Reform Door Left Open by Eisenhower on Tax Reform
The President signals openness to tax reform while opposing immediate rate cuts. He cites the Sadlak Herlong bill as a bipartisan proposal to lower personal and corporate rates to 42 percent over five years, aiming for long term economic balance and prosperity.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Congressman Sadlak
Sadak-Herlong
Soviet Union
Rep
Sadlak
Connecticut
Herling
Florida
House
Ways and Means Committee
Sadlak-Herlong
Expansion Program Drives Niagara Mohawk Growth Plans
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation plans a 300 million expansion as executives project a strongest year for demand. President Earle J. Machold told shareholders that regional prospects and company growth remain excellent despite a short term drop in industrial power sales. He expects residential commercial and farm electricity use and natural gas demand to rise.
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Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
Earle J. Machold
Niagara Mohawk
East German Agency Name for Law Enforcement
A humorous article notes East Germany’s long titled government body the Central Operation Staff for the Carrying out of the Law on the Perfection and Simplification of the Work of the State Apparatus in the German Democratic Republic. It then proposes a US analog COSCLPSWAGDR as a joking acronym.
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East Germany
German Democratic Republic
U. S
Cosclpswagdr
Federal milk regulation urged for Connecticut markets
Connecticut Milk Administrator Donald O. Hammerberg says 37 percent of state milk comes from out of state and federal controls are needed to protect producers and ensure fair competition. He notes neighboring markets already under federal rules and expects southeastern New England markets to follow. He adds state price controls fail beyond borders and calls for action to safeguard consumers and the milk program.
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Hartford
Donald O. Hammerberg
Hammerberg
Connecticut
New York
Boston
Springfield
Worcester
Merrimac Valley
Mr. Hammerberg
New England
Providence
Newport
New Bedford
Cross of Lorraine echoes through Churchill and de Gaulle saga
The piece traces the Cross of Lorraine from medieval Lorraine to Joan of Arc and its later symbolism with de Gaulle. It notes Lorraine’s shifting borders and history under Holy Roman Empire and France, and laments France’s crisis as revivalists warn that hell draws nearer with growing fear.
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Europe
Winston Churchill
de Gaulle
Churchill
Lorraine
France
Germany
Lothair
Lotharingia
North Sea
Alps
Belgium
Netherlands
Prussia
Switzerland
Domremy
St. Joan
Champagne
Holy Roman Empire
Alsace
Rhubarb Fruit or Vegetable Debate Continues
The New London Day reports farmers again debate whether rhubarb stalks count as fruit or vegetable. Edible stalks contain oxalic acid in leaves, while cooked stalks taste like fruit but resemble vegetables. The piece hopes for a decisive ruling from experts at Storrs to end the puzzling question.
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Storrs
Real clam chowder sparks clash over Brussels Fair menu
The New England Council protests a New York restaurant serving Manhattan clam chowder at the United States pavilion. It argues the dish bears no resemblance to the true New England chowder made with clams potatoes onions pork and cream. The letter laments lost opportunity to win friends and influence people. The piece asserts Manhattan chowder should be kept off the menu.
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New London
New England Council
New York
Manhattan
United States
New England
Aims to Spur Modernization Face of U S Industry
A long analysis notes postwar growth in plants but aging equipment dominates metalworking industries. Despite calls from policy makers to modernize, new orders for production gear remain low. The American Machinist argues tax depreciation relief could trigger capital equipment spending and lift the economy.
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America
Washington
Anderson Ashburn
Ashburn
Congress
Soviet Commercial Monopoly Feasible Says Officials
State and Commerce experts say the Soviet proposed commercial monopoly is feasible. World trade totals about $100 billion annually with Russia at roughly $10 billion and over 60 percent controlled by other communist nations. The West conducts about $23 billion in international trade essential to business and shipping.
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State and Commerce Department
Russia
Moscow Moscow economic pact risks global unrest and pressure
The article argues the Moscow conference agreement tightens a closed Soviet bloc trade system. It claims it pressures underdeveloped nations, destabilizes regions from South America to Southeast Asia, and threatens Western economies and oil and mineral markets.
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Moscow
Crican
Russia
Ssuuuetlig
Dulles Tegards
South America
Middle East
Southeast Asia
Indonesia
France
North Africa
Italy
Paris
Eisenhower
American students critique Russian education system voices
Three American student editors discuss the Russian mass specialist model noting risks of narrow focus and lack of well rounded development. They compare with U.S. views on education, scholarship pressures, and the balance between specialized training and broad learning.
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Tem
Overseas Outlook on France's Political Future Lines
The piece surveys U S diplomatic views on France’s unstable parliament and possible outcomes. It weighs a strengthened centralized regime under de Gaulle against risks of a right wing dictatorship or a shift toward Soviet cooperation, noting NATO and EEC concerns and the potential to play powers against each other.
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France
Europe
Lomg
Republic
United States
State Department
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Charles de Gaulle
Soviet Union
de Gaulle
Paris
Western Alliance
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
European Union
International Atomic Energy Agency
Common Market
NATO
Connecticut Ballot Schemes Show Major Delegates Bagged
A New England column argues the Democratic and Republican state conventions are effectively decided with claimed delegate leads. Bowles and Dodd insist they hold a majority of Democratic delegates, Zeller and Bradley dominate the Republican side, Alsop close behind, while Ribicoff and others are set for governor efforts amid cautious skepticism.
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Bowles
Tom Dodd
Dodd
Bill Benton
Bowles Or
Fred Zeller
Bradley
Zeller
John Alsop
Alsop
Purtell
Senate
Ribicoff
Nicole
John Bailey
Atomic power and social conflict across era voices
A collage of remarks from public figures and scholars on violence gender roles and atomic energy. Quotes from Rep Preston, Eisenhower, Cardinal Spellman, and Rev Naylor reflect fears and hopes about murder weapons, violence, and peaceful nuclear power amid social strain.
Comic Dictionary: Congressmen Run For Re election To Make House Home
A humorous note defines a congressman as a legislator who seeks re election to turn the House into a home. The joke rests on playfully conflating political tenure with domestic comfort.
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J. M. Roberts
Jay B. Sorenson
Student League For Industrial Democracy
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Dartmouth
Ralph Della Cave
Sorenson
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Overseas Outlook
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Prince H. Preston Jr
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