Power Authority seeks FPC license for Niagara project
The State Power Authority voted to file Aug. 20 for a Federal Power Commission license to build the Niagara River project at Niagara Falls using U S power allocated under the 1950 treaty with Canada. The move aims to resolve a five year dispute over public versus private power and may lead to court action if challenged.
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Jones Beach
State Power Authority
Federal Power Commission
Niagara River
Niagara Falls
United States
Canada
Senate
Congress
Herbert H. Lehman
D.N.Y
Charles A. Buckley
Potsdam
Authority
Robert Moses
FPC
U. S. Supreme Court
St. Lawrence Seaway
Reynolds Metals Co
Niagara-Mohawk Power Corp
St. Lawrence
Aluminum Corp. of America
Alcoa
State of Vermont
City of Plattsburgh
U. S. Air Force Base
Plattsburgh
Reynolds
Massena
Niagara-Mohawk
Wheeling
New York State
Niagara
Dulles Seeks Bipartisan Canal Policy
Secretary of State Dulles urges bipartisan support for administration policy on the Suez crisis ahead of a White House briefing with Republican and Democratic congressional leaders. He notes plans for a London Suez conference with 24 nations and possible international control of the canal amid regional concern.
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Washington
Dulles
White House
Eisenhower
Egypt
Suez
New York
U. N
Dag Hammarskild
London
San Francisco
Chicago
Nasser
Kefauver Says Eisenhower Aides Conspired To Hide Dixon Yates Facts
Senator Kefauver charged high Eisenhower officials including Sherman Adams and Lewis Strauss with conspiring to conceal facts about the Dixon Yates private power contract. He urged testimony, cited documents refused under privilege, and tied the case to public vs private power battles before the Democratic Convention.
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Kefaulver
D-Tenn
Eisenhower
Senate
Kefauver
Congressional
Ito
Brownell
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sherman Adams
Lewis L. Strauss
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Rowland R. Hughes
J. Sinclair Armstrong
Securities and Exchange Commission
Kefauver Group
Dixon-Yates
Adams
White House
Murray Snyder
Uverauver
Chicago
AEC
Mississippi Valley Generating Co
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Mississsippi Valley
Utillity
Edgar H. Dixon
Eugene A. Yates
West Memphis
Ark
Memphis
Public Utility Holding Company Act
Adolphe H. Wenzell
Justice Department
Wenzell
Budget Bureau
First Boston Corp
New York
First Boston
Dixon-Yates Group
Hughes
Strauss
Task Force
Armstrong
SEC
Mississippi Valley
Secretary Wilson vows nuclear missiles reach distant continents soon
Secretary Wilson told CHAUTAUQUA audiences the United States will have nuclear tipped missiles ready for launch from American sites to distant continents in the near future. He warned adversaries would face atomic retaliation from air dropped bombs and submarine missiles, stressing the overall risk of retaliation.
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Chautauqua
Defense Wilson
United States
Chautauqua Institution
China invites newsmen to report what they see
Premier Chou En-lai says U S correspondents may visit Red China to observe actions firsthand. Peiping radio says the seven year ban on American reporters is lifted and 138 newsmen will be granted visas to travel to the mainland for the first time since the Reds took power. The U S State Department blocked the visits warning of jail terms and fines for passport violations. Executives of major American media protest the stance.
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Hong Kong
Chou En-lai
U. S
Red China
Peiping
U. S. State Department
United States
State Department
11 Chairmen Back Javits For Senate
Albany reports county chairs across the state back Attorney General Javits for the U S Senate nomination. Javits leads among Republicans with grass roots support in multiple counties and potential backing from several party organizations.
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Javits
Senate
Albany
U. S. Senate
Atty
Republican State Committee
Herbert H. Lehman
Broome County
Willam H
Billy) Hil
Hill
New York City
Broome
Lewis County
J. Robert Lynch
New York
Lynch
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Rockland
Erie
Chemung
Wyoming
Tompkins
Jefferson
Madison
J. Raymond McGovern
New Rochelle
Dean Alfange
American Labor Party
Thomas E. Dewey
Kenneth Keating
Rochester
Frederic Coudert
Manhattan
Henry Latham
Queens
Lehman
Cop Tied to Holdup in Queens Payroll Robbery
The Queens district attorney linked suspended Patrolman James T. Ryan to an $1,800 payroll holdup. Ryan, 31, had been suspended for avoiding questions about two slain fur hijackers and faced gun possession and receiving stolen property charges. Material witness Andrew La Morta, 42, alleged Ryan and an unnamed accomplice plotted the fake holdup on March 23 and struck him when he refused.
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New York
Queens District Attorney's Office
James T. Ryan
Richard Langone
James Rocereto
Ryan
Fur
Andrew la Morta
Queens
la Morta
Casbah Explosion Death Toll Rises in Algiers
The Casbah blast killed 16 and injured 15 as rescue workers comb the rubble of five demolished homes and four damaged ones. Investigators suspect nationalists mishandling explosives. French raids find munitions in nationalist homes.
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Algiers
Casbah
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Bar Sparks Governor Aim
Oklahoma Governor Raymond Gary called the discovery of a bar in the Turnpike Authority conference room embarrassing in a legally dry state. State Sen. George Miskovsky staged a one man raid, hiring a locksmith to open a refrigerated liquor cabinet and finding two bottles of whisky.
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Oklahoma City
Raymond Gary
Oklahoma Turnpike Authority
Gary
George Miskovsky
Evidence Chokes Narcotics Suspect
Los Angeles detectives found Joseph Grant, 23, dead after attempting to swallow evidence during a break in. Police report says a heroin capsule was lodged in his throat and he died en route to the hospital.
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Los Angeles
Joseph Grant
Grant
Two on Ship Die In Blast In Delaware Bay
An explosion aboard the German freighter Heidberg as it neared Philadelphia from Venezuela killed two crewmen Suergen Schwittner and Herbert Goeldener and left six others critically burned. German nationals were among the injured as Captain Heinz Nauersberger reported a loose engine piston caused the blast. Coast Guard will investigate.
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Del
Heidberg
Philadelphia
Venezuela
Delaware Bay
Suergen
Schwittner
Herbert Goeldener
Seebe Hospital
Lewes
Heinz Nauersberger
Coast Guard
Lao Rebels Win Voice and Government Role
Pathet Lao rebels secured a place in Laos government through talks in Vientiane ending ten days of negotiations with Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma and Prince Souvanna Vong. Prince Souvanna endorses coexistence with China as U S aid continues.
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Hong Kong
Pathet Lao
Laos
Red China Radio
Souvanna Phouma
China
United States
Souvanna Vong
Vientiane
Peiping
Tros
Catskill Marks 150th Charter Anniversary Parade
Catskill, a Hudson River village, celebrated the 150th anniversary of its charter granted by New York state. The event featured a parade with about 560 marchers, 11 bands, and 41 floats, highlighting one of 16 charter communities remaining in the state.
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Catskill
Hudson River
New York State
Smokers Lose Pikes Peak Uphill Challenge to Nonsmokers
The endurance race up Pikes Peak drew three smokers and a dozen nonsmokers. Winner Monte Walford, 25, Colorado Springs, finished 24.6 miles in 5 hours 39 minutes 58 seconds. Tom Brewster, 17, was second in 6 21 51.8, and Dr. Arne Suominen, 56, from Delray Beach, finished third in 6 36 28. Lou Wille set the base to summit record before knee injury.
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Monte Walford
Colorado Springs
Arne Suominen
Delray Beach
Fla
Tom Brewster
Pikes Peak
Barr Trail
Lou Wille
Wille
Laramie
Wyo
Don Bierstedt
Darren
Conn
Colorado College
Pat Seanland
Topeka
Kan
Lifer Freed After Court Error Unearthed by Prisoner
George Smolen a life prisoner at Green Haven who found a procedural error in his 1936 trial won a coram nobis hearing Judge Nathan Sobel voided the life sentence and advised a guilty plea to the same kidnapping charge yielding a 20 year term already served. Smolen will be released.
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New York
Tal
Smolen
Kings County Court
Nathan Sobel
Smelen
Smeden
Beer Routs Bandit In Los Angeles Robbery
Mrs Gladys Hayward, liquor store owner, was restocking shelves when an armed bandit demanded all the money. She handed over cash but offered beer instead, tossing four quart bottles to the thief as he fled.
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Los Angeles
Gladys Hayward
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Pigeon Falls
Wis
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Louis J. Robbins
Charles Dumas
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