside experts to examine the foreign aid program and report by January 31. The piece traces aid from Marshall Plan roots to current military assistance and sparring over funding, asking how much, where, and why aid is issued.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Senate
Truman
Europe
Asia
Nism
Stalin
United States
Congress
Massive Springfield Fire Destroys Downtown Block
Fire destroyed nearly a quarter of a downtown Springfield block in Illinois, damaging five buildings. Damage estimated between three quarters of a million and one million dollars. One firefighter, Peter Larsen, hospitalized after smoke inhalation while battling the blaze. Fire crews contained the fire around 4:30 a.m. starting in the Eisner Fisher Grocery Co. building and spreading to adjacent structures including a drugstore, a mail order office, a department store, a bakery, and a restaurant. residents evacuated safely.
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Springfield
Ill
Francis Durkin
Peter Larsen
Eisner-Fisher Grocery Co
W. T. Grant Co
Thompson's
Illinois
Thrifty Drug Inc
World Wide News Briefs in Tokyo Saigon London Naples
Fog and rain forced three U S Sabre pilots to bail out over Japan and caused two to crash land with one airman missing after a million dollar plus mishap. rebel leader Bacut faces execution in Saigon as Diem rejects reversals from courts. torrential rains cripple southern England with record 12 hour London rainfall and slow rush hour. Eleven perish in Naples when a 120 year old apartment building collapses, four children among the dead.
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Japan
Air Force
Naples
Italy
New Oil Well At Garden City
Garden City area in Finney County reports another oil discovery near the town. The Leavitt No 1 well lies ten miles west and four miles north of Garden City in the Morrow sand, located by Champlin Refining Co. This marks the second recent find in the vicinity.
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Garden City
Finney County
Leavitt No. 1
Champlin Refining Co
Morrow
House To Act On Foreign Aid
The House debates two foreign aid bills well below Eisenhower's five billion request. A compromise authorization would fund four billion for the year with large cuts in military and arms aid. The second bill carries three point six billion dollars in appropriations, including a one point two billion cut in arms aid, and awaits floor action.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Gettysburg
Rep. Taber
Appropriations Committee
Sharp Drop In State Beer Sales
TOPEKA The state Commission of Revenue reported Kansas beer sales for the fiscal year ending June 30 fell by nearly 1 million gallons from the prior year. Malt beverage tax collections declined by 98 830 dollars, signaling a drop of 988 303 gallons in beer consumption.
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Topeka
State Commission of Revenue
Kansas
Commission
Streamlined Subway Train Takes Maiden Run in New York
A streamlined subway train begins its maiden run in New York. The train features air conditioners deodorizers dust removers and germ killers. Each car will play soothing music from loudspeakers to calm riders.
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New York
Quake Felt From Gulf of Mexico Close to New York
Fordham University seismograph recorded tremors about 1500 miles southwest of New York. Shocks at 5 01 and 5 05 a.m were felt in the Gulf of Mexico area. Seismologist Rev. Joseph Lynch from Yucatan, Mexico commented.
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New York
Fordham University
Gulf of Mexico
Yucatan
Mexico
Joseph Lynch
New Books at City Library Here Are Highlights
The Carnegie free library lists new titles read by Miss Nell Barna librarian. Guestward Ho by Patrick Dennis offers a humorous true West tale with Barbara Hooton. Souvenir by Margaret Truman presents her life story including White House and Missouri home memories. The Men in Her Death by Stephen Ransome is a Florida mystery. The Far Traveller by Manning Coles is gay ghostly fiction. Comfort Me With Apples by Peter De Vries is a French farce style novel about an advice columnist with witty lines.
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Carnegie Free Library
Nell Barnaby
Patrick Dennis
Mame
Golden West
Barbara Hooton
Margaret Truman
White House
Missouri
Stephen Ransome
Florida
Far Traveller
Manning Coles
Peter de Vries
Decency Connecticut Evening Paper
Grasshopper Threat In Southwest Kansas
Finney County Agent Oscar Norby warns a bumper grasshopper crop is forming in southwest Kansas. The first generation has hatched and a second wave is expected in late August or early September, risking damage to seeded wheat next fall.
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Garden City
Kansas
Finney County
Oscar Norby
Woodring Opens Campaign With Speeches in Hays Garden City
TOPEKA Harry H Woodring will officially launch his campaign for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination with a Tuesday night speech at Hays. The campaign headquarters said his first week also includes a Garden City speech Friday and a Wichita television appearance Thursday.
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Topeka
Harry H. Woodring
Hays
Woodring
Garden City
Wichita
Nobel Prize winner urges more TV based science teaching
Nobel laureate Dr Harold C Urey advocates expanding experiments in science education by television. He joins colleagues urging broader use of televised demonstrations to enhance understanding of scientific subjects.
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Harold C. Urey
Mass Burial Service Today For Victims Of Air Tragedy
Sixty seven coffins lie in Flagstaff Cemetery for a mass burial of victims from the Grand Canyon Constellation crash on June 30. Partial identifications cover nine victims. 58 further deaths are in a separate service for the DC7 crowd. One tiny coffin marks the infant child of Mr and Mrs John Maag of Los Angeles. About 250 relatives and friends attended, with 78 relatives flown from Kansas City to the service.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Trans World Airlines
Grand Canyon
United Air Lines
TWA
John Maag
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Truman Neutrality Seen Toward Democratic Nomination
Senators Lehman and Humphrey forecast that former President Truman will stay neutral in the 1952 Democratic presidential nomination contest. Both back Adlai Stevenson and indicate Truman will support the eventual nominee, with Lehman noting Truman’s recent neutrality statements and Humphrey citing his conversation with the former president.
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Washington
Lehman
D-Ny
Humphrey
D-Minn
Harry S. Truman
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Truman
Gov. Stevenson
Chicago
Humphrey Backer Supports Stevenson Aiming for Harriman Nomination
Humphrey said the approach hasn’t changed since his return and Lehman backs Stevenson in backing Gov. Averell Harriman of New York for the nomination, signaling party support dynamics ahead of the contest.
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Europe
Humphrey
Stevenson
Lehman
Averell Harriman
New York
Border clash near Jordan border wounds Israeli guard
An Israeli guardsman was wounded when a patrol vehicle hit a mine near Taana chim close to Jordan. An Army spokesman said Egyptian outposts in the Gaza Strip fired automatically at Israeli positions near Magen settlement, but the fire was not returned and no casualties were reported.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Taanachim
Jordan
Gaza Strip
Magen
Porcupines and Buddhist fishermen beliefs contrasted
A correcting note on popular myths about porcupines quills and a claim about Ceylonese Buddhist fishermen who say they never kill anything, instead removing fish from water without harming insects or other prey.
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Ceylon
Mediation Hints Rise in Steel Strike Talks
Federal mediators consider stepping in to end the 9 day nationwide steel strike affecting 650 000 workers. Exploratory talks in Pittsburgh last week sparked a plan to schedule further peace meetings. If mediation succeeds, private talks could speed a settlement as layoffs climb and the economy loses hundreds of millions.
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Pittsburgh
Steel Magazine
Pennsylvania Rail Road
Contract length and wage figures in industry deal
The proposal offers a 52 month contract with a package value claimed at 17 2 3 cents per hour for the first year. The union estimates about 14 cents. Average pay reported is $2.46 per hour.
Tiny Squirrel Tops West Virginia Wildlife Harvest Value
A West Virginia wildlife harvest poll shows the squirrel as the most valuable species, accounting for 3 million of the total 64 million dollars.
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West Virginia
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