Eisenhower space agency plan draws bipartisan attack
The Senate Space Committee hearing on President Eisenhower’s civilian space agency proposal drew criticism from Sen. Leverett Saltonstall and others. Leaders pressed for safeguards against agency transfers, while Defense officials argued for military leadership on early space research and the balance of projects between government and nongovernment entities.
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Ad Deal Allegations Hit Ex-Unionist Lapensohn
Testimony before the Senate Rackets Committee alleges Benjamin Lapensohn, former unionist, held out over 167000 dollars from the New York Federation of Labor in an ad sales scheme. Witnesses say Lapensohn earned 75 percent, with a net theft over 39000 dollars. Lefkowitz, former manager, testified money was disbursed to a safe and vanished during lunch breaks. A death interrupted hearings as Sidney Lewis collapsed at committee HQ.
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Jury Picking Slow Task in Starkweather Trial
Lincoln dispatch reports Charles Starkweather’s mass murder trial drags as jurors are questioned. Defense seeks insanity mitigation while 26 jurors and several alternates are seated. Caril Fugate’s influence and the defense and prosecution interject during the proceedings as the case unfolds amid intense media attention.
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Russ Lose Initiative Says Allen
WASHINGTON 41 George W Allen chief of the US Information Agency said the United States has seized the propaganda initiative from Russia. Speaking after conferring with President Eisenhower at the White House he cited two US proposals as gaining worldwide support aerial Arctic zone inspection and a conference by a dozen nations to use Antarctica for peaceful purposes. Allen said neither proposal can be termed propaganda but he did not detail his talk with Eisenhower.
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