Possible Tax Cut in 1956 Seen
Washington lawmakers floated the idea that tax relief could come in 1956 as the administration reports rising prosperity and a trimmed deficit. Treasury Secretary Humphrey and Budget Director Hughes outlined a revised federal budget showing reduced official red ink and a path to balance by June 30, 1956.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Secretary of
Treasury
George W. Humphrey
Rowland R. Hughes
Humphrey
Hughes
Linns Flood Relief Quota Set at 4610 Dollars
Linn county shares Iowa relief fund with a 4610 dollar quota for eastern flood victims. Chapter Chairman Robert S. Prewitt said volunteers already gave 498 dollars and underwrites the shortfall from chapter reserves. Mt Vernon and Marion branches contribute, while Linn residents are urged to donate to local Red Cross offices. Charles McCarty and two others are assigned to eastern flood rehabilitation duties in Iowa.
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Linn County
Iowa
Robert S. Prewitt
Prewitt
Mt. Vernon
Linn
Red Cross
Charles McCarty
First Avenue NE
American Red Cross
McCarty
Arthur E. Jackson
Des Moines
Bill Galbraith
Clear Lake
Happiest Couple In World Says Airman Schmidt
Airman Danny Schmidt and his 20 year old wife Una report from a honeymoon beach hideaway that they are the happiest couple in the world. Schmidt says they have quiet time, she rests, and they are getting acquainted again after his long return from a Red China prison camp. He underscores their quick reunion and mutual happiness.
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Portland
Ore
Danny Schmidt
Una
United Press
Schmidt
Nellie Peters
Red China
Tippy
Insurance premiums rise as Connie spurs payments at Crescent Beach
Insurance salesman Elbert Jordan says Hurricane Connie pushed wind insurance premiums up to date. About 150 beachfront residents who had been slow paying began rushing in their money two days before the storm moved along the coast.
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Crescent Beach
Elbert Jordan
Beach Front
Eisenhower Opens 900 Million Relief for Northeast
President Eisenhower announced up to 900 million dollars in loans to rebuild defense industries and restore flood wrecked towns and factories in Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The plan includes accelerated tax write offs and taps an Office of Defense Mobilization fund to aid defense and defense-supporting firms unable to obtain normal loans.
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Eisenhower
New England
Middle Atlantic
Army
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Denver
Washington
Office of Defense Mobilization
Russians Guarded in Montreal During Soviet Visit
A 35-man police detail protected nine Russian officials on a goodwill tour of Canada after boos and shouts of kill the bandits at Windsor Hotel in Montreal. Vladimir Matskevich led the delegation from New York where anti communists and refugees opposed the visit.
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Montreal
Canada
Labor-progressive
Windsor
Quebec
Pudgy Vladimir Matskevich
Russia
New York
United States
Matskevich
Edith Winds Hit 80. New Gulf Storm
Hurricane Edith lashed the Atlantic with 80 mph winds, lurking within 1000 miles of the U S seaboard as forecasters warned of rapid intensification. A Gulf disturbance drew attention while small craft from Pensacola to Galveston were urged to stay in port.
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New Gulf
Miami
Edith
Atlantic
U. S. Seaboard
New Orleans Weather Bureau
Gulf
Mississippi River
Pensacola
Fla
Galveston
Texas
Fundless 14-year-old shopper spurs Cedar Rapids police inquiry
A 14-year-old Cedar Rapids boy, with almost no funds, bought a $497 garden tractor, $300 chain saw, $300 wagon, and $200 building materials while claiming to buy for his dad. He planned to open a checking account to pay, then fled with his mother later. authorities detained him and returned him to juvenile authorities after a night escape attempt.
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Cedar Rapids
Montgomery Ward Farm
Truck Drivers Asked To Halt Double Parking In Cedar Rapids
Safety Commissioner FE A Prohaska urged about 75 Cedar Rapids truck firms to stop double parking in the loop and nearby districts. He noted many drivers unknowingly park in metered zones without paying for 30 minutes to load or unload. If cooperation fails, officials will enforce Ordinance No 2362 prohibiting double parking and cite violations under No 2447.
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Cedar Rapids
FE. A. Prohaska
Prochaska
After Flood Week Bodies Still Buried In Flooded Connecticut Towns
In Waterbury and surrounding towns the Naugatuck valley remains ruined a week after the flood. Debris fills railroad and highway bridges while police and guardsmen seal off damaged zones. Rescue workers repeatedly find more bodies as cranes clear wreckage.
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Torrington
Thomaston
Waterbury
Union City
Naugatuck
Seymour
Ansonia
Derby
Brooklyn
George Russell
Health Department
Riverside Street
Anti Strike Wife Pours Milk On Picket Faceoff
Esther Quigley, 35, wife of a CIO-UAW steward, clashed with pickets at Harrison Sheet Steel in Chicago. She threw a bottle of milk at Nick Prete, local 1214 president, after a heated exchange and was jailed for dis orderly conduct. Local police planned charges. husband abstained from comment.
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Chicago
Esther Quigley
George Barnes
Chicago Police Labor Detail
Nick Prete
CIO United Auto Workers
Harrison Sheet Steel Company
Andrew
Bids on College High School Far Exceed Bond Cash
Bids to about 215000 over the cash bond amount for Prairie High School in College Community district threaten slim construction prospects. Cedar Rapids firm Blahnik and Berger bid 492000 for general work, with other low bids by Galbraith Heating and Cedar Rapids Electric Supply. The Leo Daly Co of Omaha serves as architect as bids exceed available funds.
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Ely
Prairie High School
College Community
College Community Board
Modracek
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Iowa City
General l
Blahnik and Berger
Galbraith Heating Co
Cedar Rapids Electric Supply Co
Leo Daly Company
Omaha
Prairie
Quaker Oats profit plan pays $238,049 to Cedar Rapids plant workers
The Cedar Rapids Quaker Oats plant issued 238049 in annual profit-sharing checks to 1124 local employees, adding an average 211 to regular earnings. The 20th wage bonus, part of a 20 year old plan, also sent similar payments to other plants and offices nationwide, totaling 1377011 for the year and 15456362 since inception.
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Cedar Rapids
Quaker Oats Company
Thomas Bartel
Quaker Oats
Chicago
Man Who Headed Junket to Russia Writes for Gazette
Dr. W. V. Lambert, dean of the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture and head of a 12 member U S delegation that spent five weeks and 10 000 miles touring Russian farms, pens a series for The Cedar Rapids Gazette titled Russia's Fight for Food. He outlines farm problems seen in Russia and how huge new planting areas aim to boost production. The articles begin Sunday and promise clear, non technical language on a vital topic.
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Kremlin
W. V. Lambert
University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
U. S
Russia
Dr. Lambert
Cedar Rapids
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Eugene J. Millikin
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R-Mo
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Dayton Countryman
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John L. Duffy
D - Dubuque
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