Gloomy 1956 Farm Outlook Faces Political Battle
U S farmers confront a bleak 1956 with income decline and higher buying costs. Officials foresee only slight relief next year as par ity price supports face political maneuvering in Congress. The farm belt votes loom large ahead of the presidential race.
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John Booth
Washington
U.S
Harry S. Truman
44Th
Congress
Eisenhower
Capitol Hill
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
White House
Diphtheria vaccine use stirs national concern
Health officials warn diphtheria cases rise this year despite vaccine success. Adults losing immunity and uneven vaccination efforts in the North and West contribute. Experts push for more booster shots, school requirements, and stronger immunization programs to curb outbreaks.
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Michael J. O’neill
Washington
South
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
North Carolina
Florida
Asippi
Louisiana
Texas
Nebraska
Minnesota
No Piers to Cabs Cause of False Dispatch
Huntsville taxi drivers heard a radio call for a passenger at Pier 1 that did not exist. The message originated from the Naval Air Base dispatcher in San Diego, about 2500 miles away, due to freak atmospheric conditions distorting transmissions.
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Huntsville
Ala
Naval Air Base
San Diego
Calif
Gen Marshall 75 Today Sees Uncertain Peace Outlook
Gen George C Marshall turns 75 and declines to predict peace prospects noting Kremlin moves. In a Pinehurst interview he says he cannot gauge 1956's peace trajectory. He will not write his memoirs himself. records go to the George C Marshall Foundation at Virginia Military Institute Lexington VA.
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James Lee Washington
INS
George Catlett Marshall
Kremlin
Scoldier-Statesman
Pinehurst
Harry J
Truman
William E. Jenner
Ind
Gen. Marshall
George C. Marshall
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
Marshall
China
Excited “Club
Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Omar N. Bradley
Newsweek Magazine
Newsweek
North Africa
Washington
Defense Department
Leesburg
Finehurst
U S Supports Pope Atom Ban Appeal
The United States endorsed Pope Pius XI's Christmas appeal for worldwide nuclear disarmament in a Voice of America broadcast. The VOA, prepared by USIA, called for end to nuclear nests and weapon use, arguing three goals lead to real peace. It accused Communist media of distorting the Pontiff's message and using it for propaganda.
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Washington
Pius XI
Russia
Voice of America
U. S
U. S./ information agency
VOA
Hisenhower
Nikolai Bulganin
Unemployment Benefits Rise in October to November Gain
Unemployment payments jumped 32 percent from October to November in California, averaging 47,800 weekly. All industries saw increases, with manufacturing up 28 percent to 18,500 weekly. Parolees and public aid figures updated as state agencies report record employment and ongoing veteran assistance programs.
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United Preas
State Department of Employment
H. W. Stewart
Department of Employment
Ernest B. Wehl
Deparment of Industrial Relations
Resolutions For Drivers On New Year’s Eve by Bugs Baer
Humor columnist Bugs Baer offers drink related New Year resolutions for drivers during the holiday weekend. He urges drivers to avoid drunk driving, not weave, not take extra drinks, and to leave wheels in the lot. The piece uses playful, satirical lines to stress safe driving during celebrations.
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Arthur
Bugs” Baer
America
INS
Crags-Reed
Errick
Thief Steals Kitchen Sink From Vacant Knoxville Apartment
Knoxville police report a vacant apartment was entered and the kitchen sink stolen. No other items were taken, and investigation continues by local authorities.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Supervisors Praised For Action On Flood
Oakland Associated Home Builders of the Greater East Bay commend the Board of Supervisors for county agencies handling of recent floods in Southern Alameda County. They praise reduced damage and urge renewed flood control outreach while asking questions about zone 5, Niles Canyon impacts, and whether higher levee standards are needed where other work disturbs levees.
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Oakland
Greater East Bay
Board of Supervisors
Alameda County
John J. Hennessey
Hennessey
Theetter
Niles
Pleasanton
Murray Township
Niles Canyon
San Lorenzo Breek
Small
Reservoir work set to raise Decate storage capacity
Citizens Utilities Company of California plans to raise the Decate water storage reservoir by 701 feet to improve domestic and fire protection service. The project, approved by the Decoto Chamber of Commerce and Fire Department, will occur as weather permits and is part of a 1955 upgrade including new water mains along Decoto road and several streets, with no extra cost to Decoto taxpayers.
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NILES
Citizens Utilities Company of California
Decoto Chamber of Commerce
Decoto /Fire department
Decoto Road
14Th Street
Seventh
Eighth
R Thomas Underwood
Citizens At Tics
Sidewalk Cleanliness Lapses Highlight City Triangle
Milwaukee reports show downtown sidewalks cleaned after a recent snowstorm except the city owned triangle by the flagpole memorial. The discrepancy draws attention to maintenance gaps in the civic landscape.
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Milwaukee
Jane
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