Eisenhower's Legislative Program Faces Mixed Prospects
The president's plan faces big hurdles as Congress balks at price and policy shifts. Major items include tax changes, farm policy reform, and a potential overhaul of union membership rules. Despite some gains, lawmakers expect adjustments, and foreign events may push military spending higher, shaping next year's politics.
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Benson
House Agriculture Committee
Asia
St. Lawrence Seaway
White House
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Winning the War Hot or Cold by Granville Hicks
Granville Hicks, once editor of The New Masses, details his shift from pro Communism to strong anti Communism. In his book he argues the United States has advanced industrial democracy and can win the war by using its strength wisely, hot or cold.
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Chicago Tribune
Victor A. Johnson
Policy doubts rise in new quarter as crisis looms
The article notes intensified Guatemalan secret police activity provoking food hoarding across the public. It previews Admiral Radford in Los Angeles urging united action, contrasts his speech with recent tone from Admiral Carney, and mentions Eisenhower era debates on Oppenheimer, unemployment aid for Abacan workers, and a looming government personnel shake-up.
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Wilson
Raeford
Elvy
Atomic
Ewis Strauss
Trump
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Strauss
Commission
Eugene Zuckert
Straus
McCarthy Drama Heads Toward Political Compromise
Washington coverage argues the Mundt committee will issue a bland report: blame distributed, no decisive conclusions, and a call for improved cooperation between investigators and agencies. Republicans fear crossing Ike allies. Democrats press both sides while McCarthy’s influence lingers in the spotlight. Ended with McClure Syndicate release.
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Mundt Committee
Senate
Joe McCarthy
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McCarthy
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Senstar
Stevens
McCarthy-Schine-Cohn
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
McClure Syndicate
California Assembly Speakership Contest After June Primaries
Three lawmakers Luther H. Lincoln H Allen Smith and Richard H Colwig pursue the California Assembly speakership as 22 of 80 members may return next January. Lincoln claims 20 of 22 committee chairmen pledge support while Colwig and Smith push campaigns. Also notes milk pricing law challenge in Kings County and updated herbicide spray rules for rice and other crops near vineyards and cotton fields.
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Luther H. Lincoln
Alameda County
H. Allen Smith
Los Angeles County
Richard H. Colwig
San Mateo County
James W. Silliman
Lincoln
Assembly Committee
Heis
Silliman
Colwig
Smith
Assembly
State Senate
Kings County
Éu Peripy
Don Weinbnck
State Bureau of Milk Control
Safeway Stores, Inc
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Safeway
Sacramento
San Joaquin Valley
State Department of Geticulture
California weighs reform of child labor laws and youth work
California lawmakers question strict child labor rules as youth unemployment rises. A state program led by William A. Burkett proposes summer work for minors, stressing health, earnings, and responsibility. Berkeley's workcreation program shows 45 youths four hours daily plus recreation, with landscaping and park work cited as benefit to community and youths.
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Cns
California
Em|t
State Department of Employment
William A. Burkett
Ment
Alsn
Berkeley
Marjorie Walker
State Department of Employment Office
Board of Education
Play in animal young trains future hunting instincts
Ranger-Naturalist Eugene Burns describes how young animals like cubs lambs pups and kits learn stalking, pouncing, and killing through play. The article argues play develops muscles coordination scent tracking and stealth, culminating in self-sufficiency as hunters.
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Willey
Eugene Burns
McClure Syndicate
Primogeniture and Property Law Through History
Law In Action explains how disposal of property after death mirrors beliefs about destiny. It traces primogeniture in England, feudal loyalties, and the impact on empire, noting Jefferson’s critique and the modern shift allowing wills for women. The California State Bar column previews future discussions on wills and their effects.
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Hastings
Thomas Jefferson
Pacific Ocean
State Bar of
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