Kefauver attacks AEC private power contract over TVA plan
Senator Estes Kefauver charged that the administration would subsidize a private power group through a long term AEC contract to supply TVA power. He cited higher costs, estimating an extra 3.7 million yearly versus TVA and at least 92 million over 25 years, accusing the move of political bias against TVA.
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Eisenhower
TVA
Kefauver
Senate
AEC
Middle South Utilities and Southern Companies Group
Margaret Truman Debuts in Summer Theater Role Draws Praise
Margaret Truman, daughter of the former president, debuted as Katie Grey in Autumn Crocus at Pocono Playhouse. Critics called her performance smoothly done and very professional, with Variety praising her gracious, honest portrayal. She plans nine weeks of stock appearances ending at Philadelphia Playhouse in the Park in late August.
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Mountain Home
Margaret Truman
Marge
Pocono Playhouse
Miss Truman
Katie Grey
Dodie Smith
Variety
Philadelphia Playhouse In the Park
U.S. To Tighten Crop Control Program
The Benson plan shifts multi billion dollar farm price supports toward strict crop controls to curb surpluses. A 13 percent cut in 1944 wheat planting follows a 17 percent drop this year with July 23 refer endum for rigid marketing quotas. New allotments and total acreage rules aim to trim total plantings by about 40 million acres and tie price support to compliance across all crops.
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Benson
Eisenhower seeks $103000 for Legion convention order
President Eisenhower asked Congress for a special appropriation of 103000 dollars to maintain public order during the American Legion convention in the city from August 30 to September 2. The request underscores concerns over security and crowd control at the event.
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Eisenhower
Congress
American Legion
Weather Update For Southern Illinois Tonight Then Wednesday
Partly cloudy conditions with a few thunder showers likely tonight. Wednesday should be mostly fair and warm with lower humidity. Low tonight near 70, high Wednesday around 90, and Wednesday night low near 70.
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Illinois
Crab Orchard and Little Grassy Spillway Levels Noted
Weather style record notes yesterday’s low 73 at 7 am and high 93 at noon today with 81 at 6 pm and yesterday’s high 75. Sun rises at 4:35 am and sets at 7:28 pm. Also lists Crab Orchard Lake Spillway level and Little Grassy Lake Spillway level.
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Little Grassy Lake
Gleason Wife Granted Five Minute Separation in NY Court
Mrs Genevieve Gleason wins separation from TV comedian Jackie Gleason after a five minute Supreme Court hearing. She gets custody of two children and 14 percent of Gleason’s gross income for her and the children. She accuses him of reckless spending and being in love with an unnamed female performer on his show.
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New York
Genevieve Gleason
Jackie Gleason
Supreme Court
Gleason
Court-Martial For Batchelor Opens In Texas
Cpl. Claude Batchelor 23, a former POW who initially sided with Communists but recanted, faces a general court martial in Texas. Lt. Gen. I D White orders a noncapital, open trial to assess charges including conspiring with an enemy group to set up a subversive body in the United States after Korea's armistice and promoting disloyalty through writings and speeches. Trial expected to begin in August with press and public access.
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San Antonio
Tex
Claude Batchelor
I. D. White
Kermit, Tex
Batchelor
United States
4Th Army
Stevenson Backs Alton Chautauqua Site For Academy
Former Gov Adlai Stevenson pledged support for the Chautauqua site near Alton as a potential Air Force Academy location. State Rep L J Kennedy said Stevenson told him by phone from Chicago he would urge Air Force Secretary Harold E Talbott to pick the Chautauqua site, with final decision by Talbott.
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Alton
Adlai Stevenson
Air Force Academy
J Kennedy
Here
Lake Geneva
Wis
Kennedy
Stevenson
Chicago
Air Force
Harold E. Talbott
Talbott
Ike to Confer With Soft Coal Men
Sen. Cooper announced President Eisenhower will meet with representatives from soft coal areas next Tuesday to discuss industry economic problems. Cooper helped form a soft coal committee that has already conferred with Interior Secretary McKay and other Interior Department officials. The meeting will include representatives from all soft coal producing states. The committee has submitted recommendations to improve conditions in soft coal regions.
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Ing
Flood Crest Rolling Down Central Iowa
The Des Moines River Valley faces its greatest crest in history as central Iowa endures four days of floods. Des Moines levee tests loom as 27 to 28 feet tempers flood stage, while Fort Dodge Boone and Webster City brace for emergency actions. Over 1,000 families left homeless and a rising death toll accompany multi million dollar damages.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Floyd
Sioux City
Fort Dodge
Boone
National Guard
Webster City
Wisconsin
Fort lists shoe expense in county judge campaign account
L. P. Fort, candidate for county judge in Pampa Texas, itemized on his campaign expense report a miscellaneous charge of three dollars and fifty cents for new soles and heels for shoes. The entry appears in the June 22 AP dispatch.
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Pampa
Texas
L. P. Fort
Japanese Beauticians Seek Forgiveness Over Hair Cutting Mania
In Tokyo on June 22, pale incense filled a temple as kimono-clad beauty parlor speakers from Kyushu knelt before a golden Buddha. They pleaded forgiveness for cutting off all the mountain of girls' hair amid Japan's nationwide beauty trend touching Kushiro to Kagoshima.
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Kyushu
Japan
Kushiro
Kagoshima
Smith crushes McCarthyito in Maine primary landslide
In Portland Maine on June 22 the Maine Republican nominating contest yielded a crushing victory for Senator Margaret Chase Smith over challenger Robert L Jones by more than five to one. Early returns from 613 of 626 precincts showed 96159 votes for Smith and 19203 for Jones, who won only four precincts and carried Biddeford his home city.
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Maine
Sen
Margaret Chase Smith
McCarthy
Robert L. Jones
GOP
Mrs. Smith
Jones
Biddeford
Eldorado Reaffirms Bootstrap Program In Parade and Meeting
Eldorado residents pledged support for Operation Bootstrap at a Monday night rally and parade. T. Leo Dodd was elected permanent president of the Community Development Association as groups outlined plans in areas from trade and beautification to education and health.
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Ed Bassett
Eldorado
Dodd High School
T. Leo Dodd
Community Development Association of
Edward R. Murrow
CBS
Marie MacDonald Arrest Leads to Court Hearing
Actress Marie McDonald was ordered into court after a tense incident with police. Officers said her car struck four autos and she was booked on driving under the influence of narcotics hit and run and no operator's license. She allegedly assaulted officers and shattered a light fixture during transfer to a cell.
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Marie McDonald
Miss McDonald
John Hawking
Steel contract talks snagged between U S Steel and CIO union
In Pittsburgh on June 22, 1954, U S Steel Corp and the CIO United Steelworkers faced a serious snag in negotiations. A close source said a strike could be prepared by locals nationwide as the June 30 contract expiry nears, though optimism remains that a strike will be avoided. Negotiations began May 18 led by President David J. McDonald with demands for wage guarantees, raises, pensions, and insurance changes.
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U. S. Steel Corp
CIO
United Steelworkers
U. S. Steel
David J. McDonald
University of Illinois Trustees Adopt 53 Million Budget
The University of Illinois trustees approved a $53,143,693 operating budget for the fiscal year starting July 1. Champaign Urbana campus receives $35,899,021 while Chicago professional colleges get $11,961,164 and Navy Pier $3,253,015. Crippled Children’s Institute at Springfield is funded $2,015,822. State funds total about $34 million, with $2 million federal funds, $3 million student fees, $1,730,000 sales and services, $6,667,000 endowments and contracts, and $5,415,000 auxiliary enterprise income.
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University of Illinois Trustees
Champaign- Urbana
Chicago Professional Colleges
Navy Pier
Crippled Children’s Institute
Springfield
Latin American Students Rally Behind Guatemala Conflict
Government and rebel forces clash over Zacapa as Arbenz claims a Gualan victory and rebels claim 25 towns held. Uproar features international reactions from Cuba to the United States and student protests across Latin America.
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Zacapa
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Gualan
Zaca
Guater
Liberation Radio
Col
Carlos Castillo Armas
Associated Press
Guatemala City
Arbenz
Puerto Barrios
Castillo Armas
Esquipulas
Tegucigalpa
Philadelphia
U. S
Eisenhower
Seiler Jildes Guzman
Central American
Uruguay
Chamber of Deputies
Havana
Fulgencio Batist
Ernesto de la Fe
Cuba
Latin America
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University of Guayaquil
Ecuador
Quito
Federation of University Students
Regi
Deset
Ongyan
la Paz
Bolivia
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