Eisenhower orders eight point flood relief plan
President Eisenhower orders a nationwide eight point flood relief program using existing funds and up to 100 million dollars from the Army Corps of Engineers. Civilian Defense Administrator Peterson directs the effort with local authorities handling contracts and debris cleanup in flood zones across New England and the Mid Atlantic states.
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White House
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Ezra Taft Benson
Taranto
Billion-Dollar Havoc From Flood Strikes Pocono Resorts
Thousands of sun-tanned youths evacuated from camps in the Pocono Mountains as Civil Defenses Operation Kidlift brings children home to anxious parents. Stroudsburg and Allentown report wide destruction with 93 bodies found and 10 missing. Damages top a half to one billion dollars as state officials warn disease risk and long repairs.
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Economist accuses U S officials of promoting monopoly
Witness Walter Adams, Michigan State University, tells Senate Antitrust subcommittee that government actions favor monopolies. He targets Atty. Gen. Brownell, Postmaster General Summerfield, and the Civil Aeronautics Board for aiding Standard Oil and favored scheduled airlines, calling CAB the most monopoly minded agency.
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Walter Adams
Senate
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Brownell
Summerfield
Civil Aeronautics Board
Adams
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
I.cescsee- Gazette
Radia
Eisenhower warns Russia on subversion at Independence Hall
President Eisenhower told the American Bar Association crowd and about 20 000 in Independence Hall Square that Geneva peace hopes will fade unless world wide Communist subversion and human rights violations end. He said the United States will not bargain away rights while urging firm but friendly action and a crusade for peace.
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American Bar Association
Independence Hall Square
Deficit Down as U S Estimates Revised for 1956
Washington officials forecast a cut in the current year's deficit from 2.4 billion dollars, with Friday's revision possible to about 2 billion or less. Secretaries and insiders suggest balancing the budget by June 30 as the 1956 campaign heats up. GUZZLEE. A man to them a corkscrew is the only symbol of hospitality.
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Humphrey
Eisenhower
Congress
U S Airman Opens Fire Killing Three at Manston Base
A 21 year old American airman Napoleon Green killed three airmen and wounded seven at the Manston base near Manston England before dying in a gun battle with police. Two Americans died trying to disarm him and a Royal Air Force corporal was also shot dead. Green had a Chicago police record and was to face a court martial on a money theft charge.
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Chcago
Chicago
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U. S
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M. Set
Lawrence Velasquez
Antonito
C. Nelson Gresham
N. Gratz St
Philadelphia
Raymond Peter
Grayer
Broadstairs
U.S. Air Force
Faure to Meet Istiqlal Leaders in Morocco Talks
Premier Faure returns to France for face-to-face talks with Moroccan nationalists led by Istiqlal after violence in North Africa. The talks aim to address Moroccan aspirations as Paris recalls 60 000 reservists and deploys 125 000 troops in Algeria and more in Morocco.
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France
Fidgar Faure
Paris
Rene Coty
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Faure
Istiqlal Lndependence Party
Morocco
Istiqlal
Rabat
North Africa
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Signal Corps
Algeria
Counter to Counter Dodge Illegal New Tax Regulation
The 1933 Legislature imposes a two percent tax on each individual purchase, ending counter to counter aggregation. State tax officials say transfers of possession and payment constitute a sale, with penalties potential for nonpayment. The rule applies to all retail outlets and expands to rental of tangible property, effective July 1.
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State Tax Department
Max L. Bunn
Bun
Tax Department
Moody Urges Friday Date For Decision On UMW Pact
Southern coal producers move toward signing a wage agreement with the United Mine Workers after Pocahontas leaders push for a Friday decision. Moody, their negotiator, directs members to vote and eyeing a contract aligned with a $2 daily wage pact already used by northern operators.
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Joseph P. Moody
Southern Coal Producers
UMW
Southern Association
Washington
Logan
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Beckley
Southern Mines
Kanawha
Williamson
Moody
John L. Lewis
Pocahontas
Harry F.warden
Bhkfield
Southern Coat Producers
Bilumingus
Assn
Virginia
U S to Offer Peace Plans
A top U S diplomat travels to Europe with a truce formula Eisenhower says avoids any sell out to Russia The plan calls for German unification an end to communist subversion and liberation of Eastern Europe The State Department coordinated the plan with Defense AEC and Stassen Officials Merchant will visit London Paris Bonn next week with the proposal
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Livingston T. Merchant
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Paris
Bonn
Germany
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