Grab A Veto As Campaign Issue
Washington AP Democrats seize on President Eisenhower's veto of a 251 million dollar economic aid bill as a campaign issue. Senate vote to override failed 45 to 89 with 40 Democrats and five Republicans backing override. Notable senators including Lyndon Johnson John F Kennedy and Stuart Symington voted to override while Everett Dirksen questioned sincerity. Administration backs a separate 180 million dollar plan, but passage this year doubtful.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
J. Allen Frear Jr
Delaware
Paul Douglas
Ill
Joseph
Clark
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Adice
Kenneth B. Keating
Jacob K. Javits
New York
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Machines Make Bigger Strides In Industry
New York AP report outlines rapid advances in computer controlled manufacturing. Executives from Daystrom IBM and others predict plants can be started, run, and shut down by electronic systems with minimal human input. Front office duties like order entry and forecasting begin the chain.
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New York
D. B. Paquin
National Machine Accountants Assn
T. R. Jones
Daystrom
Gilbert E. Jones
International Business Machines
Jones
IBM Management
Senate OK On A Blue River Bill
The Senate sent to President Eisenhower a bill authorizing Nebraska and Kansas to enter a compact for apportioning waters of the Big Blue River and its tributaries. An amendment requiring a federal representative in the negotiations was adopted. Ratification by state legislatures and Congress is needed before the compact takes effect.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Nebraska
Kansas
Big Blue River
House
U. S. Department
US Said to Lie to Aid Pilot Powers Escape
Washington AP says a White House aide told Capitol Hill Club that the United States lied about a U2 weather reconnaissance flight to give pilot Francis Powers a chance to escape. Robert Merriam stated Powers had escape equipment and was under orders to try, while the weather cover was intended to aid his possible survival.
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Washington
White House
United States
Francis G. Powers
Robert E. Merriam
Capitol Hill Club
State Department
Merriam
Powers
Carrier Collides With German Ship
NORFOLK VA AP The aircraft carrier Saratoga and West German merchant ship Bernd Leon Hardt collided about 200 miles east of Cape Henry Tuesday night. No one was hurt. The Saratoga sustained fuel line rupture and fire. catwalks and a sponson were damaged and a mast went overboard. The destroyer Stribling escorted the freighter to Virginia Capes. the Saratoga is the 60,000 ton carrier, 1,040 feet long, with 100 aircraft and 3,500 crew.
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Norfolk, Va
Saratoga
Bernd Leon Hardt
Cape Henry
Navy
Hampton Roads
Baltimore
Atlantic Fleet
Stribling
Virginia Capes
Forrestial
Alan F. Fleming
Two Youth Drown In Cayuga Lake
In Ithaca New York two teen boys drowned in Cayuga Lake Tuesday night after one youth jumped in to attempt a rescue of his friend police said The incident occurred on the lakefront and authorities were investigating the deaths as a likely drowning with the two youths identified locally as high school students awaiting confirmation by officials.
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Ithaca, N.Y
Cayuga Lake
Tragic drowning claims two youths in nearby waters
Said Joseph Simon, 18, of Ithaca, went under first. Larry Utter, 15, of nearby Slatterville, attempted to rescue Simon but drowned also. Both bodies were recovered.
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Joseph Simon
Ithaca
Larry Utter
Slatterville
Simon
Move To Block Off Mine Shafts
Baxter Springs officials moved to seal abandoned mine shafts after five young drownings in a week across southeast Kansas and northeast Oklahoma. Councilman Fred Weston directed police to locate remaining shafts and arrange filling. past shafts have been filled. Drownings occurred in Lena, Commerce, and Treece as boys fell into old shafts and underground pools.
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Baxter Springs
Kan
Kansas
Oklahoma
Fred Weston
Leroy Brunson
Percy Brown
Galena
Commerce
Okla
Treece
TV Telephones In Near Future
Kansas City AP report at Kansas Missouri telephone convention says a television telephone could arrive within five years. Current use includes banking checks signature verification on telephone wires. Douglas Gleason notes wives may dust for perfect home image. crossing wires could yield humorous cases. D W Wright elected Kansas association president. Rack Bartruff named Missouri president.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kansas-Missouri
California
East
Douglas Gleason
Ottawa
The
Kansas Telephone Assn
Gleason
D. W. Wright
Hutchinson
Kansas Association
Rack E. Bartruff
St. James
Missouri Group
US Harbor Is A Disaster Area
The Los Angeles Long Beach harbor was declared a disaster area after severe waves and tides. SBA regional director Donald McLannan said mooring, landing dock, and boat repair businesses can apply for government loans, but individual boat owners are not eligible. A search continues for Raymond Stuart, 30, of Torrance, a skim diver who disappeared Monday as Chilean earthquakes triggered large tides.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor
Donald MccLannan
Federal Small Business Administration
Raymond Stuart
Torrance
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Lee A. Casida
North American Hotel Bldg
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
Baxter Spring
Pratt & Lambert
Nuzman Lumber
US Harbor
Kansas Physicians’ Service
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
America
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Topeka
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