No Vacation at Canaveral Prompts Stand on Space Agency Power
President Eisenhower may send a Congress message defining Defense Department powers and a civilian space agency. He could outline moon exploration plans using Army and Air Force assets with unmanned vehicles, while space experts push recovery technology and safety trials for manned missions. Capsule: Cape Canaveral follows no vacation mood amid three satellites and ongoing preparations.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Secretary of Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
Army
Air Force
Florida
Cape Canaveral
Earth
Weighing the Aircraft Industry’s Postwar Outlook
An Air Force shift to rockets and missiles reduces military plane output, threatening years of heavy production. The article argues that commercial aircraft and military transport demand will keep the U.S. aviation sector alive, but government policy should help the industry rebase to sustain long term economic health.
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Air Force
Rise of Khrushchev Shapes Soviet Power Narrative
The piece notes Khrushchev's rapid ascent and Kremlin power struggle, portraying him as a new czar shaping world politics. It reflects on his age and speed, the elimination of rivals, and the shifting balance of influence within Soviet leadership and global affairs.
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Russia
U. S
Khrushchev
Bulgaria
Moscow
Stalin
Kremlin
Khrushchev Compared With Stalin in Power and Violence
A critic argues the union after the old Joe’s death was a sham and Khrushchev’s tactics echo Stalin’s in-fighting. He notes the decades and millions who suffered under Stalin and warns Khrushchev could pursue similar violence and overtake his master, while predicting no shift to the right.
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Joe
Khrushchev
Stalin
Spring Optimism From Local Retailers Encourages Public Hope
Business leaders project a spring revival despite a nationwide recession. Retail offerings in the city are set to surpass prior displays as buyers curate items meant to refresh minds and bodies. Shoppers are urged to visit stores to feel the spring spirit and discover upcoming surprises.
Driver Testing Plan Aims at Blood Alcohol Laws
Hartford Times reports Connecticut seeks stronger highway safety through a blood test law. Surgeons Dr. William Scoville and Dr. Benjamin Whitcomb propose tests of all accident cases with liquor odor and require written physician impressions on drivers and pedestrians involved in serious crashes. Strong penalties would indict driving with a clinical alcohol level.
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Hartford Times
Connecticut
William B. Scoville
Benjamin B. Whitcomb
Connecticut Safety Commission
Drs. Scoville and
Whitcomb
Massachusetts interns offer model for state service
Governor Foster Furcolo promotes a 10 week summer intern program to attract college juniors to Massachusetts state government. The program targets students in useful fields, with pay, hoping to inspire careers in public service. Connecticut lags in internships, with limited programs in highways welfare and mental health.
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Massachusetts
Hartford Courant
Connecticut
Bay State
Foster Furcolo
State Highway Department
Welfare Department
Department of Mental Health
Truman on naming the Civil War sparks debate
The Ansonia Sentinel notes former President Truman favors calling the conflict between 1861 and 1865 the Civil War while acknowledging it was a war between states and, if the Confederacy acted as a sovereign nation, an international clash. The column cites ongoing debates over terminology and historical labels.
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Ansonia Sentinel
Truman
Wimead
United States
Confederacy
United States of America
Western Economy Holds Up Amid Government Spending Shifts
In San Francisco and New York alike, the West shows built in resilience from manufacturing declines as government and farm incomes rise. The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco reports 24 percent of Western incomes come from government and farms, higher than national levels, with manufacturing contributing 26 percent of private non farm incomes in the region versus 33 percent nationwide. Through 1957 slumps and 1958 modest gains, Western areas show a softer downturn and improving performance as defense cuts ease and faster revisions occur.
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San Francisco
New York City
New York
Imost
Far West
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Defense Department
West
Washington
Gavin to be honored on retirement today
An AP report from Fort Bragg outlines a retirement review for Lt Gen James M Gavin, commander of the 82nd Airborne, with about 208 World War II paratroopers to participate. Gavin, known as Slim Jim, led multiple combat jumps including Sicily, Salerno, Normandy, and Nijmegen, marking a storied airborne career.
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FT Bragg
N. C
S2nd Airborne
James M. Gavin
Army
Slim Jim Gavin
Coronel
Sicily
Sind
Gavin
Salerno
Normandy
Jijmegen
Holland
Resentment grows over lack of anti recession plan
The article reports rising resentment among conservatives and Modern Republicans toward the Eisenhower administration over no firm anti recession strategy and how to counter Russia's peace offensive. It cites indecision in Washington, critiques from Eisenhower and Nixon, and the impact on consumer spending and unemployment as the economy drags. Moscow seizes on U S economic woes pushing for a summit and propaganda challenges, suggesting the cold war could be lost by default due to delay.
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Russia
Eisenhower
Europe
Washington
Nixon
Tom Sot
Congress
Moscow
Liberal revival reshapes British politics after wartime woes
AP analyzes how rising living costs and unemployment spark a middle of the road Liberal Party. Bonham Carter wins in Torrington, altering Conservative and Labour dynamics. Grimond says votes reflect dissatisfaction with postwar politics. Liberals seek balance of power with a center left stance and a free trade plank. The Liberal charm grows with transatlantic links.
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Liberal Party
David Loyd George
iThe
Laborites
Mark Borham Carter
Grandsee
Leré Asquith
Bonham Carter
North Devon
Torrington
Social 31
Threeman Rice
Jo Grimond
Literal Party
House of Commons
Grimond
Lloyd George
Winston Churchill
Conde Nast
Chamber head sees end of recession in 1958
Philadelphia March 30 AP Philip M Talbott President of the U S Chamber of Commerce said he believes 1958 will be as good as or better than 1957, a banner year. He termed recession talk exaggerated noting periodic leveling and adjustment are normal in this economy. He spoke at the National Office Furniture Association annual dinner and predicted the general direction will be up, with possible dips.
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Philadelphia
Philip M. ‘Talbott
U.S
Chamber of iCommerce
Talbott
Naonal Office Furniture Association
Oil politics in the Middle East and Western stakes
Turkish officials warn that without Western resolve oil interests face a fate akin to Suez as Saudi Arabia shifts power toward pro Nasser factions. Nasser’s prestige grows from nationalization of the Suez Canal, raising fears of future nationalizations and Western firm concessions in the region.
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Arabia
Saudi Arabia
United States
Suez Canal
Middle East
Yalta
Nasser
Free World
Germany
Ussr
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Egypt
Iray
Iraq
Feisal
Nouri
Turkey
Mosul
Saud
Prince Feisal
United Arab Republic
Luke
Israel Republic
Aramco
Oni Co
Pontiff pleads for peace on Palm Sunday in Rome
Pope Pius XII addressed some 30 000 Italian families with relatives listed as missing in World War II. He urged God to prevent a new war and recalled wartime fears, the fate of the missing, and the power of prayer for those families as Holy Week begins in St Peter's Basilica.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
St Peter’s Basilica
Rome
Canisio van Lierde
Vatican Court
Ike Combines Work Rest On Farm Visit
President Eisenhower, after Palm Sunday services at Gettysburg, confers by telephone with Dulles on East West summit chances. In seclusion at his 14 room country home he reviews housing and farm bills awaiting action. He rests, visits the farm, and shoots skeet. He plans to return to the White House around noon tomorrow.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Dulles
White House
Duellists Make Up After One Is Nicked in Paris
Marquis de Cuevas nicked ballet master Serge Lifar on the forearm with an epee in a field of honor at Blaru near Paris. The duel, staged with Lifar assisting, ended with a kiss and reconciliation though duels are forbidden. Reporters and photographers witnessed the event. Lifar had challenged over edits to a Lifar ballet.
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Paris
Marquis de Cuevas
Serge Lifar
Blaru
Lifar
CE Cream Makers Unmoved by Slump
The National Association of Real Ice Cream Manufacturers said at a weekend meeting that the average American would still consume about five gallons of ice cream in 1958, roughly on pace with the prior year, despite a looming recession.
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Washington
National Assn
Comic Dictionary SHREW Definition
A comic dictionary entry defines a shrew as a woman who never earns her husband’s respect because she insists on commanding him to respect her commands. The definition frames the term as a playful, yet sharp character type with social implications.
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