Ike Defends Road Fund Cutbacks
President Eisenhower defended administration cuts in interstate highway funding as prudent. He cited a highway trust fund shortage and blamed Congress, noting a proposed four year gasoline tax increase of 1.5 cents. Congress raised the tax 1 cent for 22 months, limiting roadbuilding to about 1.8 billion dollars this fiscal year.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Len Albert Gore
D-Tonn
Gore
Textile imports hurt N H textile industry said
Concord New Hampshire UPI quoted Bridges arguing foreign textile imports are wrecking the state industry more than before. He noted employment fell from 23,000 in 1948 to about 12,000 last year and urged quotas on imports rather than tariffs alone to curb sweatshop produced textiles abroad.
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Concord NH
UPI
New Hampshire
Bridges
Hi Fi Filter Sound System May Aid Air Communication
A small sound filter device, familiar to hi fi enthusiasts, may improve voice transmission between pilots and air traffic controllers. FAA awarded 55000 to Buonde Tongue Laboratories for experiments to adapt the device for aviation use. The box reduces noise and strengthens speech, potentially easing pilot and controller strain amid cockpit noise.
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Washington
Apc
Federal Aviation Agency
Buonde Tongue Laboratories
Newark
FAA
Love in Jail For Indiana Pair
Mrs McPherson visits Hancock County jail to see her son and meets Adams there. The couple plan to wed across the visitors counter on Sunday after Adams and Mary Adams await trial on forgery charges.
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Casey J ‘Adams
Mary Ann McPherson
Adams
Hancock County
McPherson
Army clerk Phyllis Foley visits father on leave
Phyllis C Foley specialist fourth class in the Women's Army Corps, with three years of service, is on leave with her father Elis C Foley of 5 Oatman. She has eight weeks of basic training at Fort McClellan, completed clerical school there, is stationed at Fort Devens as a personnel clerk, and plays for the Fort Devens women's softball team which recently participated in the Army softball tournament.
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Phylis C Foley
Women’s Army Corps
Elis C Foley
Ft “eClellan
Ft Devens
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