Summerfield Delays Post Office Cutback for Week
Washington plans to loosen funding next week to avert drastic postal cuts led by Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield. The Appropriations Committee, facing public pressure, may approve a 47 million dollar emergency appropriation or bear responsibility for service reductions including Saturday deliveries. A Friday meeting will decide the path forward.
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Washington
Congress
Arthur EE
Summerfield
House Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Committee
John J. Rooney
Rooney
Clarence Cannon
DMO
Coumans
Cannon
Toledo
Ohio
United Press
New Snowstorm Hits Rockies
A new snowstorm menaces the Northern Rockies as warnings warn of three to eight inches across Colorado and Wyoming while drifts form from high winds. Cody Wyoming sees three inches by noon as mixed precipitation spreads toward Nebraska and a wide plains belt by nightfall. The eastern U.S. endures the tail of a Southwest weather system with 90 mph winds in Toledo littering streets and unmooring a Great Lakes freighter.
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United Press
Rockies
Weather Bureau
Denver
Colorado
Wyoming
Cody
Wyo
Nebraska
Plains
Kansas
Dakotas
Toledo
Ohio
Great Lakes
British Argues Americans Ignorant On Colonialism
Lord Lloyd, former British colonial official, told the Primrose League that American ignorance about colonialism could hasten the British Empire’s collapse. He blamed attitudes of Americans and anti colonialists, arguing Americans misunderstand what the empire truly is and does. In Moscow a Soviet official and in Michigan a stranded ferry in heavy ice prompted rescue actions and plans to release a list of Japanese prisoners.
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Eastbourne
England
Lord Lloyd
British Colonial Office
Nehru
Primrose League
Disraeli
America
Mackinaw City
Mich
Suemitzu Kadowaki
Ign
Straits of Macki
F. P. Case
State Ferries
St. Ignace
Michigan
Upper
Lower Peninsulas
Missing Lockheed U2 Plane Sparks Western Search
A Lockheed high altitude test plane designated 341, a jet similar to the F-104, disappeared after a Thursday night flight from Watertown Nevada. Military and civilian units scoured three western states from Las Vegas to Reno and Palmdale to Delta, Utah. the craft remains missing, with guards to be placed on any wreckage.
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Burbank
Calif
Lockheed
Nevada
Lockheed Aircraft Co
Watertown
Robert L. Sicker
Lockheed Engineering
Las Vegas
Nev
Clark County Sheriff's Office
Palmdale
Reno
Delta
Utah
Air Force
Robert Clark
Nevada Highway Patrol
Carson City
Clark County
Indian Springs Air Force Base
Britain’s Air Defense On Extra Alert
Britain raised air defense alert levels after radar screens showed an unidentified object off Scotland’s west coast. The object appeared as Russia warned Europe about missiles and atomic weapons. RAF radar at West Frough, Luce Bay, tracked the object for a considerable time but details on speed and course were not given.
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London
Britain
Scotland
Russia
Europe
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
West Frough
Luce Bay
Grieving Father Protests Marine Telegram Policy
A Fairfield, Connecticut father protested Marine Corps death telegrams after his 22 year old son Lt Richard Fortuna died in a Cherry Point crash. He criticized the crude notice and said the Navy and Marine Corps should notify families with proper telegrams and burial guidance. A Pentagon spokesman promised review and prompt action to prevent repeats.
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Washington
Tagon
Morej
Fortuna
Fairfield
Pentagon
Congress
Secretary of Defense
Charles E.f
Wilson
Armed Forces Policy Council
Marine
Cherry Point
N.C
Navy
Marine Corps
Stanley R. Fortuna
Board of Selectmen
Conn
Richard Fortuna
J. C. Munn
Cherry Point Marine Aircraft Wing
Fifth Set of Twins Reported in Graz Area
In Graz Austria provincial officials announced support for a poor peasant family that has its fifth set of twins. Mrs Rupert Webershofer gave birth to the twins on Friday. The couple already has 15 other children.
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Graz
Austria
Rupert Webershofer
Weather report for San Bernardino Valley April 6 1957
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with cooler conditions on Sunday. Strong gusty winds expected late tonight and Sunday. Readings show a high of 64 and a low of 47, compared with one year ago today when the high was 84 and the low 40.
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San Bernardino Valley
Canadian Ambassador Norman Death Sparks Senate Inquiry Debate
Washington reports that eight senators published charges against late Canadian Ambassador Herbert Norman, who died by his own hand in Cairo. The move sparked international anger and calls for inquiry into subcommittee staff disclosures, while Canada and the State Department dismissed the accusations as groundless.
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Washington
Robert Morris
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Avlut Lis Neaiva Lueere
Senate
Richard L. Neuberger
Dore
Herbert Norman
Canada
Norman
Cairo
Britain
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Saville Garner
Francis LaCoste
Morris
State Department
James 0. Eastland
D-Mass
Olin D. Johnston
D-8.c
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
William E. Jenner
R-Ind
John M. Butler
Rmd
Roman L. Hruska
R-Neb
Arthur V. Watkins
Matthew M. Neely
D-W.va
Dulles Tries Seven Hour Flight to Meeting in New York
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles flew from Washington for a crucial UN meeting with Dag Hammarskjold but fog and bad weather forced the military plane to divert repeatedly. Unable to land at Idlewild Newark or Boston due to thick fog, the craft finally touched down near Albany, New York, where Dulles waited two hours before returning home.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
New York
Dag
Hammarskjold
Idlewild
Newark
N.J
Boston
Albany
N.Y
O'Donnell Heads SAC Thinks Succeed LeMay
Washington reports Lt Gen Emmett O'Donnell Jr a leading candidate to replace Gen Curtis LeMay as Strategic Air Command commander next summer. A veteran bomber commander since 1940 he led the 15th Air Force and helped launch SAC forces to Korea. Known as tough minded yet affable he also coached football at West Point in the 1920s.
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Washington
Emmett “Rosy” O'Donnell Jr
Curtis E. LeMay
Strategic Air Commander
O'Donnell
Air Force
America
LeMay
Japan
West Point
Strategic Air Command
SAC
O’donnell
15Th Air Force
Far East
Admiral Hopes To Bar Press From Satellite Takeoff
New York reports Rear Adm. Rawson Bennett says the launch of the first earth satellite should be kept out of media view to avoid press pressure during the critical firing. He announced this stance at the Society of Automotive Engineers meeting amid preparations for the July inter national Geophysical Year launch.
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New York
Rawson Bennett
Naval Research
Bennett
Society of Automotive Engineers
Marineland, Fla
Porpoise
Ter
Cape Canaveral
Por Fla
Air Force
Marine Studio
Marine Studies
Claremont
Accs
Chambers Jr
Algaeswas
Cannes
France
Moscow
E. Wilson
Lyon
Aga Khan
Pomona College
Soviet Union
Egypt agrees to meeting to settle Suez issue
Cairo government backs a 15 nation conference on neutral grounds to settle the Suez Canal dispute. Egypt may seek rights to the canal and warns it could block an Israeli ship. Geneva to chair. Dag Hammarskjold mediates. Israel reportedly not invited, US notes top-level talks in Cairo.
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Cairo
Jerusalem
Egypt
MS 4
Israel
al Gomhouria
Government of Press
Washington
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Saidj
Middle East
Geneva
U.S
Raymond
U. N
Dag Hare
Men jailed in bar murder fire four suspects identified
Los Angeles police jailed Manuel Hernandez 18 and Manuel Chavez 25 on suspicion of murder. They were among four men and one woman linked to a bar fire that cremated six people after a confrontation with a woman. Jose Maytorena 20 was tentatively identified as the sixth victim. Barbara Spinelli 24 was reported improving after her husband Gerald 25 stayed by her side. A passerby named Art Hartner smothered the flames on Spinelli. Investigators urged public help locating a five gallon gasoline can used in the attack.
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Los Angeles
Manuel J. Hernandez
Manuel J. Chavez
Art Hartner
Live rattlesnakes slither on Phoenix TV show
Eight rattlers escaped from a container during a live Phoenix television program on KTVK Channel 3. Actor Norman McDonald dropped the box causing the break. Jungle Jack Adams and others rushed through the studio to corral the snakes while viewers watched in amazement.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Jack Adams
Norman McDonald
KTVK
Channel 3
Adams
Mesa
Poles Demand More Aid Than U S Offer
Polish officials signal they will press to raise the United States aid offer above 75 million dollars as talks with U S negotiators resume. Poland originally sought 300 million, while the new government led by Premier Gomulka fears Moscow disfavor if aid is accepted.
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Washington
United States
Wlady- Naw Gomulka
Russia
Poland
John Foster Dulles
Moscow
U.S
Congress
Senate Gop
William F. Knowland
Thorsten V Kalijarin
Woman Slain In Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD (UP) Police test dirt near the strangled body of Mrs Ruth Goldsmith a wealthy representative of a New York belt firm Her body was found Friday in a lavish hotel suite by a maid She wore a negligee hands bound behind her with a silk stocking a washcloth stuffed in her mouth An autopsy was to determine the death cause Bed showed shoe marks Dirt from the murderer's shoes found near the bed Police sought a motive noting clothing was disarrayed but no sign of sexual assault.
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Hollywood
Ruth Goldsmith
New York
Seaton in Army Hospital after back operation
Secretary of the Interior Fred A. Seaton was reported in good condition after a two hour back operation at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Seaton underwent the surgery Friday afternoon to relieve a recurring back injury. His assistant called the procedure entirely successful and noted his condition as good.
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Washington
Fred A. Seaton
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Seaton
Lorne Kennedy
Man confesses to kidnap and assault of 3 year old girl
In West Covina California James Kenneth Williams 24 admitted abducting Barbara Allen from her mother's car on Friday and molesting her in a field near South Hills Country Club. He said I just got an urge and later hit her with a rock. Barbara is in critical condition after skull fracture and extensive injuries. Williams was arrested in Monte Vista and charged with kidnapping attempted murder and child molesting with murder charges possible if she dies. Mrs Allen kept vigil at Covina Community Hospital as doctors performed surgery.
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West Covina
Calif
Sheriff's Deputies
Barbara Allen
Covina Community Hospital
James Kenneth Williams
Alhambra
South Hills Country Club
Williams
Duane Allen
Barbara
Jimmy
Little Barbara
Allen
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Gettysburg
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Ibar
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