Tax Cut Debate Signals Mixed Eisenhower View
President Eisenhower hedges on tax reduction citing potential economy stimulus but warns against overreaching. He weighs advice from Treasury Secretary Robert B. Anderson and former secretary George Humphrey amid inflation worries and budget concerns, hoping for a mid year business upturn without artificial boosts.
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Eisenhower
Washington
Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
George M. Humphrey
Humphrey
Holidays Before Us Mark Rich Week of Observances
The piece notes a festive week honoring Thomas Edison Lincoln and St Valentine. It recalls Edison born February 11 1847 as a pioneer of inventions shaping American living and Lincoln February 12 as a Republican festival. It mentions Valentine’s Day February 14 and the religious Mass held worldwide in his honor.
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Thomas A. Edison
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Aurelian
Claudius II
Nobody stabbed or bombed during Guatemala election
The year’s most newsworthy note beside a successful U S satellite launch was Guatemala’s election with no stabbings shootings or bombings. The piece urges crime prevention during February National Crime Prevention Week and playfully cites dairy tests showing cows prefer Strauss waltzes to rock n roll while noting rising interest in Russian language classes in some schools.
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U. S
Guatemala
Seize the Initiative in Space Race, Waterman Urges
Dr. Alan Waterman of the National Science Foundation urged the United States not to pursue crash programs but to seize the initiative in the space age. Speaking at a Yate conference, he warned that lag stems from complacency and propaganda rather than lack of technical skill, calling leaders to act decisively.
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United States
Alan T. Waterman
National Science Foundation
Yate
Waterman
Oldest Christian church ruins found in Galilee area
Archaeologists uncover the ruins of a church in Galilee dating to about 330 A.D. under the Israeli antiquities department. The site, between Tyre and Acre near Haifa, yields 500 square yards of mosaic flooring with crosses. Preservation plans accompany excavation as scholars compare it to Bethlehem and Jerusalem holy sites. A later note criticizes the mixing of rock n roll with gospel and hillbilly singing.
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Galilee
Tyre
Acre
Constantine
Christ
Haifa
Holy Land
Bethlehem
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Old Jerusalem
It s The Berries Patented Raspberries And More
A Light North Atlantic column notes berry innovations from Florida strawberry sizes to New York State raspberry patents. It cites a four inch diameter Florida fan berry, a California radiating process to curb mold, and a Golden West yellow cross of red raspberries.
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Christian Science Monitor
Florida
Cape Cod
Air Express
University of California
New York State
Puyallup
Washington
Fort Worth and Dallas push downtown beautification plans
Dallas and Fort Worth leaders press for urban beautification with Fort Worths Gruen Plan drawing national attention. Fort Worth Chamber proposes a 25 million dollar downtown civic center financed by bonds, including a 5000 seat auditorium a 1500 seat theater and a six story city hall addition. The project would require about ten blocks of land and demolition. Modernizing both cities would boost North Texas prestige and prosperity.
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Fort Worth
Dallas
Twin Cities
North Texas
Gruen
Chamber of Commerce
Aids in Economics Your Money's Worth Warning on T E Deductions
The Treasury clamps down on unproved travel and entertainment deductions by closely held corporations. Owners must prove expenses or lose the deduction, leading to potential double taxation. Improve handling by raising owner salaries and documenting business purpose, plus two counterattacks for dividends and personal tax relief. Tomorrow: Blow at Business Life Insurance.
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Treasury
Internal Revenue
T& E
Business Life Insurance
Plan to form presidential disability panel stirs party clash
National debate over a constitutional amendment to create a commission to decide presidential disability pits Speaker Rayburn and Senator Cellar against Attorney General Rogers and Republicans. A Cabinet inclusion vs Congress majority plan sparks concerns of delay, partisanship, and executive power limits amid Eisenhower health scares and looming 1969 elections.
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William P. Rogers
Emanuel Cellar
Judiciary Committee
Sam Rayburn
Congress
Rogers
White House
House
Senate
Rayburn
Secretary of State
Eisenhower
Nixos
Aditai E. Stevenson
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Stevenson
Air Force
Symington
Outlook on December 12 1937 Panay and US strength in a wary era
The piece contrasts the Panay bombing with an anticipated US Soviet balance of power. It cites a classified report praising SAC strength and fissionable stockpiles, warns Russia could near parity within two years, and recalls Admiral Leahy urging a show of force to deter totalitarian aggression. It ties 1937 lessons to 1958 Sputnik hysteria and strategic misperceptions.
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America
Soviet Union
Strategic Air Command
Russia
Ussr
U. S
SAC
Panay
Leahy
Roosevelt
White House
William B. Leahy
Admiral Leahy
Tokyo
Japan
Europe
Hitler
Mussolini
Manchuria
Congress
Senate
Million Americans Aid Kremlin In U S Subversion
The House committee on Un American Activities said the Kremlin has recruited over a million Americans into a nationwide campaign of political subversion. It cites participation from diverse groups, petitions, and substantial financial contributions as evidence of a broad subversive effort.
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Washington
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Kremlin
Communist Party
United States
Executive Department
Congress
Committee On Un-American Activities
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
American Committee For Protection of
Comidea
Iimunist Party
U.S
Javees M. Viccary
New York
Emergency Civil Liberties Committee
ECLC
American Civil Liberties Union
Emergpency Civil Liberties Committee
House
House Committee On Un-American
Analysts Explain Soviet Summit Tactics and Probe Lesser Issues
The analysis notes Moscow seeks a summit to negotiate in areas of tension such as the Middle East and propaganda, framing terms to put the West on the defensive. Bulganin’s proposals press renunciation of force and an end to war propaganda, with a condition that the West abandon nuclear and missile advantages before the USSR will discuss intercontinental missiles.
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United States
Middle East
Bulganin
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Bul Sanin
Free World
Eisenhower
Ussr
They Say Found Defense Policy Seen Across Nation
An Indian-born congressman Dalip Singh Samad criticizes broad American defense policy as shameful while noting domestic debate. The fragment mentions Liz and Mike Tedd and hints at reactions to Russians and Reesin, with unclear context or attribution.
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Dalip Singh Samad
D. Call
Congress Asia
Airline fares rise 4 percent for New England trips
The New England committee of the Air Transportation Association said a 4 percent fare increase will take effect tomorrow on all scheduled domestic flights serving New England. The raise, approved earlier by the Civil Aeronautics Board, adds one dollar to each ticket. The increase applies only to domestic US trips.
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Boston
New England
The
Air Transportation Association
Civil Aeronautics Board
United States
Tax maze as America earns a tougher national bill
A Geonic dictionary definition notes that America is a country where it takes more brains to make out an income tax return than to make the income itself, highlighting the complexity of the tax system.
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