Senate Approves 41 Million Dollar Postal Aid Bill
The Senate passed a 41 million dollar deficiency bill to restore postal services, sending it back to the House. It includes 481 million for other purposes and 800 thousand for Senate housekeeping. The measure follows House passage amid debate over post office cuts and Summerfield’s leadership.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Summerfield
White House
Post Office
Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
McCormack
D-Mass
Hoffman
Rmich
Appropriations Committee
Local Security Administration
Union Takes Strike Vote Against PRR
TWU members in about sixty locals began a strike vote against the Pennsylvania Railroad over work assignments. About 25,000 maintenance workers are involved across 13 eastern states and the District of Columbia. Balloting ends Friday after a bargaining meeting in Philadelphia failed to resolve the dispute over extra pay for coupling and uncoupling trains.
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New York
Transport Workers Union
TWU
Pennsylvania Railroad
Brotherhood of Railroad
District of Columbia
Philadelphia
Mayors Name Enters Scranton Rackets Probe
Former Scranton Teamsters official Paul Bradshaw testified before the Senate Rackets Investigating Committee that Mayor James T. Hanlon asked him to withhold disclosures about union officials until after an election. Bradshaw detailed beatings and rigged elections in Scranton Local 229, including multi vote casting in 1954 and orders to assault rivals, while noting past dynamiting charges against him.
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Washington
Paul Bradshaw
Scranton, Pa
Teamsters
Scranton
James T. Hanlon
Bradshaw
Senate
Sen
Goldwater
R-Ariz
J. C. (Pinky) Hart
Bob Malloy
U S Signals Easing On Suez Passage Under Egyptian Rules
United States prepares to allow American ships to pass the Suez Canal under Egyptian terms with protests against Egypt’s operating arrangements. The move would let ships pay tolls to the Suez Canal Authority and bypass prior advice to avoid the canal. Officials say the U N Security Council will be updated on failed talks with Egypt as Washington seeks a settlement on the nine month dispute.
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Washington
United States
Suez Canal
Egypt
State Department
Gamel Abdel Naser
Eisenhower
United Nations
Security Council
Cairo
U. S
Raymond Hare
Mahmoud Fawzi
U. N. Security Council
Nasser
Suez Canal Co
Judge hears sanity in Mad Bomber case
Doctors say 53 year old Mad Bomber George Metesky may die of tuberculosis within weeks to months. Dr. Albert LaVerne testified Metesky is sane enough to stand trial but could die soon, as Metesky remains indicted in Brooklyn and Manhattan for bombings that injured fifteen people over 16 years. The judge reserved ruling on sanity, leaving proceedings in both cases ongoing.
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New York
Albert LaVerne
Brooklyn
Kings County Hospital
George Metesky
Waterbury
LaVerne
Samuel Leibowitz
Bellevue Hospital
Manhattan
Metesky
Leibowitz
Legionnaires Dance Legion Home
Esquires
Martinsburg
W. Burke St
Nancy Stewart Hall
Snow White Grill
Jordan forms moderate cabinet to purge communists
King Hussein's new government in Amman swore in a seven member cabinet led by Hussein Fakhri Khalidi to purge pro Communist elements from government and schools. Bedouin troops and loyal police secured the capital while former prime ministers were summoned to the palace. Suleiman Nabuls i joined as foreign minister signaling reliance on the former premier's party in parliament.
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Amman
Jordan
Hussein
James P. Richards
Eisenhower
Ammen
Middle East
Arab Legion
Hussein Fakhri Khalidi
Suleiman Nabulsi
National Socialist Party
Nabulsi
Chamber of Deputies
Weather in East Mild with Wet Spells Across Regions
The eastern half saw mild conditions with light rain and some cooling in the west. Southerly winds pushed warmth northward and temperatures rose about 12 degrees from 24 hours earlier outside the Atlantic coast. Wet weather from the Gulf brought scattered showers from the Great Lakes through Texas and Oklahoma.
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Atlantic
Gulf
Great Lakes
Texas
Oklahoma
Byrd Signals Tax Structure Review by Senate Probers
Sen. Byrd of Virginia announced a Senate Finance inquiry will examine the nation s tax structure. A chamber proposal for a drastic top rate cut drew skepticism from Douglas, who urged aid for low and middle incomes instead. Byrd warned substantial spending cuts are needed before tax relief.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Douglas ‘Dill
Chamber
Douglas
Senate
House Committee On Internal Revenue
Virginia
Treasury
Baptism Site on Jordan Near Jericho Draws Visitors
Report from Jericho Jordan describes the muddy Jordan water believed to be Christ’s baptism site. Vendors sell water flasks to visitors and shipments head to the United States Europe and the Far East. The site sits near the Dead Sea with Jesus’ journey from Galilee implied and travelers reaching it via Jerusalem.
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Jordan
Christ
John
Jericho
United States
Europe
Far East
Jordan River
Dead Sea
Jesus
Jordan Valley
Galilee
Jerusalem
Man 103 Dances Jig on Anniversary in Louisville
John Wesley Beaird of Louisville turned 103 and celebrated a third wedding anniversary with his 72 year old wife Mertie. He danced a jig and blew out three candles on a cake from the Social Security district office as she became eligible for benefits after three years of marriage.
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Louisville
John Wesley Beaird
Mertie
Social Security Administration
Beaird
General Hospital
Lake Veterans Urged to Donate Blood at Clinic
Harry Lake of Post 2123 VFW urges veterans to donate at tomorrow's Red Cross bloodmobile clinic from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church. Target is 175 pints. 80 appointments exist so far, with the prior clinic falling about 45 pints short.
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Harry Lake
Veterans of Foreign Wars Today
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Presbyterian Church
Red Cross Office
Lake
James Cagney Named Grand Marshal for Shenandoah Apple Blossom Parade
Noted actor James Cagney was named Grand Marshal of the 36th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Grand Feature parade on Friday May 3. The longtime farmer and Hollywood star, born in New York City, manages farms in Dutchess County New York Martha's Vineyard and a California ranch. Parade Director James R Wilkins credited U S Senator Harry F Byrd for securing Cagney and noted Cagney looks forward to returning to Virginia after past visits.
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James Cagney
Hollywood
New York City
Columbia University
Odd Inks
Eonenses
Vm Vv Sari UY Mewster
Frances Willard Vernon
James, Jr
Kathleen “Casey
Mr Cagney
New York
Stanfordville
N. Y
Millbrook
Martha's Vineyard
Mass
Cagney
California
Northridge
Los Angeles
James R. Wilkins
The
Lions Club
Lions Club Committee
U. S
Harry F. Byrd
Jimmy Cagney
Byrd
Mr. Cagney
Dutchess County
New York State
Berkeley High students shown as strong buyers
A survey of 2600 Berkeley High students under Dr Manville R Petteys finds a total annual purchasing power near 900000 dollars. Average 1956 income 1338.84 with allowances from 1 to 17 50 weekly and many working part time. Major expenditures include clothing food and car costs with 14 percent owning a car averaging 161 91 for car expenses.
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Berkeley
Calif
Manville R. Petteys
University of California
Policeman Fights Leopard Cub Attack at Audubon Park Zoo
In New Orleans a police officer fought off a 30 pound leopard cub that mauled a 4 year old boy in the Audubon Park Zoo. Earl Bowen Jr. received treatment at Charity Hospital for a gash and scratches while the cub was kept in a convalescent cage pending rabies tests.
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New Orleans
Audubon Park Zoo
Earl Bowen Jr
Charity Hospital
George Douglass
Raymond Cuccio
J. W. Fabre
Fabre
Cuccio
Douglass
Rubber Workers End 15 Day Strike at Goodrich Plants
Rubber workers at B P Goodrich Co plants ended a 15 day strike after unsettled contract talks started March 11 and expired March 31. The 14 000 members will vote on a basic agreement that runs through April 15 1959 and includes a 60 day wage reopen. Supplementary plant by plant contracts will follow.
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Cincinnati
B.P. Goodrich Co
United Rubber Workers Executive Board
Goodrich
Akron
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George M. Cohan
Rue Madeleine
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