Eisenhower to address bitter labor bill fight tonight
President Eisenhower plans a 6 30 p m address as Congress remains split over labor racket eering controls. He vows a tougher bill than the Senate version while Meany plans a counter message on radio. The House Rules Committee opens a no-holds-barred battle ahead of floor action next Tuesday.
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B. L. Livingstone
Washington
Eisenhower
Battle Tonight
Congress
House
House Labor Committee
Senate
House Democrats
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
NBC
White House
House Rules Committee
Donnybrook
Rules Committee
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Fisenhower
Phil M. Landrum
D-Ga
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
Labor Committee
AFL Cio
John F. Shelley
Calif
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Senate Labor Management Committee
Teamsters Union
Graham A. Barden
D-Nc
Labor
Storm Hits Iowa Town Fort Madison Floods Homes
Torrential rains drenched Fort Madison Iowa with 9.42 inches in six hours. Water flooded basements as storms swept southern Iowa, forcing about twenty families from their homes. One woman was rescued after being swept two blocks by flood waters. no lives were reported lost. 11 inches fell at Lineville near the Iowa Missouri border.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
Lineville
Iowa - Missouri
Here
Iva Humbard
Santa Fe Railroad
Invasion Confirmed by Nicaraguan Government
Managua Nicaragua AP) President Luis Somoza's government admitted on Wednesday night that rebels had invaded from Honduras and Costa Rica. Most invaders were captured or routed, with the number remaining at large not disclosed. Earlier the government had claimed no invasion and quiet across the nation.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Luis Somoza
Honduras
Costa Rica
Somoza
Rights Bill Enters Scrimmage in Congress
Congress debates a new civil rights bill as the House Rules Committee could act next week on a measure shaped by a divided Judiciary Committee. Southern lawmakers aim to delay to kill the bill while Democrats push to resolve Civil Rights fights before the 1960 election. The Senate and House panels press their differing versions.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Judiciary Committee
Rules Committee
Bank Robbery At Camp Wolters Leaves $30000 Stolen
A lone gunman robbed the Camp Wolters branch of the First National Bank of Mineral Wells on a Texas military reservation. He forced two tellers to surrender cash, then escaped by car. Authorities estimated the loot at $30,000 as roadblocks went up in the central West Texas area.
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Mineral Wells
Tex
Camp Wolters
First National Bank of Mineral
West Texas
Texas Highway Patrol
J. J. Peterson
National Guard
Trigg
Leland Woods
Man Threatens To Take His Own Life in Dallas
A 25 year old unemployed grocery clerk sat with a rifle at his throat in his girlfriend's apartment for nearly an hour as police talked him down. Lewis Watson a former mental patient and Korean War veteran surrendered the weapon to officers.
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Dallas
Lewis Watson
Texas House Approves Massive 2.42 Billion Spending Bill
The Texas House passed a 2,418,557,106 appropriations package by a 108 to 30 vote, sending it to the governor. The measure, tied to balancing the deficit and funding the general fund, includes 185 million in new taxes and raises salaries for state workers and college faculty as part of a broad revenue plan.
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House
W. S. Heatly
Heatly
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Conference Committee
Price Daniel
State College
William A. Harrison
Harrison
Dorsey Hardeman
San Angelo
Andy Rogers
Childress
Louis Crump
Brucker Softens Critical Remarks About Khrushchev
Secretary of the Army Wilber M. Brucker delivered a softened version of a prepared speech. He preserved the core remarks but removed harsher passages about Khrushchev and Soviet threats. The change aligned with a proposed easier climate for Nixon's upcoming visit and a warmer welcome.
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Washington
Wilber M. Brucker
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Brucker
U.S
Khrushchev
Assn
U. S. Army
Moscow
al Maudie Wn
Richard M. Nixon
Khrushchev Visit May Push Congress to Adjourn
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev could accelerate Congress adjournment when he visits Washington in mid September. Lawmakers prefer not to attend a joint session to hear him, fearing international backlash if they stay away and then meet him while in session.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Congress
United States
Khrushchev
Senate
House
Gunman in Philadelphia Home For Aged Slays Two
A 42 year old gunman opened fire with a shotgun at the Up town Home for the Aged in Philadelphia killing Kalman Galer and Michael Berman and wounding four others. Police riflemen captured and shot the assailant Karlo Czupirczuk after exchanges from a second floor window.
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Philadelphia
Karlo Czupirczuk
Eisenhower
Czupirczuk
Kalman Galer
Michael Berman
Samuel Kluger
Pincus Kalter
Abraham Yuse
Lawmakers clash on House floor over trespass law
On Wednesday in Austin the House floor erupted as Rep. Jack Richardson threw a desk calendar at Sen. George Parkhouse after a dispute over a trespass law tightening. Richardson warned Parkhouse, who answered with remarks that sparked the exchange.
Herter Flies Home From Geneva Talks
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter returns to Washington to brief President Eisenhower after the Geneva talks failed to resolve core issues on West Berlin and a German peace settlement. He believes overt Soviet action to seize West Berlin is suspended, signaling a cooler East West standoff.
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Geneva
Christian A. Herter
Eisenhower
West Berlin
Herter
Washington
Selwyn Lloyd
London
Nikita Khrushchev
Lloyd
Khrushchev
Andrei Gromyko
Berlin
Gromyko
Patron Throws TV Through Window in Store Dare
Boston police report a 42 year old salad chef named Fred Forresta delivered a dare by threatening to return a faulty television. After the shop refused he smashed the display with force and the matter was referred to court.
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Boston
App
Fred Forresta
Forresta
Texans In Halifax Visit To Nova Scotia
A 30 student Texas touring party led by Dr M B Measamer of West Texas State University geology department arrived in Halifax on Wednesday for a week long visit to Nova Scotia.
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Halifax
N. Y
Texas
M. B Measamer
West Texas State
Nova Scotia
El Paso Area Sees Widespread Thunder Showers
The Associated Press reports thundershowers delivering up to two inches in the El Paso area and lighter rain in Corpus Christi. Panhandle San Antonio and Houston cooled with partial clouds. Rainfall totals varied from .04 to 2.00 inches with highs reaching 107 at Presidio and 90s elsewhere.
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Texas
el Paso
Corpus Christi
Panhandle
San Antonio
Houston
George Jones Ranch
Marfa
Presidio
Alpine
Galveston
Wink
Childress
College Station
Laredo
Mineral Wells
Wichita Falls
Appraisals Grow Of Nixon Soviet Trip After Return
Washington analysts weigh the Nixon tour and upcoming Khrushchev exchanges as a gamble by the Eisenhower administration to thaw Cold War tensions. Nixon reports friendly receptions and urges courteous treatment for Khrushchev during his visit. a Cabinet review and national address were not planned.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Nixon
Nikita Khrushchev
U. S
Khrushchev
America
Geneva
Germany
Kremlin
Poland
White House
Warsaw
GOP
All America
Pat
Weather Summary Texas Hot Across Regions Through Friday
Snyder readings show 69 at 7 30 this morning rising to 74. Northwest and Southwest Texas to stay partly cloudy and hot through Friday with afternoon and night thunderstorms. East and South Central Texas forecast partly cloudy and hot with scattered coastal thundershowers. West Gulf winds 25 mph with showers in central areas, otherwise 8 to 18 mph. North Central Texas stays clear to partly cloudy and hot through Friday.
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Snyder
Texas
West Gulf
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