Missing airman seen on raft as 20,000 mile search spans Pacific
A life raft sighting 123 miles south of Tokyo sparked a vast search for two missing U S Marine fliers. Albatross and Air Force planes circled fog shrouded waters for hours while radio beacons flickered. One wife arrived from Minneapolis with her 5 year old son as the hunt stretched across volcanic islands and open sea.
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BS0
Minneapolis
David Winton Bell
Charles H. Bell
General Mills, Inc
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Bell
President Signs Bill Raises Salaries for 1 Million Workers
President Eisenhower signed a bill boosting pay for 1,073,262 federal employees by 7 percent, averaging about $325 a year. The measure covers 983,057 Civil Service workers and 90,205 others, retroactive to March 1, costing about 328 million dollars annually, with lump sum payments totaling about 110 million available soon. The current annual payroll for those workers is about 4.35 billion.
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Eisenhower
U.S
Confessed Slayers in Kensington Case En Route to N H
Two Massachusetts youths, Robert Curtis and Robert Siteman, confess to killing Leslie Jackman in Kensington New Hampshire. They waived extradition and were transported from Myrtle Beach in Jackman's stolen car. Curtis shot Jackman as they looted money, car, and weapons. body found near the cabin.
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N.H
Myrtle Beach
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Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New England
Robert Curtis
Robert Siteman
Leslie Jackman
Jackman
Somerville
Mass
John Marchand
Florida
Ike Peace Ship Hinges On AEC Funding Fight
Senate GOP plans a floor clash to restore 21 million for President Eisenhower s peace ship reactor while House passage of a 267.7 million AEC project bill proceeds without restoring the ship funds. AEC officials warn delay could let Norway Britain Russia or France build such a reactor ship first.
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France
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Associated Press
Atomic Energy Committee
W. Sterling Cole
Trigger Happy Russians Downed U S Plane Crisis
Secretary of State Dulles called the Russian pilots trigger happy after an American Navy patrol plane was shot down off Alaska. He said the incident might not reflect Soviet policy and noted the dispute over reparations and cost of the damaged aircraft, valued at more than 13 million dollars. The crash occurred beyond the 12 mile Soviet air space limit and 25 miles from Soviet territory.
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Dulles
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Stoppage of Trucking Spreads Across New England and Beyond
A heavy trucking stoppage spreading from southern New England has reached New York state and scattered points as far as Cleveland and Atlanta. About 15,000 drivers are involved in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island with over 5,000 more elsewhere.
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Scamman Charges Doctors Padding Welfare Bills at Floor
New Hampshire lawmaker Rep. W. Douglas Scamman accused a minority of doctors of padding welfare bills to the State Welfare Department. The House Appropriations Committee chair cited a budget of 34,168,804 for the next two years, urging passage as a signal to reform. The debate accompanied 22 amendments and a 5 million dollar rise over 1954 55 general fund expenditures.
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Appropriations Committee
Lane Dwinell
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Lawmakers to be paid ten thousand emergency funds
CONCORD The House passed an emergency bill authorizing 10 000 dollars to cover mileage checks for 150 lawmakers. Salons were unpaid last Thursday due to the General Court running out of money. The measure was attached to a Senate bill on the Division on Alcoholism to replenish the legislative fund and returned to the Senate for action.
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Iowa
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DNM
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House Passes Bill Adding Air Base Housing Funds
Washington The House approved a 2.368 billion public works program with 13.5 million for 1,000 housing units at Portsmouth Air Force Base and 24.85 million earmarked for the base. The package also includes 946 thousand for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and 42 thousand for Portsmouth Naval Retraining. Lt. Col. Andreas A. Andreae says housing bids could go out this fall and work may begin this winter if weather permits. He notes another 1,000 units will be needed at the base and contractor stockpiling will start.
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Portsmouth Naval
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Air Force
Andreae
Lattimore Case Dropped by U.S
Washington report says the government dropped its decade old bid to try Owen Lattimore on perjury charges. Attorney General Brownell announced the decision after noting repeatedly thrown out key counts by U.S. District and Appeals Courts making prosecution of five remaining counts impossible.
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Owen Lattimore
Atty
Brownell
U.S. District and Appeals
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Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
5500 Students May Be Poured Into System Here
City Hall weighs a possible 5,500 elementary students from Portsmouth Air Force Base families a 153 percent rise over current enrollment. If 2,000 housing units are built, up to 11 0 schools could be needed at 500 pupils each. Officials seek accurate estimates from Air Force planners as transport costs and off base schooling loom large.
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Newington
Thomas J."cummings
Portsmouth
Violette
Raymond I. Beal
Wentworth Acres Residents Hit By Gas Surcharge
Wentworth Acres tenants face new gas charges based on a pro rated consumption table. Bills range from 3.49 to 5.91 for different unit sizes. Civic Association leader Robert C Arnold protests as government argued leaks drive higher use. He cites a large leak at 248 Circuit Avenue under repair.
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James Curran
Arnold
Circuit Avenue
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