Hollister Urges Indefinite Aid Spending Period
Foreign Aid Administrator John Hollister urged Congress to authorize spending for foreign military and economic aid over an indefinite period. He argued long range programs boost U.S. security, noting aid helped Korea Taiwan Formosa Viet Nam Iran Guatemala and possibly Jordan. He said he has no immediate plans to leave his post.
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Washington
John B Hollister
Congress
Hollister
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
United States
Korea
Taiwan
Formosa
Viet Nam
Iran
Guatemala
Jordan
Sen
Russell D-Ga
Mills Says Spending May Be Reduced Only 250 Million
Rep. Mills says House appropriations cuts will total at most 250 million dollars next year. He criticizes the notion that cuts justify tax reductions as the impact on spending remains small. The 14 money bills cut about 1.4 billion below Eisenhower's request, with much spending tied to fixed obligations and past appropriations.
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Mills
Washington
D-Ark
House
Eisenhower
Rayburn
Dtex
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Four More Prisoners Break Their Legs at Buford Quarry
At Buford Rock Quarry seven prisoners sat with sledge hammers attempting to break their legs. four succeeded while three failed. The incident follows a prior week when three convicts also fractured legs. Prisoners total about 150 incorrigibles at the quarry amid past protests and alleged mistreatment.
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Buford Ga
Buford Rock Quarry
Jack Forrester
Corrections Department
Republicans Rally Behind Ike Proposals in Senate Fight
A group of Senate Republicans informally pledged full support for President Eisenhower's spending and legislative program. Led by Sen Bridges and including Cooper Javits Case and others, they aim to back the 1956 GOP platform while avoiding clashes with regular leaders.
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Senate
Eisenhower
White House
Sen. Cooper
R-Ky
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Javits
RNY
Clifford Case
R-Nj
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Aiken
Allott
Cole
Bush
Conn
Carlson
Kan
Cotton
Ives
H. Alexander Smith
Thye
Minn
Watkins
Utah
Wiley
Wis
Bridges
GOP
Morse
Oregon
Teamsters
Dave Beck
Detroit
Sen. Capehart
R-Ind
AFL-CIO Suspends Laundry Workers Union Over Welfare Fund Abuses
The AFL-CIO suspended the 85,000 member Laundry Workers Union on corruption tied to welfare fund abuses. Allied Industrial Workers and Distillery Workers were placed on one year probation, with both groups cited for insufficient corrective steps. George Meany described diversions of nearly one million dollars from members’ insurance funds.
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Washington
Aflcio
Laundry Workers
Allied Industrial Workers
Distillery
Afl-Cio Executive Council
AIW
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Fire Sweeps Historic Tombstone Area in Early Morning Blaze
A blaze in Tombstone Arizona damaged three frontier era buildings dating to the 1880s including the Cattlemen's and Miners bar Win's cafe and Sanders grocery. Asst. Fire Chief Clayton Smith estimates losses around $100000 with no injuries. Fire under control by 3:30 a.m. cause under investigation.
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Tombstone
Crystal Palace Saloon
Clayton Smith
Smith
Cattlemen's
Miners
Win’s Cafe
Sanders Grocery
Crystal Palace
Tombstone Cafe
Clantons
Earps
OK Corral
Service Station Operator Having Tough Month
Roy C. Ingle, operator of a Wichita service station, faced a string of misfortunes. A bandit stole $731 two weeks ago, burglars damaged the safe, an employee backed a car from the garage causing a gasoline pump crash and fire, plus insurance agents list local firms open until noon Saturdays.
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Wichita. Kane
Roy C. Ingle
Ingle
Winchester Insurance
Eisenhower Adenauer to Hold Private Lunch at Gettysburg Farm
President Eisenhower and West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer will have a private one on one lunch at Eisenhower's Gettysburg Pennsylvania farm next Sunday. The meeting precedes Adenauers three-day Washington talks with no aides present. Adenauer arrives in New York tomorrow for the trip.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Konrad Adenauer
Gettysburg
White House
Adenauer
New York
James C. Haverty
Nehru
Hagerty
Essex County Man Drowns While Fishing Found in Creek
The body of John T. Boughton of Howertons was recovered from a county creek after drowning Sunday while fishing in Essex County.
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Tappahannock
Essex County
John T. Boughton
Howertons
Plan to Rebuild 139 Kansas City Homes in 60 Days
Civic and business leaders launch a plan to restore 729 homes in Kansas City's tornado devastated suburbs within 60 days. The effort focuses on the Hickman Mills Ruskin Heights area battered by the storm as hospitals report 86 injured still in care and the death toll rising to 37. President Eisenhower designated disaster areas across the Kansas City region and Missouri tornado zones while the Red Cross mobilizes 300 case workers and allocates $900,000 to aid 1,200 families with basic needs.
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Kansas City
Eisenhower
Kansas
Missouri
Red Cross
Hickman Mills- Ruskin Heights
Quarrel Over Homework Ends in Family Tragedy
Fourteen-year-old Andrew Casey shot his mother Dorothy Casey and sister Sheila after a quarrel over homework. Sheila died at United Hospital Port Chester. Dorothy died at the scene. Father Gene Casey suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized. Andrew surrendered to police and was charged with juvenile delinquency.
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Andrew Casey
Dorothy Casey
Sheila
Rye National Bank
Gene Casey
Boston Globe
Joseph F. Gagliardi
Westchester County
Robert Warren
Andrew
Rifle Club
Police Athletic League
Sheil
Michael
United Hospital
Port Chester
New York City
Grasslands Hospital
East View
Caseys
Long Island Sound
Casey
Shawn
St. Lawrence Universiy
Canton
N.Y
Secretary Wilson warns 22 billion defense cut risky
Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson told a Senate committee that a proposed 22 billion dollar reduction in the defense budget is risky and would gamble with national security. He urged restoration of many cuts and cited unresolved international tensions and possible disarmament with safeguards.
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Washington
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Senate Appropriations
Wilson
House Appropriations Committee
Harrisonburg Mill Purchased by Schwarzenbach Huber
Schwarzenbach Huber Co purchases Stehli Textile Co assets including the Harrisonburg Va yarn mill. Stehli becomes wholly owned subsidiary. American operations only. Schwerzenbach says Harrisonburg plant will continue on present basis pending future integration.
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New York
Stehli Textile Co
Harrisonburg
Schwarzenbach Huber Co
Schwarzenbach Huber
Stehli & Co
Robert M. Sschwarzenbach
Stehli
Front Royal
Altoona
Luray
Policy decision on disarmament talks near
Washington reports indicate two topsecret meetings today as the administration nears a major policy decision on disarmament negotiations. Sen. Humphrey notes potential genuine negotiations in London, while Stassen and Dulles will brief the Senate Disarmament Subcommittee.
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Washington
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
London
Condemned Prisoner Takes Own Life at San Quentin
Condemned inmate Oscar Hugo Brust, 47, scheduled to die in the gas chamber tomorrow for killing his wife and stepson in Lancaster in 1954, slashed his throat with a shard of mirror and died at San Quentin early today.
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San Quentin
Calif
Oscar Hugo Brust
Lancaster
Postal rate increase gets committee
The House Post Office Committee approved the administration's bill to raise postal rates by 462 million dollars for 1958. Chairman Murray D Tenn called the action a decisive majority. The bill plans penny increases on first class mail and higher rates for second and third class mail.
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Washington
House Post Office Committee
Murray D-Tenn
Groves Elected To Head Firemen's Executive Assn
Bernard Groves Jr of the Rouss Fire Company was elected president of the Winchester Firemen's Executive Association at a meeting in Friendship Fire Hall. Officers named include John Hawse Reuss first vice president Loryn Crabill Sarah Zane second vice president Marion Anderson third vice president John A Boyd fourth vice president Lewis Ebert Friendship and Richard Brown Jr Sarah Zane treasurer. About 30 firefighters attended. The group discussed city fire coverage routes plans to repair the Gamewell alarm system and a new code system. They agreed on four trucks for general alarms and two for all other calls. Quarterly meetings were set with nominations for chiefs and wardens slated for July 29.
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Rouss Fire Company
Winchester Firemen’s Executive Association
Friendship Fire Hall
Taylor L. Barr
John J. Hawse
Reuss
Loryn Crabill
Sarah Zane
Marion Anderson
Friendship
John A. Boyd
South End
Lewis Ebert
Richard Brown, Jr
Barr
Rouss
Place Brothers
Senseny Road
Golf Club Creek
Colonial Heights
Valley Lumber
Sunnyside Presbyterian Church
Merrimans Lane
School to Be Sold June 22
A June 22 sale is set to dispose of the buildings land furniture and equipment of the old Stuyvesant School for Boys in Warrenton The school opened in the 1920s and closed in 1954 due to financial difficulties Three tracts totaling about 11 acres will be sold by R B Wright Jr trustee from Woodstock in payment of back debts One tract includes a gymnasium with other tracts containing dormitory classroom buildings and structures.
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Warrenton
Stuyvesant School For
R. 8. Wright Jr
Woodstock
Air Force Captain to ascend 95,000 feet in sealed capsule
Air Force Capt Joseph W. Kittinger is to ride a pressurized capsule to 95,000 feet above Minneapolis and remain for about 12 hours as part of Operation Manhigh. Maj David G. Simons will follow in June to drift for 24 hours at 110,000 feet, guided by Col John P. Stapp.
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N.M
Air Force
Earth
Joseph W. Kittinger
Minneapolis
Mina Kittinger
Holloman Air Development Center
Aeromedical Laboratories
David G. Simons
Simons
Col
John P. Stapp
Holloman
Aeromed Labs
Winzen Research Co
Kittinger
Orville Anderson
Albert Stevens
Ramd City
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