Speeding the Disability Plan in Senate and House action
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee approves a constitutional amendment framework to handle presidential disability. The plan, tied to an Eisenhower Nixon agreement, would allow the President to declare disability or the cabinet with a majority to appoint the Acting President. recovery questions will be debated in committee. Congress moves after years of dodge since Wilson.
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Judiciary
Senate
Eisenhower
Nixon
Congress
Estes Kefauver
Everett Dirksen
Henning
Missouri
Langer
North Dakota
Eastland
Mississippi
House
Woodrow Wilson
Stimulating the Economy Amid Optimism and Varying Views
Economists and business leaders focus on upcoming volumes of activity rather than unemployment counts. New England shows broad ongoing projects, with factories being built and salesmen dispatched. Optimists foresee spring demand rising if production confidence translates to buying power. adults reflect on integrity and social virtues amid shifting thoughts on education and parenting.
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Daily News
New England
Submarine Sensations and Atomic Appeals
An analysis of the growing intrigue around nuclear powered submarines led by the Skate’s record trans Atlantic run. Washington hints at further milestones including a possible across the North Pole voyage under ice, as Nautilus previously probed near the pole, fueling youth interest and new exploration horizons in underwater travel.
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England
U. S
Portland
James F. Calvert
United States
Washington
Navy
North Pole
Fall River Optometrist Starts One Dollar College Fund
Education for the Gifted reports Irving A. Fradkin, a Fall River optometrist, launching a letter-writing drive that raised over a thousand dollars in one dollar gifts to send at least 15 gifted high school students to college each year. President Eisenhower supported the effort, joining Dr James R Killian in backing local education, while Bridgeport and Fairfield universities offer ready avenues for gifted students in the region.
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Fall River
Mass
Eisenhower
James R. Killian
Dte
M. I. Ti
Irving A. Fradkin
Bridgeport
Fairfield
Buttons and Bows Rules at Hunter College Bronx
Hartford Times notes Hunter College in the Bronx imposes dress rules to shape students as young ladies and gentlemen. Bermuda shorts toreador pants dunparees blue jeans and slackless skirts banned for girls while men must wear collared shirts with neckties or sports shirts and a jacket or sweater. The piece reflects on fashion fads, conformity, and manners in education.
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Hunter College
Bronx
Lord Byron
Subsidy for Freedom on National Highway System
The article argues federal taxpayers should gain freedom from roadside billboards on the new national highway system while noting 90 percent of costs come from taxes. It opposes subsidies that encourage garish advertising, urging standards to protect landscape beauty and curb billboard invasion.
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Christan Science Monitor
Merritt Parkway
Congress
Senate Public Roads Committee
Aids in Economics Sylvia Porter on tax cut plans
Sylvia Porter outlines two major tax relief options Congress may pass to stimulate spending during a recession. A one half withholding tax cut could lift purchasing power by about 1.2 billion monthly, while a two-point rate cut would save mid to higher brackets more, with the biggest gains to middle earners. A third plan would raise the per capita exemption to 700, exempting about 4.2 million filers and shifting tax reductions across brackets.
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Congress
Nixon
Joint
Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation of Congress
Strange spectacle on Capitol Hill rockets at Eisenhower era
iNews examines a sharp clash within the Republican Party as Senator Styles Bridges and Representative Richard Simpson lead a conservative Taft wing attack on President Eisenhower. Bridges cites a New Hampshire poll showing 79 percent disapproval of the handling of the presidency and opposes a summit with the Reds while Simpson pushes for tariff cuts and tax relief. The piece links their stance to broader factional strife and questions loyalty to the White House.
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Herbert Sloover
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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India
Poland
Yugoslavia
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Senate
Ike
Senate Policy Committee
Eisenhower
Bridges
Senate Appropriations Committee
Sherman Adams
White House
Richard Simpson
Taft
Adams
White House Fee
Pennsylvania
Simpson
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Harold E. Stassen
Sir Galahad
Minnesota
House
Ways and Means Committee
Bridges-Simpson
Quiet in Arab world as assassination plot rumors swirl
AP analyst William L. Ryan notes a calm Arab scene despite global focus on Indonesian revolt and recession. He discusses rumors that Gamal Abdel Nasser faced an assassination plot funded by Saudi gold, and observes the expected riotous response from nationalist factions that did not materialize.
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U.S
Calls for bold leadership in United States policy
A collection of quotes from public figures on global strategy and space, highlighting calls for decisive action in lunar launches, diplomacy with Russia, and Arab leadership shifts. The passage features remarks by Henry Cities, Herman Talmadge, Frank Lloyd Wright, Dan A. Kimball, and reactions to Nasser’s role in North Africa, with concerns over Arab unity and potential shifts toward federation with Algeria.
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U.S. United States
Henry Cities
Herman Talmadge
Wallace
Will
Frank Liogd Wright
Overseas Outlook Dispatch From Sy. Brown Tour
Tras is the first dispatch from Sy. Brown on her overseas tour, reporting on Middle East tensions and regional reactions. The piece frames the visit as a gauge of diplomatic sentiment and potential policy shifts in the troubled area.
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Tras
Sy. Brown
Israel Seen as Land of Surprises
A correspondent in Tel Aviv describes Israel as a land of surprises from the moment of arrival at Lydda Airport. Hebrew unifies the new state as immigrants from Britain, the United States, and across Europe adapt to life, with Indians from Cochin among the notable new citizens embracing the Hebrew revival and nation building.
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Tel Aviv
Lydda
Fleet
Jerusalem
Europe
Negev Desert
England
Norway
Hardanger
Durban
South Africa
France
Balkans
Germany
Britain
United States
Weitzmann Institute
Navy
Air Force
America
Cochin
Jordan
India
Judea
Temple
Nehru
Textiles Union elects Baldanzi as new UTW president
The United Textile Workers appoints George Baldanzi of Paterson New Jersey as president at a cleanup convention under AFL-CIO oversight. Auditors report at least 35000 dollars used for personal purposes 1954 to 1956. Francis Schaufenbil elected secretary treasurer 288 to 80.
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Washington
Mar
United Textile Workers
UTW
Afl-Cio
George Baldanzi
Paterson
Teamsters
Textile Workers Union
TWU
Baldanzi
Labor Federation
Klewert
Francis Schaufenbil
Lawrence
Mass
Radford Cope
Cooleemec
N.G
Peter MecGavin
George Meany
Royal Spaniard Sets Sail Across Atlantic
Don Juan of Bourbon sails from Lisbon to New York aboard the Sallillo, a 42-ton 66-foot ketch. He calls the voyage a sporting adventure with no political meaning, aiming for New York in about 45 days. His crew includes Adm. Sir Arthur Rattray and other prominent figures.
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Portugal
Don Juan of Bourbon
New York
Sallillo
Don Juan
Alphonso XIII
Spain
Adm
Sir Arthur Rattray
Don Luis Beltran
Duke of Albuquerque
Albuquerque
N.M
Don Juan Caro
Marques of
Povar
Manuel Brito Cunha
Pratt & Whitney executives promoted at United Aircraft
March 16 United Aircraft announces two Pratt & Whitney promotions. Wright A. Parkins becomes vice president of engineering at United, and Leonard Mallet becomes vice president of the corporation and joins the operating and policy committee. Promotions take effect April 1 as Leonard S. Hobbs retires as vice chairman after 31 years on the board.
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Pratt & Whitney Aircraft
United Aircraft Corporation
United’s
Wright A. Parkins
United
Leonard <. Mallet
Pratt & Whitney
Connecticut
Ir. Mallet
Wlicy
Leonard 5S. Hobbs
Hobbs
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