Federal government reports 1.645 billion dollar surplus
The Treasury and Budget Bureau report a fiscal year ending June 30 1957 surplus of 1.645 billion dollars with receipts at about 70.989 billion and expenditures at 69.344 billion. Debt falls to 270.634 billion, defense outlays rise, and a proposed third Eisenhower balanced budget awaits Congress.
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Washington
Treasury
Budget Bureau
Eisenhower
Congress
Secre
Tary
Humphrey
Percival Brundage
Department of Defense
Defense Rests Case In Segregation Trial
In Knoxville Tennessee the defense rested its case in the Clinton segregation trial after two witnesses. Chief Defense Counsel Robert L Dobbs said the defense for 10 defendants rested to avoid further delays. Only two defense witnesses testified Ted White and Guy M Jones. White said the restraining order against interference with school integration was not fully read. Jones said conditions near Clinton High School were calm before December 4 when Rev Paul Turner escorted six Negro students to school and was beaten.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Telay
Clinton
Robert L. Dobbs
Memphis
U. S. Dist
Robert L. Taylor
John Kasper
J. Benjamin Simmons
Kasper
U. S
John C. Crawford Jr
Ted White
Guy M. Jones
White
Clinton High School
Frank Quarles
Jones
Paul Turner
Crawford
Train wreck kills 13 and injures 70 near Avignon
Thirteen people died and about 70 were injured when a Riviera to Paris express derailed on a side track 25 miles north of Avignon. The crash occurred in Bellene-la Croisiere as the engine and nine cars left the rails, with four killed on impact and seven dying in hospitals.
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Avignon
France
Riviera
Rhone Valley
Bellene-la Croisiere
Fire damages Swift Co. plant on second floor in Harrisonburg
Officials report the Swift and Co. poultry processing plant suffered heavy damage to the second floor packed area from a fire last night. First floor offices and processing facilities had only water and smoke damage. Firefighters from Harrisonburg and Broadway brought the flames under control about an hour after the 8:20 p.m. alarm. Two workers on the first floor were unaware of the blaze until residents alerted authorities. The plant is one of four poultry facilities in the city. damage estimates were not available.
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Harrisonburg
Swift and Co
Broadway
Winchester hears rumor of Bladensburg defeat and Washington fire
August 25 1814 messenger arrives in Winchester with word that British routed the American Army at Bladensburg captured Washington and burned the President's house. The tale spreads via couriers to Hagerstown Martinsburg and Winchester, center of Shenandoah activity, as residents await confirmation.
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Winchester
Washington
Hagerstown
Martinsbore
Shenandoah Valley
Valley Brigade
Virginia
Brcade
Express Drivers Settle Dispute Ends Nationwide Strike
About 3 500 Railway Express teamster drivers in seven cities will return to work Monday after a strike began April 21. The National Mediation Board announced settlement. Embargoes on shipments to the seven cities and nearby areas were lifted. Philadelphia and St Louis locals approved the contract. Chicago Cleveland San Francisco Cincinnati Newark had already. The deal grants 29 cents per hour rise, with 15 cents retroactive to January 16 1956 and 7 cents each November 1 1956 and 1958, plus a cost of living escalator. Prestrike wages ranged 1.56 to 2.21 an hour.
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New York
Railway Express
Francis A. O'Neill
National Mediation Board
Chicago
Cleveland
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Newark
N. J
Philadelphia
St. Louis
River Claims Sixth Victim Near Stonewall Dam
The Shenandoah River claimed its sixth drowning victim in 24 hours an 18 year old Woodstock lad Nelson Ryman who went under after diving into the water off Stonewall Dam His body was recovered half an hour later companion Richard Ritenour said Ryman failed to come up after his dive Five others drowned Wednesday evening in a boating accident on the river near Front Royal.
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Woodstock
Shenandoah River
Stonewall Dam
Nelson Ryman
Richard Ritenour
Ryman
Front Royal
Scouts Head Home From Valley Forge Jambooree
About 50,000 Boy Scouts were returning home from a week long fourth national jamboree at Valley Forge Park Pennsylvania with ceremonies and souvenir traditions marking the close of the event.
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Valley Forge
Valley Forge Park
Playwright Miller Fined 500 and 30 Day Suspended Term
Arthur Miller, 41, husband of Marilyn Monroe, was fined 500 dollars and given a one month suspended jail term for contempt of court by Federal Judge Charles McLaughlin. Miller refused to modify his conviction and was placed on three months probation while his lawyers appeal.
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Washington
Arthur Miller
Charles McLaughlin
Miller
Marilyn Monroe
McLaughlin
McLaughling
Mt Pleasant EUB Church 100th Anniversary and Groundbreaking
The Mt Pleasant EUB Church in West Frederick will mark its 100th anniversary this Sunday with a groundbreaking for a new church. Events begin at 10 am Sunday School led by Miss Jean Baxer, 11 am sermon by Dr Floyd L Palk, lunch at noon, and an afternoon program with former pastors, local ministers, music, and the groundbreaking. All activities are open to the public.
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Mt. Pleasant
Tne
Floyd L. Palk
Seven Million Americans Drinking Heavily Report
A report released at the Annual Institute of Scientific Studies for the Prevention of Alcoholism says seven million adults in the United States are heavy drinkers and addictive. The study notes the number grows by about 250 000 annually.
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Loma Linda
Calif
Institute of Scientific Studies For the Prevention
House Seesaw Fight Over Foreign Aid Slashes to 600 Million
The House voted 155 to 74 to cut the economic aid fund for defense support to 600 million dollars, reversing earlier moves that raised the total to 800 million. The bill totals 3.04 billion for the year, about 802 million less than Eisenhower requested, as lawmakers clash over aid to allies near the Iron Curtain.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
America
Korea
Formosa
Iron Curtain
Lars
Wayne Hays
Ohio
Rep. Bowler
Miss United States Loses Title Over Marriage
Leona Gage relinquishes her Miss United States title after admitting marriage to Air Force sergeant Gene Norris Ennis and motherhood of two. The 14 year marriage to Norris Ennis in Vernon Texas was kept secret. she stated age 21, later sources list 18. Charlotte Sheffield of Salt Lake City becomes Miss United States with Miss Utah runner up and no Miss Utah in Miss Universe finals.
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Long Brach
Calif
Baltimore
David Nathan
Gene Jr
Leona
Charlotte Sheffield
Salt Lake City
Democrats Attack 4 Percent Treasury Bonds Offering
Democrats in Congress blasted the Treasury for issuing 4 percent interest government securities as inflationary and immoral. Senator Edward Martin argued the government must compete for money. The 4 percent rate applies to 1 year and 4 year maturities with a 3.5 percent option on a four month certificate.
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B. L. Livingstone
Washington F
Congress
Treasury
Sen
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Martin
White House Needed Clear Stand on Civil Rights Bill
Sen. Humphrey called for a definitive White House position on civil rights to settle how President Eisenhower stands on the bill. He said talks with Republicans failed to reach a language agreement to modify the bill’s most controversial section during a closed door Senate meeting.
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White House
Washington
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Eisenhower
Senate
Knowland
California
Hoffa Case Goes To Jury Today
The jury began deliberations in the James R. Hoffa conspiracy bribery case with U S Judge Burnita S Matthews instructing them to decide guilt or innocence without bias The defendant Hoffa and Hy man I Fischbach are accused of bribing John Dye Cheasty to obtain a Senate Rackets Committee job and reveal its secrets Fischbach later faced mistrial and will be tried separately while arguments labeled Cheasty as a patriot and a falsifier amid defense and prosecution clashes
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Washington P
James R. Hoffa
U.S
Burnita S. Matthews
Hoffa
Midwest
Teamsters Union
Detroit
Hyman I. Fischbach
Miami
Fla
John Dye Cheasty
Senate
Teamster Union
Asst
U. S. Atty
Edward P
Troxell
Cheasty
Edward Bennett Williams
William
Atty
Wes
Streams Stocked For Ike's Vacation
The Rhode Island Fish and Game Division plans to stock streams near Newport for President Eisenhower's vacation next month. Thomas White says a number of large fat trout will be transplanted from the Lafayette hatchery into streams in the Wood River Reservation to ensure good fishing.
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Providence. RI
Rhode Island Fish and Game Division
Eiserhower
Newport
Thomas White
Lafayette
Wood River Reservation
Air Defense Command fires first air to air atomic rocket
Nevada test records the first air to air atomic rocket fired from a Northrop F89 Scorpion aircraft at 7 a m PDT near News Nob. Col J H Atkinson says atomic air to air rockets are in the inventory and could be used in minutes. Five officers observed the blast from directly beneath with no protection.
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Atomic Test Site
Nev
Air Defense Command
Northrop
News Nob
Douglas Aircraft Co
Col
J. H. Atkinson
Col. Atkinson
Defense Command
Tar and Nicotine Content in Filtered Cigarettes
Dr. Ernest L. Wynder testified that many filtered cigarettes carry tar and nicotine levels as high as or higher than unfiltered ones. He argued safer options exist with effective filters and proper tobacco blends, and urged improvements like lower burn temperatures and dry cleaning leaf to reduce cancer risks. He cited about 25 000 lung cancer deaths this year and that up to 80 percent could have been prevented if smokers quit.
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Washington
Ernest L. Wynder
House Government Operations Subcommittee
Wynder
Sloan-Kettering Institute For Cancer Research
R. H. Rigdon
University of Texas Medical School
Bomb Hoax Forces Paris-Bound Air France Plane to Land
A New York to Paris Air France Constellation diverted to Boston after a bomb hoax. The 59 passengers were evacuated while FBI State police and customs searched the aircraft. no device was found and service resumed. Two other Air France jets also landed for checks. Earlier, two Air National Guard fliers died in a Worcester jet crash that damaged homes but injured none.
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Boston
New York
Paris
Air France
Constellation
Cape Cod
Idlewild
FBI
Mexico City
Montgomery
Ala
Sydney
Air National Guard
Worcester
Mass
John F. Murphy Jr
Lawrence ‘C. Build
Quincy
Uranium Prospectors Ready To Stake Colorado Claims
NUCLA Colorado residents and more than 400 prospectors prepare to claim nearly 100000 acres of public land after 10 a m The AEC returns land after nine years of exploration in southwestern Colorado amid reports of high grade ore and guarded optimism from local officials and chamber of commerce managers.
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NUCLA
Colo.p
Atomic Energy Commission
Colorado
AEC
Chamber of Commerce
Ed Nelson
T. J. Franks
Franks
Byrd Breaks Down Civil Rights Bill In Senate Speech
Excerpts from Senator Harry F. Byrd's Senate speech critique the civil rights bill. The editorial page publishes what he revealed under the cloak of legal language.
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Senate
Harry F. Byrd
Red Haven peaches Italian Plums and early apples
The listing notes Red Haven peaches Italian plums and early apples from L. O. Dick Estate Clearbrook with contact by phone MO 2-5032. The page header hints at reductions.
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Red Haven
L. O. Dick Estate
Clearbrook
L. O. Dick
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