Debt Limit Boost Expected By Administration Plan
House Ways and Means Committee backs a bill to raise the national debt limit from 275 to 280 billion dollars. Treasury Secretary Anderson warned cash balances may sink to 250 million by February, with a 3 billion balance preferred. Senate hearing set for Jan 27. some members proposed 278 billion, but failed.
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New Snow Blankets Northeast as Flurries Spread West
A new layer of snow covered the Northeast while scattered flurries reached the Northern Rockies. Heaviest totals were in New England and upstate New York with 30 inches at Bearpen Mountain Catskills. Buffalo and Rochester added to the regional blanket as colder air settled across the Midwest and South.
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Sixth Body Found in Debris of Ice Plant Blast
In Richmond workers pried a sixth body from debris of the Merchants Ice and Cold Storage Co building after a Thursday blast. Franklin Jackson, 29, a company employee, was identified in an interior elevator shaft. Foreman Charles W. Gray, 52, remains missing amid ammonia fumes as investigators probe the cause of the explosion that damaged walls and threatened a million dollars in damage.
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Mrs. Morris Loses Farm Home to Chantilly Airport Plan
Mrs Rose D Morris relinquished a 38 acre Burke Virginia farm in 1951 after government condemnation for a potential Washington airport site. She bought 72 acres at Chantilly Virginia only to learn this week the airport would be built there.
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Khrushchev Gomulka Meet In Poland Seeks Nuclear Pact
Khrushchev and Gomulka held talks at Bealowierze forest during a weekend visit. They discussed the Rapacki Plan banning atomic weapons from Poland Czechoslovakia East and West Germany and possibly broader zones. Soviet aid to Poland and relations with Moscow were also on the agenda.
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Guard Denies Striking Prisoners at Sasebo Brig Trial
At a Navy Marine court martial in Yokosuka Japan Sgt Adrian A McLane defense says he never struck prisoners or witnessed others do so He admits occasional slaps and denies ordering bow movements or bayonet threats The trial nears verdict with eight jurors remaining and McLane last of 16 guards to be tried.
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Cuban Arsenal Confiscated in Havana Police Raid
Cuban police announced four men arrested and an arsenal seized planned to kill top government and military leaders. Names include Manuel Vasquez Casanova Fernando Flores Ibarra Manuel Delgado Garcia and Julio Cesar Rodriguez Hernandez. A raid at Casanova's Mari ano apartment uncovered four machine guns nine rifles and nearly three thousand bullets. Four former police lieutenants and one ex cop were linked to storing the arms.
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Booby Trap Death Probed In Coal Mine Operator Case
Police investigate the fatal booby trap killing of Claudie Keeton a 48 year old coal mine operator and father of six in Winfield Alabama He was killed when dynamite placed under a stool exploded as he reached to throw a switch for a generator system at three Marion County mines owned by Wood Burleson Coal Co The motive remains undetermined and partner Claude Berryhill notes the trap could have targeted either man during the incident.
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Senator Neely of West Virginia Dies at 83
Democratic Senator Matthew M. Neely of West Virginia died at the Naval Medical Center in Bethesda Maryland. He was 83 and had been ill for a year. Neely served about 35 years in Congress and planned a cancer research fund before his death. He arrived at the Capitol in a wheelchair when Congress opened this month and faced a Republican governor’s appointment to fill his seat.
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Star Articles Guide Readers Through Federal Tax Returns
The Star will publish eight tax series starting Monday to help readers prepare their Federal Income Tax Returns. It covers who must file, deductible expenses to lower tax, and common errors with pointers to prevent them on your return. Clip each article for ready reference.
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Benson Sees Congress Okaying Farm Support Cut
Secretary of Agriculture Benson predicts Congress may approve reduced farm price support minimums as President Eisenhower requests. He faces skepticism from Senate leaders Ellender and Thye who doubt passage of the 60 to 90 percent parity range. Benson notes optimism if a Republican Congress passes the program, while preparing for further questioning.
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Woman Granted Divorce After Husband Chooses Chickens
Mrs. Mary Asmus was granted a divorce by Dist. Judge Joseph E. Cook after testifying she gave her husband a choice between her and the chickens he kept in the house and he replied I will take the chickens.
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McCormack urges Ike outline Pentagon plan to Solons
Rep McCormack leader in Congress says the president must tell Congress how the Pentagon should be reorganized. He notes Democrats control both houses and signals lawmakers will seek a clear Eisenhower plan.
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Searchers Seek WB50 Plane Missing in Typhoon Ophelia
Reports of flares faint radio signals and mirror flashes fuel ongoing hunt for WB50 weather reconnaissance aircraft with ten airmen aboard lost north of Guam during Typhoon Ophelia. Fire Drake sighted flares. Moore and rescue plane reported distress calls and flashes. Honolulu observer saw water flashes. Continued on page 3.
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Unemployment Claims Reach New Peak in Jan Record
Washington reported 2,809,300 workers filed unemployment compensation for the week ending Jan 4, a rise of 448,900 and a new high. The insured unemployment rate stood at 6.8 percent, with increases across Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan, California, New York, and North Carolina amid broader coverage. Initial claims rose to 609,600 for the week ending Jan 11, another record though more workers are insured.
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Highway Toll Rises to 34 in Virginia Traffic Fatalities
Virginia’s 1958 road toll climbed to 34 after three men died in a head on collision on U S 17 between Newport News and Hampton. York County authorities placed the triple fatality at about 3 a m near Graf ton with two other men injured in the second car.
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