Panel to Launch Study on Air Safety
President Eisenhower ordered the Air Coordinating Committee to study midair collision elimination. The move follows a Maryland crash that killed 12 and comes as lawmakers press for tougher safety measures. Elwood Quesada will lead a series of special meetings to accelerate actions and report findings to the President.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Air Coordinating Committee
White House
Maryland
Air National Guard
House
Prince Preston
D-Ga
Cliff Clevenger
Ohio
Preston
Clevenger
Jack Anderson
Quesada
Congress
James T. Pyle
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Senate Commerce
Pyle
U.S
A. S
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
Federal Aviation Agency
Jury Deliberating Gun-Running Case
In Brownsville a federal jury began deliberations on 35 men charged with conspiracy to run arms to Fidel Castro last March. Prosecutors focused on U S neutrality laws while defense contended they sought democracy. The single defense witness, Capt Jose Bolivar Medina, testified the Orion was offshore when boarded by a Coast Guard cutter.
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Brownsville
U.S. District Court
Fidel Castro
U.S
James Allred
Cuba
William Butler
Houston
Col
E. E. Matthews
U. S
Bryan Oder
Jose Boliver Medina
Orion
Coast Guard
Gulf
Port Isabel
Tex
House Passes Postal Hike for First Class and Airmail
The House approved a compromise postal bill raising first class letters from 3 to 4 cents and airmail from 6 to 7 cents with an Aug 1 effective date if signed by President Eisenhower. It includes $380 million in annual wage increases for post office workers and totals about $550 million in yearly rate hikes, removing a Senate free-mail provision for overseas military addresses.
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Eisenhower
House
White House
Senate
Colman Rites Draw Many Colleagues in Santa Barbara
A quiet 15 minute funeral for Ronald Colman 67 drew many motion picture colleagues at All Saints by the Sea Church Santa Barbara Calif Easter hymns played during the service Colman died of a lung infection His widow Benita Hume was escorted by actor William Powell Richard Barthelmess who acted with Colman and Powell in The Three Musketeers took Colman’s daughter Juliet 13 by the arm
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Ronald Colman
Colman
Benita Hume
All Saints-by the-Sea Episcopal Church
William Powell
Richard Barthelmess
Powell
British cost of living index rises in mid spring
The British Ministry of Labor reports the cost of living index from mid March to mid April climbed to 110 from 108. Food prices are the main factor driving the increase, with the index set to January 1956 as 100.
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London
Ministry of Labor
Truman Says Attacks Hurt U S Prestige
Former President Truman told Chicago reporters that attacks on Vice President Nixon damaged U S prestige in Latin America. He predicted Democrats would win the 1958 and 1960 elections if current conditions persist and said there is good timber for the party's nomination.
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Chicago
Harry S. Truman
Nixon
South America
United States
Truman
Sheraton-Blackstone
Latin America
Caribbean
Road Work Clears Route For Big Spring Highway Widening
City workmen dismantle the J O Dodson house at Thirty first Street and Avenue to clear right of way for widening the Big Spring highway. The route will be straightened at the S curve and widened to four lanes from Deep Creek Bridge to Roundtop road near Cogdell Memorial Hospital. The property was bought from Mrs J O Dodson for 27 500, with construction slated to begin about July 1.
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J. O. Dodson
Thirty-first
Avenue
Big Spring Highway
Deep Creek
Roundtop Road
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Fighting erupts in Tunisia as France faces Algeria crisis
Fighting between French and Tunisian forces erupted after French planes bombed Gafsa airport in south central Tunisia. Premier Pflimlin seeks to stabilize government with constitutional reforms strengthening executive power and plans to quell insurgent generals in Algeria. A military mission to Algiers aims to bring Gaullist leaders under Paris control while De Gaulle consideration looms.
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Godfrey Anderson
Paris
Tunisia
Pierre Pflimlin
Habib Bourguiba
Tunis
Gafsa
Algeria
France
Charles de Gaulle
Antoine Pinay
de Gaulle
Pflimlin
National Assembly
Algiers
Mili
Pierre
Senate panel backs House unemployment aid measure
The Senate Finance Committee approved a House passed bill to advance federal funds to states for a temporary extension of unemployment benefits by up to 50 percent more weeks. The measure, backed by the Eisenhower administration, carried 11 4, with state participation optional and a 600 million dollar cost estimate, offset by an employer payroll tax starting 1963 unless repaid.
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Washington
Senate
Harry F. Byrd
Dva
Eisenhower
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Douglas
Wilson Modifies Ruling On State School Land Leases
AUSTIN The Atty. Gen. upheld the Land Board procedure but ruled leases may be awarded before minutes are approved in ministerial form. Harrell Drilling Co. of Houston held the top bonus bid of 91551 with a one sixth royalty, seeking a Rio Grande Hidalgo County tract. Billy Bridewell of Tyler was second with 67601 in bonus.
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Wilson
Austin P-Atty
Will Wilson
School Land Board
Land Board
Rio Grande
Hidalgo County
Harrell Drilling Co
Houston
George Parkhouse
Dallas
Harrell
Asst
Atty
Arthur Sandlin
Parkhouse
Billy Bridewell
Tyler
Living Costs Reach Peak in April Index
Washington reports the government living cost index rose to 123.5 in April, driven by higher food prices especially fresh fruits and vegetables. Officials said May prices show declines, with a return toward stability expected for the summer months.
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Washington
Ewan Clague
Labor Department
Panama City Paralyzed by Armed Hoodlums and Guard Clash
Panamanian capital faces chaos as gangs armed with clubs rocks and bottles confront National Guardsmen amid student protests over school conditions. Violence mounts with fires damaged storefronts traffic disruption and calls for firing of Guard commanders and the education minister by midnight.
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Panama
Central Avenue
National Guard
Ernesto de la Guardia Jr
Victor Juliao
Julian
Ruling On Taxes For Gas Products
An attorney general opinion holds gas products are not real property for tax purposes but are taxable as personal property. Gas owned by Sun Oil Co under leases remains taxable while in ground form, but after processing becomes personal property. Sun omitted processing liquids from ad valorem tax filings. Starr County officials argued operator portions totaling $2,165,120 in 1956 should be taxed.
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Austin
Sun Oil Co
L. P. Lollar
Will Wilson
Starr County
Frank Nye Jr
Rio Grande City
Sun
Nye
Judge Paul Plans To Retire Aug. 1
Harrisonburg Virginia report says Judge John Paul a 74 year old Republican appointed in 1931 by Hoover will retire August 1 after issuing Virginia's first desegregation order. He has written to President Eisenhower announcing his retirement plans.
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Harrisonburg
Virginia
John Paul
Hoover
Eisenhower
Father Time Ends Life Of Axl Man In Brownsville
Francisco Gomez Marfill, aged 124 if his memory is correct and born when Texas was part of Mexico, died Wednesday in Brownsville after a long life as a wood cutter. He was known for carrying a single bladed ax on his shoulder until illness six months ago and was active as late as 1950.
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Brownsville
Tex
Francisco Gomez Marfill
Texas
Mexico
Gomez Marfill
Skies Mostly Clear Over Texas Today
A light coastal fog and a trace of rain in Houston marked the only weather action in Texas Thursday. Predawn readings ranged from 73 at Galveston to 52 at Junction, with forecast improving to partly cloudy conditions and a few coastal showers. Highs Wednesday were between 97 at Presidio and 77 at Brownsville.
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Associated Press
Houston
Texas
Galveston
Junction
Presidio
Brownsville
Algeria’s May 13 Revolution Shifts Algeria France Ties
Algiers faces a power shift as military civilian juntas seize authority after May 13 riots. The Arab rebellion’s status is uncertain with officials claiming fighting subsiding while rebels retreat inland awaiting orders. France’ army in Algeria and economic ties complicate any move toward independence.
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Algeria
Paris
Algiers
France
Algiers Committee of Public Safety
Trujillo Arrives in Kansas City for Military Classes
Free spending Lt. Gen Rafael Trujillo Jr arrived in Kansas City to resume military training at Fort Leavenworth after leaving a local school two months earlier He rented a Beverly Hills mansion and spent time with film star Kim Novak while his wife and six children remain in the Dominican Republic Novak declined to discuss romance saying she cannot talk about such matters while he is married
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Kansas City
Rafael Trujillo Jr
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan Trujillo
California
Beverly Hills
Hollywood
Kim Novak
Dominican Republic
Trujillo
Miss Novak
Weather Outlook for Texas and Panhandle Regions
Readings show 9 degrees high and 53 low with 7:30 a.m. readings. East Texas at 59 degrees with cloudiness through Friday. Coastal showers this afternoon and tonight, scatters of thunder Friday. South Central Texas partly cloudy with few coastal showers and no major temperature changes. North Central and West Texas partly cloudy through Friday with no major changes.
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Snyder
East
Texas
North Central
West
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Juille
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