IKE'S WEEKEND AGENDA INCLUDES FORMOSA VISIT
Formosa is described as a mountainous island with a population around one million native-born Formosans and many Chinese origin residents. The piece notes US aid totaling about 3.6 billion dollars through 1959, highlights Shihmen Dam as a major project, and mentions Formosa’s strategic frontier with Quemoy and related defense treaties. GMT
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Techwan
China
Rome
Republic of China
Formosa
Eszines
United States
Republic
Taiwan
TV News Coverage Derailed By Eisenhower Japan Trip Cancellat
TV news chiefs face tough planning as President Eisenhower cancels his Japan visit. NBC adds a late special. CBS pre-empts Person to Person to cover developments in Tokyo and Berlin. CBS kites extra tape to Tokyo and prepares a five part Japan series for next weeks schedule.
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Cynthia Lowry
NEW York
Eisenhower
Japan
Ingoenieeetr
NBC
CBS
Formon
Twentieth Century
Tokyo
Edward R. Murrow
Berlin
Gas Pipeline Tax Hearing Opens in Texas Case
Attorneys opened arguments over a severance tax on natural gas tied to pipeline use. The suit challenges a 1% per cent tax expected to raise 15 million dollars yearly, with a Supreme Court decision anticipated months away. Gov. Price Daniel seeks to keep funds in escrow and raise the levy to ease a deficit.
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Austin (Ap
U.S. Supreme
Will Wilspent
Price Son
Daniel
Tennessee
In Transmission Co
Wilson
126Th District
Jack Roberts
Roberts
Ike's Illusion Faced by World Attacks and Setbacks
A turbulent ledge in Eisenhower's presidency is described as a string of missteps and crises. The piece cites the U2 incident, Soviet tensions, and upheavals in Korea and Turkey, arguing the administration failed to anticipate or manage rising global instability and diplomatic embarrassments. It portrays a world watchful of U.S. weakness and questions American leadership in Asia and Europe.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Russia
Philippines
Formosa
Korea
Japan
Turkey
Eisenhower
Tab Hunter Sees Movies Lose Ground to TV Abroad
Hollywood veteran Tab Hunter warns the U S film industry is losing its grip as audiences turn to Europe and TV. He cites strikes and rising foreign box office, plans to star in a forthcoming Tab Hunter show, playing a cartoonist in Malibu with attractive visitors. Experimental notes on atomic blasts claim no weather impact.
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Hollywood
Tab Hunter
Europe
United States
Malibu
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Gresham Street
Texas
State Farm Mutual
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Faria
Farmaanes
World Attack
Washington
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Ionezi
Nobi
Suke Kishi
Hisen
Hower
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Tono
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York Conqueror
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