Bridges Calls For Huge Cut In Defense Spending
Sen. Bridges proposes a 750 million dollar cut in defense spending as part of a 2 billion dollar reduction in President Eisenhower's budget. He notes inflation risk and says a 2.42 billion savings target could be achieved without harming essential services or defense.
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Sen
Bridges
RNH
Eisenhower
Ellender D-La
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Congress
Ellender
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Knowland
California
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
New Hampshire
Green Says State Dept Wasted 80 000 on Jordan Valley Plan
Former U S ambassador Joseph C Green testified before Senate committees that the State Department wasted 80 000 on a largely visionary irrigation plan for the Jordan Valley He claimed a practical program could have settled 300 000 refugees on irrigated land within five years The plan involved a dam on the Yarmuk River and canals to irrigate Jordan and Syria and was halted during his tenure The witness said the project ignored the Israel Jordan border reality and warned it would be hard to coordinate now
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State Department
Jordan Valley
Joseph C. Green
Jordan
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Israel
State Dulles
Adlai E. Stevenson
Palestine
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Yarmuk River
Syria
United Nations Works and Rehabilitation Agency
Boston
Ten- di Rnel
Saud
Yarmuk
Pittsburgh Man Survives Seven-Story Elevator Fall
A 31 year old Pittsburgh man was in good condition at Allegheny General Hospital after falling seven stories in an elevator used for building construction. Robert Jones suffered a jaw fracture and wrist laceration when a cable broke on the elevator at the Bell Telephone Co. building project.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny General Hospital
Robert Jones
Bell Telephone Co
Truman Calls Mid East Plan Too Little and Late
Former President Truman denounces the Eisenhower administration Middle East plan as too small and belated, urging bold action in 1955 when Soviet arms to Egypt were revealed. He says U.N. efforts alone cannot protect Israel and warns of danger from drift and commandos, while telecast bond dinners honor Eddie Cantor across 18 cities.
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Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower
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Soviet Union
Egypt
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Israel
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U. N
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U.N
Eddie Cantor
Cantor
Florida Keys
Royal Reunion Opens With Kiss In Portugal Visit
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh began a private weekend reunion in Setubal Portugal ending a four month separation amid rumors of a royal rift. The couple kissed aboard the royal yacht Britannia in the River Sado before starting a state visit.
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Portugal
Elizabeth II
Duke of Edinburgh
Buckingham Palace
Lisbon
Sado
Dulles Presses Israel to Move Troops Out of Egypt
Secretary of State Dulles met with Israel's Ambassador Abba Eban in Washington to press for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Egypt without demanding guarantees for Gaza and the Gulf of Aqaba. A second meeting was planned as the United States weighs UN action amid continued tensions.
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Dulles
Israel
Egypt
Abba Eban
Eisenhower
Georgia
United States
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
Ethan
United Nations
Hoban
Thomasville
U.N
Eban
Gaza
Khan
Marine General Offered Out House After Citadel Speech
Charleston report says Gen Mark Clark invited Gen Randolph Pate and his wife to stay at the Citadel after a speech. A typist error swapped T for R turning our house into out house in the invitation.
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S. C
Marine Corps
Randolph
Pate
Mark Clark
South Carolina
Military College
Clark
Airman Made To Wear Sign Over Saluting Failure
Fort Worth Tex February 16 An airman third class was forced to wear a sign reading I failed to salute a general after an anonymous protest letter to the Fort Worth Star Telegram. Brig Gen Nils O Ohman said the sign was training not punishment. He commands the 19th Air Division at Carswell AFB in Fort Worth.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Truman Invited To Attend Greek Fetes
Former President Truman said the Eisenhower administration invited him to attend ceremonies in Greece and Turkey next month. He noted Secretary of State Dulles issued the invitation and that any announcement must come from Dulles, to whom he has given a reply.
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Fila
Truman
Eisenhower
Greece
Turkey
Dulles
New Nasser Move Expected Shortly
Cairo reports indicate President Nasser may act soon unless there is progress on Israeli withdrawal from Aqaba and Gaza. Egypt may halt Suez Canal clearance to pressure Western powers, with three major obstructions blocking full navigation of the canal.
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Nasser
Aqaba
Gaza
Raymond A. Wheeler
U. N
Edgar Bonnet
Ismailia
Midway
Abukir
Suez
Civil Rights Hearing Plunged Into Heated Debate
Washington February 16 hearing on civil rights turned into a sharp clash over a proposal that President Eisenhower could support court decrees with federal troops.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Montgomery Indicts for Segregation Violence in Outbreak
A grand jury in Montgomery, Alabama indicted defendants for the violence surrounding the end of segregation on city buses and at Negro homes and churches. The 18 member all white panel urged maintaining segregation with law and order while criticizing anti segregation leaders and moves by the Supreme Court. Brownell testified before the Senate Judiciary subcommittee amid questions on federal troops to enforce desegregation.
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D-Nc
Montgomery
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Mes
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Sheriff's Office
Eugene Hail
Charlie
Bodiford
Donald Dunlap
Grand Jury
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NAACP
Robert Young
Judiciary Committee
Eastland
Young
High Court
Senate Debate On Resolution Starts Monday
Senate debate on a Middle East resolution begins Monday as diplomats warn that protracted discussion could shake confidence in U S support for Eisenhower policy. Byroade Caffery and Green testifying behind closed doors stressed urgency of decisive leadership and unity among allies amid Arab Israeli tensions.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Washington
U. S
Eisenhower
Middle East
Henry T. Byroade
Egypt
Jefferson Caffery
Cairo
Suez
Sinatra to face state probe over 1954 Monroe raid
Los Angeles February 19 Frank Sinatra ordered to appear before a state Senate committee probing private detectives allegedly used in the DiMaggio Monroe marital dispute. The raid allegedly sought Monroe related evidence, but raiders entered the wrong house and scattered. The inquiry will hold hearings in Los Angeles February 28 and in San Diego March. DiMaggio may be invited to testify.
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Pfrank Sinatra
State Senate
Joe DiMaggio
Marilyn Monroe
Lioyd Harris
Senate Interim Committee On Collection Agencies
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DiMaggio
Monroe
Harris
Miss Monroe
Florence Kotz
Miss Kotz
Los Angeles Mirror-News
Henry Sanicola
Hollywood
Patly D'Amour
Confidential
D’amour
Senate
San Diro
Dock Strike Hopes Rekindled As Talks Resume
New York February 16 Hopes rose for an early end to a five day Maine to Virginia dock strike. Louis Waldman attorney for the strikers said a three hour meeting yielded an agreement settlement but no details. Leaders would re evaluate terms offered by the employer firms before a joint session with union and employer reps. The walkout halted work by 45 000 union members affecting rail freight and other industries as Manhattan locals of the International longshoremen s Association faced varied positions and a holdout on West Side piers.
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Virginia
Louis Waldman
Manhattan
International Shoremen’s Assn
Secae
Manhatttan
West Side
ILA
William V. Bradley
Fred R. Field
Hast
Joseph — A
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