Congress Hopes for Expedited End to First Session
Congress aims to wind up the 4th session by tomorrow with swift action. House and Senate move to clear key bills including a minimum wage rise to 1 per hour and a large foreign aid measure, while housing and defense items await final votes.
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Congressionas
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Congress
Sen. Clements
D-Ky
Senate
Eisenhower
Legislative
White House
House Rules Committee
Bulgaria Agrees to Pay Partial Compensation for Downed Israeli Flight
Bulgarian officials promised to pay part of the material damages after Israel lost 58 lives including 12 Americans when its airliner was shot down by gunfire. Bulgaria said its commission will investigate the tragedy while denying entry to Israeli investigators from Greece. Baruch Nir was allowed to visit the crash site near the Greek border. The note expressed profound regret and signaled possible wider protests by the United States and Britain seeking indemnities for American survivors as Western powers push for new accords to prevent similar incidents.
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Foreign Office
Bulgaria
Greece
Baruch Nir
Europe
Israel
United States
Britain
Sofia
Washington
Democrats Urge Fire Talbott Over Ethics Stance
Senators Morse and Butler pressed President Eisenhower to oust Air Secretary Talbott amid ongoing Senate probe into his outside business ties with Paul B Mulligan & Co. Talbott admitted errors using Air Force stationery and said he would leave the partnership.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Air Force
Talbott
Senate
James €. Hagerty
Sen. Morse
D-Ore
Paul M. Butler
New York
Paul B. Mulligan& Co
Morse
Butler
Senate Investigations
Pentagon
Sen
Ervin
D-Nc
U S Government Moves Against Union Under Communist Domination
Attorney General Brownell filed charges under the 1954 act to brand the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers as under Communist domination. The Subversive Activities Control Board will hear the case. The union denies the charge and plans to defend itself in court if needed.
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Atty
Brownell
Independent
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
Denver
Subversive Activities Control Board
SACB
Mercury Hits 122 in Africa
A Sahara sirocco pushed Tunisia to extreme heat with a 122 degree record at Ghardimmaou near the Algerian frontier and 113 degrees in Tunis as residents struggled to stay cool and conserve water.
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Africa
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Tunisia
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Ghardimmaou
Editorial examines the summer slump and its impact
Sylvian Porter analyzes the meaning of the summer slump for industry and consumers in today's editorial page. The piece discusses economic trends, seasonal demand shifts, and potential effects on pricing and production.
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Sylvian Porter
Get a Horse Race Rivalry Sparks Southern Oregon Train Showdown
Roseburg residents and the Chamber of Commerce challenge the Southern Pacific line by racing a pony express along 75 miles from Eugene to Roseburg.Officials note the train’s 12:01 a.m. departure and 2:55 a.m. arrival, while promoters say horses will mirror stops and deliveries in a publicity event.
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Southern Pacific Railroad
Pony Express
Southern Oregon
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Quayle
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Oregon
Two Men Freed In Saratoga Fires
Saratoga Springs police freed two men questioned about stable fires at the race track. Chief Robert Flanagan said no evidence linked them to the fires on Tuesday night and Wednesday that destroyed three barns and damaged another. Investigation continues.
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Saratoga Race Track
Robert Flanagan
Warm Days Cool Nights Forecast For Farmers
Meteorologist Andrew P. Keller at Hancock Field predicts a warming trend with a high near 88 tomorrow and a low around 65 tonight. The five day outlook shows highs 5 to 10 degrees above normal and a low in the 60s, with a chance of thunderstorms Sunday bringing 0.25 to 0.50 inch of rain.
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Andrew P. Keller
Hancock Field
Keller
Dulles Opposes Congressional Plan For Atlantic Union
Secretary of State Dulles told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he opposes a Kefauver resolution calling for a White House invited convention to explore a defense economic and political union among NATO members. He warned Congressional action could imply presidential endorsement of such a union and urged holding any convention under less official auspices.
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Washington
Dulles
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. Kefauver
D-Tenn
Committee
George
D-Ga
First British 4 Jet Bomber Crashes
A Royal Air Force Vickers Valiant, Britain's first four jet bomber destined to carry the H bomb, crashed and exploded shortly after takeoff from Wittering Airport. All four crewmen were killed in the disaster.
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England
Britain
Royal Air Force
Questionable dividing lesson in classroom tease
A teacher asks a riddle about sharing a large and a small apple with a brother. Johnnie quips whether to give the little brother or the big one, turning the moment into a lighthearted classroom chuckle.
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Johnnie
Today’s Pictures tease across pages for amusements to sports
A brief reader guide lists sections in today’s newspaper including Amusements on page 11 Financial page 17 Bridge pages 24 City Life page 13 Radio-TV page 6 Deaths page 10 Women’s pages 8 and 9 The Edens page 14 Sports pages 15 to 17 Editorials page 14 and Letters with a note that Today’s Pictures appear on page 26.
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City Life
the Edens
Ike Urges GOP Unity at Breakfast Rally
President Eisenhower told Republican lawmakers that the party could stay in power if united behind core principles. He dismissed Geneva Big Four optimism as bosh and praised GOP achievements while cautioning about expectations. The event featured signs reading Ike in 1956 as Sen. George Bender and others listened.
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INS
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Geneva
U. S
George Bender
Ohio
Ike
Propaganda clues in Crimea show anti American posters
A 12 member U S farm delegation touring Russia glimpsed five anti American posters in Eupatoria Park of Culture and Rest Crimean coast They were told the posters dated VE Day 1955 and recent Kroko dil cartoons The guides offered no comment on the displays but the scene underscored persistent Soviet anti American messaging during a visit aboard the Pobedа off Crimea.
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Krokodil
Waynesburg Rain Day Keeps Old Tradition Alive
In Waynesburg Pennsylvania a town of about 5000 observes a rain day tradition. Veteran soldiers wager on rain and the town cites rain prophet John Daily who notes rain on 71 of 78 July 29 occasions since records began. Daily, age 45, is chief rain prophet and keeper of the statistics after his father Bryon Daily died.
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John Daily
Achieftain
Bryon Daily
Hungarians flee through border to Austria after treaty
Vienna reports three Hungarians drove a tractor across the barbed wire border into Austria as the Austrian independence treaty took effect. They said they had waited to seek asylum in the Soviet zone of Austria and were unsure of political asylum prospects before the treaty.
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Vienna
Austria
Nest in Flue Triggers Collapse At Nebraska Store
In Ralston Nebraska birds built a nest in a grocery store flue of the air conditioning system. The nest backed up monoxide gas causing six people inside to collapse. Four were taken to hospital for revival.
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Ralston, Neb
H Bomb Stockpile Expanded Under Eisenhower Order
The Atomic Energy Commission disclosed in its 18th semi annual report to Congress that a hydrogen bomb stockpile was built up under President Eisenhower’s directive. The report notes weapons based on Castle test designs developed in 1954 and mentions a rapid uranium extraction surge in the West.
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INS
Atomic Energy Commission
Eisenhower
Congress
AEC
Pacific Proving Ground
America
Hoover declines New York police commissioner post
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover has declined an offer to become New York City's police commissioner. The offer came today from Mayor Robert Wagner.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
New York City
Hoover
Robert Wagner
New York
Auto hits billboard. Syracuse baker dies in suspected race
A 35 year old Syracuse baker Michael F. Dalia of Seymour St died early today when his car spun out on Park St after a reported 100 mile an hour race along Onondaga Lake. Dalia crashed through a billboard and died of a crushed skull at University Hospital. Frank Columbus, 46, also a Bloom's Bakery employee, denied racing. Police reported a possible three car race from Liverpool to Syracuse with Deputy Sommers stating the three cars sped by him. The investigation continued as reports concluded.
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Onondaga Lake Phy
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Seymour St
Dalia
Bloom's Bakery
University Hospital
Frank Columbus
Wilkinson St
Bloom's
Columbus
Liverpool
Fred Sommers
Sommers
Liverpool Rd
Ike Gets Apology for Geneva Toy Purchase
President Eisenhower's Geneva shopping for grandchildren toys drew praise from Eric Kahn of Schuco-Toy Co. New York who said the American toy industry backs his purchase. Kahn apologized for a colleague's remarks amid the controversy caused by a doll makers group leader.
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Eisenhower
Geneva
Eric Kahn
Schuco-Toy Co
New York
David Rosenstein
National Assn. of
Kahn
Russians See How to Improve Farms But Can't Adopt Method
Des Moines report on a Soviet farm delegation led by Svechnikov detailing the Kuban collective farm. The group outlines farm sizes, worker counts, and family labor, noting Soviet plans keep state farms intact while highlighting efficiency comparisons with Iowa farms.
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U—St
Petr Svechnikov
Iowa
Petr Babmindra
Vladimir Matskevich
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