Hells Canyon dam bill killed in House subcommittee
The House Interior subcommittee voted 15 to 12 to strike most provisions of Rep Prost Idaho bill to authorize a federal Hells Canyon dam on the Snake River. Republicans pressed for the vote and said the bill is dead in the subcommittee.
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Washington
Hells Canyon Dam
House Interior
Hells Canyon
Snake River
Idaho Power Co
Federal Project
Rep. Saylor
R-Pa
Rep. Prost
D-Idaho
Interior Committee
Saylor
Subcommittee
Aspinall
D-Cole
Rep. Engle
D-Calif
Hurricane Audrey death toll placed at five hundred
Cleanup and burial proceed on the Louisiana Gulf Coast as the Red Cross and officials report 500 dead from Hurricane Audrey. Volumes of destruction stretch from Cameron to surrounding areas with mass graves prepared for unidentified bodies.
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Lake Charles
Law
Gulf
Louisiana
Red Cross
Cameron
Audrey
Val Peterson
Eisenhower
Peterson
Civil Defense
Jeff Davis
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Christ
Louisiana State Health Department
White Hall Church
Thurs
Western states open to possible halt on hydrogen tests
The four Western members of the U N disarmament subcommittee said Russia offer to allow international inspection could permit a temporary halt on hydrogen bomb tests. Britain France Canada and the United States did not accept an immediate two to three year suspension and called for further negotiations on duration timing controls and inspection. They urged linking any halt to halting production of fissionable materials and proposed expert work under the five nation subcommittee to develop an inspection system.
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London
U. N. Disarmament Subcommittee
Russia
Britain
France
Canada
United States
Five Nation
Two Car Collision Kills Eight in Wyoming
A two car crash near Rock Springs Wyoming killed eight people late last night and left two others in serious condition. Five dead were soldiers from Fort Lewis Washington identified as James L. Steen 23 Donnie Reason about 25 Hubert Goessman 22 William Brown 21 and William Irwin about 25. The other dead were Conrad Miller 71 Green River his bride Karen 18 and Barbara Whittlesey about 19 Green River. The soldiers may have been in the eastbound car which may have been on the wrong side of the road. An inquest is expected tomorrow.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
James L. Steen
Pensacola
Fla
Donnie Reason
Hubert Goessman
William Brown
William Irwin
Ft Lewis
Wash
Hugh Thomas
Conrad Miller
Green River
Karen
Barbara Whittlesey
Forrest Whittlesey
Sweetwater Memorial Hospital
Tehran Quake Kills Sixty in Eastern Towns
A series of earthquakes east and northeast of Tehran killed about 60 people and damaged several villages including Demavend Firuz Kuh Polour Lari Jan and Babol reports from Tehran. Tehran itself experienced a quake at dawn with no major casualties.
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Tehran
Demavend
Firuz Kuh
Polour Lari- Jan
Babol
Shakedown Target On Girard Japanese Wedding
Candy Girard, newlywed to GI William Girard, faced a two million yen condolence demand from shopkeeper Fukuju Shimizu who posed as a friend. Shimizu, identified as a paroled extortioner, pressed the sum for the family of a Japanese woman tied to a killing at a Soma village firing range.
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Kay Tateishi
Whittington
Japan
Wiliam
Girard
Fukuju Shimizu
Haru
Candy) Girard
U. S
Tokyo
White Chapel
U. S. Army
Candy
Shimizu
Somagahara
Akikichi Sakai
Sakai
Ottawa
Mike Todd Plans Lavish $200000 London Party
Film producer Mike Todd hosts a private London gala for 1700 guests to launch Around the World in 80 Days. The event includes a £30000 film premiere, steamboat party along the Thames, Battersea Gardens, coin slots, rain gear for 2000 slickers, and performances by multiple bands with guests led by the Duchess of Kent and Princess Alexandra.
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London
Mike Todd
Mike
Astoria Theater
Todd
Thames River
Battersea Festival Gardens
Battersea
Duchess of Kent
Alexandra
Debrett
Dillon and Vaden Appointed to State Posts in Virginia
Gov. Stanley named Jesse W. Dillon to the State Corporation Commission and Chesterfield’s Lewis H. Vaden to succeed Dillon as state treasurer and compensation board chairman. Appointments take effect July 15 for the unexpired King term and run through the Stanley administration. Dillon, 52, has long served in state government and holds a law degree from the University of Richmond. Vaden, 39, a Virginia Tech graduate, previously clerk of Chesterfield County and state bank board member.
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Richmond
Stanley
Jesse W. Dillon
State Corporation Commission
W. Marshall King
Lewis H. Vaden
Chesterfield County
Dillon
State Compensation Board
Corporation Commission
King
General Assembly
Vaden
SCC
University of Richmond
State Service
Tax Department
Gov
Darden
Commonwealth
Tuck
Democratic State Central Committee
Virginia Tech
Navy
State Tax Department
Partnership
State Srvice
State Clerks Assn
Mechanics and Merchants Bank
Central National Bank
Nesselrodt Joins Winchester Police Department
Ira Franklin Nesselrodt, 21, of Frederick County, begins probation on the night shift with the Winchester Police Department. He served three years in the U S Army Military Police two years as a patrolman and one year as a station clerk. He is married to Annie Jeannette Dailey and they have one child.
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Ira Franklin Nesselrodt
Frederick County
U. S. Army Military Police
Nesselrodt
Annie Jeannette Dailey
Police
Patton
Army
Boyce Resigns from Winchester Police After 13 Years
Robert C. Boyce, a 13 year sergeant with the Winchester Police Department, resigns due to a disability from injuries in the April 27 1956 motorcycle crash during the Apple Blossom Festival. He thanks City officials and state and county authorities and plans to start a business.
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Robert C. Boyce
Winchester
Thomas Boyd
Clowe
Boyd
Virginia State Police
Frederick County
Police Department
Gerrard St
Valley Ave
Dulles Sees Possible Global Disarmament With Red China Excluded
Secretary of State Dulles said a world wide disarmament system could be worked out even though Communist China is barred from the basic treaty. He argued Red China might cooperate and Russia would seek to assure that cooperation, while noting a shift toward greater freedom in Russia is possible. He contrasted China as more revolutionary and China policy remains unresolved for recognition.
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Washington
Dulles
China
Red China
Russia
Terenenere Wees
United States
San Francisco
U. S
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Influenza Outbreak Hits Presbyterian Assembly in Iowa
In Grinnell Iowa health officials report about 200 influenza cases at the Westminster Fellowship National Assembly attended by 1800 Presbyterians. The event closed a day early amid discussion of Asian flu. most cases described as mild and linked to delegates from California and a Nevada traveler.
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Grinnell
Iowa
National Presbyterian Youth Assembly
Westminster Fellowship National Assembly
Presbyterian Church of the
China
Zimmerer
Ninteen
California
Nevada
County Republicans Meet to Elect Delegates in Roanoke
Frederick County Republicans vote tonight at 8 in the courthouse to elect delegates and alternates for the GOP State Convention in Roanoke on Saturday.
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Frederick County
Roanoke
Frederick County Court House
Winchester Creamery, Inc. Listing Change Notice
Notice reveals a listing error where Haldeman Creamery Mohawk 2-6851 was not discontinued and the corporation name changed to Winchester Creamery, Inc adopting the same telephone number Mohawk 2-6851. Manager L. W. Brooks Jr. signs.
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Haldeman Creamery, Inc
Mohawk
Winchester Creamery, Inc
L. W. Brooks, Jr
Nasser Defends Egypts Acceptance of Soviet Arms
In a London interview President Nasser defended Egypts Soviet arms purchases and nonaligned policy. He warned U S policy could push nationalists toward Communism and called for improved Britain Egypt relations while linking Israel Iran and Palestine issues to the Suez question.
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London
Britain
Nasser
Egypt
U.S
Cairo
Russia
Eisenhower
Middle East
Suez Canal
Palestine
Israel
Senate Leaders Forecast Passage of Defense Bill
Senate leaders predicted passage of the largest bill of the session, a $34.534 billion defense appropriation, after restorations by the Senate Appropriations Committee. They argued House cuts were largely bookkeeping and would be resolved in conference, while some Democrats urged accepting House reductions and adding funds for troops. Eisenhower signed two other appropriations bills and an emergency measure to fund agencies with pending money bills.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Eisenhower
Sen
Douglas
Ilinois
Armed Services
Chavez
D-Nm
Morse
Air Force
Nathan F. Twining
Symington
D-Mo
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
Appropriations Committee
Jackson
Congress
Interior Department
Legislative Branch
Briscoe Loses Dublin Lord Mayor Post in Tie Vote
Dublin City Council balloted to fill the lord mayor post. Robert Briscoe and Alderman James Carroll tied with 21 votes each. Carroll drawn first, Briscoe defeated. Briscoe cited a hectic year after a US tour and thanked supporters as a rising vote honored him.
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Dublin
Robert Briscoe
Briscoe
James Carroll
Carroll
United States
Ireland
Princee
Star will not publish on Independence Day
The Star announces no edition on Thursday July 4 1957 due to the national holiday.
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Legion Home
Daniel T. Grimes
M. B. Clowe, Jr
ip-Tel-li
West States
Mayflower
New York
Lower Manhattan
New York Harbor
Atlantic
Welltown
A. C. Sourbee & Son
J. J. Newberry Coo
Scc. Vaden
I. F. Nesselrodt
Winchester Police Department
J. Thomas Boyd
City Police Department
Presbyterian Assembly
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