Bradley Testifies For Defense Reorganization Plan
General Omar N. Bradley urged Congress to adopt Eisenhower defense reorganization to remove delays in communications. He argued unified commanders should receive orders directly from the defense secretary and Joint Chiefs, without Army Navy or Air Force executive agents shaping the flow of information. Bradley supported greater authority for the defense secretary and criticized current separate service administration.
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Bradley
Washington
Omar N. Bradley
Congress
Defense Department
House
Armed Services Committee
Eisenhower
Defense Secretary
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
Navy
Air Force
12Th Army Corps
Army Chief of Staff
Secretary of Defence
Defence Department
Byrd Seeks Proof Before Jobless Pay Extension Hearings
Sen. Harry Byrd calls Senate Finance Committee to set dates for hearings on a House bill extending unemployment benefits until April 1 1959. He questions why states with about eight billion in reserves are not using funds and notes only 200 million withdrawn in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harry
Byrd
D-Va
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury Department
Senate Democrats
Two Georgetown Freshmen Die In Potomac Rapids
Georgetown University freshmen Patrick J. Flaherty and George Thomas Grace disappeared after being pulled into the Potomac Rapids at Great Falls Park. Four friends formed a human chain in a failed rescue attempt as the students and dates picnicked on the Virginia side. The victims, ages 19 and 18, were last seen swept downstream amid strong currents.
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Washington
Georgetown University
Potomac River
Patrick J. Flaherty
New Castle
George Thomas Grace
Huntington
Long Island
N.Y
Georgetown
Great Falls Park
Virginia
Potomac
Flaherty
Grace
MOOSE
Storms Cause 200000 Damage Across Maryland and Virginia
A powerful storm with 70 mph gusts uprooted many trees smashed windows and demolished over 25 tobacco sheds in southern Maryland. Damage exceeds 200000 with hail hitting Hughesville Haymarket Indian Head LaPlata and other towns. About 25 percent of the rye crop in Stafford County was damaged while larger crops were not yet vulnerable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maryland
Hughesville
Charles County
Haymarket
Indian Head
LaPlata
Virginia
Stafford County
Richard Beck
Beck
Cost of Living Rises in Canada in April
Ottawa reports the Canadian cost of living index rose to 125.2 in April from 124.3 in March. The gain was led by higher prices for fresh fruits vegetables and beef, pushing the index to a new record.
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Ottawa
Ont
Bureau of Statistics
Dennis Crosby Weds Pat Sheehan in Protestant Las Vegas Ceremony
Bing Crosby’s son Dennis, 23, married showgirl Pat Sheehan, 26, in a Protestant ceremony at Gretna Green Chapel Las Vegas. The couple, who had dated months, planned a quiet rite with Best Man Don Williams and witnesses Dotty Harmony and Mary Darcy. Dennis and Pat may perform in the Tropicana show for two more months.
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Las Vegas
Bing Crosby
Dennis
Pat Sheehan
Gretna Green
James A. Herndon
Miss Sheehan
Tropicana Hotel
Don Williams
Dotty Harmony
Mary
Marcia Darcy
Sheehan
Crosby
Bing
Kathryn Grant
John J. Ryan
St. Anne's
George Douglas
American Guild of Variety Artists
Carson City
Nev
Hearings Open on Labor Bill
Senate Labor subcommittee begins three weeks of hearings on a 1958 labor bill. Knowland opposes limiting to noncontroversial provisions and argues unions face reforms after McClellan findings. McClellan endorses a bill requiring union registration and democracy rules with audits and officer salary disclosures.
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Washington
Senate
William F. Knowland
Calif
Knowland
Senate Labor Subcommittee
Irving M. Ives
Congress
Ives
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
House
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
McClellan
Secretary of Labor
Western Envoys Get Soviet Reply In Pre-Summit Talks
Andrei Gromyko handed French American and British ambassadors a Kremlin note rejecting Czechoslovakia and Poland from talks on a diplomatic level. Western envoys to meet individually with Gromyko, then compare notes for strategy before any ministers’ pre-summit session. The note reportedly favors arranging time and place rather than setting an agenda.
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Harold K. Miles
Moscow
Andrei Gromyko
Kremlin
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Gromyko
Soviet Union
London
Paris
Washington
U.S
Llewellyn Thompson
France
Maurice DeJean
Foreign Ministry
Europe
Meade Scholarship Awarded to JWHS Senior Mickey Baughman
James Wood High School senior Mickey Allen Baughman 17 won the Granville P. Meade Scholarship for 1958 59. Recipients committee includes Gov. J Lindsay Almond Jr and Ray E Reid announced in Richmond. The $500 award funds engineering study at The College of William and Mary.
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Mickey Allen Baughman
James Wood High School
Granville P. Meade
Ray E. Reid
Richmond
Anna Baughman
Sunnyside Station
Meade
J. Lindsay Almond, Jr
Parke C. Brinkley
Davis Y. Paschal
April and May Weather: Rainy and Cooler Now
April was warmer and rainier than average and May thus far remains wet. A2 inches fell today lifting May total to .67 inches versus a 3.82 inch May average. Forecast calls for cooler temperatures through tomorrow then a warm weekend with more rain possible.
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Rainer
Police Road Checks Announced by City Chief
Chief J Thomas Boyd announced road checks will be conducted at intervals day and night to verify operator licenses registrations and city tags. Motorists are advised to carry their licenses and registration cards and ensure city tags are displayed.
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J. Thomas Boyd
Police Department
Boyd
Princess Anne Discharged After Tonsil Adenoid Operation
Seven year old Princess Anne underwent tonsil and adenoids removal at the Hospital for Sick Children. A communique stated Queen Elizabeth's daughter’s condition is very satisfactory immediately after surgery.
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London
Princess Anne
Queen Elizabeth
Wenatchee Expects Bumper Apple Crop
Wenatchee Washington reports a strong apple outlook for 1958 with favorable spring conditions, no major frosts, and bees pollinating as normal. Officials cite Washingtons one third share of the nations 100 million bushel crop and anticipate around 32.6 million bushels for 1958, with 29 000 car loads shipped and 3600 in storage.
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Wenatchee
Wash
Washington
New York
Michigan
Virginia
Illinois
Oregon
Idaho
Ohio
Starkweather Trial Opens in Nebraska
Charles R. Starkweather goes on trial in Lancaster District Court for murder after pleading innocent by reason of insanity. He claimed his 14 year old girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate was responsible for two of the killings, while admitting nine.
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Lincoln, Neb
Charles R. Starkweather
Caril Ann Fugate
Starkweather
Lancaster District Court
Scottsbluff County
Goring
Neb
Eisenhowers Attend Stratford Mansion Foundation Meeting
At Stratford, the Eisenhowers join Miss Edith Healey, custodian of the Gen. Robert E. Lee ancestral home, for the Robert E. Lee Foundation annual meeting and a colonial cabinet gathering accompanied by an AP Wirephoto.
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Gen
Robert EB. Lee
Stratford
Edith Healey
Eisenhowers
Robert FE. Lee Foundation
Solid Front Assured for Summit Talks
NATO Secretary General Paul Henri Spaak said the 15 nation alliance would present a solidly united front if an East West summit conference materializes. British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd and Dulles discussed issues, while Norstad seeks doubling European divisions and nuclear capable weapons amid tensions.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
NATO
Paul- Henri Spaak
Paris
Europe
Lauris Norstad
U.S
Paul Henri Spaak
Middle East
Kremlin
Queen Delayed By Bad Weather On Return Trip
The festival ends with Queen Shenandoah XXXI delayed by weather on return to New York. Rain held for coronation day, Friday brought sunshine, and Saturday saw Coup de Vite win the Gold Cup. Miss Daphne Fairbanks crossed Washington by train after a diverted flight, arriving at Briarcliffe College. A listed sale by Weber & Sons Nursery offers white dogwood 6-8 ft tall at $7.50 each.
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Shenandoah
Warrenton
Daphne Fairbanks
Coup de Vite
National Airport
New York City
Guess
Weber & Sons Nursery
Pike
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Belize
C. H. Thornley
British Honduras
Canada
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Loudoun
Burr Fletcher
Winchester Sewing Machine Co
Mickey Baughman
JWHS
Mickey Allen
Baughman
Spaak
Nebraska
Lincoln
Caril
Douglas
Wyo
Washington State
Charles
Eisenhow
Christianborg
Luxembourg
Joseph Beck
NATO Council
H. C. Hansen
Hansen
U. N. Security Council
U.S. Arctic
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Selwyn Lloyd
Britain
Lloyd
Dulles
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