Knowland Says Adjournment May Be Delayed
Washington report notes Senator Knowland says congressional adjournment could slip into next month due to civil rights bill disputes. GOP leaders, President Eisenhower, and House and Senate members debate compromises with northern Democrats pressing for action and jury trial provisions under review.
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Knowland
Washington
Calif
Congress
Senate
White House
Eisenhower
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Rep
Celler
Dny
Far East to Get Bombers Equipped To Carry A Bombs
British Defense Minister Duncan Sandys announced bombers capable of carrying atomic weapons will be sent to the Far East as soon as available. He said SEATO areas would face lighter defense cuts, Canberra bombers will be deployed in Malaya, and Britain is building a stockpile of atomic and hydrogen weapons. He noted the Woomera range’s potential importance and left U.S. use of it to Australia with no commitment.
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Canberra
Australia
Duncan Sandys
Far East
Sandys
Britain
Seato
Malaya
Woomera
America
Mrs Stern Hid ing Out in Prague Says Embassy Spokesman
Vienna dispatch reports Martha Dodd Stern accused of Soviet ties is hiding in Prague with husband Alfred Stern after leaving Mexico City. Embassy spokesman says the couple travel on Paraguayan passports and refuse contact, keeping their 12 year old son with them.
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Stern
Prague
Vienna
Martha Dodd Stern
Un-American Activities Committee
U. S. House of Representatives
Czechoslovakia
U. S
Alfred Stern
New York
Boris Morros
U.S
Robert
Mexico City
Sterns
Mexico
Wiliam E. Dodd
Germany
Akron
Senate approves supplemental money bill for military and public works
The Senate passed a 1.824 billion dollar supplemental appropriations bill, reduced from Eisenhower’s request, for military and public works both here and abroad. It includes 32 million for a poultry inspection program and 13.317 million for the Tennessee Valley Authority, with other allocations for health, small business, and housing.
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Washington F
Senate
Eisenhower
House
Public Health Service
Small Business Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
Syria to Bring Alleged U.S. Plot to Security Council
Syria will bring allegations that the United States plotted to topple President Shukri al Quwatli to the United Nations Security Council. Damascus blames Washington’s Eisenhower Doctrine for deteriorating ties and notes U S embassy staff expulsions followed the accusation.
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Syria
U.S
Security Council
Damascus
United Nations
Middle East
Foreign Ministry
United States
Shukri Kuwatly
U. S
Salah Bitar
Bitar
Military officers censor Syrian crisis reporting in Damascus dispatches
Beirut reports that military officers censor every Damascus filed story on the Syrian crisis though legally no censorship exists. Martial law was lifted weeks ago, not reimposed. Dispatches arrive at the cable office and are handed to an officer who determines deletions, leaving journalists unsure what is removed.
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Beirut
Damascus
Byrd Sees Earnest Effort To Cut Government Spending
Senator Byrd reports signs the Eisenhower administration is earnest about reducing government spending to curb inflation. He cites hearings on the economy and notes potential six billion dollar cuts from the January request for 73.3 billion in new appropriations.
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Byrd
Washington
Sen
D-Va
Eisenhower
Senate Finance Committee
Virginia
Congress
Kerr
D-Okla
Treasury
Senate
Balloon Lift Delays Descent After 100000 Foot Reach
Maj. David G. Simons and the Air Force balloon neared 100000 feet in the first 15 hours aloft then drifted toward 96000 feet as sun warmth renewed ascent. A thunderstorm near 50000 feet over Sisseton, South Dakota, sent the craft down to 68000 feet before regained altitude by ballast dumps. Simons described the night sky from 100000 feet as indescribable and said the view gave a ringside feel to the heavens with aurora borealis visible.
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Crosby, Minn
Air Force
Minneapolis
David G. Simons
Maj. Simons
Sisseton
S. C
Simons
Fire Companies Accept Bids to Berryville Parade
Berryville parade plans for August 30 include 41 of 163 invited fire companies, four marching units, three auxiliaries, five majorette groups, and two majorettes. Notable entrants include Clarke County and Musselman high school bands, Jolly Jacks 4-H float, and appearances by Senator Byrd Burr Harrison and F Moore. Prizes total of several hundred dollars for fire apparatus, bands, drums, and floats.
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Berryville
Roy O. Locke
Clarke County
Musselman
Stephens City
Oass
Jolly Jacks
Rebecca Ann Athey
John H. Enders
Miss Athey
Harry F. Byrd
Burr P. Harrison
F. Blackburn Moore
Youth Organications
Locke
John H. Enders Fire Company
Route 7
West
Negro family moves into Levittown amid jeers and stone throwing
A Black family moved into a Levittown, Pennsylvania, home under police protection. About 250 protesters gathered, rocks were thrown, and a truck driver, Donald Walk, was fined after a brief clash. William J. Myers, 34, said he wants to be a good neighbor, paid 12 150 dollars for the home, and denied organized backing. Police eventually restored quiet as the crowd dispersed.
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William Myers
Levittown
the Myers
William J. Myers
Myers
J. M. Wicker
Wicker
Donald Walk
M Myers
Dogwood Hollows
Dassie
Trenton
N.J
Body of Corbit Little Found in Patuxent River
The body of Corbit Little aged 38 from Annandale Virginia, who disappeared last Saturday while swimming at Benedict Maryland, was recovered yesterday in the Patuxent River by volunteer Harry Shorter during a search.
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Benedict, Md
Corbit Little
Annandale
Patuxent River
Harry Shorter
Little
Shenandoah School Board Buys 19 Acre Woodstock Site
The Shenandoah County school board approved purchasing a 19 acre site on Woodstock's western edge for a new high school to serve 600 pupils. The project carries a $19,500 cost.
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Woodstock
Shenandoah County School Board
Hoffa Under Scrutiny Over Wife and Associate Cash Deals
Senate hearings into Hoffa focus on profits tied to Test Fleet, a firm linked to his wife Josephine Poszynak and Bert Brennan's wife Alice Johnson. Evidence shows $4,000 escalated to about $125,000 from leasing trucks to Commercial Carriers, with Hoffa recounting efforts to settle two related strikes and noting the 1949 creation of Test Fleet amid union influence battles.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Senate
Oaumeal Dahavt
Tanne
Kennedy
Midwest Teamsters
James Wrape
St. Louis
Flint
Mich
New York
Teamsters
Robert F. Kennedy
Bob
Mob Rips Apart Union Office In Strike-Torn Mining Town
A mob of about 100 men in Murdochville Quebec wrecked United Steelworkers offices and overturned cars after a protest by 450 labor delegates. Police halted the mob with a 30-man squad. no arrests or injuries reported. The strike dispute centers on USWA certification for the mine workers and legal actions tied to a Quebec Labour Relations Board case.
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Murdochville
Que
United Steelworkers of America
Gaspe Peninsula
Prounion
Tirese
Gaspe Copper Mines, Ltd
Claude Jodoin
Canadaa Labor Congress
Gerard Picard
Catholic Confederation of Labor
Quebec City
Unio
USWA
Quebec Labor Relations Board
Virginia Beach Norfolk Endure 1957 Nor Easter Storm
Coastal Virginia cleaned up after a major nor easter with 61 mph winds, flooding and property damage concentrated in Virginia Beach and Norfolk. A new city post office walls collapsed, 4 000 to 5 000 dollars loss. ferries halted then restored. rains eased drought and aided crops though corn and northern orchards saw limited help.
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Virginia Beach
Norfolk
Virginia
Weather Bureau
James River
Burwell's Bay - Morgart’s Beach
National Guardsmen
Camp Pendleton
Norefolk
State Highway Department
Old Point - Willoughby
Newport News
Pine Beach
Richmond
Blackstone
Lynchburg
Danville
Urbanna
Roanoke
State Agriculture Department
Agriculture Department
Blue Ridge
Board of Supervisors
Madison County
Gov
Stanley
Eisenhower
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