Major Legislation Scores From Washington Bloc
Status of major legislation in Congress with items on taxes housing health and social security reforms. Notable actions include Senate passage of a tax bill and conference with the House, a House bill for housing, proposed price supports, statehood debates for Hawaii and Alaska, and a St Lawrence Seaway schedule. Also listed are postal rates coffee regulation and pensions with several measures pending or in committee.
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Senate
House
Senate House
Stalwhood
PRICE
Seus
Taft-Hartley Senate
Bricker
Ed Gillelie
New York Coffee Exchange
Wrence House
St. Lawrence Seaway
Social Security House Ways & Means Committee
KP Abolished at Vance AFB on Experimental Basis
Enlisted kitchen police may be replaced by a private catering firm at Vance Air Force Base to cut costs and free airmen from 3 a.m. galley duties. Base Commander Chester P. Gilger announced a test of private catering, with bids sought from caterers. Reactions from airmen in Enid Oklahoma varied from cautious optimism to relief and thoughts of reenlistment.
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Enid
Okla
Vance Air Force Base
Chester P. Gilger
Air Force
Gilger
Vance
Jacki McInerney
Bronxville
James Williams
Tulsa
Jack Dawson
Chicago
Frank Valla
Cleveland
Valla
Texans Tour Pakistan Cattle Farm Run by Aggie Alumni
Texas A M officials visited the Red Sindh cattle farm in Karachi and met Fatih Hosain, an Aggie alumnus who trained there last year. They discussed an exchange pact with the University of Dacca under Point Four, and explored crossbreeding Red Sindhi with Santa Gertrudis to boost heat tolerance and production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pakistan Farm
Aggie
College Station
Ten
Pakistan
Texas A&m
Karachi
Texas Agricultural School
D.W. Williams
C. Belton
A&m
University of Dacca
U.S. Foreign Operations Administration
Dacca
Fat] Hosain
Nosain
Texas
Williams
Bolton
King Ranch
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Sind
Wiliams
Hosain
University of Dacey
More Aid Is Promised Drouth Area Farmers
West Texas drouth area farmers received promises of ongoing aid at the West Texas Chamber of Commerce convention. R B McLeaish, Home Administration head in Washington, pledged support and said additional emergency drought funds remain available. He projected Texas lendings to reach about 10 million more by June 30. Speakers at the Austin session included Freq G Gurley of Santa Fe Railway and Dr Clarence Manion.
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San Angelo
Tex
West Texas
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
R. B. McLeaish
Texas
Allan Shivers
Ausin
Freq G. Gurley
Santa Fe Railway
Clarence Manion
Eisenhower
Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
Illinois Town Claims First Negro Voters
El Paso Illinois reports likely the first Negro voters after the 1870 law. David Strother, a former Civil War cook, was turned away at the El Paso city election five days after the law took effect, then recalled by officials who cited a newspaper article. His brother Charles may have been the second to vote.
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EL Paso
IRI
David Strother
Strother
Charles
Bill Buckles Local Gas Control Shift Amid Rates Debate
President Eisenhower signed a bill shifting local gas rate oversight from federal to state bodies under a Supreme Court ruling. Senators Douglas Burke and Morse warned it could raise consumer costs, while Bricker and industry backers argued it will curb waste and allow states to curb rate hikes. The bill, tied to interstate commerce rules, awaits the president’s April 1 decision after a March 15 congressional passage.
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Harry Wilson Sharpe
Washington
Eisenhower
Gas Incustey
Congress
Ttupse
Supreme Court
Vic States
Federal Power Commission
Kays Chamber
Raveris
FPC
Paul H. Douglas
D-1
Thomas A. Burke
Ohio
Wayne Morse
Senate
John W. Bricker
Douglas
Morse
Burke
Cleveland
East Ohio Gas Co
Bricker
United Press
East Ohio
Commission
Sen
Game And Pelts Big Business In Michigan
Lansing officials report Michigan hunters harvest enough meat to feed about 28,500 average families for a year, totaling around 10,000 tons. Fur pelts from muskrat beaver and mink would yield roughly 14,600 coats, with total meat and hides valued near 15.8 million dollars, near the value of key crops like sugar beet rye barley and soybeans.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Needle in hay stack no longer elusive
Cameron New Jersey March report says RCA engineers developed a device to detect metal objects hidden in textiles. The alarm stops machinery automatically, aiming to prevent damage, boost production, and improve textile worker safety.
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Cameron
N. J
RCA
Safety belt lesson after private plane crash
UP Airman Edgar R. Broome of Redland California landed safely after being thrown from a two seater private plane at 3600 feet during a loop then parachuting to safety. He said he would fasten his safety belt the next time he flies. The incident occurred near Maryville Tennessee where the aircraft crashed after completing the loop.
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Maryville
Tenn
Edgar R. Broome
Redland
Calif
Broome
McGhee Tyson Air Force Base
Parking meter malfunction leads to ticket in Manhattan Beach
Salvatore Giovati planned to appeal a ticket after overparking near a parking meter pole that was initially without a meter. When he returned later, a meter had been installed and a ticket was on his car.
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Manhattan Beach
Calif
Salvatore Giovati
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Housing House
Senate Banking Committee
Gubat
Korea
South Korea
Congressional
Rales Ca
Lailca Vr EL
Sherwinvle Bam Cige Account
West Taxes Ave
Phooa
Leroy Scherer, JR
Leroy Scherer
Eva Scherer
Leroy, Jr
Willam Modell
International Soundphoto
Drouth Area
Austin
Walter Wiliams
Belgsom Air Force Base
Ella Mac
Redwood Air-Fle Fence CO
Bill Draper
del Power
Baytown
THE
State Banking Department
Guardian
Guardian Financial Corp. Bayornn
West Texas Ave
Brannon Theater
Rerites
Taveeiment
Annem Pasdem
Keet Shaw
Hares Hee
Long's Theater
Illinois
Detroit
William Domn, Jr
Vincent
Charles Cutajar
Game and Pelts
H-U-M
Brinkman
Johnny Howard
Shad Felton
Dial
Way Market
Paul Pringe
Buick Company
Market ST
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