States Tighten Laws Against Bogus Charity
Four more states Maine Utah New Mexico and Oklahoma enacted or tightened charity laws this year the AP reports The nation faces estimated annual losses of 100 to 120 million dollars to charity rackets The New York model requiring charities to register with state welfare departments influenced many reforms The Russell Sage Foundation estimates yearly charity racket losses reach 100 to 120 million dollars Across the nation legislatures address abuses and strengthen oversight
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Chicago
Associated Press
Maine
Utah
New Mexico
Oklahoma
New York
State Department of Welfare
Russel Sage Foundation
N.Y
New York Legislative Committee
Plane Spotters Mark Anniversary Observers Expand Nationwide
Operation Skywatch marks its third birthday as civilian plane spotting volunteers extend to 12 southern and western states. The program supports the radar surveillance network that encircles the country and went nationwide today.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Democrats to Fight Dixon Yates Payment
Senate Democrats warned the Eisenhower administration they may oppose paying cancellation fees to the Dixon Yates power group. Senator Anderson said he is ready for a full-scale battle over several million dollars in pre construction costs tied to the $100 million plant scrapped after Memphis chose its own facilities.
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Senate
Democrats
Eisenhower
Congress
Dixon- Yates Power Combine
Sen. Anderson
D-Nm
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
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Dixon-Yates
William Mitchell
Atomic Energy Commission
Dixon
Yates
Anderson
Mitchell
Securities and ‘Exchange Commission
Essen
Hower
Memphis
Dixon Yates
Alcoa Opens Wage Talks with AFL Demands
In Pittsburgh on July 1 the AFL aluminum workers and CIO United Steelworkers began wage talks with Aluminum Company of America, the nation's largest aluminum producer. The CIO union pressed for an hourly wage increase and job classification into definite pay groups.
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Pittsburgh
AFL
CIO
United Steelworkers
Aluminum Company of America
Naction
Alco
Hunt Continues For Missing Boy
Scattered OCR reports say Peter Gorham a 12 year old Boy Scout vanished nine days earlier from a Manston Michigan camp near Mus Spon along the shoreline. A witness saw him riding a bus at least once. Nearby search parties and authorities persisted in locating the boy as officials describe the case as ongoing.
Ohioans Seek Flag Carried in Texas War
A Texas history group in Austin seeks a flag carried by volunteers in the Texas Revolution of 1836. Carroll notes the flag was presented by the ladies of Zanesville Ohio and later seen in an old Catholic church. He asks anyone who saw the flag to contact the University of Texas.
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Austin
Texas State
San Fare
Texas
Mexico
Carroll
Ena
Zanesville
George H. Burroughs
Burroughs
Carrolll
University of Texas
Bailey Carroll
Eisenhower defies defense bill provision over court ruling
President Eisenhower pledged to ignore a defense money bill clause if told to do so by the courts, drawing Republican praise and Democratic rebuke in Congress. A special message attacked the provision that would let appropriations committees veto defense department divestment, calling it a constitutional overreach and stating it would be invalid unless a court directs otherwise.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Sen. Murdé
RSD
Rep. Sikes
D-Fla
Eisenower
Senate
House
Defense Department
Hisenhower
Texas Pastures in Better Shape
The U S department of agriculture reports Texas pastures and ranges are in better shape for the hot season than last summer with range feed listed at 76 percent condition on July 1, up four points from 1954.
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Austin
Texas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bill Flasher Freed in Philadelphia Widow Slaying Case
Philadelphia officials traced $100 bills to fugitive Frank Ellsworth and accomplice Ray Wilson tied to the murder of widow Lulu Rossman. Ellsworth posted bonds totaling 75 000 dollars and fled after a federal charge. Wilson was captured in Las Vegas while Ellsworth headed toward Memphis for an appeal.
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Frank Ellsworth
Hero Yastérdiy
Philadelphia
Ellsworth
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Meiihis
Tenn
Las Vegas
Filsworth
Ray Wilson
Tulsa
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