Eisenhower Warns Against Hasty Economic Upturn
President Eisenhower said the recession has spent much of its force but cautioned that a strong upturn is not imminent. He noted some indices hint at improvement yet warned one swallow does not make a summer. He opposed broad tax cuts and urged steady policy to avert higher deficits. He also pressed for Alaska and Hawaii statehood and criticized scotch and soda diplomacy.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Alaska
Hawaii
Presbyterian Church Union Made Official
Twelve hundred ministers and elders marched through a rainstorm to seal the merger of the Presbyterian Church in the USA and the United Presbyterian Church of North America. The merged body will be the fourth largest Protestant denomination in the United States with 9,462 churches and more than 3 million members.
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Cassels
Pittshurgh
UPI
Presbyterian
Harold Martin
Robert Montgomery
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Tls.a
United Presbyterian Church of North America
Pennsylvania
Ohio
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Statehood Vote Passes Alaska House to Admit Alaska 48th State
The House approved the bill to admit Alaska as the 48th state by a 208 to 108 vote after prior defeats and committee sends. It now moves to the Senate where passage was seen as likely, reversing a prior 1950 dead end. Opponents had earlier struck the enacting clause to kill the measure.
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Washington
UPI
Alaska
Senate
House
Jon
Eisenhower signs largest postal rate hike into law
President Eisenhower signed the bill raising postal rates and boosting pay for postal workers, effective soon. First class stamps rise to 4 cents, a 10 percent worker raise retroactive to January 2, and increases apply to newspapers magazines and ads as FHA seeks loan insurance actions continue stalled by Congress.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
DES Moines
First Town Office
Federal House
FHA
French Assembly Displays Courage Amid Troop Talk
Paris report says the French National Assembly, under siege rhetoric from de Gaulle supporters, voted to keep Pierre Pflimlin's cabinet in office despite paratrooper pressure. The night saw tense debates, insults, and a 493 to 165 vote in favor of the government, with ongoing police protection and wariness about military moves.
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French ‘Assembly
Preston Grover
Paris
French National Assembly
de Gaulle
Pierre Pfumlin
Algeria
Pflimlin
Depuis
Ali
Cepeimrendinie
Jean Lipkowski
Sociadst
Jules Mach
Toulouse
Lyon
UAW Seeks Government Mediation in Auto Talks
The United Auto Workers urged government help to break a deadlock in contract talks with General Motors. GM rejected the move noting it would accomplish nothing and said it had already met with the designated mediation group. The report mentions a postponed five year credit arrangement between several countries.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
General Mojors
UAW
Iet Aire
Yugoslavia
Steamroller Backed Over Boy Foot in Springfield
Dennis Survey, 9, fell from his bicycle into the path of a steamroller in Springfield. The roller backed over his foot before the driver stopped. Dennis was rushed to a hospital with only scratches and bruises reported.
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Steamroller
Springfield
Dennis
Dicterg
Wedding usher lightens plate pass with old church quip
An usher at a church wedding jokes about the unusual request as the father of the bride asks for the collection plate with a humorous remark about St. Coprrleht. The moment blends ceremony decorum with a playful nod to tradition.
Begin Summer Hours In Stores Saturday
Cedar Rapids stores to observe summer hours from this Saturday through Aug. 3. Daily hours run 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with Saturday evenings until 9:00 p.m. on Thursdays. Stores may start at 9:30 a.m. instead of 9:00 a.m. during the period.
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Cedar Rapids
Retail Merchants Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Bureau
Three Skyways Planned to Improve Air Safety
The Civil Aeronautics Board created three transcontinental super skyways to reduce collision risks. From June 15, all flights between 17 000 and 22 000 feet in the corridors will be ground controlled, with strict vertical and horizontal separation. Crossings between Los Angeles San Francisco and New York Washington will require CAA clearance. Expansion depends on congressional funding and a June 25 comment deadline.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Los Angeles
San Franciscan
New York- Washington
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
CAB
Congress
Reporter questions official on Paris demonstrations under state of emergency
A Paris AP report quotes a government official denying any ban on today’s demonstrations while admitting the state of emergency bans all street protests. The reporter presses for an explanation, but the official offers none.
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Paris
Eisenhower Says He Likes De Gaulle Despite Delicate French Situation
President Eisenhower told reporters at a news conference he is one of those who like Gen. de Gaulle. He recalled long, friendly ties with the French leader and said the U.S. cannot act as a boss but must partner with other nations while avoiding dictatorial methods.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Gen
de Gaulle
Order of Liberation
NATO
Europe
U.S
Formosa
France
Iowa to Pay Korea Bonus in September
Iowa plans to begin paying a Korea era state bonus to about 100000 eligible veterans, with an expected average of 250 and a maximum 500. The bonuses cover service from June 1950 to July 1953. Bond sales completed the funding, and a staff will need 90 days to handle applications before payments start.
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Des Moines
APJ
Iowa
State Executive Council
Associated Press
Gazette
Ernest Kosek
Korean Bonus Board
Herschel Loveless
De Gaulle Return Sparks Massive Paris Demonstration
Paris riots erupt as Gen. Charles de Gaulle speeds to meet President Rene Coty after Premier Pflimmin’s resignation. About 30,000 protestors flood the streets while factions push for a strong leadership amid political upheaval in France and Algiers.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Rene Coty
de Gaulle
Coty
Guy Mollet
Antoine Pinay
Pierre-Henri Teltgen
Popular Republican
M Movement
Pierre Pflimiii
Algiers
France
Extension of Taxes Voted to Extend Corporate Taxes
The house ways and means committee approved a one year extension of corporate income and excise taxes by 21 to 2 and sent it to the house Karen Munchrowicz proposed reducing the 10 percent excise tax on new cars to seven percent on July 1 but the amendment failed in a H 2 vote
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Munchrowicz
D-Mich
Mothballs Deployed to Deter Pigeons at BU Field
Boston University announced it purchased 300 pounds of mothballs to drive pigeons from BU field. The odor is intended to avoid yearly cleanup costs from the feathered residents and the experiment aims to curb the bird population.
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Boston
Boston University
University
BU Field
Braves Field
Texas Millionaire Left 290000 in Hidden Coins
Houston AP reports late James M. West a rancher and oilman left an estimated 290000 in coins in a secret cellar of his mansion. An armored car moved the coins to the Texas National Bank and then to the Houston Federal Reserve. West died Dec 18 at 54, with widow Alice Sneed West and two daughters named Margene Lloyd and Martin Blakemore as primary beneficiaries.
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James West
Houston
James M. West
Robert H. Parsley
West Horne
Texas National Bank
Houston Federal Reserve Bank
West
Alice Sneed West
Margene Lloyd
Martin Blakemore
Midland
Texas
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