Estes seeks new RFC to lend state funds again
Senator Estes Kefauver proposes reviving or creating another Reconstruction Finance Agency to loan billions to business groups. He claims it would boost employment and competition, but critics recall the old RFC as wasteful and prone to favoritism and fraud. Congress is unlikely to approve such a spending body.
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Estes Kefauver
Tennessee Democrat
Reconstruction Finance Agency
Estes
RFC
Congress
Herbert Hoover
Deficiency in Our Diet at National Food Conference
The nationwide diet is deficient across rich and poor, with 29 percent of households lacking calcium as advised, 25 percent missing vitamin C, and 19 percent short of riboflavin. Shortages in thiamine, vitamin A, iron, and niacin are noted. Major farm groups sponsor the Washington conference as public service, with President Eisenhower opening the Land of Plenty breakfast to emphasize improving the diet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Research Council
Eisenhower
New Attitude to Snow Removal Demands Progress
Municipal officials urged a progressive approach to snow removal to keep transportation networks moving. The piece argues against paralyzing communities for 24 hours, noting the rise of rapid production and distribution, rail and truck logistics, and the need to spread costs while collecting data. A call to study and plan signals a shift toward resilience beyond past practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Want to Be a Scientist Study Math for New England Futures
Dr. Harvey Brooks of Harvard urges New England high school students to pursue mathematics to become scientists or engineers. He argues the region must attract skilled workers as electronics reshapes industry, favoring engineering over old textile jobs. Emphasizing high school quality, he says strong math and English are essential for future job prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Harvey Brooks
Applied Physics
Harvard
National Engineers Week
Dean Brooks
Brooks
West
Campaign spending disclosed for true public funding
A new Committee on Campaign Contributions and Expenditures formed by former Governor William H. Vanderbilt aims to push prompt and full disclosure of all campaign contributions and expenditures. Backers include nationally known figures from both parties, seeking to lessen pressures from special interests and make elected officials true representatives of the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Vanderbilt
The Super Alcoholics Prefer Hazardous Drinks
The Waterbury American reports that some skid row drinkers choose toxic alcohol over legitimate liquor, preferring sternoc, rubbing alcohol, or witch hazel for their intoxicants. Harvard researchers found these superalcoholics are surprisingly pleasant and polite, seeking authority in their regimen and even asking please for wood alcohol.
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Waterbury American
Quarterly Journal of Studies
Harvard
Frivolous Summit Talk Stirs Europe Over Bulganin
The piece mocks Russia's Bulganin repeating old lines for weeks and notes European calls for a summit with Eisenhower despite no clear urgent issues. It adds some U.S. commentators echo the irony, asking why the United States should meet when Sputnik remains in play.
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Wall Street Journal
Russia
Bulganin
Europe
Eisenhower
United States
Bankers promise help for debt strugglers during recession
Article cites bankers nationwide agreeing to rework loans for borrowers hit by unemployment. It notes policies to extend terms, waive initial payments, or carry delinquent accounts, with emphasis on honesty and proactive talks with lenders. Mentioned are examples from Providence and Detroit bankers and current delinquency rates.
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Otto C. Lorenz
American Banker
Eaily
Joe
Providence, R.I
Detroit
Lorene
Oil Burner Flares Trigger Fire Alarm in Fairfield Home
A delayed ignition caused a backflash in an oil burner at the home of Stanley Krygier on 33 Beaumont street Fairfield. Firemen from No. 1 and No. 4 companies responded at 1:57 a m. No fire damage was reported.
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Stanley Krygier
Beaumont Street
Fairfield
Tno
News Behind the News by Ray Tucker on Eisenhower Era Shifts
The piece analyzes how Eisenhower's two billion post office rebuilding plan mirrors a shaken confidence in the economy and a shift among conservatives toward deficit spending and welfare measures. It discusses budget forecasts, Democratic proposals, and conservative support for expansion, signaling a turning GOP orthodoxy from laissez faire to pump priming favored by business groups.
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Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Fdr
Harry S. Truman
John Nan
Stalin
Khrushchev
Elliott V. Bell
Business Week
Thomas E. Dewey
Albany
Pay boost in Cuba boosts Batist a backers in presidential race
AP Analysts note the labor ministry raised minimum wages effective March 1 to calm workers amid rising living costs. The move is seen as a smart political maneuver by President Batista supporters to secure votes for Rivero Aguero, amid opposition splits among Grau San Martin, Sterling, and Salas Amaro. The Cuban Confederation of Labor with 1.2 million members backs Rivero Aguero. Urban Havana workers will see minimums rise from 60 to 85 dollars. rural and other areas set at 75 to 80 dollars.
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Cuba
Cuban Confederation of Labor
Eusebio Mujal
Rivero Aguero Mujal
Havana
Marianao
Regla
Guanabacoa
Santa Maria del Rosario
Santiago de Las Vegas
Bauta
The
Republic
Ramon Grau San Martin
Cuban Revolutionary Party
Carlos (Mereues Sterling
Free People’s
Weston Man Joins New Ad Research Foundation Committee
Ben Gedalecia of Ketle Creek road Weston Massachusetts is named to the Advertising Research Foundation technical committee after its reorganization and enlargement. Gedalecia is affiliated with Batten Barton Durstine Osborn Inc.
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New York
Ben Gedalecia
Ketle Creek Road
Weston
The
Advertising Research Foundation
Gedalecia
Batten,Barton, Durstine & Osborn, Inc
Spooked by Well Rescue Uses Kitchen Spoons
Wilbur Harold was pulled from a caved-in basement well near Cambridge City Indiana after an eight hour operation. Workmen dug with kitchen spoons and used a barrel encasement to free him. Harold, 28, appeared uninjured but in shock as police diverted traffic and oxygen was supplied during the delicate rescue.
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Cambridge City
Ind
Wilbur
Pete
Harold
U.S. 4
Cold War notes on Moscow Beijing diplomacy and Korea
The piece analyzes Soviet and Chinese moves in the Cold War, noting Bulganin and Khrushchev’s diplomacy, Eisenhower’s cautious stance, and the North Korea situation. It discusses possible U.S. invitations, troop withdrawals, and the balance of forces between UN and Chinese Soviet allies, with emphasis on strategic postures for peace and escalation.
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Free Nations
United States
Bulganin
West
Eisenhower
Washington
Jhim
Nikita Khrushchev
America
London
Moscow
Marshal Bulganin
State Department
Chou Enal
North Korea
38Th Parallel
South Korea
Yalu River
Union Station
Potomac
Alexandria
Fairfax Courthouse
Peiping
United Nations
Thailand
Compans
Korea
North
Bush urges education over vast highway expansion
Senator Bush warned regional education leaders that the United States risks becoming a second class world power if it prioritizes material gains over spiritual and intellectual values. He cited the failed school construction bill and argued redirecting funds from proposed 41,000 miles of superhighways could finance a realistic national education program.
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ST. Louis
United States
Bush
R-Conn
American Association of
Congress
Rocket Won't Rise Delights 1000 Witnesses in Maine
In Benton Station Maine on February 23 amateur 18 year old Leslie A Bugbee Jr failed to ignite a rocket before about 1000 spectators. State Police and Fairfield Fire Department guarded the scene. A photographer reported the crowd’s frustration noting there was no smoke. The youth called the misfire and promised a retry in a month.
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Benton Station
Maine
Leslie A. Bugbee
Fairfield
Jin
Hildy Ellis Marks Seventh Birthday in Miami Beach
Hildy Ellis, adopted daughter of Jewish foster parents, celebrated her seventh birthday with a party at a private school in Miami Beach. The girl, born Hily McCoy, had no prior birthday parties during the custody battle resolved last July by the Dade County Circuit Court. Twelve classmates were invited as the Ellises seek a quiet life for Hildy.
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Miami Beach
Fia
Hildy Ellis
Hily McCoy
Melvin Ellis
Dade County
Ellises
Conic Dictionary Love Letter Read to Jury
A curious diction from the trial scene centers on a love letter, described as most convincing when heard by the jury. The note highlights how intimate language can influence jurors during deliberations.
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