Senate weighs civil rights bill with jury trial aim
Senate leader Lyndon B. Johnson said a civil rights bill with a jury trial amendment has a good chance of passing within two weeks. The bill would be voting rights focused and would strip a provision granting the attorney general broad injunctive powers. The measure, approved by the House, now includes a bipartisan civil rights commission a new assistant attorney general for civil rights and power to seek injunctions to halt violations.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dixie Fees
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
George D. Aiken
R.-Vt
Clinton P. Anderson
D.-N.m
House
Commission On Civil Rights
RAF Planes Strike Rebel Forces in Oman Gulf
RAF jets attacked rebel tribesmen in Muscat and Oman as Sultan Said bin Taimur sought British troops. Ghaled Bin Ali leads the jihadists defending Nizwa while 2000 men, many ex-British officers, guard the area. Venom rockets hit Fort Izki as leaflets warned rebels of a 48 hour deadline.
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Omah
Ghaled bin Ali
Talib
Nizwa
Oman
RAF
Fort Izki
Pleasant weather continues in Indiana through Friday
The Associated Press reports mild days and cool nights with an upward temperature trend. Highs Friday near 85, with a possible warmer Saturday, and no rain forecast for the next two days. Overnight lows reached 51 at Goshen.
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Indiana
Weather Bureau
Goshen
Perry County names new treasurer after embezzlement
CAMELTON Ind July 25 Russell Underhill storekeeper at Doolittle Mills was chosen to replace embezzler Earl Kieser as Perry County treasurer. Officials reported only 2900 in treasury with 200000 stolen. Bonding company delayed payment until audit proves 50000 loss. County awaits state gasoline refunds about 60000 and tax installments. bond issue possible if funds remain tight. Residents express mixed sympathy.
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Camelton
Ind
Perry County
Russell Underhill
Doolittle Mills
Earl Kieser
Kieser
Atty
D. C
Cannelton
Board Hones Rules After State Funds Embezzlement
The Indiana State Board of Revenue met to tighten regulations to prevent embezzlement of state funds after Gov. Handley disclosed Frank J. Noll Jr. had taken thousands of dollars over three years. The governor urged immediate action. a quorum failed to appear for an earlier meeting.
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Indianapolis
State Board of Revenue
Handley
Frank J. Noll Jr
Intangibles Tax Division
Revenue Board
Edwin W. Beaman
Adolph L. Fossler
Roy T. Combs
Mysterious Explosion Holes Side Of Airliner Over Mojave
A Western Airlines Convair 240 en route from Las Vegas to Los Angeles suffered a 7 by 4 foot hole in its right rear side near the washroom after a blast at 3 37 a m. 13 passengers plus crew escaped unharmed. FBI investigates as missing passenger S F Binstock of North Hollywood is believed dead near Victorville California.
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Los Angeles
California
Mojave Desert
Western Airlines
Convair
Las Vegas
Nev
S. F. Binstock
North Hollywood
Calif
FBI
George A.F.B
Victorville
Binstock
Minneapolis
Eva
San Fernando Valley
Canoga Park
New York
Milton Shirk
Hters
Internationali Tt
P.D.T
George Air Force Base
Sidney Binstock
C.D.T
Three Sheppard jurors back lie detector test in murder case
Three of the twelve jurors from the 1954 Sam Sheppard murder trial indicated a lie detector test could help with potential new developments. Juror Beatrice Orenstein said she trusts the coroner and would welcome investigation if new evidence emerges. Juror Jack Hansen said he remains convinced of guilt but supports examining any good clues.
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Cleveland
Sam Sheppard
Cuyahoga County
Lakeside
Sheppard
Beatrice P. Orenstein
Samuel Gerber
Jack Hansen
Withering Drought Grips Eastern U S
A severe eastern drought spreads from the Carolinas to Maine, causing tens of millions in crop losses. The parched region sees little rain, with gardens and orchards suffering as potato vines wilt and corn remains knee high.
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Carolinas
Maine
New England
New Jersey
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Long Island
Hoosier Crops Do Well Despite Floods
Indiana farm crops are generally good, but flood damage to Hoosier corn will affect next year. Purdue and USDA report corn behind last year yet growing fast where land is dry, with less than 20 percent tasseling versus 30 percent a year ago at week end.
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Lafayette
Ind
Indiana
Purdue University
U. S. Department of Agriculture
House votes on 1% billion school bill amid doubt
The House considers a 1.0 billion dollar school construction bill with opponents warning of cost and federal control. Supporters say federal aid is needed to build classrooms for growing enrollments. Segregation remains a partisan clash as amendments to deny aid to noncompliant districts surface.
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Washington
House
Rep
McConnell
R.-Pa
Wainwright
R.-N.y
Supreme Court
Powell
D.-N.y
Lanham
D.-Ga
Scrivner
Polio Cases Increase in Vigo County Vaccination Campaign
Three polio cases reported in Vigo County in July bring Indiana total to 28 for 1957. The latest patient is 2% year old William Drake, with two earlier cases Connie Harrah and Rickie Snow both in good condition. Salk vaccine is available nationwide for ages 1 to 19 and pregnant women, with adults under 40 advised to take shots.
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Indiana
Tha Tunnacac
Connie Harrah
Earl Harrah
R. R
Terre Haute
Rickie Snow
Otto Snow
Brazil
Little Harrah
William Drake
Burl Drake
Union Hospital
Board of Health
Vigo County Medical Society
National Foundation of Infan
Loophole Opens Trials for GIs Abroad
London reports that a loophole in U.S. status of forces pacts allows American servicemen to be tried in foreign courts even when the U.S. and foreign governments find no grounds for prosecution. Experts Baxter and Draper warned at the American Bar Association convention that private citizens in many countries can file criminal charges regardless of official findings.
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London
U. S
United States
the Warning
American Bar Assn
R. R. Baxter
Harvard University
Defense Department
G. I
West Virginia Mayor Escapes Gun Attack in Huntington
Huntington West Virginia July 25 A bullet fired from a passing car narrowly missed Mayor Eugene Willis as he drove home after a threatening call. Police comb the city hours after the attempt as Willis had recently received repeated life threats and began carrying a bun.
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Huntington
W. Va
Eugene Willis
Willis
Ohio River
Railroad Freight Train Derails in Lafayette
Three cars of a Wabash freight train derailed in Lafayette Indiana on July 25 causing a detour of Ind. 43 at the south edge of the city. Traffic remained on a parallel track.
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Lafayette
Ind
Court-Martial Erred Says Airman Released
Airman Donald Wheeler from Cortez Colorado was freed from prison after Col Charles W Johnstone found errors in his court martial for disobeying orders to dye a white sidewall haircut. Wheeler was sentenced to four months hard labor a $200 fine and reduced in rank before being released and returned to duty.
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Fucha
Japan
U.P
Donald Wheeler
Wheeler
Cortez
Colo
Col
Charles W. Johnstone
U. S
Argentina Votes Sunday For New Assembly
Argentina prepares for its first election since 1955 as the caretaker government seeks to amend the constitution. Frondizi accuses Aramburu of seizing control while Peronists push for a moral victory of abstention or blank ballots.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan Peron
Pedro Aramburu
Peron
Aramburu
Arturo Frondizi
Radical Party
Peronista
Frondizi
Peroni
Hold Up Nets $3,500 in Evansville Grocery
Two gunmen escaped with about $3,500 after forcing Gottlieb Wessel to open the safe. They tied him to a chair before fleeing the grocery store incident in Evansville Indiana on Wednesday.
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Evansville
Ind
Gottlieb Wessel
Wessel
Weather map forecast for Terre Haute and Indiana
Fair and cool tonight with low around 61. Sunny and mild Friday. Saturday fair or partly cloudy and slightly warmer. Indiana partly cloudy tonight and Friday with a warmer high, low 56 to 65, high in the 80s. Temperature readings show 66 at 6 am and 76 by 2 pm.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
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