Khrushchev Pushes Rapid Soviet Industry Reorganization
Khrushchev urged the Supreme Soviet to implement a two month plan to decentralize industry. He proposed horizontal regional economic councils to replace Moscow ministries, with Gostplan led by Tosif Kuzmin overseeing the shift. The move aims to cut transport, boost regional economies, and cut administration while preserving central policy and prices. Infighting around Kuzmin and Porvukhin signals Kremlin power struggles during the reform push.
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Khrushchev
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Soviet Union
Magnitogorsk
Urals
Ministry of Ferrous Metallurgy
Economic Council of
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Gost Plan
Tosif Kuzmin
M. G. Porvukhin
A. I T. Mikoyan
Kuzmin
Ussr
Pervukhin
Kremlin
Marine Prank by U.S. Marine Angers Indonesians
A U.S. marine with the embassy armed guard tore down flags honoring Soviet President Voroshilov during a state visit in Jakarta. The embassy apologized and ordered the marine to leave Indonesia. He gave the name Weise aged 30. Communist papers called it a major insult but Western sources say it was a drunken prank with no political meaning.
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Indonesia
Voroshilov
U.S
Foreign Ministry
Weise
Sikorsky to retire from aviation firm role
Igor Sikorsky plans retirement from United Aircraft Corporation. The Russian-born pioneer, age 80 last May, is famed as designer builder and pilot of the first successful helicopter in the Western Hemisphere. The first helicopter flight occurred in Stratford on September 14 1999.
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Conn
United Aircraft Corporation
Igor Sikorsky
Ath Dials
Monin
Sikorsky
Western Hemisphere
Housing Bill Faces Veto Hint Amid House Debate
Washington AP reports a veto hint as the House weighs a comprehensive housing bill to expand mortgage credit and give GI homebuyer preferences. Rep. Talle calls the measure with veterans provisions a bad bill likely to invite veto while Rains argues it's mainly a mortgage credit bill.
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B. J. Livingstone
Washington
House
Rep. Talle
Talle
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House Veterans Affairs Committee
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Affairs Group
Taille
Rains D-Alo
Banking Committee
National Service Life Insurance Trust
FHA
Veterans Administration
Four Candidates Pass Tests for Assessor's Job
Four men passed examinations to qualify for Cedar Rapids city assessor. Eligible after scoring at least 7 percent on April 23, they survive a field of seven for the post vacant since March 17. One will be appointed by the city council school board and county supervisors. Mayor Meaghan plans Friday meeting.
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Cedar Rapids
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John J. Newcomb
Wenell W. Kulish
Avenue NE
Oince
Paul Stockberzer
Nineteenth Street
WW. McLaughln
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Seventh Street
Barker Building Material Company
Norville Olson
Richmond Read
Jim Meaghan
Newcomb
Jim Scolaro
Dirthur Deamer
L. P. Boudreaux
Keith Dunn
Bucking the Budget for Norfolk Sailors at U S Naval Review
About 2,000 British sailors on the Ark Royal and the destroyers Diamond and Duchess face tight finances during the U S naval review in Norfolk June 8–17. A dollar a day budget prompts jokes and questions about life ashore as prices for dances, beer, movies, and meals are quoted in British terms.
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Diamond and Duchess
News Chronicle
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Ruling Upholds Waconia Incorporation Appeal
The Iowa Supreme Court upheld a Linn County District Court decision rescinding a petition by Waconia residents to incorporate after Cedar Rapids adopted an annexation plan on September 27 1955. The court found Cedar Rapids had asserted first annexation rights.
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Neoa
Iowa Supreme Court
Tucaday
Linn County
Waconia
Cedar Rapids
U. S. 218
B. J. Maxwell
Divorce Suit Filed By Paul Brechler
IOWA CITY AP Paul Brechler the State University of Iowa athletics director since 1947 filed for divorce in district court Tuesday citing cruel treatment. He seeks custody of the couple's two children William 16 and John Stephen. The Brechlers married in Des Moines in 1936.
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Iowa City
Paul, Brechler
State University of Iowa
Brechlers
William
John Stephen
Des Moines
Court Endorses Highways To Ban Left Turns Across Iowa
The Iowa Supreme Court endorsed the State Highway Commission's authority to build controlled access highways across the state. The ruling, a precedent setting opin ion, allows bans on left turns and restricts cross over traffic and the number of driveways along the highway, amid growing use of controlled access roads nationwide.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
State Highway Commission
Iowa
Commission
Two Girls Die Escaping Detention Home
In Boston two 11 year old girls Pauline Eller and Marie Nicholson died after slipping down a driveway to a courtyard while attempting to escape from the House of Goods Shepherd, a Catholic-run detention home for wayward girls.
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Boston
Pauline Eller
Marie Nicholson
House of Goods Shepherd
Way Ward
Vermont Clerk Jokes Over Room Pricing Trap
A Vermont clerk jokes about room rates asking if a room costs $1 or $1,257. A stranger asks the difference, the clerk explains a rat trap is in the $1.25 room, highlighting humor in a price mix up.
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Vermont
British Move to Expel Romanian Envoy Unclear Trove
British foreign justice officials examined the expulsion of a Romanian diplomat in London on charges he sought to recruit Romanian refugees as spies.
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London
The
Foreign Justice
Endorses Gas Measure Likely Eases Federal Controls
Washington report says the administration backs a bill to relax federal price controls on natural gas producers for interstate pipelines. It seeks two changes to retain more federal oversight than sponsors propose, echoing past tensions with Eisenhower era vetoes over similar efforts.
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Washington
Gor
Eisenhower
Rayburn
Texas
Congress
AFL-CIO Opens Baker Union Ethics Hearings
The AFL-CIO ethical practices committee began hearings on alleged corruption within the Bakery Workers union. Allegations include misuse of funds by President James Cross and former Vice-president George Stuart, with Stuart already resigned. The hearing was recessed to May 25.
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Afl-Cio
Ethical Practices Committee
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Tewnsters Union
Jmuide Public
Henry Kaiser
Albert G. Hayes
Bakers
Sims
James Cross
George Stuart
Hakery and Confectionery Workers Union
Wickery Workers
Teamsters
Cross
Stuart
Allfriend Vod
Eisenhower to Launch Major Campaign for Budget Program
President Eisenhower will press a nationwide push to rally public support for his budget and legislative program. He will use weekly news conferences and a radio television speech, with his next news conference slated for Wednesday. Senator Knowland and McCormack weigh in on party alignment and potential budget cuts.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
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R-Nl
McCormack
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Fisenhower
Dan
Senate
Knowland Calif
Knowland
Grand Rapids
Invasion Report Drives Border Talks and McCarthy Term
A disputed invasion report along the Honduras Nicaraguan border prompted calls to change Wisconsin law to allow a widow to fill an unexpired Senate term. Wisconsin congressman O Konski urged governor appointment for a successor after the notable legal issue.
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Wis
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Kensiel
Sydney students board U.S. carrier in prank on Coronation Day
TenSydney university students in pirate dress boarded the U S aircraft carrier BENNINGTON in Sydney docking area. They raced to the bridge and sounded alarm drawing 2 500 officers to battle stations before being escorted off by crew. The stunt mocked defense spending and drew comment from Admiral Felly Fe Simms.
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Australia
Sydney University
U.S
Bennington
Tot Little Hurt In 75-Foot Fall
Susan Ehmann, 11 month old, fell 75 feet into a dry well in Patrick Springs Virginia. A man went down the well on a rope to rescue the child and was hauled out with the baby reportedly unharmed aside from a bruise and a cut.
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Susan Ehmann
Pal
Woman Donates Two Checks to Cut Federal Debt
In Washington, Treasury Secretary Humphrey took two $60 checks from Sheila M. Martin of Pacific Palisades, California, to help pay down the federal debt. The money was given during a Senate hearing and sent to Byrd for transmission to the treasury.
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INS
Treasy
Humphrey Puesday
California
Humphrey
Senate
Finance Committee
Charman Byrd
D-Va
Sheila M. Martin
Pacific Palisades
Calif
Byrd
Treasury
Los Angeles
Tetler
Shel
Imaney
G.O.P
Kushel
Knowland
GM Rejects Shorter Week Proposal from UAW
General Motors on Tuesday rejected a proposal to form a joint committee with the United Auto Workers to study a shorter work week in 1950. UAW President Walter Reuther urged auto firms to join in the study, while Ford and Chrysler had not yet responded. GM vice president Louis Seitzen said the proposal aims to study how and when a shorter work week could affect pay rather than merely testing the concept.
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Detroit
General Motors
United Auto Workers
UAW
Walter Treuther
Ford
Chrysler
Reuther
Louis Seiten
House Unit Ballots for Cent Rises
Washington post office committee approved a one cent rise in first class letter and postcard rates and domestic airmail. The panel expects about 365.5 million dollars more revenue and a three to four cent per ounce hike for letters, three cent postcards, and seven cent per ounce domestic airmail letters.
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Washington
House Post Office
D-Tenn
Cour
Congress
Negro soprano barred from UT opera lead over objections
Barbara Smith a 19 year old Negro student at the University of Texas was removed from the lead role in the school opera Dido and Aeneas after legislators objected. University officials refused to confirm details while the production planned for May 10 and 11.
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The
Houston Post
Siicel
Barbara Smith
University of Texas
AL Austin
Miss Smith
Dido and
Aeneas
Fireworks Blast Deliberately Caused by Dynamite At Dayton Plant
Dayton AP report says an explosion and fire at United Fireworks Company caused about 35000 dollars in damage. President Walter Bleacher said eight to ten sticks of dynamite were placed outside a building and detonated. The blast lit the sky 400 feet high and destroyed two storage sheds. one firefighter suffered a minor injury.
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Ohio
United Fireworks Company
Walter Bleacher
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