House Passes Swift Military Construction Bill
The House rushed a $2.14 billion military construction bill through with no Senate veto authority over Talos missile sites and housing. President Eisenhower objected to executive legislative lines, and Sen. Russell warned of potential future defense cuts while the Senate plans to craft a bill with Congressional supervision.
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Eisenhower
Senate
Armed Services Committees
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Defense Dept
Johnson
Texas
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Congress
Rep. Vinson
Illinois Official Offers to Make Restitution
Springfield Illinois Orville E Hodge on Tuesday offered to reimburse the state at least in part and disclose all activities before a grand jury after resigning as state auditor. Governor Stratton named Lloyd Morey to serve out Hodge term and Adlai Stevenson urged scrutiny of Hodge funds used for late primary broadcasts. Hodge promised to testify next Monday and may waive immunity.
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Orville E. Hodge
Illinois
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Lloyd Morey
University of Illinois
Morey
U. of I
Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower
Stevenson
George P. Coutrakon
Arthur M. Fitzgerald
Ebasco Denies Allegation Over Influence in Power Policy
Washington A spokes man for Ebasco Services Inc says the firm has never joined an organized effort to influence government on private power policy. C N Phillips research director denied charges by Rep Chudoff that Ebasco is linked to outside interests. The House subcommittee probes alleged influence by Rocky Mountain States power firms on federal power policy. Raff Montana Power executive assistant testified Ebasco did research for Montana Power but held no ownership or control links.
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Ebasco Services Inc
C. N. Phillips
Chudoff
D-Pa
House
Ebasco
Rocky Mountain States
Colin W. Raff
J. E. Corette Jr
Montana Power Co
Raff
Montana Power
Montana
Phillips
Rep. Knox
R-Mich
United States
Eisenhower and Dulles Oppose Senate Aswan Funds Ban
President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles oppose a Senate Appropriations Committee ban on funds for Egypt's Aswan Dam. Dulles warns the move would limit State Department flexibility in negotiations with Egypt while Egypt leans toward Western funds for the Nile project. He states the executive branch should not be bound by the committee's language and prefers consulting before commitments.
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Eisenhower
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Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Aswan Dam
Egypt
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Ahmed Hussein
Russia
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Cairo
Hayden
D-Ariz
Appropriations Committee
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Anaconda Company Honors Oldtimers at First of Dinners
The Anaconda Company honored 200 Plus Butte employees with 25 years of service at a Silver Bow Room dinner in the Finlen Hotel. Chester H. Steele presented pins and praise as Edward I. Renouard Jr. outlined future mine expansion and internal promotion plans. Future dinners will honor 933 Butte workers and 2,444 Western division staff overall.
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Western
Anaconda
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Silver Bow
Finlen Hotel
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Great Falls
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Nevada
California
Averell Harriman Opens Four State Democratic Tour
Gov. Averell Harriman will launch a four day tour through Kansas Colorado New Mexico Nebraska and South Dakota to push for the Democratic presidential nomination. He will be met by Harry Truman at Kansas City Airport and introduced at a luncheon. The trip includes shifts through Boulder Omaha Aberdeen with delegates and party leaders. Harriman will be joined by William C. Salome, former Wichita mayor and Kansas Harriman for President chair.
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Truman
Great Bend
Kan
William C. Salome
Wichita
Kansas Harriman-for
Boulder
Colo
Democratic Assembly
Omaha
Neb
Aberdeen
S. D
Ball Park
Soviet East Germany sign 8 point plan halving occupation payments
Soviet Union and East Germany announce a joint 8 point accord to deepen economic ties, half occupation payments from East Germany next year, expand trade, and back a 100000 kilowatt nuclear plant. Leaders Bulganin Grotewohl Ulbricht Khrushchev endorse talks with West Germany as the path to unification.
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Otto Grotewohl
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Walter Ulbricht
Nikita Khrushchev
Russia
Poison mystery over Luce illness tied to villa paint
Rome reports finally reveal arsenic poisoning may stem from tarpaper and ceiling paint in Clare Boothe Luce’s official residence at Villa Taverna. The ambassador, returning Aug. 15 from U S medical care, has suffered fatigue anemia and intestinal inflammation since 1953.
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Eisenhower
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Time Magazine
Time
Henry R. Luce
U. S. State Dept
Washington
Francis Scofield
The
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Earn Yourself a Few Extra Pesos
Advertisement urges readers to use Want Ads to sell no longer used items and earn extra pesos. Mentions Dial 5451 for selling and includes a sold washer ad offering an easy washer in perfect condition for 25 dollars.
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Sergeant Pleads Innocent To Manslaughter
Marine S Sgt Matthew McKeon pleaded innocent to involuntary manslaughter and oppression of recruits after ordering 74 men into a swamp where six recruits drowned. His civilian attorney Emile Zola Berman said the defense will show the act was not unlawful. he entered a mute plea per the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
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New York City
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Navy
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New York
Montana Weather Outlook for Wednesday and Thursday
Montana forecast split into east and west zones. East Montana will see mostly fair skies with afternoon cloudiness and a few thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening, with some western mountains also likely Thursday. Temperatures peak in the 80s, west zones similar, with brief thunderstorm chances and warmer air midweek.
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Metropolitan Opera Cancels Season Over AGMA dispute
The Metropolitan Opera Association cancelled its 1956 1957 season after failing to secure a new contract with the American Guild of Musical Artists AGMA representing singers and dancers. A last minute proposal was rejected by AGMA board and a disciplinary threat helped push the cancellation.
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Women would be permitted to retire at age 62
The Senate passed a social security bill by 90 to 0, lowering the retirement age for women to 62 and adding disability benefits starting at age 50. The measure heads to conference with the House, with Democrats betting on it as campaign leverage.
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Senhower
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Byrd
D-Va
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D-Ga
Eisenhower calls for stronger civil defense program
President Eisenhower urged a stronger civil defense effort amid rapid advances in weapons and delivery systems. He asked Federal Civil Defense Administrator Val Peterson to join Cabinet discussions and outlined plans to seek updated authority and expanded federal responsibility, while noting ongoing Operation Alert exercises.
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Eisenhower
Val Peterson
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Peterson
Congressional
Congress
Panama
Civil Defense
Surgeon to Rob Boy of Eyesight in Florida
In Orlando Florida four year old Mike Sibole faces removal of his eyes due to retinoblastoma a cancer of the eye. The boy after a family picnic finds his life changed as doctors treat him and media attention swells with frantic appeals for help.
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Orlando
Fla
Mike Sibole
James M. Sibole
Mike
Miami
Forrest Park Baptist Church
Sibole
A. B. Reese
New York
Reese
Chicago Polio Outbreak Spreads Amid Inoculation Efforts
Chicago reports 194 polio cases with 25 new in 24 hours, 65 percent under five. Free inoculations expand as 14 126 syringes and needles are rushed to health centers. Half the cases center on a near west side slum area. less than 10 percent have had Salk vaccine. National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis pledges full support.
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U.P
Health Department
West Side
National Foundation For
Germany Floods Kill Ten In Weekend Storms
Heavy rains and severe thunderstorms across Germany over the weekend caused ten deaths and millions of dollars in flood damage by Tuesday.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Washington senator seeks full briefing on alleged Soviet detentions
Senator Walter F. George summoned State Department officials to testify behind closed doors about reports Russia holds several American airmen prisoners. Senate leaders said Undersecretary Robert Murphy will be questioned, as George urges prompt disclosure and actions to secure the airmen’s release.
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Walter F. George
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Robert Murphy
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Kremlin
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Georgia
Families Grieve as Airmen Held by Russia
Associated Press notes kin of missing servicemen endure sorrow and adjust in various ways. Some families have grown ill and at least one wife has remarried while U.S. officials report credible leads on prisoners as the situation unfolds.
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Kremlin
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