Folsom Signals Cautious Stance on Social Security Rise
Secretary of Welfare Folsom told the House Ways and Means Committee that the administration would not object to a cost of living raise this year but prefers no changes until at least next January. He outlined options from 8 percent increases for long-time beneficiaries to 3 percent for newer recipients and tax/benefit adjustments, noting a 400-proposal range and a pending government-financing study.
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Ike Opposes Colorado Altitude Move Despite Doctors
President Eisenhower told about 49 Explorer Boy Scouts at the White House that he will avoid Colorado’s altitude due to a past heart attack there, despite doctors’ warnings. He recalled the Denver attack and noted he hopes to visit Colorado again after leaving office.
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Colo
White House
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Rockies
Man Pleads Guilty in Fatal Lambert Shooting
Clarence Lambert 54 of Leet pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the May 18 shooting of his son in law Thomas Ferrell 26. Circuit Judge K K Hall sentenced Lambert to one year in prison. Police said the dispute at Lambert's home triggered the fatal incident.
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K. K. Hall
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Lawrence Ferrell
Khrushchev challenges West over summit sincerity in Moscow
Khrushchev questions Western desire for a summit in a June letter to Eisenhower. Moscow broadcasts list Soviet proposals for a summit including tests ban, denuclearized zones, non aggression pact, space cooperation, troop reductions, a German peace treaty, and measures to reduce hostility in Europe and the Middle East.
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Shchey
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Radiation Alarm At Oak Ridge Plant Triggers Evacuation
An automatic radiation alarm sounded at Oak Ridge's Y22 plant indicating higher radiation levels. The AEC ordered evacuation of more than 75 buildings and closed a road as plant health physicists investigate the cause with no injuries reported. About 4,500 workers operate the facility across three shifts.
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There’s a Difference In Britain On Taxed Music Boxes
Tax rules differ for music boxes in Britain based on drum size and reed count. A drum at least seventeenth-eighths inch or under 22 reeds is taxed as a toy at 30 percent. Larger drums classify the box as a musical instrument with 80 percent tax.
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