New Atmosphere Appears On Foreign Economic Aid Plan
Sylvia Porter reports a bold U. S. program to shift from postwar aid to a long term world development initiative. The plan would invite Russia to join and be run through an existing organization or a new world agency, aiming to reduce costs and boost U.S. leadership without political strings. It signals a new form of economic competition with Russia and a broader view of aiding underdeveloped regions.
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Washington
America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Russia
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Adlai Stevenson
United Nations
Multilateral Aid Debate and Cold War Era Optimism
A sixth grader's essay from Point Loma reflects on reforming foreign aid toward multilateral relief. Discussions cite expanding NATO handling aid, UN administration of funds, and reducing the cold war framing while boosting international cooperation amid US and Soviet competition.
Cedar Rapids Council Advances Concrete Curb and Gutter Plan
Cedar Rapids Iowa City Council schedules a May 14 1956 hearing on a proposed improvement to install concrete curb and gutter along multiple streets including 3rd Avenue Southeast and 1st Street Southwest. The project uses concrete curb and gutter with expansion joints and No 1 vitrified clay sewer pipe and brick manholes.
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Resea
the Kids
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Sata
City of
Cedars
49Th Street
9Th
15Th Street
J Avenue
59Th Street
Oaygnne
Auditor’s
Richmond Road
Ami Drive
Elmcrest
Reece
Enzo
Ted
Ee Rapids
AD S. M. Krebs
Notice of Amendment of Articles of Equitable Mutual Insurance
The Iowa company at Cedar Rapids in 1956 approves major changes to its Articles. It renames to Pioneer National Casualty Company with Des Moines headquarters and redefines board structure and officer titles. The notice is signed by Fred Olmsted, chairman, and B Williams Jr, secretary.
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Equitable Mutual Insurance Company
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Iowa
Pioneer National Casualty Company
Moines
Polks County
State of Iowa
Shail
E ‘Board of Directors
Boar of Directors
Board of Diectors
Des Moines
Eid Company
Destines
Utho
O Dieterson
Fred Olmsted
B. Williams, JR
Eisenhower urges friendship in Near East at Chicago talk
President Eisenhower addressed a Chicago gathering of the American Council for Judaism urging genuine friendship for all Near East peoples. He urged understanding of regional traditions to avoid war shadows and discussed distinguishing anti Zionism from anti Semitism while supporting co religionists.
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Chicago
Eisenhower
Near East
Conference
The
American Council For Judaism
Council
Israel
This and That Across and Down Puzzle Clues
Across clues list common phrase variants and word meanings matching puzzle entries. Down clues repeat with paired wordplay themes covering people places and objects, forming a standard mixed crossword fill from easy to harder hints.
Bus Boycott To Continue In Montgomery
Montgomery residents voted to extend their nearly five month old bus boycott indefinitely. City officials pledged to uphold segregation on buses despite a de segregation order from the bus company and pressure from the White Citizens Councils to lift it.
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Montgomery
Ala
INS
City Commission
U S Lists 700 Exportable Items
Washington discloses a list of more than 700 non strategic goods that may be shipped to Russia and Eastern Europe without licenses. Items include beverages rubber products drugs fibers wood paper glass cutlery hardware musical instruments toys and more as part of easing peaceful trade under Eisenhower Geneva pledge.
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Washington
INS
U. S
Russia
Commerce
Weeks
Eisenhower
Geneva
Red magazine lauds Stalin as strong Marxist figure
Kommunist Friday, the magazine of world communism, called Stalin "one of the strongest Marxists" and urged taking value from his works while critically examining incorrect concepts rather than rejecting all his writings.
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Moscow
Kommunist Friday
Stalin
of World Communism
FTC Rules Insurance Ads Under Interstate Commerce
The Federal Trade Commission won a 3 to 2 ruling granting authority to regulate advertising claims of accident and health insurance in interstate commerce. The inquiry began in 1954, targeting 41 insurers with five agreeing to halt the allegedly misleading ads. Critics said the decision unsettles the industry and conflicts with a 1945 statute reserving state control.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
John W.gwynne
Town
Lowell B. Mason
Gwynne and
Mason
Union Official's Sentence Upheld In Taft-Hartley Case
New York AP report: The federal appeals court upholds the six month prison term for Joseph P. Ryan 72 president emeritus of the International Longshoremen's Association who was ill in hospital. He was convicted Jan 24 1955 of taking 2500 dollars in 1950 and 1951 from Tune in Daly trucking firm.
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New York
Joseph P. Ryan
International Longshoremen’s Association
Ind
Ryan
Milwaukee Road announces daytime service discontinuation
The Milwaukee Road ends daytime service between Chicago Marion Sioux Falls and Omaha effective April 29. The Challenger bound for Omaha and the West departs Marion at 10 25 PM instead of 12 42 PM. Eastbound Marion departure now 7 04 AM instead of 12 31 PM. Contact a Milwaukee Road agent for full information.
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Chicago
Marion
Sioux Falls
Omaha
West
Milwaukee Road
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