Hoover Commission Aims for Spending Cuts and Reform
The Hoover Commission proposals gradually adopt routine cuts while targeting high impact areas such as Defense State Vet Administration and welfare. Critics say it seeks to roll back progress, but supporters note increases in civil service basic research and medical programs where efficiencies justify spending. The report highlights 26 federal health departments and overlaps in public and private power, urging reform to balance the budget while preserving essential services.
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Hoover Commission
Commission
State Departments
Veterans Administration
Value and Power Policy
McKinley
Civil Service
Forest of Big
Ynic
Pac Co Illuminates Tax Burden and Public Support
PG&E reports last year’s total tax bill of 720 million dollars split between federal, state, and local taxes. California received 5 million. Alameda County 4.1 million. county shares place PG&E among top tax contributors. The piece argues private power funds government, countering calls for greater public power, amid questions of national debt and fiscal policy.
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Sacramento
Alameda County
Hoover Commission
Pg&e
California
Alameda
Contra Costa
San Francisco
United States Treasury
Nixon Questioned as Ike Faces Second Term Dilemma
In Washington the race for national leadership tightens as President Eisenhower weighs a second term while Richard Nixon's standing is questioned. Humphrey and Knowland emerge as strong rivals, with the party debating which path best supports the ticket amid health concerns and shifting stances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Ike
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Ohio
William F. Knowland
California
Ise
Nixon
GOP
Campaign spending law unclear after eight senator bids
The Congressional Quarterly finds weak reporting rules on campaign funding among eight senators under investigation. Several filed no or minimal receipts, though state committees funded many campaigns. The report lists contributions and expenditures for each: Thye, Kennedy, Purcell, Bridges, Anderson, Gore, McClellan, and Goldwater.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Senate
Edward J. Thye
A. Minn
Hevy
Sens
John 3
McClellan
D-Ark
Clinton F. Anderson
D-N.m
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
William A. Purtell
R-Corn
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Gore
Lawee
H. Styles Bridges
R-N.h
Gove
Kennedy
Purtell
Thye
House
Capitol
Ralph R. Roberts
Roberts
National
Congress
Hale Boggs
D-Se
Billy Graham Humanist portrait shows humor and humility
George Burnham profiles Billy Graham, noting his 24 hour devotion to Christianity, sincerity, and avoidance of profit. The piece highlights his salary from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, humor, and practical jokes with Grady Wilson, including a famed sleep capsule prank during a 1932 Pacific crossing.
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George Burnham
Chattanooga
Free Press
State
Weller Honolulu
Billy Graham
Billy
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Hollywood
Jesus Christ
Packe
Grady Wilson
Hilly
Grady
Korsa
Pacific
Los Angeles
Buddy
President Faces Joint Chiefs Over Budget Clash
President Eisenhower summons the Joint Chiefs to a White House meeting to rebuke their opposition to his military budget. The clash, sparked by private testimony before Congress, has triggered Senate and House actions, boosting air force funding while warning of a budget shortfall.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Senate
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Goodwin J. Knight
California
Stassen
Taft
Wendell Willkie
Ohioan
Ike
Knight
East
Middle West
South
Sea
Earl Warren
Sacramento
Washington
Reisenhower
Joint Chiefs of Staff
White House
Congress
Richard Russell
Rga
Armed Services Committee
Air Force
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Administration
Clarence Cannon
House
Russell
Charles Wilson
George Humphrey
Humphrey
Arthur “Headford
Joint Chiefs
Denver
General Twining
Matthew Ridaway
Robert Carney
Radford
Twining
Symington
Russia
Living relics of America's ancient mammals through time
Ranger Eugene Burns notes that many long extinct ancestors resemble today’s animals. Fossil evidence shows musk ox, bison, blue whale, pronghorn, manatee, and opossum retaining similar forms across millions of years, with the opossum unchanged for about sixty million years.
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Hastings
Plains
Northland
North America
North Africa
Southeast
Asia
Our
Florida
America
Australia
Eugene Burnt
FAMOUS FABLES SPECIAL FIELD BROADWAY TALES
Rehearsals on Broadway spark clashes between George M. Cohan and a director. A stagehand in financial distress receives money from the director, prompting a mixed reaction from Cohan. Humorist Wilson Mizner jokes about a dying editor.
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George M. Cohan
Cohan
Isi
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Stevenson
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Knowland
Secretary of the Treasury
Far East
Chiang Kai-shek
Dulles
Cen
AndyKnowland
McClure Syndicate
Emily and
Mabel
By Angelo
Bridges
Anderson
Barry M. Goldwater
R-Ariz
World Report
Robert Allen
Eugene Burns
Wilson Mizner
Mizner
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