2/21/1957

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, February 21, 1957   Vol. C608

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LOCAL NEWS

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VALENTINE’S DAY DINNER DANCE A TREMENDOUS HIT

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East Farewell – The Eighth Annual Valentine’s Day Dinner Dance was held last Saturday night in the Regional High School Gym and the turnout was the biggest to date by far. It seems the word has been spread far and wide about the great music and terrific food as well as the outrageous Homemade Sweet Treat Competition. This year’s defending champion, Ida Plant, entered her trademark Chocolate Cheesecake with Strawberry Glaze. Other entries were Peg O’Malley and her Super Double Chocolate Cake and Sue Underwood with her Special Select Cherry Pie. This year there were a total of seventeen entries in the completion and every entrant made at least ten of their entries. Everyone was able to sample the entries and at the end of the night everyone voted for their favorite.

            Along with the sweet treats there was a sumptuous dinner that was supplied by the Lost Oasis restaurant and bar that featured deep fried chicken and mashed potatoes with green beans and a tossed salad. Of course there was beer and wine supplied by the bar. To accommodate the huge crowd the food was severed buffet style and there was family seating at 25 picnic tables surrounding the dance floor. The dancing started off with Gus Templeton’s Swing Band playing the all time favorite, Memories Are Made of These. His catalog has all of the favorites and the crowd was more than willing to get up and dance to all of the fantastic music. Also on the bill was the fabulous Al Jackson and his Blues Band who kept the joint jumping with a spirited version of “Tutti-Frutti” and also the new Elvis Presley hit, “Too Much”.  Also on the card was the Doo-Wop Group, the Dalmatians who put everyone the mood with their rendition of “Only You”. Gus Templeton did the MC chores and was the ringmaster if you will when the announcements were made for the winner of the Homemade Sweet Treat, 1957. This year after a couple of years as a runner up Peg O’Malley regained the trophy for her new entry, Extra Dark and Rich Chocolate Layer Cake, a four layer devils food temptation covered with thick semi-sweet frosting, very dangerous but oh so delicious.  In keeping with tradition, weird as it is, Peg was smashed in the face with one of her cakes by the other contestants in a loving, humorous and a bit absurd way. The tradition started way back in 1952 when Peg was the second winner of the contest and while walking up to the stage she tripped and fell face first into her own cake. It was rumored that a disgruntled loser actually tripped her but she has denied that and has taken responsibility for the mishap. In the following years all the contestants have gotten together and collectively smashed a cake in the winners face after the winner was announced.

            This year’s dinner dance was a big success and everyone had a wonderful time eating and dancing the night away. The huge crowd is a sure sign that this event will continue for a long, long time. It is fabulous fun in the middle of the coldest part of the winter. People were able to get out and shake off some of the cabin fever.

Dancers shake it up at the 1957 Dinner Dance

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SPORTS

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COUGARS EAT UP THE CANARIES

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Slate Mountain – The Cougars were still basking in their recent win over Riverview when the stepped on the court in Slate Mountain on Friday afternoon. The Canaries have not had the best season sitting at .500 (5-5) for the season. They are a young team with four out of five starter being sophomores. They don’t let their inexperience dampen their spirit, though and played a very strong first half. The Cougars were just too good for them and were able to put the Canaries away without too much trouble, 48-34. The Canaries had no answer to Cougars center, Wilson Watson, who had the game high score of 24 with 15 rebounds. The Canaries had to rely on outside shooting by guard, Billy Holder, to try and keep them in the game. He scored 16 points in the losing effort. The Cougars turn right around next week and face the Riverview Wildcats again, this time in Riverview and once again is probably a preview of the league championship game. The game begins in Riverview High’s gym at 7:00PM on Friday night.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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ARABS CALL FOR ISRAEL WITHDRAWAL – 15^TH ANNIVERSARY OF V OF A – COST OF LIVING HIGHEST EVER – GARTERS ARE BACK – TEENS GO WILD AT THE PARAMOUNT

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Six Arab nations call on the U.N. Assembly to urge action on Israel for failing to withdraw from Egypt and to give her economic, military and financial sanctions.

On a shortwave broadcast, marking the 15^th anniversary of the Voice of America, President Eisenhower assures nations of the Middle East that they “can count on our help” if the United Nations cannot protect them against international Communism and they ask American assistance.

The government’s cost-of-living index rises to a new record high last month for the fifth month in a row, recording a .2% rise between December and January.

One manufacturer says garters are back!   “Everybody from brides to broads are wearing them. Women no longer use them to hold their stockings up as they once did. The girdle does that. But garters make a woman feel glamorous… give her a lift... bring out the siren in her. A woman wears garters for the same reason she wears a plunging neckline.”

Thousands of teenagers storm the Paramount Theater for another Alan Freed rock ‘n’ roll show. They smashed glass, danced barefoot in the aisles and their screams drowned out the music. The event featured the WINS DJ’s latest rock movie, plus stage show.

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2/14/1957

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, February 14, 1957   Vol. C607

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LOCAL NEWS

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VALENTINE’S DAY DANCE MOVED

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East Farewell – Due to overwhelming response to the Annual Valentine’s Day Dance the location has been moved to the High School Gymnasium. It seems the turnout has almost doubled from last year. The word seems to be out about the wonderful event and the truly fun experience of the local dance that started out as a small neighborhood dinner dance.  This year will be the eighth dance but it did not get out of the neighborhood until four years ago when it took over the basement of the City Hall and some interesting traditions were started. The first time outside organized music was brought in, before it was local musicians from the neighborhood and not very organized, sort of a jamboree of songs that people could dance to. Also introduced two years ago was the “Pie-in-the-face” winner celebration where all the contestants smash a cake or pie into the face of the contests winner. After starting as a bit of bad sportsmanship the hilarious stunt has been worked into the schedule of events during the dance. More importantly the dance itself has grown into a wonderful event that many people have a terrific time dancing, eating and socializing during one of the coldest and isolating times of the year.

            This year along with all the enticing food there will be first class entertainment. Gus Templeton and his Swing Band will do the Master of Ceremonies tasks, provide their usual top notch musical entertainment and introduce the other bands. This year’s roster includes the Dalmatians, a doo-wop group, the always popular Al Jackson and his Blues Band and a new rock and roll band Danny C and his C-notes. Ida Plant will defend her Homemade Sweet Treat Crown and is ready for a winning face plant if she wins again.

 “It is all in good fun and it is worth it, I think it is quite an honor and this year I am making an extra ten so everyone will be able to have some,” Ida said. She did not reveal what it was making but it is strongly expected to be her last year winner, Chocolate Cheesecake with strawberry glaze, but there will be a number of tough competitors. This will be very exciting.

The “First Dance” 1956

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SPORTS

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COUGARS WIN A BIG ONE OVER RIVERVIEW

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East Farewell – The Cougars faced off against the Wildcats on Friday night for what may have been a preview of the playoff for the league championship. The game was sold out early and the crowd was evenly divided and very enthusiastic. From the first tip to the last seconds the game lived up to the press reports.  The Cougars came out with their new look, the fast break, high energy, strong press game that they introduced two weeks ago and have obviously been practicing. The passing was crisper and the ball movement was much more focused. Wilson Watson in the center was able to direct the forwards and distribute the ball very effectively. On the Wildcats side, their offense was tight and efficient. They have not gone 12 and 1 without working the floor and forcing the other teams to make mistakes. Both teams were on top of their game and the score and momentum went back and forth as often as the ball possession.

            The game started fast and both teams went on shooting streaks that marveled every spectator no matter who they were supporting. The Cougars came out and shot 12 for 12 and were matched by the Wildcats who shot 10 for 10, missed one (to the bemusement of the crowd) then went on to shot 5 for 5. The shooting and scoring was spread out evenly on both sides with all players scoring. As the first half ended the Cougars jumped out to an almost unbelievable five point lead with the help of an inside score by Watson followed by a foul by Wildcats center Frank Haskert. At the start of the second half the Wildcats made up the deficit and more pulling into the lead by three with a sort of repay by Haskert on Watson. Neither team was able to break away and the score see-sawed throughout the third and fourth quarter. With only twenty seconds left and the score tied the Cougars called a timeout. When they came back they set up in a very tight in bounds formation. When Bobby Cox slapped the ball everyone broke to right and back except Watson who stood his ground. He had Haskert behind him and he charged forward to get the inbounds pass from Cox. Haskert was covering him like an overcoat but Watson was able to get the ball and dish it off to a darting Fox who took one dribble a laid the ball up. He was a little too far out and the ball rolled around the rim and fell to the left. Luckily, for the Cougars Watson had broken free and raced down toward the basket. He was able to grab the rebound over Wildcats guard Ernie Disanto and toss it back in for the score with only three seconds left. The Wildcats tried a long, last ditch half court shot by Disanto that hit the rim and bounce away as time elapsed. The Cougars were able to prevail in this one, 50-48. The way Cougar fans rushed the court one would have thought they had won the championship but that honor will have to wait. The win only put the Cougars in a tie with the Wildcats for the league lead. There are still five games to play so things could go in a number ways. The Cougars go on the road next week to meet the Slate Mountain Canaries. The game begins at 4:00PM in the Slate Mountain High School Gymnasium.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE AND DULLES TALK OVER ISRAEL - MILLER INDICTED BY CONGRESS – RUSSIANS HAVE LONG WAIT FOR CARS – SINATRA SERVED

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President Eisenhower flies back to Washington, cutting short his Georgia golf and hunting vacation to grapple with the U.N.-Israel impasse. Earlier, Secretary of State Dulles told a press conference the Gulf of Aqaba is an international waterway and Egypt has no right to block passage of ships President Eisenhower appeal to the American people over the heads of Congressional leaders of both parties to support the United Nations and “‘exert pressure” on Israel to withdraw from the Gulf of Aqaba and the Gaza Strip. Israel says it has rejected President Eisenhower’s appeal to withdraw immediately behind the armistice lines, but says it will leave the door open or negotiations.

Playwright Arthur Miller is indicted on contempt of Congress charges for refusing to identify fellow writers with whom he attended Communist party meetings in 1957. His attorney said Miller’s refusal to name names was based “on grounds of conscience.” Miller is married to Marilyn Monroe.

In the city of Moscow, there’s only one car salesperson to handle all auto orders. More than 100,000 Muscovites are competing for this year’s supply of 12,000 cars. Outside the salesroom at No. 21 Bakunin St., the sidewalk and doorway is constantly jammed with roughly dressed men in fur hats awaiting their turn to get inside.  The lowest priced Russian auto - the Moskvich - costs about $3000 - more than the average worker here earns in a year. The car buyer must plunk down cash in advance even before he can be placed on the waiting list. When a Russian finally saves enough to pay for a car, he tells the auto people about it and is assigned a number designating his place in the waiting line. Then, the prospective auto owner must make periodic visits to the salesroom and check the bulletin board to see which numbers have been called. When his number comes up, he pays for the car and then settles down to wait four, five or six or as much as 10 months for the more popular makes. The director of the store says the demands for auto is so great, he could easily sell 100,000. The shortage is due to exports, as Russian autos are also sold in Finland, the Scandinavian countries, Iran, Turkey and Eastern Europe.

Process servers awaken Frank Sinatra at 4AM to hand him a subpoena to appear before the state Legislative committee. Sinatra will be asked at a hearing in February to tell what he knows about a “raid” Joe DiMaggio was attempting to stage on Marilyn Monroe November 5, 1954 in which private detectives wound up in the wrong apartment.

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2/7/1957

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, February 7, 1957   Vol. C606

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LOCAL NEWS

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THE ‘NEW’ FLOWER SHOW IS SET

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East Farewell – The Flower Show is back. After last year’s soap opera that cancelled the show and put its future in jeopardy the new Flower Show Committee regrouped and got down to business. The new Committee was created after the old one, headed by Monica Shippensport was dissolved after Miss Shippensport was arrested for absconding with the show’s finances. Miss Shippensport became entranced by a scoundrel, a Romando (only one name, that should have raised warnings), who was able to woe her and talk her into giving him the funds on the premise that he would be able to bring connections from the famous and extremely prestigious Philadelphia Flower Show to East Farewell and in turn bring bigger and better exhibits and notoriety. Romando disappeared with the money and left Miss Shippensport holding the bag and suffering from a broken heart. Romando remains at large and Miss Shippensport is currently working hard to repay the funds and rebuild her reputation. She was given parole and ordered to do 1000 hours of public service along with promising to pay “every last cent” of the funds that was stolen.

            The new committee was formed shortly after the old one was dissolved and many of the members were the same. They met early in the summer last year and got to work planning this year’s event. They were able to bring exhibitors back and even extend invitations to new horticulturists across the state. They were also able to complete a new round of fund-raising which entailed a lot of explaining and assurances. The new show has been scheduled for the week of March 10^rd. It will open on Friday, March 8^th and run through Sunday, March 17^th. The theme this year is appropriately “‘Rebirth and Renew” and there have been several news releases from the committee with tantalizing peaks behind the scenes. This year promises to be the biggest and best show ever. The entire area is looking forward to the event.

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SPORTS

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COUGARS EXTEND STREAK OVER CORNING

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Corning – The Cougars were able to extend their winning streak to five games by using their new found fast paced game to best the Corning Devils, 54-46 on Friday. The Cougars did not follow the game plan from their previous week that was so successful against another running team, the Central Bears. They chose instead to bring a mix of their fast running game and strong press and mix in their older, more practiced game of steady that they have used with great success early in the season. By mixing up the tempo the Cougars were able to keep the Devils off balance and playing catch up most of the game.

            The Game started off with the Cougars running up a 10-2 lead and effectively shutting down the Devils offense with a tight press. But after a time out with only six minutes gone the Devils were able to adjust and bring the game back into balance. The first half ended with the Cougars on top 28-24. In the second half the Cougars slowed the pace a bit and center Wilson Watson took over. He was able to command the center and Devil’s center Danny Tobin fought hard but was just not up to the task. Watson’s experience (Watson is a senior, Tobin a sophomore) and his height advantage (6’7” verses 6’6”) was just too much for Tobin especially late in the game. Watson led all scorers with 18 points. The Cougars will come home next week when they face their arch rivals, the Riverview Wildcats, for the second time this season. This game may decide the season for both teams. The winner will most likely win the league championship. The game is already sold out, while the student body usually attends the games this games significance seems to have spilled out into the general community and has generated a great deal of excitement. The game begins at 7:00PM on Friday night in the gymnasium.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE TO SUPPLY SAUDIS – BEN-GURION INSISTS ON FREE SUEZ FOR GAZA SWAP – IKE HOSTS BRITS AND FRANKS – SINATRA SETTLES FOR $75,000 – MOVIES ON TV

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President Eisenhower agrees with King Saud to supply military aid and consider economic aid to Saudi Arabia in return for a five-year extension of the U.S. air base at Dhahran.

Prime Minister Ben-Gurion tells President Eisenhower that Israel now insists on freedom of Suez Canal passage as part of the Sinai and Gaza Strip evacuation price.

President Eisenhower will hold separate conferences with British Prime Minister Macmillan and French Premier Mollet in a bid to warm up chilly relations between this country and the two traditional allies.

Frank Sinatra agrees to settle for something like $75,000 the losses an Australian promoter sustained when the singer abruptly canceled his three-week tour last week by returning home from Honolulu. Instead of going on to Sydney, Sinatra turned back at Honolulu and flew to Los Angeles after a disagreement over airline seating.  Promoter Lee Gordon claimed he was left holding the bag for $200,000 in advance ticket sales He flew back to Los Angeles hoping he could get Sinatra to reconsider. When Sinatra said this was impossible because rescheduling would interfere with his appearance in the “Pal Joey” movie, Gordon got together with Sinatra’s manager Hank Sanicola.

At Bartlesville, OK - a movie theater chain picks this town for an experiment in whether families are willing to pay $9.50- a-month to have first run Hollywood pictures piped into their TV sets. Video Independent Theaters, which operates more than 150 movie houses and drive- ins throughout the Southwest, will invest some $300,000 to test the idea. A survey in the area said 15 out of 24 would take the service if offered. Bartlesville subscribers will receive approximately 13 first-run movies each month. They will be carried by cable from a downtown studio. The shows will run continuously from noon to midnight, with newsreels and short subjects like any movie program. “We will run trailers on coming attractions, but no commercials” said a spokesperson. People with color sets will receive color films in color. The company says it will lose money in the beginning, but believes 3,000-4,000 Bartlesville homes will have theater service eventually.  The service will begin in about six months.

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1/31/1957

EAST FAREWELL NEWS

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Thursday, January 31, 1957   Vol. C605

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LOCAL NEWS

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SNOW SCULPTURES APPEAR

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East Farewell – It was unplanned. It was spontaneous. It happened in two days and it has left the Town Council completely flabbergasted. Over the weekend a group of artists and sculptures met on the Lakefront Plaza and carved up the enormous piles of snow that had been piled there from the recent snow storm. The Town Council had tabled the action on the Snow Sculpture Festival last week because they felt there was not going to be enough snow this year. That was before the near record 26” snow storm that slammed into the region Thursday and Friday of last week. The town reacted to the storm with very effective snow clearing, using the Lakefront Plaza as a dumping area. Needless to say the area was full and invited the rogue group of artists, sculptures and a large group of high school students with snow shovels, garden tools and watering cans to attack the piles with reckless abandon. The town was digging out on Saturday and the band of snow sculpture creators were hard at work cleaning, digging, forming and packing their creations. Due to the impromptu nature of the event passersby felt free to add to the lion’s head or build their own smaller scale creation. Last Sunday brought a beautiful, brisk day and the Lakefront Plaza was full of spectators taking in the menagerie of sculptures and castles on the Plaza. There was a makeshift awards ceremony at sunset and ice medals were given out to most of the entries and no clear winner. During the day several restaurants brought some tables out and served some light fare.  This was the antithesis of what the Town Council had in mind and they showed their disdain by not showing up.

            “We were told that this event was not official, but we don’t care. This was just for fun. The Council was never going to get anything planned so we just thought we would do it,” said artist and snow sculpture creator, Bernie Talbot, “This year we didn’t have the clean snow and we didn’t have time to import it like last year. We really had to improvise and come up with some wild ideas. The kids were a big help doing the dirty work, so to speak, they helped clean the snow up and make it look like snow, kind of.  We had a lot of fun and I think the people really enjoyed it.”   

            There was no comment from the Town Council. The people that watched the creations come to be and the ones that were able to walk through the completed maze were very impressed with the accomplishment in such a short time. Even the students were very happy with the results. There was a rumor that Tom Connelly, Town Council President, was seen after sundown checking out the sculptures and trying to keep a low profile. Time will have to tell if the Council will take this up next year or just let the improvisational festival happen again.

Impromptu snow sculptures on Plaza

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SPORTS

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COUGARS OUTRUN BEARS

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East Farewell - The Central Bears came into the Cougar’s home looking to knock off one of the hottest teams in the league. They were coming off an excellent outing against the other leading team in the league, the Riverview Wildcats and they were ready to put their heralded run and gun play to the test. The Cougars were waiting with a surprise of their own. The Cougars showed a completely different game plan than they have used before. In the past they have played a steady, ball control game feeding their experienced and very capable center, Wilson Watson and using their back court to control the game. This game they came out mimicking the Bears fast paced, loose and lively style. No one in the gymnasium thought these boys could play in that style. Well, they can and they did. From the opening tip off both teams ran the floor and shot with wild abandon. Both made quick, efficient passes and pressed relentlessly. The blistering pace was very exciting. If the pace of the first six minute had continued the entire game the score would have been 86-80. The Cougars guards, Fox and Connor, were able to move quickly up and down the court feeding the forwards, O’Hare and Reilly and sometimes dumping into Watson. On the Bears side, their forwards, Billings and Durham took the lead and were able to consistently feed their center, Frank Silva, who matched up with Watson well.

            The Cougars were able to use the press effectively and create six turnovers but the Bears were also able to outrun some leading passes and create turnovers on their side. The game stayed close for the first half with the Cougars going in at the half with a 34-32 lead. In the second half the Cougars kept up the fast pace and the Bears countered with a strong press of their own. By the end of the third quarter the Cougars had gained a semblance of game control and were able to take a game high six point lead. The Bears made a last ditch run in the fourth bringing the score close, 48-52, by starting to hit some outside shots consistently but with two minutes left the Cougars went on a 6 point run and sealed the win 58-52.

            “This was a brand new look for us and the boys really rose to the occasion by following the game plan and sticking to it,” said a very happy Coach Wilson after the game. “I wasn’t sure they would be able to pull it off, the Bears are a very good team, we knew they liked to run and we needed to try something new to throw them off their game.  The boys played probably their best game of the season tonight, I’m very proud of them.”

            The Cougars go back on the road next week to visit the Corning Devils. It remains to be seen if they will stick with their new game plan or go back to their game control plan that has been so successful in the early part of the season. The Coach and the team are mum on that issue. The game begins at 4:00PM in the Corning gym.

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 NATIONAL NEWS

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IKE DEFENDS DULLES, MIFFED WITH GOP – US AUTHORITY IN MIDDLE EAST – POWER STRUGGLE IN MOSCOW – NAUTILUS SAILS 20,000 LEAGUES – ROCK & ROLL IS OK – ELVIS BOOTLEGGED IN RUSSIA

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President Eisenhower pays a surprise visit to Capitol Hill and lunches with Vice-President Nixon and 39 Republican Senators. Some say he was there to defend personally Secretary of State Dulles against an avalanche of Democratic criticism on the Senate side.  President Eisenhower was said to be miffed over what he regarded as the failure of most GOP Senators to spring to Dulles’ defense when the Secretary and his Middle East policy came under sharp attack by Sen. Fulbright (D-Ark) and other liberal Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

President Eisenhower’s request for authority to throw U.S. military forces against any serious Communist aggression in the Middle East is passed by the House.  The resolution is expected to pass in the Senate. It gives the President authorization to use both men and money for Red expansion in the vital areas of oil fields and sea lanes.

Mystery in Moscow - Lazar Kaganovich, deputy Premier of the Soviet Union is shot in a behind-the-scenes struggle for power in the Kremlin. Reports say he is at death’s door. Kaganvich represented the old hard-core Stalinists who wanted to kick Soviet party boss Khrushchev and Premier Bulganin from power. The attack is believed to have been ordered by both. But, at the hospital – apparently Kaganovich is now suffering from blood poisoning.

The nuclear-powered submarine Nautilus, namesake of Jules Verne’s fictional craft, returns to port after logging 20,000 Leagues under the sea, all without refueling.  The Nautilus was first launched January 17, 1955.

Rock ‘n’ roll music, sometimes condemned as bad for juveniles, is recommended by teachers at Chester High in Springfield, IL. One teacher said that “rock ‘n’ roll is used to good effect, particularly at basketball games; “Without exception, every band in Southern Illinois plays it at games. It elicits howls and whistles and they think I’ve got a great band because of it.”

Elvis bootlegged in Russia - Recordings by Elvis Presley cut on discarded hospital X-ray plates, are selling in Leningrad for 50 rubles - or about $12.50.  American travelers report that Presley is the latest craze of Soviet zoot-suiters or Stilyagi, as they are called.

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