Housewives Get No Break On Food Prices
The House Agriculture committee staff reported that despite sharp declines in farm income, retail food prices have risen about 1 percent since 1951 while farm prices dropped 18.8 percent. The draft noted that middlemen boosts keep consumer costs high, with best buys forecast as pork eggs turkeys fats oils vegetables and dairy. The report criticized the administration plan to cut price supports next year and warned urban shoppers face high bakery and cereal prices even as wheat prices fall.
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Vincent J. Burke
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
House Committee
Cliford R. Hope
R-Kan
Academy Dean and Cadet Commandant Chosen for New Air Force Academy
Air Secretary Harold E. Talbott named Brig. Gen. Zon Z. Zimmerman of Eugene Oregon as dean of the faculty and Col. Robert M. Salman of Greenville Ohio as commander of cadets for the new Air Force academy. Both are West Point graduates and World War II veterans. Talbott also designated Lt Gen. Hubert R. Harmon as superintendent. The academy will open at Lowry AFB Denver next year and move to Colorado Springs in 1967.
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Washington
Harold E. Talbott
Air Force Academy
Zon Z. Zimmerman
Eugene Ore
Robert M. S&lman
Greenville
Ohio
West Point
Talbott
Hubert R. Harmon
Wil Osu
Lowry Air Force Base
Denver
Colorado Springs
Colo
Biggest Submarine Cable Completed
The American Telephone and Telegraph Co announced the completion of the largest inland submarine cable system in the United States. Three cables, each three miles long, cross the Hudson River from Nyack to Tarrytown, New York, extending a route from Newark through White Plains to West Haven Connecticut. The network, expected in full operation by November, will permit long distance calls to and from New York state and New England to bypass New York.
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New York
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
United States
Hudson River
Nyack
Tartrtown
N.Y
Newark
WN. J
White Plains
N. Y
West Haven
Conn
New York State
New England
Seeman Named Southwestern Division Engineer
Dallas report states Col. L B Seeman of Washington has been appointed southwestern division engineer to replace Brig. Gen. Herbert D Vogel. President Eisenhower nominated Vogel to join the Tennessee Valley Authority board. Seeman, chief of the program review and analysis division in the Army comptroller's office, will assume duties in Dallas after arriving next week.
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Dallas
Division
Army Engineers Office
Col. L. EB. Seeman
Washington
Southwestern Division
Herbert D. Vogel
Eisenhower
Vogel
Tennessee Vally Authority
Seeman
Office
Comptroller of the Army
TVA
Eisenhower Still Popular Despite Narrower Margin
A coast-to-coast survey of independent voters shows President Eisenhower remains well loved yet would win today with a smaller margin than in 1952. The New York World Telegram and Sun cites Scripps Howard findings that about one in five Truman 1948 switch voters deserted Eisenhower, while he still outscores the GOP in popular standing, signaling trouble for Republicans in November.
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New York
Eisenhower
New York World-Telegram
Syn
Washington Dispatch
Scripps ~ Howard
Truman
Presiden
Republican Party
GOP
Mexican Government To Help Rebuild Border Cities
The Mexican government announced aid to Nuevo Laredo and Piedras Negras for rebuilding. The National Mortgage and Public Works Bank will build 500 low rent housing units in both cities. President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines ordered the Treasury to subsidize part of interest on repair and construction loans in the two cities and in Ciudad Acuna and Ciudad Jimenez in Coahuila.
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Maou
Nuevo Laredo
Piedras Negras
National Mortgage and Public Works Bank
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Treasury Ministry
Ciudad Acuna
Ciudad Jimenez
Coahuila
Interior Department Will Continue Mine Inspections
Interior Department officials testified that federal coal mine inspections will continue and that no immediate plan exists to sell helium plants. The five member survey urged possible cooperation with state inspectors and potential privatization of helium operations, though officials stressed this is not a firm recommendation.
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Washington
Ralph A. Tudor
Interior Department
House Interior Subcommittee
Bureau of Mines
Tudor
Douglas McKay
McKay
Mines Bureau
Forbes
Helium Opera
Senator May Re Open Coffee Investigation
Washington Aug 4 Senator J Glen Beall Md says a Senate Banking subcommittee may reopen its investigation of coffee price irregularities to explain a recent price jump. He spoke after a Federal Trade Commission report blamed market irregularities for the rise.
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Washington
Sec
Tarrant Run Offs Trimmed From Ballot In Fort Worth
Fort Worth Aug 3 A county party move shortened the Aug 28 Tarrant County run off ballot by removing a Court of Criminal Appeals judgeship race after Judge Alan Huey withdrew. Democratic nominee became Lloyd Davidson. Voters will see three contests: Ivers Yurs governorship for Place 1, Scott McDonald vs Clarence Farmer for Place 4 representative, and the Alfred M Scott Supreme Court race.
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Fort Worth
Baloot
Tarrant County
Bertiary
Thesday
Tom Ward
Printers
Court of Criminal Appeals
Alan Huey
Wichita Falls
Lloyd Davidson
Wardhead
Ivers-Yurs
Scott McDonald
Clarence Farmer
Alfred M. Scott
Supreme Court
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