Rail Strike in Britain Pushes Eden to Accept Plan
Britain faces an 11 day rail walkout as the Trades Union Congress and Conservative press urge Prime Minister Eden to back a plan for immediate talks on a temporary wage rise and negotiations with the British Transport Commission. Dock workers and stewards’ walkouts add to the disruption with ships idle and passengers stranded in Liverpool and Southampton.
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Southampton
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Senate approves large public housing bill
The Senate voted 60 to 25 to authorize 135000 low rent housing units annually for four years, higher than President Eisenhower’s request, with 500000 total program units and an extra 4 billion for private mortgage insurance. The measure moves to House consideration and a separate appropriations bill.
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Public Housing Administration
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Pay Hikes for Civil Service Under Study
A House committee considers raises for civil service workers as a compromise bill for postal workers adds an 8 percent average boost retroactive to March 1. President Eisenhower vetoed a larger raise earlier, while lawmakers debate the final percentage amid a broader pay schedule reclassification.
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Iowa GOP seeks Ike renomination in 1956 resolution
The Iowa Republican State Central Committee unanimously adopted a resolution urging President Eisenhower to accept re nomination in 1956. Charles E. Wittenmeyer of Davenport offered it at the meeting in Des Moines. The committee also elected William McCuen secretary to State Chairman Don Pierson and George Nagel. McCuen replaces G. C. Greenwalt while Kenneth Millsap becomes Pierson’s secretary. Gov Leo Hoegh and wife received a Victorian silver service for the governor’s mansion from GOP donations.
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Iowa
Republican State Central Committee
Charles E. Wittenmeyer
Davenport
William McCuen
Jefferson
Don Pierson
George Nagel
Iowa City
McCuen
G. C. Greenwalt
Nagel
Kenneth Millsap
Fairfield
Pierson
Leo Hoegh
Plane crashes in South Korea kill one and injure three
Seoul police report two army aircraft crashes yesterday resulting in one man killed and three others injured. The incidents occurred within military airfields with investigators examining the causes. Local authorities have not released passenger details or aircraft models.
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Menon and Eden Discuss East Asia Formosa Talks
Prime Minister Eden and Indian diplomat V. K. Krishna Menon met for the third time in six days to discuss a Formosa settlement between Red China and the West. Menon plans outreach to Canada, the United States, and Ottawa while in North America.
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V. K. Krishna Menon
Eden
Formosa
Red China
United States
Far East
Regulation polo field dimensions given
The polo field measures 300 yards in length and 160 yards in width. A polo goal spans 24 feet in width.
Tariff Cut Plan Nears Passage Under Eisenhower
Congressional sources say a compromise foreign trade bill nearing final passage would grant the President new power to cut tariffs up to five percent annually for three years and to lower duties above fifty percent. The measure also extends the reciprocal trade act to 1958.
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