House Rejects $1 Billion Foreign Aid Restore Bid
House votes 192 to 112 to cut $1.1 billion from foreign aid as Eisenhower pleads for full $4.9 billion. Administration leaders concede defeat and push Senate chances for a higher total amid a Yugoslavia Russia reconciliation consideration. Budget reform and airpower debates also feature in congressional updates.
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Senate moves on Alaska mental health bill during lobbying hearings
The Senate approved a measure allowing Alaska to establish its own mental institutions with federal aid. The bill returns to the House after the Senate substituted language granting Alaska the same state powers over mental health programs as other states. The Senate lobby committee will resume hearings next week to hear advocates for the vetoed natural gas bill.
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Man Executed Denying Guilt In Texa s Case
Marion A. Washington aged 27 was executed by electric chair at the state penitentiary for the murder of Airman Henry Poole of Spartanburg South Carolina. Poole was killed after a struggle with an armed man on a lonely road near Waco on April 2 1955. Washington claimed innocence and said witnesses were paid to lie.
Closed Door Fight Over Legion Pension Plan Sparks Tension
Washington. The House Veterans Affairs Committee debates a $195 monthly Legion pension bill, opposed by President Eisenhower. Rep Christopher aims for quick action, while Teague and DAV protest prioritizing Legion over broader veteran compensation efforts.
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French drive in western Algeria presses rebels near Moroccan border
Elements of three French divisions joined today in a western Algeria push to wipe out rebels. The 4th Division crossed from Morocco to meet the 12th Division west of Oran, driving rebels from mountain strongholds toward the sea where the 19th Division waited. French spokesmen reported 71 rebels killed and five captured as two divisions overran a Kabylie redoubt to regain villages lost six months ago. Police arrested seven FLN leaders in Algiers for attempting to extort funds from Arab merchants and for killings.
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Yank bullfighter sentenced to six years in Spain
An American bullfighter Harry Whitney of Austin Texas was sentenced in Madrid to six years in prison for insulting the Spanish nation after a car collision on the Gran Via. The court ordered loss of rights in Spain and costs. Whitney appealed for embassy help and said his words were spoken in anger.
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Sweden Welcomes Queen Elizabeth II With Grand Royal Welcome
In Stockholm crowds estimated at a quarter million cheered Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh. King Gustaf and Queen Louise greeted the visitors as they rode to the royal castle amid bands and festive crowds. Police had checked foreigners, and Swedish authorities briefed lunatic asylums to withhold leave during the royal visit.
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18 Year Old Crop Duster Dies in Crash
An 18 year old cropdusting pilot, Cliff Shores of Imperial, died when his plane crashed about six miles southwest of El Centro. Shores had been flying since age 13 and held a cropduster license for two weeks. Coroner Herbert Hughes cited probable engine trouble as the cause.
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Employment High Despite Auto Layoffs
Secretary of Commerce Weeks announced May employment reached 65 million, a new May record and near the all time high. He noted a rise of about one million jobs from April, marking a second straight month of strong gains despite automobile layoffs. He forecast 1956 total expenditures above 35 billion dollars with an expected 2 billion annual increase in the third quarter, signaling a record year for investment spending.
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Death Takes Ex Wife of Diplomat in Paris
Margaret Thompson Biddle 54, ex wife of diplomat Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Jr., died in Paris from a cerebral hemorrhage after returning from the opera. They married in 1931 and traveled with him to Poland, then fled with the Polish government to France as World War II began. The couple later resided in England where he served as ambassador to refugee governments and she ran service canteens.
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Germany to Pay for Yanks Keep
Bonn reported Chancellor Konrad Adenauer announced West German government will pay a very substantial sum for the upkeep of American troops. He said documents confirming the agreement are on their way to Washington and details will be disclosed when they arrive. He noted similar separate accords are being negotiated with Britain.
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Stevenson seeks uncommitted delegates to boost nomination bid
Adlai E Stevenson campaign advisers plan Chicago talks to woo uncommitted delegates and those tied to first ballot Kefauver votes. They eye Indiana's 26, Maryland's 18 and other states totaling 238 votes remaining for the Democratic National Convention. Stevenson leads with about 377 pledged votes. 686 needed.
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Wife Dies Beside Husband in Philadelphia Home
Mrs. Gertrude Whitely aged 64 telephoned her niece Francess Giorgio to say her husband John Whitely had died suddenly. Giorgio summoned the family doctor who found Mrs. Whitely dead beside her husband, also 64, after both had heart conditions treated by Dr. Robert S. Pressman.
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Seaton Takes Office as 37th Interior Secretary
Fred A. Seaton took the oath as the United States 37th Secretary of the Interior, administered by Chief Justice Earl Warren at the White House. He succeeds Douglas McKay after serving as deputy presidential assistant.
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Twin Coast Newspapers Adopts Postage Rates in 1956 Issue
Pasadena California edition lists subscription rates for by mail or carrier with monthly and weekly options. The notice appears in a 1956 issue of Twin Coast Newspapers with publication details and post office classifications.
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Labor Will Search Our Own Racketeers
The AFL CIO Executive Council granted its Ethical Practices Committee full power to investigate racketeering within union ranks with staff and counsel provided. The move follows White House talks offering federal help to Meany and seeks hearings into findings from a Senate subcommittee on welfare fund shortages and union irregularities.
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Paris welcomes Truman with high spirits on Europe tour
Former President Truman, upbeat and joking about a nearly healed ankle, visits Paris during a European tour. He tells reporters he will give the public a chance to walk for health and to live to 72. He is welcomed as a high official and will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
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Nixon urges exchanges with uncommitted nations at Lafayette
Vice President Nixon told Lafayette College's 121st commencement that exchanges between Americans and natives of uncommitted nations can build lasting friendships for the United States for years ahead. He spoke yesterday at Easton.
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