Formosa Aiding Through Billions In U S Help
Formosa, island known as beautiful, receives extensive U S aid to bolster its economy and armed forces against potential Communist threats. The region, under Chiang Kai-shek, lies 85 miles from China across the Formosa Strait and features rugged mountains, a diverse population, and a history of Dutch and Japanese rule.
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Senate advances 40 billion defense bill amid treaty and housing actions
The Senate pursued adjournment with a 40.385 billion defense measure plus moves on a Japan security treaty and a 1.4 billion omnibus housing bill. The military bill funds for July 1 total 40.385 billion, with House and Senate differences over Samos reconnaissance, airborne alert, and defense office allocations. Nationalist China details follow, noting Formosa’s population, Taipei capital, U.S. aid, and regional tensions in the Taiwan Strait.
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Tug of War Over Foreign Aid Bill Sparks Washington Debate
The House fights over a 3.3845 billion foreign aid bill with cuts totaling hundreds of millions. President Eisenhower urged restoration as Senate action looms, while Defense and State officials press for preservation of aid funds and continuation of the program.
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Four Million Receives Stepwise Minimum Wage Increase
The House Labor Committee tentatively approves a three step rise in the minimum wage reaching 1.15 this year 1.20 next year and 1.25 in 1962 extending coverage to about 4 105 000 workers. The plan is a trimmed version of Roosevelt and Kennedy proposals amid hopes to avoid a presidential veto. The administration backs extending wage hour coverage to over three million more workers and shifts from opposition to cautious support.
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Bankruptcy filing fee rises to fifty dollars
In Little Rock the cost to file a petition in U.S. District Court for bankruptcy has increased from 45 to 50 dollars. The AP report notes the higher fee applies to all new cases, reflecting a general rise in filing costs.
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There Are Worse Occupations Than Feeling a Pulse
Laurence Sterne, the English hum orist of the 1760s, quipped that there are more trying tasks than measuring a woman's pulse. His wry line reflects social attitudes of his era and his flair for witty diagnosis.
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Grid Star Marries Daughter of Reputed Crime Ring Chief
Marie Judith Accardo daughter of Tony Accardo 20 marries William Palmer Pyle Jr 22 Colts tackle and MSU alum in Chicago marriage court May 23. The Pyles from Winnetka plan to move to Baltimore in July as Pyle joins the Colts after their Evanston residence.
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Subversives face penalties under college aid repeal plan
The Senate voted to repeal the nonsubversive affidavit for Defense Education Act loans and grants, replacing it with criminal penalties up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine for applying while in a subversive organization. Past membership within five years must be disclosed while oath requirements remain. The measure, urged by Kennedy and others, was adopted after a terse voice vote, triggering calls for reconsideration by Sen. Holland. Austin Minn Herald report dating June 16, 1960.
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