Mineral Subsidies Knocked Out of Bill
Subsidy payments for the government's minerals program were permanently cut from the supplemental money bill approved by the House and Senate. The Senate sought 30 million to aid small Western mining firms, but the House rejected even a 10 million compromise, much of which would fund tungsten for defense stockpiles. Western senators argued the cut breaks faith with miners promised aid last year.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Cooper Warns On Tucson School Problems After Bond Defeat
Tucson public schools face worsening enrollment and tax strain as growth outpaces funding. Cooper notes ADA payments cover about 33 percent of operating costs while state and county aid should cover 55 to 65 percent. He projects 250 000 residents by 1960 and 20 000 students on half day sessions without new classrooms.
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Tucson
Herbert H. Cooper
Robert D. Morrow
Arizona
ADA
Cooper
Colorado
California
U.S
Greater
Davis
Porter W. Homer
Boy Drives Ford Thing 100 MPH Through Canyon
Deputy Robert Smith chased Delos Kehler Knox Jr. 17, in a stripped 1948 Ford without windshield or proper parts through Upper Sabine Canyon. Knox was cited for reckless driving and operating an unsafe vehicle after the roadblock ended the pursuit.
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Ford
Robert Smith
Sabine Canyon
Delos Kehler Knox Jr
E. 30Th St
Smith
Knox
Guardsmen Struck by Lightning at Fort Bragg
Two National Guardsmen were killed and 47 injured when lightning struck during summer training at Fort Bragg North Carolina. The victims were Pfc. Arthur Belton Norris Jr. and Sgt. J C Walter Lee Ilan both 19 or 26 from Kannapolis. Guardsmen nearby aided using artificial respiration until medics could help. Most injuries were not serious and expected to recover at the Army hospital.
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FT. Bragg
N. C
Pfc
Arthur Belton Norris Jr
J.C. Walter Lee Ilan
Kannapolis
Infan
Old Hickory
North Carolina National Guard
Joseph E. Orlan
Orlan
Gary D. Truesdale
Hickory
Army Hospital
Death Toll 13 In Flaming Ship Collision
A flaming collision off Brittany between the American owned tanker Stony Point and the Greek freighter Ioannis left 13 dead and a sailor missing. Two more sailors died later in hospital as fire and oil leaked from the burning tanker. The Thames towed the Stony Point toward Falmouth while more than 50 crewmen were saved in heavy fog near the Isle of Ushant.
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Brest
France
Brittany
Stony Point
Thames
Falmouth
Martinus Engels
Isle of Ushant
House OKs 814 Million Public Works Bill
The House passed an 814,813,023 public works bill funding 285 rivers harbors flood control and reclamation projects. Amendments offered to cut funds were rejected to stay with appropriations committee recommendations. One Vanik Idaho amendment to delete 400,000 for Little Wood River reclamation faced charges of reprisal.
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Washington
House
Appropriations Committee
Charles A. Vanik
Ohio
Little Wood
Idaho
Homer H. Budge
Ida
Vanik
Budge
B. F. Sisk
Calif
Restaurant Thief Stole Ham Meat Eggs And Rice
A thief broke into a Honolulu restaurant yesterday and stole 15 pounds of ham 10 pounds of stew meat 6 pounds of margarine 5 pounds of uncooked pork 4 pounds of fish 4 dozen eggs 100 pounds of rice and a case of canned cream A small double burner electric stove was also taken.
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Honolulu
Germans Jailed for Spying on U S Troops in Germany
In Karlsruhe a father and son, Alois Missberger age 49 and Edwin 27, were sentenced to three years in prison for spying on American Army bases around Heidelberg and gathering troop-maneuver data for the Communists. Both had belonged to outlawed West German Communist groups.
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Karlsruhe
Germany
U.S
Alois Missberger
Edwin
Heidelberg
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