Alameda county sales tax decision looming for supervisors
Tomorrow the Board of Supervisors weighs a uniform sales tax ordinance for Alameda County amid a split effort by cities. Ten of twelve would share five percent of collections, while San Leandro and Livermore refuse. The outcome could affect county tax reductions and city fortunes, with broad implications if a uniform act emerges.
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Board of Supervisors
Alameda County
San Leandro
Livermore
Senator Kuchel Shifts To the Left
Senator Kuchel advocates public power over private interests and backs state control of Niagara Falls power, warning socialist spillover. He argues California’s liberal leadership risks alienating Democratic voters while shifting toward federal ownership of the San Luis project and broader state energy control.
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Thomas H. Kuchel
Niagara Falls
State of
New York
Britain
Scandinavia
Kuchel
California
Kuckel
Jefuvard
San Luis Project
Maturing US Russia military reorganization sparks Pentagon drift
Washington dispatch details how Russia's publicized military reorganization unsettles Pentagon planning amid interservice rivalry. The piece outlines how Army Navy and Air Force budgets are set by Joint Chiefs of Staff in closed sessions, then sent to Defense Secretary Wilson and President Eisenhower before congressional scrutiny.
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Russia
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Moscow
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Navy
Air
Joint Chiefs of Staff
White House and Budget Bureau
Joint Chiefs
Defense
Wilson
Eisenhower
Kremlin
Tas
Capitol Hill
Geeely
Symington
Russia Sets Off Service Congress for Fiscal Clash
Congress heard complaints from Army, Navy, and Air Force during closed sessions on the 1957 program. Spokesmen attacked Eisenhower Wilson decisions and the focus on air power, pressing for ground forces and updated defense roles as the Symington probe shadowed national defense policy. Air experts dismissed the plan for six slant aircraft carriers at a cost of bills.
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Symington
National Defense
Joint Chiefs
Army
Ali
Stategic Air Command
Debates over U S long range war plans and Russian cuts
Analysts argued over air power versus conventional forces as Moscow announced a 4.2 million troop reduction and focus on air and nuclear strength. The move spurred late press conferences and Senate scrutiny amid interservice strategy tensions.
United States Opposes Red China Admission to UN
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge states the U S position remains consistent and opposed to Red China's admission to the United Nations, signaling continued U S policy and stance on the issue.
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United Nations
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
China
Alaska and Hawaii statehood pledges persist in CQ survey
Congressional Quarterly reports both parties expect no fresh pledges this session. Alaska votes to draft a state constitution and elect two senators and a representative next October, but nonvoting delegates oppose immediate statehood. Historically, states achieved admission within two years of early elections. California and Oregon followed gradual processes amid disputes over slavery and sequestration of seats.
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Hawaii
Alaska
Congress
Congressional
Clair Engle
D.calif
House Interior Committee
Senate
Senate Interior Committee
Union
Tod
Tennessee
Michigan
Towa
California
Oregon
Kansas
House
Cur
William Blount
William Cocke
Hernry Clay
Delazon Smith
E. L. Bartlett
Joseph R. Farrington
United States
Bat
Grasge National Quarterly
How to Select Your Campsite by Ranger Gene Burns
Ranger Gene Burns offers practical guidance on campsite selection beyond hype of views and water. Focus on daylight setup, level dry ground, sun warming rocks for heat, wind direction, desert cautions, and avoiding tall grass and ant hills to reduce pests while learning from seasoned campers.
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Gene Burns
The
Daily Review
Deltis
Eugene Burns
Nixon to Witness South Pacific Nuclear Tests With Top Officials
Washington reports a revised plan for Vice President Nixon to observe mid-June tests at Eniwetok as part of Operation Redwing. He will be accompanied by Defense Secretary Wilson, Lewis Strauss, Joint Chiefs members, and Harold Stassen, with weather delaying the schedule possibly into August. The program emphasizes the defensive aims and safety, while detailing high costs, new test types, and international observers from Britain.
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Washington
Nixon
South Pacific
Pentagon
Eisenhower
Defense
Wilson
Atomic Commission
Lewis Straus
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Harold Stassen
White House
Eniwetok
National Security Council
U.S
Garner and the sign that sparked a Texas joke
In winter 1993 John Nance Garner lived in Uvalde Texas and joined Clark Fuller and Garner law firm above a saloon. A drunken rancher misreads the sign and quips that Clark Fuller Garner means they must have a heavy load.
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John Nance Garner
Uvalde
Texas
Clark and
Garner
Clark Fullern
Clark
Fullern
Do Designers Hate Women In High Fashion Critique
A fashion critic argues designers subordinate women to clothing, showing off creations. He cites models’ thin figures mismatching real American women, and a dinner party psychiatrist notes designers may resent women, shaping outfits to suppress female form.
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Cecil Beaton
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Veete
Ranger Eugene Burns
Robert Allen
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