Antitrust cases cited raise defense cost concerns
Ray Tucker notes the government antitrust program and lists firms like Radio Corporation of Arctica General Motors Ford and Pan American Airways as potential targets. The column argues that even if cleared in court firms must bear high expenses and suggests if victorious defendants could reclaim defense costs from the government.
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Ray Tucker
Radio Corporation of Arctica
General Motors
Ford
Pan- American Airways
Tucker
E. 1. du Pont Company
Justice Department
Glidden Paint Company
Glidden
Bipartisan shift seen on flexible farm price supports
Secretary Kara Taft Benson told a Chicago audience that the fear of rigid price supports is overstated and that prices are not fixed by Washington alone. He warned some Congress members may push for rigid programs, while many farm states have begun to back more flexible supports, signaling a potential bipartisan approach next year.
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Kara Taft Benson
Chicago
Washington
Alameda County
Michigan
Ohio
Missouri
Minnesota
The Boy on the Bridge
A 14 year old boy near Garden Gate bridge faced rejection by those meant to care for him. Patrolmen found a suicide note in his pocket after he clung to the railing and considered jumping. The piece urges adult guidance to shield youth from such desperate acts and the absence of love and security.
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Garden Gate Bridge
Democratic support of Chiang pact debated in Congress
The article reports ongoing Democratic opposition and support talks over appointing an envoy to Chiang Kai-shek’s regime, with Dulles under pressure to expedite approval of the defense pact with the Chinese Nationalists. It notes Latin American aid controversy, Rio Conference reactions, and calls from Senators George, Green, Mansfield, and Humphrey for policy shifts.
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Guy Gillette
Dulles
Gillette
Congress
Waller Robertson
Comititte
State Department
Latin America
George
Rio de Janeiro
Theodore Green
Green
Mike Mansfield
Mont
Hubert Humphrey
Minn
Post-Ball Synd., Inc
Anti-Trust Drive Draws Fire From Industry Leaders
Attorney General Brownell pursues aggressive anti-trust actions that irk major corporations linked to the Eisenhower White House. The article notes RCA complaints, Bethlehem Republic Steel merger caution, Pan American influence, and concerns over Ford General Motors market control in postwar corporate growth.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Herbert G. Brownell, Jr
White House
Department of Justice
Stanley N. Barnes
Brownell
Melions
du Fonts
Wall
la Salle
Bethlehem and
Republic Steel Companies
Ford
General Motors
Pulicy General
McChire Syndicate
McCarthy Censure Vote Divides GOP Shows Western Split
CongressDaily notes a hard core of 17 Republican Senators backed McCarthy with five more joining later, producing a 22 22 tie on the censure resolution. Democrats aided by Morse provided the margin as the Senate approved the measure 67 22 after two days of roll calls. The action carries no legal effect on McCarthy but marks a sharp party split, especially among Western and Midwestern states.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Ohio River
Rocky Mountains
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
GOP
Wayne Morse
Ore
Senate
McCarthy
California
Idaho
Indiana
Nevada
North Dakote
Arizona
Colorado
Gil
Iowa
Ohio
Oregon
Wyoming
Senate Censure Votes Split GOP Delegations nationwide
The Senate censure votes split GOP ranks with Kansas Nebraska and South Dakota delegations mostly opposing or wavering while Utah Michigan Minnesota backed censure. Western midwestern and eastern states showed varied splits. no Southern senator opposed. Core pro McCarthy Republicans numbered seven, with ten others broadly pro on most tests and a group switching positions across preliminary and final roll calls.
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Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Utah
Michigan
Minnesota
Connecticut
Maryland
New Hampshire
Pennsylvania
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Alexander Wiley
Mid-West
Frank A. Barrett
Wye
Ernest S. Brown
Nev
Barry Goldwater
Ariz
Roman L. Hruska
Neb
Karl E. Mundt
Andrew F. Schoeppel
Milton BR. Young
N.D
Sens
Styles Bridges
N-H
John’ Marshall Butler
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
William
Jenner Flnd
William F. Snowland
Calif
Idaho
Thomas H. Ku
Calf
Eugene Dpd
Mil
Colo
William A. Purtell
Conn
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Hazel Abel
J. Glenn Beall
Millikin
California milk price order sparks statewide dispute
A November 24 order from the State Bureau of Milk Control aims to normalize Fresno area milk pricing by a 40 cent per delivery charge on retailers and a 3 cent per consumer charge on home deliveries, while equalizing per quart prices. Grocers seek a restraining order in San Francisco as dairy interests warn the statewide move could spread and harm public interest.
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Sacramento
CNS
Calligrnia
State Bureau of Milk Control
Fresno
Milk Trust
Bureau
California
Superior Court of
San Francisco
Milton Shapiro
Shapiro
Enii R. Hoerchner
Allan, Miller & Groezinger
Unnatural Crosses in Animals Debated by Ranger Burns
Ranger-Naturalist Eugene Burns explains zoological fences keep species distinct yet notes occasional crosses and hybrids. He cites examples from rabbits to cats and donkeys to horses, detailing three outcomes of cross-breeding and how nature sometimes allows fertile unions or sterile offspring.
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West Springfield
Mass
Nature
Eugene Burns
McClure Syndicate
The Gambler Colonel Bradley Teaches Caution to Gamblers
Famous gambler Colonel Edward R. Bradley confronts a losing couple in his casino. He returns 25 000 dollars to a wife claiming her husband lost it. The husband then reveals he has no wife or money, exposing a ruse and prompting Bradley to reflect on human nature.
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Edward R. Bradley
Bradley
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