Dixon Yates finance probe sought by senator
Sen. Langer urged a public investigation into possible Dixon Yates campaign contributions connected to Eisenhower’s 1952 fund. He asked for subpoenas to Summerfield, Adams, and Mitchell as hearings on a “criminal side” of the contract unfold.
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Dixon-Yates
Eisenhower
Langer
Senate
Summerfield
Sherman Adams
White House
Stephen A. Mitchell
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Kfauver
Ot Eisenhower
Ed H. Dixon
Eugene Aates
Atomic Energy Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
AEC
Dixon- Yates Gap
Tenn
Prize in Southern Illinoisan Stinker Contest
Three hundred sixty two entries have been received in the Southern Illinoisan offices for Little Stinker No 61. This week's prize is 450 dollars plus ten percent for a correct postcard answer. Entries must be postmarked by Wednesday 6 p m and received by Friday 9 a m.
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Southern Illinoisan
Weather sketch for Southern Illinois with temperature notes
Fair and warmer for Southern Illinois with mild tonight around 30 degrees. Wednesday reaches near 57 with a low about 38 and yesterday's high 43. Hydrological notes show Crab Orchard Lake 25 inches below spillway and Little Grassy Lake 101 inches below spillway today.
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Southern
Illinois
Little Grassy Lake
Coast to coast surprise alert tests defenses in mock attack
Surprise Operation Crackerjack mobilized Air Force units Air National Guard Navy Marines and Canadian forces along with about 400000 Ground Observer Corps volunteers in a coast to coast drill. Interceptors scrambled within minutes after mock bombers were detected as radar tracking and defense responses were tested under winter conditions. The exercise which began Monday night ended at 606 am CST with classification kept on results and a public summary to follow in two to three weeks.
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U. S
Air Force
Air National
Air Defense Command
Colorado Sprirgs
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Blic
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Air National Guard
Navy
Marines
Ground Observer Corps
U. S. Strategic Air Command
GM Extends Dealer Contracts to Five Years
General Motors announces immediate shift from one year to five year sales agreements with its 17 000 retail dealers as Senate Judiciary Antitrust subcommittee resumes hearings. Sen O Mahoney says the move responds to dealer complaints but noteable issues remain about cancellations and pressure to push unsold models.
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Harlow H. Curtice
General Motors
Senate Judiciary Antitrust and Monopoly
Curtice
Sen. O'Mahoney
D-Wye
O’mahoney
Put O'Mahoney
Senate
O'Mahoney
Britons See Russian Move as Bid Cancellation Tactic
London observers suspect Nikita Khrushchev and Nikolai Bulganin seek to provoke Britain into canceling their April London visit. The view follows denouncements of the West during tours in Asia and a cautious stance from the Eden government amid three shifting British reactions.
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Ritons
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party
Krushchev
Bulganin
India
Burma
West
Britain
Eden
Manchester Guardian
Bombay
Asia
Nazi Germany
Russia
Pranksters Spark Crowd At Osaka Trade Fair
Police in Osaka say pranksters caused a crowd at the Chinese Communist trade fair by distributing flyers promising free Chinese beer. Attendees found only machinery displays and no beer, prompting police to call it a prank.
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Osaka
Japan
First televised murder trial Opens in Texas
A jury began hearing the auto bomb murder of Helen Harris Weaver in San Angelo. Harry L. Washburn, 39, a Houston contractor, faces the death penalty for killing his former mother in law in January. Washburn claims innocence and was arrested January 29.
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Harry L. Washburn
Helen Harris Weaver
San Angelo
Tex
D. W. Bartlett
Waco
Kwtx-Tv
Bill Stinson
Stinson
Bartlett
Washburn
Houston
West Texas
Five sisters burn to death in Benton area fire
Five sisters ages seven to fifteen died in a three room frame home fire east of Benton. Their mother Ruby Wingo 48 critically burned with another daughter 14 in serious condition. Grandfather Charles Neunlist 76 and two of Ruby Wingo’s sonsMerle 13 and Truman 11escaped uninjured. A kerosene can near the stove is suspected as the cause. Coroner Barney Browning set an inquest for 2 pm today.
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Ruby Wingo
Charles Neunlist
Steel City
Nancy
Neva
Marla
Carolyn Sue
Marlyn Joe
Browning
Freeman
Illinois
Sarah Hunsaker
Ava
John W. Liles
J. E. Rose
Ewing Oil
Rt. 34
Leroy Sweeten
Benton Fire Department
West Frankfort
Sweeten
Dallas
Masons and Oddfellows Cemetery
Doctor Silent At Inquest
A 43-year-old physician, Dr Hubert H Todd, faces arraignment on murder charges in his wife Hazel Todd’s death after allegedly beating her following a sedative dosage. The inquest in suburban Geor pansy disclosed a bruised arm and red marks on his chest, with Hazel found between twin beds as police arrived. Diane Dinsmore, 16, Hazel’s daughter, said she heard no commotion while in the house Saturday.
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Hubert H. Todd
Hazel
Georpansy
Sko
Diane Dinsmore
Todd
Fish Hook Heist Shocks Chattanooga Store
In Chattanooga Tennessee on Monday thieves broke into the E H Peckinpaugh Co fishing equipment store. They stole 20000 fish hooks and a dozen live minnows. Local police investigate the break in.
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E. H. Peckinpaugh Co
Chicago Draft Board Members Admit Guilt
Two former Chicago draft board members pleaded guilty in federal court. Allan K. Wattman age 65, former board chairman, admitted soliciting a $200 bribe to arrange a deferment into the armed services. Thomas J. Slattery Jr., 44, pleaded guilty to casting an illegal vote to defer an associate from military service. Judge Philip L. Sullivan postponed sentencing.
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Chcago Draft Board
Allan K. Wattman
Armed Services
Thomas J. Slattery Jr
Philip L. Sullivan
Narcotics Ring Busted as U S Addicts Grow
Federal narcotics agents crack a multi million dollar heroin ring tied to Red China after surveillance reveals a flower shop operator in San Francisco Chinatown using orchid corsages to conceal drugs. The nationwide narcotics battle costs about 350 million annually as officials call the drug abuse crisis installment murder.
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Pon Wai
San Francisco
Chinatown
U. S. Treasury
T-men
Pan Wai
United States
Red China
Federal Narcotics Bureau
U. S. Customs Service
Eisenhower Approves Near Final 1956 Defense Budget
President Eisenhower and top advisers set a near final 1956 57 defense outlay around 34 percent of GNP with no planned major cuts. Secretary Wilson said no final figure was set for next year but spending would likely stay near current levels. Pentagon comptroller McNeil and Adm. Radford joined the talks, with no further meetings planned before final estimates.
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Eisenhower
Wilson
Rowland Hughes
W. J. McNeil
Pentagon
McNeil
Hughes
Washington
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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