Byrd backs public works over tax cuts in slump
Sen. Byrd says most Democrats favor a robust public works program to fight the business slowdown rather than tax cuts. He notes he would support more spending if the economy does not improve, even with some wasteful spending. Eisenhower seeks emergency funds for river harbor and hospital projects to lift employment while tax decisions are postponed.
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Byrd
D-Va
Congress
Eisenhower
Side Swipes Exhibit Opens for National Library Week
Haley & Shinn Abstract Co. hosts a Side Swipes display featuring 15 local writers during National Library Week. Miss Nell Barnaby organized the exhibit with books magazines articles poetry and various works from John J. Pinney R F Lollar Dr. Charles A Haw ley and others. A separate note from Nuernberg Germany concerns a U S Army captain mislisted as mayor in a local phone book and the resulting mix up being clarified after Palmer Massachusetts residents sought correction.
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National Library Week
Nell Barnaby
John J. Pinney
R. F. Lollar
E. E. Haley
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Roy Browning
Judson
Nuernberg
Germany
Frederick Brouillette
Palmer
Mass
Brouillette
Andreas
Robbery at St. Raymond’s Church Fish Fry
A St. Louis area church fundraiser at St. Raymond’s Catholic Church was interrupted when an armed man stole the receipts totaling 400 dollars and also took a purse containing 3 dollars from Mrs. Mary Slay who acted as cashier during the married ladies sodality event.
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Married Ladies Sodality of
St. Raymond's Catholic Church
Mary Slay
Wild Storm Strikes Northeast Ripping Power Lines
A wild northeast storm hit New England with heavy wet snow and 70 mph winds. Up to 22 inches fell in the Catskills area, 17 inches across parts of Connecticut, and over 13 inches in northwestern New Jersey. The Maine Public Service Co called it the most destructive in its history as main power lines were felled.
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Associated Press
New England
Tannersville
Catskill Mountains
New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
New Hampshire Public Service Co
Maine
Maine Turnpike
Weather County Forecast Partly cloudy and warmer
Partly cloudy skies dominate this afternoon with rising temperatures into the afternoon and again tomorrow. Expect a gradual warming trend across the county with no precipitation noted. Light winds accompany the warmer conditions.
McDonnell Sees Recession Half Over Head of Chamber
William A. McDonnell of St. Louis elected president of the U S Chamber of Commerce says the recession is about half over and will be cured mainly in the market place not on Capitol Hill. He urges labor management cooperation and a three billion dollar tax cut to spur investment and risk taking.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Market Place
Capitol Hill
William A. McDonnell
St. Louis
McDonnell
Firstational Bank of
Philip M. Talbott
Helicopter Delivers Aid to Snowbound Families in Kansas
In Smith Center Kansas an Army helicopter loaded with groceries hay fuel oil and propane gas supplied snowbound residents. Ft Riley crew rescued Mrs Iron Warner for medical care from 12 miles northeast and planned more flights as drifts up to 15 feet blocked roads. Sheriff Burgess said about 50 families were stranded with 15 needing urgent aid after heavy snows began February 28 and deposited 26 inches in areas.
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Smith County
Mac Burgess
Burgess
Two Women Halt Husky Burglar in Grocery Standup
In Chicago on the West Side two sisters aged 65 and 62, Armenia West and Elizabeth Heber, thwarted a 21 year old 185 pound burglar named Eugene Hart who forced a revolver into Miss West's abdomen. The weapon discharged into the ceiling during the struggle, Hart was treated for a lip cut and held for questioning. Passers by alerted police as the sisters wrestled the gunman to the floor.
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Eugene Hart
Hart
MissArmenia West
Miss West
Elizabeth Heber
Harts
Feet
Night Courses Offer For Adult Women At YMCA
Oklahoma City YMCA branch announces enrollment starting for two new night courses for adult women Ladies Judo and Fundamentals of Babysitting.
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Governor Urges Fast Flood Control Action
Governor George Docking asked the Santa Fe railroad to speed Ottawa flood control plans now under study by the railroad engineering department. He wrote to the railroad president citing a high degree of urgency as plans have sat in Santa Fe since January 23.
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Aay
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Corandanton
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R. V. Smrha
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Herald
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Gene Sullivan
Docking
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Topeka
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Army Engineers
Kenneth Andrews
Seawolf hunts unidentified Russian sub amid Atlantic waters
The atomic submarine Seawolf, on a training cruise turned hunting mission, searches for an unidentified Soviet submarine off the Atlantic coast. Navy units, commanded from Seawolf, join surface ships and aircraft in a broad search following recent sightings.
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Seawolf
Russans Make Proposal On Space Control
Moscow outlined a four point program at a proposed summit, seeking a UN space cooperation body and ban on ICBMs. The Kremlin backed Khrushchev’s push for a summit and warned Western powers against pressuring Eastern Europe while claiming US bases and nuclear weapons threaten the Soviet Union. The plan calls for international control of outer space provisions and simultaneous prohibition of both space and missile weapons.
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Plans A Solo Atlantic Hop
SAN CARLOS Calif m Peter Gluckmann begins a solo flight aiming to be the first to fly the North Atlantic east to west in a light plane. He will travel south through the Americas to Santiago Chile then to Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro before crossing to Dakar Africa and on to London for a April 26 take off for New York.
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Rio de Janeiro
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New York
Placed On Probation In Extortion Case
Billie Jay Halliburton, 37, charged with attempting to extort $5,000 from his former employer, was placed on probation after telling U S District Judge Richard M Duncan he did not know why he made a mistake. He sent a letter to Semill L Benson, secretary and general manager of Benson Manufacturing Co.
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Billie Jay Halliburton
Halliburton
U. S
Richard M. Duncan
Semill L. Benson
Benson Manufacturing Co
Proclamation Calls Ottawa Citizens to National Library Week
The mayor urges participation in National Library Week March 16 22 1958 to promote reading as a democratic right and educational resource. The goal is a better read and better informed America through united media efforts and informed citizens.
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I. K. EE
Andrews
Ottawa
Kansas
America
Dam Breaks Floods Black Neighborhood in Bennettsville
An overflow spillway at a wildlife reservoir dam failed early today, flooding a half square mile area and the all Negro Shady Rest section. Police Chief F. J. Davis reported no deaths or injuries as about 300 residents awoke to rising waters beneath their beds. The weak earth dam near the spillway gave way around 2:15 to 2:45 a.m., with water being lowered to sandbag a six foot wide breach.
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Bennettsville
S.C.M
F. J. Davis
Davis
Paul A. Wallace
Coffeyville Auxiliary Policeman Fatally Shot
Coffeyville Kas 34yearold auxiliary policeman Marvin E Borum died last night from a gunshot wound in the head Police said the cause was not yet established and a coroner inquest might follow Mrs Borum said the couple were in the living room when he rose to go to the bedroom She found him face down on the bedroom floor a .38 caliber revolver lay nearby with his holster strapped around his stomach
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Kas
Marvin E. Borum
Art Gamble
Polee
Borma
Tranquilizers for Animals Promoted by Vets
Two veterinarians from Miami Beach and Haddonfield urge tranquilizing drugs for livestock poultry and dogs claiming calmer cattle and hens higher egg yield and easier handling. They report deer guided to new ranges and dogs relaxed during transport though cautions about use and effects remain.
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Regulasman
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