Annual Housing Battle Stat in House Today
The annual public housing battle starts in the House with a showdown vote planned for Wednesday. Democratic backed proposals seek continued construction of government subsidized public housing, pitting it against administration opposition amid FHA mortgage guarantees strain. Senate action looms with a bill costing more than rival plans and differing funding for urban renewal, college housing, and elderly housing.
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Washington AP
Rep
A. S.fferlong
D-Fla
Ffisenhower
Senate
Eisenhower
Auto Industry Keeps Production High
Detroit reports continued high auto output with 135,289 passenger cars built last week versus 134,763 the prior week. Year to date, 2,474,527 cars produced, topping 1958’s 1,750,493 in the same period.
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Detroit
U. S
Margaret Truman Has Second Son
Mrs. Clifton Daniel, daughter of former President Harry S. Truman, gave birth to her second son in Doctors Hospital New York by Caesarean section at 8 45 a.m. The baby weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces and no name had been selected. The maternal grandparents could not attend due to Mrs. Truman’s breast tumor surgery in Kansas City. The Daniels’ older son, Clifton Truman Daniel, turns two on June 5.
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New York
Clifton Daniel
Harry S. Truman
Urges PTA To Support Federal Aid To Schools
Denver AP report says Martin Essex, AAAS president and Akron superintendent, urged PTA units nationwide to back federal aid to education. He warned taxes for education were low, noting 12 percent of taxes now fund schools versus 17 and 25 percent in past years. He urged delegates to push for strong, universal education.
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Denver
PTA
Martin Essex
American Assn. of
Akron
Ohio
America
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Essex
Spring Wanderlust Felt By 3-Year-Old
NORTH BELLMORE NY A three year old, Brian Swanson, woke before dawn and dressed himself in trousers and a sweater. He wandered barefoot with his dog a mile from home before police found him and the dog. His mother promptly retrieved them.
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North Bellmore
N.Y.P
Brian Swanson
Lauthe
Swanson
Woman Shoots It Out With Rejected Suitor in Richmond
A Richmond mother Annie Pizzuto age 31 armed with a .22 pistol confronted former Salvation Army Captain Marvin Edwards age 38 on a street near her workplace after fearing him for months. Both died in a gunfight, Edwards shooting himself after Pizzuto was wounded in the head. Edwards had been jailed for threatening her life earlier.
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Richmond
Annie Pizzuto
Salvation Army
Marvin Edwards
Pizzuto
McElroy to Stay in Defense Post Indefinitely
President Eisenhower announced that Defense Secretary Neil H. McElroy will remain in his post indefinitely. Deputy secretary Thomas S. Gates Jr., newly appointed, will step in at the Pentagon after Gates finishes as Navy secretary later this month.
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McElroy
Defense
Washington
Neil H. McElroy
White House
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Eisenhower
Gates
Navy
Donald A. Quarles
Pentagon
College professor charged after boy dies in fit of rage
Charles J. Goebel, 28, an assistant professor of physics at the University of Rochester, was charged with first degree manslaughter after throwing 6 year old Michael Sorce to the ground. The boy died in hospital following a head injury from a stick he was holding. Goebel said the incident was an unhappy accident and free on $5,000 bail.
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Rochester
N.Y
Michael Sorce
Charles J. Goebel
University of Rochester
George
Goebel
Sorce
Strauss Clears Senate Hurdle
Senator Strauss receives Senate Commerce Committee approval 9-8 to advance his nomination as secretary of commerce. Three Democrats with six Republicans support the pick, eight Democrats opposed, committee chair Magnuson announces after 16 days of hearings. Lausche switches to yes, clearing the path for a full Senate vote later in the week.
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Washington
Lewis L. ‘Strauss
Secretary of Commerce
Senate
Commerce Committee
Strauss
Warren G. Magnuson
Dwash
Eisenhower
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Song in My Heart theme at Junior Senior Banquet and Prom
Richmond area notes cover a school banquet in the lunch room with meals by five sophomore girls, and a weekend visit from Kermit Krugers, Oklahoma City, and Howard Bradleys of Manhattan. Also reports births, hospital admittances, club meetings, and social visits of local families and groups.
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Mmes
John Craycraft
Dan Lickteig
Fred Rocker
Kermit Krugers
Oklahoma City
Howard Bradleys
Manhattan
Abe. Severns
Tom Walters
Anderson County Hospital
Michael Wayne
Walters
Shirley Mersham
Birth announced for Sandra Kay Easton in Union Missouri
Mrs. Eva Roys Wilsey and daughter Mrs. Floyd Brown of Topeka visited Mrs. Roys twin sister Mrs. E. B. Maxey. Announcements received here of the birth May 11 of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Easton of Union Missouri. The Eastons moved to Missouri a year ago.
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George Atchison
W. J. Collins
Eva Roys
Wilsey
Floyd Brown
Topeka
Roys
Maxey
Donald Easton
Union
Sandra Kay
iThe Eastons
Missouri
Margaret OBrien Sets August 8 Wedding
Hollywood AP reports actress Margaret OBrien has set August 8 as her wedding date to art student Robert Allen. The couple announced the plan, marking a forthcoming marriage in a personal ceremony expected to be attended by family and friends.
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Hollywood
iMargaret O’brien
iRobert Allen
Satisfaction Guaranteed Upholstering and Canvas Repair
Robert Barnes advertises furniture upholstering and truck seat recovery services at 826 Ash with tarps canvas repair canvas awnings and related work. Phone GH 2.3248.
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